Customer Reviews
(Pendragon) The Lost City Of Faar By:Breanna Olson 
2007-03-29
Bobby Pendragon is a 14-year-old boy, and he is like no other boy his age. After being swept away from his last mission on a territory named Denduron, Bobby finds himself on a floating city named Grallion in the territory of Cloral. This city is about the size of New York State! And it is a floating island in an ocean the size of this planet! So far Bobby has had a pretty goodtime, meting new friends and just hanging out on Grallion, until the evil Saint Dane shows up under the alias Zy Roder his mission is to take over halla, and rule it evilly. Halla is everything that ever happened, will happen, and time, which is everything. Bobby's mission is nothing less than to save the universe from ultimate evil. But Saint Dane is much more powerful and can con people into helping him. This team of 4(Bobby's Uncle Press who got Bobby into all of this, Spader his brand new friend he met on Grallion, and Loor the best warrior and a friend to Bobby, and of course Bobby) must beat Saint Dane and time is running out he it creating chaos on the habitats(the floating islands)so he can rule halla and the universe will be evil and Saint Dane's wish will be true. But Bobby is going to try to stop that. Bobby's 2 best friends (Courtney and Mark) can't talk to Bobby because he is in a different world so instead Bobby has giving Mark a magic ring that transports letters. So, to talk to his 2 best friends he writes letters of what's happening, and Mark and Courtney read them, and are with Bobby all the way. Bobby and the team are about to make their first move against this evil mastermind.
Love it! 2007-02-04
Every Pendragon book is fabulous. This book is really fun and takes you to a great planet. The storyline is just great. You'll love it!
Liked it better than I expected to 
2007-01-10
Very interesting character development in this Pendragon continuation. The Lost City of Faar presents some well developed plot twists and does so in a clean/ pure style that readers of all ages will appreciate. As some other reviewers have pointed out, there are a few grammatical issues that pop up here and there that may annoy highly analytical readers but the quality of the material surpasses such flaws.
Quite good, actually 2006-12-17
I read the first Pendragon book after seeing it at my friend's house (whenever my family goes over there I have to raid his bookshelf, whereupon I don't return to the Land of the Living, as my dad puts it, until we leave.) It was okay. I can't really pinpoint what I didn't like about it, except it left me unsatisfied, somehow. I quickly moved on to other books.
I don't know what prompted me to buy this one, but I did, and it sat on my shelf for months. I'd gotten about halfway through, put it back, picked it up, put it back. Today, mostly for the sake of getting it over with, I picked it up again and finished it. And it surprised me. It was actually pretty good.
The Bad:
As a writer, I've picked up the annoying habit of being able to spot writing flaws with strong clarity. Whereas my mom, for instance, might say vaguely, "It just didn't seem right," I could tell you the author used too many adverbs, clunky prose, and strange dialogue. D.J. MacHale's problem is his use of the word "then". "He then did something" happened at least five times a page, driving me up the wall. IF IT COMES AFTER THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT HE "THEN" DID IT. Had to get that out of my system. "He did something" or even "Then he did something" would be better than this. This tiny detail spoiled my enjoyment of even the best scenes (I told you it was an annoying writer's habit).
The Good:
After thinking about it, I've decided that the whole Mark and Courtney aspect of the books is inspired, despite the fact that when they're slipped in for no reason at all, just to dice up the pages and pages of Bobby's journals, it's REALLY annoying. I was actually thinking about putting this in the "Bad", but really, I do like it when it's done well. They're interesting characters, though I was ready to tear the pages out of the book every time Mark kowtowed to Andy Mitchell (OK, I'm classified as slightly quiet and not-so-slightly bookish at my own school, but if anyone had tried to blackmail me like that I would have done better than him. And he's supposed to be smart).
So maybe it's not a completely five-star book, it's got a few flaws, such as the slightly monotonous middle, in which you're treated to Grallion, Spader, sniggers, and the aquaculture. Interesting, I'm sure, but maybe the finer details would have done better in a companion book.
Don't get me wrong. I really enjoyed this book, to be honest, and I'll be buying The Never War as soon as my Christmas shopping-drained wallet can afford it, and my overloaded bookshelf (filled with m-a-n-y unread titles) can handle it. I'm just pointing out the flaws, because this is such a good premise, with such good characters, that it's a shame a few flaws have to mess it up.
I would recommend this book, and this series. 4 1/4 stars.
Rating: a toss up between Average and Very Good
The Lost City Of Faar, By D. J. MacHale 2006-10-30
Imagine being told that all of time and life and everything as we know are in your hands. Bobby Pendragon had heard this from his uncle. Earth is not the only time and space in the universe. We are not the only territory there are much more. Each territory is about to have a turning point were it will crumble into chaos because of Saint Dane. All Bobby knows is that it's up to him to save all the territories and stop Saint Dane with the help of his friends.
