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Named

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Why can't every book in this world be as exciting and suspenseful as this book!!?? It just makes me want to cry!!! I absolutely loved this book. The book is about a group of teens who try to protect the present by going through the past inorder to fend off people in an organization that tries to destroy the past. The organization tries to kill someone that would effect the present (you might recognize the people they hunt in your history books). The book juggles through two main chracters chapter by chapter. One, Ethan, who is really the the main chracter in the book tries to go after the monster that killed his sister. The other Isabel is a trainee in the guardians of time who Ethan must train. The Guardians of Time is the organization that must protect the past from the villians. Pretty much the entire book is exciting with some new event coming up what seems like every few pages as you read on. Your guranteed not to be bored with this so what are you waiting for? Tired of reading crappy boring books with no interesting plot? Buy this if you are (espicially for young adults).

Fast Paced+ Action Filled+ Phatomable Magic= Amazing, Entertaing, Quick Read.

The Named is a fun, inventive book about The Guardians of time.

The Job of the Guard is to protect the past from the Order of Chaos, who's goal is to change the past in order to gain absolute power in the futre.

Sound Confusing?

Trust me, it isn't, you get the hang of what she is saying very quickly, and the book grabs you right at the start.

So read it, i can asure you will not be disappointed.

When Ethan was only 4 he witnessed the brutal murder of his sister at the hands of a monster. Shortly after this he was shown his destiny as one of the Named, a guardian of time, charged with the task of controlling chaos and ensuring the correct continuation of the time line. At 16, Ethan has already lived countless adventures, tutored and mentored by the 600 year old Arkarian. Now things are about to change, Ethan has been charged with an apprentice of his own, Isabel the younger sister of his former best friend. Soon it is apparent that the time is drawing near for a final showdown between the Guardians of Time and the Order of Chaos. Will Ethan, Isabel and the rest of The Named be strong enough to overcome the ultimate evil?

I first read this story about one year ago. It was such an exciting adventure I poured through the book as fast as I could just to get to the end and find out what would happen next. Now that I've had a chance to re-read the story I found it even more interesting the second time around. Thankfully this time I was able to read at a more patient pace and was able to soak up more of the details. This is a wonderful, orginal tale of time travel, fantasy, friendship and family. I would highly recommend this story, but make sure you have access to the second book, The Dark, because as good as it is, it will leave you wanting more.

Marianne Curley's Guardians of Time must keep the world from the control of the Order of Chaos. The Order, which is ruled by the dark goddess Chaos, uses disease and death to disturb the natural order of earth, defeating fate. Both the Named, who are the Guardians of Time, and the Order have training in the maritial arts as well as use of supernatural powers including the ability to time-travel.
At the heart of the story are Isabel and Ethan, two teenage Guardians. Ethan, a devoted Guardian, has been assigned Isabel, his ex-best friend's sister, as his apprentice. Isabel must learn to use her new powers while maintaining peace at home. Ethan also deals with resistance at home while training Isabel. It becomes the fate of Ethan and Isabel to face Marduke of the Order of Chaos who murdered Ethan's sister twelve years before.
Isabel and Ethan are well developed characters and The Named is an interesting read. However, the antagonist, Marduke, a demon with only half a face, is too cartoonish a fiend to be believable even in fantasy. The rules of time are also confusing. When Isabel and Ethan time travel, their souls are only away from their bodies for mere minutes, keeping their parents from suspecting that something is wrong, even when the mission takes days. Yet Isabel and Ethan learn their missions days before acting on them. If time moves more quickly in the past, the Order would have plenty of time to complete their tasks before the Guardians would even know to step in.
Though the book is far from flawless, the problems of "The Named" are minor, and the novel will appeal to preteen and teenage fans of fantasy and supernatural fiction.

Up to this point, I hadn't even heard of Marianne Curley, or any of her books. But recently my History teacher bought in 'The Named' for reading groups, and I immediately found myself hooked. Time travel into the past to save the future, secret societies and magic powers, who wouldn't be? This is an excellent read, with plenty of good suspense, humor, and reality inside the human mind. The characters came to life, and now I can't wait to find the next book in the trilogy!

Marianne Curleys trilogy is a wonderful breath of fresh air in an over-crowded science fiction and fantasy world of Tolkien copycats and Harry Potter wannabees. Her books are completely original and innovative, all told through a real time first person narrative. I highly reccomend these books.

I must say I was amazed how this book turned out!, That I read it in a couple of days and was rushed to the library to find the next book. Arkarian is my favorite character. It is hard not to fall in love with him.

I am 15 years old and have read this book 5 times in the past year and a half, and I still am not getting tierd of it. The plot hooks your right from the start and keeps the ongoing suspense and surprise throught the whole storry. This is going to obviously get a sequal and i am looking forword to it very very much.

I bought the book without knowing anything about it. As I read it I realized I had made a great buy!!!! If you enjoy history, time travelling and a pinch of romance, then this is the book for you. I'm about to finish book 2 THE DARK and it is even better!

This has got to be one of my favorite books of all! Read it! believe me you wont be able to put it down.