Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy
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4.8 • 5 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller!
Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the launch of an inventive, hilarious, and suspenseful new contemporary fantasy trilogy inspired by African American history and folklore.
It’s not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world. Some things are cool—like getting a pet hellhound for your twelfth birthday. Others, not so much—like not being trusted to learn magic because you might use it to take revenge on an annoying neighbor.
All Nic Blake wants is to be a powerful Manifestor like her dad. But before she has a chance to convince him to teach her the gift, a series of shocking revelations and terrifying events launch Nic and two friends on a hunt for a powerful magic tool she’s never heard of...to save her father from imprisonment for a crime she refuses to believe he committed.
An Epic Urban Fantasy Adventure: A world of Remarkables hides in plain sight, and Nic is about to discover that a trip to the museum can be more dangerous than she ever imagined.Magic Rooted in Black Folklore: Inspired by African American history and legends, discover an inventive new magic system of Manifestors, Remarkables, and the powerful Gift Nic is desperate to learn.A Girl and Her Hellhound: Most kids get a bike for their twelfth birthday. Nic gets a hellhound puppy. Good thing, too—she’s going to need all the supernatural help she can get on her mission.A High-Stakes Mission: After her father is framed for a shocking crime, Nic and her two best friends must race against time to find a mysterious magical tool and prove his innocence.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Jackson, Miss., homeschooled Nichole Blake is hoping that her single father will finally train her in her Gift as a Manifestor—the most powerful tier of the supernaturally gifted Remarkables, whose innate abilities originate with Africa's Wallinzi tribe. After another Remarkable summons a vision for Nic's 12th birthday—one that turns quickly terrifying—Nic's deeply wary dad forbids her from attending a high-profile book signing. But when Nic goes against his wishes, she discovers something extraordinary: world-famous children's book author TJ Retro is not only also a Manifestor, he's her godfather, and the books she's obsessed with are based in truth. As Nic's developing Gift begins to wreak havoc, and the family secrets her father has kept catch up with them, Nic encounters a prophecy that promises the destruction of the Remarkable world unless a Chosen One can intervene. Thomas (Concrete Rose) brings her trademark voice to an action-packed series kickoff rooted in a mixture of African diasporic myth, biblical references, and U.S. history. Imbuing characters both brave and sweetly vulnerable with unflappable senses of humor amid harrowing circumstances, Thomas creates an elaborate supernatural mythology that boldly confronts fantasy tropes and questions of forgiveness. B&w art by Fiadzigbey (Bunheads) appears throughout. Protagonists are Black. Ages 8–12.
Customer Reviews
LOVED the Book!!
The book has a lot of twists and is a really good book for anyone who likes fantasy. I enjoyed this book because it was thrilling and there were a few surprising parts that made me really enjoy it.