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The Flash #3
The Flash: The Tornado Twins
Barry Allen has run many places, at speeds not humanly possible, into the past and across the multiverse. But now he has to do the impossible: run into the future. To the 64th century, to be exact, where he must uncover Hocus Pocus’s secrets and face the evil Abra Kadabra. Meanwhile, on Earth 1, in the present, Kid Flash continues to investigate Earthworm, hoping to stop him before he strikes again. Plus, the team has to band together to try to save Barry’s job at CCPD. Good thing Team Flash believes that the impossible is just another exciting challenge.
272 pages, Paperback
First published October 2, 2018
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About the author
Barry Lyga
71 books2,190 followersBarry Lyga is a recovering comic book geek. According to Kirkus, he's also a "YA rebel-author." Somehow, the two just don't seem to go together to him.
When he was a kid, everyone told him that comic books were garbage and would rot his brain, but he had the last laugh. Raised on a steady diet of comics, he worked in the comic book industry for ten years, but now writes full-time because, well, wouldn't you?
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl is his first novel. Unsoul'd is his latest. There are a whole bunch in between, featuring everything from the aftermath of child abuse to pre-teens with superpowers to serial killers. He clearly does not know how to stick to one subject.
When he was a kid, everyone told him that comic books were garbage and would rot his brain, but he had the last laugh. Raised on a steady diet of comics, he worked in the comic book industry for ten years, but now writes full-time because, well, wouldn't you?
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl is his first novel. Unsoul'd is his latest. There are a whole bunch in between, featuring everything from the aftermath of child abuse to pre-teens with superpowers to serial killers. He clearly does not know how to stick to one subject.
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October 20, 2018
"IT'S BANANA PEELS!!!"
-Ezra Miller
The last of Barry Lyga's Flash adventures for kids? Say it ain't so! Also say it ain't so that I'm the first to leave an actual review on Goodreads for this one? *checks* So I am. Shame, y'all are sleeping on these Flash stories. And Jo Whittemore's Supergirl books, too, but that's a story for another day.
Today, though, I'd like to highlight The Tornado Twins, the conclusion to Lyga's increasingly wild, increasingly bonkers trilogy set in an alternate universe of the CW's Flash TV series. A fact that Cisco acknowledges to Barry early on in this book, before Barry goes on his next adventure in earnest. An adventure that'll take him into the future, to different time periods with new default languages (Interlac in the 30th century where the title duo hails from, and literal emoji language in the 64th - which surprised me until the Citizen who helps Barry out makes it clear that her "research" of the 21st century included some long-outdated slang), all in the hopes of stopping Hocus Pocus and Abra Kadabra.
Meanwhile, back home, Team Flash has a few other problems to deal with. Namely, the Earthworm who's been hinted at since Hocus Pocus, whom Wally is leading the charge against. And also the fact that Barry, as always, is in trouble with his CCPD bosses and could very well lose his job if he doesn't get back from his little Stargate trip in time.
That said, though? Never underestimate the power of Barry, or his friends.
As always, Lyga totally nails the characterization of just about everyone much better than the CW TV series does. Especially Wally and HR and Caitlin, all among my faves whom I feel the show never did justice. But especially Wally. (Yeah, I know, Keiynan Lonsdale's a big celebrity crush of mine, but that's part of the fun for me watching him as Wally.)
Though this be the end of the trilogy, at least the adventure continues, of that you can be certain.
To this incarnation of Team Flash, I now bid ave atque vale and eagerly await Whittemore's third and final Supergirl novel, coming not soon enough, methinks.
-Ezra Miller
The last of Barry Lyga's Flash adventures for kids? Say it ain't so! Also say it ain't so that I'm the first to leave an actual review on Goodreads for this one? *checks* So I am. Shame, y'all are sleeping on these Flash stories. And Jo Whittemore's Supergirl books, too, but that's a story for another day.
Today, though, I'd like to highlight The Tornado Twins, the conclusion to Lyga's increasingly wild, increasingly bonkers trilogy set in an alternate universe of the CW's Flash TV series. A fact that Cisco acknowledges to Barry early on in this book, before Barry goes on his next adventure in earnest. An adventure that'll take him into the future, to different time periods with new default languages (Interlac in the 30th century where the title duo hails from, and literal emoji language in the 64th - which surprised me until the Citizen who helps Barry out makes it clear that her "research" of the 21st century included some long-outdated slang), all in the hopes of stopping Hocus Pocus and Abra Kadabra.
