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Bionicle Adventures #1
Mystery of Metru Nui
New heroes. New villians. A new mission.
Share in the legend with books based on LEGO's BIONICLE action figures.
The city of Metru Nui is divided into six parts. Each part has a guardian--a Toa--who watches over the Matoran who live there. However, something strange is Matoran are vanishing and it's up to the Toa to find them and to discover what is causing the disappearances. Do the Toa have the skills to solve this mystery? Or will they finally meet their match?
Share in the legend with books based on LEGO's BIONICLE action figures.
The city of Metru Nui is divided into six parts. Each part has a guardian--a Toa--who watches over the Matoran who live there. However, something strange is Matoran are vanishing and it's up to the Toa to find them and to discover what is causing the disappearances. Do the Toa have the skills to solve this mystery? Or will they finally meet their match?
128 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 2004
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About the author
Greg Farshtey
240 books88 followersGreg Farshtey is the author of the popular BIONICLE chapter books and Level 3 readers, as well as the long-running BIONICLE comic book series. His day job is Editor-in-Chief and head writer for the LEGO Club Magazine and the LEGO BrickMaster Magazine.
Greg has been writing since fourth grade. After earning a degree in Communications from the State University of New York at Geneseo, he worked as a reporter, sports editor, game designer and editor, and copywriter before joining LEGO Company in 2000. Before becoming involved with BIONICLE, he wrote game material for such diverse properties as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Tales From the Crypt.
Greg is the author of more than 30 novels and guidebooks, as well as the author or co-author of more than 35 game sourcebooks and adventures.
He lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.
For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Far...
Greg has been writing since fourth grade. After earning a degree in Communications from the State University of New York at Geneseo, he worked as a reporter, sports editor, game designer and editor, and copywriter before joining LEGO Company in 2000. Before becoming involved with BIONICLE, he wrote game material for such diverse properties as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Tales From the Crypt.
Greg is the author of more than 30 novels and guidebooks, as well as the author or co-author of more than 35 game sourcebooks and adventures.
He lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.
For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Far...
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October 23, 2019
Whenua pounded around the corner. All he could think about was finding Tehutti in time and stopping him from doing something the whole city would regret later. He scanned for any sign of the Matoran or for signs of a trap.
What he found was a well-concealed hole with a narrow ladder leading down into darkness. On a hunch, he began to climb down. He had made it about halfway when a rung gave way beneath his foot.
The next thing he knew, he was falling. And falling. Down, down, into the sublevels and sublevels of the Archives, and then farther still, thinking to himself all the while: Stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid!
Thoughts rushed through his mind. Was this the trap set for Tehutti, and had the Matoran already fallen into it? Just how far down did this pit go? And could even a Toa survive such a plunge? pg. 58
As you can see, the writing in this series - Bionicle Adventures - is superior to the writing in Bionicle Chronicles. It's also aimed at slightly older readers. This will be a relief for adults trying to read these books alongside children. There are still a lot of terms you will not know the definition for, but maybe your kid will. Ask him/her to explain it to you.
This book actually had some dialogue that wasn't horrible and made efforts at character development. It's still bad, but it's better than Bionicle Chronicles.
Matau-isms: healthy-safe; thought-planning; Toa-hero; worry-fear; seek-find; route-path; bury-hide; trick-joke; deephiding; thinks-knows; hurry-running; sad-complaining; whisper-saying.
What he found was a well-concealed hole with a narrow ladder leading down into darkness. On a hunch, he began to climb down. He had made it about halfway when a rung gave way beneath his foot.
The next thing he knew, he was falling. And falling. Down, down, into the sublevels and sublevels of the Archives, and then farther still, thinking to himself all the while: Stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid!
Thoughts rushed through his mind. Was this the trap set for Tehutti, and had the Matoran already fallen into it? Just how far down did this pit go? And could even a Toa survive such a plunge? pg. 58
As you can see, the writing in this series - Bionicle Adventures - is superior to the writing in Bionicle Chronicles. It's also aimed at slightly older readers. This will be a relief for adults trying to read these books alongside children. There are still a lot of terms you will not know the definition for, but maybe your kid will. Ask him/her to explain it to you.
This book actually had some dialogue that wasn't horrible and made efforts at character development. It's still bad, but it's better than Bionicle Chronicles.
Matau-isms: healthy-safe; thought-planning; Toa-hero; worry-fear; seek-find; route-path; bury-hide; trick-joke; deephiding; thinks-knows; hurry-running; sad-complaining; whisper-saying.
March 22, 2025
I would say this is generally engaging, but this is a book entirely consisting of set-up. I know some of the pay-off, such as concerns the mysterious Nidhiki, is in the comics from that year, but book-wise some of it will be lost when the movie releases. Otherwise, this is a good intro into Metru Nui as well as the Toa suddenly thrust to protecting it. I always liked the flashback framing Greg did. The rating is because I know this isn’t the finest offering, but it does get better with the next one.
July 4, 2024
Nostalgia trip has been fun so far.
