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Charmed #32
Demon Doppelgangers
Ancient powers give evil rise
and open up demon eyes.
Find the answer, quell the curse
or things will surely get much worse...
and open up demon eyes.
Find the answer, quell the curse
or things will surely get much worse...
Paige has a new job and it's perfect for her. She's working at a museum, conducting tours through a traveling Grecian display. It's temporary, but it's better than nothing, and it means she gets to see Chase, a really hot guy who started working at the museum at about the same time she did. One day, though, a big stone ovoid meant to represent a dragon's egg turns up, and it gives her the creeps. When Paige asks Phoebe and Piper to come check it out, they agree there's definitely something evil about that weird old egg.
Later, after a long day of tours, Paige and Chase relax near the artifact. Without warning, Chase, who knows only a few Greek words, begins speaking in the language. His monologue opens the egg, releasing a demon that promptly assumes Chase's form. When Paige tries to kill it, it splits in half, forming two identical Chases. With the real Chase unable to explain what happened and demons on the loose, the Charmed Ones will have to count on the Power of Three to figure out what's doubling these demons...and why.
240 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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September 16, 2023
Paige gets a temp job at a museum as a tour guide. She seems to already know a lot about the Greek gods, though she’s clearly more interested in a guy who’s also starting out as a tour guide. She takes him under her wings, teaching him the necessities. While doing that, she notices an ominous dragon egg in the exhibit. When the guy suddenly starts talking in Greek to the egg, a demon pops out of it and copies the guy’s body. When Paige kills the demon, it simply splits into two. And Paige immediately knows she’s in over her head. She’ll need the help of her sisters to get rid of this demon.
A demon who will split itself into two every time you kill it immediately raises the stakes, as the demon is trying to raise an army even the Charmed ones won’t be able to stop. So they need to find a way to get rid of the demon before it’s too late. The story is of course a bit reminiscent of the Hydra, as this story is inspired by the Ancient Greek myth. And I like that the premise is treated seriously as this could easily have been used for comic relief. Overall, a pretty entertaining Charmed story from start to finish that very much fits the mood of the show.
A demon who will split itself into two every time you kill it immediately raises the stakes, as the demon is trying to raise an army even the Charmed ones won’t be able to stop. So they need to find a way to get rid of the demon before it’s too late. The story is of course a bit reminiscent of the Hydra, as this story is inspired by the Ancient Greek myth. And I like that the premise is treated seriously as this could easily have been used for comic relief. Overall, a pretty entertaining Charmed story from start to finish that very much fits the mood of the show.
August 30, 2021
Of all the Charmed books I've read (which admittedly is only 8) this one had the highest stakes. The Charmed Ones really were fighting to save the world.
It starts off with Paige getting a job at a museum as a tour guide, specializing in the Grecian display. Here she meets Chase and spends an increasing amount of time teaching him about Greek history and Greek artifacts. One artifact in the Greek display creeps Paige out. It's a big, stone dragon's egg that is giving off creepy vibes. When Phoebe and Piper come to check it out Phoebe gets a horrifying vision about the end of the world from the egg.
One day when Paige and Chase are moving the exhibit around Chase picks up the egg to move it. The egg hatches in his hands, releasing a demon that takes Chase's body as a host. When Paige kills the demon it splits into two new demons. Every time she kills one of the demons they split into two, and can't be killed the same way again. This, along with the fact that the demons want to cause the end of the world, makes the stakes the highest I've ever known them to be. This was an intense book that was written like a really intense episode of the show.
Piper does a lot of potion making, something that hasn't really been done in the other Charmed books I've read, so this was new to me. My favourite part of this book was when Piper plants the herb garden and uses her Gram's compost. I really liked the idea that magic can be recycled. Herbs are used in spells and such, and afterwards they can be composted, becoming magic infused dirt that strengthens the plants that grow in it. When Piper planted and harvested the garden it was a peaceful interlude between all the excitement of trying to catch and vanquish a demon that multiplies every time it dies.
This was a very exciting, intense book that really makes you wonder how on earth the Charmed Ones can vanquish the demon(s) before Phoebe's visions come true. It's a group effort, including help from Leo and Lieutenant Darryl Morris. It's an intense book, but very good, and there really isn't a dull moment.
It starts off with Paige getting a job at a museum as a tour guide, specializing in the Grecian display. Here she meets Chase and spends an increasing amount of time teaching him about Greek history and Greek artifacts. One artifact in the Greek display creeps Paige out. It's a big, stone dragon's egg that is giving off creepy vibes. When Phoebe and Piper come to check it out Phoebe gets a horrifying vision about the end of the world from the egg.
One day when Paige and Chase are moving the exhibit around Chase picks up the egg to move it. The egg hatches in his hands, releasing a demon that takes Chase's body as a host. When Paige kills the demon it splits into two new demons. Every time she kills one of the demons they split into two, and can't be killed the same way again. This, along with the fact that the demons want to cause the end of the world, makes the stakes the highest I've ever known them to be. This was an intense book that was written like a really intense episode of the show.
