I found this book deeply engrossing - each chapter leaving me on a cliffhanger. Each chapter follows a different characters journey culminating in a perfect ending.
This book plunged me into 14th century France with the swish of the tempest blade and I stared in horror at the gruesome sight of lifeless bodies surrounding me, my heart thumped with anticipation as we revealed the hidden palace of innumerable wonders and I felt the corrupting glow of satisfaction as I looked through the window into the darkness of power.
I found Sam over-reliant on his powers and the fact that he lost faith when the villain was a step ahead made him slightly idiotic. He was quite cowardly, easily swayed by words and taking bait when it's obvious it’s a trap. He was the unlikely hero as he wasn’t one to want to save the world, and only thought about himself the whole time. His friends were the same, passive, anxious and worried yet with an occasional good idea. From falling for Georgie's traps and risking their lives for Sam's traitorous uncle, they are a gullible bunch and it’s a surprise that they even make it out alive.
Marah is clever and would a great asset to Sam's team - witty and independent. She solves every puzzle - a tech genius. But the story cleverly leaves the readers guessing which side does she work for.
George is the criminal mastermind, who believes all power should be his and manages to stay one step ahead of the children at all times. Though he is unimpeachably the villain, he is also the cleverest character in the book and although I don’t endorse his methods and actions, he was my favourite character.
Excitement, Anxiety and Adventure linked into an inexorable, tantalising gold chain of power - I would recommend this book to lovers of fantasy adventure for 10+
Georgie is planning to release a virus to kill everyone. Sam and The Order of the Evening must find the Tempest Stone to stop him... A brilliant sequel and an un-put-downable read.
13 year old Sam is the leader of the Order of the Evening. The Order call him The Tempest.
Georgie is back and up to his evil ways again, planning to release a disease into the world that will kill people in seconds.
Sam and the Order have to stop him by finding the Tempest Stone and destroying the time portals and thwarting his plan to spread the virus through every time period.
This book is a great sequel, I give it 5 stars because it's a gripping adventure that you can't put down.
I was so riveted - so desperate to know - that I read it in just a day! It is an incredible story. I truly loved and adored it!
I enjoyed this book because it was tense and it kept me on the edge of my seat. I liked how it was written as it contained lots of adventure and excitement. I also liked how Alexander Armstrong left the reader asking themselves a question at the end of each chapter, which makes it so intriguing. I was so riveted - so desperate to know - that I read it in just a day!
The only bit about it that I would change is that I think that he should add a bit more background information about Sam and his friends' previous adventure, to enable readers like me (who haven't yet read the previous book) to understand the storyline and some of the scenes fully. That is the reason I scored this book only four out five. Otherwise, I would have given it five out of five for it is an incredible story. I truly loved and adored it!
This finely imagined realm will tantalize with a twisty plot.
Congratulations to Alexander Armstrong for such invention and beautiful description, this finely imagined realm will tantalize with a twisty plot. Beautiful language will delight any wordsmith and the occasional tinkling humour is threaded through a surprisingly dark mystical adventure. In his own words 'everywhere his eye landed on the writing, he could feel little tendrils of plot wrapping themselves around his imagination and pulling him in...' Recommended!