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The Accelerati Trilogy #3
De geheimzinnige gang
Nick Slate, in order to protect his father and little brother, reluctantly must help the Accelerati complete Tesla's great device. Their power-mad leader wants nothing less than to control the world's energy--but there are still three missing objects to track down.
Nick's friends can't help him, as they are spread across the globe grappling with their own mysteries--with Vince in Scotland, Caitlin and Mitch on their way to New Jersey, and Petula's whereabouts unknown. On his own, Nick must locate Tesla's final inventions-- which are the most powerful of all, capable of shattering time and collapsing space.
Nick's friends can't help him, as they are spread across the globe grappling with their own mysteries--with Vince in Scotland, Caitlin and Mitch on their way to New Jersey, and Petula's whereabouts unknown. On his own, Nick must locate Tesla's final inventions-- which are the most powerful of all, capable of shattering time and collapsing space.
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Neal Shusterman
90 books29.9k followersAward-winning author Neal Shusterman grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he began writing at an early age. After spending his junior and senior years of high school at the American School of Mexico City, Neal went on to UC Irvine, where he made his mark on the UCI swim team, and wrote a successful humor column. Within a year of graduating, he had his first book deal, and was hired to write a movie script.
In the years since, Neal has made his mark as a successful novelist, screenwriter, and television writer. As a full-time writer, he claims to be his own hardest task-master, always at work creating new stories to tell. His books have received many awards from organizations such as the International Reading Association, and the American Library Association, as well as garnering a myriad of state and local awards across the country. Neal's talents range from film directing (two short films he directed won him the coveted CINE Golden Eagle Awards) to writing music and stage plays – including book and lyrical contributions to “American Twistory,” which is currently playing in Boston. He has even tried his hand at creating Games, having developed three successful "How to Host a Mystery" game for teens, as well as seven "How to Host a Murder" games.
As a screen and TV writer, Neal has written for the "Goosebumps" and “Animorphs” TV series, and wrote the Disney Channel Original Movie “Pixel Perfect”. Currently Neal is adapting his novel Everlost as a feature film for Universal Studios.
Wherever Neal goes, he quickly earns a reputation as a storyteller and dynamic speaker. Much of his fiction is traceable back to stories he tells to large audiences of children and teenagers -- such as his novel The Eyes of Kid Midas. As a speaker, Neal is in constant demand at schools and conferences. Degrees in both psychology and drama give Neal a unique approach to writing. Neal's novels always deal with topics that appeal to adults as well as teens, weaving true-to-life characters into sensitive and riveting issues, and binding it all together with a unique and entertaining sense of humor.
Of Everlost, School Library Journal wrote: “Shusterman has reimagined what happens after death and questions power and the meaning of charity. While all this is going on, he has also managed to write a rip-roaring adventure…”
Of What Daddy Did, Voice of Youth Advocates wrote; "This is a compelling, spell-binding story... A stunning novel, impossible to put down once begun.
Of The Schwa Was Here, School Library Journal wrote: “Shusterman's characters–reminiscent of those crafted by E. L. Konigsburg and Jerry Spinelli–are infused with the kind of controlled, precocious improbability that magically vivifies the finest children's classics.
Of Scorpion Shards, Publisher's Weekly wrote: "Shusterman takes an outlandish comic-book concept, and, through the sheer audacity and breadth of his imagination makes it stunningly believable. A spellbinder."
And of The Eyes of Kid Midas, The Midwest Book Review wrote "This wins our vote as one of the best young-adult titles of the year" and was called "Inspired and hypnotically readable" by School Library Journal.
Neal Shusterman lives in Southern California with his children Brendan, Jarrod, Joelle, and Erin, who are a constant source of inspiration!
In the years since, Neal has made his mark as a successful novelist, screenwriter, and television writer. As a full-time writer, he claims to be his own hardest task-master, always at work creating new stories to tell. His books have received many awards from organizations such as the International Reading Association, and the American Library Association, as well as garnering a myriad of state and local awards across the country. Neal's talents range from film directing (two short films he directed won him the coveted CINE Golden Eagle Awards) to writing music and stage plays – including book and lyrical contributions to “American Twistory,” which is currently playing in Boston. He has even tried his hand at creating Games, having developed three successful "How to Host a Mystery" game for teens, as well as seven "How to Host a Murder" games.
As a screen and TV writer, Neal has written for the "Goosebumps" and “Animorphs” TV series, and wrote the Disney Channel Original Movie “Pixel Perfect”. Currently Neal is adapting his novel Everlost as a feature film for Universal Studios.
Wherever Neal goes, he quickly earns a reputation as a storyteller and dynamic speaker. Much of his fiction is traceable back to stories he tells to large audiences of children and teenagers -- such as his novel The Eyes of Kid Midas. As a speaker, Neal is in constant demand at schools and conferences. Degrees in both psychology and drama give Neal a unique approach to writing. Neal's novels always deal with topics that appeal to adults as well as teens, weaving true-to-life characters into sensitive and riveting issues, and binding it all together with a unique and entertaining sense of humor.
Of Everlost, School Library Journal wrote: “Shusterman has reimagined what happens after death and questions power and the meaning of charity. While all this is going on, he has also managed to write a rip-roaring adventure…”
Of What Daddy Did, Voice of Youth Advocates wrote; "This is a compelling, spell-binding story... A stunning novel, impossible to put down once begun.
Of The Schwa Was Here, School Library Journal wrote: “Shusterman's characters–reminiscent of those crafted by E. L. Konigsburg and Jerry Spinelli–are infused with the kind of controlled, precocious improbability that magically vivifies the finest children's classics.
