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The Debt #2
Nuit noire
Le jour de son quinzième anniversaire, la vie de Dom a tourné au cauchemar.
On l’a marqué au fer rouge.
On lui a tiré dessus à balles réelles.
Sa meilleure amie l’a rayé de son existence.
Derrière toutes ces catastrophes, un seul responsable :
La Dette, une mystérieuse organisation mafieuse qui a fait de lui son esclave.
Dom est contraint d’exécuter six contrats pour ces criminels,
ou il subira un terrible châtiment.
Plonger une ville entière dans les ténèbres.
Dom va devoir s’arranger pour que toutes les lumières de Gold Coast s’éteignent exactement au moment de la Earth Hour; une tâche quasi irréalisable.
Constatant qu’il lui est impossible de convaincre tout le monde de participer… il ne voit qu’une seule solution : arrêter la centrale nucléaire qui alimente la ville. Pour sauver sa peau, il va devoir prendre tous les risques.
On l’a marqué au fer rouge.
On lui a tiré dessus à balles réelles.
Sa meilleure amie l’a rayé de son existence.
Derrière toutes ces catastrophes, un seul responsable :
La Dette, une mystérieuse organisation mafieuse qui a fait de lui son esclave.
Dom est contraint d’exécuter six contrats pour ces criminels,
ou il subira un terrible châtiment.
Plonger une ville entière dans les ténèbres.
Dom va devoir s’arranger pour que toutes les lumières de Gold Coast s’éteignent exactement au moment de la Earth Hour; une tâche quasi irréalisable.
Constatant qu’il lui est impossible de convaincre tout le monde de participer… il ne voit qu’une seule solution : arrêter la centrale nucléaire qui alimente la ville. Pour sauver sa peau, il va devoir prendre tous les risques.
245 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2013
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About the author
Phillip Gwynne
64 books32 followersPhillip Gwynne's first novel Deadly Unna? the literary hit of 1998, has now sold over 180,000 copies. It was made into the feature film Australian Rules for which Phillip won an AFI award. The sequel, Nukkin Ya, was published to great acclaim in 2000. He has also written The Worst Team Ever, Born to Bake, and A Chook Called Harry in the Aussie Bites series, and Jetty Rats. Phillip's latest novel, the adult detective thriller The Build Up, is being made into a 13-part TV series on SBS, and his YA novel, Swerve, will be published in 2010.
He now lives in Leura, New South Wales, with his wife and three children: aged 17, 2 and 1
He now lives in Leura, New South Wales, with his wife and three children: aged 17, 2 and 1
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January 13, 2016
*3.5 stars
I really enjoyed this second book in the The Debt series! In this one, Dom is tasked with turning off all the lights in the city for exactly one hour. It's fast-paced and interesting, especially because of the relationships that Dom has with his family, who are not all they seem to be, and with his friends, Tristan and Imogen, who come with their own problems.
Dom is training for a big race at the same time that he's researching how to turn off the electricity in a huge city, and it doesn't help that a radical "green" group is stepping on his toes with their own plans to shut down the nuclear facility that supplies power to the city.
The enigmatic Zoe is back, still with her own agenda for her brother, the Zolt. I love her character, so I was glad to see her being particularly Zoe-ish with the spying and riddles.
Imogen is a little in the background though, since she is with Tristan most of the time, but she is still a powerful presence in the story, because of how she motivates Dom to action.
There are so many little mysteries that have yet to be solved: Where is Imogen's father? What is Dom's father's business? What did Gus do that made Dom's father hate him so much? Can Dom really trust his running buddy, Seb, or is Seb working for The Debt? But especially, why oh why is The Debt asking Dom to do all these weird things? What's the purpose behind it all? What's their agenda?
I DO love a good mystery! I must keep reading to find the answers!
The action is pretty wild in this one, almost to the point where I was rolling my eyes at some of the situations Dom gets into. Dom proves to be resourceful and imaginative though. He also makes some really bad decisions and acts incredibly stupid at times, but then again, he's only 15. He's definitely maturing and getting smarter as the books progress.
