In the sequel to Boy Solider, Danny and his grandfather are still on the run and as he enemies draw in, they find their answers may lie in London and as the mystery gets deeper so do the pair as they are caught in even more danger.
Payback is just as stimulating and tense as Andy McNab's previous novel Boy Solider with energy and action around every corner as he brings his military days to this exciting adventure.
McNab again uses very technical terms for procedures for his central characters and situations, which makes the plot more interesting.
This book is more character driven than Boy Solider, which I believe is a good thing as we can feel what the characters are going through. I'm glad to say that ... Read More:
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By the time I was 10 years old and a friend gave me this (first) Blyton book, I already had read hundreds of Swedish, American, French and German childrens books, good ones and boring ones, but "Five on a Trasure Island" was totally different.
I had read "Robinson Crusoe" before, but never had read anything about secret tunnels or small islands with castles on it.
Enid Blytons books inspired my imagination much much more than other books (even Astrid Lindgren or Arthur Ransome or Nesbitt) did.
Til this day when I cannot fall asleep, I imagine being in Dorset, walking down to the beach at Kirrin Bay on a sunny day and rowing the boat to Kirrin Island. This always does the trick and makes me fall asleep in the end. Thank ... Read More:
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This book nicely finishes the grail trilogy. With the old enemies and introduction of some new particularly nasty new ones, this is a good read. As I mentioned in the reviews of the other books, this is basically Sharpe in the middle ages, not quite up there with the Sharpe series, but a good entertaining historical set of books. Well worth a read!
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With Drowned Wednesday we saw Garth Nix's fantastic series taking on a more mature, more epic feel and with Sir Thursday this vibe is amped up even more, as is the drama and tension.
Basically, the premise is that Arthur Penhaligon, the hero of the series - in the midst of his troubles combating the Trustees - is forcefully enlisted into the House's army to serve for 100 years. Masquerading as a Piper's Child, he also gets the unfortunate treatment of getting 'washed between the ears', effictively having his memory completely wiped.
There's a lot going on in this story, all of the above placed against the threat of a massive Nithling attack on the House, but it's testamant to Nix's skill as a writer that ... Read More:
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The Phantom Tollbooth was my favourite book as a child. I read it seven times during my first year at boarding school. I really identified with Milo, the hero, who is a very bored young boy who is disillusioned with life and doesn't see the point of doing anything. Milo takes the reader with him on an adventure where he meets all types of interesting off-beat character. The book has some real laugh outloud moments and is perfect bedtime reading. I can't recommend it enough. I recently came across it again in a second hand bookshop, bought it and took it home to read. As an adult I found the book just as anjoyable. It's a classic.
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The Phantom Tollbooth was my favourite book as a child. I read it seven times during my first year at boarding school. I really identified with Milo, the hero, who is a very bored young boy who is disillusioned with life and doesn't see the point of doing anything. Milo takes the reader with him on an adventure where he meets all types of interesting off-beat character. The book has some real laugh outloud moments and is perfect bedtime reading. I can't recommend it enough. I recently came across it again in a second hand bookshop, bought it and took it home to read. As an adult I found the book just as anjoyable. It's a classic.
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The Earth Sea series and all related stories creates a complete masterpiece and one of the keystones of the Fantasy world. No they are not classic fantasy books. Unlike the ordinary ones, the series concentrate on people, human beings, persons. And when you read the series, you find yourself in a fantasy world of your own. Unique among the fantasy series and the best of Le Guin's.
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J Chippingdale is allegedly a Top 50 reviewer. How can this be when his review looks just like the blurb from a hardcover jacket? Shame on you Chippers!
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