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Snared

Voyage on the Eversteel Sea

by Adam Jay Epstein
Nick Mondelli
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Chopping blades, scorpion nests, giant spider webs―no one makes traps better than Wily Snare. He has never seen the sun or a blue sky or even his parents. Wily Snare lives underground, creating traps to keep treasure-seekers away from the gold in an ancient wizard's dungeon. He spends his days mopping up giant-slug slime, avoiding poison darts, and herding undead skeletons. It's all he knows. But then an unusual band of adventurers―an acrobatic elf, a warrior with a magic arm, and a giant made of moss―successfully defeat Wily's traps. And they want the ultimate treasure: Wily himself. His skills can help them invade every other dungeon in the kingdom. He might even aid their fight against the Infernal King, whose gearfolk and prisonauts terrorize the land. But for a boy who has never been outside, dungeons aren't nearly as scary as the world above—or an evil king who builds the trickiest traps of all...

  • Creators

  • Series

    Wily Snare

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 5, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666550740
      • File size: 190194 KB
      • Duration: 06:36:14

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 820
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from May 7, 2018
      In this engaging middle grade fantasy series opener, 14-year-old Wily is a pro at devising nonlethal traps to incapacitate the unwary. He has never known any home other than Carrion Tomb and no parent other than the devious sorcerer Stalag. But when a valiant trio of dungeon-delvers successfully evades his traps, they claim Wily as their prize. Intent on using his skills to further their treasure hunting plans, they instead find themselves battling the bizarre mechanical servants of the dreaded Infernal King, as well as the vengeful Stalag. To survive, they must all become true heroes. Epstein (coauthor of the Familiars series) delivers a clever deconstruction of popular fantasy gaming elements, while still offering a heartfelt tale filled with whimsy, wonder, and magic. As Wily struggles with the unfamiliar, unpredictable nature of the outside world—“I was always taught, if something moves and you don’t know what it is... it’s probably trying to kill you,” he says, regarding a fallen pinecone—and accepts his new companions as a makeshift family, his journey, both comic and sincere, becomes truly satisfying. Ages 8–12. Agent: Markus Hoffmann, Regal Hoffmann & Assoc.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Wily Snare is a trapsmith for the dungeon Carrion Tomb. It is his job to create and maintain traps to keep treasure seekers away from the vault. He also believes that he is a hobgoblet who will melt if his skin is exposed to the sun. However, a fateful encounter with three misfit treasure seekers will change the way he sees himself and the rest of the world above. Nick Mondelli captures Wily's ignorance of the outside world and himself perfectly. His confusion about being a human and about the world above seems genuine since he has only been told lies. Mondelli has a great grasp on the personalities in this story, which makes their interactions interesting hear. A.M. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:820
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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