Customer Reviews
brilliant - By: C. Mayall, 15 Jun 2008 
the power of five series is incredible Horowitz introduces the characters incredibly well & the twists & turnsin the plot are both fast paced & unexpected but is also easy to read & follow. i can't wait for the new bookin october, & would recommend this to anyone who has read books such as harry potter, or any of garth nix's books.
Cool book!!!!! - By: POPPY23, 12 Mar 2008 
Apart from a few bits that confused me, this book was really good. Not usually into sci-fi type books but this one was an exception!!!!!!!!!
excellent - By: Pepitos, 17 Oct 2007 As the title describes this bookin one work- excellent, an imaginative amount of twists & turns for the readin Nightrise.
once more showing the importance that the main character is not necessarily the most important. the limelight has been taken off the usual culprit of matt & been replaced by some unlikely heroes.
i loved learning about the history of the old ones & their initial defeat which brings even more questions of how they shall be defeated this time round? another great technique used by Anthony, answering the questions we all demand of yet bringing up new even bigger questions that again everyone who has read the book must find out.
if you have liked anything Anthony Horowitz has donein the past or you simply love fantasy novels then this is a definate buy...
another good book! - By: Rachel, 20 Sep 2007 I bought the first book & it got me hooked into the series. This time the story focusses on jamie & scott tyler, for the first time not centering the story around matt freeman. I wont ruin the story but i definately recommend the book to readers of all ages. The storyline carries the same style of twist & turns as the previous two, gathering more gatekeepers & knowledge to the story. (also alot of the history is revealed - i.e. who made the nazca lines etc) It also features a well thought out battle & a great plot (as ever). This one is by far the best & will make you desparate to read the fourth installmentin the series. Meanwhile, i can only guess what the 4th will bring due to the introduction the the 5th gatekeeper, a girl, at the end of the book! Amazing!
Another Horowitz cracker! - By: BENO, 06 Aug 2007 When I first saw The Power of Five series I was surprised. Why should Horowitz begin another series when he was doing so well with the Alex Rider series? Here's why. The idea of magical kids with superpowers has been exploited many a time, most of the time these idea's turn out to be utter rubbish. But the thing with The Power of Five series is that is does have kids with superpowers, but it's writtenin a realistic way! It's almost as if you can picture a Scott & Jamie Tyler strolling down the street outside your house! The idea of kids with powers often ends up them saving the worldin a heroic way, then being plastered on the front page of a newpaper under a headline like "A HERO WATCHING OVER US!". The kidsin The Power of Five series have their powers for a reason & the ememy they face is of a mystical, terrible force. Nightrise is the third installment of The Power of Five series. Raven's Gate & Evil Star were both fantastic, but Nightrise is of another quality! I don't think Matt Freeman was sorely missed, yes he is a great charcater & will certainly be a major partin the remainder of the series but the fact that Horowitz repositioned the spotlight on two more of the five added something different to the book. Instead of sticking with Freeman, Horowitz let's you learn more about two more of the five, but without losing the plot of the story. This makes Nightrise exciting from the first letter to the end, I believe that it outstrips the previous two books & The Alex Rider series taboot! The only downside is that I'd have thought that there would have been more to the battle against the old onesin the past. However I'm glad it didn't drag on! If you enjoy gripping reads with a supernatural edge I'd recommend this book!