Of Scorpion Shards, Publisher's Weekly wrote: "Shusterman takes an outlandish comic-book concept, and, through the sheer audacity and breadth of his imagination makes it stunningly believable. A spellbinder."
And of The Eyes of Kid Midas, The Midwest Book Review wrote "This wins our vote as one of the best young-adult titles of the year" and was called "Inspired and hypnotically readable" by School Library Journal.
Neal Shusterman lives in Southern California with his children Brendan, Jarrod, Joelle, and Erin, who are a constant source of inspiration!
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December 30, 2020
Why do I love the concluding volumes of series done by Neal Shusterman? Because by that point in the narrative, so many characters and story threads have been packed in that a single book can hardly hold them. The action bounces back and forth all over the world with such a huge cast of players that one might be skeptical if the author can tie it together meaningfully in the end, but I learned long ago not to doubt Neal Shusterman. The more convoluted the story grows, the better the ultimate payoff, and I've yet to read a series-closing novel where Shusterman didn't wildly surpass reasonable expectations. Much like in Everfound, the third book of the Skinjacker trilogy, the cast of characters in Hawking's Hallway has ballooned so that there were times I had to pause to remember everyone's situation, though Neal Shusterman is so good at this type of writing that those trouble spots never last. The Wizard of Menlo Park himself, Thomas Alva Edison, was revealed to be the founder of the Accelerati at the end of Edison's Alley, and now that he has Nick Slate and all of Nikola Tesla's surreal inventions at his disposal, the world's fate is cast into serious doubt. What happens next will reveal the link between Tesla, Edison, and Nick, and determine whether earth will finally be destroyed by Celestial Object Felicity Bonk, the asteroid orbiting the planet with the power to fry its inhabitants. The battle for survival has begun.
An unwilling guest of Thomas Edison's at Accelerati headquarters, Nick resists helping the one-hundred-seventy-year-old man. He wishes he could disconnect Tesla's wet-cell battery that keeps Edison alive, but watchful Accelerati assure Nick has no such chance. The project is moving forward to reassemble Tesla's supernatural inventions in Shoreham, New York, the old Wardenclyffe Tower that Tesla constructed a century ago in hopes of providing the world with unlimited free energy. His vision for energy independence was dismantled and trampled on by nervous power brokers, and though Edison was no friend of Tesla's, he's ready to give the brilliant inventor's magnum opus another go. His intentions are not as altruistic as Tesla's were, however. Though Nick wants nothing to do with Edison's plan for global domination, he can't seem to stop himself from helping the Accelerati assemble Tesla's F.R.E.E. machine. The man and his inventions have a connection to Nick that no one can explain, but it makes him indispensable to Edison's most ambitious project.
In Colorado Springs, Caitlin and Mitch are aware of Nick's abduction. He's disappeared from all official records, but they aren't letting up the search, sneaking around town together to find some lead on Nick's whereabouts. Across the Atlantic Ocean in Scotland, Vince is being kept alive by his own miracle wet-cell battery, unwilling to relinquish it to complete the F.R.E.E. Another teslanoid object, the transporter globe, is near where Vince is hiding out, but as long as it stays out of reach for Nick and the Accelerati, Vince can keep his battery and stay alive.
Back at Nick's school, Ms. Evangeline Planck is no longer the cafeteria lunch server. Her recent contributions as an undercover Accelerati agent have promoted her to Grand Acceleratus, one position below the immortal Edison himself. Taking over Ms. Planck's old job in the school cafeteria is the disgraced Dr. Alan Jorgenson, whose defeat at Nick's hands has soured Edison on the man once considered his protégé. Furious at the demotion, Jorgenson keeps his eyes open for an opportunity to betray Ms. Planck and manipulate Edison into reinstating him as Grand Acceleratus, but he has little to work with in his current capacity. That is, until he starts colluding with Caitlin and Mitch, who have their own reasons for undermining Ms. Planck. Jorgensen and the two teens don't trust each other, but if they're smart they can leverage themselves back into the big picture forming in Shoreham.
"It wasn't easy being the lone halogen lamp in a crate of energy-saving bulbs."
—Hawking's Hallway, P. 168
Every strand of the complex web is in place, and it slowly tightens as events trigger reactions, leading to bigger, more shocking reactions piling up toward an explosion of action in the last fifty pages. It's awe-inspiring, the result of the co-authors' ingenious planning and story concept. To discuss details would require telling more than I should, but readers who loved the foresight of the trilogy's first two books will be amazed by how everything comes together in a finale worthy of Neal Shusterman, one of the greats of his era just as Tesla was of his own. I've never read anyone better at closing a trilogy than Neal Shusterman, and he doesn't disappoint here.
"Nothing stays wondrous forever. It's human nature to grow accustomed to that which becomes normal, even if it's a new shade of normal."
—Hawking's Hallway, P. 354
I wasn't entirely sold on these books as I began Hawking's Hallway. Tesla's Attic blew me away, but something was missing from Edison's Alley, and I needed a big exclamation point from book three to convince me the trilogy had lived up to its billing. Even three quarters of the way through Hawking's Hallway I feared it might fall short, but Neal Shusterman seizes control and delivers an emotional climax that salvages the story. You don't always recognize that you love a book or series while reading it; on occasion it takes until the last couple of pages, as the plot winds down and you're saying goodbye to characters you've spent significant time with, to realize the loss you feel over never seeing them again. It was only as I read those final bittersweet pages that I knew I loved the Accelerati trilogy. I miss the characters because they're real to me, like friends rather than letters inked on paper. As someone says in Hawking's Hallway (I can't tell you who, to avoid spoilers), "The space between us...It hurts..." It does hurt, but at least I know for sure that I'll reflect on Tesla's Attic, Edison's Alley, and Hawking's Hallway fondly, the way I look back on any series that touches me deeply. That's the magic of Neal Shusterman, and it's why he's one of my favorite authors. His books grab hold of my heart and don't let go.
