Shane Hegarty writes funny, fast-moving children’s fantasy and adventure. His Darkmouth series follows Finn, a boy expected to become a monster hunter in a town repeatedly attacked by Legends, even though he would rather avoid the family business. The books mix battles with creatures and portals with jokes about training, parents and being bad at the role everyone has chosen for you. Boot shifts into science-fiction adventure with a small robot who wakes in a scrapyard with only fragments of memory and sets out to discover where he belongs. Hegarty’s stories are plot-led, accessible and aimed mainly at middle-grade readers, with reluctant heroes, comic danger and friendships carrying the action. Darkmouth suits readers looking for monsters and fantasy quests, while Boot is a useful route into robot stories and humorous children’s science fiction. Read more Less
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