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Anthony Horowitz | 368 pages | 04 Jul 2013 | Walker Books Ltd | 9781406338867 | English | , United Kingdom Evil Star (Power of Five, #2) by

He refuses. Meanwhile, Gwenda Davis , his aunt, has fallen under the influence of dark forces. She kills her spouse Brian, steals a petrol tanker, and drives it into Matt's new school in a desperate attempt to kill him. Fortunately, he uses his clairvoyance powers and manages to evacuate the whole school before it happens. Matt realizes that he must stop the gate from being opened and agrees to meet the bookseller, Morton, at St Meredithe's Church after a meeting with the Nexus. Morton affirms him to be one of the Five, but he is killed in the process and the diary is stolen by Diego Salamanda , another bidder who wants to use the diary to open the second gate. The Nexus persuade Matt and his carer, Richard Cole, to fly to Peru, find the second gate, and stay at a house belonging to Fabian. However, on their way to the planned rendezvous, the Hotel Europa, the car is ambushed and Richard is kidnapped but Matt manages to escape. With the help of a local Peruvian, Pedro, Matt manages to get to the meeting place but is captured by the Peruvian police at the hotel, led by the sadistic Captain Rodriguez, and brutally beaten. Pedro saves him. Then, they escape to the Poison Town, where Pedro lives. Strangely while all the town is affected by diseases, the street in where Pedro lives in seems unaffected. Here, they meet the man Sebastian who can speak English, unlike Pedro , who agrees to help Matt. As night passes, Matt meets Pedro in a dream, revealing that he is one of the Five. Matt finds the markings of his previous beatings have all gone. Thinking Salamanda had Richard kidnapped, Matt and Pedro travel to his hacienda in Inca , but they are discovered. Salamanda reveals that he does not have Richard. An Inca , Micos, one of Richard's kidnappers, helps them escape, and he is killed in the process. He tells them to travel to Cuzco before he dies, and there, Matt manages to contact Fabian and the Nexus on their whereabouts. However, Rodriguez and the police arrive but Matt and Pedro escape with the help of several Incas, led by Atoc, Micos' brother. They are then taken to the Mountain of the Sleeping God Mandingo. From there, they descend into the town of the last Incas, Vilcabamba, where Richard, having been staying there after being separated, is waiting for them. There, Richard reveals that the kidnapping was conducted to prevent Matt from reaching the Hotel Europa. Based on the Salamanda's knowledge of their movements, Matt and Richard deduce that there is a traitor in the Nexus tipping him off. At the village, it is learned that the gate is located somewhere in the Nazca Desert. They travel to the Nazca Desert with Professor Chambers, an expert on everything Peruvian, and Matt realizes that the Nazca lines are the second gate. Sarah J. Crooked Kingdom Six of Crows Book 2. Leigh Bardugo. The Infernal Devices 1: Clockwork Angel. Cassandra Clare. Shadow and Bone. Summoner: The Novice. Taran Matharu. Six of Crows. The Assassin's Blade. The Mortal Instruments 1: City of Bones. Alexandra Bracken. Holly Black. Stephenie Meyer. Marissa Meyer. Lyra's Oxford. Ransom Riggs. Christopher Paolini. Paperback edition. Comment 0. Your review has been submitted successfully. Not registered? Remember me? Forgotten password Please enter your email address below and we'll send you a link to reset your password. Not you? Reset password. Download Now Dismiss. Simply reserve online and pay at the counter when you collect. Available in shop from just two hours, subject to availability. Your order is now being processed and we have sent a confirmation email to you at. This item can be requested from the shops shown below. If this item isn't available to be reserved nearby, add the item to your basket instead and select 'Deliver to my local shop' at the checkout, to be able to collect it from there at a later date. Evil Star - Anthony Horowitz | Author | | | James Bond

As night passes, Matt meets Pedro in a dream, revealing that he is one of the Five. Matt finds the markings of his previous beatings have all gone. Thinking Salamanda had Richard kidnapped, Matt and Pedro travel to his hacienda in Inca , but they are discovered. Salamanda reveals that he does not have Richard. An Inca , Micos, one of Richard's kidnappers, helps them escape, and he is killed in the process. He tells them to travel to Cuzco before he dies, and there, Matt manages to contact Fabian and the Nexus on their whereabouts. However, Rodriguez and the police arrive but Matt and Pedro escape with the help of several Incas, led by Atoc, Micos' brother. They are then taken to the Mountain of the Sleeping God Mandingo. From there, they descend into the town of the last Incas, Vilcabamba, where Richard, having been staying there after being separated, is waiting for them. There, Richard reveals that the kidnapping was conducted to prevent Matt from reaching the Hotel Europa. Based on the Salamanda's knowledge of their movements, Matt and Richard deduce that there is a traitor in the Nexus tipping him off. At the village, it is learned that the gate is located somewhere in the Nazca Desert. They travel to the Nazca Desert with Professor Chambers, an expert on everything Peruvian, and Matt realizes that the Nazca lines are the second gate. The gate will only open once all the stars align with each of the drawings, however, the gate has been constructed such that the stars will never all align at once, and in this case, the star Cygnus is not in its proper position. However, Salamanda has sent a satellite as a substitute star, an evil star, to open the gate. Matt and Pedro break into Salamanda's headquarters with some help of the Incas in an attempt to stop his plan by destroying the radio mast controlling the satellite. At the control center, it is revealed that Fabian is the traitor in the Nexus, having believed it was pointless to try and stop the opening of the gate. Went to dinner and has just come back to her room. Why on earth would she be all sweaty now? Doesn't make sense to me. Secret keeping is no bueno! Teaching someone to ride without explaining what and how to do it first. No demonstrations, etc. Teaching someone to fall without the same first. Teaching someone to defend themselves without telling them or showing them how first. It is ridiculous to just expect them to try something and it work or be right. And just will result in frustration for everyone. Five paces to go. The horse braces his weight on his hindquarters and leaps into the air. I fly off. The ground races up to meet me. The triumph of impact comes before the shocking echo of it, my shoulder screaming in pain as the world blinks in and out of darkness. I whimper, curling around my left arm, telling myself that I am alive. Partially because I am not a fan of present tense, and partially because I do not understand the shift from third person past in the prologue and male POVs to the first person present in Lera's. It just feels awkward to me. And I do not see a logical reason for it. Jun 04, Jen The Starry-Eyed Revue rated it it was amazing Shelves: adult , fantasy , audiobooks , re-read , , love-triangle-of-doom , faves , faeries-fey , kindle-unlimited , reverse-harem. I'm glad I waited a few days to review this, otherwise I'd probably have said something I'd regret, and you're never supposed to put anything on the internet that you'd be embarrassed for your parents or children to see. And character-driven. It's the first book in a reverse harem series and not a whole lot happens but it was super engaging and steamy AF. It's not all about the sexy times but rather the bond being forged between four fae warriors and the mortal w I'm glad I waited a few days to review this, otherwise I'd probably have said something I'd regret, and you're never supposed to