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Dark Lord: The Early Years (Dark Lord #1)
The Dark Lord is confounded when he awakens in the middle of a small town on a planet he's never seen before. What is this strange place, why do they keep calling him Dirk Lloyd, and why is he powerless against these earthlings who insist on finding his parents? Could it be that Dirk Lloyd is really a human incarnation of the Dark Lord who, after a cataclysmic final battle...more
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
October 2nd 2012
by Walker Childrens
(first published October 1st 2011)
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I was intrigued by this book.
I am a school librarian, and this book popped up in the booktalks list provided by Scholastic to promote their book fair. It has an interesting cover and just sounded so unusual. Who wouldn't want to find out more about a powerful, evil dark lord trapped in a human boy's body and forced to attend school?
So, of course it is the first book I read off the fair--even before it ended.
I liked it; it definitely is unusual. The story begins with Dark Lord crashing into a p...more
Der Dark Lord wurde verflucht und findet sich plötzlich auf der Erde wieder. Sehr zu seinem Leid hat er an Größe und Macht stark eingebüßt, denn er lebt nun in einem Kinderkörper. Auch seine magischen Utensilien funktionieren nicht mehr. Sehr zu seiner Überraschung gibt es zahlreiche Menschlinge, die, anstatt ihn zu foltern, versuchen ihm zu helfen. Psychologen rücken dem Dark Lord auf den Leib und sind sich ganz sicher, dass der kleine Junge ein Trauma hat.
Dark Lord (oder wie er auf der Erde h...more
Dark Lord (oder wie er auf der Erde h...more
The Dark Lord wakes up confused, where is he, why is the sky so blue, what are those repellent fresh smells (not flower he hopes), where is the smell of munitions explosions and the sounds of thousands of his battling orcs reaping destruction throughout his lands? The Dark Lord is disturbed to find that he has somehow ended up in “the pit of despair”, otherwise known as earth. To make matters worse he is stuck in the body of a thirteen year old boy. Now he has to deal with a bunch of meddling do...more
I thought this was a strange book. It is about an evil monster trapped in a little boys body which I thought was cool at first. I mean what's he gonna do, go grand theft auto?. Anyway the monster's name was the Dark Lord, but everyone thought instead he was Dirk Lloyd because he couldn't speak well when he came to earth. Dirk ( Dark ) soon came to realize that there was a way to escape the human body, and go back to his realm with the help of his friends. He and his friends did several weird and...more
I really wasn't sure about this book, the blurb sounded quite funny and made me giggle a bit but it's not my usual read. We have the author coming to do a talk at our library tomorrow so I decided I should try it. I started it at break time at work and managed to read about 35 pages in 15 minutes. It's actually a really easy read. I got home from work today and decided to carry on, I was only going to read for about an hour and see how far I got but in the end I got so into the story that I had...more
Curses on the White Wizard, Hasdruban the Pure! In a battle that the Dark Lord was surely winning, Hasdruban managed to send the Dark Lord into our world, where he was turned into a puny human boy. Beset by social workers and pyschologists, he is mistakenly called Dirk and sent to live with a doctor and a minister and their son Christopher. Even his Ring of Power is dull and useless. At his school, he manages to make friends with Sooz, a Goth Child of the Night, and gives the Ring to her when sh...more
For those that think that the teen years are scary, Dirk has a message for you. The Dark Lord has been stripped of his powers and sent to a world of normal people where he is just a normal eleven-year-old. //Dark Lord: The Early Years// follows the Dark Lord, now known as Dirk Lloyd, as he attempts to recover his power, finding out that the regular world is far tougher than one would think. This is a series that kids will love, regardless of age.
The "All Ages" classification is full of books tha...more
The "All Ages" classification is full of books tha...more
A few weeks back I won a copy of Dark Lord: The Early Years from Jennifer Hoffine. I finally got a chance to read it this past month, and I LOVED it.
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A boy is found in the parking lot of the local superstore. When police officers come over to help, the boy insists that he is the Dark Lord, ruler of his realm, ruthless and cruel. The police officers assume the boy has had a psychotic break and take him to the station to try to locate his family.
But no family...more
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A boy is found in the parking lot of the local superstore. When police officers come over to help, the boy insists that he is the Dark Lord, ruler of his realm, ruthless and cruel. The police officers assume the boy has had a psychotic break and take him to the station to try to locate his family.
But no family...more
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I’ve been reading quite a few children’s books recently. The other day I picked up one called Dark Lord: The Teenage Years and proceeded to devour it over two long train journeys.
I quite enjoyed the book in a easy-to-read pass-time sort of way, but I was more intrigued by the similarities and differences it bore to one of my favourite kid’s TV shows, Invader Zim.
