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Business Stationary Mart - The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
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List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $6.00
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Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780316002929
ISBN: 0316002925
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2008-07-21
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: 2008-07-21
Studio: Little, Brown and Company
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Summary: Move over Superman, a new super hero has risen
Comment: Reviewed by Narayan Radhakrishnan for RebeccasReads (8/08)
Superman, Batman, Spiderman, He-man... enough; I am through with these super men. After all, they are mere mortals... with some extraordinary powers. James Patterson, the prolific author...rather institution, has now, with "The Dangerous Days of Daniel X" started a new series. It is his own version of a super hero, and unlike our umpteen supermen, Daniel has a few extra powers up his sleeve, the most important being the power to create. So is Daniel the Almighty in a new avatar? Is he God himself? You have to read the book to find it out.
Anyway, without being a spoilsport let me say a few words about the book. As already said, this is the first of a planned series. The novel starts with the murder of the parents and sister of little Daniel by an alien called `The Prayer.' From then onwards Daniel's mission was one single thing...to wipe out aliens from the face of this earth. And the target in this first outing is Alien No.6, otherwise known as Ergent Seth. With powers almost equivalent to that of Daniel, Daniel can only overpower him by exploiting Seth's one and only weakness. The catch lies in the fact that Seth should not realize that he is being exploited. How Daniel does the same, through a fine game of cross, double-cross, triple cross and quadruple cross, forms the plot of the novel.
I enjoyed the novel, especially giving a new heroic image to the Saviour (whether Daniel truly is the Saviour is for you to find out). One thing's sure, James Patterson, the institution of an author has carved another neat success with this latest offering. I for one am looking forward to the next books in the series. The teaser chapters of the two next books in the series given in this book have sure intrigued me. Wonder whether Hollywood is taking note of this novel.
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Summary: Amazon needs a zero star review for books like this
Comment: I enjoyed Patterson books way back, but everything lately is just plain drivel. And the 1 or 2 page "chapter" thing got old years ago. The premise of this book sounded like it might be interesting, so I tried it.
The book said it was for folks "from 8 to 80". *I* thought they meant AGES 8 to 80 but after reading the book I realize they meant IQ POINTS!
Seriously, this thing is a little kids book and not fit for any kid pretty much old enough to read it for themselves. There has to be a lot better material to read to your kids or for them to read for themselves than this.
For adults, don't even bother opening the book as it is pure Patterson junk in the worst way.
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Summary: Daniel K
Comment: This is a little out of my reading for pleasure. Patterson needs
to stay with what he knows best and that is Drama and Suspense stories.
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Summary: Odd
Comment: DANIEL X - I only got through the first chapter. I am a big Patterson fan, but this one was beyond me. Just too weird. I did not care for it at all. Not even 1 star.
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Summary: ok for a kids book
Comment: I love James Patterson. I loved his Maximum Ride books, even though they were aimed at the teen age market. Daniel X I didn't love so much. It read more like a comic book. I'm sure my grandsons will like it, but I won't buy future books in this series.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The greatest superpower of all isn't to be part spider, part man, or to cast magic spells--the greatest power is the power to create. Daniel X has that power. Daniel's secret abilities -- like being able to manipulate objects and animals with his mind or to recreate himself in any shape he chooses -- have helped him survive. But Daniel doesn't have a normal life. He is the protector of the earth, the Alien Hunter, with a mission beyond what anyone's imagining. From the day that his parents were brutally murdered before of his very eyes, Daniel has used his unique gifts to hunt down their assassin. Finally, with the help of The List, bequeathed to him in his parents' dying breath, he is closing in on the killer. Now, on his own, he vows to take on his father's mission--and to take vengeance in the process.
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