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Title: The Chessmen of Doom by John Bellairs ISBN: 0-14-130697-1 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: March, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book!
Comment: The Chessmen of Doom was the best book I've ever read! If you like mystery books, get this, but don't read it at night.
Rating: 5
Summary: Chessmen Of Doom
Comment: A dead eye....a room with a no view.... pallid dwarves on a board that is not true....What did Professor Childermass's eccentric brother mean by this mysterious riddle? And why has he left a will that says the professor must stay the entire summer on his ramshackle estate or lose the huge 10 million dollar inheritance.
Anthony, a 13 year old blonde haired kid, and his two friends, Roderick Childermass,and Fergie, a tall red-head, join together to defeat Mr. Stallybrass to stop from destroying the world.
At the old estate, Anthony finds himself sleeping one night in the estate when something is standing right next to him and says "You might be close to the clue of all time," Anthony ponders then finally dozes off to sleep. One day they meet up with a strange person and little dwarves fall out of his trench coat. But in the tower room they find a chessboard? What could that mean? The man Mr. Stallybrass has the power to destroy the world by using comets? How wil Anthony and his friends save the world form this wizard? Can a pin and a witch save them from the evil!
I really liked this book, because it has a lot about mysterious things,and riddles that you can follow through the story. So I give it two thumbs up! So if you like riddles, mysterious, science-fiction books this one is right down your alley. So get down to your local bookstore and buy The Chessmen of Doom by John Bellairs!
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing .........
Comment: This is the second John Bellairs story I've purchased and read to my 8 and 10 year old kids and they disliked it even more than I did. In their words: "boring!". The characters aren't developed all that well, the story is uneven and the ending is anticlimatic. Rather than "being on the edge of our seats" we kept waiting for something of real interest to develop and once finished, we were more than happy to put this one behind us and move on to the latest Harry Potter book. Forgive me all you John Bellairs fans, but after reading two of his supposedly best books (this one and The House With The Clock In Its Walls) I think we'll try some other recommended authors.
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Title: The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull by John Bellairs ISBN: 0140380442 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Eyes of the Killer Robot by John Bellairs, Edward Gorey ISBN: 0141300620 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: July, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt by John Bellairs, Edward Gorey, Dena Wallenstein Neusner ISBN: 0140380078 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Curse of the Blue Figurine by John Bellairs ISBN: 0140380051 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost by John Bellairs, Edward Gorey ISBN: 0140380434 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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