Malice (novel series)

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Malice
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Cover for book 1
Malice, Havoc
Author Chris Wooding
IllustratorDan Chernett
Cover artistAlison Padley
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreSci-Fi / Horror
Publisher Scholastic Press
PublishedOctober 2009 – October 2010
Media typePrint

Malice is a two-book young adult series that was written by British author Chris Wooding and illustrated by Dan Chernett. [1] The first book, Malice, was released on October 1, 2009, and the second work, Havoc, was released in October of the following year. [2]

Contents

After the release of the first book Wooding announced that there was interest in a film adaptation of the series and in January 2010, announced that a first draft of the script had been written. [3] In the comments section on his website during 2012 Wooding later remarked that there was no progress on the film and the movie was considered to be "dead in the water". [4]

Synopsis

The book begins with Luke and Heather at Luke's house with Luke trying to summon Tall Jake, a creature from another world called Malice. When Luke succeeds in summoning Tall Jake, his friends Seth and Kady go looking for him. Discovering the comic entitled Malice, an idea forms in Seth and Kady's minds: Malice is real. After some thought, Seth decides that the only way to find out the truth is to go into Malice itself. When Kady finds out that Seth went to Malice, she decides to do some investigating and finds out that she has been to Malice herself and that her mom, a professional hypnotist, hypnotized her with fake memories of being in San Francisco. She then goes to Malice and finds Seth and his newfound friend Justin.

Bibliography

  1. Malice (2009) [5] [6]
  2. Havoc (2010) [7] [8]

Reception

Critical reception for the series has been mostly positive. [9] Publishers Weekly and School Librarian have both praised the series, [10] with Publishers Weekly praising the first book for its "interspersed sections where comic book panels replace textual narrative (as well as the three-dimensional cover)", which they felt made it "a memorable multimedia experience". [11] Kirkus Reviews gave a mixed review for Malice, [12] but was more positive in their review for Havoc, calling it "A real crowd pleaser, with further episodes possible but not necessary." [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Scholastic Adds Novel Dimension to Book Cover". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "When an Author Visits..." Sunday Mercury (subscription required). November 22, 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Wooding, Chris. "Update". Chris Wooding. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Wooding, Chris. "Pale (see comments section)". Chris Wooding. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Malice (reviews)". School Library Journal, Horn Book Guide (BookVerdict). Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Malice (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Havoc (review)". School Library Journal (Book Verdict). Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Havoc (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Peet, Mal. "Into the nightmare". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Jennings, Tanja (December 22, 2010). "Havoc (review)". School Librarian (subscription required). Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Malice (review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "MALICE (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "HAVOC (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 19 February 2014.


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