Demon Thief By Darren Shan

Demon Thief is the second book in the Demonata series. It doesn't matter because there are no returning characters. Instead we follow Kernel a boy that can see "spots". These "spots" are explained as flashing lights that only Kernel can see and because of this everyone thinks Kernel is freakin' insane. Soon in the book we learn Kernel can manipulate the "spots" into shapes. Eventually Kernel somehow makes a "window" at least that's what the voice in his head said. Did I mention he's a little insane?

So after he goes through this "window" the book cuts to him holding his brother Art in his hands while on the floor. You find out he's been missing for days and that he can't remember anything. His parents of course freak out. But this is not the first time they have had to deal with child loss as Kernel tells us about his sister who died when she was a baby. So after Kernel reappears his parents almost immediately move to a small town to get away from all the things bothering them in that house or at least that's what Kernel's dad says.

So in this small town is where the book really picks up. For awhile the town is great nothing bad really happens. But there is one thing that Kernel doesn't like about it there is a crazy old lady they say is a witch. Eventually you find out she really is a witch after she summons a demon that immediately kills her. This is where Art is captured and where Kernel begins his quest trying to save him. It's also the first time that we see what is really behind the "window" where Kernel meets the mentors in the book.

The mentors in this book are called The Disciples. The disciples are constantly changing so I can't name them all. But their main purpose is to stop demons when they enter the world of the humans. They do their best to stop people from summoning demons but aren't always successful. The technical leader of the Disciples is Beranabus. Beranabus is a very old wizard that has little empathy for the rest of humanity. All he cares about are the pieces of the Kah-gash. The Kah-gash is the ultimate weapon that could destroy the a entire universe.

If you like horror books or books that involve horrible monsters you should check out the book. I give the book an A+. It was really gruesome though so it's not for the faint of heart. Also it can get really disgusting sometimes I mean some of the details of how gross the monsters are sickened me. But overall it's just a really good book.