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The 39 Clues #3
سی و نه سرنخ ۳: دزد شمشیر
در مسابقه برای یافتن سی و نه سرنخ پنهان در سراسر جهان تنها یک قانون وجود دارد: به کسی اعتماد نکن. اما وقتی ایمی کاهیل چهارده ساله و دن، برادر کوچکترش، در مسیر جستوجو به ژاپن میرسند، به نظر میرسد که تنها شانس آنها برای پیدا کردن سرنخ سوم در اختیار آلیستر اوه، عموی غیرقابل اعتمادشان است. آیا آنقدر نادان هستند که با او هم پیمان شوند؟ با این سرنخی که باید پیدا شود، شاید ایمی و دن حق انتخاب دیگری نداشته باشند. اما در خانوادۀ کاهیل، اعتماد کردن به فامیل ممکن است به مرگ ختم شود...
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First published April 1, 2009
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About the author
Peter Lerangis
151 books794 followersLerangis's work includes The Viper's Nest and The Sword Thief, two titles in the children's-book series The 39 Clues, the historical novel Smiler's Bones, the YA dark comedy-adventure novel wtf, the Drama Club series, the Spy X series, the Watchers series, the Abracadabra series, and the Antarctica two-book adventure, as well ghostwriting for series such as the Three Investigators, the Hardy Boys Casefiles, Sweet Valley Twins, and more than forty books in the series The Baby-sitters Club and its various spin-offs.[1] He has also written novels based on film screenplays, including The Sixth Sense, Sleepy Hollow, and Beauty and the Beast, and five video game novelizations in the Worlds of Power series created by Seth Godin.[2] As a ghostwriter he has been published under the name A. L. Singer.[3]
Lerangis is the son of a retired New York Telephone Company employee and a retired public-elementary-school secretary, who raised him in Freeport, New York on Long Island. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in biochemistry, while acting in musicals[4] and singing with and musically directing the a cappella group the Harvard Krokodiloes,[5][6] before moving to New York. He worked there as an actor[7] and freelance copy editor for eight years before becoming an author.[8]
In 2003, Lerangis was chosen by First Lady Laura Bush to accompany her to the first Russian Book Festival, hosted by Russian First Lady Lyudmila Putina in Moscow.[9][10]Authors R. L. Stine (Goosebumps) and Marc Brown (the Arthur the Aardvark series) also made the trip with Bush.[9]
Also in 2003, Lerangis was commissioned by the United Kingdom branch of Scholastic to write X-Isle, one of four books that would relaunch the Point Horror series there.[11] A sequel, Return to X-Isle, was published in 2004.
In 2007, Scholastic announced the launch of a new historical mystery series called The 39 Clues, intended to become a franchise.[12] Lerangis wrote the third book in the series, The Sword Thief, published in March 2009.[13][14][15] On March 3, 2009, Scholastic announced that Lerangis would write the seventh book in the series, The Viper's Nest.[14][16]
Lerangis lives in New York City with his wife, musician Tina deVaron, and their sons Nick and Joe.[17]
Lerangis is the son of a retired New York Telephone Company employee and a retired public-elementary-school secretary, who raised him in Freeport, New York on Long Island. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in biochemistry, while acting in musicals[4] and singing with and musically directing the a cappella group the Harvard Krokodiloes,[5][6] before moving to New York. He worked there as an actor[7] and freelance copy editor for eight years before becoming an author.[8]
In 2003, Lerangis was chosen by First Lady Laura Bush to accompany her to the first Russian Book Festival, hosted by Russian First Lady Lyudmila Putina in Moscow.[9][10]Authors R. L. Stine (Goosebumps) and Marc Brown (the Arthur the Aardvark series) also made the trip with Bush.[9]
Also in 2003, Lerangis was commissioned by the United Kingdom branch of Scholastic to write X-Isle, one of four books that would relaunch the Point Horror series there.[11] A sequel, Return to X-Isle, was published in 2004.
