X Files YA #03 Bad Sign (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Easton Royce (Author), Cliff Nielsen (Author) "Beneath the billion pinprick stars shining in the clear night sky, beneath the eight unblink eyes of the other planets, beneath the cold disk of..." (more)
Key Phrases: Detective White, Bob Spitz, Terri Roberts (more...)

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When Mulder and Scully are called in to investigate the bizarre,ritualistic murders at Grover Cleveland High School, they stumble upon a strange planetary phenomenon- one that might have a disastrous effect on two cheerleaders.But are Terri and Margi really being controlled by the Cosmos, or are they just out for revenge?

About the Author

Easton Royce is a pseudonym for a well-known award-winning children's book author.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment; 1St Edition edition (May 22, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064471705
• ISBN-13: 978-0064471701
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,220,189 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Novelization of Season 3 "Syzygy" Episode, April 2, 2003

By A Customer

"Bad Sign," based on the Season 3 X-Files episode "Syzygy," takes place in a small town named Comity, where three teens have mysteriously died so far. Most everyone in the agitated town believes a satanic cult is responsible for their deaths, so FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are called in to investigate. Yet three more teens die anyway--and all signs point to two 17-year-old cheerleaders, Terri Roberts and Margi Kleinjan, whose fates are culminating during a syzygy (an alignment of three celestial objects).

This book/episode has some rather funny parts, particularly regarding Mulder and Scully's out-of-character behavior--Scully acts more skeptical and moody than usual, and Mulder falls for the attractive town detective, Angela White. "Syzygy" is one of my favorite X-Files episodes, and Easton Royce (a pen name used by Neal Shusterman; his collaborator: Eric Elfman) does an excellent novelization of it. It's like "Carrie," times two, with a cosmic twist.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad :), November 20, 1997

By A Customer

The book was OK. Best novelization from X-files I've read, but what Season was Bad Sign from, anyway?