Scott Beck doesn’t want to be an Immortal Writer. Not after watching his father, Kent Beck, die defeating his own villains. Yet, there he is. His characters are coming over into the Real World and he needs his protagonists help to defeat the Betans, horrible blood-thirsty aliens, before they destroy earth.
Immortal Creators is an absolutely fun read. I liked it much better than the first one, Immortal Writers, even though I’m mostly a fantasy fan and this book camped out in the SciFi wing of the Castle. Well, fun that is, until you hit the ending and go, “What? But I don’t understand…” See, cos Scott has this Writing Fever and a weird connection to the Imagination Field that no one can explain. Bowers drops hints here and there, and something happens at the end which makes Scott go OH NOW I KNOW WHY. But that eureka moment is never explained to the readers. At all. I thought I might have missed it, but I went back and read through the last few chapters to try to figure it out, but I still don’t get it. All I can tell is that it’s something to do with him being different and something his father did. But what?! (I doubt that’s a spoiler because it’s so vague, ha)
One thing I loved about Immortal Creators is how self-aware it is as a novel about writers. Bowers pokes fun at writers who have fuzzy ideas of some parts of their creation—but it works in the book because the details weren’t necessary. One of the problems they faced is the fact that Scott may have dreamt up their alien spaceship, but he doesn’t know the details of the second floor because he never had to use it! (And of course, the Reality Field fit in whatever it thought best when the fictional characters crossed over.) They faced a similar problem with the Betan language, but Tolkien was there to help.
Also had a little squee moment when CS Lewis showed up.
Immortal Creators is really a writer’s fan book, disguised as a novel. You’ll love it if you love everything to do with writing and reading. And long-dead writers.

I was invited to read and review this book by the publisher Blue Moon Voices and NetGalley. While I did enjoy the first book, I found this one a little harder to get into. It's a fantasy type book, which isn't my usual type so that could be my issue. It has such a great storyline though. The thought of what you write in a book coming to life is an awesome plot. The ending seems to set up for another in the series so I am interested to see where it goes next.

I was really looking forward to this book, as I had loved “Immortal Writers”. The concept of brilliant writers – and their key creations – becoming immortal, is just so wonderful. How often do you read a book and really, really want the hero to be real (Aragorn, Arithon s’Ffalenn, Nevyn, Rand al’Thor ….)? In the “Immortal Writers” series, they can be, as they cross from the ‘Imagination Field’ into the ‘Reality Field’, when their writer becomes an Immortal. Tolkien is, of course, one of the Immortals, so I am guessing that Aragorn made it. Unfortunately, the villains often cross over too, and it is up to the Writer to make the world safe from their own creations – either by destroying (killing) them, or by safely containing them within the Hilbert’s-Hotel-like Writer’s Castle.
The newest member of the Immortal Writers is sixteen-year old Scott Beck, son of another Immortal (who died!), and writer of a Sci-Fi adventure. Scott does not want to be part of the Immortal Writers, as he blames them (especially Shakespeare) for the death of his father. Unfortunately, he has no choice, as only he can stop the alien Betan horde from invading Earth. With his (mortal) brother Dylan, his heroes (Paul, the twins Yin and Yang and Colonel Caspiz) and the combined might of the Immortal Writers, it is up to Scott to save the world.
Scott is not just a reluctant Immortal Writer, he is also a reluctant Writer. He frequently suffers from severe bouts of ‘fever’, where (often violent) visions overwhelm him, and he can only keep hold of his health and sanity by writing, however much he hates doing it.
Not everyone is convinced that Scott belongs in the Immortal Writers. HG Wells eyes “projected nothing aside from disapproval and scepticism. ‘This lad can’t even write stories that make logical sense’”. Luckily, Philip K Dick and Shakespeare are on his side. While the last book concentrated on fantasy writers, here it is the Sci-Fi writers that take centre stage. Their unique ability to speedily create anything Sci-Fi-related (such as teleporters, weapons, spaceships, drones, …) to help fight the Betans really comes in handy. However, Liz (heroine of previous book) and her Healer creation, Curtis, have their parts to play, as does Tolkien with his linguistic expertise.
I could not warm to Scott and his creations, and tended to agree with HG Wells. Because of that, I did not enjoy this book as much as the previous (excellent) story. I felt the ending did not sit well with the rest of the book. However, it does set us up perfectly for the next book in the series (Please, say there will be one!)
“Immortal Creators” does have so much to recommend it to anyone who loves books, and wants to see their favourite authors (Jane Austen, Madeleine L’Engle, LM Montgomery, Tolkien, CS Lewis, Grimm brothers, …) as characters in another novel, and I will definitely be reading any more books in this series.

Immortal Creators (Paperback)
by Jill Bowers

The second book in a thrilling new Young adult series. Immortal creators is a twist on the original. The premise of Immortal writers is that threw their ability to write worlds and stories that are so astonishing and life like these writers gain immortality. Not only in their writing but in actuality. Scott has lost his father who was an immortal writer because despite being immortal they can be killed. This has traumatized him greatly. He did not want to become an immortal writer himself, but was overcome by the Fever of writing only writing for his own sanity. When his brother published his story it gained a life of its own. Scott has to struggle to connect to his characters, has to battle against his enemy protagonist form his own story. With a slight twist at the end that will make the fans long for the next book. Great job Jill Bowers, i need to get two more books into the school libraries now..

