Knights of the borrowed dark [eBook - NC Kids Digital Library] : Knights of the Borrowed Dark Series, Book 1

This imaginative new fantasy will charm fans of the Ranger’s Apprentice and Rick Riordan. Denizen Hardwick is an orphan, and his life is, well, normal. Sure, in storybooks orphans are rescued from drudgery when they discover they are a wizard or a warrior or a prophesized king. But this is real life—orphans are just kids without parents. At least that’s what Denizen thought. . . . On a particularly dark night, the gates of Crosscaper Orphanage open to a car that almost growls with power. The car and the man in it retrieve Denizen with the promise of introducing him to a long-lost aunt. But on the ride into the city, they are attacked. Denizen soon learns that monsters can grow out of the shadows. And there is an ancient order of knights who keep them at bay. Denizen has a unique connection to these knights, but everything they tell him feels like a half-truth. If Denizen joins the order, is he fulfilling his destiny, or turning his back on everything his family did to keep him alive? This imaginative new fantasy will charm fans of the Ranger's Apprentice and Rick Riordan. Denizen Hardwick is an orphan, and his life is, well, normal. Sure, in storybooks orphans are rescued from drudgery when they discover they are a wizard or a warrior or a prophesized king. But this is real life -- orphans are just kids without parents. At least that's what Denizen thought. . . . On a particularly dark night, the gates of Crosscaper Orphanage open to a car that almost growls with power. The car and the man in it retrieve Denizen with the promise of introducing him to a long-lost aunt. But on the ride into the city, they are attacked. Denizen soon learns that monsters can grow out of the shadows. And there is an ancient order of knights who keep them at bay. Denizen has a unique connection to these knights, but everything they tell him feels like a half-truth. If Denizen joins the order, is he fulfilling his destiny, or turning his back on everything his family did to keep him alive? Denizen Hardwick lost both his parents at an early age. The only memory he has of his mother is of her holding him when he was little and smelling of strawberries. He lives at an orphanage with his best friend Simon until he turns 13, finds out that he actually has an aunt who whisks him away to visit her, that he has some sort of superpower, and that his destiny is to fight monsters. But does he want to take up this destiny or does he want to refuse it and have life return to normal? Can it return to normal or is he stuck in this new reality? Book 1 in the Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy. Well written, humorous adventure fantasy story. A Young Orphan Learns That Monsters Can Grow Out Of The Shadows In Our World, And There Is An Ancient Order Of Knights Who Keep Them At Bay.