June 5, 2009
berst book ever u should read it
it is awesome
it is awesome
July 29, 2025
Greg Farshtey lives rent free in a refrigerator box in the back of my mind. He’s a brilliant storyteller, however his writing is pointed at younger readers. This does not make it bad necessarily, but Bionicle has the potential for a fantastic series. The lore is extremely good and in-depth (I love Brandon Sanderson so I am a sucker for lot ‘o lore). The Lego Group needs more quality content and writing like Farshtey’s Bionicle and early Ninjago content.
Also, magic robots is a fantastic idea, and Makuta is a phenomenal villain.
Also, magic robots is a fantastic idea, and Makuta is a phenomenal villain.
November 30, 2023
As an antagonist the Morbuzakh plant is not very intimidating. I do like the mystery-building as to what is going on. Very weird that the scene where the Toa Metru are transformed from Matoran and Lhikan being attacked by Nidhiki in the forge is explained retroactively instead of just being scenes told normally.
February 13, 2019
The best part is the prologou and epilogue, giving the opinions of the toa Nuva. You don't get to see that in the movies!
November 14, 2021
I din\t read it but the guy on the cover looks pretty cool so that's good enough for me five stars will read the rest of the bionicles lore becauese I like the lava guy who snowboards!
March 20, 2023
It's extremely well written, the characters are good and the challenge the heroes face is pretty good. It's a good first installment of the Bionicle Adventures series.
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October 20, 2024Its amazing how bizarrely inaccessible these books are to read if you didn't have a Bionicle fixation back in 2003.
November 6, 2025
Love Bionicle but even as a kid I wasn't as much of a fan of the Metru Nui stories.
August 16, 2015
Woo! Greg Farshtey is back and he is staying this time! The Mystery of Metru Nui is the first book to the BIONICLE Adventures series. This is the second Bionicle book series and it would have to be my absolute favorite sequence of events out of all of the time periods the BIONICLE universe takes you through.
The Turaga of Mata Nui have decided to reveal the deathly tales of their past, all roughly agreeing that the Toa Nuva (and selected Matoran)need to hear the truth about where they came from and how they got to the island of Mata Nui. The Turaga start off by revealing that this whole thing began with them as Matoran and then Toa heroes. The plot unfolds at a moderate pace, much like the first Chronicles book, but is lead by a much sinister mystery, hence the title.
Starting off another section of the BIONICLE series with a slowish pace, Greg Farshtey's writing makes you feel like he's lived in the BIONICLE universe and is relaying the story as if he's witnessed it. Again, this is just an introduction to new characters, and is in fact a two-parter, this being the first book and the conclusion being the next. Really awesome continuance. The best is still to come.
The Turaga of Mata Nui have decided to reveal the deathly tales of their past, all roughly agreeing that the Toa Nuva (and selected Matoran)need to hear the truth about where they came from and how they got to the island of Mata Nui. The Turaga start off by revealing that this whole thing began with them as Matoran and then Toa heroes. The plot unfolds at a moderate pace, much like the first Chronicles book, but is lead by a much sinister mystery, hence the title.
Starting off another section of the BIONICLE series with a slowish pace, Greg Farshtey's writing makes you feel like he's lived in the BIONICLE universe and is relaying the story as if he's witnessed it. Again, this is just an introduction to new characters, and is in fact a two-parter, this being the first book and the conclusion being the next. Really awesome continuance. The best is still to come.
March 21, 2016
Amazon Book Description:
The city of Metru Nui is divided into six parts. Each part has a guardian--a Toa--who watches over the Matoran who live there. However, something strange is happening: Matoran are vanishing and it's up to the Toa to find them and to discover what is causing the disappearances. Do the Toa have the skills to solve this mystery? Or will they finally meet their match?
The city of Metru Nui is divided into six parts. Each part has a guardian--a Toa--who watches over the Matoran who live there. However, something strange is happening: Matoran are vanishing and it's up to the Toa to find them and to discover what is causing the disappearances. Do the Toa have the skills to solve this mystery? Or will they finally meet their match?
August 26, 2009
Please feel sorry for me! I had to read this to my 6 year old and it about killed me. The story depends a lot on your knowledge of Bionicle figures and their corresponding abilities (I don't have that core knowledge).
July 16, 2023
read this during lecture. he actually kind of went off with making this more engaging than chronicles. and can we talk about vhisola? i know greg said love isn’t real in bionicle or WHATEVER but she’s clearly in love. i wish we knew how that played out in mata nui.
April 19, 2008
NOTHING
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October 15, 2008it is kewl and it was having a war. peace!!!!!!!!
September 30, 2010
I read this book when I was younger and it was a very fun book to read. I read it during my free time at school and it always kept me entertained.
September 25, 2011
good story, begening not as good as Id hoped.
February 20, 2012
Favorite series in elementary school
October 25, 2012
Good adventure story. Great if you're addicted to Bionicles like my boys were when they were younger.
April 12, 2015
I LOVE THIS BOOK!
May 3, 2008
This book is a real page turner!
March 13, 2015
A great introduction to a fine series. Well-paced, humorous, and easy to follow.
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