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Thana Ayers, high school student and part-time graveyard caretaker, is trapped by her own talents. She is a necromancer, not by choice, but because she can animate and control dead bodies, both human and animal. She could do much more. She could enslave the souls of the dead to create liches, who would do her bidding. Instead, Thana users her talents to destroy the liches that attack her. Thana draws the line at enslaving souls.
When her older brother, who died in a tragic accident, turns up as a ...more
When her older brother, who died in a tragic accident, turns up as a ...more
I may be a little old for a YA paranormal adventure with Thana the necromancer but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The setting was the cemetery and teenage school amdram club, the plot was the unfolding of family ties and big decisions. I think this was full of all the ingredients of a fantasy novel, admittedly I'm not an expert however I did enjoy the reminder of just how deeply emotions were felt during teenage years. Girl power an added bonus, and the teenager wearing a Van Halen T-shirt with
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A YA book that follows schoolgirl Thana Ayers who, after school, tends to a graveyard. She also is a "natural" necromancer (i.e. untrained, but extremely skilled) and she has the goal of protecting her town against liches (undead bodies, but with an implanted soul and hence the ability for independent action). She can raise an army from the graves to deal with them until she finds one she cannot deal with, and it has the soul of her brother in it. It has been raised by a master necromancer, Duns
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Brilliant YA paranormal storytelling.
Far more interesting than an attack of mindless zombies, far more complicated than teen angst of not fitting in, and highly unique in its storyline and character development, ‘Through the Lichgate’ is an absolutely ripping read.
Adams has developed a really interesting premise and storyline in this first ‘Drama Club’ book. The reader is quickly drawn in by Thana’s singular perspective on life, and is absolutely hooked by the complication with which she is pr ...more
Far more interesting than an attack of mindless zombies, far more complicated than teen angst of not fitting in, and highly unique in its storyline and character development, ‘Through the Lichgate’ is an absolutely ripping read.
Adams has developed a really interesting premise and storyline in this first ‘Drama Club’ book. The reader is quickly drawn in by Thana’s singular perspective on life, and is absolutely hooked by the complication with which she is pr ...more
Thana Ayers had it easy. Or at least that’s what she thought. All she had to do was keep was her graveyard tidy, rake up any stray leaves, and make sure that the bodies buried there weren’t turned into soulless liches.
But then things got complicated. A new, far more powerful lich appeared on the scene, which meant, in turn, a new master, tugging away at its strings. Someone who would test Thana’s necromancer skills to the limit. Who would draw her into a world of moral ambiguity where her missio ...more
But then things got complicated. A new, far more powerful lich appeared on the scene, which meant, in turn, a new master, tugging away at its strings. Someone who would test Thana’s necromancer skills to the limit. Who would draw her into a world of moral ambiguity where her missio ...more
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