The Merchant of Death

The Merchant of Death

D.J. MacHale2007
When the seemingly normal fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is swept into an alternate dimension, he finds himself hailed as a savior in a place called Denduron, a territory in the throes of revolution against a magical tyrant.
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Abigail F@collapsinglibrary
3.5 stars
Jun 13, 2023

Q&D- great world building. Interesting premise. Funny. Excited to keep reading the series.

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Alost@alosthargobind
3 stars
Jun 28, 2022

fthe positive of this book is it tried to bring a new outfit to the new world concept which is old as Edgar rice Burroughs and C.S Lewis

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Kelsi Proulx@kproulx
2 stars
Feb 12, 2022

It's possible I might have liked this more if I read it when I was younger, but somehow I doubt it. I felt like the author was constantly rehashing events as a reminder for the reader, even if it only happened a couple of pages ago. The main plot line revolves around a really stupid mistake the MC makes, which he was blatantly warned against in the beginning. It just seemed really dumbed down. I think even as a kid I would have felt like I was being talked down to. A lot of things felt a little bit too convenient for my liking too... The characters were all extremely flat and I didn't really care for any of them, with the possible exception of Mark but he's pretty minor in the scheme of things. It's a bit disappointing because the premise for this series is so good and I have been wanting to get to them for years. I feel a bit let down. I may continue with the series just to see what happens, but I won't be in a hurry to get to it.

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Laura Kehoe@laurakehoe
4 stars
Feb 10, 2022

Review to come!

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chloe g@artemyths
5 stars
Jan 16, 2022

Such an imaginative and unique series with a good but fairly simple protagonist. I'm here for the world-building and the setting and some of the story mechanics. Amazing worlds, just truly incredible and so unique and thoughtful. It mirrors our life, but also puts entirely new spins on it. Loved to read every single story in this series and the conflicts and turning points. Great ideas in these novels. One of my fave series of all time.

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Mircea Tara@mirceatara
1 star
Dec 21, 2021

really really poorly written.

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Melissa Railey@melrailey
3 stars
Jan 18, 2024
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Brishti Basu@brish_ti
5 stars
Jul 5, 2024
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Cody Degen@codydegen
4 stars
Jan 12, 2024
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Satyajeet Pal@readerpal
4 stars
Dec 19, 2023
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Kyle McDonald@kpm
5 stars
Dec 18, 2023
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Erika @dkos
5 stars
Sep 4, 2023
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aamkh ana@caandlelit
4 stars
Apr 16, 2023
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Anyaconda@kaffeeklatschandbooks
5 stars
Apr 7, 2023
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Cat Josephson@themorrigan12
4 stars
Mar 1, 2023
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Audrey Lord@somebookdevourer
4 stars
Feb 23, 2023
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Jasmine@lovelyximperfect
3 stars
Jan 21, 2023
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Liam Harper@ljharper
2 stars
Jan 19, 2023
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Spencer McWilliams@lilteine
5 stars
Oct 12, 2022
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Connor @cgbart
3 stars
Oct 5, 2022
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Mark Anderson@markedasread
4 stars
Sep 30, 2022
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Aurien Smith@auridarling
5 stars
Aug 31, 2022
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Colin@saeculara
4 stars
Aug 30, 2022
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Kimberly Caulfield @kimberlynicole
5 stars
Aug 24, 2022