put anything on the internet that you'd be embarrassed for your parents or children to see. It's not all about the sexy times but rather the bond being forged between four fae warriors and the mortal woman that magic has claimed for their quint. And I'm dying for the next book, which luckily comes out on the 29th. Shade is a fae in mourning who refuses to shift back from his wolf form to his original fae form after the death of his twin Kai, their fifth warrior who died a decade ago. They all sound pretty good, right? The fae world the author created was intriguing and the magical aspects seemed very interesting but I wish the author provided more info on them. Overall, this was an Okay-ish read for me but I highly recommend it to all the Reverse Harem fans cause you might enjoy it more than I did. May 06, Dr. Shaz rated it really liked it Shelves: fae , rh. A very enjoyable first book. The characters are all well developed and while I was worried initially that Lera was going to be a total Mary Sue, I found her quite endearing. She had a strong backbone and showed a lot of strength of character which the author was able to balance quite well with her inexperience and vulnerability. Her harem consisted of 4 fae warriors, each with distinct personalities and plenty of complexity to each that makes you want to delve more into their backgrounds as well A very enjoyable first book. Her harem consisted of 4 fae warriors, each with distinct personalities and plenty of complexity to each that makes you want to delve more into their backgrounds as well. It was fun to follow Lera's interactions with each of her men and see how their relationships developed. I had to take a star away for the insta-love, and although I didn't mind it as much as in some books due to the rationale of their instantaneous bond due to the quint magic, I still felt like the relationship with some of the guys definitely progressed way too quickly given Lera's total inexperience. The pacing and plot were engaging, making me want to keep reading. I thought the world building was good, although we only get hints of certain things that are going on kind of in the background and will likely become focal points in subsequent books. This book mostly focused on the development of the relationship and the bond, with a bit of action thrown in here and there. In the end, I just wanted more This was a good solid start to the series and I look forward to reading the next book to see where things go from here. Apr 27, Jessica Robbins rated it it was amazing Shelves: own-kindle. Book one in the brand new Power of Five series and what incredible start it is too. We meet Lera who works as an indentured slave for a really mean man who believes that one day four Fae warriors with come for him to live in their world. Unfortunately for him Lera is really the one who fated to fill this slot. When the warriors come for they believe it is a mistake for the magic would never choose a human female to be their fifth. Little do they know she is right where she belongs and I fell in love with the well written fantasy story as they all learned that before the end. The world building is just awesome and add the magic to make it even better. The characters are easy to love and the story moves at pace that really keeps you hooked. If you are a fan of paranormal RH fantasy romance novels then you really have to read this one. Jun 06, Dragana rated it liked it Shelves: fae , love-traingle , romance-fantasy , fantasy. There are two reasons why I picked up Power of Five : 1. I absolutely loved Cadet of Tildor , Alex Lidell's debut novel. I have read menage erotica before, but one girl and 4 guys. O After finishing the book I felt cheated a bit. After all the frustration of a love triangle romance times two or three, since she can't decide between four men , there is no sex, but the book ends with a sta There are two reasons why I picked up Power of Five : 1. After all the frustration of a love triangle romance times two or three, since she can't decide between four men , there is no sex, but the book ends with a statement that when it happens there must be all of them at once. So obviously, I must read the next book too. Not bad, but nothing very special either. Classic fantasy romance novel. Oct 15, J. Trepagnier rated it liked it. I guess I was expecting a little more out of this book since it was ranked so high on Amazon. The men are all supposed to be fae warriors, but the word "male" got old really fast. The male this, the male that. This is supposed to be book 1 in the series and it's advertised as a reverse harem, but the book sort of just cuts out at the end before any sex can happen with any of them. There's maybe one sexy time scene with a finger, then the book abruptly ends like a cock block saying "you must buy I guess I was expecting a little more out of this book since it was ranked so high on Amazon. There's maybe one sexy time scene with a finger, then the book abruptly ends like a cock block saying "you must buy the next book to read the schmexy times. Well written with an interesting storyline. Highly anticipate the next one! It was a unique story in which captivated me so much! May 04, Michelle rated it it was amazing Shelves: review-on-blog , awesome-romance , book-boyfriends , best-of Guys, this book sent me into a spiraling book hangover. So much so, after reading 3 other books that I thought would help me move past my obsession of Power of Five, I had to go back and re-read Power of Five a mere 3 days after I binge read it the first time. I am so in love with all of the characters. Power of Five is by far my favorite read of I am talking top of the top! Power of Five is a fae fantasy and it is the story of a group of four elite fae warriors, who have been searching for years for the fifth member that will complete their warrior quint. They are all shock to find it is a human girl named Lera. But of course, across this journey they get to know Lera and it is so so good. I don't want to say much more except that I am completely addicted to each and every one of the five characters. I can't pick a favorite, I just love the way they are all so different and they all complement each other. There are plenty of secrets and magic galore and tons of sexy, awesome fae warrior goodness and other intangibles that just make Power of Five the best book I have read in such a long time. There are multiple love interests in this series, but if you are unsure of how that will play out, just read the book! I especially love Coal and River. Fans of new adult fantasy romances do not want to miss this series because it will soon join your favorites shelf. All of Alex's series are well written, well though out and well executed, but series has become my favorite of all time. I am already itching to get my hands on the second book. I need it in my life right now! Right now! And if you guys would be interested, I am already coming up with a post featuring the members of the quint and breaking down their personalities. I cannot get enough of this book! Everyone needs to read it immediately. It is free on Kindle unlimited, so if you are a KU member, go grab this book this instant! This review was originally posted on Book Briefs Rating: 4. So you may have noticed my recent addiction to reverse harem romances. It really takes romance into the world of fantasy for me, entertaining this idea that I could have multiple gorgeous and interesting men all to myself. Add to that the fact that the men in Power of Five are fae and you've hooked me. There is a reason I call myself the Faerie Queen. As with all reverse harem Rating: 4. As with all reverse harems, I could pinpoint the stereotypes that each guy played: the serious one, the playful one, the broken one, etc. But I was completely endeared to each and every one of them. They were each sexy and so warm in their own ways, though it took time for each to show this. Yes, ok, there was some