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Voyagers #2
Game of Flames
The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! This multiplatform series is part sci-fi, all action-adventure. And you don't have long to wait -- 6 books are coming all in one year!
Earth is in danger! The only thing that can save our planet are six essential elements scattered throughout the galaxy. It is up to the Voyagers—a team of four kids (plus one stowaway) —to gather them all and return to Earth.
Failure is not an option. The Alpha team knows that the second element is hidden on Meta Prime, a planet filled with metal mazes, catapults of fire, and warring alien robots. But what they don’t know is that another spaceship is following hot on their trail. . . .
Do you have what it takes to be a Voyager? Find out at VoyagersHQ.com.
Earth is in danger! The only thing that can save our planet are six essential elements scattered throughout the galaxy. It is up to the Voyagers—a team of four kids (plus one stowaway) —to gather them all and return to Earth.
Failure is not an option. The Alpha team knows that the second element is hidden on Meta Prime, a planet filled with metal mazes, catapults of fire, and warring alien robots. But what they don’t know is that another spaceship is following hot on their trail. . . .
Do you have what it takes to be a Voyager? Find out at VoyagersHQ.com.
208 pages, Library Binding
First published November 3, 2015
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Robin Wasserman
127 books1,476 followersRobin Wasserman is the author of the novels MOTHER DAUGHTER WIDOW WIFE (June 2020) and GIRLS ON FIRE. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Tin House, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and several short story anthologies. A recent MacDowell Colony fellow, she is also the New York Times bestselling author of more than ten novels for young adults and teaches in the low-residency MFA program at Southern New Hampshire University.
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March 13, 2016
Antes que nada quiero reiterar que estos libros de Voyagers son lo más útil de la vida para salir de reading slumps porque al ser infantiles se leen súper rápido y no tienes que descifrar complicadas intrigas políticas ni sistemas de magia. En fin, jajaja.
Yo no les tengo mucha fe a las sagas de libros en las que cada entrega está escrita por un autor diferente, pero con estos de Voyagers no he notado mucho la diferencia de estilo, así que eso me gusta. Además, en esta segunda entrega, la misión para salvar la Tierra ya ha avanzado un poco más. Se deja de lado el entrenamiento y se entra directamente a la acción, a recuperar el siguiente material que permitirá crear esa Fuente de energía que la Tierra tanto necesita.
Lo que más me gustó de Game of Flames fue que Chris, uno de los personajes más misteriosos de la primera entrega tiene muchísimo más protagonismo. Si bien en este libro no entendemos exactamente por qué el Capitán Phillips lo envió con el equipo Alfa, sí que nos enteramos un poco de su historia y de las mentiras que les ha contado a la tripulación. ¡A mí esa revelación me sorprendió muchísimo! Y algunas de las conversaciones que se derivaron de ella también me dejaron pensando un buen rato porque... . En fin, rayadas mentales que me hago yo solita.
Otra cosa que hacen MUY bien estos libros de Voyagers, al menos los dos que he leído, es tener finales que dejan a los lectores con ganas de más. Pueden no ser los libros más interesantes de la vida, pero se aseguran de dejarte en vilo al final para que quedes con cara de "¿Y AHÍ ACABA? NECESITO. EL. SIGUIENTE. YA". Es que no me pueden dejar así con toda esta situación de la tripulación Omega y de los clones extraños... ¡y lo de Ike Phillips! Jo-der.
Yo no les tengo mucha fe a las sagas de libros en las que cada entrega está escrita por un autor diferente, pero con estos de Voyagers no he notado mucho la diferencia de estilo, así que eso me gusta. Además, en esta segunda entrega, la misión para salvar la Tierra ya ha avanzado un poco más. Se deja de lado el entrenamiento y se entra directamente a la acción, a recuperar el siguiente material que permitirá crear esa Fuente de energía que la Tierra tanto necesita.
