Justin hasn't ever really believed in the occult, even though his Grandpa Blake is an expert in it and has a house full of curious objects and old tattered books on magic. But when Daniel Eilersen, the class know-it-all, doesn’t believe what he has to say, Justin thinks he can scare him by performing a magic ritual from the ancient book he's stolen from his grandpa's study.
His friend Trevor, who always goes along with what Justin says and his little sister, Joy, go along with the plan and Justin intends to give Eilersen a proper scare, but nothing will actually happen, at least that’s what they think.
On the old tennis court in the park, late one night, Justin and three friends break the magic circle he has copied on to the ground, unaware of the consequences of their actions.
The breaking summons Dracherion, a malicious and dangerous spirit bent on revenge for being imprisoned in the ancient book by Grandpa Blake. The ritual has bound them to Dracherion and Justin, Joy, Trevor and Daniel know that the spirit will try and possess one of them so it can grow in strength and wreak its vengeance.
A terrifying struggle follows as Dracherion grows stronger and stronger. It's a race against time to try and find a way of banishing the spirit from this world. But how do they do that when one of them can't be trusted?
I’d recommend The Summoning to boys and girls between the ages of nine and 14 who like stories about monsters and the occult.
I would give The Summoning seven out of ten for plot, six for page-turning qualities and six for writing.
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