insta-ness going on, given how magic had "chosen" them as a quint, but the bond wasn't immediately accepted. If you're going to incorporate bonding in your book, at least have the characters struggle against it a bit. And I had a lot of fun reading about the push and pull between Lera and her four amazing fae warriors! And ugh, do you know how much I love reading training scenes? The world-building was pretty good. I liked that it was set in a fantasy world, though it did take a chapter or two for me to figure out the timing. I don't know why my brain didn't assume it was historical given the cover. I also liked the cultural and magical aspects of the world, and how quints were formed. I got a bit lost in the descriptions of the creatures that showed up, so my mental image of any fights involved sexy men in detail vs. This was a bit different from other reverse harem novels in that the fantasy element was more developed. While there is a time and a place for "fun", some other books do stray into silliness sometimes and can be a bit or a lot crass. I think this might be one of my favourite reverse harems because the romance and fantasy is a lot more balanced than others. It wasn't just an excuse to right group sex scenes, basically! In fact, this book didn't go all the way, which was frustrating, but in an absolutely delicious way. Alex gave us just enough to get our engines revving while also leaving out the truly juicy stuff so that I'm now begging for the next instalment. This baby is available on Kindle Unlimited, and the second book is coming out three days after my birthday, like a little belated present to me. Readers also enjoyed. New Adult. About Alex Lidell. Alex Lidell. She is an avid horseback rider, a bad hockey player, and an ice-cream addict. She lives in Washington, DC. Join Alex's newsletter for news, bonus content and sneak peeks: www. Other books in the series. Power of Five 7 books. Books by Alex Lidell. Escape the Present with These 24 Historical Romances. You know the saying: There's no time like the present In that case, we can't Read more Trivia About Power of Five Po Noah appeared in the 1st book of the series, Raven's Gate. He is Mrs Deverill's farmhand. He can't speak properly and takes a dislike to Matt. It is believed that he has mental problems. At the end of the novel he dies when he is killed by his own sickle plunging through his stomach when he falls through the top floor of the barn made by Matt. He is fat and greasy, according to him. George appears in the 5th book of the series, . He is one of the Villagers. He lived with Rita, John and Holly in Oblivion. He works at the local village bakery. George is at home when Holly comes in to tell them about Jamie Tyler. When Jamie comes to stay at Rita and John's house, it appears that George is jealous of him and the attention. He doesn't talk to him. At school, Jamie and George get into a fight, after George apparently goads Jamie. When Miss Keyland calls the police about Jamie, they round up the Villagers in the square. When no one knows where Jamie is, the police kill everyone. However George manages to escape but is shot in the process. He finds Holly, Jamie and the Traveller about to be shot by a policeman. Although he is injured, he hits the police man over the head with a cricket bat, and picks up his machine gun. He creates a diversion whilst the others flee onto the Lady Jane. As they leave, Holly hears a scream and knows that George has died. He is eighteen years old. He is described as rather plump, although muscular due to working at the village bakery, he had blond hair and blue eyes. He is quite quiet. Although he does not look like much, according to Holly, she would choose him to stick up for herself. Holly loves him like a brother. Captain Rodriguez appears in the second book of the series, Evil Star. At first he was an ordinary policeman, but when Diego Salamanda takes over the police, Rodriguez becomes his head of security at the base in Nazca , after being corrupted by Salamanda's money. Charles Baker appears in the 3rd book of the series, Nightrise, but is mentioned in the 4th book, Necropolis. According to Nightrise employee Susan Mortlake, Baker is sympathetic to their aims. The Nightrise Corporation back Baker financially throughout the campaign channeling millions of dollars in his direction. Earlier in the book, the Chairman and Nightrise executives form a plan to assassinate Senator Trelawny using Scott Tyler, the third of the Five. However this plan fails when Scott's brother Jamie uses his mind powers to tune Scott's powers into killing the wrong person. Despite the plan failing, Charles Baker manages to win the campaign; a vast majority of Americans were very displeased with the results. It is implied Trelawny lost the election due to the votes being rigged at the last minute. Baker makes a brief appearance at the end, making a speech. His eyes aren't quite in focus, implying that the Old Ones could be controlling him, like with Gwenda Davis. Kelvin Johnson appears in the 1st book of the series, Raven's Gate. He is Matthew Freeman's friend who smokes and shoplifts. He lives in Ipswich. In Raven's gate, Kelvin convinces Matt to steal from a warehouse that his brother has told him about. They are caught by a security guard, Mark Adams and Kelvin cowardly stabs him in the back and runs off, leaving Matt behind. He is then caught and is taken to a juvenile detention center. Chaos appears in all five books and is first mentioned in the 3rd book, Nightrise. He is the King of the Old Ones. How exactly Chaos came into being is unknown, but according to Dravid, Chaos lived on human misery for many years. Eventually, Chaos attempted to take over the world by driving the human race into extinction, but was defeated by five children with supernatural powers called the Gatekeepers. After his defeat, the Gatekeepers imprisoned Chaos in another dimension along with his minions, the Old Ones. The Gatekeepers then built Raven's Gate to prevent Chaos from escaping his extra dimensional prison. Even imprisoned, Chaos had human followers to release him. With Raven's Gate destroyed, Chaos finally escaped from his prison and crushed Michael to death, having outlived his usefulness. Chaos then proceeded to destroy Matt, who had killed Jayne Deverill, but an explosion caused by the destruction of the power plant caused Raven's Gate to be rebuilt and Chaos is re-imprisoned in his dimension. In Oblivion, John is the adopted grandfather of Holly and George. He was married to Rita. Alicia McGuire appears in the 3rd book, Nightrise. She helps Jamie Tyler try to find his brother, Scott Tyler, when he gets kidnapped. They meet at one of Jamie and Scott's performances, as she is trying to find her son, Daniel, who was kidnapped by the Nightrise organisation due to his clairvoyant powers. Luckily for Jamie, Alicia still had contact with the presidential hopeful. At the end of Nightrise she is nearly arrested, but then she persuades the police to contact Senator Trelawney. It is presumed he lets her off the hook. Matthew Freeman is a fourteen-year-old boy who lives in Ipswich with his aunt, Gwenda Davis and her boyfriend, Brian Conran. He lives with her because his parents died in a car crash when he was eight years old. While living with his aunt, he breaks into a warehouse filled with electronic equipment with his friend, Kelvin Johnson. The security guard apprehends them and tells them he has called the police. Kelvin panics and stabs the guard and then runs away. But when he is caught, he blames it on Matt. After they are caught, Matt is sent to Yorkshire on the L. Liberty and Education Achieved through Fostering Project, which involves sending troubled children into the countryside to get away from city temptations. Matt's foster parent is a woman named Jayne Deverill, who lives on a farm named Hive Hill, with a strange farmhand named Noah, who doesn't talk much. When Matt goes down to