N. D. WILSON is the bestselling author of the 100 Cupboards series and Leepike Ridge. Once, in the fourth grade, he split his buddy's arrow while shooting at a mattress from twenty yards. Now he writes at the top of a tall, skinny house, where he lives with a blue-eyed girl he stole from the ocean, their five young explorers, two tortoises, and one snake.
School Library Journal, October 2012:
"This action-packed sequel to The Dragon's Tooth (Random, 2011)
promises--and delivers--as much magic, mystery, and mythology as
its predecessor. Thanks to Cyrus and Antigone Smith, Dr. Phoenix
now possesses the Dragon's Tooth--and he's been using it to hunt
and kill immortals worldwide. Phoenix has a dark agenda, but an
evil alliance of immortals, Ordo Draconis, also seeks the tooth's
power. Worse, the Ordos have a centuries-old vendetta against the
Smith family. Circumstances within the Order of Brendan are already
shaky when fearful immortals, led by Gilgamesh of Uruk, storm
Ashtown, demanding Smith blood. The siblings narrowly escape. To
help retrieve the tooth, they recruit the infamous immortal,
Captain John Smith. Cyrus has a plan, but will it work? Characters
are well drawn, and the story's many interwoven plotlines, although
complex, are easy to follow. This absorbing guy-friendly adventure
will appeal to fans of Michael Scott and Rick Riordan."
Booklist, September 15, 2012:
"Cyrus and Antigone Smith have a lot of problems. Their mother is
still unresponsive in the hospital. The Ordo Draconis was stopped
the last time out by their ancestor, Captain John Smith, but the
cabal seems intent on rising to power again. The siblings should be
training to become explorers, but there isn’t enough time. The
leadership of the Order of Brendan is changing, and the
transmortals--like Gilgamesh of Uruk--want revenge on Cyrus because
he inadvertently put the Tooth of the Dragon into the hands of Dr.
Phoenix. It’s no wonder the Smiths are on the run with the other
Polygoners. They must fight their way through physical and
emotional torture as they seek to release Captain Smith and stop
Phoenix. Beginning where The Dragon’s Tooth (2011) left off,
Wilson’s second installment is fast-paced and creatively plotted.
New characters, such as Arache and her spiders and a mysterious
red-winged blackbird, add complexity in relationships and prevent
the story line from feeling contrived. In exploring the idea of
what
it means to be truly alive, this novel will take your breath away."
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