In 2007, Scholastic announced the launch of a new historical mystery series called The 39 Clues, intended to become a franchise.[12] Lerangis wrote the third book in the series, The Sword Thief, published in March 2009.[13][14][15] On March 3, 2009, Scholastic announced that Lerangis would write the seventh book in the series, The Viper's Nest.[14][16]
Lerangis lives in New York City with his wife, musician Tina deVaron, and their sons Nick and Joe.[17]
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July 9, 2017
Amy and Dan’s treasure hunt continues in Japan: many adventures and some really surprising twists in such a short story. Highly recommended!
Dan's eyes were cast upward, gawking at a steel structure that rose above the park.
"Cool, someone brought over the Eiffel Tower and painted it red and white!"
Alistair smiled. "The Tokyo Tower is taller than its Parisian counterpart, but also lighter, due to advances in steel construction -- advances that were developed, may I add, by an Ekat engineer. My illustrious family.”
August 26, 2017
E ovog puta se primeti da imamo novog pisca. Cccc, šteta. Nije da puno smeta ali ima manjih reakcija kod glavnih likova koje nisu na nivou prethodne dve i umeju da bodu oči. Do kraja se navikne na to ali malo smeta.
Sem toga nema šta puno reći, opet skačemo po egzotičnim lokacijama. Akcije ima više pošto naravno da su morali da ubace ninje i yakuze i činjenica da je svaki azijat kung fu majstor. Dobro ovde imamo jednog azijata al opet:P
Sve u svemu na nivou prethodnih i potraga se nastavlja.
Sem toga nema šta puno reći, opet skačemo po egzotičnim lokacijama. Akcije ima više pošto naravno da su morali da ubace ninje i yakuze i činjenica da je svaki azijat kung fu majstor. Dobro ovde imamo jednog azijata al opet:P
Sve u svemu na nivou prethodnih i potraga se nastavlja.
February 13, 2023
I have mixed feelings about Alistair.
I can't decide how I feel about Alistair. Grace and Mr. McIntyre were right when they told us - and Amy and Dan - not to trust anyone. He is very confusing. We see he wants to help the kids and somehow feels it is his right to do so, but on the other hand he seems to betray them when it suits him and doesn't feel indebted to them.
Ian is hard to read. We know as a Lucian it is in his nature to be sneaky, but he is such a good actor, I understand why Amy fell for him. He does portray himself like he cares.
I just can't believe that Amy and Dan end up being duped by them. I am glad they still have Nellie, though. She is their rock.
I can't decide how I feel about Alistair. Grace and Mr. McIntyre were right when they told us - and Amy and Dan - not to trust anyone. He is very confusing. We see he wants to help the kids and somehow feels it is his right to do so, but on the other hand he seems to betray them when it suits him and doesn't feel indebted to them.
Ian is hard to read. We know as a Lucian it is in his nature to be sneaky, but he is such a good actor, I understand why Amy fell for him. He does portray himself like he cares.
I just can't believe that Amy and Dan end up being duped by them. I am glad they still have Nellie, though. She is their rock.
March 7, 2009
A fun, fast adventure, but no where near as substantive or satisfying as the first 2 in the series. It felt like watching a Disney TV series, each chapter ending in a cliffhanger; thank goodness there were no commercials. I really miss the strong historical bent of the first 2 books. There was some info here about the Japanese historical figure, but not nearly as much as in the past books. There was some nice character development, humor, and, as I said, terrific adventure. If this had been the first book in the series I would have enjoyed it but probably not bothered with additional books. As the third installment of many it was acceptable but not wonderful.
December 15, 2009
When I was younger, I used to despise Koreans. I would get really embarrassed when all the other Korean kids started drawing Korean flags on their backpacks and notebooks and writing “KP” (“Korean Pride”) on everything they owned (I still think I was a tiny bit justified in that embarrassment. That’s pretty lame, yo).