Hawking's Hallway is a plethora of elaborate reveals that take root during and prior to the trilogy's timeline. If you suspect some weird plot jag can't be reconciled to make sense, think again. The authors have covered every base, and it's great fun to see how all the tangents coalesce by the end. Hawking's Hallway will leave you wanting more of the series, and the good news is, there are plenty of Neal Shusterman titles to choose from that you'll probably love as much or more than this trilogy. I appreciate spending time in the pages of a transcendent writer, and Neal Shusterman is that. I could read only him for the rest of my life and be satisfied, and I certainly feel that way after Hawking's Hallway. I hope others enjoy the gift of this trilogy as much as I have.
An unwilling guest of Thomas Edison's at Accelerati headquarters, Nick resists helping the one-hundred-seventy-year-old man. He wishes he could disconnect Tesla's wet-cell battery that keeps Edison alive, but watchful Accelerati assure Nick has no such chance. The project is moving forward to reassemble Tesla's supernatural inventions in Shoreham, New York, the old Wardenclyffe Tower that Tesla constructed a century ago in hopes of providing the world with unlimited free energy. His vision for energy independence was dismantled and trampled on by nervous power brokers, and though Edison was no friend of Tesla's, he's ready to give the brilliant inventor's magnum opus another go. His intentions are not as altruistic as Tesla's were, however. Though Nick wants nothing to do with Edison's plan for global domination, he can't seem to stop himself from helping the Accelerati assemble Tesla's F.R.E.E. machine. The man and his inventions have a connection to Nick that no one can explain, but it makes him indispensable to Edison's most ambitious project.
In Colorado Springs, Caitlin and Mitch are aware of Nick's abduction. He's disappeared from all official records, but they aren't letting up the search, sneaking around town together to find some lead on Nick's whereabouts. Across the Atlantic Ocean in Scotland, Vince is being kept alive by his own miracle wet-cell battery, unwilling to relinquish it to complete the F.R.E.E. Another teslanoid object, the transporter globe, is near where Vince is hiding out, but as long as it stays out of reach for Nick and the Accelerati, Vince can keep his battery and stay alive.
Back at Nick's school, Ms. Evangeline Planck is no longer the cafeteria lunch server. Her recent contributions as an undercover Accelerati agent have promoted her to Grand Acceleratus, one position below the immortal Edison himself. Taking over Ms. Planck's old job in the school cafeteria is the disgraced Dr. Alan Jorgenson, whose defeat at Nick's hands has soured Edison on the man once considered his protégé. Furious at the demotion, Jorgenson keeps his eyes open for an opportunity to betray Ms. Planck and manipulate Edison into reinstating him as Grand Acceleratus, but he has little to work with in his current capacity. That is, until he starts colluding with Caitlin and Mitch, who have their own reasons for undermining Ms. Planck. Jorgensen and the two teens don't trust each other, but if they're smart they can leverage themselves back into the big picture forming in Shoreham.
"It wasn't easy being the lone halogen lamp in a crate of energy-saving bulbs."
—Hawking's Hallway, P. 168
Every strand of the complex web is in place, and it slowly tightens as events trigger reactions, leading to bigger, more shocking reactions piling up toward an explosion of action in the last fifty pages. It's awe-inspiring, the result of the co-authors' ingenious planning and story concept. To discuss details would require telling more than I should, but readers who loved the foresight of the trilogy's first two books will be amazed by how everything comes together in a finale worthy of Neal Shusterman, one of the greats of his era just as Tesla was of his own. I've never read anyone better at closing a trilogy than Neal Shusterman, and he doesn't disappoint here.
"Nothing stays wondrous forever. It's human nature to grow accustomed to that which becomes normal, even if it's a new shade of normal."
—Hawking's Hallway, P. 354
I wasn't entirely sold on these books as I began Hawking's Hallway. Tesla's Attic blew me away, but something was missing from Edison's Alley, and I needed a big exclamation point from book three to convince me the trilogy had lived up to its billing. Even three quarters of the way through Hawking's Hallway I feared it might fall short, but Neal Shusterman seizes control and delivers an emotional climax that salvages the story. You don't always recognize that you love a book or series while reading it; on occasion it takes until the last couple of pages, as the plot winds down and you're saying goodbye to characters you've spent significant time with, to realize the loss you feel over never seeing them again. It was only as I read those final bittersweet pages that I knew I loved the Accelerati trilogy. I miss the characters because they're real to me, like friends rather than letters inked on paper. As someone says in Hawking's Hallway (I can't tell you who, to avoid spoilers), "The space between us...It hurts..." It does hurt, but at least I know for sure that I'll reflect on Tesla's Attic, Edison's Alley, and Hawking's Hallway fondly, the way I look back on any series that touches me deeply. That's the magic of Neal Shusterman, and it's why he's one of my favorite authors. His books grab hold of my heart and don't let go.
Hawking's Hallway is a plethora of elaborate reveals that take root during and prior to the trilogy's timeline. If you suspect some weird plot jag can't be reconciled to make sense, think again. The authors have covered every base, and it's great fun to see how all the tangents coalesce by the end. Hawking's Hallway will leave you wanting more of the series, and the good news is, there are plenty of Neal Shusterman titles to choose from that you'll probably love as much or more than this trilogy. I appreciate spending time in the pages of a transcendent writer, and Neal Shusterman is that. I could read only him for the rest of my life and be satisfied, and I certainly feel that way after Hawking's Hallway. I hope others enjoy the gift of this trilogy as much as I have.
