Nightmares in Paradise, Aden Polydoros
Nightmares in Paradise, Aden Polydoros
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Nightmares in Paradise

Author: Aden Polydoros

Narrator: Mark Sanderlin

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2024


Synopsis

Zach Darlington saved the world and hardly anyone knows about it.

Aside from his best friend, Sandra; his annoying little sister, Naomi; and his friend Ash (who, by the way, is the King of Demons). Somehow, they’ve all managed to keep last summer’s fights against the Behemoth, the Leviathan, and the evil Knights of Apocalypse cult a secret for almost a whole year.

Zach and Sandra have their hands full practicing with the archangel Uriel’s flaming sword (in case they ever need to fight monsters again), dodging bully Jeffrey and his sidekicks at school, and doing typical seventh-grade things like homework and watching their favorite horror movies. But when Naomi starts blabbing their secrets—and then disappears during their family’s Passover seder—Zach’s parents are worried and mad. At Zach!

Since the sword went missing along with Naomi, Ash is sure that Uriel is to blame. Which means that Zach, Sandra, and Ash are off to Eden—the actual Garden of Eden—to save Naomi and bring her home.

The Garden is no paradise. It’s full of scary angels, monsters, and tricksters ready to lay traps, not to mention the Knights of Apocalypse, who still hold a grudge against Zach for interfering with their apocalypse plans last summer.

Can Zach make it through the overgrown, dangerous Garden to save his sister and bring her home? And will he still be grounded for life if he does?

No one said being a seventh-grade hero was going to be easy.

About Aden Polydoros

Aden Polydoros is an award-winning author who transitioned from female-to-male when he was 14. After going ‘stealth’ for over 10 years, he came out as transgender in order to support trans youth and vocalize how transitioning saved his life. His YA gothic fantasy novel, The City Beautiful, won the Sydney Taylor Book Award and was a finalist for the Lambda Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the Cybils Award, the South Carolina Book Award, and the 2022 World Fantasy Award.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark

What worked: The book presents a familiar, middle-grade format as Zach must battle huge malevolent monsters to rescue his sister and save the world. He travels through the original Garden of Eden which has gone downhill through centuries of change. Dangers lurk around every turn and it seems that eve......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Zach is a thirteen-year-old gay horror nerd, which gets him just as much bullying as you'd expect. Disappointingly, having a flaming sword, the ability to talk to animals, and Ashmedai the King of Demons on speed dial doesn't help. All of that falls to the wayside when Zach's little sister Naomi is......more

Goodreads review by Emma

Nightmares in Paradise is the sequel to Ring of Solomon. I enjoyed it just as much as its' predecessor. And now I look forward to reading the 3rd and final book in this trilogy.......more