But, as I grew older, I realized that, whether I liked it or not, being Korean was part of my heritage, and trying to cut that off was like cutting off my nose to spite my face. I learned to accept the good things that came with the culture (the emphasis on diligence, integrity, and respect) and to watch out for the bad (arrogance in achievement, undue emphasis on success in the eyes of the world, and the tendency to bury emotions and affection down where no one can find it, not even you).
Besides that, I realized that Koreans have the best cuisine in the world. Seriously, Korean food is tha BOMB.
And then I read The Sword Thief and now I hate Koreans again.
The third book in the 39 Clues series (I can’t believe I’m only one-thirteenth of the way through this series. Kill me now) contains two elements that I find absolutely repulsive. The first is a mysterious Korean uncle to two white kids (you still haven’t explained this to my satisfaction, writers), who alternates between wanting to help the kids and wanting to hurt the kids to help himself. Through it all, he’s creepy as creepy gets, and the picture of an actor posing as him on one of the collectible cards was even creepier because the book makes him sound like an old man, but the man in the picture was youngish. Creepy uncle of eternal youth? Creepy.
And his name is supposed to be Alistair Oh? Shenanigans. Strike three, writers.
The second creepy-as-all-get-out element is Amy Cahill’s crush on her COUSIN. Ew, ew, and EW. I don’t care that they’re probably not that closely related. There’s even a scene where Ian Kabra, the handsome cousin (GAG) “lightly brushes her lips with his” or some crap like that. EEEWWWW!!!! Excuse my while I puke!!! That is so not appropriate, I don’t know what to say. And the worst part of it is that it’s not even being played for laughs, or with any hint of irony. When the writers of “Arrested Development” put romantic tension between George Michael (the adorable Michael Cera) and his cousin Maeby (the also adorable Alia Shawkat), at least there was a chance she was adopted and it was all played for laughs anyway. But The 38 Clues is taking this über-seriously. As serious as the hereditary diseases that result from inbreeding.
Other than that, the adventure part of this novel was pretty much the same old schlock I’m getting used to seeing from this series. Kids race around exotic foreign location, avoid baddies, run into baddies, somehow elude their grasp and manage to be the first to find the next clue in the series.
Three down. Thirty-six to go. *sigh*
But, as I grew older, I realized that, whether I liked it or not, being Korean was part of my heritage, and trying to cut that off was like cutting off my nose to spite my face. I learned to accept the good things that came with the culture (the emphasis on diligence, integrity, and respect) and to watch out for the bad (arrogance in achievement, undue emphasis on success in the eyes of the world, and the tendency to bury emotions and affection down where no one can find it, not even you).
Besides that, I realized that Koreans have the best cuisine in the world. Seriously, Korean food is tha BOMB.
And then I read The Sword Thief and now I hate Koreans again.
The third book in the 39 Clues series (I can’t believe I’m only one-thirteenth of the way through this series. Kill me now) contains two elements that I find absolutely repulsive. The first is a mysterious Korean uncle to two white kids (you still haven’t explained this to my satisfaction, writers), who alternates between wanting to help the kids and wanting to hurt the kids to help himself. Through it all, he’s creepy as creepy gets, and the picture of an actor posing as him on one of the collectible cards was even creepier because the book makes him sound like an old man, but the man in the picture was youngish. Creepy uncle of eternal youth? Creepy.
And his name is supposed to be Alistair Oh? Shenanigans. Strike three, writers.
The second creepy-as-all-get-out element is Amy Cahill’s crush on her COUSIN. Ew, ew, and EW. I don’t care that they’re probably not that closely related. There’s even a scene where Ian Kabra, the handsome cousin (GAG) “lightly brushes her lips with his” or some crap like that. EEEWWWW!!!! Excuse my while I puke!!! That is so not appropriate, I don’t know what to say. And the worst part of it is that it’s not even being played for laughs, or with any hint of irony. When the writers of “Arrested Development” put romantic tension between George Michael (the adorable Michael Cera) and his cousin Maeby (the also adorable Alia Shawkat), at least there was a chance she was adopted and it was all played for laughs anyway. But The 38 Clues is taking this über-seriously. As serious as the hereditary diseases that result from inbreeding.
