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The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos (The X-Files Origins, 1) Hardcover – January 3, 2017

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How did Fox Mulder become a believer? The X-Files Origins has the answers in this young adult, science-fiction origin story from the #1 New York Times-bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia.

Read this dark thriller to find out why millions of people became obsessed with The X-Files.

In the spring of 1979, seventeen-year-old Fox Mulder has bigger problems than applying for college. Five years ago, his younger sister disappeared from their home and was never heard from again. Mulder blames himself, and his mother blames his father, who has retreated into his top-secret work for the State Department. In Fox’s senior year, his dad has moved him to Washington, DC―away from his friends on Martha’s Vineyard.

While Mulder doesn’t mind the fresh start and not being known as “that kid with the missing sister,” he’s still obsessed with finding Samantha. So when a local boy turns up dead and another child is abducted, Mulder can’t stop himself from getting involved. Could there be a link to his sister’s case? As he uncovers the truth, Mulder and his friends find themselves on the trail of a serial killer.

Sucked into a world where conspiracies, the occult, and madness overlap, Fox Mulder starts to believe.

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Publication date

January 3, 2017
Grade level

10 - 12
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14 - 18 years
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6.36 x 1.11 x 9.59 inches
ISBN-10

1250119561
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978-1250119568
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"A masterful mystery and thrilling addition to the X-Files mythos." ―Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Illuminae Files

About the Author

Kami Garcia is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author, and the coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures and Dangerous Creatures novels. Her solo works include the Bram Stoker–nominated novels Unbreakable and Unmarked (The Legion series), and The Lovely Reckless, a standalone contemporary romance.

Kami was a teacher for seventeen years and coauthored her first novel on a dare from seven of her students. If she isn’t busy watching Supernatural, Kami can teach you how to escape from a pair of handcuffs or bake a Coca-Cola cake. Kami lives in Maryland with her family and their dogs, Spike and Oz.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Imprint (January 3, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250119561
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250119568
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 - 18 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.36 x 1.11 x 9.59 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,241,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #580 in Teen & Young Adult TV, Movie, Video Game Adaptations
- #1,343 in Teen & Young Adult Fantasy & Supernatural Mysteries & Thrillers
- #3,520 in Teen & Young Adult Mysteries & Detective Stories

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Kami Garcia is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. She is the coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures and Dangerous Creatures novels and her solo works include the YA fantasy novels UNBREAKABLE and UNMARKED (THE LEGION SERIES), YA contemporary romances THE LOVELY RECKLESS and BROKEN BEAUTIFUL HEARTS, and THE X-FILES ORIGINS: AGENT OF CHAOS. She is also the writer of the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling YA graphic novel TEEN TITANS: RAVEN, with artist Gabriel Picolo, the first graphic novel in their TEEN TITANS series for DC, the upcoming YA graphic novel CONSTANTINE: DISTORTED ILLUSIONS, with artist Isaac Goodhart, and JOKER/HARLEY: CRIMINAL SANITY for DC Black Label, with artists Mico Suayan, Jason Badower, and Mike Mayhew.

Her debut novel, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, has been published in 50 countries and translated in 39 languages, and the series has sold over 5 million copies. BEAUTIFUL CREATURES was a finalist for the ALA’s William C. Morris Debut Author Award, a SCIBA Award Finalist, Amazon’s #1 Teen Book of 2009 and #5 on the Editor’s Top 100 List, a YALSA “Teen Top Ten” Pick, and a New York Public Library’s “Books for the Teen Age” selection. The film adaptation Beautiful Creatures released in theaters in 2013, from Warner Brothers.

Kami is a cofounder of the KidLit book festival YALLFest, and a board member of YALLWest, the sister festival. She's also a member of the NaNoWriMo Writer's Board.

Kami has an MA in education, and she was a teacher for seventeen years before co-authoring her first novel on a dare from seven of her students. Kami can teach you how to escape from a pair of handcuffs or bake a Coca-Cola cake. She lives in Maryland with her family, and their dogs Spike and Oz. Visit Kami at www.kamigarcia.com.

Find Kami online at www.kamigarcia.com, Facebook: KamiGarciaYA, Twitter: @kamigarcia, Instagram: @kamigarcia, Tumblr: kamigarcia, & Pinterest: kamigarcia.

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Customers find the book interesting and fast-paced. They describe it as a quick, easy read with engaging content about young Agent Mulder. Readers praise the writing style as readable and well-crafted.

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Customers enjoy the book's content. They find the story engaging and interesting, with a fast-paced narrative about Mulder as a teenager.

"...'s writing is highly readable and her story here is fast-paced and interesting...." Read more

"Loved it. Great reading about Mulder as a teenager and how it affected him as an adult. When will the sequel be released?" Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's fast-paced story and engaging young Mulder. It's a quick, easy read with a good story for future Agent Mulder.

