Daniel X
Chapter 1
I JUMPED DOWN from the tree and dusted myself off.
You think playing soccer is dirty?
Try being the ball.
A couple of minutes later, the five of us were strolling down an English country road that was cuter than a postcard. Our pickup soccer match had been a good distraction, but now it was almost eight and night was starting to fall.
“Well, let’s hoof it, guys,” I suggested. “In a couple of hours we can find somewhere safe to camp out.”
“A couple of hours?” Dana complained. “Can’t you materialize a car for us orsomething? Teleport us?”
“Too tired,” I replied. “Takes a lot of focus. Which I don’t have much of after you guys kicked the bejeezus out of me.”
A light from behind made us turn around. A large vehicle was approaching and appeared to be slowing down. My friends moved back toward the shadows, ready to disappear if need be.
Fortunately, they didn’t have to. As the vehicle pulled up alongside me, I saw that it was a beat-up van, probably large enough to hold ten or eleven. A tiny woman with short gray hair was behind the wheel, wearing a tweed suit that was at least two sizes too big for her.
She rolled down her window and peered with careworn eyes into the darkness behind me. I thought she would ask directions, but instead she asked, “Are you lost, dearies?” I liked the nice smile lines around her mouth. I liked her spacious van even more.
I put on my best harmless-backpacking-tourist face. “I’m afraid we’re stranded, ma’am. We’re trying to get to London.” To catch some aliens - Number 3 on The List of Alien Outlaws on Terra Firma, to be exact.
“Oh, Americans . . . !” She smiled. “Well, I’m heading that way. Hop aboard.”
Copyright © 2010 by James Patterson
Daniel X: Demons and Druids
Daniel X’s relentless hunt to eliminate each and every intergalactic criminal on Earth has suddenly gotten personal. Number Three on the List of Alien Outlaws takes the form of raging, soul-possessing fire. And fire transports Daniel back to the most traumatic event of his life—the death of his parents.
In James Patterson’s Daniel X: Demons and Druids, rip-roaring action and humor set the pages afire as our young hero struggles with his extraordinary powers like never before, knowing full well that this time what’s at stake is the very survival of his best friends! The only way to save them is to travel back—through a gaping hole in time—to the demon’s arrival during the frightening and forbidding Dark Ages.
Hardcover Book : 256 pages
Publisher: Hachette Book Group Usa ( July 26, 2010 )
Item #: 13-112587
ISBN: 9780316036986
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.58inches
Product Weight: 11.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
February 28, 2011
Not my cup of tea. Will not be reading any more books in this series.
Reviewer: Arnita
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