Other than that, the adventure part of this novel was pretty much the same old schlock I’m getting used to seeing from this series. Kids race around exotic foreign location, avoid baddies, run into baddies, somehow elude their grasp and manage to be the first to find the next clue in the series.
Three down. Thirty-six to go. *sigh*
April 28, 2022
ALL THE STARS!
This wasn't perfect, but I still loved it heh!
This wasn't perfect, but I still loved it heh!
December 2, 2021
Me, nearly all the way through this book: This series really isn't improving...think this will be my last installment. Ah well.
Me, finding out that the fourth clue is in Egypt: On to the next one!
UPDATE AFTER ATTEMPTING BOOK 4: Not even Egypt could save the series. How disappointing. DNFFFF.
Me, finding out that the fourth clue is in Egypt: On to the next one!
UPDATE AFTER ATTEMPTING BOOK 4: Not even Egypt could save the series. How disappointing. DNFFFF.
January 26, 2010
Unlike The 39 Clues Book Two: One False Note where the action is non-stop, in The 39 Clues Book Three: The Sword Thief things slow down, and we get to know the characters better, especially the rivals, as they pursue their quest for the 39 clues. I liked this change. It reminded me of The 39 Clues Book One: The Maze of Bones, where all the characters were introduced and we got a good picture of them.
With this book the reader gets a chance to get his bearings and to recap all the events that now leads the brother-and-sister duo team of Amy and Dan Cahill to Japan and Korea. This time we learn about the historical person Toyotomi Hideyoshi who has hidden the third clue. As the hunt moves to the Orient, Amy and Dan have no choice but to enlist the help of their Uncle Alistair Oh. With the one rule of the race being TRUST NO ONE, Amy and Dan must exercise caution as to how much to divulge of their knowledge and exactly how far to trust two of their rival teams—Alistair Oh and the Kabra siblings—while dodging bullets and swords to escape the yakuza who guard what belonged to their ancestor.
It’s a psychological game and we are left wondering what is going to happen by the end of the book. I truly felt author Peter Lerangis captured the original voices of Amy and Dan and their vulnerability as orphans who have lost much. For me, this was essential to keep the thread of the story solid. If it had continued with non-stop action as in Book Two, the impetus that keeps the reader emotionally involved would have been lost. By also engaging the emotions of the other rivals instead of just relating their killer actions, the stakes are elevated. And of course, the cliffhanger ending keeps us hungering for more.
With this book the reader gets a chance to get his bearings and to recap all the events that now leads the brother-and-sister duo team of Amy and Dan Cahill to Japan and Korea. This time we learn about the historical person Toyotomi Hideyoshi who has hidden the third clue. As the hunt moves to the Orient, Amy and Dan have no choice but to enlist the help of their Uncle Alistair Oh. With the one rule of the race being TRUST NO ONE, Amy and Dan must exercise caution as to how much to divulge of their knowledge and exactly how far to trust two of their rival teams—Alistair Oh and the Kabra siblings—while dodging bullets and swords to escape the yakuza who guard what belonged to their ancestor.
It’s a psychological game and we are left wondering what is going to happen by the end of the book. I truly felt author Peter Lerangis captured the original voices of Amy and Dan and their vulnerability as orphans who have lost much. For me, this was essential to keep the thread of the story solid. If it had continued with non-stop action as in Book Two, the impetus that keeps the reader emotionally involved would have been lost. By also engaging the emotions of the other rivals instead of just relating their killer actions, the stakes are elevated. And of course, the cliffhanger ending keeps us hungering for more.
July 5, 2015
I knew it.
I loved it.
I want to punch them.
I wanted Amy and Ian together. I still do. But I can't believe that Amy was such a fool to trust him, and not only that, but something that surprised me even more: Ian's feelings were/are real.
Every moment, every smile, every stare. I fangirled it all. But I still knew that it wouldn't work out, and alliances don't survive in this quest, and love is FLO, and Kabras never lose. I knew what would happen since the beginning. I just never thought Amy would cry.
