The Power of five is a series of fantasy novels for children and teens, written by British author Anthony Horowitz. Three installments have been published to date but another two are to be released. The series is published in the UK by Walker Books Ltd and in the United States by Scholastic Press.
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Overview
The Power of five series is a rewrite of a 1980s series called the Pentagram Series, of which he only completed four. The series focuses on all orphans Matt Freeman, Pedro, Scott & Jamie Tyler, and Scarlett Adams,a group of 14-year-old children who are destined to defeat mystical entities known only as 'The Old Ones'.
Books
Raven's Gate
Raised in foster care, Matthew Freeman always knew he had strange powers, now known to be telekinesis and precognition. He learns that to use his powers he must smell something burning. After he attempts to steal DVDs from a local warehouse, he is sent to Yorkshire as part of a rehabilitation program, named the LEAF Project, only to find himself in the midst of sinister happenings. He decides to investigate and uncovers a great secret - five guardians are protecting the world from evil beings known as The Old Ones who were banished through the Raven's Gate. But devil worshippers want to let them back in, again through the gate. Along with a mysterious group known as the Nexus, and later on a reporter called Richard, Matt will have to put a stop in their sinister plan to release the Old Ones. Raven's Gate was released in the UK on August 1, 2005 and in the United States on June 1, 2005.
Evil Star
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Book 2: Evil Star (2006)
After his experiences in Raven's Gate, Matt thinks his days of battling evil are over. But soon he is pulled into another terrible adventure when he discovers a second gate exists. Matt and his friend Richard travel to Peru and, assisted by the Nexus, follow clues to the gate's whereabouts. But there is a traitor in the Nexus. Matt's friend Richard is kidnapped but Matt manages to escape with the help of a local Peruvian, Pedro, who is another "one of the five". The two can only communicate in their dreams, as Matt speaks English, and Pedro Spanish. The pair travel to the Nazca desert and Matt realizes the horrifying truth, that the second gate is about to open, again increasing the chance of The Old Ones returning. Once again, Matt must prevent it happening. Evil Star was released in the UK on April 1, 2006 and in the United States on June 1, 2006.
Nightrise
Fourteen-year-old twins Scott and Jamie Tyler don't know who they are or where they came from, but they have always known they possess extraordinary powers. When Scott is kidnapped by the sinister Nightrise Corporation and Jamie is framed for murder, they realize that they must use their powers if they want to survive. But soon Jamie is catapulted thousands of years into the past [1], where he meets the past incarnations of the other four Gatekeepers and participates in the first great battle against the Old Ones. Here Jamie learns that he is one of five Gatekeepers whose power is that stands in the way of eternal chaos. Together at last, the Five must fight the massed forces of evil. And they must win. According to Horowitz's official website [2], Nightrise is like nothing he has done before. Matt Freeman, Pedro and Richard Cole feature only briefly in this book; more important is the introduction of a new heroine (Horowitz's first female hero) named Scarlett.[3] She is mostly seen only in the past section of Nightrise, and is set to be the main protagonist in the fourth book of the series[4]. Nightrise was officially released on April 2, 2007 in the UK and is in the USA on May 1, 2007. The first chapter was hidden in Horowitz's website in August 2006.www.alexr.com
Necropolis: City of the Dead
The title for the fourth book in the power of five series was announced on [www.anthonyhorowitz.com] on 16 July 2007[5]. It is currently unknown when the book will be released as Horowitz says he hopes to go out to Hong Kong (where the book is set) later this year {2007] for research. He should begin work soon after. He did, however, say that it will involve Scarlett Adams and "devastation on a massive scale." Speculation is that 'Scar' will have the power to control the weather ( in the old book called "The Day of the Dragon", she controlled the weather, and the powers of the Four other Gatekeepers haven't changed ), although this is unconfirmed.
Film
Anthony Horowitz announced that the rights to produce a feature-length film based on the Power of Five series have been sold, but no further information was disclosed regarding a future release date or even the possibility of a film being produced; therefore categorising this information as a rumour, or a future possibility.
References
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1844286215
- ^ http://anthonyhorowitz.com/newscentre/uncategorized/news-june-2006/14/
- ^ http://anthonyhorowitz.com/newscentre/alexrider/australia-nightrise-alex-7-and-the-release-of-stormbreaker/4/
- ^ http://www.powerof5.co.uk/nightrise/news/newsDetail.php?id=1
- ^ http://www.powerof5.co.uk/nightrise/news/newsDetail.php?id=4
