see my review of firestorm ( )

see my review of firestorm ( )

see my review of firestorm ( )

Posted to my Livejournal in April 2008, saved here for posterity:

This sequel lived up to the first one in the series. I won't say it exceeded it, but it was definitely as strong. It continues Klass's tradition of high intensity thrills and heartbreaking depictions of ecological disasters. In this one, Jack has managed to save the world's oceans, and he returns to his hometown to check in on the girl he left behind -- only to find out that she has been kidnapped by another ruthless, Machiavellian killer from the future who wants revenge. Oh, and this guy is purposely destroying the Amazon rain forests just to wreck the future again after Jack saved it. Okay, that makes the series sound nutso, but it's actually really good, and manages to be thoughtful and exciting. Klass brings even the most remote of environmental issues to eye level, really showing how it affects the people nearby and then ripples outward to the rest of the world. He makes you feel it, through his character Jack, who is still sensitive and smart despite being an all-American jock at the outset of the series. I can't wait for the next one. ( )

Seit sechs Monaten hat sich Jacks Leben komplett verändert. Er hat den Kampf gegen die Dunkle Armee gewonnen und die Ozeane gerettet. Aber seine Eltern sind tot, seine Freunde verschwunden. Jacks Freundin P.J. wurde verschleppt. Und der Anführer der Dunklen Armee will die Zerstörung der Erde vorantreiben und den Regenwald vernichten. Jack macht sich auf den Weg zum Amazonas, bedroht von Giftschlangen, Krokodilen und Drogenschmugglern. Doch er lernt auch die Schönheit des Urwalds kennen, die durch skrupellose Machenschaften in großer Gefahr ist. Und er muss sich dem Kampf gegen den Dunklen Lord stellen ...