The territory Bobby goes to in this book is Cloral. Cloral is a world covered in water there is no land. They figured out a way so that they could float on the water. Bobby goes to Grallion where Spader the traveler from Cloral lives. Grallion is where Cloral grows most of it's' food but, there are also under water farms. Saint Dane helps the Agronomers create a fertilizer that help the food grow faster but, they didn't know that it poisoned the food. Hundreds of people were killed by the poison. Bobby finds a map to the Lost City of Faar. It is submerged underwater. The people who live in the city know a cure to the poison but, Saint Dane tries to stop them by destroying Faar to ruin there plans of curing the poison. You'll have to read the book to find out what happens.
I thought the writing style the author used was great. I would always want to read the next page to find out what happened since it was so exciting. He made me feel as I was there experiencing what Bobby was. I loved this book because it was so exciting, surprising and different and it always made me want to read more.
A Sign of Things to Come 2008-06-09
I won't be able to put an in-depth review since I read the book a while back and am on book 7 right now so my head is swimming with information from all the books.
The second book in the Pendragon series throws the reader back into the territories of Halla. As we last read, Bobby had gotten back to Second Earth to realize that his life there was over. When Loor and Press come to drive him away back to another territory, he once again leaves behind Courtney Chetwynde and Mark Dimond, the two who he had been sending the journals to.
This book has an even more enthralling storyline as you meet yet another traveler, Spader, a young guy from a territory completely underwater. You grow to like him and his "people-person" attitude.
This book continues to show Saint Dane's power, and just what happens in the beginning (I don't want to spoil anything, but it has to do with two floating cities) has a very eerie feeling to it.
This is a must have, as it connects the characters further along in the book and helps make way for book three.
My fav. so far 2007-12-12
I love this book for multiple reasons.
The first, I think, is because of one of the side characters, Spader. He's so dreamy!!! I love him soooo much!
The second is because the plot is just so fascinating. The idea that a world could exist that is completely on water is just so cool.
The third is because of Saint Dane, the evil dude trying to take over Halla(all existence, all times, all places, and all creatures, great or small). He's such an evil person I just could hit him. ARRGGG!
The fourth reason is because of Bobby. I think he's one of the funniest characters I've ever read about(yes, I'm saying he even tops Ron Weasley in Harry Potter!).
I love this second installment so much!
You should definitely surrender to your craving!! Way to go DJ!
Original, Creative Book 2007-11-24
I loved this book, it is fun and creative. I didn't want to put it down. This series is fun for all ages.
A real tum-tigger...hobey ho! 2007-07-07
Before I begin, let me say that I'm an adult (to give this review some context).
I read "The Merchant of Death" (Pendragon #1) a couple of weeks before ordering this book. I enjoyed "Merchant". I thought it was inventive and unusual, and it certainly addresses issues that young adults face. I'm sure kids enjoy reading books where their peers are heroes.
This book is even better. I say that for two reasons. The setting of the first book is quite grim. That was appropriate for the story it told, but it was kind of a downer, reading about those people being exploited. This book's setting is incredible - a world covered entirely by water where humans live on floating, barge-like habitats. I love water, and if I could somehow visit that world, I would do so in a heartbeat.
The other reason I like this book better is that the new Traveler we meet is incredibly endearing. I like Loor. She's a great person to have at your side. However, the Traveler we meet in this story is very funny, and that makes this book a lighter read (in tone) than the first one. He's also flawed, though, which makes things interesting. I relate to him better than I relate to Loor. (Does she have a flaw? I don't think I've spotted it yet.)
Overall, I recommend this book with a big smile on my face. It's a good ride, the characters are endearing, the setting incredible, the themes well developed, and it leaves you wanting more.
See you at Grolo's! Last one there buys the Sniggers!
Don't miss readind pendragon 2007-04-13
Pendragon by D.J mathhale is a great book that I would recommend to kids of all ages. It starts with a 10 year old kid playing with his mom in their back yard and the kid misses the ball and he runs after it and he comes back and his mom is GONE. Then he finds out that his mom is the world`s best DRAGON RIDER!! He hears a very loud roar and it was his mom's old pet dragon and it was his now and he takes a better look at it and it was the biggest red dragon the world has ever seen. So the very tall lizard tells him that his mom has been kidnapped by a very powerful human bean and they set of to TRY and save his mom. How I can describe Jack he is a very smart tech genius he just finds out he is the ONE. Well what he thinks the one means that he can Dodge bullets like a movie he saw. He finds that the dragons name is Alroce and the dragon is the last well only one of the red dragons left. And so Jack can fight this very powerful wizard so he starts training with his pet dragon.I would this book to anyone that likes dragons action and very intence sword fighting Pendragon is a great book that I would recamend to kids of all ages.
