The Power of Five
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The Power Of Five is a series of fantasy novels for children and teens, written by British author Anthony Horowitz. Two installments have been published to date but another three are to be released. The series is published in the UK by Walker Books Ltd and in the United States (with the series renamed The Gatekeepers) by Scholastic Press.
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[edit] Overview
The Power Of Five is a rewrite of a 1980s series called the Pentagram Series that was planned to have five installments; Horowitz only completed four. The series focuses on orphan Matt Freeman, a 14-year-old boy who is destined to defeat mystical entities known only as 'The Old Ones' with the help of four other "Gatekeepers" who are his age.
[edit] Books
[edit] Raven's Gate
Raised in foster care, Matt Freeman always knew he had strange powers. After he attempts to steal DVDs from a local warehouse, he is sent to Yorkshire as part of a rehabilitation program, named the LEAF Project, only to find himself in the midst of sinister happenings. He decides to investigate and uncovers a great secret - five guardians are protecting the world from evil beings known as The Old Ones who were banished through the Raven's Gate. But devil worshippers want to let them back in, again through the gate. Along with a mysterious group known as the Nexus, will Matt be able to stop The Old Ones from returning?
Raven's Gate was released in the UK on August 1, 2005 and in the United States on June 1, 2005.
[edit] Evil Star
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Book 2: Evil Star (2006)
After his experiences in Raven's Gate, Matt thinks his days of battling evil are over. But soon he is pulled into another terrible adventure when he discovers a second gate exists. Matt and his friend Richard travel to Peru and, assisted by the Nexus, follow clues to the gate's whereabouts. But there is a traitor in the Nexus. Matt's friend Richard is kidnapped but Matt manages to escape with the help of a local Peruvian, Pedro, who is another "one of the five". The two can only communicate in their dreams, as Matt speaks English, and Pedro Spanish. The pair travel to the Nazca desert and Matt realizes the horrifying truth, that the second gate is about to open, again increasing the chance of The Old Ones returning. Once again, Matt must prevent it happening.
Evil Star was released in the UK on April 3, 2006 and in the United States on June 1, 2006.
[edit] Nightrise
The third book, Nightrise, revolves around American twins Jamie and Scott Tyler. According to Horowitz, "everything changes because of what happens in the second book".[citation needed] The twins' special powers, are mind-reading. At the beginning of the book (set before the end of Evil Star), Scott is kidnapped by a sinister corporation called Nightrise, leaving Jamie alone and wanted for murder. He soon becomes embroiled in a corrupt presidential campaign (involving the attempted assassination of a candidate) and is propelled into a terrifying adventure which reveals more about the first fateful battle against the Old Ones. Jamie also travels ten thousand years into the past during the novel [1]. According to Horowitz's official website [2], Nightrise is like nothing he has done before. This website also revealed that a town called Auburn features towards the end of the book, and several juvenile offenders that Horowitz met during his research are used as characters in the book (presumably Green Eyes, DV, Tunes and Baltimore). The takes place mainly in the deserts of Nevada and the mountains of California. Matt Freeman, Pedro and Richard Cole feature in this book, along with a new heroine (Horowitz's first female hero) named Scar.[3] Nightrise will be officially released on April 2 2007 in the UK. The first chapter was hidden in Horowitz's website in August 2006.
[edit] Future books
Horowitz describes the fourth book as being about a girl (probably Scar) in a sole battle[citation needed]. It will be set in Hong Kong[4]. He puts its length on par with one of the Harry Potter instalments, suggesting it will have a large page count[citation needed]. The fifth, Horowitz says, will be a climactic battle for the end of the series[citation needed].
[edit] US book covers
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