About this title: The greatest superpower of all isn't to be part spider, part man, or to cast magic spells--the greatest power is the power to create. Daniel has that power. From the day that his parents were brutally murdered, he has used his unique gifts to hunt down their assassin and have vengeance in the process. Little, Brown and Company
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Century
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781846052774ISBN:1846052777
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Century
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781846052774ISBN:1846052777
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780552558488ISBN:0552558486
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780552558488ISBN:0552558486
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780385613767ISBN:0385613768
Description: Good in good jacket. Slight shelfware to the dust jacket. otherwise a good book Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780552558488ISBN:0552558486
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 320 pages. Fifteen-year-old alien hunter daniel x is on a mission to finish the job that killed his parents-to wipe out the bloodthirsty aliens on the list. along with his friends, daniel hunts down the aliens. but he can't forget one thing: he's got a host of aliens to fight, but on their lists there's only one name at the top...and that's his. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780446509138ISBN:0446509132
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Spine creased, price sticker on front cover, excellent condition overall. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 269 p. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780446509138ISBN:0446509132
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 269 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780446509138ISBN:0446509132
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 269 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780446509138ISBN:0446509132
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 269 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780316002929ISBN:0316002925
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
""The Dangerous Days of Daniel X" by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (from back cover)
From the day that his parents were brutally murdered before his very eyes, Daniel X has used his secret abilities--like being able to manipulate objects and animals with his mind--to hunt down their assassin. Finally, with the help of The List, bequeathed to him in his parents' dying breath, he is closing in on the killer.
MY THOUGHTS: This book wasn't what I thought it was. I have never read a book like this by James Patterson. It is a Science Fiction book. It is also about a teenager who has secret abilities. He is an alien living on our planet as a human. Another alien came here looking for THE LIST. That is why his parents were killed. Now Daniel is hunting down all the aliens on that list. He has some help from people he has made up to be his friends. He also has his mom and dad, that he has made up from his memories of them. They are as real as if they were there. He is also just 15 years old. This is a very good book and I really enjoyed it a lot."
"This book was, well...strange, to say the least. It wasn't what I was expecting at all. This is my first James Patterson "family" book, but really, no one over twelve would find this very interesting. It's like the authors are writing eight-year-olds, at most. Some of my main concerns with this novel are:
1. The Short Chapters. In his adult thrillers, the two or three page chapters are used very nicely. They're all like mini cliffhangers, and make you want to read on. In this book, though, the chapters end at the most awkward places. Here's an example on page 31: (Daniel's "Mom" is speaking) "Oh, I'm sorry, officers. My husband is a jokester sometimes. And slow to get to the point. Daniel doesn't need to go to school anymore." -NEXT CHAPTER- Was that supposed to be a dramatic cutoff point? It's almost as if JP is using the blank spaces between the chapters to take up space, so he can put a $20 price tag on this already very short book.
2. The "Bad Guy." The alien antagonist (named Seth? Seriously?) really got on my nerves. For one, he is terribly immature and bland in his "comebacks." And really, what was his point? There wasn't really any suspenseful buildup of his character before the "climax" (if you can call it that) of the novel.
3. The Pop Culture Remarks. I hope JP and ML aren't throwing in these awkwardly placed blurbs about famous electronics, movie stars, etc. to sound more "with it." Let's reference page 156: (Daniel is narrarating) "'I should have listened to you,' I moaned, crying. Shia LaBeouf couldn't have done a better acting job, not even with Steven Spielberg directing." Bravo, guys. That paragraph made such a great visual image and made the book that much cooler.
4. Daniel Himself. I didn't feel one bit of sympathy for him throughout this book. Neither does anyone else in his world, since he needs to create his own friends. And he probably has more superpowers than any other character created. Did I mention I can read minds? Flip through books in my head and ace every single test? Easily overcome a blow to the stomach? Create humans based on my memory of them? Talk telepathically with elephants? Oh yeah, he definitely has some in-depth conversations with elephants. Enough said.
So, all in all, it was not my favorite book. Hopefully the Maximum Ride series is better, because I've purchased the first three books in that series already. Oh yeah, and since I bought both Daniel X books at the same time, I guess I'm going to have to read one more volume in his oh-so-interesting life. Let's hope it gets better."
"At first this book was kinda dull, kinda interesting for me. I have to admit that i started out with no expectations at all because my book buddy Maggie said that it was disappointing, and usually our book reviews are alike. :)
This book was a bit disappointing, but not completely. It was confusing at first, but slowly got clearer. I didn't like how it seemed so Men in Black... i mean seriously, it was almost copying it!!! But the part that made me really start liking it is when they went to Daniel's home planet. I thought that was awesome, and it reminded me a bit of Ender's Game because it was science fictiony. The aliens were gross, but i liked the book better and better towards the end. I was going to actually rate it a 5, but decided it wasn't that good and gave it a four.
One of the reasons i think that i gave it such a high rating is because when somebody starts outw ith no expectations, it can only go uphill from there.
When i read the small section at the end from the next book, IT SUCKED!!!! i can tell the next book is gonna be horrible, because all of the ideas were already used up in thr first book.
all in all, i liked this book. it was nothing compared to maximum ride, but it was a good effort. i think maybe it sucked a little because of the other author's writing, not james patterson's.
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