Very exciting and I learned a lot about parkour, Timbuktu, and the Dogon. ( )

Fun, fast, read about computer geeks with a non-geeky recreational outlet, and a little cultural/current history thrown into the mix.

Why I liked it: learning about parkour, something not easily done, or seen, in my small, rural hometown, added a totally new element to this book. The way the action of characters is described made me feel like I was doing the moves myself. Danny, the computer savvy main character, who gets caught in a web of treasure hunting maniacs, and Omar, his best friend, who seems to be just along for the ride, feel like teenagers I have met and taught in class.


Who I’d recommend it to: Fans of Daemon, the adult computer conspriacy book by Daniel Suarez and some of the skater boys at my high school. I’m buying it for Thomas and Brady because they will both get it.
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This was a reread of a book I adore. I read it before it was published and then again in hardback. I like the way Davies creates his characters and the fact that he can write action in a believable way. Sometimes the plot might seem a bit far fetched (boys who do parkour and hack), but at the same time, Davies manages to make Omar and Daniel realistic characters in the context of the story. I really hope someone decides to make a movie of this book, because I want to see it. ( )

This book is one of my favourite. It's about a boy named Danny and his friend Omar, who found a map to hidden treasure is Timbuktu. They go on crazy adventures, e.g getting chased by The Knights Of Akimino. This is a must read book. I highly recommand this book and even people who don't like to read will enjoy it. ( )

Though slightly convoluted at the beginning, the book turned out to be a lot of fun. The book follows two British boys who get entangled in a search for a treasure that might not even exist. One of the best parts of this novel was the references to and descriptions of parkour, something that both Daniel and Omar (the main characters) did, for pleasure and later out of necessity. Davies seamlessly melded the worlds of computer hacking, high school, and parkour into a surprisingly fun and clever novel. ( )