This story was well written and entertaining. I would and have recommended this to friends.

(Warning: this review may contain spoiler-y content for the first book in this series.)

Sequels should be about coming home, and this book really hits the mark. While readers get to enjoy a fresh new author protagonist and wonderful supporting characters, they are also treated with a glimpse into everything that made the first book so wonderful: the Writer's Castle and its colourful quirks, a few memorable appearances by Liz and Curtis, and, of course, Shakespeare and other well-known authors. Bowers writes so well that readers will end up with a series containing entertaining books that are both familiar and fresh – I already can't wait to read the third one.

Back to the book itself: this time around, we are dealing with a science fiction book and not a fantasy one, so instead of dragons, we get aliens as antagonists. I actually thought it was pretty cool, and I look forward to seeing what other genres will be explored in the next book, as the author really seems to be nailing each one so far.

I suppose that if I had to choose something to complain about, it would be the lack of chemistry between the author (the in-book author, Scott, and not Jill Bowers - she has excellent chemistry with her characters!) and his characters. I suppose that this might have been intended, since Scott is a lot more reluctant to follow the Immortal Writer lifestyle than Liz was in the first book; however, I wish there would have been more delving into the characters' lives and personalities. It didn't stop me from enjoying the book, however, so it was more of a disappointment than a deal breaker… I guess it’s not a flaw when your only complaint is “I wish I knew more about the characters”!

Still, I really loved Scott. I was disappointed at first that Liz wasn't the protagonist, but Scott was such a well-rounded character that I quickly got over it. He feels so real. He is an angry teenage boy who gets embarrassed when he's not as mighty as the others, who eats strange food combinations and who bickers with his brother. Also, he transforms throughout the book, and last-chapter Scott is so different than first-chapter Scott. You'll love it, trust me.

And the ending... don't get me started on that cliff-hanger. I can't believe this book is only going to be published in 2018, which means I'll have to wait for a long time before the third book.

I'd like to thank Blue Moon Publishers for the free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I would recommend this book, and I really look forward to reading what else Jill Bowers comes up with!

I loved the first book in the series, Immortal Writers so I was looking forward to reading this.

Immortal Creators is a cracking read, even more enjoyable than the first book. This book develops the characters and world created in the first book with a brand-new story.

I love the idea behind the books. Image is the works of the greatest writers in the world could come to life? How could would that be? I’d board the Hogwart’s Express any day. Or take a tour of Westeros. The possibilities for the series are endless.

Immortal Creators is so inventive it was a pleasure to read. The book ends on a rather shocking cliff-hanger I didn’t see coming, leaving the way for the third book, Immortal Suspects which I look forward to reading.

I enjoyed the first book in this series, but this one was even better. The idea of great fiction becoming reality is such a creative and fun idea, that I was hooked on this series from the beginning. The plot was compelling, the characters relatable, and the tension high.

I love how all of the conflicts were interwoven into a complex story complete with aliens, immortal writers, and the writing fever. Scott Beck is a flawed yet likable character with many torments. The end of this book surprised me and set the series up nicely for another book which I can't wait to read.

*thank you to Netgalley and Blue Moon Publishers for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

2.5 stars.
I feel so bad giving this such a low rating but it just didnt work so well with me which is surprising because I really enjoyed the first book. This one just felt too repetitive and a bit too slow. I liked the two brothers at the beginning but at about 30% my interest faded. I liked having Liz back in this story, that was a nice touch. Plus ALIENS! Definitely a topic I usually enjoy. I want to give this another try some day though because I feel like its more me than the book as others have given it such high ratings. Hopefully others will enjoy it more than I did.

Immortal Creators
Jill Bowers

Book 2 in the Immortal Writers series. This installment involved to brothers the younger,Scott,is the writer. Older brother Dylan is over-protective and leary of the Writers and Shakespear.
Scott has a lot of problems and it comes out in his actions and speech. Much like some teens today. That is why I didn't like him from the start. Dylan tries to smooth the situation but he doesn't understand the threat.
This book is quite different from the first one. The characters that Scott has made are aliens. Out for conquest and blood. He does not want to fight them. But he is the only one who can stop them.
There is a twist at the end of the book that I didn't see coming and you won't either, but should have.


I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I have to say i did not enjoy this as much as the 1st one. Immortal writers felt much more like an adult book, but this is very much a childrens book.

Scott is 16 years old, he wrote a book about an alien invasion by a race of aliens called the Betans. Scott is taken to the castle by Shakespeare because his characters are coming through the imagination field into the reality field and scott has got to try and stop them before they destroy the earth.

I did not like Scott as a character, he was irritating, and i found his brother Dylan much more interesting. Jane is a character from his books that comes through who is pretty decent. She is strong and assured and tough as nails. Paul is another character who is the hero in Scotts books, but doesnt play much of a role in reality. We get introduced to a whole bunch of new authors in this book, plus Liz and Curtis from the previous book come back into it.

It was well written, full of action and adventure, we get to see science fiction themes, and cool toys and inventions. Kids will like it im sure, but i just didnt.