The Named (Guardians of Time) - Softcover

Curley, Marianne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1582349134 ISBN 13: 9781582349138

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2005

Synopsis

Ethan lives a secret life as a Guardian of the Named. Under the guidance of Arkarian, his mentor, and with the help of Isabel, his unlikely but highly capable apprentice, Ethan has become a valued member of this other-worldly corps. As the only defense against the evil Order of Chaos, the Named travel through time to prevent the Order from altering history and thereby gaining power in the present and the future.

As the threat from the Order intensifies, secrets of the past are revealed and villains and heroes are exposed. This gripping fantasy is set in modern times, but is infused with intrigue from the past, super-natural characters and surprising plot twists. Curley has written a winner through to the end.

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Review:

Sixteen-year-old Ethan Roberts has more to worry about than his lackluster grades. As one of the Named, he is charged with secretly protecting history from the Order of Chaos--an evil group that seeks to alter the past to achieve ultimate power in the present. Ethan is given orders to train his first apprentice, 15-year-old Isabel Becket, in a few short weeks as his growing nightmares soon make it apparent that trouble is brewing on a cosmic scale. The two are helped by Arkarain--Ethan's violet-eyed, blue-haired, 600-year-old mentor--and their secret powers. Isabel is a healer. Ethan is a master of illusion. Their stories evolve in rotating chapters, each told in a similar first-person point of view that makes chapter transitions disorienting at times. But The Named is at its strongest when school and parents fade. Its imagined settings are a pleasure, from the booby-trapped catacombs that house the Prophecy that was written before time to the Citadel--a way-station to the past--with its wildly decorated rooms. Ethan and Isabel's missions to Medieval England and colonial America are also a thrill, indicating that the adventures detailed in this book are just the beginning for this duo. (Ages 10 and older) --D.J. Morel

About the Author:

Marianne Curley is a native of Australia. After marrying and having three children, Marianne and her young family moved to Coffs Harbour, a small coastal city. It was there, surrounded by beaches, rainforests and fresh clean air that Marianne began to write. Today she has three teenage children, whose conversations and experiences inspire her writing. They are also her fervent critics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1582349134
• ISBN 13: 9781582349138
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336