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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
I couldn't stop reading this book!, 1 Jun 2002
By A Customer
I loved this book. I had read "old magic" before, but "The Named" is miles better. It mixes everything from Action, Adventure, mystery, romance and history: the result? A fantstic unmissable novel, by a very talented author. The basic story is about a secret group called The guard, who go back in time to try and prevent the evil Order of Chaos from changing the past and altering the present for their gain. The main characters are Nathan and Isabel, who have to keep there adventurous life secret while still going to school and trying to lead a normal life. This book is full of twists and an amazing, well told story. READ THIS BOOK!!! You'll love it, guaranteed.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Absolutely awsome....a must read!, 1 Sep 2004
Being someone who reads books halfway through and forgets about them i expected to get bored of this one pretty quickly. How wrong i was. I was choosing a book to take on my holiday, purposely avoiding the typical ones of 'boy meets girl on holiday and fall in love'. I wanted something different. Something to keep me interested. i noticed this one after my brother picked it up saying he liked the cover. I read the back and it confused me but also made me want to read it to understand. So i did. I read it in a couple of days, i was that entranced! Its just the way the auther makes you feel as if this actually could be happening and she makes you WANT to be a part of it! The way normal problems in Ethans life twist in and out of the magical worlds problems makes it more beleivable. This is quite possibly the best book i have read. But being only 14 i have many years left to try out more. Anybody like me who like stories interesting and out of the ordinary yet believable, this is the book for you! Prepare to be swept off you feet by the extra special attention on every aspect of this story making it seem almost real as you read. the story sort of plays itself around as if you can almost touch it, feel it, and sense it. A brilliant book by a brilliant author. it deserves to be nationally recognised as a fabulous book. Im off to read the others now.....
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Enthralling!!, 19 May 2007
One of the best fantasy books I've ever read! I bought it 2nd hand ages ago and it sat on my bookshelf until my friend (A middle -aged Harry Potter fan) asked to borrow it. When she returned it, she said 'READ IT'! It's excellent!!' And WOW - it really was.
Unlike other reviewers, I liked the story being told from different characters points of view and I never guessed the traitor until just before the end of the final book!
After finishing this one, I immediately ordered the next 2 in the trilogy (The Dark and The Key) which were both equally as good and was so sorry to reach the end!
Thank you so much Marianne Curley for enriching my (and many of my friends') reading pleasure with your amazing imagination (and, if you ever read this, I do hope you have now fully recovered from your illness).
BUY IT or at the very least borrow it and you're in for a treat!
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