May 7, 2024
Buenísimo. Este hombre cuando está inspirado da gusto. Y qué divertido y absurdo todo.
Pues este libro cierra con broche de oro una saga divertidísima, imaginativa, absurda, descacharrante, casando todos los puntos (y eran muchos puntos a casar!) de la más insospechada de las maneras. Con esos finales de todos corriendo desde distintos puntos del espacio (y del tiempo!) hacia una traca final, cómo no, única, delirante y... divertida, claro!.
Da igual lo que te cuente. Este hombre suele acabar llevándote a mundos muy peculiares o que se van volviendo peculiares por el camino. Es originalísimo!. Tiene una imaginación portentosa y juega con ella con una pericia única. GL (Neal Shusterman)
Pues este libro cierra con broche de oro una saga divertidísima, imaginativa, absurda, descacharrante, casando todos los puntos (y eran muchos puntos a casar!) de la más insospechada de las maneras. Con esos finales de todos corriendo desde distintos puntos del espacio (y del tiempo!) hacia una traca final, cómo no, única, delirante y... divertida, claro!.
Da igual lo que te cuente. Este hombre suele acabar llevándote a mundos muy peculiares o que se van volviendo peculiares por el camino. Es originalísimo!. Tiene una imaginación portentosa y juega con ella con una pericia única. GL (Neal Shusterman)
December 11, 2020
Een waardige afsluiter van een heerlijke en humorvolle trilogie! Lees hier mijn recensie: https://nerdygeekyfanboy.com/recensie...
April 24, 2024
Was für eine grandiose Trilogie Neal Shusterman da für Jugendliche geschrieben hat! Obwohl sie intellektuell recht anspruchsvoll ist, ist sie trotzdem unglaublich unterhaltsam.
So nimmt er z.B. Bezug auf Flächenland
denn einer der Figuren passiert ein Missgeschick.
Es ist eine rasante Abenteuergeschichte. Das Buch hält, was sein Titel verspricht. Es geht komplett verrückt zu, es gibt irrsinnig böse Wissenschaftler, Verschwörung und Geheimorganisationen. Man reist in der Zeit, es wird verdampft oder Figuren werden in multiple Ich ihrer selbst aufgespaltet was das Zeug hält. Natürlich ist das Scifi und man sollte das alles nicht zu Ernst nehmen. Aber ein Riesenspaß ist es trotzdem. Die Figuren der Geschichte sind ca. 14 Jahre alt, doch schon wegen des vorhandenen Aggressionspotentials würde ich die Bücher jüngeren Lesern nicht empfehlen.
Ist es ein Jungsbuch?
Interessieren sich Mädchen für Naturwissenschaft und Technik, dann werden auch sie daran Spaß haben. Allerdings gibt es keine Romantik und keinerlei Geknutsche. Es ist wie die Fünf Freunde, nur viel Verrückter.
So nimmt er z.B. Bezug auf Flächenland
denn einer der Figuren passiert ein Missgeschick. Es ist eine rasante Abenteuergeschichte. Das Buch hält, was sein Titel verspricht. Es geht komplett verrückt zu, es gibt irrsinnig böse Wissenschaftler, Verschwörung und Geheimorganisationen. Man reist in der Zeit, es wird verdampft oder Figuren werden in multiple Ich ihrer selbst aufgespaltet was das Zeug hält. Natürlich ist das Scifi und man sollte das alles nicht zu Ernst nehmen. Aber ein Riesenspaß ist es trotzdem. Die Figuren der Geschichte sind ca. 14 Jahre alt, doch schon wegen des vorhandenen Aggressionspotentials würde ich die Bücher jüngeren Lesern nicht empfehlen.
Ist es ein Jungsbuch?
Interessieren sich Mädchen für Naturwissenschaft und Technik, dann werden auch sie daran Spaß haben. Allerdings gibt es keine Romantik und keinerlei Geknutsche. Es ist wie die Fünf Freunde, nur viel Verrückter.
September 13, 2016
3.5 stars.
To be blunt: the first book was definitely the best. This third was a nice read, during some pages I had really fun, but the story was way too long. Nock is a great guy, a fantastic character and surprises the reader with a lot of things. I really liked him and will miss that boy -and I don't say that from a lot of characters. Full review to come as soon as I am allowed to post it.
To be blunt: the first book was definitely the best. This third was a nice read, during some pages I had really fun, but the story was way too long. Nock is a great guy, a fantastic character and surprises the reader with a lot of things. I really liked him and will miss that boy -and I don't say that from a lot of characters. Full review to come as soon as I am allowed to post it.
May 13, 2017
Pure genius.
April 6, 2019
I listened to the German audio version of this series, something I rarely do with a book that is originally in English. I finished the first two volumes a while ago, since they were easily accessible to me through my e-library. They did not have the third volume on audio, and I did not want to read it in book format, as I enjoyed the narration so much. I finally found a way to get at the CD and transfer it to my phone as a playlist. It was worth the effort.
What I enjoy so much about this trilogy is that it is for the most part lighthearted, imaginative fun, with beautifully overdone villains, and in addition deals with some deeper questions on ethics and personal growth.
But why was it only the girls who ever changed that baby‘s diapers? And what about the black boy? I liked him lots, but wasn’t it a bit strange to only introduce him in the last book?
What I enjoy so much about this trilogy is that it is for the most part lighthearted, imaginative fun, with beautifully overdone villains, and in addition deals with some deeper questions on ethics and personal growth.
