Adventure

Some scary things are happening on Second Earth while Pendragon is trying to save Zadaa with Loor, her acolyte, and Adler. Pendragon goes through a major character change as he realizes that to truly survive, he will sometimes only have himself to depend on. He calls on Loor and Adler to help him.



Part of his trials and tribulations on Zadaa also mature him in a different way as he finally confronts his feelings for his fellow travelers and their mission together. Again, just when you think it's all safe... wickedness ensues that brings forth many more questions!



The wild ride continues for the battle of Halla and the discovery of what (or who) this battle is all about! ( )

This series is getting deeper and darker all the time, but it still has my full attention. Still incredibly awesome.

Bobby finally gets to flume to Zadaa, the much-talked-about home territory of Loor, whose been through quite a lot with Bobby. Once again, two tribes are pitted against one another amidst the backdrop of a paralyzing drought.

Twists and turns involving returning Travelers, brand new technology and concepts, Bobby's emerging feelings for Loor, and Saint Dane's evil and multilayered plans kept me guessing the whole way through. And now it appears he's fighting a two-front war; Courtney, who seperated herself from Mark in order to get her head together, is plagued by strange occurances at summer school, and Mark is forced to seek help from an enemy.

And of course, the book ends with multiple stunning twists and cliffhangers, leaving you furious that the next book is not sitting right there beside you. ( )

Probably the best in the series so far. Just enough surprising twists to make this book great! ( )

This installment of the Pendragon series was somewhat slow and sloppy. I fear that because MacHale's writing improved, he is now being cut more slack by his editor. This volume was too long for the story being told, included more dubious science than has been the case in recent volumes, and suffered from the clunkier writing that characterized MacHale's earlier work. The plot works all right as long as the reader doesn't step back to ask questions or examine it from a different angle. If you're in mid-series, you'll probably like this well enough and will focus on the characters' growing self-awareness and identity concerns. These are the best aspects of the book, and bring some welcome character focus to the series. However, I doubt that picking up this book without having read the first five would inspire a reader want to start at the beginning, as it is not sufficiently compelling in either its craft or its story. ( )