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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  Shrike58 | Feb 13, 2009 |  This is a fast-paced book involving humans that realize that they're not what they seem, with frequent references to ancient mythology. Second in a series, this book has more fantasy and less school than the previous book. lisa2 | Jan 18, 2009 | Man, such a solid middle-of-the-trilogy book. Like the first book, full of gods and maths and theory and how much it pretty much sucks to be a young adult trying to figure themselves out. Only no angst, just intelligence and a little pouting.I actually went and bought this book and the third one right after finishing the first. Very addictive story, very epic. (  ) bzedan | Nov 17, 2008 | Pretty apt title. The four children, or teenagers, or ancient Chaos entities, however you prefer to think of them, are finally old enough and sure enough of themselves to decide that making a break for it is a good plan. First they need to recover their memories, and abilities. "You are thinking of these things as super-powers, aren't you?" ... "Like a mechanism you turn on and off. I don't think it works that way." opines Quentin. Many mistakes, terrors, arguments about who should be boss and escapes follow. Not to mention magic ships and cruises. "The second most horrible moment of my life. My friends were doing experiments, fascinating new experiments, and getting new super-powers, all without me!" laments Amelia, on the downside of actually being the boss and putitng yourself in danger. The five have to work out if the theories about the various Chaos powers and opposition are correct, and avoid being dragged into a world-destroying war. http://superprose.blogspot.com/2008/0... (  ) bluetyson | Mar 12, 2008 | (Alistair) And now, the next book in the Chronicles of Chaos, in which our orphan protagonists finally manage to escape from their boarding school/prison, learn more about how they, the universe, and its politics actually work, take a cruise, and SPOILER. Well, firstly just about everything I said about Orphans of Chaos applies, only more so. The mythology in particular flows thick and fast, and if you didn't have at least some grasp of Greek mythology in particular before reading this book, you're probably going to find yourself floundering at some point or other. (We pause briefly while your booklogger mourns for those days when any educated person would be expected to understand such references, and then continues.) Characterization and pacing only improves from last time (when they were no slouch) as we get to know those involved better, and the plot advances. Absolutely excellent books, these. Cannot recommend too highly. ( http://weblog.siliconcerebrate.com/ce... ) (  )2  libraryofus | Nov 20, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
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However, I'm still impressed with the character of Amelia, as this series remains very much her story, and I look forward to seeing how Wright resolves the tangled situation he has created. (