Piper does a lot of potion making, something that hasn't really been done in the other Charmed books I've read, so this was new to me. My favourite part of this book was when Piper plants the herb garden and uses her Gram's compost. I really liked the idea that magic can be recycled. Herbs are used in spells and such, and afterwards they can be composted, becoming magic infused dirt that strengthens the plants that grow in it. When Piper planted and harvested the garden it was a peaceful interlude between all the excitement of trying to catch and vanquish a demon that multiplies every time it dies.
This was a very exciting, intense book that really makes you wonder how on earth the Charmed Ones can vanquish the demon(s) before Phoebe's visions come true. It's a group effort, including help from Leo and Lieutenant Darryl Morris. It's an intense book, but very good, and there really isn't a dull moment.
March 10, 2013
This book was great! I have never read a Charmed book before, but I am such a big fan of the show that I thought I would check it out. I was pleasantly surprised by how well-written it was and how great of a story it was. The author did a fantastic job of capturing the characters from the show and givng them realistic dialogue that felt genuine. I could picture every scene of this book as if it were a real episode and in fact, I wish it was a real episode! I look forward to reading more!
August 17, 2025
Rounded up to three stars.
A lot of these Charmed books seem to make Paige really unlucky in love.
Piper was until she found Leo and Phoebe doesn't get much focus on her love life after Cole and a brief hint of Jason in these books. Phoebe's character is more of independent businesswoman and Piper's the mother figure due to Wyatt, so I guess Paige seeking love is her thing until Henry shows up in the final season.
We get a shoutout to the season five finale where the sisters were turned into Greek goddesses by the Elders and Darryl is here to handle the fallout of magic spilling into the human world.
There is a new Grecian display at the museum and Paige has taken a job as being a tour guide since she is very caught up on her Greek mythology and now can even understand Ancient Greek. It also doesn't help that another new guide is a handsome almost Greek god himself.
Paige's love interest at the moment is Chase, a Kansas farm boy who has never seen the ocean and caught Paige's eye stepping fresh off the bus in San Francisco while out with Wyatt. Paige has a real bond with Wyatt over being half Whitelighter which is very sweet.
Chase's only fault is that he was never big on education being a high school jock, so he sort of cheated on the application to get the job saying he knew all of this Greek stuff. Paige is more than happy to tutor him, and he actually takes a keen interest on the weapons and battle tactics of the Ancient Greeks. Chase is also grateful for the help so Paige hopes there could be sparks.
Besides weapons and armor, there is a statue that is egg-shaped and meant to represent that of a dragon. It sort of gives Paige the creeps and she tries to stay away from it, but she and Chase are asked to move the statues in the exhibit. Hands full herself, Paige is unable to catch the "egg" when it is bumped, and poor Chase has the luck to catch it before the stone shatters on the floor.
Out of the blue, Chase can recite the words of Ancient Greece on the stone egg, and it proves to be an incantation. A demon has escaped from within, and it uses Chase as a host and shape-shifts into his form while Chase 1.0 passes out on the floor. Paige uses the sword to stab through the lookalike demon to save Chase and watches as it dies and then...splits into two Chases and resurrects.
This is exactly what the demon wants and apparently, the egg was not that of a dragon...it was a Hydra. The mythical beast that can't be killed and sprouts another head after being cut from its body.
Once it has been killed a certain way, it is useless the second time around. Paige brings her sisters the real Chase's prone body and the artifact egg to the manor. Leo can't heal Chase, and the young man is paralyzed with no way to speak but can blink and hear everything around him. Phoebe touches the egg and receives horrifying visions of San Francisco desolated and burning that nearly drain her energy.
Demon doppelgangers of Chase are now going around the city, learning English and how to rob gas stations to get people armed with guns to shoot it. Darryl is tasked with finding the culprit as even more crimes are going about the city where they all have the same face. Piper uses her power to blow one up but now, it can't be a way to destroy any more duplicates.
Soon, they are immune to being hit by cars and falling off buildings.
The Charmed Ones have to find some sort of spell or potion that can help them be rid of the doubles and keep an army of them from destroying San Francisco. Even then it seems that the only way to stop them from multiplying...is for Chase to die.
Paige is really put through the ringer here trying to take care of Chase while he is immobilized and her reward for it is one that left me feeling very...angry. That I did not like but the bond between Paige and her sisters at the end as well as her cuteness with Wyatt kept me from completely hating Demon Doppelgangers.
A lot of these Charmed books seem to make Paige really unlucky in love.
Piper was until she found Leo and Phoebe doesn't get much focus on her love life after Cole and a brief hint of Jason in these books. Phoebe's character is more of independent businesswoman and Piper's the mother figure due to Wyatt, so I guess Paige seeking love is her thing until Henry shows up in the final season.