I have no idea how it'll turn out (even though I know about Jake Rosenbloom), I just know that Ian's "pleasing indigestion" was real, and his first thought about her and not the shirt was real too, and the time he allowed his lips to brush hers also was real. So I don't care about the betrayal (because his face said he didn't really want to do it, at least a bit) or his selfish self or even Jake; I still want them together, I still think she could make him change his mind, I still have him as my favorite character.
The development of this book was good, with little action but full-intense moments. It was a great time to get to know the characters better and those about-five-pages-in-total of romance were... Oh My God. Uncle Alistair's disappearence and the kid's reaction to everything felt really sad. I also loved Peter Lerangis's writing style. The way he described people and places was great, so I hope he keeps that for the other book he writes for this series.
I'm SO looking forward to buy the next book when it gets to my country.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll go listen I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift, Trecherous by her too and Steal Your Heart by Ross Lynch, for Ian and Amy, at least a thousand times.
I loved it.
I want to punch them.
I wanted Amy and Ian together. I still do. But I can't believe that Amy was such a fool to trust him, and not only that, but something that surprised me even more: Ian's feelings were/are real.
Every moment, every smile, every stare. I fangirled it all. But I still knew that it wouldn't work out, and alliances don't survive in this quest, and love is FLO, and Kabras never lose. I knew what would happen since the beginning. I just never thought Amy would cry.
I have no idea how it'll turn out (even though I know about Jake Rosenbloom), I just know that Ian's "pleasing indigestion" was real, and his first thought about her and not the shirt was real too, and the time he allowed his lips to brush hers also was real. So I don't care about the betrayal (because his face said he didn't really want to do it, at least a bit) or his selfish self or even Jake; I still want them together, I still think she could make him change his mind, I still have him as my favorite character.
The development of this book was good, with little action but full-intense moments. It was a great time to get to know the characters better and those about-five-pages-in-total of romance were... Oh My God. Uncle Alistair's disappearence and the kid's reaction to everything felt really sad. I also loved Peter Lerangis's writing style. The way he described people and places was great, so I hope he keeps that for the other book he writes for this series.
I'm SO looking forward to buy the next book when it gets to my country.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll go listen I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift, Trecherous by her too and Steal Your Heart by Ross Lynch, for Ian and Amy, at least a thousand times.
January 3, 2021
#dll21 - Escolha Livre
É UMA OBRA PRIMA SIM!!!!
gente, que reviravolta foi essa???? a série deu uma cagada no segundo livro, mas PQP o Peter Lerangis conseguiu fazer com que meu coração saísse do peito umas 85 vezes!!!!
a composição da história foi genial, fora as onomatopeias infinitas que davam movimento ao enredo, e aos personagens. Amy e Dan voltaram a ser cativantes como no primeiro livro, e um personagem ILUSTRE teve destaque: o Tio Alistair.
teve piada, cinismo, aventura, tristeza, emoção, até romance nesse livro o cara conseguiu desenvolver!!!! eu comecei hoje de manhã e terminei praticamente em choque, porque ri, chorei, fiquei puta, e tudo isso em menos de 200p.!!!!
escrita fluidíssima, deu pra sentir todo mundo aqui do meu lado; as frustrações, os anseios, a desconfiança... todos os sentimentos foram explorados, e cacete, que DELÍCIA foi ler!
tinha muito tempo que as emoções não afloravam assim numa resenha, mas realmente preciso bater palmas. começo, meio e fim BRILHANTES.