Lo que más me gustó de Game of Flames fue que Chris, uno de los personajes más misteriosos de la primera entrega tiene muchísimo más protagonismo. Si bien en este libro no entendemos exactamente por qué el Capitán Phillips lo envió con el equipo Alfa, sí que nos enteramos un poco de su historia y de las mentiras que les ha contado a la tripulación. ¡A mí esa revelación me sorprendió muchísimo! Y algunas de las conversaciones que se derivaron de ella también me dejaron pensando un buen rato porque... . En fin, rayadas mentales que me hago yo solita.
Otra cosa que hacen MUY bien estos libros de Voyagers, al menos los dos que he leído, es tener finales que dejan a los lectores con ganas de más. Pueden no ser los libros más interesantes de la vida, pero se aseguran de dejarte en vilo al final para que quedes con cara de "¿Y AHÍ ACABA? NECESITO. EL. SIGUIENTE. YA". Es que no me pueden dejar así con toda esta situación de la tripulación Omega y de los clones extraños... ¡y lo de Ike Phillips! Jo-der.
February 20, 2018
This book was a little more confusing than book 1. A lot of different things coming in and making the story a little convoluted. It's rather basic in a lot of ways, and I know it is middle grade but I feel like some of it is so base level it makes me a little bummed overall. I'm still going to keep reading, but mostly since I am waiting for a few other books in the mean time and need some quick entertainment. 3 stars
September 21, 2015
The good thing about Game of Flames is that it picks up pretty much where Project Alpha left off, and there isn't much wait time between books. Robin Wasserman takes over the writing for this second installment and delivers a lot of action and a bit of intrigue as well. Some lingering questions from book one are answered but others arise and there's definitely a sense that a lot more is to come. I wasn't quite as enamored with this outing, though. Not a lot really seems to happen even during the moments of crisis. We get a few sections with the characters who weren't picked for Project Alpha, but not enough about their struggles compared to Alpha team. Still, I think readers who liked the first will devour the second and still be wanting more.
Note: ARC received via Amazon Vine in exchange for review.
Note: ARC received via Amazon Vine in exchange for review.
December 11, 2015
WOW! I liked the second book even more than the first. I don’t know if it’s just the fact that the world is an amazing steampunk fantasy, or if it’s because its characters are developed further. Maybe it’s both. In this book, the characters learn several lessons of being on a team, but also about each other. It’s interesting to see how they are adapting to their tasks. Ms. Wasserman’s writing style is fun, yet still serious – it’s a good mix. I would continue reading the series in a heartbeat – it’s that good!
*NOTE* I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
*NOTE* I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
October 8, 2015
This was a good second book. There were Alpha and Omega team perspectives which I wasn't always a huge fan of, but I think it will work better in later books. My biggest complaint about this book is that it felt like it was written at a lower level than the first one. Other than that, this was a good continuation of the series. It moved the story along. I think it's cool that all the books are going to be published so quickly. That way there isn't a very long wait! I'm always a fan of that!
February 3, 2016
This book I certainly enjoyed! It's the second to a series, and this series it really cool because each book is written by a different author and the next author must pick up where the last left off! This is definitely a easy read, I'd recommend it for younger kids but, don't get me wrong, plenty of older readers would love this book, too! This book plays tricks on your mind and it really is a race to figure out what's going on before you read it!!! Enjoy!
September 25, 2017
I have finished this book and I loved it. I also thought that there were a few scenes where Gabe didn’t act his charecter but overall this is a great book and I would definitely recommend it.
February 25, 2018
En esta nueva aventura los chicos del equipo Alpha continúan en la búsqueda de los elementos que salvarán al planeta tierra de la destrucción.
Recuerden que la misión es encontrar 6 elementos que están ubicados en 6 planetas distintos, dado que, al tenerlos todos se mezclan creando una potente fuente de energía que abastecerá a la Tierra.
Esta segunda parte de la misión consiste en recolectar un elemento llamado Magnus 7 que está en el planeta Meta Prima. Pero no será una tarea sencilla ya que, aparte de los peligros que se encuentran en este desconocido planeta, los chicos del Leopardo Nebuloso son seguidos por una nave “enemiga”, la Cuchilla Luminosa que está tripulada por los chicos que no fueron elegidos en la competencia, quienes se hacen llamar el equipo Omega.
