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The first book in the exhilarating new fantasy sequence from Joseph Delaney, the multi-million-selling author of The Spook's Apprentice.Welcome to Arena 13. Here warriors fight.
Death is never far away.Leif has one ambition: to become the best fighter in the notorious Arena 13. Here, punters place wagers on which fighter will draw first blood. And in grudge matches, t The first book in the exhilarating new fantasy sequence from Joseph Delaney, the multi-million-selling author of The Spook's Apprentice.Welcome to Arena 13.
Here warriors fight. Death is never far away.Leif has one ambition: to become the best fighter in the notorious Arena 13. Here, punters place wagers on which fighter will draw first blood. And in grudge matches, they bet on which fighter will die.But the country is terrorized by the creature Hob, an evil being who delights in torturing its people, displaying his devasting power by challenging an Arena 13 combatant in a fight to the death whenever he chooses.
And this is exactly what Leif wants.For he knows Hob's crimes well. And at the heart of his ambition burns the desire for vengeance. Leif is going to take on the monster who destroyed his family. Even if it kills him. When I first picked up this book and read the synopsis, I wasn't really impressed. From what the synopsis suggested, the book was based, in my opinion, on an over used plot in novels these days, with the protagonist's parents being killed by the antagonist of the novel, resulting in the protagonist looking for vengeance against the antagonist. However, as Joseph Delaney is one or my favorite authors, I decided to read this book anyway, and I am certainly glad that I did!Throughout the whole novWhen I first picked up this book and read the synopsis, I wasn't really impressed.
From what the synopsis suggested, the book was based, in my opinion, on an over used plot in novels these days, with the protagonist's parents being killed by the antagonist of the novel, resulting in the protagonist looking for vengeance against the antagonist. I have really enjoyed delving into the new world that Delaney has created. As a fan of the Spook's books I knew that I would take pleasure in the writing style and I was nit disappointed.
I felt that there was excellent character development, Leif and Kwin are fantastic. Tyron is a character who intrigues me and I am looking forward to discovering how his plans work out.My only bugbear with this book was that the Trainee Tournament scenes towards the end of the book felt rushed.
There was not as I have really enjoyed delving into the new world that Delaney has created. As a fan of the Spook's books I knew that I would take pleasure in the writing style and I was nit disappointed.
I felt that there was excellent character development, Leif and Kwin are fantastic. Tyron is a character who intrigues me and I am looking forward to discovering how his plans work out.My only bugbear with this book was that the Trainee Tournament scenes towards the end of the book felt rushed. There was not as much detail as in previous fighting scenes (I loved the graphic descriptions of previous scenes) and it all happened very quickly. The thread involving Kern again felt rushed. Other than this another wonderful read of the high quality I have come to expect from Joseph Delaney.
Students will like the action in the book, but I won't remember it with its flat characters, meandering plot, and contradictions. I had more questions at the end than answers. I have read a lot of Delaney's books and I wouldn't call him a flowery writer that inspires me with his word choices. Instead, I like his simple plots, strong character arc, and creepy monsters. His books have violence in them but because the villains are monsters, it creates a slight buffer for younger readers. This book Students will like the action in the book, but I won't remember it with its flat characters, meandering plot, and contradictions.
I had more questions at the end than answers. I have read a lot of Delaney's books and I wouldn't call him a flowery writer that inspires me with his word choices. Instead, I like his simple plots, strong character arc, and creepy monsters. His books have violence in them but because the villains are monsters, it creates a slight buffer for younger readers.
This book is violent but the monsters are more human-like and characters are beheaded, cannibalized, and stabbed. There's some blood draining too. This book reads like a draft and the plot holes and lack of character development left me frustrated. Like I said, many of my students will like the action and won't notice the conventional flat characters, but I was disappointed.Leif is a thirteen-year-old orphan that won a lottery ticket to train with the master, Tyron, who runs a school for fighters. The trainees combat in Arena 13, a place where bets are placed on who will win, as the object is to be the first person to cut an opponent with a sword. Some fights are to the death and others are not. The combatants have two android-like lacs they learn to fight with in the arena.
Lacs is an abbreviation of the word 'similacrum' for the android's are in the image of humans. These characters are never really explained. It is hinted that they might have a consciousness and the great arena fighter 'Math' relied on his lac like a human but this is not explored.Leif is motivated to fight in the arena and his father has trained him. I was never sure why he wanted to fight. He's the best stick-fighter in his provincial town. When he comes to the city he wows everyone with his incredible skills, but his first fight is for money not because he loves it.
He really doesn't have to overcome many internal obstacles in the plot. External, yes. Internal, no. I really thought this was underdeveloped.