"Garcia's writing is highly readable and her story here is fast-paced and interesting...." Read more

"...The story itself is fast-paced and her young Mulder compelling, but the overall effect is somewhat jarring...." Read more

"Really quick easy read with a good story for future Agent Mulder. If you are an X-file fan, you will enjoy this book...." Read more

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Customers find the book readable and engaging. They describe it as a quick, easy read with an interesting story for future Agent Mulder.

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"If you like the x files, you will enjoy this book.It’s a fast read would love to see another one written to keep following Mulder" Read more

"Really quick easy read with a good story for future Agent Mulder. If you are an X-file fan, you will enjoy this book...." Read more

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Tania

Item as described

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2024

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Came in the exact condition that here announced. Came with a great surprise. Has the autograph of the author.

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Terra19

Excellent Book

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017

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Garcia's writing is highly readable and her story here is fast-paced and interesting.

She's clearly done her homework as this book is riddled with X-Files Easter eggs and references.

I read this book in one sitting and plan on tackling the companion volume, Devil's Advocate, later this week.

If you're an X-Files fan, you'll really enjoy this novel.

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RDD

Entertaining, but X-Files Mythology Scenes are Forced

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2017

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Kami Garcia's "The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos" follows a seventeen-year-old Fox Mulder as he and two friends investigate a serial killer in the late 1970s. Garcia's writing resembles that of Ernest Cline or the show "Stranger Things" with her references to elements of pop culture from the period. The story itself is fast-paced and her young Mulder compelling, but the overall effect is somewhat jarring. Any attempt to create an origin story for a character as steeped in the mythology of modern popular culture as Fox Mulder is bound to come up short or feel forced. The inclusion of X and the Cigarette Smoking Man and references to the conspiracy feel forced at times, especially in contrast to Mulder's own drive to help those who disappeared under similar conditions as his sister (this element resembles "Paper Hearts," one of the best standalone episodes of the series). Fans of "The X-Files" will likely enjoy this novel, but those new to the franchise should begin with the television series for their origins.

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Birdie

Awesome book

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2021

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I loved the X- Files and I am grateful for these authors for keeping the series alive. Years ago I was touring Scotland with my mother; we stayed a couple of nights in a B& B castle on a rather remote island. The hostess cooked fantastic good taken directly from the garden and chickens she tended. There was another couple staying there and English wasn't their first language but table conversation caught fire when the X- Files was mentioned.... So my gratitude is expressed again. The author nailed Mulder's youth.... A great deal like his adult personality. Thank you!!!!

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Valerie J Kelly

Great book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2017

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I honestly really enjoyed this book, though the plot can be slow moving at times. It's great to get insight to Fox Mulder and where the conspiracy started. We even get to know a bit more about X and CSM in this story. The theme of these two books centers around Beyond Beyond during spring break for both Mulder and Scully and plays a big part of these two books.

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Natasha G

Por Que Kami, Por Que???

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2017

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Oh Kami, I'm a grown woman that read most of the "Creatures" books until it became all about Ridley and I saw 3 minutes of the Horrible "Beautiful Creatures" movie before I became enraged at how it was not like the book at all... I have also read several of Kami's short stories in sci fi books I read.
Where is this going? I'm obsessed with the X-Files. Although she does show where Mulder's obsession began, it reads like one of Kami's cheeseball teen romance books and one of the main characters is in complete contradiction with the show!!!
I'm sure all you X Files fans will notice it immediately.
And Kami ends stories with no explanation to put it all together and that was just not acceptable to me!
I've started on Devil's Advocate and feel John Maberry is not writing a cheeseball teen romance book about one of the greatest shows of all time.

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Hannah

Very enlightening

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2017

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I loved the X-Files tv series and came to adore the characters. If you enjoyed the tv series you should give this book a chance!

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Megs1980

If you like the x files

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2018

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If you like the x files, you will enjoy this book.
It’s a fast read would love to see another one written to keep following Mulder

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Donwon

Its X Files x

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2024

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An excellent read if you like the X files

Rafaella Luna

Muito bom!

Reviewed in Brazil on June 17, 2017

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Atendeu as minhas expectativas! Excelente história, fez jus a série, praticamente não dá para piscar os olhos! Para os fãs de X-files, foi um grande presente! Amei!

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Virginia Juárez Bermejo

Genial

Reviewed in Spain on December 3, 2018

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Soy una fan de Expediente X desde que soy una niña y esta novela sobre los orígenes de Mulder me pareció maravillosa, un buen aperitivo para devorar la serie.

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Lynley

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Reviewed in Australia on December 27, 2020

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I liked the book very much, it came in time and it was in very good condition

Cliente Amazon

Very good

Reviewed in Brazil on September 16, 2017

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Great story and very Nice young Mulder! Beautiful edition and amazing well written. You really need to read if you like txf!

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