Nightrise

   Nightrise is the third book in the Gatekeepers series. Unlike the previous two books in Matt's point of view, it focuses on Jamie and his older twin brother, Scott. Since they were children, they've known about their powers. They have the ability to see into each other's minds. While they can look at other people's minds, due to problems caused in their past, they refuse to.
     Jamie and Scott work at The Circus of the Mind for their 'Uncle' Don. After a series of strange events connected to the twins occur, they are generally ignored by child services. However, unknown to the twins, due to their strange powers, they are being hunted by the Nightrise Corporation. Nightrise, who has a Psi project, is using it to track down the gatekeepers by abducting children with strange powers. After a failed attempt at kidnapping both of the twins, they kill Don White and his girlfriend, Marcie. They get away with Scott, and torture him.
     Meanwhile, Jamie was rescued by a woman named Alicia. She is searching for her missing son, who had been kidnapped for his powers, like fourteen other children. Jamie forms an alliance with her, and together they sneak into Nightrise. By entering Colton Banes' mind, Jamie learns that Scott is at Silent Creek. Silent Creek is a correctional detention center for juveniles. So Jamie can sneak into Silent Creek, Alicia brings him to meet with John Trelawny, a presidential candidate. He agrees to sneak Jamie into Silent Creek under a false name.
     While he is at Silent Creek, Jamie is discovered by a man named Max Coring after demanding to see his brother. While Coring calls Banes, Jamie is left in his cell without the air conditioner on. When he is discovered by Joe Feather, he temporarily blacks out. When he wakes up, Feather reveals that he is on Jamie's side and wishes to help him escape. Together, the two find Daniel, Alicia's missing son. They quickly proceed to escape from the prison, but not before Jamie receives a fatal wound in his shoulder from Banes. He is teleported to the past to help the first Gatekeepers seal the Old Ones away. Matt reveals that there is ten Gatekeepers total, however the present ones are like a reincarnation of the original gatekeepers. If one gatekeeper dies in the present, then one from the past will replace them. After following the eagle, Jamie is brought back to the world of the living.
     Jamie convinces Feather to allow him to bring Daniel back to his mother, where the two share a teary reunion. After a day of resting, Jamie discovers that Nightrise plans to use Scott to kill Trelawny. He, Alicia, and Daniel rush to meet them at the parade. When they reach the parade, Jamie is ignored by Scott. Scott, who is controlling Trelawny's main guard, plans to shoot him. At the last minute, Jamie gets him to shoot Susan Mortlake, the woman who had tortured Scott. After she dies, Jamie is able to convince Scott to run with him. A member of the Nexus appears and gives Alicia her keys, and tells Jamie and Scott to go to Peru. After stopping in the forest with the police chasing them, Jamie takes Scott and they run through one of the magical doors and land in Cuzco, Peru. The story ends with the twins meeting Matt and Pedro, and Scarlett going to meet her father, who works for Nightrise.

Inheritance

     Inheritance is the fourth and final book of the Inheritance Cycle. It begins in the Varden's siege of Belatona.  During the battle, Saphira is almost killed by a Dauthdaert, or Death Spear, called Niernen, which was created to kill dragons. When Belatona falls, the werecats form an alliance with the Varden. Roran is sent to siege Aroughs, and despite heavy casualties, they are successful.
     They continue on to capture Dras-Leona, where Murtagh and Thorn await them. After Jeod finds an old sewer system, Eragon, Arya, Angela, Solembum the werecat, and an elf named Wyrden, head into the city to open the gate. They are captured, and Eragon is almost killed. After entering and defeating Murtagh and Thorn, Nasuada is kidnapped by the duo. With their leader gone, Eragon is appointed as temporary leader of the Varden.
     He travels to the Rock of Kuthian, where he discovers Eldunari and dragon eggs. With their help, Eragon heads to Urubaen to face off against Galbatorix. While in captivity, Nasuada is constantly visited by Murtagh, who helps lessen her pain. They begin to fall in love with each other, and Murtagh plans to help Nasuada to escape from Galbatorix. When the siege begins, Eragon, Arya, Saphira, Elva, the Eldunari, and their elven guards travel to the throne room. In the end, all of Eragon's guards are transported into a dungeon. The remaining warriors enter the throne room. Galbatorix quickly overpowers them, and orders Murtagh and Eragon to duel. After Eragon wins, he taunts Galbatorix into a duel.
     When Galbatorix's wards are stripped off by Murtagh, Galbatorix knocks him out and attacks Eragon mentally. Eragon manages to cast a spell that makes Galbatorix feel everything that people who were affected by him felt. While he is suffering, Arya kills his dragon Shruikan. Galbatorix says a spell to un-make himself. As the citadel falls, Arya rescues the dragon egg and the other elves.
     Murtagh decides that he and Thorn will travel around the world, for Nasuada, as well as himself. Nasuada is  chosen as the Queen of Alagaesia. Arya becomes the Queen of the elves, and a dragon rider. Eragon decides that for the safety of everyone, he and the dragons will move to another land. Eragon and Arya decide to re-meet one day.

