The Builders
Readers rate it 3.8 (55 on Hardcover)
148 pages · Released Nov 3, 2015 · Macmillan + ORM
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The Builders is a dark fantasy adventure featuring animal characters in a heist/revenge plot with significant violence comparable to a spaghetti western. While the animal cast and adventure framing may appeal to middle-grade readers, the grimness, casualties, and mature tone align better with older teens. The book rewards loyalty and courage but features morally compromised characters and consequences that aren't sanitized.
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From the publisher
The Magnificent Seven meets The Wind in the Willows in this action-packed fantasy adventure from Daniel Polansky, The Builders. A missing eye. A broken wing. A stolen country. The last job didn't end well. Years go by, and scars fade, but memories only fester. For the animals of the Captain's company, survival has mean... The Magnificent Seven meets The Wind in the Willows in this action-packed fantasy adventure from Daniel Polansky, The Builders. A missing eye. A broken wing. A stolen country. The last job didn't end well. Years go by, and scars fade, but memories only fester. For the animals of the Captain's company, survival has meant keeping a low profile, building a new life, and trying to forget the war they lost. But now the Captain's whiskers are twitching at the idea of evening the score. PRAISE FOR THE BUILDERS "A living, breathing world of vivid, winsome characters hellbent on their blaze of glory and as unforgiving as a runaway train carrying all your friends over a cliff. I haven't cared about animals this much since Watership Down." — Delilah S. Dawson, author of Hit and Wicked as They Come "Nobody does dark like Polansky. The Builders is Redwall meets Unforgiven, combining the endearing wit of Disney's Robin Hood with all the grit and violence of a spaghetti western." — Myke Cole, author of the Shadow Ops series At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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- Fiction
- Diverse Characters
- Strong Character Development
- Unloveable Characters
- Plot driven
- Character driven
- A mix driven
- Weak Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- dark
- Adventurous
- tense
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ISBN 9780765384003 · Macmillan + ORM