The Power of Five: Raven's Gate

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The Power of Five: Raven's Gate

The Power of Five: Raven's Gate

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Matt, mate, you’re braver than me. I would have given up at the beginning and been sobbing in the corner for the rest of the novel. A graphic novel adaptation written for Walker Books by UK writer Tony Lee and drawn by artists Dom Reardon and Lee O'Connor was released on 3 August 2010. It was then re-issued with a new cover to coincide with then upcoming releases of the graphic novel adaptations for Evil Star and Nightrise on 6 June 2013.

Cel mai mult am apreciat ca regulile "jocului magiei" erau bine stabilite si nu se mai schimbau pe parcurs, putand uzita de ele atat cei buni cat si cei rai, Matt fiind si el inzestrat cu puteri magice. Only Jayne Deverill of a farm in Lesser Malling is strange and potentially more dangerous than any jail. Raven's Gate combines the magic and savagery out of primeval times with the science and 'controls' of the modern day. I decided to go 1, because I didn't like it. The best thing I can say about it, really, is that it was short. I will say 1.5, though, because I usually reserve 1s for books I just completely hate, and this didn't even annoy me enough to make me hate it - it was just stupid.This is a pretty good book. I wouldn't say there were any memorable moments that I really adored, but the overall story was quite interesting. It had quite a pace and barely slowed down. I was hooked from the start and I am definitely going to read the rest of the series. Eventually. But there was something missing. Don't get me wrong, it was suspenseful. It should be a mini-series. The writing was so beautiful. I was literally jumping every time Matt tried to escape and groaned every time he failed. You could feel whatever the author was trying to convey. It was beautiful.

The Power of Five series is based on another series of books written by Anthony Horowitz between 1983 and 1989, entitled Pentagram. The Pentagram series was meant to have five books, but only four were ever published. The first was called The Devil's Doorbell, on which Raven's Gate is based.Personajul principal este un pusti pe nume Matt Freeman care mi s-a parut destul de simpatic si credibil in drama sa, iar vrajitoarea, doamna Deverill, care pune ghearele pe el, a fost preferata mea, avand doza corecta de rautate si inteligenta. Mi-au placut puterile si magiile ei precum si faptul ca ucenicul sau este o pisica neagra pe nume Asmodeus, care intelege ce spune ea si ii indeplineste ordinele cu abnegatie. One night Matt wanders towards the forest where he fiends all the village gathered, children and all. Some people unloading a box. Matt touches a trap which alarms Jayne Deverill his cruel and odd fosterer. She magically summons three hounds who chase Matt until he falls in the bog but he is rescued by Richard the journalist. He teLos him his story and his precongnitive abilities and how he can for see the future and move items with his mind. Richard accepts and they meet the creator of the building where the ritual was taking place. I fell in love with Matt the minute he was introduced and knew there was more to him than met the eye. And the unfolding of his story was done very well and in such a way that you were hooked from the beginning to the end.