We get a shoutout to the season five finale where the sisters were turned into Greek goddesses by the Elders and Darryl is here to handle the fallout of magic spilling into the human world.
There is a new Grecian display at the museum and Paige has taken a job as being a tour guide since she is very caught up on her Greek mythology and now can even understand Ancient Greek. It also doesn't help that another new guide is a handsome almost Greek god himself.
Paige's love interest at the moment is Chase, a Kansas farm boy who has never seen the ocean and caught Paige's eye stepping fresh off the bus in San Francisco while out with Wyatt. Paige has a real bond with Wyatt over being half Whitelighter which is very sweet.
Chase's only fault is that he was never big on education being a high school jock, so he sort of cheated on the application to get the job saying he knew all of this Greek stuff. Paige is more than happy to tutor him, and he actually takes a keen interest on the weapons and battle tactics of the Ancient Greeks. Chase is also grateful for the help so Paige hopes there could be sparks.
Besides weapons and armor, there is a statue that is egg-shaped and meant to represent that of a dragon. It sort of gives Paige the creeps and she tries to stay away from it, but she and Chase are asked to move the statues in the exhibit. Hands full herself, Paige is unable to catch the "egg" when it is bumped, and poor Chase has the luck to catch it before the stone shatters on the floor.
Out of the blue, Chase can recite the words of Ancient Greece on the stone egg, and it proves to be an incantation. A demon has escaped from within, and it uses Chase as a host and shape-shifts into his form while Chase 1.0 passes out on the floor. Paige uses the sword to stab through the lookalike demon to save Chase and watches as it dies and then...splits into two Chases and resurrects.
This is exactly what the demon wants and apparently, the egg was not that of a dragon...it was a Hydra. The mythical beast that can't be killed and sprouts another head after being cut from its body.
Once it has been killed a certain way, it is useless the second time around. Paige brings her sisters the real Chase's prone body and the artifact egg to the manor. Leo can't heal Chase, and the young man is paralyzed with no way to speak but can blink and hear everything around him. Phoebe touches the egg and receives horrifying visions of San Francisco desolated and burning that nearly drain her energy.
Demon doppelgangers of Chase are now going around the city, learning English and how to rob gas stations to get people armed with guns to shoot it. Darryl is tasked with finding the culprit as even more crimes are going about the city where they all have the same face. Piper uses her power to blow one up but now, it can't be a way to destroy any more duplicates.
Soon, they are immune to being hit by cars and falling off buildings.
The Charmed Ones have to find some sort of spell or potion that can help them be rid of the doubles and keep an army of them from destroying San Francisco. Even then it seems that the only way to stop them from multiplying...is for Chase to die.
Paige is really put through the ringer here trying to take care of Chase while he is immobilized and her reward for it is one that left me feeling very...angry. That I did not like but the bond between Paige and her sisters at the end as well as her cuteness with Wyatt kept me from completely hating Demon Doppelgangers.
January 17, 2023
This one was so great! Probably my favourite out of all of them up to this one and I’ve read all the ones that came before this. The story was really high stakes, I loved how it was split evenly between each sister as normally one takes the lead, but still managed to make it encouragingly obvious that Piper is the stronger, eldest sister. I loved how there were a few different plot twists so you could never really guess how it was going to end. Really enjoyed it, would happily read again!
May 21, 2018
It does leave a sense of difficulty in fighting evil. The replication upon vanquishment made it seem like it would be impossible to try to fight such a villain until they figured out how the demon drew his Power. Annoyed that Chase had no last or and the demon had no actual name whatsoever, but still an acceptable story
April 19, 2024
Out of all of the Charmed books this one is by far the worst. It doesn’t feel like Charmed, the powers and lore are off, and as a whole I just could barely get through it. Awful. Phoebes “premonitions” in particular pissed me the hell off.
May 11, 2022
Pretty standard adventure, but not much to complain about.
August 8, 2024
I was rooting for Paige and hef chance to love in this novel!!
January 24, 2025
What can one do against a demon that cant be killed? And worse, once you kill it, it duplicates and this is definitely what it wants - to clone an army and destroy the world!
The Charmed Ones are set to answer this question.
The Charmed Ones are set to answer this question.
January 2, 2015
Very good book, correct historical facts, well-written. Can't seem to put it down while reading it.
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March 22, 2010F CHA
Fantasy
Fantasy
October 16, 2011
I loved this series..
This book was a bit disappointing..
Most books captures the sisters in an awesome way..
This kinda failed it..
This book was a bit disappointing..
Most books captures the sisters in an awesome way..
This kinda failed it..
October 6, 2014
just brilliant
March 29, 2016
Easy read and I'm definitely a sucker for Hydra-style monsters.
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March 12, 2011lovin it!
July 24, 2011
Another great Charmed book. The ending was the best part.
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