But why was it only the girls who ever changed that baby‘s diapers? And what about the black boy? I liked him lots, but wasn’t it a bit strange to only introduce him in the last book?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 27, 2018
Solid ending to a fun SF young YA trilogy. Good character developments, smart twists, and creative solutions. Longer than the first two books, and favours action of humour, which felt slightly less engaging.
December 7, 2017
Oh wow, didn't see that twist coming. I really like the suspense and how it all turned out.
Review to come.
Review to come.
December 29, 2020
In De toekomst van Hawking komt alles samen van de trilogie. Alle open eindjes die we nog hadden zijn allemaal opgelost. Nick is bijna bij het oplossen van het probleem dat de wereld zal vernietigen. Door de hele N.I.K.S. in elkaar te zetten, zal Nick de wereld kunnen redden, maar de laatste onderdelen zijn een probleem…
Ook dit boek lees je weer vanuit verschillende perspectieven. Je leest vanuit Nick, maar ook vanuit Caitlin, Mitch, Vince en zelfs Jorgenson. Dit geeft een extra dimensie aan het verhaal. Op de moment dat je niet vanuit Nick leest, doet hij eigenlijk dingen die geheim blijven voor de lezer. Alle bekende personages van de eerste twee boeken zijn er, er komt eigenlijk niemand meer bij in dit derde deel.
De spanning loopt steeds op en zwakt dan weer wat af in dit deel. Het was een zwaar boek, maar het leest makkelijk. In dit deel wordt wel heel veel informatie gegeven en er gebeuren heel veel dingen. Ik had liever gezien dat enkele gebeurtenissen al in deel 2 gebeurden, want daar vond ik dat er te weinig gebeurde…
De Accelerati-trilogie is een echte aanrader voor alle 11+ ers die houden van avontuur, een vleugje magie en wetenschap. Want is het bellen met het verleden/de toekomst mogelijk met de wetenschap of hebben we het dan over een vleugje magie?
Ook dit boek lees je weer vanuit verschillende perspectieven. Je leest vanuit Nick, maar ook vanuit Caitlin, Mitch, Vince en zelfs Jorgenson. Dit geeft een extra dimensie aan het verhaal. Op de moment dat je niet vanuit Nick leest, doet hij eigenlijk dingen die geheim blijven voor de lezer. Alle bekende personages van de eerste twee boeken zijn er, er komt eigenlijk niemand meer bij in dit derde deel.
De spanning loopt steeds op en zwakt dan weer wat af in dit deel. Het was een zwaar boek, maar het leest makkelijk. In dit deel wordt wel heel veel informatie gegeven en er gebeuren heel veel dingen. Ik had liever gezien dat enkele gebeurtenissen al in deel 2 gebeurden, want daar vond ik dat er te weinig gebeurde…
De Accelerati-trilogie is een echte aanrader voor alle 11+ ers die houden van avontuur, een vleugje magie en wetenschap. Want is het bellen met het verleden/de toekomst mogelijk met de wetenschap of hebben we het dan over een vleugje magie?
February 10, 2017
Well-written and a good conclusion to the trilogy. Very clever, cute, and witty, and I adored all of the Nicks. The plot was extremely convenient but the writing was so clever and witty that it was so worth it! I read it for like 90% enjoying the wit and 10% finding out what would happen... Until the climax, which was so suspenseful I was dying of anticipation and couldn't turn the pages fast enough. So yep, this book was hilarious and made me very happy. AND THE ENDING THO THE ENDING OMG
May 10, 2016
Finally book 3 arrived. Loved it. Nick and crew are still trying to beat the Accelerati and gets things back to what they knew as normal. There were plenty of twists and turns and I worked my way through the book. Loved that it ended in such a way that we might get to see the kids again in a different series. I hope I am right.
January 24, 2023
El final de una saga que nada tiene que envidiar a sus entregas anteriores.
Nick, junto a sus amigos, hace alarde de su ingenio una vez más para salvar al mundo, esta vez para siempre. Siguen las locuras y los aparatejos teslianos, las ideas descabelladas y, como guinda de un buen pastel de seda de araña, unos agujeros de gusano muy bien puestos, para chuparse los dedos.
Nick, junto a sus amigos, hace alarde de su ingenio una vez más para salvar al mundo, esta vez para siempre. Siguen las locuras y los aparatejos teslianos, las ideas descabelladas y, como guinda de un buen pastel de seda de araña, unos agujeros de gusano muy bien puestos, para chuparse los dedos.
July 27, 2018
So cool.
September 25, 2016
Meinung:
Die ersten beiden "Tesla"-Bände konnten mich absolut überzeugen und so musste ich natürlich auch zum finalen dritten Band greifen.
Ohne sich groß mit Geplänkel aufzuhalten, erzählten mir Neal Shusterman und Eric Elfman ihre Geschichte, erneut in dritter Person aus jeder Perspektive, die gerade benötigt wird.
Nick hat eingewilligt, Edison/den Accelerati bei der Fertigstellung der F.R.E.E. zu helfen und die Menschheit zu retten. Je länger er mit den Wissenschaftlern des Geheimbundes zusammenarbeitet, desto mehr grübelt er über das Gut und Böse und die Intensionen von Edison und Co. Doch sie sind die Einzigen, denen es möglich ist, die Maschine zu vollenden.
Ich belasse es in dieser kurzen Zusammenfassung dieser einen Perspektive, die nach wie vor der Haupthandlungsstrang ist. Jedoch teilt er sich die Aufmerksamkeit mit einer enormen Menge an weiteren Perspektiven, die von einer dritten Person erzählt werden - denn überall gibt es neue Entwicklungen, Hintergründe wollen erzählt und Vergangenes aufgedeckt werden. Das Perspektivenkonstrukt gleicht der Maschine im Buch: Jedes einzelne an seinem Platz sorgt dafür, dass das große Ganze einfach beeindruckend ist.
