The guards that were assigned to watch over him were killed including Leon Redbeard's father. The young elf eventually transformed into the Elf King, the evil beloved ruler/lord of Gulfen. One night, the stone returned to help the boy escape and he used his mystic stone powers to destroy the cell. However, the boy told them that they should have rather killed him and that they would regret their decision. One stonekeeper- a mild and quiet young male elf from a small village- was kept in detainment in hopes of him returning to normal. In one particular incident, several Stonekeepers were possessed by their stones and transformed into colossal beasts, which subsequently wreaked havoc on Alledia.īesides, 30 years earlier before the series, other stonekeepers fought to keep them at bay and were eventually able to successfully defeat them. While the Stonekeepers mostly benefit from keeping one, it isn't rare that they may lose control and ultimately become unbalanced. Silas Charnon was known to have been involved in their distribution, training young individuals in stonekeeping.

The first settlers of Alledia that discovered the Mother Stone used pieces of the stone to create the amulets, and stonekeepers used these amulets for the benefit and protection of Alledia. There are some 'mature' themes throughout such as the dad dying at the beginning and the great grandfather dying but at 8 years old most kids can handle that especially understanding that it is fiction but they can empathize with the characters' losses which is what a good book does! The characters are relatable for my son, and he loves all their various quirks.Little is known of the very first stonekeepers, other than some members of the Guardian Council were elves and humans, but it's known that fragments of the Mother Stone were used to create the smaller stones that present stonekeepers utilize. No more violent than old school batman and robin or spiderman cartoon, and its in defense of others or to protect others except when its perpetrated by the evil Elves. He has books 1-3 and has read and re-read them each at least 3 times! The illustrations are phenomenal, the storyline is interesting and creative, suspenseful, and has just enough 'violence' to captivate and facinate my kid without being inappropriate or overly graphic. It is accessible to most kids that read at minimum a grade 2/3 level. My 8 year old son absolutely loves these books.

Amulet book 1 the stonekeeper