The two are relatively similar in story, style and at times, tone. Firstly and most simply is the story. In one, an alien...more
I’ve been reading quite a few children’s books recently. The other day I picked up one called Dark Lord: The Teenage Years and proceeded to devour it over two long train journeys.
I quite enjoyed the book in a easy-to-read pass-time sort of way, but I was more intrigued by the similarities and differences it bore to one of my favourite kid’s TV shows, Invader Zim.
The two are relatively similar in story, style and at times, tone. Firstly and most simply is the story. In one, an alien...more
I feel like my review needs to start off with an evil laugh. After all this is a review for Dark Lloyd, or as he's known in our world Dirk Lloyd. Known as The Dark Lord, Dirk Lloyd is now a human, in our world and has no powers. Once the powerful ruler of a dark world, Dirk some how fell into our world and without his ring, and his power, he's unable to get back into his world. Forced to live life as a human, Dirk goes through various tests, and his given a foster home to stay in, since no one k...more
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El temible Dark Lord fue expulsado de su mundo por su archienemigo y ahora esta atrapado en un mundo donde todo es extraño. Hay cajas metálicas mágicas, un mo bastante vil y torturas que no duelen, pero lo peor de todo no es eso. Lo horrible, es que esta atrapado. ¡En el cuerpo de un adolescente!
No puedo decir con exactitud lo divertido que fue leer este libro. Tenía muchas ganas de leerlo desde que salió y aunque parecía una novelita insignificante, la verdad es que la he disfrutado mucho.
Me g...more
No puedo decir con exactitud lo divertido que fue leer este libro. Tenía muchas ganas de leerlo desde que salió y aunque parecía una novelita insignificante, la verdad es que la he disfrutado mucho.
Me g...more
I really really liked this book. The humor was sly, satirical and constant, and tricky enough it kept me guessing through the early part of this book. Is Dirk Lloyd really a Dark Lord from a LOTR-like world? Or is he a delusional 12-year old trying to escape the wounds of contemporary life? I DID NOT KNOW for sure, and it kept me reading. Also laughing. Dirk is such a dork most of the time, I couldn't help realizing that certain boys I knew from high school probably had so many issues bc they we...more
What happens when the evil Dark Lord is banished from his Kingdom and winds up on earth, minus his powers in the form of a boy, with a lisp, so that even his evil laugh doesn't sound quite right. Dirk Lloyd (Dark Lord) is taken into foster care and under the wing of his foster brother Christopher, and together with Sooz, a goth girl in their class and Sal, captain of the school cricket team, Dirk tries to find a way to return to his kingdom.
This is an amusing take on the "fish out of water" stor...more
This is an amusing take on the "fish out of water" stor...more
What if Voldemort from Harry Potter, Sauron from Lord of the Rings or some villainous character showed up one day- except they had been stripped of their powers and put into the body of a teenage boy? Well then you would have a situation like the one the Dark Lord, the Master of the Legions of Dread and Sorcerer Supreme found himself in one day.
Dark Lord, who started to be called Dirk Lloyd once the police found him in a parking lot(because who’s name is Dark Lord he must have said Dirk Lloyd)...more
Dark Lord, who started to be called Dirk Lloyd once the police found him in a parking lot(because who’s name is Dark Lord he must have said Dirk Lloyd)...more
Feb 05, 2013
Jeff Raymond
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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Dark Lord is a fun book that takes some interesting chances for the age group it's intended for, something I definitely respect. It tells the story of a Dark Lord from another dimension plopped into our world in the body of a middle school-aged boy. He still has all his memories of being a Dark Lord, but he's forced to take the name of Dirk Lloyd while child services figures out where he lives and while Dirk figures out how to get home.
There's a lot to like, including a lot of "is-he-or-isn't-he...more
There's a lot to like, including a lot of "is-he-or-isn't-he...more
I got this because a friend with a 12yo son recommended it - her son found it laugh-out-loud funny. I intended for my 12yo to read it, but the 9yo asked for it to be our bedtime reading.
I thought it was patchy, although it's hard to pin down why. Partially because the intended audience was not clear; also because it seemed to have too many loose threads - plot elements that would pop in and go nowhere. Parts (especially at the beginning) were really funny, but they were much more funny to me th...more
I thought it was patchy, although it's hard to pin down why. Partially because the intended audience was not clear; also because it seemed to have too many loose threads - plot elements that would pop in and go nowhere. Parts (especially at the beginning) were really funny, but they were much more funny to me th...more
The Dark Lord is transported into the realm of earth and humans by his nemesis and wakes up in the parking lot of a grocery store. To his horror, he's in the body of a 12-year-old boy human. Social services steps in and he's put in a foster home and studied by psychiatrists. He has to learn how to live in a world without his magical powers and with only his evil genius to get him through the torture of middle school.