Von Beginn an streuten die Autoren 'Kleinigkeiten' ein, die erst im weiteren Verlauf des Buches eine völlig neue Bedeutung bekamen. Durch die Erfindung einer Zeitmaschine war es möglich, auch den Zeitreiseeffekt vollends auszuschöpfen - was Shusterman und Elfman getan haben.
Leider wurde es mitunter dadurch in dem dritten Band wirklich kompliziert. Nicht nur das mehrdimensionale Denken durch die Zeitreise, sondern auch weitere Erfindungen sorgen vermutlich beim Zielpublikum ab 11 für einen Hirnknoten. Dazu kommen so einige tiefgründige Gedankengänge um das Altern - die verschiedenen Ichs des Lebens -, die auch nicht gerade leichte Kost waren. Mich konnten diese wahnsinnig interessanten Entwicklungen und die wirklich wahren Worte des Autorenduos jedoch absolut überzeugen.
Natürlich ist auch dieser finale Band gespickt mit lockeren Sprüchen und einer Prise Humor, die ich neben vielen Überraschungsmomenten auch nicht missen wollen würde. So rauschte ich durch die Seiten, erlebte ein technisches "Wunder" nach dem anderen, ehe die Autoren den Spannungslevel noch einmal anhoben und einen fulminanten Showdown präsentierten, ehe die Trilogie absolut zufriedenstellend endet.
Urteil:
Auch der dritte "Tesla"-Band ist ein Feuerwerk an Spannung, Action und Hightech. Ergänzt um sehr tiefgründige Gedankengänge und das Element der Zeitreise wurde ein wahres Spektakel aus "Teslas grandios verrückte und komplett gemeingefährliche Weltmaschine", welches von mir als Leserin seine 5 Bücher absolut verdient hat.
Ich fürchte jedoch, dass die eigentliche Zielgruppe ab 11 mit den vielen technischen und teils philosophischen Hintergründen nicht immer zurechtkommt oder evtl. Gesprächsbedarf hat.
Die Reihe:
1. Teslas unglaublich geniales und verblüffend katastrophales Vermächtnis
2. Teslas irrsinnig böse und atemberaubend revolutionäre Verschwörung
3. Teslas grandios verrückte und komplett gemeingefährliche Weltmaschine
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Die ersten beiden "Tesla"-Bände konnten mich absolut überzeugen und so musste ich natürlich auch zum finalen dritten Band greifen.
Ohne sich groß mit Geplänkel aufzuhalten, erzählten mir Neal Shusterman und Eric Elfman ihre Geschichte, erneut in dritter Person aus jeder Perspektive, die gerade benötigt wird.
Nick hat eingewilligt, Edison/den Accelerati bei der Fertigstellung der F.R.E.E. zu helfen und die Menschheit zu retten. Je länger er mit den Wissenschaftlern des Geheimbundes zusammenarbeitet, desto mehr grübelt er über das Gut und Böse und die Intensionen von Edison und Co. Doch sie sind die Einzigen, denen es möglich ist, die Maschine zu vollenden.
Ich belasse es in dieser kurzen Zusammenfassung dieser einen Perspektive, die nach wie vor der Haupthandlungsstrang ist. Jedoch teilt er sich die Aufmerksamkeit mit einer enormen Menge an weiteren Perspektiven, die von einer dritten Person erzählt werden - denn überall gibt es neue Entwicklungen, Hintergründe wollen erzählt und Vergangenes aufgedeckt werden. Das Perspektivenkonstrukt gleicht der Maschine im Buch: Jedes einzelne an seinem Platz sorgt dafür, dass das große Ganze einfach beeindruckend ist.
Von Beginn an streuten die Autoren 'Kleinigkeiten' ein, die erst im weiteren Verlauf des Buches eine völlig neue Bedeutung bekamen. Durch die Erfindung einer Zeitmaschine war es möglich, auch den Zeitreiseeffekt vollends auszuschöpfen - was Shusterman und Elfman getan haben.
Leider wurde es mitunter dadurch in dem dritten Band wirklich kompliziert. Nicht nur das mehrdimensionale Denken durch die Zeitreise, sondern auch weitere Erfindungen sorgen vermutlich beim Zielpublikum ab 11 für einen Hirnknoten. Dazu kommen so einige tiefgründige Gedankengänge um das Altern - die verschiedenen Ichs des Lebens -, die auch nicht gerade leichte Kost waren. Mich konnten diese wahnsinnig interessanten Entwicklungen und die wirklich wahren Worte des Autorenduos jedoch absolut überzeugen.
Natürlich ist auch dieser finale Band gespickt mit lockeren Sprüchen und einer Prise Humor, die ich neben vielen Überraschungsmomenten auch nicht missen wollen würde. So rauschte ich durch die Seiten, erlebte ein technisches "Wunder" nach dem anderen, ehe die Autoren den Spannungslevel noch einmal anhoben und einen fulminanten Showdown präsentierten, ehe die Trilogie absolut zufriedenstellend endet.
Urteil:
Auch der dritte "Tesla"-Band ist ein Feuerwerk an Spannung, Action und Hightech. Ergänzt um sehr tiefgründige Gedankengänge und das Element der Zeitreise wurde ein wahres Spektakel aus "Teslas grandios verrückte und komplett gemeingefährliche Weltmaschine", welches von mir als Leserin seine 5 Bücher absolut verdient hat.
