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Apocalypse Moon (The Joshua Files #5)

by M.G. Harris (Goodreads Author)

4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 · rating details · 57 ratings · 15 reviews

One Boy
One Deadly Prophecy
One Heart-Stopping Adventure

Something is very wrong with the 2012 Plan

And Josh decides to risk his own life on a daring mission - a leap forward in time to discover the truth. He's jumped ahead far enough to glimpse a post-apocalyptic world in collapse. And to realise - it could be his destiny to stay.

Will the world end in 2012? Find out in the fi...more

Paperback, 400 pages

Published April 5th 2012 by Scholastic (first published April 1st 2012)

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Mar 26, 2012 Darren Hartwell rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: action, adventure, science-fiction, quest

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I'm going to start this review with a long overdue apology to M.G. Harris. Just over a year ago M.G. very kindly sent me a signed proof of the fourth Joshua Files Book, Dark Parallel. I read it, loved it, but never posted a review of it on The Book Zone. Believe me, I wanted to, and I lost count of the number of times I started to write something and then gave up. Dark Parallel really messed with my head - if you haven't read it then it s...more This review first appeared on
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I'm going to start this review with a long overdue apology to M.G. Harris. Just over a year ago M.G. very kindly sent me a signed proof of the fourth Joshua Files Book, Dark Parallel. I read it, loved it, but never posted a review of it on The Book Zone. Believe me, I wanted to, and I lost count of the number of times I started to write something and then gave up. Dark Parallel really messed with my head - if you haven't read it then it sees Josh and Ixchel travelling through time, finding themselves in various parallel timelines. Not only did it mess with my head, but it also answers a number of the questions created in the earlier three Joshua Files books, and leaves many more for the final instalment, and I just could not come up with a review that did not contain a long list of spoilers.

I did however make a promise to myself that I would review Apocalypse Moon, come what may. However, having finished it yesterday afternoon I am still in something of a quandry. This is the final book in the series. It is the book that ties off all the loose ends and answers all the questions readers have been pondering for the past four years. So yet again I am left with the unenviable task of writing a spoiler-free review. With this in mind I have decided to make this brief, and bullet point the key aspects, as they come to me, in no particular order:

•I loved it. It is the perfect ending to a series that I was enjoying long before I started The Book Zone.
•The black gel sleeve is gorgeous. I have to admit, I initially had my doubts, but I take them all back. It is perfect!
•Every question is answered (at least every question I had was answered).
•We finally find out the identity of Arcadio.
•Josh travels into the future and we find out what happens to the world after the Electro-Magnetic Pulse hits. And it's scary!
•We finally find out the mystery surrounding the disapperance of Blanco Vigores.
•We discover the secret behind the Bakab gene and what that means for Josh, his friends, and the future of the planet Earth.
•We are treated to even more twists and turns, and shock revelations about secondary characters and the part they may have to play in the 2012 plan.

I would be absolutely amazed if there is a single Joshua Files fan out there who ends up feeling disappointed on finishing this book. I am a little sad that we have come to the end of Josh's story, but also elated that it ends with such a great final instalment.

Having started with an apology, I'm going to end this review with a note of thanks to M.G. for mentioning me in her acknowledgements at the end of Apocalypse Moon. I started reading the series long before I started The Book Zone, and when I first picked up that stunning orange day-go gel covered book in Bracknell Waterstones I never dreamed that four years later my name would be printed inside the last book in the series. I am very flattered, and rather humbled by this kind gesture by M.G.

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Dec 14, 2012 Oky Septya rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, science-fiction

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Dalam buku terakhir ini Josh kembali bermain dengan gelang Itzammna hanya saja kali ini ia pergi ke masa depan. Di masa depan, ketika supergelombang galaksi menghantam bumi, Sekte Huracan benar-benar menguasai dunia. Dan itu bukan pemandangan yang ingin Josh lihat.

