Thursday, July 17, 2014

Good vs. Evil -- Which Side Are You On?

Books often include plots of evil versus good.  Sometimes we root for the heroes.  Sometimes we root for the villains.  Which side do you root for in the following books . . .

The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
The servant girl Aeriel must choose between destroying her vampire master for his evil deeds or saving him for the sake of his beauty and the spark of goodness she has seen in him.

The Cup of the World by John Dickinson
When Phaedra, a willful daughter of a baron, decides to marry for love, she sets off an unforseeable chain of events and a battle between good and evil.

The Wish List by Eion Colfer
Orphan Meg Finn's soul becomes the object of a battle between the demonic and the divine after she is killed in an accidental explosion while attempting to rob an elderly man and arrives in the afterlife to find the tally on her good and evil deeds is dead even.

Eragon by Christopher Paolini
In Alagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Gone by Michael Grant
In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.

More Books Featuring the Ultimate Battles --
Abarat by Clive Barker
The Alchemist's Cat by Robin Jarvis
Flame by Hilari Bell
The Haunting of Alazabel Cray by Chris Wooding
The Singer of All Songs by Kate Constable

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