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Another excellent adventure in the Pendragon series! This time, we're in the past - 1937 to be exact - and we battle with our inner demons on the right course to take. What will be the biggest impact on the planet? Saving the Hildenburg... or letting it crash?

The series continues to entertain as Saint Dane's machinations get more and more evil in his quest to take over Halla. The more I read, the more addicted I am to this series and can not recommend it enough! ( )

The Never War is the third book in the addicting Pendragon series. The series is about a typical teenager named Bobby Pendragon who finds out he is chosen as one of many other Traveler. Travelers flume through time and space to defend various territories from another Traveler named Saint Dane. Saint Dane is an evil Traveler whose plan is to force the territories to crumble to his power, so he can rule Halla, which is everything and everyone that’s ever existed. After Saint Dane killed Bobby’s uncle, Press on the territory of Cloral, Bobby and his fellow Traveler, Vo Spader, follow Saint Dane back in time to the territory of First Earth. First Earth is set in New York City in 1937, the time of World War II. They meet the Traveler from First Earth, Gunny Van Dyke. He informs them about the gangsters lurking in NYC. The Travelers soon figure out that First Earth’s turning point involves the rivalry between Max Rose and Winn Farrow. If you are interested about U.S. history, you will certainly enjoy this book. The author does a great job of tying in the Hindenburg, the zeppelin, into a significant part of plot. The Travelers also travel to Third Earth, which is Earth in the future, to see if they changed something in history, what would happen in the future. Machale has brilliant ideas for the whole series. Out of the whole series, The Never War is, in my opinion, the book that will have you biting your nails the most. D.J. Machale foreshadows very well and leaves you wanting to find out about First Earth’s fate. I really recommend this book if you enjoy fantasies, historical, or just “on the edge of your seat” books. A.N. ( )

Once again I loved William Dufris’ narration, and the first person perspective of Bobby’s journals proves perfect for an audiobook version, but it is, again, the device of the journals that is the series’ week point, if Bobby has been able to write the journal and send it back to Mark and Courtney to read, then Bobby must at least still be alive. Doesn’t mean you don’t get caught up in the adventure of course, but that fact is still there at the back of your mind.

Saying that, I think I’m going to continue to ‘read’ this series on audiobook, as I think it adds so much to the experience and it makes the trips to and from work much more interesting.

Read my full review at:
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