Daemon Parallel

Reviews / Votes

'A brilliant book from start to finish with intriguing characters, an earth shattering plot, not to mention all the emotion weaved in throughout... A big thumbs up 10/10'
-- Amy Smith, age 12, Daily Record Book Club reviewer
'Edinburgh is conjured brilliantly and beautifully here, and we can really believe in it as a place suffused by magic... I adored this novel. I really, really want it to be the first in a sequence. I want it to be a boxed set of novels that are just about falling apart with repeated rereadings. That's how much I enjoyed this first one.'
-- Paul Magrs, Dr Who writer
'This book is absolutely brilliant ... It's like watching the adventure first hand, as if you were a fly on the wall... This is a great debut book and one that will fly high into my top five reads of this year.'
-- Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books
'It is full of adventure, action, and mystery. This book definitely deserves to be read, even if it's one in the morning like it was for me.'
-- Bookxrock Blog
'Intriguing, interesting, and weaves a wonderful tale of fantasy and adventure ... I can't wait for a sequel!'
-- Libguides.Colonial blog
'A fast-paced and exciting read...With plenty of action and a healthy dose of humour...We would heartily recommend Daemon Parallel to anyone who enjoys a light-hearted and exciting adventure story with magical elements: with its clever plot, realistic characters and unique setting, it is one of those "just one more chapter" titles which will keep readers gripped to its action-packed climax.'
--Edinburgh Spotlight
'Great writing in this gutsy fantasy thriller set in Edinburgh -- a city with two sides to it.'
-- Mumsnet
'Loved the book. It was fun and exciting, definitely something younger readers would be able to see themselves in ... this is a good start to what looks to be a promising series (I hope!)'
-- L. Spiel, NetGalley
'It's a great book and it was good that it was set in Edinburgh ... Some of the great things in the book were that there was a different universe and all the characters had good personalities.'
-- Firrhill High pupil, Teen Titles
'This book is well written, descriptive, humourous, unusual, and mysterious. It pulls you in from the very first page. It has a fantastic ending with a nail biting cliff-hanger.'
-- Firrhill High pupil, Teen Titles
'If you like urban fantasy stories that don't take themselves too seriously, that have you giggling almost at every chapter, that have interesting characters, a plot that doesn't revolve around saving the world, and all of this set in the capital of Scotland, then I recommend this book hands down, and I would support the author in any way possible for a sequel. So what are you waiting for? Go out and get it!'
-- Deviantart blog
'This impressive debut novel has just the right blend of action, mystery, adventure, magic, supernatural, humour and character development...And what a gutsy ending!'
-- Boys Do Read blog
'It is probably the best written book by a new author that I've read in a while ... Roy Gill has teenage banter to a T (or is that a B?) and the book is a highly entertaining read. Please let there be more from Roy Gill, whether underground, overground or parallel.'
-- Lothian Life
'With more twists and turns than a basilisk, and a truly exciting ending that kept me on the edge of my seat, Daemon Parallel gripped me throughout and made me long for a sequel.'
-- kidsreadbooks
'Roy Gill's first novel reminds me of the work of the great Diana Wynne-Jones ... It's not a straightforward thing to put grief at a heart of a children's novel, particularly one full of werewolves and a giant spider made of curtain material, but Gill's success with it is rewarding: you believe in Cameron and his dilemma throughout, and that's key ... there is a wonderful, intriguing world to be explored here.'
-- A pile of leaves blog
'The writing was beautiful, and the story as promising and yummy as a piece of cake you're about to sink your spoon into!... I never put ratings to my books before, but I'm going to put a rating on this one: a milky way of stars for Daemon Parallel, and one of the best books I've read in a long time.'
-- Daniela Sacerdoti
'For a werewolf/daemon fantasy with a difference, set in Edinburgh, you can't do better.'
-- The Bookwitch
'Dry humour and some understanding of teenage angst.'
-- School Librarian Journal