Amari and the Night Brothers has all the comforting appeal of an updated, girl-centred Harry Potter, but its roots are planted firmly in the American soil of Men in Black and Into The Spiderverse. The world-building is delightfully witty: readers meet elevators with distinct personalities and all kinds of supernatural beings with strong voices and characters. This is a funny, gripping fantasy adventure with distinct contemporary influences. Her desperate search leads her to unexpected friendships, the incredible discovery that her brother was working for a supernatural organisation, and pits her against the most frightening of villains – the dreaded Night Brothers. As she uncovers more and more of her brother's secrets, the greatest secret of all turns out to be hidden within Amari herself. When her smart, beloved older brother vanishes, Amari will do anything to find him again. This challenge sparks the start of the Great Game, a competition to decide who will determine the future of magiciankind.Amari is a likeable, brave and believable Black heroine from the projects, who struggles to feel like she belongs as a scholarship student at a prestigious private school. She's got enough to worry about!īut her refusal allows someone else to step forward, a magician with dangerous plans for the League. So when the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its new leader, she declines. But between the new Head Minister's strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton's curse worsening, Amari's plate is full. But if she doesn't pass the tryouts, she may never find out what happened to Quinton.Īfter finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze. No matter how hard she tries, Amari can't seem to escape their scrutiny and doubt-especially when her own supernaturally enhanced talent is deemed 'illegal.' With an evil magician threatening the supernatural world, and her own classmates thinking she's an enemy, Amari has never felt more alone.

Now she must compete for a spot against kids who've known about magic their whole lives. So when she discovers a ticking briefcase in his closet containing a nomination for a tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she's certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton-if only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians, fairies, aliens, and other supernatural creatures all being real.

The hardcover box set of the blockbuster New York Times bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers and its sequel, Amari and the Great Game-two exhilarating fantasy novels, perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl.Īmari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive.

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