Di masa depan, Josh bertemu Tyler yang lebih tua dan terlihat pahit akibat keadaan memaksanya berubah. Lalu dengan tidak sengaja, Josh membawa Tyler masa depan kembali bersamanya. K...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Arito Sato rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Jan 02, 2013 Bunga Mawar rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Maunya jadi buku yang terakhir diselesaikan tahun 2012. Apa daya, ngantuk duluan sebelum selesai dibaca :p

Mungkin karena saya langsung baca buku kelima dengan melongkap buku ketiga dan keempatnya, jadi banyak bengong sejenak: ini apaan siy? Itu siapa ya? Trus, kalo begini kok katanya jadi begitu? Dll... Dll...

Pokoknya karena kiamat ga jadi datang bulan Desember 2012 kemarin, kepusingan yang saya dapat selesai membaca buku ini, akhirnya jadi wajar adanya, hehe...

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Feb 04, 2013 Andrew Marr rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-literature

Even more than the forth book, the tension comes more from the escalation of time-travel paradox than chases of evil people like the Huracan Sect. After having emerged so strongly as a character in the middle three books, Ixchel's relatively minor role in the plot is disappointing. The end is satisfying in several ways although the excitement factor has dropped quite a bit by then. Some nice surprises at the end.

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Dec 20, 2012 Karin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Seri terakhir yang cukup seru, terutama kenyataan bahwa buku ini hadir di Bulan Desember 2012. Nice story, nice adventure.
Kata-kata Josh pada akhir cerita membuat ku terenyuh. Jangan berlari, karena tempat kita ada disini.

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Jan 31, 2013 Chantal rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, science-fiction-ya

A clever adventure story of time travel in a post-apocalyptic world struggling to survive the Mayan prediction of world's end in December 2012.
Suited to Ages 11-14

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Dec 18, 2012 Ciquitha rated it 5 of 5 stars

finally... the truth about Arcadio has been revealed. Can't figure out what happen with Josh's journey till the end. The Josh jourey is a great story.

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Dec 28, 2011 Megha marked it as wishlist

I adore this series and I really can NOT wait for the next book!

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Apr 02, 2012 Jack Fifield rated it 5 of 5 stars

A great ending to a great series. All your questions are answered in this book, but don't fret, this has just as much, maybe more, action than theother books. Would recommend to all.

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Dec 09, 2012 Fanda VIXXIO rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own-shelf

Benar-benar layak dibaca untuk penutup seri ini. Petualangannya tetap mendebarkan, tapi lebih emosional. Dan banyak rahasia akan terungkap di sini!

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Mar 31, 2012 Kacii rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, favorites

oh my god... I have no words that are adequate enough to describe hw awesomely epic this book is. I think it may be my favorite. Either this one, or Zero Moment. I'm not going to reveal any spoilers yet, since the book technically is released on the fifth... I just got lucky getting my brother to pick me up a copy. I'm soooo psyched about it. It's amazing and has a totally unexpected ending!

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Jan 06, 2013 Sulis Langsing marked it as ngantri-dibaca · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, pinjem

seri terakhir, Okyyyyyy pinjem sama seri keempatnya #kode =))

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May 16, 2013 Selvi rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi, young-adult

hmmmmmmmm -_- gak puas rasanya.... not satisfied with the ending..... at all....

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Dec 18, 2012 Annisa Purnomo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: gramedia, cinta-cinta-an, cinta-nyerempet-berantem, dunia-bikin-sendiri, favorites, pertarungan, terjemahan

Semuanya terjawab sudah :)

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May 17, 2013 Nana is currently reading it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013-reads

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Apr 23, 2013 Mia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, mine, fantasy

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M.G. Harris was born in Mexico City and raised in Manchester, England. She studied Biochemistry at St Catherine's College Oxford and stuck around for even more at St Cross College.

To this day she lives in Oxford. It's not an easy place to leave.

The first job M.G. Harris was ever aware of wanting to do, aged six, was to write children’s books. Then, aged eight and inspired by Doctor Who...more

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