I read this series many years ago and couldn't remember anything! I do remember why I liked them so much though! This book was a fantastic journey to a new world filled with interesting people. I love how you feel like the main character is writing strait to you. In a sense he is though cause your reading it as Mark and Courtney. I love how you can relate to him. How he isn't some perfect hero that you can't even begin to understand how he thinks. Bobby has doubts and has the same reactions that most kids would have. The author does a great job creating the world. The reader knows exactly where things are and how they would look. The descriptions are amazing and the journey is fantastic! I can't wait to read more of the series!!!