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The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
Daniel X Series, Book 1
فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2008
Lexile Score
680
Reading Level
3
ATOS
4.6
Interest Level
6-12(MG+)
نویسنده
Milo Ventimigliaناشر
Books on Tapeشابک
9781415954249
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
- دیدگاه کاربران
نقد و بررسی
![Publisher's Weekly](https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png)
June 30, 2008
Billed as a story "for readers from ten to a hundred and ten," this YA novel from bestseller Patterson (Maximum Ride) and collaborator Ledwidge (The Quickie), the fifth entry in the James Patterson Pageturners series, blends Harry Potter and Men in Black with results likely to please only die-hard Patterson fans. In the beginning, an alien six-and-a-half-foot-tall praying mantis known as "The Prayer" kills the parents of Daniel X, the titular hero, in the course of its search for "The List," a catalogue of "Alien Outlaws" plaguing Earth. Daniel, who can transform himself and alter reality, escapes by assuming the form of a tick, and succeeds in retrieving the list. A dozen years later, as a full-fledged "Alien Hunter," Daniel is traveling around the U.S., supporting himself and his gourmet appetites in an unspecified manner ("I didn't want to go crazy, so I settled on a rosemary-crusted rack of lamb with truffle-spiked potato puree"). Working his way up the list, Daniel prepares to take on "Number 6," Ergent Seth, before that monster can destroy Earth. Their climactic battle is as derivative as the rest of the book. Those used to a richly-imagined alternate world, developed characters and sophisticated plotting may have trouble getting past the first few chapters. Ages 8-up
![Publisher's Weekly](https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png)
August 25, 2008
Patterson jumps on the superheroes bandwagon with contributor Ledwidge and delivers the adventures of Daniel X, a superpowered alien whose mission is to defend Earth from more malignant, threatening aliens. In his first adventure, listeners hear the typical origin story (parents killed by the most vile alien on Earth), his early adventures (growing up on his own with amazing powers) and his first real step into manhood (facing off against another alien). The story throws in a few interesting twists, but isn’t particularly dynamic as superhero narratives go. The production is sparsely sprinkled with sound effects, which work quite well and add to the story, but there is a lack of consistency to their execution. However, Milo Ventimiglia makes it worth the listen. His timing and inflection match perfectly with Daniel, the first-person protagonist. He sounds youthful enough to be believable as Daniel and easily transitions to other character voices within the story. A Little, Brown hardcover.
![AudioFile Magazine](https://images.contentreserve.com/audiofile_logo.jpg)
James Patterson is really getting this teen science-fiction genre down. The author of the MAXIMUM RIDE series, about bird children, is at it again with THE DANGEROUS DAYS OF DANIEL X, with some writing assistance from Michael Ledwidge. They could not have done better than Milo Ventimiglia as the narrator of this short novel about an alien boy, Daniel, who lives on Earth and hunts evil extraterrestrials who want to enslave the population and drain its resources. Clearly, kids will love this amazing alien gifted with mysterious powers. As Daniel, Ventimiglia, a regular on "Heroes" and "Gilmore Girls," comes off as brash and confident, but, at the same time, a little scared about his mission. Ventimiglia also does a mean horse-faced alien impression. M.S. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
![Library Journal](https://images.contentreserve.com/libraryjournal_logo.png)
September 15, 2008
In his second YA-intended crossover series (after "Maximum Ride"), Patterson reunites with Ledwidge, with whom he coauthored Quickie, an LJ Best Audiobook of 2007. The two here write of the adventures of a 15-year-old boy intent on avenging his parents' murder by aliens. Though Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia's reading is well executedhis self-deprecating tone conveying all the insecurities of teenagehoodhis talented reading can't save this work from its substandard prose, flat characters, absurd plot twists, and holes large enough to fly an alien battle cruiser throughflaws all exacerbated in audio. Not recommended. [Also recorded by Hachette Audio. 4 CDs. unabridged. ISBN Jodi L. Israel, MLS, Salt Lake City
Copyright 2008 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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