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    The Forbidden Stone

    Written by Tony Abbott

    Narrated by MacLeod Andrews

    3.5/5

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    RICK RIORDAN meets DAN BROWN in this epic historical adventure series packed full of puzzles, clues and edge-of-your-seat excitement!

    Legend has it that Copernicus found twelve powerful relics that could harness the cosmos and transport people through time when assembled in the shape of an astrolabe. Recognising the astrolabe’s terrible power, Copernicus hid the relics in far-flung corners of the globe and assigned loyal Guardians to pass down the duty of protecting the relics across the ages.

    In the wrong hands, the astrolabe could control the world. That’s exactly what Galina Krauss and her powerful Teutonic Order plan to do once she collects all the pieces and reassembles them. She’s already infiltrated the Guardians and broken down their defences. Humankind won’t know what’s happened until it’s too late.

    What Galina doesn’t know is that a letter, the Guardians’ last cry for help, has fallen into the hands of four young friends – Wade, Lily, Darrel and Becca. Four young friends who are about to find themselves caught up in a centuries-old battle to save fate itself…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 9, 2014
    ISBN9780007597079
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    The Forbidden Stone
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    Tony Abbott

    Tony Abbott is the author of over a hundred books for young readers, including the bestseling series the Secrets of Droon and the Copernicus Legacy and the novels Firegirl and The Summer of Owen Todd. Tony has worked in libraries, in bookstores, and in a publishing company and has taught creative writing. He has two grown daughters and lives in Connecticut with his wife and two dogs. You can visit him online at www.tonyabottbooks.com.