What do you get when you mix elements of Harry Potter, Stephen King, and Night at the Museum together? You get Raven’s Gate. There were a few questions I was left with - like why does it have to be 4 boys and 1 girl who saves the universe? I'm sure - well, I would hope - that that would be explained in some future installment, since there are 5 books and we only meet Matt in this one. I, however, will never get that answer being as I will not continue the series. Maybe it's just the fact that the characters are all 14 year olds and there's very little I can find to relate to them. I understood Richard's predicament better. Also, there were some parts that we just boring but I think that's more my impatience to get on with the story than anything to do with the book. The only thing I'd warn parents about is that there's a lot of violence in the book, with one character dying graphically in the course of the book. Since each parent is different when it comes to this sort of thing, I recommend that the parents read the book first & then discuss the content with their child after they've finished reading it. The book is quite good, so the parents shouldn't have any problem reading it. (Plus it's a great way to connect with your kid!) Since Matt is too young (he's fourteen) to be put behind bars, he volunteers to get into a foster home under the LEAF (Liberty and Education Achieved through Fostering) project, as he is not happy living with Gwenda, his mother's half-sister.Desi multora li se poate parea putin ''cheesy'', pe mine nu m-a deranjat faptul ca are unele elemente horror des intalnite sau chiar comerciale. Am citit in recenzii ca este considerata ca fiind inspirata din "O noapte la muzeu", scrierile lui Stephen King sau chiar Harry Potter, insa eu nu am avut aceasta impresie si am regasit aici stilul sarcastic si fresh al lui Horowitz. Probabil sunt singura persoana de pe planeta care nu a citit sau vizionat Harry Potter, astfel ca nu pot sa-mi dau cu parerea despre asta, insa pe mine magia ma duce cu gandul la vrajitoare rele, la ritualuri negre, lumanari, pisici demonice, incantantii, panze de paianjen etc. It is the first book of Anthony Horowitz’s Gatekeeper series. I received the fourth book (Necropolis) as a giveaway and because it was the 4th book I went out and got the 1st three because I don’t like to start reading a story in the middle. He has suspicions that all the villagers are planning a conspiracy about something. He googles the Ravens Gate but finds nothing and gets a chat window with Dr.Dravid who be asks about but Dr leaves. He goes to the Lesser Mapping journalist to buy newspaper but the Journalist Richard asks for his story which he gladly tells but Richard does not believe him at all and sends him away. I have to agree with a previous reviewer that the reporter, Richard, seemed like something straight out of Stephen King's _Salem's Lot_, but less believable. His sudden attachment to Matt was jarring in the face of all his "just a story" talk from before. His surviving at all defies believability and it's obvious that he's only there because he'll be serving the function in the next book of an adult who can do things/get around obstacles that Matt can't, as well as providing a place for Matt to stay so the government can't get hold of him again. It's a useful purpose, true, but one that another adult should've been found for so Richard maintained his believability as a character. Idiot me. My idea was that women who were considered witches in the medieval times were slaughtered by a number of methods: Fire, drowning...

Raven's Gate is the first of five books in The Power Of Five series, written by Anthony Horowitz. It was published and released in the UK on 1 August 2005, by Walker Books Ltd and in the US (June 1, 2005) by Scholastic Press under the adjusted series title After a judgement is passed Matt is left to the LEAF project and taken to a small town called Lesser Malling where he is fostered by Jayne Deverill a fifty year old queer woman. Soon in Lesser Killing he first D's mystifying things happening to him. Be finds whispering in the woods, queer people talking about odd things, the roads that never end and dead things returning to life. Soon to cure his curosity he is summoned by a villager so that he can answer Matt's questions and gives him an amulet warning him to run away. Matt the next day turns to meet him and finds him dead but before the police come the housekeeper cleans the mess. Matt sees the warning "Ravens Gate" flashing on the wall. Of course the entire village of Lesser Malling is part of the conspiracy and of course Matt can't get out without a special talisman. I can't recall how many horror books and movies have utilized that concept. We know Matt has some sort of special power from the onset so nothing about him is a surprise. The big climax of the book felt like a rehash of Lovecraft, only with a nuclear meltdown. And the way it was wrapped up really seemed far too contrived, convenient. This really reminded me how wonderful Horowitz’s writing is. I’ve never felt so creeped out when reading a book before. Ever. However, it was not just the fear that made this book compelling; it was the complete and utter despair of Matt’s situation. It was something I felt deeply. Each time an escape plan failed or someone died, I just felt this weight on my body. The tension in the oppressive farmhouse in Yorkshire was something palpable which I could feel surrounding me. Each time a solution seemed possible, I felt a sense of hopelessness knowing that something would stop it. Raven's Gate is the re-written form of The Devil's Door Bell (published 1985), I can't comment on what has and hasn't changed in the text of this version and Anthony Horowitz's book published over twenty years ago. I do know that the Pentagram Chronicles was a series that was never finished. I think that The Gatekeepers is finished.

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TRC: You've stated that The Gatekeepers series is your answer to Narnia, Lord of the Rings and other fantasy heavyweights. How much have these other works inspired you? In other words, why make it an anti-Christian ritual that summons up creatures older than time at circles older than Christianity?



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