Fantastically funny book with a solid plot and great character development and a...more
Dirk Lloyd is really The Dark Lord, who, defeated in battle against the White Wizard falls from the sky and lands in our world in the body of a 12-year-old boy, with no powers at all. No one believes he is an evil overlord. Social Workers, psychiatrist, foster parents, even his Principal assume that he has amnesia and has taken on the persona from a comic book or video game. Dirk’s only hope of returning to his plane is to get the other children at school to help him devise an evil plan.
This is...more
This is...more
The only way I can honestly review this title is to do so from two different perspectives.
If I Were A 12 Year-Old Boy: This book would crack me up with its over-the-top, doom and gloom, dark sense of humor. I would probably tell all my friends how awesome this book is. Because this is, in fact, a children's book I am giving it 4 stars instead of 3.
As A Grown Woman: I can't help it, I thought it was incredibly, eye-rolling, groaning cheesy. I loved the concept of the story, but I wanted so much...more
If I Were A 12 Year-Old Boy: This book would crack me up with its over-the-top, doom and gloom, dark sense of humor. I would probably tell all my friends how awesome this book is. Because this is, in fact, a children's book I am giving it 4 stars instead of 3.
As A Grown Woman: I can't help it, I thought it was incredibly, eye-rolling, groaning cheesy. I loved the concept of the story, but I wanted so much...more
This isn't a new concept for me,seen it a lot in japanese manga. a demon lord found himself stripped of his power and thrown into modern world...and variation of it. I still find it a fun read and enjoyable, for all variation I have read.
I always loved it and the depth the novel provided a much more enjoyable read. Even making me unsure whether he is just having delusional (chuunibyou syndrome?) or real one *cough* sorry for the japanese reference again because this remind me of manga.
I recomme...more
I always loved it and the depth the novel provided a much more enjoyable read. Even making me unsure whether he is just having delusional (chuunibyou syndrome?) or real one *cough* sorry for the japanese reference again because this remind me of manga.
I recomme...more
I haven't cackled so uproariously at a book since...since first reading the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books, many moons ago. Love, love, LOVE this book! So deliciously twisted and absurd.
My only regret is that I didn't realize it was the first part of a series, so now I have to wait for the rest of the books to arrive from Amazon.
And no, this positively glowing review is not (entirely) inspired by the threat at the end of the book that negative reviewers will be "hauled off to [the] Dunge...more
My only regret is that I didn't realize it was the first part of a series, so now I have to wait for the rest of the books to arrive from Amazon.
And no, this positively glowing review is not (entirely) inspired by the threat at the end of the book that negative reviewers will be "hauled off to [the] Dunge...more
Was für ein unglaublich tolles Hörbuch!
Ich habe mich in den „ca. 214 Minuten“ (Und wieso eigentlich „CA. 214 Minuten“??? Wenn sie schon „ca.“ schreiben, dann können sie auch aufrunden und „ca. 215 Minuten“ draus machen. Die eine Minute spielt dann ja wohl keine große Rolle mehr!) keine Sekunde gelangweilt.
Alleine schon die Idee, aus einem Sauron-artigen Dark Lord einen elfjährigen Jungen namens Dirk Lloyd zu machen, ist schon echt fantasievoll, aber das Ganze auch noch so zu verkaufen, dass es...more
Ich habe mich in den „ca. 214 Minuten“ (Und wieso eigentlich „CA. 214 Minuten“??? Wenn sie schon „ca.“ schreiben, dann können sie auch aufrunden und „ca. 215 Minuten“ draus machen. Die eine Minute spielt dann ja wohl keine große Rolle mehr!) keine Sekunde gelangweilt.
Alleine schon die Idee, aus einem Sauron-artigen Dark Lord einen elfjährigen Jungen namens Dirk Lloyd zu machen, ist schon echt fantasievoll, aber das Ganze auch noch so zu verkaufen, dass es...more
My dad loved jokes and pranks, and I am my father’s daughter. The difference between us is that my dad could keep up a joke quite a while; my jokes have to be quick, or my face gives me away—and at my victim’s first sign of doubt, I cave. One year, when a disappointing winter yielded no school cancellations, I woke them up on April Fools’ Day with “Guess what?!!!! It’s a snow day today!!” After a couple cheers, Alex (a champion at making jokes himself and thus a bit leery of the attempts of othe...more
While the story had some unique, promising qualities, I found overall the story lacked cohesion. The paratext made it seem as if Dirk should be the one narrating the story, but in actuality the story is only told through Dirk's voice when he writes in his diary. This, seemingly unimportant flaw, mirrors my issue with the rest of the story, as it switches between being a story about a delusional boy, to a story about revenge on a school, to a story about an actual Dark Lord who is trapped, leavin...more
An evil overlord from a hell-like dimension is cursed into a puny 12 year old boy's body. What's not to love about that? The Dark Lord (or Dirk Lloyd as he is known on Earth) is having a bad few months after he wakes up powerless on Earth but with his memory intact. His new foster family doesn't know what to make of him, his therapists can't wait to write a book on him, and some of the school officials are down right scared of him. In the confusion of trying to function on Earth as a human, Dirk...more
Inhalt:
Geht‘s noch schlimmer? Dark Lord, der größte Weltenzerstörer des Universums – von seinem Widersacher verbannt auf den kleinen blauen Planeten namens Erde. Und das im erbärmlichen Körper eines Schülers, den alle Dirk Lloyd nennen! Keine Frage: Der dunkle Lord muss schleunigst zurück in sein fernes Reich. Dazu muss er allerdings den letzten Rest seiner magischen Kräfte aktivieren – und seine irdischen Freunde Suus und Christopher um Hilfe bitten!