Brisingr

     Brisingr is the third installment of the Inheritance Cycle. It continues three days after the ending events in the second book, Eldest. Eragon and Saphira, along with Roran, are travelling to Helgrind to, hopefully, rescue Katrina. Eragon manages to find and kill one of the Ra'zaac, leaving only one alive. They rescue Katrina, but Eragon also finds Sloan with both of his eyes missing. Eragon sends Roran, Katrina, and Saphira back to the Varden so he could deal with the last Ra'zaac and Sloan.
     When he finds the last Ra'zaac, it gives Eragon hints about Galbatorix. It asks Eragon to pass on the tale of the Ra'zaac, the Bringers of Fear. Refusing this offer, the two quickly battle, and Eragon comes out victorious. Eragon rescues Sloan and uses his true name to prevent Sloan from ever going near Katrina or Roran again. When Eragon makes it back to the Varden, it is discovered that Katrina is pregnant with Roran's baby. They plan to get married, with Eragon serving as preacher. Just before the wedding, Thorn and Murtagh attack. With the elves' help, Eragon manages to fend them off. He then marries Roran and Katrina.
     Nasuada sends Eragon to attend the election of the new king of dwarves. He is nearly assassinated while there, and Orik is selected as king. After his coronation, Eragon and Saphira travel to Ellesmera, where they learn from Oromis and Glaedr that Galbatorix's power comes from the Eldunari, or the dragon's heart of hearts. Glaedr gives Eragon his, before he and Oromis head out to face Murtagh. Before they leave, Eragon goes to visit Rhunon, who made all Dragon Riders' swords. With her help, he indirectly makes his own sword, which he names Brisingr.
     After returning to the Varden, Eragon and Saphira see Oromis' death through Glaedr's eldunari. Roran, on the other hand, is sent on various missions. He succeeds in saving the mission, but is charged for insubordination. He is flogged as a punishment and is then promoted to commander.
     They lead a siege on Feinster, where Eragon rescues Arya. After commenting about his sword, they continue on to the main house. There, they find magicians who were creating a Shade. Despite killing them, a new shade named Varaug is born. Arya kills him quickly. Nasuada congratulates Eragon on a successful siege  and the story ends.

Evil Star

     Evil Star by Anthony Horwitz, is the second book of the Gatekeepers series, and focuses on Matt as he is, yet again, thrust into danger. After Matt closed Raven's Gate, the Nexus has been providing for him and Richard. He is sent to a nearby charter school, where he is an outcast and bullied. While he is at school, he accidentally triggers his powers and causes a glass and the chandelier hanging above the students heads to explode.
     Meanwhile, his aunt has become recluse. She listens to a talk-show host, who is working for the Old Ones. This event causes her to go crazy, and she kills her boyfriend, Phil. Soon after, the host tells her that she needs to go kill Matt. Deciding that she wanted to be with the host, she follows orders and leaves her house to track Matt.
     It is then that Matt learns that there is another gate in Peru, and he admits that he hates his school. His aunt commits suicide, and drives a petrol tanker into the school cafeteria. Matt, who had a vision only minutes before it happened, pulls the fire alarm and evacuates the school. Matt runs away, and heads to Peru. In the headlines, Matt is believed to be a physic. When he is heading up to meet Fabian at a fancy hotel in Peru, he and Richard are ambushed, and Richard is kidnapped. Matt finds help in a young Peruvian boy named Pedro. When he reaches the hotel, he is again ambushed. With Pedro's help, he escapes.
     In their dreams, Pedro and Matt are able to talk. There, Matt learns that Pedro is one of the five. He and Pedro are sent into a wild journey, and meet the last of the Incas. Soon after, they are sent into Professor Chambers' care. With her help, they discover part of the gate, which is almost ready to be activated. After inspecting some star maps, they find that the key is the stars. Salamanda, who sent a satellite into space to replace Cygnus. After invading his base, they learn that Fabian is a traitor. Soon they set off into the desert after Salamanda in a helicopter.
    The helicopter crashes, and Matt leaves Pedro to face Salamanda himself. He discovers that his power is triggered by a burning smell. Using this, he destroys Salamanda's mobile base, and kills Salamanda. However, the gate still opens and the Old Ones come back. With Pedro's help, Matt is able to injure the Lord of the Old Ones, before falling into a comatose state. After a week, Pedro learns the truth about his power, and heals Matt using his power. Together, they make the decision to find the other three gatekeepers.

