Pendragon, Before the War (The Travellers, Book 2) [Paperback]

Walter Sorrells (Author), D.J. MacHale (Creator)

Book Description

Before Bobby Pendragon.
Before Saint Dane.
Before the war . . .

Every territory of Halla has a Traveler. They lived for years—some even for decades—before learning of their true destiny. What was life like for Bobby Pendragon's fellow Travelers before they joined him in the fight to save every time and place that has ever existed? What led up to their becoming the guardians of Halla? The answers are here!

In this first of three thrilling Pendragon prequels, read about Vo Spader's death-defying adventures in the underwater world of Cloral, Gunny Van Dyke's race to find a murderer in 1930's Manhattan on First Earth, and the tough challenges Kasha faced on Eelong well before Bobby Pendragon arrived . . .

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

D.J. MacHale is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pendragon series. He has written, directed and produced many television series and movies for young people that have been seen on Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel, HBO, Showtime, PBS, Discovery Kids and the broadcast networks. D.J. lives with his family in Southern California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 233 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; Original edition (February 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416965238
• ISBN-13: 978-1416965237
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Aja, Elli and Alder--A Background Story, March 3, 2009

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Jarrod T Thompson "Young Adult Author" (Junction City, KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book Two of the Travelers (Kindle Edition)

I love Pendragon and I love all of the characters. I accidentally read this before book 1, but with knowledge of the characters from all of the Pendragon books, it was just like visiting old friends.

My only complaint is that it seemed very short for the price and I love the characters so much that I wanted more. Perhaps it was just the Kindle that made it seem so short. I don't know.

For content I would give this book a 5 at it fulfills the curiosity Pendragon readers have about the characters' backgrounds as there are so many great characters and it is impossible to give as in-depth of a back story in the actual Pendragon series.

For price I would give a rating of 3. I read a lot of YA books and it is not going to be wise for me to continue to spend 7 dollars a book when the publishers spent not a penny for paper and binding.

Also, the description for each of the Before the War Series books is the same as the first one, which is why I didn't notice I had book 2 until I had almost finished it. This particular book features Aja Killian, Elli Winter and Alder.

The stories are fun and just the right amount of back information. I think the Before the War series could have been combined to make one novel sized back story adventure, but maybe I am just greedy.

DJ MacHale has done it again as his characters are fun and interesting. Thank you for writing another great piece to the series. Please kick the publishers for the ridiculous pricing and I think more people will read the Kindle version of this series.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars book two of the travelers, May 6, 2009

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A Customer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Book Two of the Travelers (Kindle Edition)

i loved the first books. i hvae already read into this book a little bit and so far it is amazing. i am expecting the ending to be just as good and cant wait to read the third one

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Entertaining !!, June 13, 2011

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Steven Beltzer "book junky" (Kelso, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pendragon, Before the War (The Travellers, Book 2) (Paperback)

This was definitely another title within the Pendragon Before The War books that I didn't want to end. I had so much fun with this and the first title. These books are full of action and adventure and some fantastic characters that I look forward to running into in the Pendragon series. I highly recommend these titles to both kids and adults. Everybody will enjoy these tales for sure.