Bran Hambric - The Farfield Curse

Bran Hambric - The Farfield Curse
Kaleb Nation
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2009
Pages: 430
Reading Level: 9-12
Genre: Fantasy

Bran Hambric woke up one day when he was six years old inside a bank vault with no memory of how he got there. He is adopted by a somewhat foul man named Sewey, and is taken to live with Sewey and his family. When bran gets older, around 13, he discovers his magic when it comes to his aid when he is trying to save a friends life. Bran soon discovers that he is the only child of a magic criminal. His mother was involved in creating, but not finishing, the Farfield curse, which killed many people. She was a VERY powerful mage, but could only perform dark magic. Bran got his mother's power, but was not restrained to dark magic. Bran is the most powerful mage ever known. Because of his power, the people who were with his mother when the curse was created want him to help them finish the curse. They eventually, after much difficulty, capture him and force him to bring back to life the leader of their cause, Baslyn. When Baslyn realizes that he cannot convince Bran to help them, he tries to kill him and his friend. After a difficult battle, Bran wins and Baslyn dies for good, and the Farfield curse is not brought to completion.

I believe that most boys and girls would benefit from this book. I would recommend it especially to orphans, because it can help them to feel that they are also special, like Bran Hambric.

This book makes magic seem very real, since it comes along with modern things, like cell phones. It could cause some children to have a hard time differentiating between real and fantasy.

I absolutly loved this book. It is creative and well-written

My Rating: *****