Ari Berk
Hardcover | Pages: 536 pages Rating: 3.83 | 775 Users | 142 Reviews
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| Title | : | Death Watch (The Undertaken #1) |
| Author | : | Ari Berk |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 536 pages |
| Published | : | November 2011 by Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy. Horror. Paranormal. Mystery |
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They say the dead should rest in peace. Not all the dead agree. One night, Silas Umber’s father Amos doesn’t come home from work. Devastated, Silas learns that his father was no mere mortician but an Undertaker, charged with bringing The Peace to the dead trapped in the Shadowlands, the states of limbo binding spirits to earth. With Amos gone, Silas and his mother have no choice but to return to Lichport, the crumbling seaside town where Silas was born, and move in with Amos’s brother, Charles. Even as Silas eagerly explores his father’s town and its many abandoned streets and overgrown cemeteries, he grows increasingly wary of his uncle. There is something not quite right going on in Charles Umber’s ornate, museum-like house—something, Silas is sure, that is connected to his father’s disappearance. When Silas’s search leads him to his father’s old office, he comes across a powerful artifact: the Death Watch, a four hundred year old Hadean clock that allows the owner to see the dead. Death Watch in hand, Silas begins to unearth Lichport’s secret history—and discovers that he has taken on his father’s mantle as Lichport’s Undertaker. Now, Silas must embark on a dangerous path into the Shadowlands to embrace his destiny and discover the truth about his father—no matter the cost.Define Books Toward Death Watch (The Undertaken #1)
| Original Title: | Death Watch |
| ISBN: | 1416991158 (ISBN13: 9781416991151) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Undertaken #1 |
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Ratings: 3.83 From 775 Users | 142 ReviewsCritique Containing Books Death Watch (The Undertaken #1)
I adore Silas. He and I would be the best of friends. Throughout the novel, I had to stop because memories from my life would come flooding back corresponding perfectly with his. I am not sure I can even describe the depths of my connections with this book. The lonely, lost little child longing for a father, how introverted Silas is, his deep connection with books and memories, his deep connection with the dead and those who hurt.I've found throughout my life that the pain we encounter can oftenSilas Umber s best friend is his father Amos. So when one night Amos fails to come home from work he is completely devastated. Left alone with a bitter alcoholic mother and no money they are forced to move in with his wealthy uncle to the place of his birth, the town of Litchport. Uncle lives in the Umber family mansion, a slightly creepy place filled with ancient tomes, manuscripts and artifacts that have to do with death and the dead. There is also a something else, something unsettling that
Story Title: 5/5Plot: 5/5Characters: 5/5Ending: 5/5Synopsis:(from Goodreads): They say the dead should rest in peace. Not all the dead agree.One night, Silas Umber's father Amos doesnt come home from work. Devastated, Silas learns that his father was no mere mortician but an Undertaker, charged with bringing The Peace to the dead trapped in the Shadowlands, the states of limbo binding spirits to earth. With Amos gone, Silas and his mother have no choice but to return to Lichport, the crumbling
It's got the trappings of all of the morbid, gloomy, funerary, curios-and-specimens-in-formaldehyde momento mori sort of stuff that I am a sucker for, but I couldn't get emotionally connected in it. I really didn't care. Nothing within the book ever came alive for me (har har) - not the story, nor the characters. I nearly quit reading the book several times and had to force myself to continue. The format of the novel, interspersed with poetry and excerpts from an antique "ledger" that came into
I think this is a very thought out book and had great structure too. It is very suspenseful and mysterious. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes different types of books because this is the most fascinating and interesting story that I have read in a while.The book I have been reading is called Death Watch or better known as The Undertaken Triology. It is about how a boys father goes missing and they wait for months for him to return but he never does. Also in this story it is very
This is the most elegantly terrifying book I have ever read. A beautifully crafted story that brings myths and legends of life and death into a very real place, "Death Watch" is certain to keep you up at night because you can't put it down and you don't want to close your eyes. If you feel that the book is slow, do NOT give up on it! In our world of insta-tweeter-twit news, we have fallen out of the habit of allowing a story to unfolds, page by page. There is a difference between eating and
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