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Let the Games Begin.... Quillan is a territory on the verge of destruction. The people have lost control of their own future and must struggle simply to survive. The only chance the Quillan's have of finding a better life is by wagering on the Quillan Games. Hosted by a strange pair of game... read more

Characters edit see section history

  • Bobby Pendragon: The traveler from Second Earth, the lead traveler and main character.
  • Veego: Helps run the games with LaBerge. Is more serious and business-like than LaBerge.
  • LaBerge: Created and helps run the Quillan Games with Veego. Often described as crazy and clown-loving.
  • Nevva Winter: The traveler from Quillan. She is an assistant to the trustees of Blok.
  • Courtney Chetwynde: Bobby's friend and acolyte.
  • Mark Dimond: Mark Dimond is Pendragon's acolyte. He is also Pendragon's best friend.
  • Saint Dane: He is the demon traveler. He wants to create choas on all of the territories of Halla.
  • Andy Mitchell: He used to bully Mark. Now he and Mark are good friends and scientific collaborators
  • Remudi: Traveler from Ibara, who was witnessed dying in Tato, one of Veego and Laberge's games.
  • Tylee Magna: Leader of the revivers.
  • Challenger Green: Quillan games competitor
  • Mrs. Chetwynde: Courtney's mom.
  • Mr. Kayto: One of the trustees of Blok.
  • Whitney Wilcox: Saint Dane's Second Earth disguise. He almost kills Courtney in book 6.
  • Mrs. Dimond: Mark's mom.
  • Mr. Pop: A secret kept by the revivers.
  • Fourteen: The service Dado who is assigned to Bobby.
  • Elli Winter: Reviver.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

Quillan, a territory of Halla
  • Rune: The biggest city on Quillan
  • Stony Brook: A small town in Connecticut where Mark and Courtney live, and where Bobby grew up

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First Sentence edit see section history

I like to play games.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Preface
Journal #24
Second Earth
Journal #25
Second Earth
Journal #26
Second Earth
Journal #27
Second Earth
Sneak Peek at Book 8

Glossary edit see section history

  • Dado: A robot who looks like a person. There are security Dados who capture residents when they lose games and service Dados who perform butlering duties.
  • Challengers: People who are pitted against one another in games, often to the death.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 7 of 11 in The Pendragon Adventure. (standard series)

Preceded by The Rivers of Zadaa, and followed by The Pilgrims of Rayne.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. D. J. MacHale (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Julia Richardson (Editor)
  2. Victor Lee (Cover Artist)
  3. Heidi Hellmich (Editor) - Copy editor

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: Unied States
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 1416914234
Page Count: 496

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PZ7.M177535 Qui 2006
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

There is quite a bit of physical fighting in this book, as well as deaths caused by those fights.

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • The Soldiers of Halla
  • Raven Rise
  • The Pilgrims of Rayne
  • The Rivers of Zadaa
  • The Merchant of Death
  • The Quillan Games
  • The Lost City of Faar
  • Black Water
  • The Never War
  • Pendragon 1-5 Boxed Set: The Merchant of Death, The Lost City of Faar, The Never War, The Reality Bug, Black Water

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Book One of the Travelers
  • Book Two of the Travelers
  • Book Three of the Travelers
  • The Guide to the Territories of Halla

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