Demon Gate (The Ehrich Weisz Chronicles Series #1)

by Marty Chan

Overview

When young Ehrich Weisz — the future illusionist, Harry Houdini — follows his brother, Dash, through a strange portal, he is thrust into an alternate New York where the immigrants aren't just different ethnicities but different species. He finds work in this strange steampunk world as a Demon Hunter, tracking down dangerous otherworldly visitors that threaten the city's safety, while hiding his own foreign origins. A curious medallion, his only clue to finding his brother, leads Ehrich to a mysterious woman caught up in inter-dimensional intrigue, and he must learn who to trust as he unravels the truth if he ever wants to find his way home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554558735
Publisher:	Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited
Publication date:	01/30/2014
Series:	Ehrich Weisz Chronicles Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	665 KB
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Marty Chan is a playwright, radio writer, television story editor, and the author of several young adult novels and picture books, including The Mystery of the Frozen Brains. Marty was the first playwright in residence at the Citadel Theatre. He also served as Chair of the Edmonton Arts Council and taught playwriting at the University of Alberta. He received an Arts Achievement Award and a Performance Award from the City of Edmonton. Demon's Gate is his first teen fantasy novel.

Editorial Reviews

"Demon Gate is a well-written adventure that creates the very unusual world in which Ehrich finds himself as he searches for his brother. The characters of the alien Dimensionals are fleshed out as are their motivations. There are good and bad on both sides.
"If readers enjoys fast-moving action, and the occasional hiss-worthy villain, with an attractive, but perhaps not quite human, girl from another dimension thrown in, they should relish Demon Gate, a tale of daring-do."
Highly Recommended.
— CM Magazine

"This is the perfect opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a brilliant teen adventure series. It is something people will be talking about for years to come."
— Shelf Life

From the Publisher

03/01/2014
Gr 5–8—Ehrich Weisz's younger brother, Dash, disappears through a strange portal after a prank goes awry. Following him, Ehrich (who, in an alternate universe, grows up to be Harry Houdini) finds himself in a New York where the immigrants aren't from different lands, but from different dimensions. Two years later, he's become a Demon Watch Hunter, tasked with finding illegal "Dimensionals" (and hiding the fact that he is one himself). A demon who steals the eyeballs from living subjects, two mysterious women, a one-legged man still fighting the Civil War, and Nikola Tesla all play a role as Ehrich uses his knowledge of magic and his growing understanding of this steam-driven version of New York to find his brother and stop an evil warlord from destroying this dimension with giant robots. All the steampunk tropes are present and accounted for. While this is not the most original fantasy, the combination of folkloric demons and advanced technology, violence, and a teenaged Houdini filled with youthful angst will find an audience. Buy where alternate universes and clockwork automatons are popular.—Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library

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