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.

Eragon

     Eragon is a story about a young man named Eragon. However, the story begins with the Shade, Durza. He is waiting for the three elves that are transporting the dragon egg. When they are attacked, the two males are killed. The female run for a short time, before she transports the egg and is captured. When Eragon is hunting in the forest, he comes across a beautiful blue stone. When he is unable to trade it, he begins to think about burying it.
     Later that night, the stone hatches into a young dragon. Eragon accidentally bonds with it when he touches it. The dragon begins to grow quickly and Eragon must keep it hidden. He goes to Brom the storyteller to find a name. Later, he learns that the dragon is a female and her name is Saphira. When strangers show up at his home and destroy it, Eragon is forced to leave with Brom and Saphira.
     Eragon is eventually caught by the Ra'zac and witnesses as they nearly kill Brom. They are rescued by a man named Murtagh, and Eragon learns that Brom is a rider before he dies. Thanks to Saphira, he is encased in a diamond tomb. While Eragon and Murtagh travel together, Eragon is captured and brought to Gil'lead. There he meets the elf he has been dreaming about, and rescues her.
     From the elf, named Arya, Eragon decides to travel to the Varden. He is soon interupted by slavers, and kills most of them. They are later intercepted by Urgals, who were sent to capture them. Later, Eragon is accepted into the Varden and trains with Arya. Soon, they are attacked by Galbatorix and Murtagh disappears.
     Eragon searches for Murtagh and believes he is dead. The king also died, and is soon replaced by his daughter, Natsuda. Arya decides that Eragon has to complete his training with the elves. The story ends with Eragon preparing to travel to Ellsmera with Arya.

Alex Rider: Point Blank

     The story starts off with Alex, while he is at school. Due to a drug dealer at his school, many students start getting addicted on drugs. In an effort to stop it, Alex follows the van to a construction site, and picks up the barge the dealers are in with a crane. Instead of placing it in front of the police station as planned, when the crane is shut off, he drops it on the Conference Center in the station. Shortly after, Alex is arrested, but due to his 'special status' from working with MI6, it isn't put on his record.
     After one night in the station, Alex is handed over to the MI6. They wish to send him on another mission, this time to a school called Point Blanc, which is run by Dr. Grief. The school is a school for delinquents, but not just any delinquents. The school is for rich delinquents, and the tuition is fifteen grand a semester. He spends a week at the Friend's home, as he will pretend to be Alex Friend. Later, when he arrives on Point Blanc, he makes friends with James Sprintz, the only rebellious student in the school. Later in the story, James decides to escape by skiing down the mountain, but is dragged out of his bed to a lab.
     Because James is no longer rebellious, Alex gets suspicious. He finds a secret elevator to the third floor, which is almost an EXACT duplicate of the second, rooms included. The only difference is a lab. Later, Alex discovers the real heirs in the basement. As it turns out, Dr. Grief was the first person to successfully clone himself, which he did sixteen times, fourteen years ago. Using plastic surgery, he changed the clones to look like   his students, all of whom were heirs to the world's richest companies.
     Alex begins his escape, after after falling off a tree at high speeds, the doctors tell the school he is dead. However, due to Crawley's nearly invincible ski suit, he only suffered minor bruises and cuts. The MI6 sends in soldiers to save the other children, with Alex leading them. They manage to save the other children, after Wolf is severely injured. Grief and Stellenbosch die soon after.
     When Alex returns home, Jack tells him the principal wanted to see him. Alex arrives at the school with no problems, but when he gets to the principal's office, he is greeted by himself. Because Alex killed his 'father', the Alex's clone wishes to get revenge on Alex. When they fight, they cause a fire in the science building. The story ends with the clone falling to his death, and Alex on the roof.