"Well worth it for ravenous fans of quest stories." --Kirkus
Reviews
"A highly recommended adventure series" --School Library Journal
Inspired by Hispanic folklore, legends, and myths from the Iberian
Peninsula and Central and South America, this bold sequel to Charlie
Hernández & the League of Shadows, which Booklist called "a perfect
pick for kids who love Rick Riordan" in a starred review, follows
Charlie as he continues on his quest to embrace his morphling
identity.
Charlie Hernandez still likes to think of himself as a normal kid. But
what's normal about being a demon-slaying preteen with an encyclopedic
knowledge of Latino mythology who can partially manifest nearly any
animal trait found in nature? Well, not much. But, Charlie believes he
can get used to this new "normal," because being able to sprout wings or
morph fins is pretty cool.
But there is a downside: it means having to constantly watch his back
for La Mano Peluda's sinister schemes. And when the leader of La
Liga, the Witch Queen Jo herself, is suddenly kidnapped, Charlie's sure
they're at it again.
Determined to save the queen and keep La Liga's alliances intact,
Charlie and his good friend Violet Rey embark on a perilous journey to
track down her captors. As Charlie and Violet are drawn deeper into a
world of monstruos and magia they are soon left with more questions
than answers--like, why do they keep hearing rumors of dead men walking,
and why is Charlie suddenly having visions of an ancient evil: a
necromancer priest who's been dead for more than five centuries?
Charlie's abuela once told him that when dead men walk, the living run
in fear. And Charlie's about to learn the truth of that--the hard way*.*
