Curse of the Spider King

The Berinfell Prophecies Series - Book One

By: Wayne Thomas Batson, Christopher Hopper

Narrated by: Greg Whalen

Fantasy. Mystery. Action. Humor. Parents, teachers, and librarians will no longer have to push kids to read—The Berinfell Prophesies will engage intermediate readers and leave them clamoring for more.

The Seven succeeding Elven Lords of Allyra were dead, lost in the Siege of Berinfell as babes. At least that’s what everyone thought until tremors from a distant world known as Earth, revealed strange signs that Elven blood lived among its peoples. With a glimmer of hope in their hearts, sentinels are sent to see if the signs are true. But theirs is not a lone errand. The ruling warlord of Allyra, the Spider King, has sent his own scouts to hunt down the Seven and finish the job they failed to complete many ages ago.

Now 13-year-olds on the brink of the Age of Reckoning when their Elven gifts will be manifest, discover the unthinkable truth that their adoptive families are not their only kin. With mysterious Sentinels revealing breathtaking secrets of the past, and dark strangers haunting their every move, will the young Elf Lords find the way back to the home of their birth? Worlds and races collide as the forces of good and evil battle. Will anyone escape the Curse of the Spider King?

Good Story

Reader could get more practice at reading, but at times he did great. Story is good , but I got a feeling the second book will be better.

a modern addition to a fantastic realm

This book is a great adventure for younger readers. It lacks profanity and awkward adult situations. The book starts with a lot of character development and feels a little disconnected. Of course the authors bring things into focus and the story builds nicely. Two worlds hang in the balance as the truth of things begins to pan out. Heroes emerge as villains begin to appear around every corner. Has the spider King doomed humanity and the Elfs?