Inquisitor
Amazon.com Inquisitor
My review -
Any
story of an eleven-year-old boy which takes place in a boarding school where children
with special powers learn how to use their gifts is inevitably going to invite
comparisons. Don’t do it. Read this on its own merits. Michael’s uncle died
when he was born, leaving him an old, locked book in his grandmother’s safe
keeping. Michael was the first baby born in the new millennium, a fact of significance.
There are two secret groups here, the group which runs the school, searching
for its new Grand Inquisitor, and another, called the Elder Council. Michael
has been taught to distrust the Council but should he? Who is telling him the
truth?
This
story’s strengths are that Michael is a believable character and is faced with
puzzles and trials, both physical and mental, which test his mettle. Nothing
comes easily to him and though we are willing him on, we don’t know who he can
trust either. He is faced with a great conflict which sees him fighting his
best friend. I felt that sometimes his, and others’, feelings were a little
adult for children of that age but the story carried me along with it. I’m
pleased to say that this is the first of a series. I’m sure I’ll read the
others.
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