En este libro se descubren varios datos impactantes sobre los personajes y sobre el viaje. Dash, el capitán del equipo Alpha, tendrá que decidir en quién confiar para poder tomar las decisiones adecuadas y lograr salir con vida de este hostil planeta.
Es un libro muy entretenido, rápido de leer y simple de entender. Esta nueva aventura nos lleva al mundo de los videojuegos y es un mundo que para nadie es muy complicado de imaginar. Así que es ideal para los chicos de alrededor de los 12 años que quieran vivir una aventura interplanetaria estas vacaciones de verano.
A mí me gusta mucho esta saga, los dos libros me han entretenido y me han atrapado, pero se nota que no soy el público objetivo. Esta saga sorprende en cada libro. Lo divertido (o no sé) creo que es que cada libro lo escribe un escrito diferente, así que uno nunca sabe con qué te van a sorprender. Se los recomiendo…
Recuerden que la misión es encontrar 6 elementos que están ubicados en 6 planetas distintos, dado que, al tenerlos todos se mezclan creando una potente fuente de energía que abastecerá a la Tierra.
Esta segunda parte de la misión consiste en recolectar un elemento llamado Magnus 7 que está en el planeta Meta Prima. Pero no será una tarea sencilla ya que, aparte de los peligros que se encuentran en este desconocido planeta, los chicos del Leopardo Nebuloso son seguidos por una nave “enemiga”, la Cuchilla Luminosa que está tripulada por los chicos que no fueron elegidos en la competencia, quienes se hacen llamar el equipo Omega.
En este libro se descubren varios datos impactantes sobre los personajes y sobre el viaje. Dash, el capitán del equipo Alpha, tendrá que decidir en quién confiar para poder tomar las decisiones adecuadas y lograr salir con vida de este hostil planeta.
Es un libro muy entretenido, rápido de leer y simple de entender. Esta nueva aventura nos lleva al mundo de los videojuegos y es un mundo que para nadie es muy complicado de imaginar. Así que es ideal para los chicos de alrededor de los 12 años que quieran vivir una aventura interplanetaria estas vacaciones de verano.
A mí me gusta mucho esta saga, los dos libros me han entretenido y me han atrapado, pero se nota que no soy el público objetivo. Esta saga sorprende en cada libro. Lo divertido (o no sé) creo que es que cada libro lo escribe un escrito diferente, así que uno nunca sabe con qué te van a sorprender. Se los recomiendo…
December 9, 2021
In the second book, the Alpha team onboard the Cloud Leopard -- Dash, Piper, Carly and Gabriel, guided by th enigmatic Chris -- learn the Omega Team's following them and they have an edge: a leader, Colin, who looks strikingly like Chris.
More on that later.
They are now competing for the second element, Magnus 7, found only on Meta Prime, which is a world split between two sides of warring robots. One side is led by Lord Garquin, the other by Lord Cain. The element they seek is contained in a little robot named TULIP, who they have to search for amidst the hordes of robots flinging lava bombs at each other.
What Team Alpha doesn't know is their leader, Chris, created the war on his first visit to the planet aeons ago, which is why he knows so much about how to train the kids to face the planet's challenges.
While Team Omega's fully briefed on the situation, and they quickly get the upper hand. How?
I won't spoil how it ends, just know, now both teams are head-to-head in this competition and Dash is a bit too trusting -- of everyone, really -- to fully get the upper-hand for some time to come.
Looking for more book suggestions for your 7th/8th grade classroom and students?
Visit my blog for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb.mystrikingly.com/
More on that later.
They are now competing for the second element, Magnus 7, found only on Meta Prime, which is a world split between two sides of warring robots. One side is led by Lord Garquin, the other by Lord Cain. The element they seek is contained in a little robot named TULIP, who they have to search for amidst the hordes of robots flinging lava bombs at each other.
What Team Alpha doesn't know is their leader, Chris, created the war on his first visit to the planet aeons ago, which is why he knows so much about how to train the kids to face the planet's challenges.
While Team Omega's fully briefed on the situation, and they quickly get the upper hand. How?
