The Stars Below
The Stars Below
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Just the Series: Vega Jane Vol. 4   

Series and Publisher: Vega Jane   

Annotation: Heroine Vega Jane and evil sorcerer Necro are on a collision course to determine the future of their world.
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #211485
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Copyright Date: 2020
Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 06/02/20
Pages: 425 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 1-338-26395-1 Perma-Bound: 0-605-02353-0
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-338-26395-4 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-02353-6
Dewey: Fic
Dimensions: 17 cm.
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

The rebellion against an evil archmage and his bowler-topped minions wends its way to a climax.Dispatching five baddies on the first two pages alone, wand-waving villain-exterminator Vega Jane gathers a motley army of fellow magicals, ghosts, and muggles—sorry, "Wugmorts"—for a final assault on Necro and his natty Maladons. As Necro repeatedly proves to be both smarter and more powerful than Vega Jane, things generally go badly for the rebels, who end up losing their hidden refuge, many of their best fighters, and even the final battle. Baldacci is plainly up on his ancient Greek theatrical conventions, however; just as all hope is lost, a divinity literally descends from the ceiling to referee a winner-take-all duel, and thanks to an earlier ritual that (she and readers learn) gives her a do-over if she's killed (a second deus ex machina!), Vega Jane comes away with a win…not to mention an engagement ring to go with the magic one that makes her invisible and a new dog, just like the one that died heroically. Measuring up to the plot's low bar, the narrative too reads like low-grade fanfic, being laden with references to past events, characters who only supposedly died, and such lines as "a spurt of blood shot out from my forehead," "they started falling at a rapid number," and "[h]is statement struck me on a number of levels."Awful on a number of levels—but tidily over at last. (glossary) (Fantasy. 11-13)

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Word Count: 106,885
Reading Level: 4.7
Interest Level: 5-9
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.7 / points: 16.0 / quiz: 500853 / grade: Middle Grades+
Reading Counts!: reading level:4.5 / points:25.0 / quiz:Q76452
Lexile: HL620L
Guided Reading Level: K

THIS. MEANS. WAR. The explosive conclusion to David Baldacci's instant #1 worldwide bestselling and award-winning fantasy series.

From the beginning, the fight was coming. Vega Jane fought her way out of the village where she was born, crossed a wilderness filled with vicious creatures, and raised a ragtag army behind her. But each triumph earned through grit and pain only brought her closer to him.Necro. A sorcerer whose unspeakable evil is matched only by his magical power.Vega and Necro are on a collision course. The clash between his awesome power and her iron will is going to shake the stars down. Their fight will seal their fates . . . and determine the future of their world.The battle rages in The Stars Below, the furious conclusion to legendary storyteller David Baldacci's #1 global bestselling Vega Jane series.


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