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by Ali Sparkes (Author) "The girl in grey fled across the forest-and the shapeshifter followed ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford (4 Jan 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192754661
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192754660
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 29,116 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Adventure, conspiracy and shapeshifting - X-Men meets Alex Rider


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Dax is starting to get used to his life as a shapeshifter. At last he feels safe and secure, surrounded by people he trusts, and with real friends who understand what he is going through. But then everything changes, and Dax finds himself in danger beyond his wildest dreams. And just when he needs his best friend Gideon to be there for him, Gideon's life changes too. Dramatically. And forever. Now Dax feels more alone than ever. Because he can feel that something is very wrong-but no one will take him seriously. No one else can see the danger that threatens to destroy them all . . .
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ...... Wow! A huge surprise!!, 5 Sep 2007
10 Stars!

This series will truly catch you off guard- I for one, expected a thin children's tale, where the main characters have little else to do but fling around magic; a carbon copy of Harry Potter, but warped badly. Something light and entertaining, but overdone. I happen to have been very bored one evening, and found this book in my younger brother's room. I'd initially meant to waste a few hours skimming it whilst waiting for a night out. And that whole night I stayed in finishing it, and ordering the next three online! :O

This novel is a vivid and remarkable read. Instead of exerting your mind in calculating the plot twists, you instead find yourself assailed by waves of imagination and swept along for a rich, fast-paced and extraordinary ride.

I'm nineteen (yes!), and I absolutely ADORE this book. I can't recommend it highly enough. Dax -our main character- thank God, isn't a mimic of your regular cliché orphan, abandoned at birth/parents murdered horribly yada-ya-ya to later face great and overly exaggerated adventures. Yes, he is 'tormented' as such, by a bitchy step mum, but hey. I guess we couldn't have utmost originality there... ;) Her lack of actual care towards Dax justified his eagerness to get the hell out of his mundane life when the opportunity first arises. I can't believe I'm so pulled in by what I'd considered a book for a twelve-year-old audience. Buy it, whatever your age!

The shape shifting and general atmosphere in this is downright believable- not some nonsense where the main character always gets his way, is our typical male Mary-Sue who finds changing into animals easy, and jeopardizes the reality of the story because of it. Dax has to work at it, and the results pay off. I want a Fox so badly!
The characters are all unique individuals (you'll love his best friend at Tregarren, the college Dax is sent away to) and you'll even ultimately fall in love with the most irritating of characters: typical blonde, wealthy bimbo who appears to have a stick shoved up her.... :D

I'm more a Werewolf; Vampire; Crime-Thriller girl, and yet enjoyed this more than Kelly Armstrong's "Bitten" series. Probably because here, I truly felt that shapeshifting could happen!

If you liked anything along the lines of Garth Nix's "Sabriel," Phillip Pullman's "Northern Lights" or "The Doomspell" Trilogy, you'll love this new series. Why? Not because the genres match, but because it's another one of those books that suits all ages, one which is cherished and revisited years after the first read.

Buy it.

Just do it. You'll feel so much better once you have.


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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy This Book, 6 Feb 2007
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This is the second in the series and i really enjoyed it, it rushes along with plenty of twists which make it a real page turner. dax is likeable and growing in such a way that you want to know what will happen next. if you haven't read these books already - give them a go.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth reading, 24 Jan 2007
I have really enjoyed both of the books in this series so far, and I am awaiting the third book with much anticipation. I recently read this book as well as titles by authors such as Garth Nix and Eoin Colfer and I enjoyed this book as much, if not more. This book contains many intriguing plot twists, that wil keep the reader involved and will increase your enjoyment.
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Couldn't put this book down, the ending was just fabulous and leaves you wanting more of Dax and his pals. Eagerly looking forward to Going to Ground.
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