Download a free PDF of The Pendragon (The Merchant of Death, Book 1) ($7.99 Kindle) by D.J. MacHale for free, compliments of Barnes and Noble. In the Synopsis section of the page, there is a link for the PDF download. While you are there, be sure to pick up one (or more) of the free short-story audiobooks that B&N has until May 16.
Pendragon is a Young Adult title, with an audience target of 12-15 year olds. However, if you enjoyed the current Amazon freebie The Alchemyst, you should enjoy this one, as well.
Book Description
Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby. He is going to save the world. And not just Earth as we know it. Bobby is slowly starting to realize that life in the cosmos isn't quite what he thought it was. And before he can object, he is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron, a territory inhabited by strange beings, ruled by a magical tyrant, and plagued by dangerous revolution. If Bobby wants to see his family again, he's going to have to accept his role as savior, and accept it wholeheartedly. Because, as he is about to discover, Denduron is only the beginning....