Leif's only problem comes from a romantic subplot with a girl and even then his actions are out of kindness and some peer pressure. He does not have much by way of flaws and is pretty mature.Some contradictions surround his father when he says that he talked about the arena a lot and yet Leif is very naive about how dangerous it is. I would have thought the father would have trained his son to protect himself and warned him of the evil that haunted their family.
He'd know his son was a target. Leif is a sensible kid and his motivations for fighting seemed in contrast with the recklessness and danger of being a fighter. When he wins the lottery ticket and Tyron shows him what he's getting into the motivation to stay and his inner monologue as to why he continued was just that he liked to fight.The character arc of Leif reveals Leif as a loner who can't bond with others, but this was not revealed in the beginning strongly enough. At least I missed it. Leif has people reaching out to him and being generous. He is not isolated but favored by Tyron.
He becomes friends with one of his roommates and Tyron's daughter. Again, just one of many contradictions. I thought the introduction of the game and patterning of the Arena was clunky. Rather than work it into the plot as he does later in the book, the beginning has two pages that say, 'Dictionary of Nym.'
I skimmed it. The Nym language didn't work for me either. They use English to control the robots but its called, Nym. He explains that wurde is different than word, but that is it. Again, I wanted more depth.The mish-mash of mythologies worked against the world-building. Sometimes I'm okay with a mix but I had a problem with visualizing this story because the Arena is so gladiator-like.
I had a picture of Rome which was contrasted by Leif, the wolf imagery, and Midgard that is from Norwegian mythology and the Hob who sucks blood from victims making him more like the vampire folklore from Eastern Europe. My world-building was garbled by the contrasting images.Kwin is Tyron's daughter and she wants to be a fighter. Her arc is clear although her character is flat because of the first person narration. She's more mischievous and a rule-breaker.
She captures teenage rebellion and I found her more interesting than Leif. I would have liked it better if she had been the protagonist. She's flawed, obviously a talented fighter, and oppressed in a prescribed gender role. I recommend skipping this and reading Delaney's Spook's or Last Apprentice series.
I am a fan of Joseph Delaney's work mostly because of The Wardstone Chronicles which is one of my fav series!!! If I am to be honest, even if I was excited when I found out about this new series, I really didn't expect much from it especially after reading the synopsis.
I gave it a try though and I'm glad that I did, because the book delivers. At first I was off the track with everything that happened in the book, I wasn't really grasping the world. I was a bit confused with the events and pract I am a fan of Joseph Delaney's work mostly because of The Wardstone Chronicles which is one of my fav series!!! If I am to be honest, even if I was excited when I found out about this new series, I really didn't expect much from it especially after reading the synopsis. I gave it a try though and I'm glad that I did, because the book delivers.
At first I was off the track with everything that happened in the book, I wasn't really grasping the world. I was a bit confused with the events and practically my eyebrows where high in my hairline the first half of the book, because the author was very low on details. Nothing was fully explained and it felt that parts of the story were lacking but still that didn't put me off and it actually made me want to read it more. I was thirsty for details and my focus was fully within the story.
When you read further into the story things become very interesting and you actually want to know what's going to happen next. Yes parts of the story were predictable and I did get the feeling that the book was too light for Delaney, but the world he created is so friggin interesting. There is a mix of mythology, with a dash of dystopian, arena fights, interesting characters and background story ( yes the very little of it). I have the feeling that the second book is going to be at a deeper level.
Things will get into their places and we won't have that lacking feeling anymore.I ended up really enjoying the book and yes maybe it's not as epic as The Wardstone Chronicles but the world that Joseph created in Arena 13 is awesome and original ( I mean I didn't read anything like this so I don't know for sure).If you are a Wardstone Chronicles fan I recommend you to read Arena 13 without having Wardstone expectations because there is not even a vibe from that series and you'll feel like the candy is not as sweet as you remember. But that shouldn't put you off at all because really Arena 13 is friggin brilliant once you get deeper into the story.Can't wait to read the next one!!!!Oh yeah, you should definitely read this one!!! I knew this book had a gladiator theme going on, but I definitely know it would be such a complex story, and that it wasn't gladiator fighting exactly. This story was set so far in the future that they had reverted back to Ancient times. I found myself re-reading passages with long explanations because I knew I just had to properly understand the definitions and how it worked.This is so different to his other series, and I'm not sure if I'll buy the remaining two. I think I will, because this is I knew this book had a gladiator theme going on, but I definitely know it would be such a complex story, and that it wasn't gladiator fighting exactly.
This story was set so far in the future that they had reverted back to Ancient times. I found myself re-reading passages with long explanations because I knew I just had to properly understand the definitions and how it worked.This is so different to his other series, and I'm not sure if I'll buy the remaining two. I think I will, because this is a series I could re-read later.The one thing that frustrated me about this novel was Kwin and his relationship with her.