the nearby village of Lesser Malling on an errand for Mrs Deverill he receives a warning from a strange man. The man warns him to get away from Lesser Malling before it is too late. So Matt tries to escape, and while trying to find some money he goes into Mrs Deverill's bedroom and finds a copy of the police report detailing his parents' deaths and his clairvoyant powers. Matt tries to escape Hive Hall by stealing the bike of Mrs Deverill's missing husband. He tries to ride away, but finds it impossible to escape, because which ever way he goes, he always ends up back at the same intersection in the forest he started at. He hears strange whispers and sees a light in the trees. After a while, Matt discovers Omega One, an abandoned nuclear power station, in the woods and meets the man from Lesser Malling again. The man introduces himself as Tom Burgess, gives Matt a charm that prevents him from going in circles like before, and tells Matt to meet him at his house. Matt visits his house the next day and finds Tom Burgess murdered, with the words "Raven's Gate" painted on the wall in green. Matt runs away as fast as possible, then finds the police and tells them what he saw. They go back to the house where a woman named Miss Creevy says that Tom Burgess has gone to tend to his sheep and visit someone far away. He shows the police officers the scene where he saw Tom Burgess's body, but finds nothing. The words painted on the wall have been painted over. To get information about Raven's Gate, he finds a book by someone called Elizabeth Ashwood, but the chapter on Raven's Gate is ripped out. When he searches on the Internet, an instant-mail box appears, and a man called Professor Sanjay Dravid talks to him, asking Matt who he is. Matt tells him his name, then the pop-up window disappears. The librarian tells Matt to go to the Greater Malling Gazette to find articles on Raven's Gate, and there he meets Richard Cole, a young journalist working there. Matt tells his story to him, but Cole doesn't believe him. And oddly, when he leaves the Gazette he finds Mrs Deverill waiting for him with Noah. They forcefully take Matt back to Hive Hall. Later that night, Matt wakes up to see another light coming from Omega One, even though he found out from the gazette that it hadn't been used in 20 years. Matt knows something is going on and explores the woods. Near the power station he finds an old witchcraft ceremony going on with all the inhabitants of Lesser Malling involved. The power station lights are coming on and men are carrying materials into the building. Matt is noticed and Mrs Deverill summons some gruesome hounds from a fire to kill Matt. While Matt is being chased, he accidentally falls into a bog and begins to sink. Richard Cole arrives and rescues him, as Matt had used his power to call for help. The dogs arrive and Richard kills them by getting a can of gasoline stuffed with a handkerchief, lights it on fire, then throws it at the dogs setting them on fire. They then go back to Richard's house in York. Richard now believes Matt's story because he remembers Omega One and says there were sections of the story he "couldn't get out of his head". Since Matt suspects that there is something odd about Omega One, they meet with the engineer who designed and built it, Sir Michael Marsh, but find out nothing except how a nuclear power plant works. Matt and Richard then go to visit Elizabeth Ashwood, the author of the book in the library. Elizabeth Ashwood is revealed to have died, but her daughter Susan is there. She also tells them that she and Dravid are part of an organization known as the Nexus. Dravid tells Matt about the Old Ones. They were dark creatures who survived on human misery many years ago, and once wanted to rule the world, but were transported to another dimension by five children with supernatural powers. The Five, or the Gatekeepers, as they are also known, then built Raven's Gate to hold the evil creatures away. According to Dravid, Mrs Deverill and the villagers of Lesser Malling are part of a group of witches who seek the return of the Old Ones by opening Raven's Gate using witchcraft. Dravid tells Matt that he is a part of one of the five children who defeated the Old Ones, and has inherited their powers while Mrs Deverill and the citizens of Lesser Malling, who are all descendants of witches and warlocks, want to sacrifice him on the night of Roodmas, the day black magic is most powerful. Richard doesn't believe Dravid and begins to leave with Matt. But as Professor Dravid returns to his office to contact the Nexus and get his keys, he is attacked and walks out of his office with a cut in his neck and dies. Richard quickly takes his keys, but then is also attacked by dinosaur skeletons in the museum and at that moment hundreds of skeleton dinosaurs turn to life and attempt to kill Matt and Richard. Richard is trapped by a diplodocus's rib cage and then crushed by a girder. Matt is recaptured by Mrs Deverill, who animated the dinosaurs to kill them. Matt wakes in the barn at Hive Hall, and to escape he slowly removes the floorboards in his room with a makeshift chisel. When Noah enters the room to take Matt to Mrs Deverill, he falls through the hole made by Matt, which was covered by a rug, and dies because he fell on his sickle. Matt runs away to the road, and a car comes towards him. But then Matt realises that Sir Michael is a traitor, working with the inhabitants of Lesser Malling, and Sir Michael explains that he was the one who bought the power station's uranium in the first place. Matt is taken inside Omega One, and realizes that it was built where Raven's Gate once stood. Richard Cole survived the ordeal at the museum and has been recaptured by the witches. They are taken to the inner sanctum, where Matt and the villagers are held in a magical protective circle, but Richard is left outside it to die in the heat of the nuclear reactor. Sir Michael Marsh reveals that he needs Matt's blood to complete the black magic ritual that will open Raven's Gate. Marsh is about to stab the knife into Matt when Matt uses his powers to stop the knife. He defeats Marsh and frees himself and Richard. They escape to the lower levels of the power station but are followed by Mrs Deverill. She knocks out Richard and is about to kill Matt when Richard recovers and shoves Deverill into a pool of radioactive acid. Then they escape from Omega One by jumping into an underground river under the building. Back in the inner sanctum, the station's levels are at critical mass. The villagers panic and run out of the protective circle, killing them all and leaving Sir Michael Marsh alone. Marsh then realises there is a tiny drop of Matt's blood on the knife and stabs down with the knife, causing Raven's Gate to break and explode open. The power station then overloads and explodes, but all the heat and radiation is sucked into the gate, taking the Old Ones with it. The portal and the Gate are sealed and the Old Ones are once again trapped in their separate dimension. Matt ends up living with Richard in York. They get a visit from Fabian, a member of Nexus, who has come to talk to him about a second gate in Peru. Richard doesn't want to go through all this again, but Matt explains he has no choice because he is a Gatekeeper and, as the Old Ones will try to break out again, it is his destiny to stop them when they do. After the events of Raven's Gate, Matt goes to a new private school in which the Nexus are paying for, but is left friendless due to a bully named Gavin Taylor, causing Matt to injure Taylor by using his powers. Susan Ashwood and Fabian, members of the Nexus, ask him to help them acquire an old diary which could enable them to stop a second gate being opened. He refuses. Meanwhile, Gwenda Davis, his aunt, has fallen under the influence of dark forces. She kills her spouse Brian, steals a petrol tanker, and drives it into Matt's new school in a desperate attempt to