Ich fürchte jedoch, dass die eigentliche Zielgruppe ab 11 mit den vielen technischen und teils philosophischen Hintergründen nicht immer zurechtkommt oder evtl. Gesprächsbedarf hat.
Die Reihe:
1. Teslas unglaublich geniales und verblüffend katastrophales Vermächtnis
2. Teslas irrsinnig böse und atemberaubend revolutionäre Verschwörung
3. Teslas grandios verrückte und komplett gemeingefährliche Weltmaschine
©hisandherbooks.de
June 13, 2016
4'5/5
El libro comienza dónde se quedó en la segunda parte y la verdad es que aunque pensaba que había olvidado algunas cosillas la verdad es que rápidamente gracias a la narración fui recordando poco a poco la historia y la verdad es que he disfrutado muchísimo.
En cuanto a la trama la verdad es que se ha superado, es mucho más compleja que en las anteriores entregas y además nos conecta un montón de acontecimientos de los otros libros haciendo que todo cobre sentido. La verdad es que tratándose de un tema como el que tratan en esta última parte, no os lo voy a decir para no haceros spoilers, lo han sabido llevar super bien y a mí eso me ha encantado. El final sin duda me dejó con la boca abierta, no solo por todo lo que sucede para hacer que la historia llegue al desenlace, si no que la última frase del libro hizo que me quedara atónita.
La prosa de los autores sigue siendo sublime, me encanta como...
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El libro comienza dónde se quedó en la segunda parte y la verdad es que aunque pensaba que había olvidado algunas cosillas la verdad es que rápidamente gracias a la narración fui recordando poco a poco la historia y la verdad es que he disfrutado muchísimo.
En cuanto a la trama la verdad es que se ha superado, es mucho más compleja que en las anteriores entregas y además nos conecta un montón de acontecimientos de los otros libros haciendo que todo cobre sentido. La verdad es que tratándose de un tema como el que tratan en esta última parte, no os lo voy a decir para no haceros spoilers, lo han sabido llevar super bien y a mí eso me ha encantado. El final sin duda me dejó con la boca abierta, no solo por todo lo que sucede para hacer que la historia llegue al desenlace, si no que la última frase del libro hizo que me quedara atónita.
La prosa de los autores sigue siendo sublime, me encanta como...
Si quieres leer la reseña completa pincha en el enlace siguiente.
http://corazonesentrelineas.blogspot....
January 24, 2016
For those who like their time travel seasoned with some of the ideas of Hawkings, Telsa, and Edison in a lighthearted way, look no further. I had really liked the first in this series (Tesla's Attic), found the second (Edison's Alley) fine, and really enjoyed this finale. Has a bit of the Riordan sensibility, but the underlying information is scientific more than historic.
October 5, 2016
This third book in this trilogy was definitely the best of the three. A lot of new story elements other than just finding Nick's garage sale items and a lot of cool plot twists. This trilogy was a really fun YA/middle grade science fiction read and I couldn't stop smiling after finishing it. Loved it.
November 4, 2016
This book was so good! It was awesome and I seriously wish that there were more. I thought it actually made a lot of sense and wasn't as confusing as I thought it would be. I loved it and would recommend it to almost everyone!
March 24, 2018
The series comes to a delightful and surprising end with laugh-out-loud moments and plenty of charm. Though I really liked the other two books in the series, this is my favorite. Shusterman is a perfectly brilliant writer and this book is a wonderful example. :)
June 1, 2016
4,5
Cierre de trilogía inmejorable.
Cierre de trilogía inmejorable.
October 12, 2016
This book was pretty bad, I wont lie. It had a little bit of a plot but was kind of hard to follow. And the title is very misleading as Hawkings is only mentioned once.
October 8, 2020
Het valt op dat in dit boek de humor toch minder van belang is. De plot zelf staat veel centraler hier, en het wordt allemaal wat meer sec overgebracht, zonder al te veel poespas. Aan de ene kant is dat wel jammer, want nu verdwijnt er toch wel een aspect van de rest van de reeks die zo opvallend was - maar aan de andere kant is Boek 3 ook al wel lang genoeg op zich zonder dat er ook nog eens ruim tweehonderd taalgrappen in staan.
Er komt tijdreizen aan bod: altijd een gevaarlijk onderwerp in cultuur, omdat het tenslotte nogal gemakkelijk kan mislopen (soms zelfs voor het nog begonnen is... Sorry daarvoor). Gelukkig verliezen hier de auteurs hun doel niet uit het oog en blijft alles overzichtelijk én correct. Oef! Mooi gespeeld. Van een paar andere elementen in het boek ben ik minder fan, maar al bij al valt het nog mee. Er lijkt nog iets te missen, maar misschien ben ik net iets te oud om nog ten volle van het verhaal te genieten.
Eerlijk gezegd heb ik om de een of andere reden geen zin om er dieper op in te gaan. De personages zijn goed, de vertaling is ook goed. We hebben het allemaal al gezegd. Al bij al een geslaagde onderneming. Niet iets voor te kopen, maar tof om eens gelezen te hebben.
7,2/10
Gemiddelde score voor de reeks: 7,3/10
Er komt tijdreizen aan bod: altijd een gevaarlijk onderwerp in cultuur, omdat het tenslotte nogal gemakkelijk kan mislopen (soms zelfs voor het nog begonnen is... Sorry daarvoor). Gelukkig verliezen hier de auteurs hun doel niet uit het oog en blijft alles overzichtelijk én correct. Oef! Mooi gespeeld. Van een paar andere elementen in het boek ben ik minder fan, maar al bij al valt het nog mee. Er lijkt nog iets te missen, maar misschien ben ik net iets te oud om nog ten volle van het verhaal te genieten.
