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The Purple Emperor (2006)

The Purple Emperor (2006)

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1582347468 (ISBN13: 9781582347462)
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bloomsbury usa childrens

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In Herbie Brennan's sequel to Faerie Wars, all is not well in the Faerie Realm. In fact, it's not going very well in Henry's world either. He's been banned from Mr. Forgaty's house, and his younger sister Aisling is watching his every move. All he wants to do is return to Pyrgus's world so that he can attend his friend's coronation, and he has a bad feeling that something is going terribly wrong. Henry's right. The body of Pyrgus's father has vanished, and there's a plot to assassinate him before the crown ever touches his head. The Purple Emperor is fantastic blend of magic and science, and will have you fearing for every character's life, even the bad ones.Probably my favorite character addition to this novel were the Wyrms, especially Cyril. Don't me wrong, talk of parasites usually sends me running, but Brennan used these wyrms to hilarious effect. They're the flash drives of the faerie world. Simply plant one in one faerie's butt, leave it there long enough to learn that person's habits and speech patterns, and then transfer it to another faerie. The longest living wyrms have quite the encyclopdia of knowledge, and they can only communicate with and through their hosts. Poor Jasper Chalkhill gets hit with the biggest word vomit in literary history when he meets Cyril. I also liked the Endlogs, which are, to the best of my knowledge, furry amoeba-like mammals. I actually emphasized with the one Henry meets on his travels. The Forrest Faeries, on the other hand, seemed a little cookie-cutter to my taste. Their faerie queen seemed a little too much like Robin Hood, and her subjects the Merry Men. Hopefully the character Nymphalis is developed more as the series goes on, as I'd hate for Pyrgus to end up with a flat love interest. Pyrgus's half-brother Comma truly developed into a very complicated character. Fascinating, since he seems so simple-minded. As for the plot, it certainly had its moments, but certain parts seemed to drag. However, there's one plot twist in the end that completely caught me by surprise. The Purple Emperor deals a lot with the themes of coping with tragedy, and legacies. I really found I could to relate to Pyrgus's family. This book also demonstrates the ethics of power, and how its used. You won't want to miss it.

All of the characters (and many more neat ones) are back from the first book in this sequel that’s even more exciting than the first! Ever since Mr. Fogarty was appointed Gatekeeper by Pyrgus, the Purple Emperor Elect, Henry has been taking care of his home for him.Until one day, when Mr. Fogarty shows up and asks Henry to come back to the faerie realm. It turns out that Pyrgus’ kingdom is not as peaceful as it should be. Someone has resurrected Pyrgus’ father, the previous Purple Emperor who was brutally murdered! Apatura Iris is a shell of his former grand self, but still powerful enough to sign his agreement on a contract drawn up by Lord Hairstreak, Pyrgus’ worst political enemy, stating the removal of Pyrgus from Emperor Elect. The position will now be transferred to Pyrgus and Blue’s younger brother, Comma, and the two eldest children will be banished to faraway lands.Henry arrives in the faerie realm, only to discover that Blue and Pyrgus are gone, and the kingdom is in danger of being taken over by their political enemies. To make matters worse, both Brimstone and Chalkhill are back, each involved in their own plan to cause more trouble for Pyrgus. However, with the aid of a very mysterious and powerful group of people, Blue, Pyrgus, Henry, and friends just might be able to right all the wrongs in their kingdom.Herbie Brennan once again brings readers an exciting and magical world. His books are impossible to put down and hard to forget.

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This book was about wizards, magic, evil, good and all that other magical stuff. In a place called The Faerie Realm there is a Purple Palace, in the Purple Palace there is a a Purple Emperor who rules the whole Realm. When the Emperor dies a sudden death, his son pyrgus has to become the new Purple Emperor. Even with Pyrgus's sister, Blue, help he is still really nervous. with only a little time before he becomes emperor, Pyrgus is suprised when he hears news that his father has been resurrected by Lord Hairstreak(ruler of the bad people). Since Lord Hairstreak resurrected the Emperor he has control over him. Blue and Pyrgus get sent away so they don't get in the way of what Hairstreak wants to do. On there way they run into the forest faeries. Pyrgus almost gets killed by one of the faeries named Nymph. Later she tells them Pyrgus that she is not bad. Once Nymph and Pyrgus become friends and they join forces to try and bring down Lord Hairstreak. when they sneak into the palace the wizard they came with flings a fireball into a room that Henry is in. Henry gets all the skin on his face and stomach burnt off, killing Henry. Just in time before he dies the Silk Misterisses sew silk onto and he lives.
—Morganne

Excellent follow-up! I'm about to start Ruler of the Realm so I'll have to make this quick! The pacing in the second installment of Faerie Wars series is much, MUCH faster (and I liked it--it works well) there are 100+ chapters but each one is only a page and a half long, so yes you do switch viewpoints extremely often but it's not for long! One thing I would have liked was a better idea of time in the setting. I found myself frowning at the sequence of events (ever so slightly) because at times, events seemed far removed from each other, and at other times they seemed very juxtaposed. I also don't really care for the villains in the series - Lord Hairstreak, the nefarious Nighter faerie, and Beleth the Demon Prince. "Beleth, the Demon Prince!?!?! That sounds SCARY!" Yeah, you'd think, except they dont really seem...idk, developed? In my last review, I criticized the criticizers who whined that characters weren't complex enough... I stick by that defense, but even BAD bad guys need to be developed so that you as the reader can react emotionally to what they do. and i didnt, really. And more frequently in this book than the last one, Brennan seems to present things to me (as a reader) that really dont make a whole lot of sense, like "oh yeah right!!" A treacherous assassin/chief-antagonist protected by diplomatic immunity? A major criminal being so easily sprung from jail, then being ordinarily returned to jail? "Tens of thousands" of renegade faeries living unnoticed in the forest? Ohhhkayyy. - Those little discrephencies are swept way under the rug, however, when I take into account all the action! The main characters (except the villains) are explored in hi-def in this installment, and i actually got not one but *two* romantic subplots...sweet and simple and not over-the-top, just the way i likes it! The "science stuff" is starting to grow on me, and I find myself enjoying the descriptive passages about the magical technology found in this parallel world. Kudos, Mr. Brennan, for this awesome sequel! Now on to the next!
—Amelia, the pragmatic idealist

This book was all right, but I think I'm done with the series. I've never been a fan of silly sci-fi/fantasy and Brennan pushed the limits of my patience here. I like my books a lot darker. Pyrgus, Blue, and Henry continue to get into trouble in this second installment of Faerie Wars. Bad things happen, but it all turns out okay at the end (spoiler, but really, it's to be expected). Nothing in this book really engaged me the way I was hoping it would. I feel like I would be more interested in finishing the series if I were younger.
—Carey Gibbons

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