É UMA OBRA PRIMA SIM!!!!
gente, que reviravolta foi essa???? a série deu uma cagada no segundo livro, mas PQP o Peter Lerangis conseguiu fazer com que meu coração saísse do peito umas 85 vezes!!!!
a composição da história foi genial, fora as onomatopeias infinitas que davam movimento ao enredo, e aos personagens. Amy e Dan voltaram a ser cativantes como no primeiro livro, e um personagem ILUSTRE teve destaque: o Tio Alistair.
teve piada, cinismo, aventura, tristeza, emoção, até romance nesse livro o cara conseguiu desenvolver!!!! eu comecei hoje de manhã e terminei praticamente em choque, porque ri, chorei, fiquei puta, e tudo isso em menos de 200p.!!!!
escrita fluidíssima, deu pra sentir todo mundo aqui do meu lado; as frustrações, os anseios, a desconfiança... todos os sentimentos foram explorados, e cacete, que DELÍCIA foi ler!
tinha muito tempo que as emoções não afloravam assim numa resenha, mas realmente preciso bater palmas. começo, meio e fim BRILHANTES.
May 10, 2021
This series is good for kids and young adults. But this book seemed much better than the first two. It's a 3.5 *
October 30, 2021
اگه کم سن و سال تر بودم با کتاب بیشتر حال میکردم 😁
فقط می خوام مجموعه رو تموم کنم.
فقط می خوام مجموعه رو تموم کنم.
July 20, 2021
দ্য সোর্ড থিফ
-পিটার লোরাঞ্জিস (সাঈদ আনাস)
এই 39 ক্লুজ সিরিজ নিয়ে আলাদা করে আর কিছু না বলি|
প্রতিটা বই ই বেশ ভাল তবে আগের বইটার (ফলস নোট)চেয়ে এইটা একটু বেসি গতিশীল কিন্তু এডভেঞ্চার + থ্রিল আবার কম ওইটার তুলনায় :3
মোটামুটি বেশ ভাল উপভোগ্য বই ♥
রেটিং: 6.5/10
-পিটার লোরাঞ্জিস (সাঈদ আনাস)
এই 39 ক্লুজ সিরিজ নিয়ে আলাদা করে আর কিছু না বলি|
প্রতিটা বই ই বেশ ভাল তবে আগের বইটার (ফলস নোট)চেয়ে এইটা একটু বেসি গতিশীল কিন্তু এডভেঞ্চার + থ্রিল আবার কম ওইটার তুলনায় :3
মোটামুটি বেশ ভাল উপভোগ্য বই ♥
রেটিং: 6.5/10
February 15, 2024
my favorite of the re-reads so far, I think. it moves fast but I enjoyed it!
June 25, 2024
টোকিওতে খুব দ্রুত গতিতে এগিয়েছে কাহিনী। একে একে সকল বাধা অতিক্রম করছে অ্যামি আর ড্যান। এই বইয়ে এলিস্টার, ইয়ান ও নাটালী হাত মিলায়। তিন টিম এক হয়ে কিভাবে জাপানের রহস্য সমাধান করে তাই উঠে এসেছে।
November 14, 2021
And the journey of Amy and Dan goes on..
Like the first books of the series I really enjoyed reading this one.
My favorite quote from the book is from Alistair Oh: „A problem is merely a solution waiting to be found.“
Like the first books of the series I really enjoyed reading this one.
My favorite quote from the book is from Alistair Oh: „A problem is merely a solution waiting to be found.“
September 27, 2012
Uh... wow. That was a really quick read. Last I checked, I just started leafing through the pages and now I'm done.
Peter Lerangis, what have you done to the characters? You somehow tweaked them up a little bit. Since when did Amy begin to stammer so much when she talks?
Anyway, what Amy felt for Ian was quite incestuous IMO. They're cousins first of all, unless the bloodline is very distant. And I thought it was pretty clear that she and Dan despise the Kabras so much though it was mentioned earlier that Amy, herself had a teeny tiny crush on her cousin Ian.
Unlike the previous books in the series, this had a very few exciting moments. Either way, I wouldn't understand a thing if it's an action scene, probably because my mind is just tired of cooperating.
It was fast paced but I would really have liked it better if Peter had given off much more to the storyline. The transitions occurred almost too quickly. It's like one second, they're here and one nanosecond later, they're somewhere else.
I'm holding the fourth book right now and I can't wait to read this sometime. It's also quite thicker than the first three books.
