Horowitz, Anthony Oblivion, 590 p. Scholastic, 2013. $18. Violence: PG-13.
When the gate in Hong Kong disintegrated in the typhoon, The Five were
scattered all across the world – just minutes after they had met for the first
time. When they emerge in their
various destinations, more than ten years have passed and The Old Ones have had
those years to tighten their grip on Earth and prepare to capture The Five. But the Nexus has also been
preparing. Scott and Pedro have
been captured by The Old Ones and one of them will betray all of the
others. Scarlett was shot in the
head, but she and Richard were rescued by Nexus. Matt and Lohan are trying to survive in Brazil with
absolutely no resources, even if it means selling Matt as a slave to the
highest bidder. Jamie is
completely alone in rural England.
If the Five can find each other in the dream world, maybe they can find
the clues they need for a final showdown with Chaos, the King of the Old Ones,
even if it is on Chaos’ turf, a specially built fortress he calls
Oblivion.
Fast-paced, never-pausing, heart-pounding adventure. 590 pages of non-stop action is hard to digest and totally worth every word, of course. I know that five books
for the five Gatekeepers is kind of poetic, but I really wish it had been six
instead.
MS, HS – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
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