Honestly, she is such a bitch. Why can't she be more like Teena? Kwin just thinks everyone is made to serve her, she has no manners, she just does what she wants and doesn't think there'll be consequences.That romance was so unnecessary. So annoying. Can't wait for her to be taught a proper lesson.Kern Honestly him and Teena were so cute together. I knew as soon as there was a lottery that he would get picked. It would be considered too boring otherwise, I feel.
I just wish it was more realistic. Pleased I finally got around to reading this one:) Will continue with the series sometime soon. Interesting, but reads as a really long introduction to the next book. I enjoyed it though, and may well pick up the next book.I have to say that I thought this was middle grade, and honestly it sort of reads more like a young YA book - certainly in terms of violence!I enjoyed the world building and the concept, and I really liked some of the history you learn of why the wheel and the arena are like they are. I’d like to know more about why they started at all though, and more about the world Interesting, but reads as a really long introduction to the next book. I enjoyed it though, and may well pick up the next book.I have to say that I thought this was middle grade, and honestly it sort of reads more like a young YA book - certainly in terms of violence!I enjoyed the world building and the concept, and I really liked some of the history you learn of why the wheel and the arena are like they are.
I’d like to know more about why they started at all though, and more about the world outside of the main city. Again, I think we’ll get that in the next book, and I’m really keen to see it. Especially with what Leif is planning to do at the end.I found Hob to be a good villain/ monster but while he was scary, it didn’t feel properly real, even at the end.
He feels a bit two dimensional, even through the haze of Leif’s anger.Leif is quite good as a lead - I like his guts and determination. He also can be lead by his anger though which is a little frustrating, if understandable!Overall, a pretty good read but nothing stellar. I do get the sense that it’s about to pick up a bit for book 2 though, and will be interested to see where it goes next.
I had to get this book on Audible because it doesn't look like it's available in the states. At first I had a REALLY hard time with this book, but as it went on I really enjoyed it. Leif is a stick fighter who wins a ticket to train with Tyron. Tyron takes Leif under his wing and trains him.
Hob is a monster that terrorizes their town.he pretty much rules it. Hob killed Leif's mother and his father, in his despair, ends up killing himself.
Leif's father once battled Hob before I had to get this book on Audible because it doesn't look like it's available in the states. At first I had a REALLY hard time with this book, but as it went on I really enjoyed it. Leif is a stick fighter who wins a ticket to train with Tyron.
Tyron takes Leif under his wing and trains him. Hob is a monster that terrorizes their town.he pretty much rules it. Hob killed Leif's mother and his father, in his despair, ends up killing himself. Leif's father once battled Hob before Leif was born and is a pretty big deal. In the end, Tyron has to bargain with Hob for Leif's life. Interested in reading the other books at some point.
Hopefully they will introduce them to the US like Joseph Delaney's other books. Arena 13 is about an orphaned boy called Leif who's main ambition is to become the best fighter in Arena 13 - a place clearly influenced by Rome and its gladiators. We find out that he's won a blue ticket (the equivalent of a golden ticket) to train with the best Patterner in the city Tyron.
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Tyron programmes the special language Nym for android-like unsentient fighting machines called lacs. Of course, in the land of Midgarde there exists a villain in the form of Hob, a creature who sucks the sou Arena 13 is about an orphaned boy called Leif who's main ambition is to become the best fighter in Arena 13 - a place clearly influenced by Rome and its gladiators. We find out that he's won a blue ticket (the equivalent of a golden ticket) to train with the best Patterner in the city Tyron. Tyron programmes the special language Nym for android-like unsentient fighting machines called lacs. Of course, in the land of Midgarde there exists a villain in the form of Hob, a creature who sucks the soul out of the inhabitants and wreaks havoc with his rat-like henchman the tassels.
Leif has his own motivation for revenge on Hob. During his training in weary and gruff Tyron's house, he makes several attachments to a fellow trainee calm Deinon and Tyron's trouble-making daughter Kwin.I enjoyed this story more than I thought I would. I'll admit that the blurb and cover weren't exactly original, but I read it because I was curious about a new project from Joseph Delaney. I'd say Arena 13 is better and more darker than The Spook's series.The storyline is slightly predictable (I guessed the main twists way beforehand) but writing was simple and moved the plot forward. The 'will they, won't they' sub-plot between Leif and Kwin weakened the story and I was rolling my eyes at this.
He can't seem to realise that she is using him. It seemed like Kwin was the typical spoilt brat who wants to do manly pursuits and activity much to the disappointment of her anxious father. However, it will be interesting to see how Delaney will develop her character in future books in this trilogy.I enjoyed the world-building. It was set in the future but felt very much like the medieval times.
It was atmospheric, gory and sinister.I felt like there could have been slightly more character development between the other characters, barring Tyron. Leif was just sketched out as a provincial farm boy inexperienced with the city while his enemy and fellow trainee Palm was the typical superior boastful rich boy, who annoys our hero.