Love this series! Can't wait to read more!
Disclaimer: I received this book from the author/publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
I really enjoyed this second book in the The Debt series! In this one, Dom is tasked with turning off all the lights in the city for exactly one hour. It's fast-paced and interesting, especially because of the relationships that Dom has with his family, who are not all they seem to be, and with his friends, Tristan and Imogen, who come with their own problems.
Dom is training for a big race at the same time that he's researching how to turn off the electricity in a huge city, and it doesn't help that a radical "green" group is stepping on his toes with their own plans to shut down the nuclear facility that supplies power to the city.
The enigmatic Zoe is back, still with her own agenda for her brother, the Zolt. I love her character, so I was glad to see her being particularly Zoe-ish with the spying and riddles.
Imogen is a little in the background though, since she is with Tristan most of the time, but she is still a powerful presence in the story, because of how she motivates Dom to action.
There are so many little mysteries that have yet to be solved: Where is Imogen's father? What is Dom's father's business? What did Gus do that made Dom's father hate him so much? Can Dom really trust his running buddy, Seb, or is Seb working for The Debt? But especially, why oh why is The Debt asking Dom to do all these weird things? What's the purpose behind it all? What's their agenda?
I DO love a good mystery! I must keep reading to find the answers!
The action is pretty wild in this one, almost to the point where I was rolling my eyes at some of the situations Dom gets into. Dom proves to be resourceful and imaginative though. He also makes some really bad decisions and acts incredibly stupid at times, but then again, he's only 15. He's definitely maturing and getting smarter as the books progress.
Love this series! Can't wait to read more!
Disclaimer: I received this book from the author/publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
August 9, 2021
Dom Silvagni of suburban Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, is a pretty good middle distance runner, a not very attentive student at his pricy boys' prep, and terrible at telling the girl he likes that he likes her. But that's old news. Lately – like, since his 15th birthday – he's secretly become an errand-boy for a secretive criminal organization called The Debt. He doesn't know who they are, where they are, or what they really want. He only knows that if he doesn't complete six tasks for them, they'll cut off his leg. It almost happens in this book – more or less as a reminder not to mess with them. They seemingly know everything he does, everywhere he goes, even what he's thinking. It's eerie. The poor kid can't trust anybody. And then he finds out that his second task is to make all the lights in the affluant suburb of Halcyon Grove go dark during Earth Hour, only a few days away.
Suddenly, Dom is a star student, organizing a class trip to a nuclear power plant. He also makes amazing progress as a hacker, thanks to a scary computer The Debt gave him. But making sure those lights go out is still a tall order, considering that his photo is on file with plant security, and he doesn't have a driving license, and he can't ask anybody to help him, and he can't let a group of ecoterrorists accomplish the same task even though he sympathizes with them up to a point. (That point being their willingness to run over a kid who gets in their way.) So, he's actually got to sabotage the other group while at the same time committing the impossible act of ecoterrorism himself, and get home in time to stop the neighborhood bully from taking advantage of the girl of his dreams.
Dom faces emotional conflicts galore. He starts to suspect that his father is up to something shady. He has to keep secrets from the girl he has feelings about, even though those very secrets are pushing her away. He feels responsible for the kid down the street even though he's more of a rival than a friend. He experiences betrayal, jealousy, humiliation, paranoia – though that's not really the word for it when they're really messing with you. He makes some poor decisions, particularly as a runner. And he pushes through all kinds of reasonable fear and hesitancy to tackle a secret-agent-sized assignment, even though he's just a kid. It's a thrill ride, all the more thrilling for how nearly it goes totally out of control. And as resourceful, reflective and downright tough as he is, Dom's the right kid for it.
This is "installment two" of The Debt, a six-book series by an Australian young adult and children's author that I found in an independent, local bookstore all the way up in Park Rapids, Minnesota, but that you can't buy at Amazon for less than like $50. Viva small business! Book 3 is Bring Back Cerberus.
