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 - The Never WarFor this book review I read Pendragon: The Never War. The author of this fantasy book is D.J Machale. This book is mostly about Bobby Pendragon who is a traveler and Gunny and Vo Spader, another two travelers who go through the flume that killed Uncle Press. Vo Spader and Bobby Pendragon come out and see two gangsters who have machine guns pointing right at them. The gangsters take them but they both escape and that's where they meet Gunny. Gunny takes them back to his hotel because he is a hotel bellboy. He lets them stay on the sixth floor. They meet a gangster named Max Rose but Max Rose makes them go see Winn Farrow. Winn Farrow catches them and ties them up and he burns the place down, but they escape. A big blimp called the Hindenburg comes in with Max Rose's money in it, but Winn Farrow fires a rocket at it and blows it up and Max runs into the blimp and he dies. They all go back to Second Earth and see their friends. I think this book is a really good book because it didn't get boring or anything. It was a really exciting book. This book would be best for people who like good adventure books and exciting books. Rating: - The Never War The book that I read for my report was called The Never War by D.J. MacHale. The Never War is a fantasy book. It was very, very good. My book is about a boy named Bobby Pendragon who is called a Traveler. Travelers can go to distant universes to fight off a very evil Traveler named Saint Dane. So, Bobby warps to New York 1937, where he is chased down by gangsters and has to deal with, of course, Saint Dane. As he explores this new, or old (to him), New York, he comes along the First Earth Traveler, Gunny. Bobby also comes along a man named Max Rose, who was a rich gangster and was working with the Nazis in Germany. He finds out Rose has an enemy, Winn Farrow, a very dangerous gangster. But one thing that really makes Bobby mad is that Winn is planning on destroying a blimp called the Hindenburg. But, this blimp is from Germany and is sending Rose his payments for working with them. Should Bobby stop Winn from blowing it up? Or should he let him destroy it so history can play out the way it was supposed to? You should really read this book. It is filled with excitement and adventure. I would recommend this book to people who like adventure and action. This was a very, very good book. It was probably one of my favorite books because the book flows and never leaves you hanging. The book is also suitable for people who like history. It is going on in 1937 and that's when World War II started. Rating:  - Best Time Travel Story Ever Written!In the Never War, Bobby Pendragon time travels to Earth's past through the mysterious flumes. He had a clear mission. He was to prevent a well-known historical disaster before it starts. The idea of changing the course of human history was as exciting as it gets. But he learns that by tinkering with the past, he was about to make the most deadly mistake of all! Not just for him and his friends, but for the future of the entire human race as well! Which was exactly what Saint Dane wanted. He laid a trap for Bobby to fall into, which will mean the destruction of Earth's past, present and future. One that the human race may never recover from. Will Bobby realize Saint Dane's evil plans in time? Can he do the right thing even when the right thing is very hard to do? Well, hobey-ho, let's go! Rating:  - An all-too-American mentalityIf you agree with these three premises: - During WW II, the Americans were indisputably the good guys - Sometimes a bunch of innocent people have to die for the greater good - The perfect urban landscape of the future is some kind of suburbanite mega-Atlanta Then you will probably like this book. I didn't. Rating: - Well-written and thought provoking for adults and kids.I've read books 1-5 in the "Pendragon" series. I thought that 1 and 5 were good. I felt that 2 and 4 were really good, but this book, to me, is the standout of the series (so far). What MacHale has done in "The Never War" - and kids may not realize this -is take a mysterious piece of American history and use it as a backdrop for Bobby Pendragon's third Halla-based adventure. The story is set in a place both familiar and different to the reader. It takes place on Earth...in the past and in the future. I don't want to go into the plot too much. I'd much rather you learn about that from the book than from me. Suffice it to say this, though - MacHale weaves a plot-web of gang warfare, genocide, and really tough choices to explain the destruction of the airship Hindenburg. What I said about 'really tough choices' is unquestionably the most compelling part of the story. Bobby learns firsthand what it means to choose the lesser of two evils...and you feel for him. I recommend this book whole-heartedly. If you're a parent reading this review, and your son or daughter reads the "Pendragon" series, you should check this one out. It's thought-provoking, and it would be a good springboard from which to discuss some tough issues with your child.
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