La menace de l'Etoile du Soir

I like the reviews of this that complain about the racism of having a Cowboys and Indians foosball table. Reading them makes me feel smart about history, it makes me feel good that our society is so honesty about history, and it serves as a melancholy reminder that the real message of these children's novels is a complex statement about the pseudo-racist undertones of white American culture and their surreptitious integration into the post-modern philosophies which inebriate children's literature. I'm glad that I have the proper humility to understand these books when I read them, and to be ashamed of how bigoted my people are.

These books are great, and this is where it starts. I want a foosball table like that.

Critiques about this books plot, or characters, or writing are completely legitimate. Looking for things to trigger you in a kids book is a silly pastime. If you must, there's many better places to look. Sorry that a foosball table hurts your feelings.

But not really.

This was a great book. I'm amazed at the imagination Brandon Mull has. I chose to read this book more slowly than the first and savoring each chapter like a little kid who rarely gets candy.

I have to say I figured out who the traitor was half way but there were many things I didn't see coming. I love how the author ties details together from the beginning of the book and even with things from the first book. He doesn't leave frustrating questions at the end of the story other than those intended to make you want to read the next book in the series.

I would love to see a computer animation/film of this story!