A Hero at the End of the World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780990484400)

Sixteen year-old Ewan Mao knows one thing for certain: according to prophecy, it's his destiny to kill the evil tyrant whose dark reign has terrorized Britain for as long as he can remember. Although he's just a normal boy, deep down Ewan is confident that he has exactly what it takes to be a hero. But when Ewan's big moment comes and his best friend, the clever and talented Oliver Abrams, defeats the villain for him, Ewan's bright future crumbles before his eyes. Five years later, while Ewan is living at home and working a minimum wage job, Oliver has a job as an Unusual in the government's Serious Magical Crimes Agency, the life he and Ewan always dreamed of. A routine investigation leads him and his partner, Sophie Stuart, to uncover a dangerous and powerful cult... one that seems to have drawn his former best friend into a plot to end the world. A deftly plotted, hysterically funny journey through magical London and beyond, A Hero at the End of the World expertly walks the fine line between satire and sincerity. Its sensitive depiction of a broken friendship and wry takedown of unfairly great expectations will appeal to all readers of modern fantasy.

Author: Erin Claiborne
ISBN-10: 0990484408
ISBN-13: 9780990484400
Publisher: Big Bang Press
Language: English
Published: 11/11/2014
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2014 pg. 96
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2014 pg. 56
School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 107