**An instant New York Times best seller!
*This deft, nuanced examination of identity, destiny, and agency is a
surprisingly tender addition to the Marvel canon." --Kirkus Reviews,
starred review
*"This mischievous origin story is sure to satisfy fans of the popular
character." --Booklist, starred review
Selected for the ILA-CBC 2020 Young Adults' Choices reading list.
**This is the first of three young adult novels from New York Times
best-selling author Mackenzi Lee that explores the untapped potential
and duality of heroism of popular characters in the Marvel Universe.
**
**Before the days of going toe-to-toe with the Avengers, a younger Loki
is desperate to prove himself heroic and capable, while it seems
everyone around him suspects him of inevitable villainy and depravity .
. . except for Amora. Asgard's resident sorceress-in-training feels like
a kindred spirit--someone who values magic and knowledge, who might even
see the best in him.
But when Loki and Amora cause the destruction of one of Asgard's most
prized possessions, Amora is banished to Earth, where her powers will
slowly and excruciatingly fade to nothing. Without the only person who
has ever looked at his magic as a gift instead of a threat, Loki slips
further into anguish and the shadow of his universally adored brother,
Thor.
When Asgardian magic is detected in relation to a string of mysterious
murders on Earth, Odin sends Loki to investigate.
As he descends upon nineteenth-century London, Loki embarks on a
journey that leads him to more than just a murder suspect, putting him
on a path to discover the source of his power--and who he's meant to
be. **
**Complete your Marvel YA collection with these best-selling
fan-favorite novels:
- Gamora and Nebula: Sisters in Arms by Mackenzi Lee
- Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds
- Unstoppable Wasp by Sam Maggs
- Black Widow: Red Vengeance by Margaret Stohl
- Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl
- Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster by Liza Palmer
