Dark Lord: The Teenage Years: Book 1
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By Jamie Thomson
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Winner of the 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize!
Thirteen-year-old schoolboy, Dirk Lloyd, has a dark secret – in fact he is a dark secret. Dirk – according to his own account – is the earthly incarnation of a Dark Lord, supreme ruler of the Darklands and leader of great armies of orcs and warriors, intent on destruction and bloody devastation. Following a colossal final battle between the forces of good and evil, the Dark Lord was defeated and hurled by his arch-foe’s spells into the Pit of Uttermost Despair. At the bottom of the Pit lies…a supermarket car park in the municipal town of Whiteshields, somewhere in modern day England. And when he is found, and tries to explain that he is the Dark Lord, people think he means Dirk Lloyd. The fact that he’s trapped in the puny body of a schoolboy doesn’t help.
And so begins Dirk’s battle to recover his dignity, his power, and his lands… Along the way he faces the inconvenience of being fostered by a do-gooding family, the Purejoies; the torture of endless hours of drudgery at the Whiteshields Brainwashing Centre (aka school); a vengeful Headmaster; two interfering Psychotic Persecutors (psychotherapists); and constant laughter and disrespect when he attempts to marshall his lackeys and lickspittles (friends) to do what he wants them to.
Dirk makes friends with the son of his foster family, Christopher, and the local Goth Girl, Sooz, and together they attempt to cast a spell that will transport Dirk back to his homeland. Inevitably, not everything goes to plan… But that’s for book 2
Roald Dahl Prize winner, 2012.
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It is a nice and funny book with many twists and turns, it is slightly creepy when the black saliva is spreading, adding to the atmosphere.
it's exciting, funny and mysteries I liked it a ton
I would recommend it
I couldn't erase this from my brain even if i wanted to- and i can assure you i don't! This book has kept me up at night beneath the blankets, with my torch, reading the rip-roaring tales of Dirk or should i say the dark lord. If you've been longing for action packed stories, this certainly won't disappoint. My favourite character was probably the dark lord himself with his cunning plans and tricks.
PS. don't miss out on the other books in the dark lord series.
My favourite character was Dirk Lloyd.
I thought it was very scary
Very funny.
