Grey Griffins

Not to be confused with Grey Griffin, an alternate name of voice actress Grey DeLisle.

Grey Griffins

The logo of the Grey Griffins book series.
The Revenge of the Shadow King The Rise of the Black Wolf The Fall of the Templar The Brimstone Key The Relic Hunters The Paragon Prison
Author	Derek Benz and J. S. Lewis
Illustrator	August Hall
Cover artist	Richard Amari
Country	United States and Canada
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature, science fiction, fantasy
Publisher	Orchard Books (an imprint of Scholastic Inc); Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published	March 2006 – present

Grey Griffins is a children's novel series written by the American authors Derek Benz and J. S. Lewis in collaboration.

The first trilogy in the series was published by Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. The authors signed with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for the second trilogy.

Plot

The Grey Griffins series follows the story of four close friends (Max, Ernie, Natalia and Harley) who find the small town they have lived in all their lives is ground zero for an invasion of the darkest and most dangerous sort of magic.

In The Revenge of the Shadow King, the story focuses on the friendship between the four 'Griffins', as they stumble upon one dark secret after another. Death and treachery lurk in every shadow. With the help of the Knights Templar (a shadowy organization that secretly protects humanity), the Griffins must defeat the monstrous agents of the Shadow King.

In The Rise of the Black Wolf Max and his friends set off on a round-the-world journey to locate the Spear of Ragnarok before their enemies use it to enslave the world.

In The Fall of the Templar, the Black Wolf Army has launched their attack on the Templar forces while the Griffins navigate the horrors of the Underworld in search of the one secret that will stop their enemies once and for all.

List of novels

Main Trilogy

• The Revenge of the Shadow King
  • Grey Griffins Book One
  • Release date: March 2006
• The Rise of the Black Wolf
  • Grey Griffins Book Two
  • Release date: January 2007
• The Fall of the Templar
  • Grey Griffins Book Three
  • Release date: January 2008

Clockwork Chronicles

• The Brimstone Key
  • Grey Griffins: Clockwork Chronicles Book One
  • Release date: June 7, 2010

• The Relic Hunters
  • Grey Griffins: Clockwork Chronicles Book Two
  • Release date: May 10, 2011
• The Paragon Prison
  • Grey Griffins: Clockwork Chronicles Book Three
  • Release date: May 8, 2012

List of major characters

• Grayson Maximillian Sumner III / Max Sumner: Leader of the Secret Order of the Grey Griffins.
• Ernie Tweeny: Youngest of the Grey Griffins; AKA: Agent Thunderbolt.
• Natalia Romanov: Detective of the Grey Griffins.
• Harley Davidson Eisenstein: Engineer and tough guy of the Grey Griffins.

Reception and criticism

The Children's Literature Review states that The Revenge of the Shadow King is "imaginative" and that "the story's fast-paced, adventure plot is compelling" but that it "lacks depth, as it fails to connect with the larger question asked by great fantasy literature". The review concludes, "Overall the book is a good read, even if it is not great literature."

External links

• Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
• Jon S Lewis interview at BookReviewsAndMore.ca