MacHale, D.J. The Quillan Games.MacHALE, D.J. The Quillan Games. (Book Seven: Pendragon.) Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. . 486p. c2006. 1-4169-1423-5. $15.95. JS Bobby Pendragon Bobby Pendragon is the eponymous main character from D. J. MacHale's Pendragon series. Fictional Character Biography Robert "Bobby" Pendragon was a fairly average fourteen year old boy and suburban basketball star living in the fictional suburb of Stony Brook, , fresh from a deadly encounter with Saint Dane Saint Dane is a fictional character and main villain in the Pendragon series. He is an evil Traveler who wants to break down Halla so he can rebuild it in his own design. However, it is never mentioned which territory he is actually from. , finds an invitation to the Games of Quillan, and off he goes to a fresh Territory. The people of Quillan are quite fond of games, and of gambling, but the stakes if one loses are grim indeed. In no time at all, Bobby finds himself a Challenger in the biggest Games of the world, where winning is everything and the losers leave in a coffin. But there is some hope: Bobby has discovered a secret underground movement, working to wrest wrest tr.v. wrest·ed, wrest·ing, wrests 1. To obtain by or as if by pulling with violent twisting movements: wrested the book out of his hands; wrested the islands from the settlers. control of their world from the fascist (jargon) fascist - Said of a computer system with excessive or annoying security barriers, usage limits, or access policies. The implication is that said policies are preventing hackers from getting interesting work done. The variant "fascistic" seems to have been preferred at MIT. Corporation that rules it. Meanwhile, back on Second Earth, Bobby's friends are in trouble, and he needs to get back to help them--if he can survive. This series gets better and better, and the stakes for the Territories have just been raised again. Essential for libraries that own the series, which should be all libraries. Deirdre Root, Ref. Libn., Middletown PL, Middletown, OH J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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