⭐I love Percy Jackson, but I think I like William Wilde more.⭐ Reading group in an Indiana Middle School William Wilde is a seventeen-year-old orphan. All he wants is to finish high school, survive the terrible cafeteria food, and overcome the bullies. Then into his life comes Serena Paradiso. Captivating and confident, she holds secrets about William's heritage. His friends know them, too. So does Kohl Obsidian. He murdered William's family and intends on doing the same to William. All of them watch William, study him, wondering if he is the one for whom they've been searching. William never wanted to be a football star. He never wanted to fear for his life. And he never wanted to be a hero. But those are the prices to pay for someone destined to master the magic in his veins. The life of an 80s teenager has never been so deadly.

The riveting tale begun in William Wilde and the Necrosed continues as William finds himself beset on all sides by cruel foes and even crueler friends. Having survived the monster, Kohl Obsidian, Wiliam Wilde had hoped his life would settle down; that he’d finish his senior year of high school with no further adventures. But life isn’t so simple for a potential magus, especially one who’s overcome as deadly an enemy as Kohl. Instead, William has unwittingly earned the raptor gaze of even greater foes. One is someone he thought he could implicitly trust while others are even more dangerous. And all are from the island of Sinskrill. They are mahavans, powerful magic-users bent on humanity’s enslavement. They seek to capture William and chain him to their needs, to bind him in perpetual servitude upon Sinskrill. William finds himself caught amongst people for whom deceit and pain are simple coins to be traded, and his best hope to survive these new challenges might lie with someone he'd always thought to be his mortal enemy.

William survived Sinskrill, but he can't forget what he suffered there. Some hardships endure, and despite his wonderful, new life on the lush, paradise of Arylyn, nightmares continue to haunt him. He won't ignore what was done to him or Jake or those who remain on that cursed island. But closure will only come if he finds a means to reconcile himself to that terrible chapter of his life. Without it, he can't save the loved ones who remain on Sinskrill: the wise troll, Travail, and William's teacher and one-time tormenter, Fiona. Both remain trapped under the boot-heel of the Servitor, Sinskrill's terrifying ruler. William has promised to return and free them, and while he's gained powerful allies to aid in his quest, such as Rukh and Jessira, he must master his own magic and summon his own courage. But will courage alone be enough against the Servitor's terrible power? And waiting in the wings is an even greater foe: the fallen god Shet.

⭐I love Percy Jackson, but I think I like William Wilde more.⭐ Reading group in an Indiana Middle School The raid on Sinskrill was a success, but the battle is only just beginning. William realizes the stakes at hand. He still has to find a way to prevent Lord Shet, the god of the mahavans, from returning to Earth from the faraway world of Seminal. If he doesn’t, Arylyn will be destroyed. But strange visions plague his an albino monster who infects William with anger. It is Sapient Dormant, the Overward of the necrosed and tasked by Shet to recover a long lost talisman of power. The Servitor of Sinskrill also advances his own plans. He’s learned Arylyn’s location and will do whatever he can to bring a crippling blow to the magi. Serena struggles with her own path, torn between loyalty and love for William and a desire to see her family safe. Rukh and Jessira seek to provide balance to the magi. Only they have the skill and training to keep Arylyn safe, but their memories of their shared past life on Arisa remain fragmented, and their greatest allies, their Kesarins—Aia and Shon—are nowhere to be found. Forged from the unlikeliest of metals, a hero summons the depths of his courage.

⭐I love Percy Jackson, but I think I like William Wilde more.⭐ Reading group in an Indiana Middle School William and Serena struggle to recover from the devastation wrought upon their home by the forces of Sinskrill. They want nothing more than peace, but they have to fight on. They know that the war between the two islands, one spanning millennia, is reaching its denouement. Both Arylyn and Sinskrill—magi and mahavans—prepare for the final battle. Warriors are trained, readied for the battle neither side truly wants. Indeed, peace might be a possibility, but not so long as the Servitor, Serena’s father, rules Sinskrill. He brings Sapient Dormant, the dread Overward to the mahavan home island to serve at his side. Worse, he rouses Salachar Rakshasa, an ancient demon who no one can truly control. Every man, woman, and child of both Arylyn and Sinskrill might pay the price for the Servitor’s zeal to survive. Rukh and Jessira have their own troubles. Some of the magi no longer trust their leadership, but their wisdom and guidance is needed now more than ever, for on the far-off world of Seminal, Shet is awake and readying his armies. And he has his own vengeance in mind. The finale to the Chronicles of William Wilde!

A young man trapped in a mythic realm of magic and war. William Wilde is hunted. Dead things stalk him, and he has no idea why. He thought he was simply another high school student, but it turns out he’s much more. And the powers percolating through the world know it. They’ve already killed his family, and if tested, they’ll murder him as well. It’s only the beginning of William’s troubles, especially when he’s drafted into a war stretching back thousands of years—one involving monsters, evil gods, and resurrected heroes. His magic might be the key to victory for both sides. William is the most powerful mage born in generations, and while some might aid him, can he trust their motives? There is Serena Paradiso who holds secrets about his heritage. And the warriors, Rukh and Jessira Shektan, whose faces shine with ancient knowledge. Who are they really? William doesn’t know. His only certainty is that if he doesn’t master his powers, he’ll only live long enough to see his world enslaved. This is the complete five-volume omnibus of The Chronicles of William Wilde, a series full of epic adventure and pulse-pounding excitement mixed with a dash of romance.