Nightrise

by Anthony Horowitz

Book Overview

The third heart-pounding book in #1 NYT bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's spellbinding The Gatekeepers series.A gate has been opened. The Old Ones have been released. And now the third and fourth... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439680018
• ISBN13: 9780439680011
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

NIGHTRISE amazon review

Do you ever wonder what it is like being able to look into everybody's mind? Seems fun right? Well actually it can be a nightmare. In the book "Night rise" written by Anthony Horowitz author of Stormbreaker New York Times best seller. In this book scot and Jamie Tyler are telepathic twins who work at a theatre in Reno Nevada. There whole life has been a mystery where did they come, from who are their parents, were they born on this planet. Scot and Jamie do not know these answers for they were found in a box at a young age. Ever since scot the presumed older brother has looked out for the both of them if they needed food Scot found it. After a gig in the theatre two suspicious men make a deal with the twins guardian Don. After a tussle scot is taken away from the more helpless of the two is determined to help him out. On the voyage to find scot Jaime teams up with mysterious a woman who was also from the gig that night. It seems that the whole night was one big disaster...well it was. Jamie the less muscular and everything of the two is now forced to find his brother after a long journey through different time periods meeting people along the way. Some main characters in this book are... Senator and presidential candidate John Trelawny, Alicia a mysterious women who helps out Jamie on his journey, Joe feather who plays a major role at beaver creek..., Jaime Tyler telepathic twin who wasn't kidnapped, and his brother Scot Tyler the other telepathic twin. This book is a science fiction book. I personally loved this book out of a rating of five I would give it a four and a half. I think that the characters are a little awkward but I also think that the characters personalities make the book. I think that Anthony Horowitz did a great job. After reading this book you wonder could this possible happen? Is there a possibility you could read people's mind? I like being left with questions after a book. I would recommend this book from people 10 and older, because you might not understand it if you are younger. So all in all I loved this book and I hope you will read this book too. by, P.A.G

Discover two out of the five

"You and your brother are one of the five" This statement is made on page 302, and it was directed to Jamie. Everything revolves around that statement. For example on page 41 when they were attacked. Jamie's and Scott's lives change for ever after they learn the fact that they are 2 out of the 5 gatekeepers. NIGHTRISE, by Anthony Horowitz, tells the story of how Scott gets taken away in Reno, Nevada. His twin brother, Jamie has to rescue him. Jamie and Scott posses super natural powers. Not only that they can read each others minds but they can read the mind of others. Jamie also travels 10000 years back from the present time to help fight the Old Ones. The book unlocks many questions from the two previous novels. NIGHTRISE, an action adventure novel, Is a spectacular book. I would reccomend this book to any Anthony Horowitz readers. I wouldn't reccomned this book to anyone below grade 7, because there are many twist and turns.This novel is one of the best of Anthony Horowitz. Will Jamie save his brother, read this book to find out.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Anthony Horowitz's THE GATEKEEPERS series continues with NIGHTRISE. The Old Ones are still a threat to the safety of the world, and the five young gatekeepers are the only ones equipped to help. Previously, Matt and Pedro were in Peru attempting to close the second gate. Their attempt failed and Matt was seriously injured. The adventure continues in a new location - Reno, Nevada. A small, rundown theater is hosting a performance called The Circus of the Mind. The featured act involves twins named Jamie and Scott. They amaze the audience by reading each others' minds. No one seems to know the secret of the trick. Actually, the secret is, there is no secret. They really do read minds and not just each others'. Readers will soon guess that Jamie and Scott are the next two of the special "five." The problem is how will they learn about their responsibilities and how will they find out about the others. When the evil corporation, Nightrise, becomes involved, it is clear that the Old Ones' power still reaches around the world. When Scott is kidnapped by Nightrise and taken to an isolated juvenile detention facility in the desert, Jamie begins his rescue attempt with the help of Alicia McGuire. She wants inside the prison as much as Jamie because she suspects her son has been kidnapped, as well. Nightrise seems to be making it a habit to kidnap teens with various "special" abilities. Could they be looking for the five young gatekeepers? Horowitz thrills readers with kidnapping, adventures in the present day world, a world 10,000 years in the past, and the dream world Matt became familiar with in the first books. There are shape-changers, fire-riders, and mutilated humans to be battled. Some might find the story filled with twists and turns a bit confusing, but fans of the earlier books will be pleased with the surprises Horowitz has hidden in this new episode. The "to be continued..." ending promises even more surprises to come. Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"

AWESOME!!!

THIS SERIES JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER WITH A STORY THAT GRIPS YOU AND NEVER LETS GO. I CAN'T WAIT TILL THE NEXT ONE! KEEP IT UP ANTHONY!!

Adventure, chills and thrills for the young at heart

I may be a man, and not just a man, but a very, very old man. How old? Let's just say that I remember both the Great Depression AND the Last Great Hurrah, and by Last Great Hurrah I mean the 1925 Great Race of Mercy by sled dog teams carrying diphtheria antitoxin against an incipient diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska. But even I like to recall the days of my youth, weak from hunger and backbreaking work, with the rare moment of leisure spent collecting metal for spare change, and lose myself in the latest Anthony Horowitz novel. Now I don't know why some people consider his work juvenile fiction, since there is nothing juvenile about the characters or their situations. The protagonists may be young men and women, but they face situations that would curl the grey hairs of a WWII veteran! Assuming, of course, that he still had hair. And I'm not talking in the ears. In "Nightrise", the third book of "The Gatekeepers" series, we leave Matt Freeman, the hero of the first two books, to focus on the fourteen-year-old twins Scott and Jamie Tyler. Boy, I remember being fourteen... wait, no, no I don't. That was sixteen presidents ago. I'm lucky to remember my pants. Who needs 'em anyway? One of the few benefits of being as old as I am is that I can go without pants and people don't give it a second thought. So refreshing. Not wearing any now. Ahhhh... Anyhow, these orphan twins, unaware of their own past and sharing extraordinary abilities, become targets of the mysterious and evil Nightrise Corporation, which kidnaps Scott and frames Jamie for murder. I was kidnapped once. No, I was a kid and I napped. Those were the good old days. Wait, I just had a nap. The twins can rely only on themselves, and Jamie eventually discovers that he and his twin are two of the five Gatekeepers, the only force standing between the Old Ones and their takeover of our world. These stories may superficially resemble the Harry Potter series, but present a far darker, less fantastical world in which the teenage protagonists must rely on their own wits, skills and confidence to survive a deadly foe that has insinuated itself into modern society, much like the Freemasons. Readers need not be teenagers or Freemasons themselves, however, to fully enjoy the adventure, terror and chills that will keep you, dare I say it, nightrise.