D.J MacHale
*Spoilers
Do you like to play games?
Bobby does, in general. He's always been competitive, and has always been found playing on a team, or hunkering down in a basement with Mark playing video games.
Quillan games are different.
They're life or death.
and everyone is betting that Bobby will lose.
Except him, of course. No one should give up on themselves, after all. While he is confident in the training that he has from Alder and Loor, he still needs to learn the tricks of the games and the territory.
Meanwhile, back on Second Earth, Courtney is in recovery mode, and Mark is good friends with Andy Mitchell. Together, they come up with an invention known as "forge", and little do they know, set themselves on an interesting adventure of their own.
A thrilling tale right from the start. Bobby hits the ground running (literally. from giant machine spiders) and is constantly figuring stuff out as he goes. Like always.
Between the games, the clowns, Veego and LaBerge who run the show, and the mystery behind Challenger Yellow, and now this "forge" invention, Bobby and the gang are in for a lot of surprises. The end is getting closer.
We are introduced to more characters, and with a massive twist. Saint Dane even takes some time to have a conversation with Bobby that sparks many questions. We get a lot of of Courtney and Mark's backstory, which sets up a chain of events for the rest of the series. MacHale does a wonderful job of diving into the effect of what the gang is going through, even if it is through Courtney's eyes. Bobby doesn't have a chance to slow down, but Mark and Courtney have all the time in the world (well, by Second Earth standards) to sit and contemplate what it all means. Not everyone can handle the weight of the universe on their shoulders. Tragic and well done ; teachers the readers that it's okay to hit rock bottom.... the only place left to go then, is up.
4/5 Stars !
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