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The Last Thirteen #9

by James Phelan

Your days are numbered.
Having escaped the clutches of his enemies in Siberia, Sam is plunged back into danger when he travels to Tokyo to meet the ninth Dreamer, international gaming sensation, Issey.
Relentlessly pursued by Solaris, Sam and Issey travel to a mysterious windswept island, combating terrifying monsters to fulfil their all-important mission.
In New York, Alex and Shiva must escape Stella’s explosive trap to unlock the secrets of a famous Dreamer, while Eva prepares to enter a contest with far-reaching consequences.
Sam must find the last 13. We cannot succeed without them.
ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?

Genres: Young Adult, Childrens, Fiction, Fantasy

154 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2014

About the author

James Phelan is the award-winning author of twenty-four novels and one work of non-fiction. He first studied and worked in architecture before turning to English/Lit, working five years at The Age newspaper, obtaining an MA (Writing) and PhD (Young Adult Literature).

Hachette has published his five geo-political thrillers: FOX HUNT, PATRIOT ACT, BLOOD OIL, LIQUID GOLD and RED ICE.

From 2010-2011, Hachette published the widely acclaimed ALONE trilogy of Young Adult post-apocalyptic/dystopian novels.

In 2013/2014, Scholastic published James' thirteen-book adventure series about the dream work THE LAST THIRTEEN. The multi-award winning series (2014 YABBA, COOL, KOALA awards) has been highly successful around the world, selling over a million copies in 18 months.

THE SPY (Hachette, 2013), was the first instalment in a new series of suspense thrillers with the protagonist Jed Walker, and is followed by THE HUNTED (2015), and KILL SWITCH (2015).

James is currently working on a follow-up trilogy to THE LAST THIRTEEN, more thrillers, and an illustrated middle-grade series titled GRANDPA SPIES.

James has taught writing at post-graduate level and regularly talks at schools, libraries and universities around the world. Since 2006 he has sold over 4 million copies of his books.

Reviews

[Sean Harding]

More of the same as series goes through the ninth part and now four books to go. Nothing very inspiring or memorable, it is sometimes a chore to get through, but I will make it to the end, you never know things could get better!

[Cas ♛]

Amazing. This series is getting better and better as with each book James Phelan adds another major complication.

[Mads]

Lots of missions

[Cami]

Solaris is now the main piece of this puzzle yet to be unsolved in a world of monster dogs, dream competitions, and backstabbing backstabbers. Perhaps Sam will finally see that not all things are as black and white as he assumed.

[William]

Its finally nice to add Asia to the series. Now this book got me reminded of "Timeless"

[Laura Smith]

This one was so good! A nail- biter at the end! I liked Issey’s story and everything that played out at Ghost Island was thrilling. Can’t wait to find out what happens next!

[Melva Clark]

This one is better written than some of the previous books. I enjoyed it. The villains are awful and our hero comes off as a real human being.

[Christine Ku]

Stakes are still going up and now not just for Sam himself. A new element being introduced as well but I like it not as well as 6. But still with the race.

[Mandi Corder-banks]

Immediately opening the next book!

[Alex Fairhill]

The plot layering continues as the story begins its run towards the end of the series, and it's great to see another Dreamer with a distinct personality. In fact, all of the Last Thirteen characters have distinct, recognisable characteristics – which is difficult to achieve in this format. The introduction of the Dreamer Doors competition also works well to bring the other characters back into the narrative.

Still action-packed, and did we get a hint of Solaris's true identity?

[Coco Chanel]

confusing

[Caitlin]

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[Steven]

A cool book with a twist.

[Ash]

4.75

[Azriel]

actual; 4.5 stars
Great