kill him. Fortunately, he uses his clairvoyance powers and manages to evacuate the whole school before it happens. Matt realizes that he must stop the gate from being opened and agrees to meet the bookseller, Morton, at St Meredithe's Church after a meeting with the Nexus. Morton affirms him to be one of the Five, but he is killed in the process and the diary is stolen by Diego Salamanda, another bidder who wants to use the diary to open the second gate. The Nexus persuade Matt and his carer, Richard Cole, to fly to Peru, find the second gate, and stay at a house belonging to Fabian. However, on their way to the planned rendezvous, the Hotel Europa, the car is ambushed and Richard is kidnapped but Matt manages to escape. With the help of a local Peruvian, Pedro, Matt manages to get to the meeting place but is captured by the Peruvian police at the hotel, led by the sadistic Captain Rodriguez, and brutally beaten. Pedro saves him. Then, they escape to the Poison Town, where Pedro lives. Strangely while all the town is affected by diseases, the street in where Pedro lives in seems unaffected. Here, they meet the man Sebastian who can speak English, unlike Pedro , who agrees to help Matt. As night passes, Matt meets Pedro in a dream, revealing that he is one of the Five. Matt finds the markings of his previous beatings have all gone. Thinking Salamanda had Richard kidnapped, Matt and Pedro travel to his hacienda in Inca, but they are discovered. Salamanda reveals that he does not have Richard. An Inca, Micos, one of Richard's kidnappers, helps them escape, and he is killed in the process. He tells them to travel to Cuzco before he dies, and there, Matt manages to contact Fabian and the Nexus on their whereabouts. However, Rodriguez and the police arrive but Matt and Pedro escape with the help of several Incas, led by Atoc, Micos' brother. Then they are taken to the Mountain of the Sleeping God Mandingo. From there, they descend into the town of the last Incas, Vilcabamba, where Richard, having been staying there after being separated, is waiting for them. There, Richard reveals that the kidnapping was conducted to prevent Matt from reaching the Hotel Europa. Based on the Salamanda's knowledge of their movements, Matt and Richard deduce that there is a traitor in the Nexus tipping him off. At the village, it is learned that the gate is located somewhere in the Nazca Desert. They travel to the Nazca Desert with Professor Chambers, an expert on everything Peruvian, and Matt realizes that the Nazca lines are the second gate. The gate will only open once all the stars align with each of the drawings, however, the gate has been constructed such that the stars will never all align at once, and in this case, the star Cygnus is not in its proper position. However, Salamanda has sent a satellite as a substitute star, an evil star, to open the gate. Matt and Pedro break into Salamanda's headquarters with some help of the Incas in an attempt to stop his plan by destroying the radio mast controlling the satellite. At the control center, it is revealed that Fabian is the traitor in the Nexus, having believed it was pointless to try and stop the opening of the gate. Rodriguez then bursts into the room and shoots Fabian when he tries to stop Matt and Richard from being killed. The radio mast is destroyed and falls into the building, flattening Rodriguez. In his dying moments, Fabian reveals that Salamanda had taken control of the satellite once it was in range, using a different satellite dish out in the desert. Atoc takes Matt and Pedro on a helicopter to the dish, but the helicopter crashes, killing Atoc and breaking Pedro's ankle. Matt has no choice but to stop the gate from being opened alone. He manages to trigger his power, destroying the dish and trailer Salamanda is using, and kills Salamanda when he shoots at Matt by deflecting two bullets back to him. However, the satellite is revealed to still be continuing on its trajectory, opening the gate. The Nazca lines crack open and an army of demons arise, before the King of the Old Ones himself appears, and challenges Matt. Matt uses his powers to wound them but he over-exerts himself and falls into a coma. The Old Ones, biding their time, temporarily hide from the world. Matt is taken to Professor Chambers' house and a doctor examines Matt but does not think he will survive. But Pedro comes back from hospital early and insists on being alone with Matt. At this point, Pedro's power is revealed to be the power to heal. This explains the reason why the street Pedro lived in was the only place in Poison Town that was unaffected by disease. Matt awakes from his coma thanks to Pedro and decides that the only way they can defeat the Old Ones is to find the other three Gatekeepers. This story begins with two men, Colton Bane and Kyle Hovey, who work for an evil corporation called Nightrise, waiting outside a theatre in Reno, Nevada. They are waiting to kidnap identical twin brothers Jamie and Scott Tyler, who are part of a magic show in the theatre. Their foster parent, Don White, sells the twins off to them, but Jamie and Scott escape and are pursued. Scott is captured but Jamie is rescued by a woman. The Power of Five: Evil Star by Anthony Horowitz | Waterstones Rodriguez then bursts into the room and shoots Fabian when he tries to stop Matt and Richard from being killed. The radio mast is destroyed and falls into the building, flattening Rodriguez. In his dying moments, Fabian reveals that Salamanda had taken control of the satellite once it was in range, using a different satellite dish out in the desert. Atoc takes Matt and Pedro on a helicopter to the dish, but the helicopter crashes, killing Atoc and breaking Pedro's ankle. Matt has no choice but to stop the gate from being opened alone. He manages to trigger his power, destroying the dish and trailer Salamanda is using, and kills Salamanda when he shoots at Matt by deflecting two bullets back to him. However, the satellite is revealed to still be continuing on its trajectory, opening the gate. The Nazca lines crack open and an army of demons arise, before the King of the Old Ones himself appears, and challenges Matt. Matt uses his powers to wound them but he over- exerts himself and falls into a coma. The Old Ones, biding their time, temporarily hide from the world. Matt is taken to Professor Chambers' house and a doctor examines Matt but does not think he will survive. But Pedro comes back from hospital early and insists on being alone with Matt. At this point, Pedro's power is revealed to be the power to heal. This explains the reason why the street Pedro lived in was the only place in in Poison Town that was unaffected by disease. Matt awakes from his coma thanks to Pedro and decides that the only way they can defeat the Old Ones is to find the other three Gatekeepers. Sign In Don't have an account? Start a Wiki. But there is a traitor in the Nexus Richard is kidnapped. Matt manages to escape with the help of Pedro, a local boy. The pair travel to the Nazca desert and Matt realizes the horrifying truth: the Nazca lines are the second gate - it is about to open. But, this time, will he have the strength to prevent it? As usual, with any book that's in a series, I can't help but compare it to the books that came before. This book Please sign in to write a review. If you have changed your email address then contact us and we will update your details. Would you like to proceed to the App store to download the Waterstones App? We have recently updated our Privacy Policy. The site uses cookies to offer you a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you accept our Cookie Policy, you can change your settings at any time. Quantity Add to basket. This item has been added to your basket View basket Checkout. Your local Waterstones may have stock of this item. View other formats and editions. Synopsis Author. Visit the Anthony Horowitz author page. Added to basket. Once Upon