Meanwhile, back home, Team Flash has a few other problems to deal with. Namely, the Earthworm who's been hinted at since Hocus Pocus, whom Wally is leading the charge against. And also the fact that Barry, as always, is in trouble with his CCPD bosses and could very well lose his job if he doesn't get back from his little Stargate trip in time.
That said, though? Never underestimate the power of Barry, or his friends.
As always, Lyga totally nails the characterization of just about everyone much better than the CW TV series does. Especially Wally and HR and Caitlin, all among my faves whom I feel the show never did justice. But especially Wally. (Yeah, I know, Keiynan Lonsdale's a big celebrity crush of mine, but that's part of the fun for me watching him as Wally.)
Though this be the end of the trilogy, at least the adventure continues, of that you can be certain.
To this incarnation of Team Flash, I now bid ave atque vale and eagerly await Whittemore's third and final Supergirl novel, coming not soon enough, methinks.
October 24, 2018
This gets All. The. Stars. A fantastically fun conclusion to this trilogy - I think this book was my favorite. I loved getting to travel to the future with Barry and think about whether what he sees could come true. I loved watching Wally kick butt and the rest of Team Flash support both him and Barry. I love this world and these characters, and Barry Lyga has 100% done them justice. (H.R. gets some nice lines in this one - I miss him!) Now off I go to wait impatiently for the release of Supergirl book 3. (And decode the futuristic language in this book, cryptogram style!)
November 29, 2018
This is apparently the conclusion to Barry Lyga’s The Flash Trilogy! I type those words with more than a little disappointment. My kids and I have given up on the TV show but love these books. As soon as my son saw the cover on my tablet, he wanted to abandon the book we were currently reading and start this one right away. And this book did not disappoint! In this first two books in this series the title is the villain he fights. But for this one you will need to read the whole book to find out if the tornado twins are friends or foes.
This is a very tightly written book, and trilogy. This volume adds some real twists especially for fans of the show, and the whole ‘Flashpoint’ story arc. The alternate story arc, and its own examination of parallel time lines if a fun plot ploy and Lyga executed it perfectly. At one-point Barry and Cisco are talking and wonder about what the real timeline is, flash point or theirs. And Latter while fighting Hocus Pocus, there are taunts thrown at Barry that are for event that are not even from his own timeline. It is certainly fun to wrap or warp your mind around the theoretical physics involved.
But this story is about more than the theories and practicalities involved in time travel. There is also the continuing plot of Barry’s hearing to save his job. There is Wally, Kid Flash, and the Star Labs gang trying to stop the Earthworm. And to be honest Iris is carrying the bulk of the responsibility. All the weight seems to be coming down on her as Barry has zoomed of far, far, far into the future
Barry Lyga is a master story teller. There are few authors who can pick up characters as loved as Flash, or as hated as Thanos and breath new life into them in novel format. This book wraps up a trilogy, and from his hints Lyga is very busy at the moment. So, if we get another Flash story from his pen it will not be anytime soon. But You can pick up this book and wrap up the trilogy, and these stories hold up to rereading. I have read the first one three times now, first by myself, then with my son, and then with my youngest daughter. So I encourage you to grab this book, and if you have not read the others pick up the whole series, and enjoy reading about Barry and the team in this excellent story. Instead of Run Barry Run, I encourage you to Read, Read.
Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More and reviews of other books by Barry Lyga. As well as an author profile and interview with Barry.
This is a very tightly written book, and trilogy. This volume adds some real twists especially for fans of the show, and the whole ‘Flashpoint’ story arc. The alternate story arc, and its own examination of parallel time lines if a fun plot ploy and Lyga executed it perfectly. At one-point Barry and Cisco are talking and wonder about what the real timeline is, flash point or theirs. And Latter while fighting Hocus Pocus, there are taunts thrown at Barry that are for event that are not even from his own timeline. It is certainly fun to wrap or warp your mind around the theoretical physics involved.