However, Hob is an intriguing villain and I liked how he remains an enigma throughout the story.The structure is tight. However, I would have liked to see more action with Leif actually fighting in the arena, although I understand he was still training for his first season.It maintained a consistent tone and pace throughout. Each major scene providing more danger than previous scenes. Leif made some stupid decisions to his cost, which made me indifferent to him as a character. He doesn't seem to have a mind of his own.To wrap up, an excellent and thrilling start to a promising YA trilogy. Looking forward to getting my hands on the second book.
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The dystopia in which humans lost their technology entire, not just parts of it and not just in some specific regions of the world.This one was a great reading, it was fast, the action was simple and concis, characters were well contured, and, as always, a pleasure to read.I'm looking forward to Joseph Delaney next works! Joseph Delaney is an author I have been loyally reading since the age of 9. I've read everything he's ever written, and I will always have a soft spot for him.
Obviously his writing has flaws, but he wrote the first book I ever read so I am a little biased I have to admit.I'll start off with the negatives, first being, dialogue. I'm not sure Delaney has ever heard young people speak.ever. The dialogue is so cringe worthy in this novel, and I found myself actually feeling embarrassed while rea Joseph Delaney is an author I have been loyally reading since the age of 9.
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I've read everything he's ever written, and I will always have a soft spot for him. Obviously his writing has flaws, but he wrote the first book I ever read so I am a little biased I have to admit.I'll start off with the negatives, first being, dialogue. I'm not sure Delaney has ever heard young people speak.ever. The dialogue is so cringe worthy in this novel, and I found myself actually feeling embarrassed while reading it.
Secondly, world-building, at first I was so certain that this book was set in the past, the repetition of farming and gladiator style fighting had me sure that this book was set in a fictional 1600's. However, the mention of robots and coding has left me a little confused to say the least!I would say the plot itself was actually enjoyable, I liked this world and thought the arena itself was interesting. It revolves around Leif's need for revenge, and his determination to get there, a sub-genre that I'll always enjoy.One thing that I always disliked about the Wardstone chronicles, was that the text was so obviously meant for younger children but still featured a lot of violence and gore, never touching on actual relative subjects in order to appeal to a younger audience, which mas the story so unrealistic - this isn't the case here. I felt as if the text was made for YA, there was a heavy amount of gore, also the romantic relationship between the main characters seemed to be written for a YA audience. However, I found this book lacking in the atmosphere Delaney usually creates, I would say it's his strongest talent but it sadly hasn't been used in this story.Overall I believe it's a good start to a brand new series, I do have to admit that I'm reading onwards mainly out of loyalty, not out of love. Joseph Delaney is a full time writer living in Lancashire, in the heart of Boggart territory. He first got the idea for the Wardstone Chronicles series when he moved to the village where he lives now and discovered there was a local boggart - ‘a man like me needs boggarts around’.
He made a note in his notebook ‘a story about a man who hunts boggarts’ and years later when he had to come up with an Joseph Delaney is a full time writer living in Lancashire, in the heart of Boggart territory. He first got the idea for the Wardstone Chronicles series when he moved to the village where he lives now and discovered there was a local boggart - ‘a man like me needs boggarts around’. He made a note in his notebook ‘a story about a man who hunts boggarts’ and years later when he had to come up with an idea at short notice developed this into ‘The Spook’s Apprentice’, the first book in the series.He continues to draw upon the folklore of Lancashire and has acquired much local knowledge over the years which he tweaks and modifies to create his fictional world. Another source of inspiration has been Lancashire’s varied and atmospheric landscape. Many of the locations in the County are based on actual places in Lancashire.In the early days of his writing career Joseph worked as a teacher at a Sixth Form College: his subjects were English, Film and Media Studies. He used to get up early and write every morning before work. That way he could write a book a year – which promptly got rejected!
When the Americans bought the series he decided to give up teaching and write full time.Prior to teaching he worked as an engineer in his twenties, completing an apprenticeship just like Tom Ward in the spook’s books.Joseph describes his method of writing as a process of discovery. He doesn’t plot too far ahead and often doesn’t know what is going to happen until he writes it down. In other words he makes it up as he goes along. He prefers writing dialogue to description, in which he says he is a minimalist and leaves much to the reader’s imagination.He has a new series underway, Arena 13. This is a complete departure from the world of ghosts, ghasts and boggarts and centres on a young boy called Leith and surprisingly, an Arena and an evil creature called Hob.Joseph has three children and nine grandchildren and is a wonderful public speaker available for conference, library and bookshop events., and have all been shortlisted for the Lancashire children's Book for the Year Award. Is the winner of both the Sefton Book Award and the Hampshire Book Award.from.
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