The Stone Warriors

bibliophile - When I picked up the book... the title seemed oddly familiar... but I realized I read too much of the action and triller packed types of books... Anyways when I opened the cover, there was a detailed Egyptian drawing (and I really love art so I will appreciate it), the next page included a code to play a game, and the next page was a hieroglyphic alphabet! If you read this book... you get 4 in one... which is a great value... because I know there are a lot of gamers who would love to play this game after reading this amazing book, also people who want to learn the hieroglyphic alphabet, and we can't forget the people like me who want to appreciate the fine art and the content of this book. So I never read the first three books and I didn't feel... fulfilled... But after finishing this book, the author perfect conveyed his message and filled in the readers what they missed from the first three books... So thank you Mr. Northrop! And one more good thing... I finally found out why the cover looked so familiar,,, It's because the titles and the drawings look so similar to the 39 Clue series and I read Surrounded by Sharks (TOTALLY RECOMMEND :D) which is a fantastic read by Mr. Northrop... Meet Alex and Ren, the perfect pair to solve mysteries and go on an adventure... I know for a fact that if I went on an adventure then Alex and Ren would be like in my group... Anyways Ren and Alex running from everything, but looking for Alex's mother... and of course trying to find out what the Order is going to do... Uh oh... Alex and Ren are also looking for the Lost Spells... which add another thing on the To-Do List... And I'm going to say... Dang... Alex and Ren have A LOT to do... Before I finish talking... or well typing... I want to have a ship name for Alex and Ren... I'm not implying that they should be together... but something to distinguish this combo... Alen, Relex, Alren, or Alexren... I think I like Alen and Relex better... but I guess I'll just start asking people... so if you read this review... please reply and comment down which ship name is better... Anyways I really love how gripping this adventure is... honestly I thought it would be very fast-paced and something that will come and by... but when I was in school, I would seriously think about how the author would make Alex and Ren do these things... Honestly this reminds me of the Kane Chronicles and the 39 Clues... nevertheless, it was an amazing read... Just one thing I didn't particularly didn't enjoy was the cliffhanger... Like all the books I read are starting to have cliffhangers... And I'm going to say that Mr. Northrop seriously sure knows how to keep this book suspenseful... So can Alex and Ren complete the To-Do List? Can Alex and Ren defeat the Order... or actually help them by not realizing?? And most important, family love... Can Alex find his mom, or is it too late... DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN!!! Just all these questions brings out the suspense of this book... And this is truly a special read with a mix of Egyptian history, magic, adventure, and mystery,,, this fast read is truly a keeper... Read and ENJOY!!!!