I won't spoil how it ends, just know, now both teams are head-to-head in this competition and Dash is a bit too trusting -- of everyone, really -- to fully get the upper-hand for some time to come.
Looking for more book suggestions for your 7th/8th grade classroom and students?
Visit my blog for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb.mystrikingly.com/
July 30, 2023
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children's for providing me with an egalley of this book to read and give an honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
I don't know why I didn't realize this was book #2 of a series when I requested it. I would have never done so had I realized. I went into a bit confused. So I went back and read some information about book #1 to get an idea. I see it was written by a different author, so I didn't have that knowledge going into this one (as others did and from the reviews I can see they saw the difference in the writing).
I would say this was pretty action packed for a middle grade type book. I love sci-fi so that element was there and the world was good (though I imagine would have been easier to understand had I read the first book and got the building under my belt). I honestly found the pacing a bit slow, though. I wanted things to happen and get resolved, or at least have an impact on what was going on and I just didn't feel that. It felt like a very basic middle grade. I do understand the age group it's focused on but I've read many middle grade books that had a bit more oomph than this one.
Overall, I wasn't particularly impressed (and I've read Wasserman's YA which I did enjoy). I imagine middle grade readers will enjoy it enough to want to read the series. But just wasn't for me.
I don't know why I didn't realize this was book #2 of a series when I requested it. I would have never done so had I realized. I went into a bit confused. So I went back and read some information about book #1 to get an idea. I see it was written by a different author, so I didn't have that knowledge going into this one (as others did and from the reviews I can see they saw the difference in the writing).
I would say this was pretty action packed for a middle grade type book. I love sci-fi so that element was there and the world was good (though I imagine would have been easier to understand had I read the first book and got the building under my belt). I honestly found the pacing a bit slow, though. I wanted things to happen and get resolved, or at least have an impact on what was going on and I just didn't feel that. It felt like a very basic middle grade. I do understand the age group it's focused on but I've read many middle grade books that had a bit more oomph than this one.
Overall, I wasn't particularly impressed (and I've read Wasserman's YA which I did enjoy). I imagine middle grade readers will enjoy it enough to want to read the series. But just wasn't for me.
December 12, 2017
Voyagers: Game of Flames, 186 pgs. PC Studios, 2015. $12.99 USD. Language: (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG.
To save their planet, these “voyagers” must set out on the dangerous journey they have been chosen for. After successfully obtaining their last element, the crew must set out on the quest for the next element located on the planet Meta Prime. As they work around the planet, they suddenly discover they aren’t alone.
As soon as I started reading this book, I could tell I was hooked. This book gives a great balance of Sci-Fi and Reality and I found it to be a book that keeps you reading. I have Rated Violence PG due to its Robotic Warfare. It was well written, however, the plot has some difficult parts.
MS - ADVISABLE Student Reviewer L.W.
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To save their planet, these “voyagers” must set out on the dangerous journey they have been chosen for. After successfully obtaining their last element, the crew must set out on the quest for the next element located on the planet Meta Prime. As they work around the planet, they suddenly discover they aren’t alone.
As soon as I started reading this book, I could tell I was hooked. This book gives a great balance of Sci-Fi and Reality and I found it to be a book that keeps you reading. I have Rated Violence PG due to its Robotic Warfare. It was well written, however, the plot has some difficult parts.
MS - ADVISABLE Student Reviewer L.W.
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August 9, 2019
186 pgs. The second book in this series does not disappoint. The sage continues as Alpha and Omega teams race to faraway places to secure material to create “the source” needed to save Earth and provide a power source. Lots of adventure, quick thinking and problem-solving awaits the crews. I enjoyed this one and it kept me guessing. There are surprises around every turn. I think kids will enjoy this series so much. Highly recommended for Grade 5.
November 11, 2022
La serie Voyagers creo que será entretenida para pasar el rato, por ahora no me duele no poder conseguir los últimos dos, veremos más adelante.
El equipo Alfa sigue en sus misiones y va descubriendo unos cuantos secretos interesantes sobre el mundo que los rodea. Espero para ver qué más descubrirán en el siguiente libro.