a Time in the North. Alone and illegally in the country, he sleeps on the streets. He has no idea where to go, and no leads as to where he is. While there, he meets a homeless boy, Pedro. He takes him to his "home" and tries to help him. As Pedro and Matt work together more and more, Matt realizes that he has found another of the five. With two of them together, their powers are even stronger, and they realize that they might just have a chance to gain back the diary, and stop the gates from opening. I really liked this book, it had lots of twists and turns, and a really developed plot, though it might not seem like it from this review. Since it is a series, lots happened in the first book, and I'm sure much more will happen in the next books. I didn't really like how the book ended in a weird place, even though it is a series, they could have ended it better. I recommend this book for teens and preteens who enjoy fantasy. Jul 04, Erika rated it it was ok Shelves: ya , horror , supernatural , series. The story was awesome. Like the rest of the books in this series, it's full of suspense, and is very entertaining. It really keeps you on the edge of your seat!. But i have a HUGE complaint about this specific book, that bothers me so much because i think it's silly that this thing happened in a book from a known author. What i didn't like is that the story takes place most of the time in Peru, and there they are supposed to speak Spanish, so the author writes some sentences and expressions in Spa The story was awesome. What i didn't like is that the story takes place most of the time in Peru, and there they are supposed to speak Spanish, so the author writes some sentences and expressions in Spanish.. I speak Spanish, and almost everything that he wrote didn't make sense at all.. It was not only misspelled, it was not actual Spanish. It was like if i said, "all right, let's write something in English! Does that make sense? Well, it didn't in Spanish either. What were they thinking?! The only thing that saves this book from giving it 1 star is that i really like the character introduced here: Pedro. I think his ignorance makes him a really likeable character because of the way he reacts to certain situations, that are normal for other people who were not raised in the deplorable situation he was living in. And the setting with the Incas was very interesting. I recommend this series as a whole, despite my rant with this specific title. I thought that book was awesome and I liked the whole witchcraft, creepy town thing that it had going on. Since Evil Star didn't have that, and instead had a crazy big headed billionaire, I wasn't as into it; I just didn't find it as intriguing. I did still like the whole Matt a 3. I did still like the whole Matt and Richard dynamic and I think that is really what saved the book for me. I also liked Pedro being added to the mix, but I found myself not really caring about the other three kids that we have yet to meet, because I know that once they're introduced, there is going to be less time for Matt and Richard. I'm just not happy when a book series doesn't stay focused on the same character. I guess that's just my own little quirk! I may eventually check out the next three books in this series, mostly so I can see how everything gets wrapped up, but I'll wait and see after the 5th book is released He is another one of the five, a street thief who Matt can share dreams with, and claims to have no obvious powers of his own. They encounter modern Incan "Indians", misshapen business man Salamanda, corrupt cops, and hints of a traitor within Nexus itself - and find themselves before the gate that is the Nazca Lines unlocked by the "evil star". One star taken because I felt Peru could have switched places on Richard and Matt take a trip to Peru, where Richard is kidnapped and Matt meets Pedro. One star taken because I felt Peru could have switched places on the map with how Mexico is portrayed and any non-Western or not European nation, the corrupt police and poor people angle Jan 03, Johannes P rated it it was ok Recommends it for: Teens. This is the sequel to Raven's Gate and book two of the Gatekeepers. In this book Matt is forced to go to a school where he clearly doesnt belong, but soon finds out he is wanted dead by forces unknown to him. During the story Matt saves an entire school from a bus accident, he meets another gatekeeper who doesn't speak English, and there is another final climax moment where he meets up with Richard again. I learned throughout this book that even if you are made fun of, you can still make a diffe This is the sequel to Raven's Gate and book two of the Gatekeepers. I learned throughout this book that even if you are made fun of, you can still make a difference. Feb 26, Becky rated it really liked it. Fun and adventurous story! This is the second book in the "Gatekeepers" series, and was much less creepy than the first book. Don't get me wrong, there is still some creepy happenings, but much more on an adventure scale than horror scale. Matt, the hero of the fist book, is back to stop the opening of a second gate in South America. He meets up with some new heroes, and villians, finds out more about being a gatekeeper, and goes on a grand adventure through Peru including the tops of the mount Fun and adventurous story! He meets up with some new heroes, and villians, finds out more about being a gatekeeper, and goes on a grand adventure through Peru including the tops of the mountains! I loved it, thanks to its suspense all the way through the book. Nov 19, Magaly rated it it was amazing. I really loved it when Matt no matter what kept going to stop the old ones and even though Pedro and Matt don't speak the same language, Anthony uses imagery to show how they communicate. He uses a dream which is almost impossible, and that's what readers want to read. View all 3 comments. Mar 29, Vicky rated it really liked it. That ending had me in such suspense and to this day I want more! Nov 15, Isabella rated it really liked it. I hope it's even more interesting than the first one! View all 4 comments. Sep 14, Tony rated it really liked it. This series, by Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider series, is very similar - London based, fourteen year boy protagonist who deals with extricating himself from impossible situations. The idea of the series is that there are two Gates holding back The Old Ones, evil personified, imprisoned there more then ten thousand years ago by five children - four boys and a girl. The first book introduces the reader to Matt Freeman - the first child. Although Pedro cannot speak English, Matt finds that when he dreams, he and Pedro can communicate perfectly. Also in his dreams, he is on a spire on an island and can see the other children on another island, nearby. One of them, Pedro, is attempting to reach Matt in a reed boat. When he is awake, he is involved in a very fast paced adventure story, this time with Pedro. I will be very sorry when I will have completed the series. Jul 25, Zulfiya rated it really liked it. The second book was as engaging as the first one, but I think it tackled much more than the first one. We are introduced to another member of the Five, and we travel to another country. The background for the story was even more crucial for the juvenile audience than the previous one - it is more geographically expanding than the first one that mostly took place in the British countryside, and in this story, we are travelling to Peru, first its capital, and then to Cusco, and then to the Peruvia The second book was as engaging as the first one, but I think it tackled much more than the first one. The background for the story was even more crucial for the juvenile audience than the previous one - it is more geographically expanding than the first one that mostly took place in the British countryside, and in this story, we are travelling to Peru, first its