Time for my SECOND favorite series of the past summer: The Pendragon Series. It’s not actually fair to say it’s my second favorite either. I like it just as much as the Twilight series. Maybe even better. But I haven’t read book 10 yet because it’s not out until next year, so I can’t do a “final” review until I’ve read the last book.¹

But right now, I can say I love this story. It’s tough to talk about it without giving away information, but I can say a little. It’s about a boy who finds out it’s his job to save existence. He’s able to travel between multiple realms which in some cases includes time traveling. He’s also very much like a teenager and has the same problems as a teenager but multiplied by many times because of his new responsibility. In other words, the author has made him “real” enough even in this fantasy world he’s created.²

Oh, and you may know DJ MacHale if you’re as old as I am because not only is he the author of this series, but he was also the creator of Encyclopedia Brown. So he has the necessary credentials to pull this kind of story off. And he does so quite beautifully. Each book has a great story, but where he truly shines is the interwoven nature of the story being told throughout the series. This war between “good” and “evil” is enthralling and wonderful.

I’ll sum this up by putting it to you this way: If you buy the first book, you might as well buy the other 8 that are out right now and be prepared to be as aggravated as I am that you have to wait for number 10.³

1. Which as soon as it’s out and sent to me, I’ll be pulling out my box cutter and ripping through the package. [«]
2. Although parts of this fantasy world take place right here on earth. [«]
3. grumble grumble [«]

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