Suddenly, Dom is a star student, organizing a class trip to a nuclear power plant. He also makes amazing progress as a hacker, thanks to a scary computer The Debt gave him. But making sure those lights go out is still a tall order, considering that his photo is on file with plant security, and he doesn't have a driving license, and he can't ask anybody to help him, and he can't let a group of ecoterrorists accomplish the same task even though he sympathizes with them up to a point. (That point being their willingness to run over a kid who gets in their way.) So, he's actually got to sabotage the other group while at the same time committing the impossible act of ecoterrorism himself, and get home in time to stop the neighborhood bully from taking advantage of the girl of his dreams.
Dom faces emotional conflicts galore. He starts to suspect that his father is up to something shady. He has to keep secrets from the girl he has feelings about, even though those very secrets are pushing her away. He feels responsible for the kid down the street even though he's more of a rival than a friend. He experiences betrayal, jealousy, humiliation, paranoia – though that's not really the word for it when they're really messing with you. He makes some poor decisions, particularly as a runner. And he pushes through all kinds of reasonable fear and hesitancy to tackle a secret-agent-sized assignment, even though he's just a kid. It's a thrill ride, all the more thrilling for how nearly it goes totally out of control. And as resourceful, reflective and downright tough as he is, Dom's the right kid for it.
This is "installment two" of The Debt, a six-book series by an Australian young adult and children's author that I found in an independent, local bookstore all the way up in Park Rapids, Minnesota, but that you can't buy at Amazon for less than like $50. Viva small business! Book 3 is Bring Back Cerberus.
August 14, 2018
It is difficult to get past the ridiculous premise in this series. It is beyond belief and just plain ridiculous. I gave the second book a go and it was even worse than the first. Will I return? Sigh maybe but not for a while, surely!
July 15, 2018
Quick read and entertaining. My middle schooler wants me to read this whole series.This one had some plot holes but was overall fun.
October 6, 2015
Being a fast-paced, high-action text, The Debt is an excellent novel that is engaging, appeals to its target audience and highlights world issues. The faced-paced nature of this novel is evident from the many scenes of conflict that occur in this novel between different groups. The main character and protagonist, Dom, is positioned so that he experiences conflict with individuals from drug-dealing eco-terrorists to owners of popular and busy restaurants. These scenes are written using short sentences and are constructed in an unpredictable manner, capturing the attention of the reader. In fact, the high unpredictability of this book, the moderate degree of success of the protagonist and the concept of “adventure” in this book allows for the target audience, which is teenagers, to be targeted. The fast-paced scenes of action are used as a vehicle to make evident that renewable energy is needed in the world, highlighting the vociferous anti-nuclear movement in the world today.
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May 26, 2014
17/20
En bref, un second tome très rythmé qui ne laisse jamais respirer le lecteur. On est pris par l'intrigue, on espère que Dom arrivera au bout de son contrat sans y laisser trop de plumes. Les personnages sont toujours aussi sympathiques et certaines révélations nous font attendre avec impatience la suite !
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En bref, un second tome très rythmé qui ne laisse jamais respirer le lecteur. On est pris par l'intrigue, on espère que Dom arrivera au bout de son contrat sans y laisser trop de plumes. Les personnages sont toujours aussi sympathiques et certaines révélations nous font attendre avec impatience la suite !
http://www.leslecturesdemylene.com/20...
February 4, 2013
The second instalment in this great series. Dom's second task - to turn all the lights in Halcyon Grove off for Earth Hour. Can Dom make it happen? And what's going on with Imogen and Tristan? Dom's pretty cut-up about it all. Can he resist his urge to ruin everything?
February 22, 2014
Second book is better than the first. The scene has been set - now Dom starts to notice the coincidences. Still light enough and very fast paced to attract less confident readers
January 10, 2015
One challenge after another.
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March 16, 2018 The book was a very slow paced book without much of the action you would expect from this type of book, this made the book not as enjoyable as it should have been. My favorite part is when he turns the lights out. My least favorite part is when he gets captured by the Debt and has to escape.
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January 18, 2019Really great book
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