The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp #1)
by P. B. Kerr
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Author: P. B. KerrEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-09-01
ISBN: 0439670209
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
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- ISBN13: 9780439670203
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp #1)
Book Review: An amazingly good book.
Summary: 5 Stars
I was amazed at how good this children's book was, not that I have anything against children's books. But by necessity, authors cannot make them too convoluted, too deep, too complicated or too anything because by definition, they are for children, who are just unfinished adults.
Of course that depends on the target age level, but I would assume that any author would want to write for the widest target audience possible to sell the most books, so caveat the above. And the author must avoid the twin traps of writing too condescendingly or simply.
So instead of a simple children's book, I found by far the most interesting, most storyline rich and most anything children's book I ever read. With the success of Harry Potter, there have been a lot of other magic, sorcery or wizardry children's books on the market, but this has to be the best one hands down.
And after I read the book, I read the endpapers and found that not surprisingly it's written by a bona fide adult mystery writer. It is not by co-incidence that I have also on my very own shelf the Berlin Noir series written by this same author. I guess in this case the good adult mystery writer can also turn his hands to writing good magic books.
I won't copy the storyline here as it can be read in the description above. All I can add is that the characters are plenty and easy to like, or easy to dislike in some cases. But the best thing about this book is the imagination of the author; the storyline is great, you definitely won't get bored as it is event rich and it'll keep taking you into different places and plots chapter by chapter.
I'm won't write any more as I'm now into the 3rd book, see you later! JBG.
Summary of The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp #1)
The New York Times bestselling adventure about two twins, many djinns, and one very magical quest.
Meet John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who one day discover themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to extraordinary places, and make people and objects disappear. Luckily, the twins are introduced to their eccentric djinn-uncle Nimrod, who will teach them how to harness their newly found power. And not a moment too soon . . . since John and Philippa are about to embark on a search to locate a monstrous pharaoh named Akhenaten and his eerie tomb.
Meet John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who one day discover themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to extraordinary places, and make people and objects disappear. Luckily, the twins are introduced to their eccentric djinn-uncle Nimrod, who will teach them how to harness their newly found power. And not a moment too soon . . . since John and Philippa are about to embark on a search to locate a monstrous pharaoh named Akhenaten and his eerie tomb.
You can tell from the very first page that P. B. Kerr had great fun writing his novel, The Akhenaten Adventure. The way the author introduces his cleverly named characters, the atmospheric setting, the fun tone of his narration--all indicate that a hugely entertaining story is in store. The first installment of his Children of the Lamp sequence is set firmly in the present day, but it soon breaks away and encompasses several wonderfully colorful parts of the globe, England and Egypt included.
John and Philippa Gaunt, two twelve-year-old not-very-identical twins, live a privileged life on the Upper East of Manhattan with their wealthy parents and two curiously-mannered Rottweilers named Alan and Neil. The twins realize there's something amiss with their world when a string of strange things begin to happen after their wisdom teeth are extracted--they dream the same dreams, become stronger, their zits clear up, and wishes wished in their presence inexplicably come true. And, when their estranged Uncle Nimrod asks them to come to England for the summer during one such shared dream, the discovery of their destiny is set in motion.
John and Phillippa discover that they are descended from a long line of Djinn, have great inherent powers. They must call on these powers a lot sooner than they anticipated, though, because the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten is not as dead as history has so far declared and his legion of seventy magical djinn could tip the balance of power in the magical realm and affect the whole world order.
P.B. Kerr, under his given name Philip Kerr, is the author of several bestselling thrillers for adult readers. His debut novel for children is a slick, zeitgeisty fantasy adventure that is sure to win him a new raft of fans. The Blue Djinn of Babylon is next up for those who get hooked. (Age 10 and over) --John McLay
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