Readable Fiction: The Quillan Games

The Quillan Games, by D. J. MacHale is the next spectacular novel in the Pendragon series. It continues the adventures of Bobby Pendragon and the other travelers to save the universe from Saint Dane's torments.

This time, however, he is on a truly unique territory where the point of life is... well... it's games! But not the games you and I enjoy playing on Saturday nights, oh no, these games are worth much more than that. These games are played for your life. If you lose, you pay; if you win, you get to eat.

Saint Dane is up to ever more complex tricks, but before Bobby learns of these, he goes through a incredibly vexing ordeal. He witnesses death, pain, and loss; but he also sees victory and happiness. How long does that last? Not long.

The Quillan traveler, although working for the main source of the territory's trouble, is also balancing her second life, the life of a traveler. Bobby is forced to compete in this territory's dangerous way of life. There is only one way to win against Saint Dane here, and that is to win the games.

Much happens in this incredible addition to the series. Bobby learns more about his quest than he has ever thought about before; tempted by Dane, he spends much time in thought over what he should do. Bobby's dendriform life continues to grow out into ever more dangerous branches of choice.

MacHale is a maven of Bobby's life. Limning, with perfection, the feelings and actions of the story's protagonist. A great read with many surprises and plot twists that keep you reading until the ultimate page.

Quote From the Book

None of what I just described was as interesting as the challengers themselves. There were about twenty of them, all young, all in great shape. They weren't all guys, either. There were just as many girls. I knew they were challengers because most wore their striped jerseys. But man had the jersys off and wore T-shirts of the same color. They were laughing and telling stories, and clapping one another on the back and talking too loud and basically having a great time. One guy took a goblet of something and dumped it on the head of another guy. Everybody cheered and whooped like it was a frat party.