The Blazing Bridge (Blood Guard) (The Blood Guard) - Softcover

Carter Roy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1407137018 ISBN 13: 9781407137018

Publisher: Scholastic, 2017

Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Ronan Truelove is the youngest member of The Blood Guard - an ancient order sworn to protect the Pure, thirty-six truly good souls who will one day be called upon to save the world from a terrible fate. Now that terrible fate is looming and three of the Pure are missing. Can Ronan save them so that they can save the world?

About this title

About the Author:

Carter Roy has painted houses and worked on construction sites; waited tables and driven delivery trucks; been a stage hand for rock bands and a videographer on a cruise ship; worked as a line cook in a kitchen, a projectionist in a movie theater, and a rhetoric teacher at a university. He has been a reference librarian and a bookseller, edited hundreds of books for major publishers, and written award-winning short stories for adult readers that have appeared in a half-dozen journals and anthologies. But this is the first time he’s written a novel. He lives in New York City.

Review:

        
“Roy’s first novel is the humorous and exciting start of a new trilogy.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Roy’s first book hits the ground running and doesn’t let up until the end, and his writing is up to the job.” —Booklist

“Breathless action, witty dialogue, and unabashed fun...” —Publishers Weekly

“This is an adventurous tale with a bit of magic and mystery that will thrill middle grade readers.” —The Parkersburg News and Sentinel

“THE BLOOD GUARD sure gets off to a great start.” —Common Sense Media

“This is an action-packed book you never want to put down..” —Denver Post

“This action packed thrill ride will hold the interest of readers young and old to the very last page.” —Monsters and Critics

“Hits the ground running and doesn’t let up until it’s dragged you, gasping and astonished and delighted, over the finish line. Bound to get any kid who owns a flashlight in big trouble for reading under the covers well past bedtime.” —Bruce Coville, author of Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher and My Teacher Is an Alien

“Wildly intense and deviously funny, The Blood Guard has real heart as well as characters you’ll fall in love with. This is cool stuff, very cool stuff.” —Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of BZRK and the Gone series

“Packed with breathless adventure, sword fighting, heartless betrayal, and car chases – but what I loved best about this book is that amidst all the fun it’s also pure of heart. I enjoyed The Blood Guard tremendously and cannot wait to read the sequel!” —Sarah Prineas, author of the Magic Thief series

“The kind of witty, fleet-footed, swashbuckling adventure my twelve-year-old self would have gobbled up. Sure to be a hit with middle-grade adventure fans!” —Bruce Hale, author of the Chet Gecko Mysteries and A School for S.P.I.E.S.: Playing with Fire

“I love everything about this thrilling novel—its humor, its action, and especially Greta Sustermann. She is smart, sassy, vulnerable, and completely kicks butt. I can't wait to read the next book.” —Kathryn Littlewood, author of Bliss and A Dash of Magic

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1407137018
• ISBN 13: 9781407137018
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304