The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp, #1) by P.B. Kerr

The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp, #1) by P.B. Kerr

››› Download audio book. ‹‹‹ Original Title: The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp, #1) ISBN: 0439670209 ISBN13: 9780439670203 Autor: P.B. Kerr Rating: 4 of 5 stars (3971) counts Original Format: Paperback, 384 pages Download Format: PDF, TXT, ePub, iBook. Published: September 1st 2005 / by Scholastic Paperbacks / (first published 2004) Language: English Genre(s): Fantasy- 586 users Young Adult- 155 users Adventure- 95 users Fiction- 71 users

Description: The New York Times bestselling adventure about two twins, many djinns, and one very magical quest. Meet John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who one day discover themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to extraordinary places, and make people and objects disappear. Luckily, the twins are in

About Author: Also writes as . Philip Kerr (P.B. Kerr) is a British author of both adult fiction and non-fiction, most notably the Bernie Gunther series, and of children's books, particularly the Children of the Lamp series. Kerr was educated there and at a grammar school in Northampton. He studied law at the University of Birmingham from 1974–1980, achieving a masters degree. Kerr worked as an advertising copywriter for Saatchi and Saatchi before becoming a full-time writer in 1989. He has written for the Sunday Times, the Evening Standard and the New Statesman.

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- The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp, #1)

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Books By Author:

- The Blue Djinn of Babylon (Children of the Lamp, #2)

- The Cobra King of Kathmandu (Children of the Lamp, #3)

- The Day of the Djinn Warriors (Children of the Lamp, #4)

- The Eye Of The Forest (Children Of The Lamp, #5)

- The Five Fakirs of Faizabad (Children of the Lamp, #6)

Books In The Series:

- The Blue Djinn of Babylon (Children of the Lamp, #2)

- The Cobra King of Kathmandu (Children of the Lamp, #3)

- The Day of the Djinn Warriors (Children of the Lamp, #4)

- The Eye Of The Forest (Children Of The Lamp, #5)

- The Five Fakirs of Faizabad (Children of the Lamp, #6)

- The Grave Robbers Of Genghis Khan (Children Of The Lamp, #7)

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Rewiews:

Sep 29, 2010 Katri Rated it: it was ok Shelves: fantasy, young-adult I found this an entertaining, quick-to-read adventure book, and the central idea, that some people in the modern day world are djinns of the ancient legends whose task is to protect the world, is nice enough. But the plot solutions were too facile and convenient, and so it was not really as exciting and fun as it could have been. However, what bugged me the most was the attitudes the author showed, through the narrative and the attitudes of the characters, towards, well, pretty much anything tha I found this an entertaining, quick-to-read adventure book, and the central idea, that some people in the modern day world are djinns of the ancient legends whose task is to protect the world, is nice enough. But the plot solutions were too facile and convenient, and so it was not really as exciting and fun as it could have been. However, what bugged me the most was the attitudes the author showed, through the narrative and the attitudes of the characters, towards, well, pretty much anything that was not American white upper-class and thin. Such xenophobia, especially towards the French and the Arabs, such disdain of everyone and everything not fitting the right kind of bracket, be it fat people or Nimrod's one-handed servant or anyone. I really couldn't wait to be rid of the author's thought world (it annoyed me enough that I'm not sure I'd have finished the book had it not been my only companion on a two-hour train trip when I needed something nobrainer to entertain me). Won't be reading the next books, I'm really not interested to learn what his attitudes are towards other European nationalities than the French. Had enough of this kind. 12 likes 6 comments