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Return of the Ancients (The Valkeryn Chronicles #1)
by
Greig Beck (Goodreads Author)
Arnold Singer is just like any other fifteen-year-old boy growing up in the suburbs - average height, average looks. The love of his life thinks he's a geek ... that is if she notices him at all. Pretty normal, and pretty boring, really. But this normal life is about to change forever. On a school science trip to watch the test firing of a new particle accelerator, Arn is...more
Paperback, 262 pages
Published
February 1st 2012
by Pan Macmillan
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Great adventure, with the only problem being that it wasn't long enough. Very, very well-written, with a great mythos building already. Believable characters, and very well-paced. Greig Beck is going from strength to strength.
4.5 out of 5 stars!
4.5 out of 5 stars!
dang,cliff hanger!!!
been a while since there is a cliff hanger in the climax, usually it ended after the arc finished.
it's killing all those build up excitement that I have that it's about to burst out when the climax start to rise and it to be continued...
feels like a when it's rising then cut right out to 0.
really mood killer there.
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i am not good with writing good review (I finish reading and even want more,so it's good for me,since I am a daily book dropper)
so i will just let other write...more
been a while since there is a cliff hanger in the climax, usually it ended after the arc finished.
it's killing all those build up excitement that I have that it's about to burst out when the climax start to rise and it to be continued...
feels like a when it's rising then cut right out to 0.
really mood killer there.
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i am not good with writing good review (I finish reading and even want more,so it's good for me,since I am a daily book dropper)
so i will just let other write...more
May 05, 2012
Barry Simiana
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
kids and adults alike
Have just finished this, the new series by a great Aussie writer Greig Beck. I like this guys writing. He researches well in his other series and uses some obscure facts to construct a good story. In this new YA series, he has used his imagination to create a new world to play in. For adults it's a little too easy, a lot of the hints hidden in the narrative are a little too obvious, but for boys (and girls) at that 12-14 year old age group, they are going to love the little surprises hidden. I'l...more
Feb 15, 2012
Jean Sparrow
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fiction-fantasy
Time travel, tunnels with slimy things hiding in the dark, desert wastelands with giant bleached bones, and then a land populated by creatures that have evolved to be the new rulers of Earth – where was the kitchen sink?
This is Greig Becks first foray into fiction/fantasy, and I’m glad to see he hasn’t totally ignored all the things that make his books fun – some frightening elements, the humor, and the big action and adventure. The world Beck creates is one of wonder – from tiny vampire worms,...more
This is Greig Becks first foray into fiction/fantasy, and I’m glad to see he hasn’t totally ignored all the things that make his books fun – some frightening elements, the humor, and the big action and adventure. The world Beck creates is one of wonder – from tiny vampire worms,...more
Not to be harsh, but those reviews below mine sound like planted reviews. When I worked for a hotel, my boss would do that. He'd go on travel websites and plant glowing reviews...problem is, they sounded fake. As do these 5 star reviews.
I had a hard time putting my finger on the intended audience. The main character is in his teens, but he and his classmates act like early middle schoolers. The wolf humanoids reminded me so much of furries that I literally groaned out loud when I came to their i...more
I had a hard time putting my finger on the intended audience. The main character is in his teens, but he and his classmates act like early middle schoolers. The wolf humanoids reminded me so much of furries that I literally groaned out loud when I came to their i...more
Mar 12, 2012
Cate Sommers
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
ya-science-fiction-action
I was really hesitant about buying this book, seeing I’m not a big fan of Young Adult stuff. But I have been a reader of Jeremy Robinson, Boyd, Konrad and especially Greig Beck for years. Thank heavens i did, as this book surprised and delighted me – it had plenty of science in the form of a young man being ripped out of a lab and shot into the future here he finds that mankind has disappeared. Wolf like beings now rule and are in a constant war with the viscous panterrans.
Greig Beck is known fo...more
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Having not read a book by Greig Beck, I wasn't sure what to expect going into this novel. What a pleasant surprise it was to find a fresh new perspective on nuclear warfare, evolution, and wormholes in space! Overall, I would give the story line a 5 star rating but the actual fleshing of the written work I would give a 4 star rating. I didn't necessarily like how the college aged students seemed more akin to high schoolers through verbiage and actions.
And what a c...more
Having not read a book by Greig Beck, I wasn't sure what to expect going into this novel. What a pleasant surprise it was to find a fresh new perspective on nuclear warfare, evolution, and wormholes in space! Overall, I would give the story line a 5 star rating but the actual fleshing of the written work I would give a 4 star rating. I didn't necessarily like how the college aged students seemed more akin to high schoolers through verbiage and actions.
And what a c...more
Review originally posted on The Oaken Bookcase on July 21, 2012.
Arnold Singer, or “Arn” to his friends, is thrown forward in time after an accident during a school trip to a government scientific facility. In this strange future world, humans have been replaced by the honourable Wolfen, an evolved species of dog. The Wolfen lands are under attack from the evil Panterran, an evolved race of cats. There are plenty of other horrors in this world, but Arn’s quest to find out what happened to the hum...more
Arnold Singer, or “Arn” to his friends, is thrown forward in time after an accident during a school trip to a government scientific facility. In this strange future world, humans have been replaced by the honourable Wolfen, an evolved species of dog. The Wolfen lands are under attack from the evil Panterran, an evolved race of cats. There are plenty of other horrors in this world, but Arn’s quest to find out what happened to the hum...more
The Valkeryn is an epic story by Greig Beck. It has just about everything in it you can imagine and you will want to crave more, which is good because the author will be providing more to satisfy your cravings. Greig has this wonderful knack of developing characters with great depth and his character dialogs are exceptional. This is one of the finest reads I have enjoyed in the scifi/fantasy genre in a long time. This is a must read epic tale.
This is a tricky one. Given the age of the MC, the book is meant to be YA. However, it reads more like MG. As YA it leaves something to be desired but it's pretty good science fantasy for middle grade readers.
YA readers will probably be disappointed, wanting something a little more sophisticated, but MG readers will probably love the strange Norse-inspired world of wolf hybrids and other monsters.
YA readers will probably be disappointed, wanting something a little more sophisticated, but MG readers will probably love the strange Norse-inspired world of wolf hybrids and other monsters.
This is so different from his other books. Sadly, it was not to my liking. It read more like a young adult, Narnia-type, war story (three elements I don't really care for). I've read that this is the first of a trilogy..... My God, this means I'll have to wait a long time for something that I may like from Greig Beck.
By the way, I really really loved his previous work and couldn't wait for more of it. This book just wasn't it for me.
By the way, I really really loved his previous work and couldn't wait for more of it. This book just wasn't it for me.
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And unique and intriquing book. Like all his other books I sat riveted through reading it.
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