The Phoenix Files series

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THE PHOENIX FILES 

Author : Chris Morphew

Luke Hunter was having a really bad year. His parents split up, and now he and his mom were moving. He missed his dad, and the sudden move after their divorce wasn't really helping him get used to the new changes he was already dealing with. So all in all, Luke wasn't exactly loving his life at the moment.
And the place they were moving to wasn't helping his peace of mind either. 
For one, Pheonix wasn't an ordinary town. It was in the middle of nowhere and was run by the powerful Shackleton Cooperative, the company his mother worked for. The town is pretty much brand new, and only the employees of Shackleton Cooperative lived in it. And that's not even the weird part. 
Pheonix had no access to the internet. None of the people had cars, they weren't allowed to. And worse, they had no access to phones either, so there was no communication possible with anyone outside the town. All the houses in the were exactly similar. And the security was super tight. 
But the strangest thing was, the town was completely ordinary. There wasn't anything uncommon, except for the whole no phones/internet/cars policy. It was, or at least appeared to be, a completely normal town. 
So why did something feel wrong?
His mom was impressed and at ease, but Luke was wary. Something was not right, and he intended to find out.
But when certain events lead to him meeting Peter Weir and Jordan Burke under unusual circumstances, as the three put their heads together over their shared suspicion, certain truths come to light.
There was a plot to wipe out the entire human race. What's more, it seemed as if someone in Pheonix was behind the scheme. 
The town of Pheonix was suddenly the safest, and the most dangerous place in the world. 
As Luke, Peter and Jordan race against the clock to find out more and stop what was going to happen, it seemed as if the mastermind behind the nefarious scheme would do anything to stop the truth from getting out. There was very little to go on, the odds were not in their favour, and the enemy was too powerful. 
And that's not even the worst part.
If they did not succeed, in 100 days, almost the entire human race was going to be wiped off the face of the planet. 
100 days to stop doomsday, and it was down to three teenagers. 

(Looks like Luke Hunter's year just got worse.)

ALL BOOKS IN ORDER
  • Arrival
  • Contact
  • Mutation
  • Underground
  • Fallout
  • Doomsday
The final book for the series was published on 1 June 2013.







My Comments 

The Pheonix Files is the kind of book you start reading to sate your boredom, but then you end up completely engrossed and pretty much throw something at someone's face if they interrupt you (trust me, I'm speaking from experience).
Arrival (book one) started normally enough, but then as you flip through the pages, the mystery starts piling up. And by the time you're done, it's this big giant pile of stuff of mysteries that you can't wait to uncover. And then you pounce on book 2 and so it goes.
Each book shifted between the perspectives if the three protagonists, and though it was a little unusual to grab the next book of the series and view the story through another character's point of view, I also understood why that was necessary. The story didn't have any one protagonist. Luke, Jordan and Peter all played major parts. And I guess that's one of the reasons why I enjoyed this series. But that was not the only one.
Books one through three were calm enough (and I mean that in the loosest definition of "calm"), but from book 4, things start going haywire. There were major plot twists, and the end of each book left me reeling from what had happened. 
But I can also probably understand if the series isn't for everyone. Some people might enjoy the fast-paced plot and the mind-boggling plot twists, but some might find it rushed and undefined. The fact that all six books of the series take place within 100 days could also contribute to this opinion. 
Nevertheless, the Pheonix Files is a series you will certainly enjoy if you're looking for a sci-fi thriller. Best suited for readers of ages 12 to 16, it is definitely a series that is worth reading.  





Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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