Pendragon

MacHale, 2003. D.J. PENDRAGON: THE NEVER WAR. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks.

Bobby Pendragon and Vo Spader, two travelers, set out on a quest to First Earth, in the year 1937. Among the gangsters in New York, Pendragon and Spader will search to uncover Saint Dane’s plot to push First Earth’s turning point in the wrong direction and destroy life as it is known in the process of taking over their world. Appealing to the sense of adventure and the need to see good trump evil, readers will enjoy this futuristic high fantasy that subtly teaches historical information on New York Gangsters, the Hindenburg, and the beginning of World War II. MacHale creates believable dialog that allows readers to identify with fifteen year old Pendragon as he ventures out to save not only First Earth, but also the future of Second and Third Earth as well. With the book ending with “To Be Continued”, readers will be ready to set out and find the sequel to this exciting adventure.