Riders
Riders. A new fantasy adventure from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Veronica Rossi.For eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake, nothing but death can keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does.Recovering from the accident that most definitely...
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Riders. A new fantasy adventure from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Veronica Rossi.For eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake, nothing but death can keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does.Recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds himself with strange new powers and a bizarre cuff he can't remove. His death has brought to life his real destiny. He has become War, one of the legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse. Over the coming weeks, he and the other horsemen--Conquest, Famine, and Death--are brought together by a beautiful but frustratingly secretive girl to help save humanity from an ancient evil on the emergence.They fail.Now--bound, bloodied, and drugged--Gideon is interrogated by the authorities about his role in a battle that has become an international incident. If he stands any chance of saving his friends and the girl he's fallen for--not to mention all of humankind--he needs to convince the skeptical government officials the world is in imminent danger.But will anyone believe him?
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780765382542 (0765382547)
ASIN: 0765382547
Publish date: 2016-02-16
Publisher: Tor Teen
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Series: Riders (#1)
My overall thoughts on this book after just finishing it...dumb. I felt a major disconnect with the plot and through the characters. The main relationship felt pushed and didn't work. Not a fan of this one, but its something others may enjoy. Gideon is suddenly aware of new powers he acquires thr...
I'm having a hard time deciding how to rate this one. I kind of loved everything about the book but then that ending.. Not cool. It brought me down man. I don't like books like that. Granted I will have the next one pre-ordered and reading it at midnight... but still. not cool! First off I want to s...
Riders is a YA fantasy novel from Tor Teen which is set in our present world. The story revolving around mysterious creatures who might be angels or might be demons. The problem is that our protagonist Gideon Blake, eighteen year old U.S. Army Ranger, doesn’t know which is which. Actually, he doesn’...
***This review has also been posted on The Social Potato Riders has been getting a lot of mixed reviews and I am here to tell you that your enjoyment of the book will depend heavily on your likes and dislikes when it comes to writing styles and narration. This book is narrated in a before and after ...