Peter Lerangis, what have you done to the characters? You somehow tweaked them up a little bit. Since when did Amy begin to stammer so much when she talks?
Anyway, what Amy felt for Ian was quite incestuous IMO. They're cousins first of all, unless the bloodline is very distant. And I thought it was pretty clear that she and Dan despise the Kabras so much though it was mentioned earlier that Amy, herself had a teeny tiny crush on her cousin Ian.
Unlike the previous books in the series, this had a very few exciting moments. Either way, I wouldn't understand a thing if it's an action scene, probably because my mind is just tired of cooperating.
It was fast paced but I would really have liked it better if Peter had given off much more to the storyline. The transitions occurred almost too quickly. It's like one second, they're here and one nanosecond later, they're somewhere else.
I'm holding the fourth book right now and I can't wait to read this sometime. It's also quite thicker than the first three books.
October 9, 2012
Another good clue hunt.
In this one, I was suprised that Amy & Dan teamed up with Uncle Alistair, and then added Ian & Natalie to the team to find the clues in their search in Japan.
When they go to the Library in Tokyo with Alistair, I was waiting for Alistair to pull one over on them again, more like he had in the First book. But he didn't.
He did hide who he was recieving e-mail from, and I was expecting it would have been their other cousin, he had teamed up with before, but it wasn't. Alistair actually played them straight in this book.
I knoew the Karbas couldn't play things straight with the Cahills, but why is the writer giving Ian a semi-interest in Amy as well?
It was a little sad when Ian & Natalie leave Amy, Dan & Uncle Alistair high and dry in the end of this search, but good job Dan, not giveing complete information, so the Kabras will be off track, at least for a bit in the next journey.
Amy & Dan are off to Eqypt. It will be exciting to see what they find.
In this one, I was suprised that Amy & Dan teamed up with Uncle Alistair, and then added Ian & Natalie to the team to find the clues in their search in Japan.
When they go to the Library in Tokyo with Alistair, I was waiting for Alistair to pull one over on them again, more like he had in the First book. But he didn't.
He did hide who he was recieving e-mail from, and I was expecting it would have been their other cousin, he had teamed up with before, but it wasn't. Alistair actually played them straight in this book.
I knoew the Karbas couldn't play things straight with the Cahills, but why is the writer giving Ian a semi-interest in Amy as well?
It was a little sad when Ian & Natalie leave Amy, Dan & Uncle Alistair high and dry in the end of this search, but good job Dan, not giveing complete information, so the Kabras will be off track, at least for a bit in the next journey.
Amy & Dan are off to Eqypt. It will be exciting to see what they find.
August 10, 2015
A Quickie Review
This book is pretty much more of the same as the previous two, but, that isn't a bad thing. Like a Saturday morning or Disney XD serial, there was plenty of action and suspense. Fans of the series up to this point should definitely keep going; I'm curious to see where the story arc goes from here.
Content Concerns:
• Sex: None. 5/5
• Nudity: None. 5/5
• Language: Name-calling and euphemisms such as "dang". 4/5
• Violence: "PG"-level action throughout. 3/5
• Drugs: None. 5/5
• Frightening/Intense Scenes: Multiple suspenseful moments. 3/5
• Other: Tattoos get mentioned. 4/5
Score: 4/5
This book is pretty much more of the same as the previous two, but, that isn't a bad thing. Like a Saturday morning or Disney XD serial, there was plenty of action and suspense. Fans of the series up to this point should definitely keep going; I'm curious to see where the story arc goes from here.
