X-Men: The Jewels of Cyttorak

Marvel Berkley/Byron Preiss Productions Prose Novels

by Dean Wesley Smith, Chuck Wojtkiewicz

When an emerald from the same dimension as the ruby of Cyttorak is discovered, it could provide the one weapon that can stop the Juggernaut, but the X-Men must vie with the Juggernaut and a ruthless billionaire named Service for control of the emerald. Original.

Genres: Science Fiction, X Men, Superheroes, Comics, Fiction, Marvel, Novels

1 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1997

About the author

Pen Names
Edward Taft
Dee W. Schofield
Sandy Schofield
Kathryn Wesley

Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels under many names and well over 100 published short stories. He has over eight million copies of his books in print and has books published in nine different countries. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and romance as well as books for television, movies, games, and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghost writer or under house names.

With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. The following is a list of novels under the Dean Wesley Smith name, plus a number of pen names that are open knowledge. Many ghost and pen name books are not on this list because he is under contractual obligations not to disclose that he wrote them. Many of Dean’s original novels are also under hidden pen names for marketing reasons.

Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.

Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books.

Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a pretty good X-adventure; it's a refreshingly stand-alone story, so you can just read it and not worry about not catching something. The character voices struck me as well captured, particularly Gambit, and Juggernaut is well portrayed. Smith's style is clear and direct. Fun book...'nuff said.

[clumsyplankton · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun simple read

[Matt Barker · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've never read a superhero novel before but I picked this up a couple years ago because I am a huge X-Men fan. I finally read it and it was about what I expected. Nothing too deep, lots of fights, and low-stakes.

I will say that as a Gambit fan, I was happy to see he got his own side-adventure and that it even involved the Thieves Guild. I also appreciate how it did tie into the comics some.

All-in-all, it was a fun read. I might try to pick up another if I get a good recommendation, but I'm not clambering to find others.

[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was fun. It was simple and easy to follow. I knew it wouldn't be anything incredible but that's okay. I feel like if you're seeking the best storylines of these characters, you'll have to go to the comics.
Lots of Gambit and Juggernaut which was nice. There was some little tidbits that are true to the comics and animated TV show which was really fun. Some of these are small enough that only avid fans will catch.
This is not part of a series which is also nice.

[Rob · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun and easy read. it's nothing dense, and it paces well. One of my favorite characters is Gambit, so I was glad to see that he had a pretty decent role in this book.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've always loved Juggernaut, so the chance to see him as the troubled soul (we later learned he is in the comics) was wonderful.[return]The author's style was a bit typical with nothing at all remarkable about it, but it was steady and enjoyable.

[Vesmé · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has what I look for in a X-Men book; lots of Gambit.

I've read this book two or three times, and the scenes with Gambit even more. Heck, even just adding the book I flicked to my favorite scene in the book and reread that. :)

[Hyann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing special but you got all the basic ingredient a superhero novel should have.
The author was very good with Gambit character but for the rest is the cheesy normal stuff you got in all the superhero novel.

It was good to see more of Juggernaut than 'nothing can't stop...'