capital, and then to Cusco, and then to the Peruvian Amazon. It is not only an exciting and challenging ride for Matt, but it is also an exposure for Europeans the mysterious and fascinating Inca culture, to the social strata of Peru with its riches and its poverty, street life and corruption. Surprising, through thick and thin, and mostly thin, of his travel, Matt also learns so much about loyalty, friendship, commitment, sacrifice, and kindness. Yes, his mission was not successful, but I think he discovered so much more than just the second gate. It's not like I don't like this series because I do, I find it interesting enough to want to continue it. But I feel like something is missing. This one is the second in the series and It has the same problem like the first one. It's too clinical. I can't seem to feel that connection with the book. I liked how the author weaved the modern world with the Inca. I'm glad I could at least connect with Matt, Richard and Pedro. I will read the next in the series because I feel 3. I will read the next in the series because I feel like It could get more interesting. Mar 19, Niki rated it liked it Shelves: young-adult , mystery-suspense , cultural , action. Honestly, this series has been great so far. It's simple enough so I don't have to use the entirety of my braincells which are rather limited to keep up, but also nicely written and unpredictable enough to keep my attention anyway. Plus, I wa Honestly, this series has been great so far. Plus, I was a tiny bit uncomfortable by a white author going into detail about how was full of garbage and poverty. Jul 10, Danni The Girl rated it it was ok Shelves: reading. After reading the first one I was super excited to read this This book starts off strong. Almost a Stephen King feel with the way he writes Nd entices you into the story. Then Matt after a stressful event makes his way to Peru and that for me is where I lost all interest. It then moves onto a style like LOTR. There is just so much walking and travelling. This story is also based on the same events as the first book, finding the second gate and keeping it closed. Not impres After reading the first one I was super excited to read this Not impressed with how the style of writing changed and the ending felt rushed. My colleague has recommended I still read the third one which I may do This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is very good writing which will transport you to Peru. This second book is much better than the first and there is very little of "fantastic powers" and more of daily life adventure. It is beautiful adventure together with the Incas, their lost cities and secret passages.

Power of Five (Power of Five, #1) by Alex Lidell

As night passes, Matt meets Pedro in a dream, revealing that he is one of the Five. Thinking Salamanda had Richard kidnapped, Matt and Pedro travel to his hacienda in Inca , but they are discovered. Salamanda reveals that he does not have Richard. An Inca , Micos, one of Richard's kidnappers, helps them escape, and he is killed in the process. He tells them to travel to Cuzco before he dies, and there, Matt manages to contact Fabian and the Nexus on their whereabouts. However, Rodriguez and the police arrive but Matt and Pedro escape with the help of several Incas, led by Atoc, Micos' brother. The boys are taken to the Mountain of the Sleeping God, Mandingo. From there, they descend into the town of the last Incas, Vilcabamba, where Richard, having been staying there after being separated, is waiting for them. Reunited with Matt, Richard reveals that the kidnapping was conducted to prevent Matt from reaching the Hotel Europa. Based on the Salamanda's knowledge of their movements, Matt and Richard deduce that there is a traitor in the Nexus tipping him off. At the village, it is learned that the gate is located somewhere in the Nazca Desert. The gate will only open once all the stars align with each of the drawings, however, the gate has been constructed such that the stars will never all align at once, and in this case, the star Cygnus is not in its proper position. However, Salamanda has sent a satellite as a substitute star, an evil star, to open the gate. Matt and Pedro break into Salamanda's media headquarters with the aid of the Incas in an attempt to stop his plan, by destroying the radio mast controlling the satellite. At the control center, it is revealed that Fabian is the traitor in the Nexus, having believed it was pointless to try and stop the opening of the gate. Rodriguez then bursts into the room and shoots Fabian when he tries to stop Matt and Richard from being killed. The radio mast is destroyed and falls into the building, flattening Rodriguez. In his dying moments, Fabian reveals that Salamanda had taken control of the satellite once it was in range, using a different satellite dish out in the desert. Atoc takes Matt and Pedro on a helicopter to the dish, but the helicopter crashes, killing Atoc and breaking Pedro's ankle. Matt has no choice but to stop the gate from being opened alone. He manages to trigger his power, destroying the dish and trailer Salamanda is using, and kills Salamanda when he shoots at Matt by deflecting two bullets back to him. However, Matt realises the satellite will still be continuing on its trajectory, opening the Gate. The Nazca lines crack open and an army of demons arise, before the King of the Old Ones climbs out. Matt uses the full extent of his powers against the demons but the King of the Old Ones punches Matt into a coma. The Old Ones, biding their time, temporarily hide from the universe. So I'm supposed to ask, 'What's a tumi? You think about words. My husband assured me that, no, the little figure really was called a tumi. I didn't believe him for years. This was before the internet, so he had no way to prove it to me. Now any time I see or hear about a tumi, it makes me chuckle and strangers are left to wonder if I'm safe to be around me. After all, tumis do look like they were used in some sort of ritual sacrifice. But I digress. Anyway, I was fully expecting to love this book, and maybe that was the problem. Maybe my expectations were too great. Or maybe it was because this was the second book in the series and I didn't read the first one, but I only sort of liked this novel. It had an awesome if not a bit gruesome opening, but once Matt got to Peru I felt like the story lost steam. I never understood who the old ones were or what they were going to do once they invaded earth. Alex figures out creative ways to get out of his predicaments. Matt always had someone or something his powers to get him out of trouble. Lots of other people coming to his rescue. And I know the crazy aunt talking to the television would have made sense to me if I'd read the first book, but I didn't, and I was waiting for an explanation about that during the whole novel. It never came. The book ended and I was like, "Hey, what about the game show host that can magically talk to people from the television? Who was he? How did he do it? Why does he want Matt dead? If I look surly, you'll know why. That said, I will probably eventually read every book Anthony Horowitz writes. If you're looking for an author boys will like, he's a good one. Mar 23, Laurel rated it really liked it. This is the second book in the Gatekeepers series. In the first book, Matthew has an interesting couple of weeks. In the end, he finds out that he is one of the 5 children that are essentially guardians of the gates. Evil people are trying to let the "old ones" out of their gates, and Matt managed to stop them from opening Raven's Gate in the first book. The old ones are basically the great monsters and demons that people managed to lock up thousands of years ago, but now they are getting closer This is the second book in the Gatekeepers series. The old ones are basically the great monsters and demons that people managed to lock up thousands of years ago, but now they