Figuren und Sprache:
Da der Dark Lord … ähm Di...more
Geht‘s noch schlimmer? Dark Lord, der größte Weltenzerstörer des Universums – von seinem Widersacher verbannt auf den kleinen blauen Planeten namens Erde. Und das im erbärmlichen Körper eines Schülers, den alle Dirk Lloyd nennen! Keine Frage: Der dunkle Lord muss schleunigst zurück in sein fernes Reich. Dazu muss er allerdings den letzten Rest seiner magischen Kräfte aktivieren – und seine irdischen Freunde Suus und Christopher um Hilfe bitten!
Figuren und Sprache:
Da der Dark Lord … ähm Di...more
Apr 18, 2013
Le Cirque Du Livre -Kya
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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Realmente me ha encantado este libro y si, he sacado a la niña pequeña que vive dentro de mi al leerlo y ha muerto de risa junto con mi parte racional y madura [¿cuál?]
Dirk definitivamente se volvió de mis personajes favoritos, es tan malvadamente malvado que se vuelve "cool" para todos que lo rodean; aun que claro... todos creen que tiene severos delirios o una inmensa imaginación y Sooz... dios quiero saber mas de ella en el segundo libro >.<
Todo el libro es cómico, y bastante infantil,...more
Dirk definitivamente se volvió de mis personajes favoritos, es tan malvadamente malvado que se vuelve "cool" para todos que lo rodean; aun que claro... todos creen que tiene severos delirios o una inmensa imaginación y Sooz... dios quiero saber mas de ella en el segundo libro >.<
Todo el libro es cómico, y bastante infantil,...more
2.5 stars.
I went into this with virtually no expectations so there wasn't much room for disappointment. But even so...
To start; Dark/Dirk was supposed to be this age-old, evil overlord which he most definitely was not. His narrative voice was that of a 10-year-old, attempting to be the evil genius/mad scientist. He was almost cute. And that fit the atmosphere of the book but not what the book kept saying he was supposed to be....
A blooming crush/love triangle among 3 KIDS??!!
Christopher: Eh. Je...more
I went into this with virtually no expectations so there wasn't much room for disappointment. But even so...
To start; Dark/Dirk was supposed to be this age-old, evil overlord which he most definitely was not. His narrative voice was that of a 10-year-old, attempting to be the evil genius/mad scientist. He was almost cute. And that fit the atmosphere of the book but not what the book kept saying he was supposed to be....
A blooming crush/love triangle among 3 KIDS??!!
Christopher: Eh. Je...more
This book started out really good, with a nice sense of humor! I thought I'm gonna like it more than I actually did in the end, because the beginning and the idea for this story was so promising.
The characters are all very adorable in their individual way, even the "dark lord" is someone I can't help but want to cuddle and pet on the head saying "there, there" a few times throughout the book.
What I didn't like so much was the enlenghtened description or imagery sometimes. The "dark lord" of cour...more
The characters are all very adorable in their individual way, even the "dark lord" is someone I can't help but want to cuddle and pet on the head saying "there, there" a few times throughout the book.
What I didn't like so much was the enlenghtened description or imagery sometimes. The "dark lord" of cour...more
Jul 30, 2012
El Templo de las Mil Puertas
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Dark Lord, Señor Tenebroso, ha sido desterrado a la Tierra y confinado de una forma totalmente cruel en el cuerpo de un enclenque niño humano. Los servicios sociales lo encuentran abandonado en un aparcamiento y creen que su delirio es fruto de algún tipo de trauma o accidente. Pero él sabe la verdad: Hasdruban, el mago blanco, tiene que estar detrás de todo este enredo. Porque? ¿cómo va a ser mentira todo lo que él recuerda? ¿Es posible que su imaginación le haya jugado una mala pasada? ¿Realm...more
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