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    • 2/5
      Sometimes as a reader it’s hard to take off the librarian hat. With so many multivolume fiction series currently available I was discouraged to realize that The Copernicus Legacy has a planned twelve volumes as well as several novellas. Similar to series like Spirit Animals, The Copernicus Legacy has an online component. Readers in grades 4th – 7th will enjoy this mystery adventure series that utilizes math and science themes. The story also has a lot of different languages, information about constellations and many literary references. I definitely felt the main characters; Wade, Darrell, Becca and Lily were much smarter than me. The kids regularly solved puzzles and codes more quickly than I did and often I didn’t understand exactly how they deciphered things. Obvious parallels can be drawn to several other currently published series like The 39 Clues, The Infinity Ring and The Seven Wonders. While public libraries may have the shelf space and monetary resources to invest in a long series that will undoubtedly be made available in a variety of formats, I don’t see school libraries having the time to keep track of which volumes they own or need to order. I think the story and characters are strong. Parents and teachers will appreciate the inclusion of other academic concepts. I don’t think readers will notice or care about a lot of the educational stuff hidden in the plot. I can see this being a handy way to introduce some topics in the classroom but you wouldn’t need to the whole series to accomplish your curriculum. The Copernicus Legacy is an optional purchase for school and public libraries serving readers grades 4th-7th. This recommendation is based on the marketing scheme behind the novels which forces libraries to keep up with each volumes publication.
    • 4/5
      I love anything that has a hint of the supernatural and the challenge of a quest and this book really met the bill.
    • 3/5
      The fact that I was able to put this book down for a couple weeks is a good indication that it isn't the fast paced middle school adventure that I thought it was. I can't remember where I thought it was slowing down, but there were just parts where it obviously did. Still liked it, and will stock it in my library, but I'm hoping book two moves a bit faster. I'm a bit shocked to learn that the plan is for 11 more books; don't know if I like it well enough to devote THAT much shelf space to one series, especially with the book the width that it is!
    • 4/5
      The Copernicus Legacy: The Forbidden Stone by Tony Abbott takes the reader on a trip to many places around the world with cipher and codes and guardians and knights who battle to find Copernicus' legacy.Everything begins with a coded email to Wade and Darrell's father from Uncle Henry. Upon deciphering the email, they learn that Henry has been murdered. Joined by Lily and Becca, the five travel to the funeral only to discover that other have been killed and the killers are after them as well.If you like conspiracies and tales of secret societies, this is the book for you. It's quite good and the clues are fun to try to figure out yourself. It's like a Dan Brown novel/movie, author of The DaVinci Code. You'll travel from Austin, Texas to Germany to Italy as they try to beat the Order from finding the Legacy.
    • 4/5
      Mixing science, adventure, history and fantasy, The Copernicus Legacy sounded like an enjoyable adventure story for kids and adults. The premise has some definite similarities to other middle grade series of recent years so I was worried it was just fall into the “more of the same” category. While there are elements of “sameness”, there are also enough differences to keep the story fresh and fun.The older series I most thought of when starting this book was the 39 Clues series. In that series, a group of different family lines are pitted against each other in a global treasure hunt for some ultimate power. As with many/most series for middle graders, the central characters were kids. In 39 Clues, I had a hard time accepting the plausibility factor of a bunch of pre-teens globe hopping and competing against powerful, wealthy adults without facing immense problems. I felt like Copernicus Legacy handles this one complaint much better than the 39 Clues.The initial story in “The Forbidden Stone” starts with a pair of brothers, Wade and Darrell, who intercept a message sent to their father, professor Wade Kaplan, by an old school professor just before he dies. The message is mysterious but what really starts the family off on the adventure is the revelation that the old professor had died. Professor Kaplan wants to go to the funeral in Germany. Because his wife is out of the country on assignment, he has to bring the kids along. In addition to Wade and Darrell, they bring their cousin Lily and her friend Becca who were planning to spend some time at the Kaplan home. Thus the initial problem of getting the children to Europe is solved by setting up a family outing.Once they arrive in Germany, it becomes clear that there is a centuries old mystery to be solved. Professor Kaplan tries to encourage the kids to just leave it alone and go home. The kids are torn between partly wanting to dive into the adventure and partly wanting to go back home. As time goes on, they are discovered by a secret society, The Knights of the Teutonic Order, hunting for the ancient Copernicus Legacy. It turns out that Kaplan’s old university professor was a Guardian of the Legacy. The Teutonic Order have identified and killed the Guardians and believe that Professor Kaplan and his kids now hold the clues required to find the artifacts that Copernicus left behind. As a result, the Kaplan family is now in danger and it seems the Teutonic Order has influence in numerous law enforcement agencies such that the Kaplans don’t know who to trust or who to turn to.While the story is still definitely wholly fictional, I felt like the motives and situations were more plausible than some of the adventures in 39 Clues. Because of this, I found myself more invested in the success of the Kaplan group. As the true nature of Copernicus’ Legacy became clear, I found myself laughing a bit. In spite of the plausibility of other elements, the actual Legacy pushes the boundaries. Still, it’s an entertaining twist and the author presents it with significant authority.The writing is definitely geared towards younger readers but definitely at least middle graders. Young kids might enjoy the adventure but a lot of the clues, discussions and other elements would likely be over the head (and potentially boring) to kids younger than 10. As an adult, I enjoyed the historical back story presented alongside the clues and the adventure. While the history may or may not be totally accurate (I don’t know), it is presented clearly and thoroughly enough to provide some pseudo education tucked up inside a fun adventure story.In spite of everything I enjoyed about this story, I am a little frustrated that this looks to be set up as a twelve book series, one for each of the artifacts that Copernicus left behind. While it’s certainly possible that the author could combine some of the artifacts into a single book or maybe skip ahead in the adventure by having the other group find some of the artifacts, it’s also possible that there will be one book per artifact and another book or two bringing them all together. Either way, I’m torn. While I always love following a good story over multiple stories, there are so many series out there that it’s difficult to keep up with all of them especially with so many books in a single series. Even if they are released two books per year, there’s the risk that the target audience will outgrow the series before it’s finished. Whatever the case, if you have a pre-teen or young teenager looking for a fun new adventure series, I can recommend Copernicus Legacy. One of the book blurbs calls this a mix between “Percy Jackson and the DaVinci Code.” While the comparison is not wholly accurate, the intent is understood and the claim is true. This book, and presumably the rest of the series, has the joy and adventure that will appeal to readers of Rick Riordan while being filled with intriguing conspiracies, mysteries and clue-filled treasure hunts. I am waiting for the reception from my 10 and 12 year old kids but I suspect we will be reading the whole series as a family.****4 out of 5 stars