But this story is about more than the theories and practicalities involved in time travel. There is also the continuing plot of Barry’s hearing to save his job. There is Wally, Kid Flash, and the Star Labs gang trying to stop the Earthworm. And to be honest Iris is carrying the bulk of the responsibility. All the weight seems to be coming down on her as Barry has zoomed of far, far, far into the future
Barry Lyga is a master story teller. There are few authors who can pick up characters as loved as Flash, or as hated as Thanos and breath new life into them in novel format. This book wraps up a trilogy, and from his hints Lyga is very busy at the moment. So, if we get another Flash story from his pen it will not be anytime soon. But You can pick up this book and wrap up the trilogy, and these stories hold up to rereading. I have read the first one three times now, first by myself, then with my son, and then with my youngest daughter. So I encourage you to grab this book, and if you have not read the others pick up the whole series, and enjoy reading about Barry and the team in this excellent story. Instead of Run Barry Run, I encourage you to Read, Read.
Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More and reviews of other books by Barry Lyga. As well as an author profile and interview with Barry.
November 12, 2018
This trilogy was very fun to read! Despite this being my least favorite of the three, I thought each installment was as entertaining as the show itself; each installment really felt like I was reading an episode. Even if you are only a casual fan of the show, or only know basic knowledge of the "Flash" character, it's a recommend.
October 31, 2018
Barry Lyga brings his Flash trilogy to a satisfying close and with the same enthusiasm for these characters and their world that he has brought to the previous two novels. These are just good fun, for fans of the TV series and the comics that brought it to life in the first place.
January 24, 2019
Not quite as good as the previous two but still an enjoyable ride. The versions of the future were super lame though.
December 16, 2019
The book The Flash the Tornado Twins by Barry Lyga.This book is 5 star.The main charaters are The Flash and the Tornado twins Mark Mardon and Clyde Mardon.The twins are trying to end Central city but we know that Flash won’t let that happen.Flash goes to try to take them down but it’s 2 on 1.Flash tries to go after Mark and beats him and puts him in cuffs but Clyde push him with the tornado Mark gets out of cuffs.Flash has to retry. 2 weeks later Flash goes back he gets Clyde in cuffs but Mark pushes him and gets Clyde out of cuffs.Then they both make one huge tornado Flash has to go agianst the current at mach3.3 so he does it and they both are in handcuffs now.
November 23, 2020
Should this go in my comics shelf, despite not being a comic or gn? Who can say for sure?
Apparently this is the third in a series, which I wasn't aware of when picking it up, and now I'm definitely interested in going back and reading the first two. From what I gather, one doesn't need to read the first two books in order to enjoy this one, but I'm curious nonetheless. Additionally, I will state that if you are getting into the CW Arrowverse and just starting to watch The Flash, this book does contain spoilers for at least the first three seasons.
I have to say that I really enjoy the way Barry Lyga has written this, and it was such a delightful little read. Intended for a YA audience, I believe? Still enjoyable. I suppose my one major complaint for this book is that it's titled for the characters of the Tornado Twins, and yet their part in the book is rather minimal. We focus more on The Flash's time traveling adventures (and while I'm not the biggest fan of time travel in media normally, I tend to make an exception for The Flash,) and Team Flash's attempts to save the day in present time in his absence.
Regardless, I had a lot of fun reading it, and I highly recommend it to fans of the show!
Apparently this is the third in a series, which I wasn't aware of when picking it up, and now I'm definitely interested in going back and reading the first two. From what I gather, one doesn't need to read the first two books in order to enjoy this one, but I'm curious nonetheless. Additionally, I will state that if you are getting into the CW Arrowverse and just starting to watch The Flash, this book does contain spoilers for at least the first three seasons.
I have to say that I really enjoy the way Barry Lyga has written this, and it was such a delightful little read. Intended for a YA audience, I believe? Still enjoyable. I suppose my one major complaint for this book is that it's titled for the characters of the Tornado Twins, and yet their part in the book is rather minimal. We focus more on The Flash's time traveling adventures (and while I'm not the biggest fan of time travel in media normally, I tend to make an exception for The Flash,) and Team Flash's attempts to save the day in present time in his absence.
Regardless, I had a lot of fun reading it, and I highly recommend it to fans of the show!
April 22, 2022
A thrilling conclusion to the trilogy even if the ending was very rushed. I'm also not sure why it's called the Tornado Twins when the eponymous characters only feature in a few chapters, but I digress.
November 8, 2018
It's a great book, but needs two things; description of what they look like, (even though I know what they look like in the show) and proper grammar.
February 24, 2023
Loved the continuation of the story through all three books and it was written so well it feels like this was a trilogy that was made for the show and should have been on the show but that’s just my opinion lol overall I loved it
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