are getting closer and closer to being released again. In this book, Matt is ready to setting into the semblance of a normal life, when the Nexus, the group fighting against the old ones, tells him that isn't an option. They need his help because somebody has found an ancient diary that contains crucial information for both sides, and they need to get it first. The person that found it is not involved with either side, but after reading the diary, wants to meet one of the five before giving it to them. Matt goes to meet Morton, but while he is there, Morton gets killed and the diary gets stolen. Presumably by the other side. They have a lead, that the person is located somewhere in South America, and they need to follow it to get the diary back. They are almost positive that the person that took it is Diego Salamanda, the most powerful man in all of South America. He has control over virtually everything, from the businesses to police. Matt and his guardian, Richard, go on a quest to impossibly steal back the diary from Salamanda. They get fake passports, and travel in disguise. When they get there, Richard is kidnapped, and Matt just barely escaped being kidnapped also. Alone and illegally in the country, he sleeps on the streets. He has no idea where to go, and no leads as to where he is. While there, he meets a homeless boy, Pedro. He takes him to his "home" and tries to help him. As Pedro and Matt work together more and more, Matt realizes that he has found another of the five. With two of them together, their powers are even stronger, and they realize that they might just have a chance to gain back the diary, and stop the gates from opening. I really liked this book, it had lots of twists and turns, and a really developed plot, though it might not seem like it from this review. Since it is a series, lots happened in the first book, and I'm sure much more will happen in the next books. I didn't really like how the book ended in a weird place, even though it is a series, they could have ended it better. I recommend this book for teens and preteens who enjoy fantasy. Jul 04, Erika rated it it was ok Shelves: ya , horror , supernatural , series. The story was awesome. Like the rest of the books in this series, it's full of suspense, and is very entertaining. It really keeps you on the edge of your seat!. But i have a HUGE complaint about this specific book, that bothers me so much because i think it's silly that this thing happened in a book from a known author. What i didn't like is that the story takes place most of the time in Peru, and there they are supposed to speak Spanish, so the author writes some sentences and expressions in Spa The story was awesome. What i didn't like is that the story takes place most of the time in Peru, and there they are supposed to speak Spanish, so the author writes some sentences and expressions in Spanish.. I speak Spanish, and almost everything that he wrote didn't make sense at all.. It was not only misspelled, it was not actual Spanish. It was like if i said, "all right, let's write something in English! Does that make sense? Well, it didn't in Spanish either. What were they thinking?! The only thing that saves this book from giving it 1 star is that i really like the character introduced here: Pedro. I think his ignorance makes him a really likeable character because of the way he reacts to certain situations, that are normal for other people who were not raised in the deplorable situation he was living in. And the setting with the Incas was very interesting. I recommend this series as a whole, despite my rant with this specific title. I thought that book was awesome and I liked the whole witchcraft, creepy town thing that it had going on. Since Evil Star didn't have that, and instead had a crazy big headed billionaire, I wasn't as into it; I just didn't find it as intriguing. I did still like the whole Matt a 3. I did still like the whole Matt and Richard dynamic and I think that is really what saved the book for me. I also liked Pedro being added to the mix, but I found myself not really caring about the other three kids that we have yet to meet, because I know that once they're introduced, there is going to be less time for Matt and Richard. I'm just not happy when a book series doesn't stay focused on the same character. I guess that's just my own little quirk! I may eventually check out the next three books in this series, mostly so I can see how everything gets wrapped up, but I'll wait and see after the 5th book is released He is another one of the five, a street thief who Matt can share dreams with, and claims to have no obvious powers of his own. They encounter modern Incan "Indians", misshapen business man Salamanda, corrupt cops, and hints of a traitor within Nexus itself - and find themselves before the gate that is the Nazca Lines unlocked by the "evil star". One star taken because I felt Peru could have switched places on Richard and Matt take a trip to Peru, where Richard is kidnapped and Matt meets Pedro. One star taken because I felt Peru could have switched places on the map with how Mexico is portrayed and any non-Western or not European nation, the corrupt police and poor people angle Jan 03, Johannes P rated it it was ok Recommends it for: Teens. This is the sequel to Raven's Gate and book two of the Gatekeepers. In this book Matt is forced to go to a school where he clearly doesnt belong, but soon finds out he is wanted dead by forces unknown to him. During the story Matt saves an entire school from a bus accident, he meets another gatekeeper who doesn't speak English, and there is another final climax moment where he meets up with Richard again. I learned throughout this book that even if you are made fun of, you can still make a diffe This is the sequel to Raven's Gate and book two of the Gatekeepers. I learned throughout this book that even if you are made fun of, you can still make a difference. Feb 26, Becky rated it really liked it. Fun and adventurous story! This is the second book in the "Gatekeepers" series, and was much less creepy than the first book. Don't get me wrong, there is still some creepy happenings, but much more on an adventure scale than horror scale. Matt, the hero of the fist book, is back to stop the opening of a second gate in South America. He meets up with some new heroes, and villians, finds out more about being a gatekeeper, and goes on a grand adventure through Peru including the tops of the mount Fun and adventurous story! He meets up with some new heroes, and villians, finds out more about being a gatekeeper, and goes on a grand adventure through Peru including the tops of the mountains! I loved it, thanks to its suspense all the way through the book. Nov 19, Magaly rated it it was amazing. I really loved it when Matt no matter what kept going to stop the old ones and even though Pedro and Matt don't speak the same language, Anthony uses imagery to show how they communicate. He uses a dream which is almost impossible, and that's what readers want to read. View all 3 comments. Mar 29, Vicky rated it really liked it. That ending had me in such suspense and to this day I want more! Nov 15, Isabella rated it really liked it. I hope it's even more interesting than the first one! View all 4 comments. Sep 14, Tony rated it really liked it. This series, by Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider series, is very similar - London based, fourteen year boy protagonist who deals with extricating himself from impossible situations. The idea of the series is that there are two Gates holding back The Old Ones, evil personified, imprisoned there more then ten thousand years ago by five children - four boys and a girl. The first book introduces the reader to Matt Freeman - the first child. Christopher Paolini. Paperback edition. Comment 0. Your review has been submitted successfully. Not registered? Remember me? 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