The Stolen (Nine Lives of Chloe King) [Paperback]

Celia Thomson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Nine Lives of Chloe King | Publication Date: August 31, 2004

She argues with her mother. She occasionally skips class. And she alternately crushes on two totally different boys.

But Chloe King is by no means your typical teenager. The girl can scale buildings and see in the dark. Sometimes, at night, she even likes to leap from rooftop to rooftop. Yes, Chloe has the instincts and ability of a cat. And that makes her unique indeed.

It also makes her a wanted woman.

Because the Order of the Tenth Blade does not deal kindly with people like Chloe. It stalks them. Preys upon them. And wants many of them -- like Chloe, for instance -- dead.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up–From Russia and Eastern Europe comes a breed of humans with feline characteristics called the Mai. Chloe King is one of them. In this second installment in the series, she finds that there are others like her, others with nine lives and the ability to see in the dark. Just as she's beginning to understand her unique powers, the Tenth Blade, a ruthless group out to kill her and the rest of the Mai, strikes again. Having already lost one life, and with her mother and her friends also in danger, Chloe will do anything to stop them. Complicating matters is her growing attraction to Brian, a member of the Tenth Blade. He says he's on her side, but can she believe him? Readers not familiar with the first book may have trouble following the plot as previous events are not summarized here. There is some action, some romance, but, overall, not enough to warrant first purchase.–Ginny Collier, Dekalb County Public Library, Chamblee, GA
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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Simon Pulse; 1st Simon Pulse Ed edition (August 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689866593
• ISBN-13: 978-0689866593
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #467,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting New Addition to 'The Nine Lives of Chloe King', October 29, 2004

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Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stolen (Nine Lives of Chloe King) (Paperback)

Sixteen-year-old Chloe King may seem like your average teenage girl. She skips class, fights with her Mom over petty things, and can at times crush on more than one guy at a time. However, Chloe has a secret. She's no typical teenager, like she wants you to believe. Instead, she is superhuman, possessing the abilities to see clearly in the dark without glasses or contact lenses, and scaling buildings. Not to mention that she enjoys leaping from rooftop to rooftop in the dead of night, while everyone else is in bed fast asleep. If it isn't obvious to you yet, it will be soon. For Chloe has the agility and instincts of a cat. Which makes her very special. As well as very wanted. For now the Order of the Tenth Blade is after Chloe. And they don't stop stalking someone with Chloe's abilities until they're dead.

As a huge fan of Celia Thomson's THE FALLEN, which was the first book in THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING series, I absolutely knew that I couldn't miss THE STOLEN. To my surprise, I found it to be even better than the previous book in the series. Chloe is an interesting character, who is intelligent, quick-witted, and fun to read about. Her wacky friends - Paul and Amy - add a wonderful element to the story, giving the reader even more people to relate to, whether it's to Paul with his comic book obsession, or Amy with her love of crazy clothes. Overall this was a wonderful new addition to THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING series. I am now eagerly awaiting the release of the third book THE CHOSEN.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Order of the Tenth Blade..., November 24, 2004

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hiphopgirl_1000 - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Stolen (Nine Lives of Chloe King) (Paperback)

Sixteen-year-old Chloe King used to be the typical teenager until she started growing claws and developing feline characteristics, including developing nine lives. However Chloe's secret abilities not only make her special, but targeted, by The Order of the Tenth Blade, an organization out to destroy all of Chloe's kind. Gradually Chloe begins to understand her true nature and that she is part of the Mai, and Easter European species of humans that have developed unual powers of a cat. Chloe is not alone in her fight against The Order of the Tenth Blade, who will stop at nothing to destroy the Mai. However keeping herself alive may be easy compared to keeping her family and friends, Amy and Paul alive. Unfortunately they don't have NINE lives, they just have one. Can Chloe trust Brian, a member of the Order who says he is on her side to help her? And what about her attractions to him? Are these attraction making her blind to Brian's true nature? Ultimately, can she trust him?

More developments in the second book made this a tad better than the first installment. There were more suspensful moments and the book moved along just fine. Still not the best supernatural series out there which is why it doesn't deserve 5 stars. Still, I really recommend teens who enjoy the FEARLESS series, which just ended, to pick up this new series.

5.0 out of 5 stars TV Show or Book?? Which Do I Love More??, August 20, 2011

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Calanthe Fitzpatrick "Callie" (The Land of Oz) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Stolen: 2 (Nine Lives of Chloe King) (Kindle Edition)

After hearing about the new ABC Family tv show, I decided to read the first Chloe King book before watching it.

After episode one, I realized how different they both are. Having only read book 1, I liked the show better.

The show ended a few days ago, and it was a total cliff-hanger ending (SPOILER: NOOO Brian can't be dead!) I bought book 2 to see if it woud explain more.

Now, I think that while both the book series and tv show are VERY good, they are very different, and I like them both the same. (But either way I pick Brian over Alek ;)