Eldest

     Eldest is the second book of the Inheritance Cycle. It continues from the first book, Eragon, after the Varden is ambushed. Murtagh has disappeared, and Ajihad dies.
     Ajihad's daughter, Nasuada, takes over the Varden after her father's funeral. According to their agreement, Eragon is to go to Du Weldenvarden to complete his training. Eragon travels to Ellesmera with Arya and Orik. During his meeting with Queen Islanzadi, it is revealed that Arya is her daughter, making her a princess. Then, an amazing discovery is made. Saphira is not the only free dragon. Her teacher is Glaedr, a mighty gold dragon. His rider, Oromis, is Eragon's teacher and also known as 'The Cripple Who Is Whole'.
     Nasuada moves the Varden into Surda, where their allies are. After a foiled assassination attempt, Nasuada meets Elva, a young child who Eragon 'blessed'. Despite being only a few weeks old, she has the body of a five year old and is constantly growing. She has the ability to sense people's pain and weaknesses, and knows when someone dies. She serves as Nasuada's personal bodyguard afterward.
     Meanwhile, in Ellesmera, the elves are preparing for the Agaeti Blodhren, or Blood-Oath Celebration, which celebrates the pact between elves and dragons. At the celebration, Eragon is altered by a spectral dragon, which causes him to look more like an elf than human. Eragon also confesses his feelings to Arya, who brutally rejects them. Before returning to the Varden, Oromis presents him with the belt of Beloth the Wise. Eragon quickly flies off to help the Varden in battle.
     We then discover that Roran is being hunted by the Ra'zaac, who hope to use him to capture Eragon. Instead of capturing Roran, they capture Katrina, which causes Roran and the entire village of Carvahall to chase after them. At Teirm, they meet Jeod, who helps them steal a boat and begin sailing to Surda.
     At the battle, Eragon meets a hostile dragon rider. He manages to kill Hrothgar, the dwarf king. It is then revealed that the rider is Murtagh, and that he and Eragon are brothers. The story ends with the battle.

The Lost Hero

     In this sequel to the original Percy Jackson, Percy has gone missing. Our new protagonist is a young boy named Jason, who has no memories of his past. We have characters from the original series, along with new characters who help and fight our new trio along the way.
     After waking up on the bus, a girl named Piper McLean is claiming to be his girlfriend, while a boy named Leo Valdez is claiming to be his best friend. They are all in the Wilderness School, which is for problem children. While on a field trip to the Grand Canyon, Jason is attacked by storm spirits. His coach, Gleeson Hedge, turns out to be a violent satyr with a wooden club. A golden coin he has in his pocket turns out to be a sword. After Coach Gleeson is captured, Jason, Piper, and Leo are rescued by some kids from Camp Half-Blood, one of them being our old female protagonist from the Percy Jackson series, Annabeth.
     Annabeth, who had a vision from Hera telling her that she would find a clue to finding Percy at the Grand Canyon, is rather disappointed that she didn't find Percy, but brings the trio to Camp Half-Blood. There, it is discovered that Leo is a son of Hephaestus, Piper is a daughter of Aphrodite, and that Leo is a son of Zeus and the brother of Thalia. Only after 24 hours in the camp, the trio recieves a quest to rescue Hera and prevent Mother Earth from awakening. Piper discovers that her father is being held captive, and she must betray her friends to get him back.
     Leo fixes a dragon named he named Happy, and learns that he not only has power over fire, but also can withstand fire of any level. Along their journey, they meet many new friends and enemies. Along his journey, the trio meets the Hunters of Artemis, and his sister Thalia.
     In the end, the trio, along with the hunters of Artemis, save Piper's dad, as well as Hera, whose power was being siphoned by the Porphyrion. Hera explains that they only temporarily halted Gaea's plans, and gives Jason part of his memories back. Jason is actually a son of Zeus' Roman counter-part. Hera switched Percy and Jason, and Percy is currently at a Roman Half-blood camp.

Raven's Gate

     Raven's Gate is a rather interesting book by Anthony Horowitz. I learned about this series after reading through the Alex Rider series. The book focuses on a fourteen year old named Matthew Freeman, or Matt. When he was younger both of his parents died in a car crash. He had been living with his aunt since he was eight.
     When Matt's 'friend', Kelvin Johnson, convinces him to rob an electronics factory, he knows that they'll be caught. When Matt is found by the security guard, Kelvin stabs the guard and tells Matt to start running. However, the police soon arrive and Kelvin blames Matt for the injury. While he is in police custody, they tell him about the LEAF project. Due to the LEAF Project, Matt would be sent into the country to 'reform'. His new guardian is Jayne Deverill.
     In Lesser Malling, Matt knows something is wrong. He is always being watched, and anyone who tries to help him ends up dead. The first was the farmer, Tom Burgess. When Matt went to visit him, he found him dead on his bed. However, Tom left an important clue. Written on the door were the words 'Raven's Gate'. When Matt researched Raven's Gate, he comes into contact with a man named Sanjay Dravid. Dravid was a member in the Nexus, a group dedicated to ensure the gates never open.
     After he runs away, Matt stays with Richard Cole, a journalist in Greater Malling. Trying to find out more information about what is going on, they contact Susan Ashwood and Micheal Marsh. Susan tells them to go to the Museum in South Kensington to meet with Professor Dravid. Matt learns that he is 'one of the five' gatekeepers that have to ensure that the gates never open. When Dravid goes to contact the Nexus and get his keys, he is killed. Matt is taken back to Hive Hall, and Richard is believed dead.
     After a failed escape attempt, Matt is brought to Omega One, which is built right over Raven's Gate. They plan on sacrificing Matt and using his blood to destroy Raven's Gate, thus ending the world. However, Matt calls on his power in time to save himself, and he and Richard escape. Everyone in Lesser Malling is killed. The story ends with Matt living with Richard and the Nexus telling him there is possibly another gate.