Por ahora hecho en falta un poco más de desarrollo de los personajes, creo que está orientado a un público ideal preadolescente, en ese caso lo encuentro bastante bien.
El equipo Alfa sigue en sus misiones y va descubriendo unos cuantos secretos interesantes sobre el mundo que los rodea. Espero para ver qué más descubrirán en el siguiente libro.
Por ahora hecho en falta un poco más de desarrollo de los personajes, creo que está orientado a un público ideal preadolescente, en ese caso lo encuentro bastante bien.
December 7, 2017
this is the second book in the voyagers series and honestly the first was 100 times better that the second. this book was full of nothing but the two crews constantly at each others throats and they just mirrored the alpha crew and called a second crew that is supposedly better
June 2, 2018
I think it's a good sequel and second book to the series. I believe Middle School and Elementary kids will love it. I preferred the writing style in the first book so this one was harder for me to get into.
May 24, 2017
Eh... first one was much better but this was still good
June 17, 2017
A fun addition to the series. I'm not a big fan of the Omega Crew, but it will be interesting to see where the next book leads us.
November 5, 2017
muy buena segunda parte!!!
January 3, 2018
My kids (8 and 10) *loved* this one. What more can you ask?
April 8, 2018
This is a fun series. This is the second one and I enjoyed it as much as the first.
October 9, 2018
The book game of flames very action-packed and is very like slow and it's not the best that I read.
January 4, 2020
Really good and very enticing
July 29, 2020
Same as the previous one, but I really liked the machine theme in this one.
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May 9, 2022Very amazing read. Full of twists and turns. Look forward to reading book 3
May 13, 2022
Young adults saving the world. How does it get any better than that?
September 30, 2024
This captured my attention more than the first one, but I'm still not that interested in the story.
March 2, 2025
I had to skip read through it. It probably would have been better if I had read the first book and had more of the backstory.
February 20, 2020
Die Erde ist in Gefahr. Sämtliche Energie-Ressourcen sind ausgebeutet. Nur die Voyagers können in den Weiten des Universums die sechs Elemente finden, die zusammen eine neue Energie-Quelle bilden.
Das Auffällige an dieser Buchreihe ist, dass jeder Band von einem anderen Autoren bzw. Autorin geschrieben wurde. Robin Wasserman gelingt es jedoch, nahtlos an den Stil von D.J. MacHale anzuknüpfen. Was wahrscheinlich auch der Übersetzerin Bettina Obrecht geschuldet ist, da sie die gesamte Reihe ins Deutsche übersetzt hat.
Das Abenteuer, welches die Voyagers in diesem Band erleben, war für mich nicht ganz so ansprechend, da ich die Erlebnisse dieses Mal nicht mit meiner Kindheit verbinden konnte. Dennoch war es insgesamt spannend und lustig. Das Ende macht neugierig darauf zu erfahren, wie die Mission weitergehen wird.
Das Auffällige an dieser Buchreihe ist, dass jeder Band von einem anderen Autoren bzw. Autorin geschrieben wurde. Robin Wasserman gelingt es jedoch, nahtlos an den Stil von D.J. MacHale anzuknüpfen. Was wahrscheinlich auch der Übersetzerin Bettina Obrecht geschuldet ist, da sie die gesamte Reihe ins Deutsche übersetzt hat.
Das Abenteuer, welches die Voyagers in diesem Band erleben, war für mich nicht ganz so ansprechend, da ich die Erlebnisse dieses Mal nicht mit meiner Kindheit verbinden konnte. Dennoch war es insgesamt spannend und lustig. Das Ende macht neugierig darauf zu erfahren, wie die Mission weitergehen wird.
December 19, 2015
This review is also available on my blog, Read Till Dawn.
This is the second of the two books I got through a giveaway from the publisher. I read it within a few hours of finishing the first book (Project Alpha, which I reviewed here), and it definitely solidified both the focus and the themes of the series.