Eerlijk gezegd heb ik om de een of andere reden geen zin om er dieper op in te gaan. De personages zijn goed, de vertaling is ook goed. We hebben het allemaal al gezegd. Al bij al een geslaagde onderneming. Niet iets voor te kopen, maar tof om eens gelezen te hebben.
7,2/10
Gemiddelde score voor de reeks: 7,3/10
July 20, 2021
Interessantes Ende einer guten Trilogie
In dem Buch Teslas grandios verrückte und komplett gemeingefährliche Weltmaschine ( Nikola Tesla 3) von Neal Shusterman und Eric Elfman, geht es um Nick, er gehört jetzt zu den Accelerati. Ob er das möchte oder nicht hängt von einigen Faktoren ab, aber im Grunde hat er keine Wahl, wenn er seine Familie nicht verlieren will. Gleichzeitig sind Caitlin und Mitch auf der Suche nach Nick, weil er nicht mehr zur Schule kommt und angeblich nie auf die Schule gegangen sein soll. Ob sie ihn finden und die Welt davor retten können unterzugehen, sollte jeder selber lesen.
Meine Meinung:
Mir hat die Geschichte gut gefallen, sie war spannend und interessant erzählt. Der Sprecher des Hörbuchs, hat die Geschichte verständlich und spannend vorgelesen, was mich dazu gebracht hat, sie immer weiter zu hören. Der Abschluss der Geschichte war spannend und nicht ganz vorhersehbar.
Fazit:
Ein spannendes Ende der Trilogie und nur zu empfehlen. Auch ein paar technische Details werden erklärt, welche vielleicht später mal im Leben gebraucht werden können. Gerne werde ich mir weitere Bücher von Neal Shusterman anhören oder lesen.
In dem Buch Teslas grandios verrückte und komplett gemeingefährliche Weltmaschine ( Nikola Tesla 3) von Neal Shusterman und Eric Elfman, geht es um Nick, er gehört jetzt zu den Accelerati. Ob er das möchte oder nicht hängt von einigen Faktoren ab, aber im Grunde hat er keine Wahl, wenn er seine Familie nicht verlieren will. Gleichzeitig sind Caitlin und Mitch auf der Suche nach Nick, weil er nicht mehr zur Schule kommt und angeblich nie auf die Schule gegangen sein soll. Ob sie ihn finden und die Welt davor retten können unterzugehen, sollte jeder selber lesen.
Meine Meinung:
Mir hat die Geschichte gut gefallen, sie war spannend und interessant erzählt. Der Sprecher des Hörbuchs, hat die Geschichte verständlich und spannend vorgelesen, was mich dazu gebracht hat, sie immer weiter zu hören. Der Abschluss der Geschichte war spannend und nicht ganz vorhersehbar.
Fazit:
Ein spannendes Ende der Trilogie und nur zu empfehlen. Auch ein paar technische Details werden erklärt, welche vielleicht später mal im Leben gebraucht werden können. Gerne werde ich mir weitere Bücher von Neal Shusterman anhören oder lesen.
January 10, 2022
De toekomst van Hawking is echt een laatste deel uit een trilogie. Alle losse eindjes worden aan elkaar geknoopt door Neal Shusterman & Eric Elfman. Zo krijgt de lezer op alle openstaande vragen een antwoord en wordt het geheel mooi afgerond door de schrijvers. En zoals je gewend bent in de Acceleratie-trilogie val je van de ene gebeurtenis in de andere gebeurtenis. Neal Shusterman & Eric Elfman staan niet te lang bij alles stil in De toekomst van Hawking, omdat er super veel uitgelegd moet worden. Het kan hierdoor op sommige momenten aanvoelen als een informatie dump.
Dit neemt niet weg dat Neal Shusterman & Eric Elfman wederom een ontzettend spannend en wetenschappelijk avontuur hebben neergezet met De toekomst van Hawking. De hele Acceleratie-trilogie zit goed in elkaar doordat de schrijvers veel van de onderwerpen af weten. De boeken zijn dan ook erg leerzaam en vooral geschikt voor kinderen die al een beetje interesse hebben in de wetenschap. Doordat het verhaal erg spannend is leest het best wel makkelijk weg!
Dit neemt niet weg dat Neal Shusterman & Eric Elfman wederom een ontzettend spannend en wetenschappelijk avontuur hebben neergezet met De toekomst van Hawking. De hele Acceleratie-trilogie zit goed in elkaar doordat de schrijvers veel van de onderwerpen af weten. De boeken zijn dan ook erg leerzaam en vooral geschikt voor kinderen die al een beetje interesse hebben in de wetenschap. Doordat het verhaal erg spannend is leest het best wel makkelijk weg!
November 27, 2020
Usually trilogies don't stay fresh and improve- this one is an exception. This sci-fi trilogy keeps you laughing while at the same time keeps amazing you with the creativity from these two authors. It is far out for sure- some may say it goes toward fantasy. The technology is never really explained, but you will want to keep turning the pages to see how Nick and friends will save the world and put Nick back together. This book has many different settings. The reader can feel the love and respect that the authors have for Tesla. Any student that is interested in this inventor will glean more and have more appreciation of this wild story. Highly recommend for those reluctant readers.
June 7, 2023
at times I was confused, the kind of confused that could only come from very deep story planning. I could have seen the ending and I was given all the facilities to predict the ending but I still was surprised.
March 23, 2021
I really enjoyed it. awesome book
April 14, 2021
Ah damn..this is brilliant
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February 15, 2022
This series is so fabulous. Highly recommend for middle grade readers who enjoy science and adventure. But it was definitely fun for me as well.
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