Content Concerns:
• Sex: None. 5/5
• Nudity: None. 5/5
• Language: Name-calling and euphemisms such as "dang". 4/5
• Violence: "PG"-level action throughout. 3/5
• Drugs: None. 5/5
• Frightening/Intense Scenes: Multiple suspenseful moments. 3/5
• Other: Tattoos get mentioned. 4/5
Score: 4/5
February 6, 2016
The Sword Thief follows the Cahills as they travel to their next destination, Japan and not too far behind them are their competitors in the race for the ultimate prize. What the prize is, no one knows yet, but this book will soon reveal the answer. Personally I felt the Sword Thief was a little more rushed than the previous books. I liked the recurring appearances of the siblings' opponents throughout their clue-hunting. I did find the relationship between Ian and Amy off-putting and completely random. Aren't they meant to be related? (distantly but still, add this to the fact that they're enemies) I like how each 39 clues book finishes with a major cliffhanger. The possibilities are limitless for the next author to continue the story.
July 17, 2022
THE SWORD THIEF
Peter Lerangis
The third book in the series and like the first two, I really enjoyed it. It was so much fun in Italy! One thing I noticed was that Lerangis didn't include as many educational factoids as the first two. I really enjoyed the geography though.
Having been to Vince, I feel sorry for Amy and Dan being tossed in the canals.
4 stars
Happy Reading!
Peter Lerangis
The third book in the series and like the first two, I really enjoyed it. It was so much fun in Italy! One thing I noticed was that Lerangis didn't include as many educational factoids as the first two. I really enjoyed the geography though.
Having been to Vince, I feel sorry for Amy and Dan being tossed in the canals.
4 stars
Happy Reading!
April 29, 2022
অনুবাদ সুরুচিসম্পন্ন।
সিরিজের প্রথম দুইটা বইয়ের চেয়ে তিন নাম্বার বইয়ের গল্পের প্রবাহ দ্রুতই এগিয়েছে।
নেতিবাচক দিক হচ্ছে, বইয়ের বাইন্ডিং নড়বড়ে।
সিরিজের প্রথম দুইটা বইয়ের চেয়ে তিন নাম্বার বইয়ের গল্পের প্রবাহ দ্রুতই এগিয়েছে।
নেতিবাচক দিক হচ্ছে, বইয়ের বাইন্ডিং নড়বড়ে।
September 4, 2025
Another great installment in the series! We find out what the clue hunt is all about, which I was a little disappointed in. There was potential for originality, but they went with something cliché. I'm still invested in reading more, I was just a little disappointed that they took the cliché route. We also start to see more complex relationships in this book, which was really cool. Definitely looking forward to reading the next one and seeing what happens next!
November 8, 2018
Biraz romantika... Yeni obrazlar və intriqa...
Müəllif dəyişikliyinin heç bir təsiri yoxdur.
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August 23, 2024
3.5
This series is so good but so mid at the same time 😭
But I can't stop now guys I'm invested even though I've read the series multiple times
This series is so good but so mid at the same time 😭
But I can't stop now guys I'm invested even though I've read the series multiple times
May 8, 2025
Upper primary school readers will get a kick out of this one. I would have loved this when I was 12
November 13, 2014
Book three on the 39 clues has a lot of action and leaves you on a lot of cliff hangers.Amy and Dan loose their sitter and get caught up with uncle Alistair who they don't trust.Uncle Alistair try's to earn their trust back by providing for them and he even takes them to his mansion.Amy and Dan find their sitter Nellie with Ian and Natalie Kabra their competitor.Dan and Amy have to work with uncle Alistair and Ian and Natalie in order to find the next clue.when they found the next clue Ian and Natalie Kabra leave and trap them inside a rock where they found the clue.They found out a way to get out by burning gun powder that they found above them.When it blew up Amy and Dan got out but uncle Alistair didn't get out and they felt sad because after what he did for them.They figure out where the next clue is and have to go to Egypt.Before they go they must take a shower when Dan finds white gloves that uncle Alistair was wearing and realize he is still alive.
April 12, 2013
This book was amazing! I love Peter Lerangis’s style of writing. This book is my ultimate favourite 39 Clues book (as well as Into the Gauntlet). This book was the start of most 39 Clues fan favourite pairing –Amian. Amy and Dan Cahill team up with the Kabras to find the third clue. Throughout their search in Korea, Amy and Ian start falling for each other. This book is a must read for any 39 Clues fan and this an Amian fan’s favourite book.
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