In Game of Flames the characters take on a little more nuance, fleshing out the bare minimums provided in Project Alpha. Some of the mysteries left behind from the first book (including Chris's background, and the mastermind behind the team competing with Team Alpha) are explained in Game of Flames, and the plot - though slightly contrived - is a very engaging ride from start to finish. I'm growing to really love the main characters, especially as I begin to get to really know what makes each of them tick, and I'm looking forward to continuing the journey together through the next four books. Three out of the four of those books are written by authors whose writing I already know and love (Patrick Carman, Jeanne DuPrau, and Wendy Mass), so I'm excited to see how some of my favorite authors approach such a fun series.
I've said all I can about the book itself without spoiling anything too major, but I think a word or two (and maybe even three) should also be said about the website, VoyagersHQ.com. I sat down a few days after getting the books, made an account and worked on unlocking my exclusive content. It was . . . a little bit more of a challenge than I was up for. You have a bunch of random codes written at the bottom of different pages in the books, and you have to take each and every symbol in the seven-digit code, compare it to a key in the front of the book to find its color combination, and then click the letter on the website that corresponds with that same combination of colors. Each seven-digit code unlocks a different piece of content, such as an interview with the candidates or some inside dirt on the characters. It's very interesting, and I bet kids will really love the spy-esque mode of unlocking material (in fact, I probably would have loved it a few years ago), but it's just a little too time-consuming and low-yield for me to enjoy it now. I unlocked the first few codes and left the rest of them unsolved - my younger brother is going to read the series, though, and I told him he could share my account if he wants to unlock the rest of the codes and get the bonus material. I have a hunch he'll have a lot more fun with the website than I have.
I honestly enjoy the books very much even without the online component, so I don't really mind skipping the "multimedia" aspect and just reading the books themselves. So far the books have been more than enough to satisfy me, and - barring some disastrous drop in quality - will continue to be perfectly fine without the website, but a part of me wishes the website was a little more interactive.
It's a great book, though, and I can't wait to continue the series!
This is the second of the two books I got through a giveaway from the publisher. I read it within a few hours of finishing the first book (Project Alpha, which I reviewed here), and it definitely solidified both the focus and the themes of the series.
In Game of Flames the characters take on a little more nuance, fleshing out the bare minimums provided in Project Alpha. Some of the mysteries left behind from the first book (including Chris's background, and the mastermind behind the team competing with Team Alpha) are explained in Game of Flames, and the plot - though slightly contrived - is a very engaging ride from start to finish. I'm growing to really love the main characters, especially as I begin to get to really know what makes each of them tick, and I'm looking forward to continuing the journey together through the next four books. Three out of the four of those books are written by authors whose writing I already know and love (Patrick Carman, Jeanne DuPrau, and Wendy Mass), so I'm excited to see how some of my favorite authors approach such a fun series.
I've said all I can about the book itself without spoiling anything too major, but I think a word or two (and maybe even three) should also be said about the website, VoyagersHQ.com. I sat down a few days after getting the books, made an account and worked on unlocking my exclusive content. It was . . . a little bit more of a challenge than I was up for. You have a bunch of random codes written at the bottom of different pages in the books, and you have to take each and every symbol in the seven-digit code, compare it to a key in the front of the book to find its color combination, and then click the letter on the website that corresponds with that same combination of colors. Each seven-digit code unlocks a different piece of content, such as an interview with the candidates or some inside dirt on the characters. It's very interesting, and I bet kids will really love the spy-esque mode of unlocking material (in fact, I probably would have loved it a few years ago), but it's just a little too time-consuming and low-yield for me to enjoy it now. I unlocked the first few codes and left the rest of them unsolved - my younger brother is going to read the series, though, and I told him he could share my account if he wants to unlock the rest of the codes and get the bonus material. I have a hunch he'll have a lot more fun with the website than I have.
I honestly enjoy the books very much even without the online component, so I don't really mind skipping the "multimedia" aspect and just reading the books themselves. So far the books have been more than enough to satisfy me, and - barring some disastrous drop in quality - will continue to be perfectly fine without the website, but a part of me wishes the website was a little more interactive.
It's a great book, though, and I can't wait to continue the series!
February 24, 2017
Didn't know this was the second in a series when Roo got it out of the library --it was a hit. We're now reading the first of the series. I love reading it to him as much as he likes hearing it.
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