Riley, an orphan boy living in Victorian London, has achieved his dream of becoming a renowned magician, the Great Savano. He owes much of his success to Chevie, a seventeen-year-old FBI agent who traveled from the future in a time pod and helped him defeat his murderous master, Albert Garrick. But it is difficult for Riley to enjoy his new life, for he has always believed that Garrick will someday, somehow, return to seek vengeance.
Chevie has assured Riley that Garrick was sucked into a temporal wormhole, never to emerge. The full nature of the wormhole has never been understood, however, and just as a human body will reject an unsuitable transplant, the wormhole eventually spat him out. By the time Garrick makes it back to Victorian London, he has been planning his revenge on Riley for centuries. But even the best-laid plans can go awry, and when the three are tossed once more into the wormhole, they end up in a highly paranoid Puritan village where everything is turned upside down. Chevie is accused of being a witch, Garrick is lauded as the town's protector, and . . . is that a talking dog? Riley will need to rely on his reserve of magic tricks to save Chevie and destroy his former master once and for all.
Industry Reviews
PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN "This science-fiction thriller provides readers with a breathless ride through modern and Victorian Londons as these two resourceful teens struggle to stay alive and one step ahead their pursuer...the intricate plot, strong writing, and intrepid characters who must survive by their wits will make it hard to put down."--School Library Journal PRAISE FOR THE HANGMAN'S REVOLUTION "Colfer does a great job of making not just main characters Chevie and Riley come alive, but also showing things vividly from the perspective of secondary characters such as Malarkey and the Thundercats. . .Colfer's trademark wit and adventurous plotting are in abundance as well. This is a very fun read. . ."--VOYA PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN "Artemis Fowl fans will cheer to see Colfer return at the top of his game."--Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books PRAISE FOR THE HANGMAN'S REVOLUTION "Undoing the catastrophically altered present . . . requires further immersion (not just figuratively) in Victorian London's noxious stews for teenage, time-traveling special agent Chevron Savano. Colfer outfits Chevie with a Dickensian supporting cast. It's led by Riley, a street child trained up as an assassin, and larger-than-life crime lord Otto Malarkey, among others. . .Time travel makes the future a fluid reality, but it looks like it may be saved at the end, though some strings remain to be tied up-or further tangled-in upcoming sequels. . .A grand yarn told with a wink and kitted out with high stakes and broadly drawn characters for maximum fun."--Kirkus Reviews PRAISE FOR THE LAST GUARDIAN *"In his eighth, greatest and (billed as) final exploit, Artemis Fowl finally puts an end to arch nemesis Opal Koboi while also saving humanity from extinction, but at a steep price. A fitting end to a brilliantly conceived and developed series."--Kirkus (starred review) PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN *"Readers mourning the end of the Artemis Fowl series can take heart: this first book in the time-bending W.A.R.P. series is an all-out blast."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) PRAISE FOR THE HANGMAN'S REVOLUTION "Undoing the catastrophically altered present . . . requires further immersion (not just figuratively) in Victorian London's noxious stews for teenage, time-traveling special agent Chevron Savano. Colfer outfits Chevie with a Dickensian supporting cast. It's led by Riley, a street child trained up as an assassin, and larger-than-life crime lord Otto Malarkey, among others. . .Time travel makes the future a fluid reality, but it looks like it may be saved at the end, though some strings remain to be tied up-or further tangled-in upcoming sequels. . .A grand yarn told with a wink and kitted out with high stakes and broadly drawn characters for maximum fun." Kirkus Reviews" PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN "Artemis Fowl fans will cheer to see Colfer return at the top of his game." Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books" PRAISE FOR THE HANGMAN'S REVOLUTION "Colfer does a great job of making not just main characters Chevie and Riley come alive, but also showing things vividly from the perspective of secondary characters such as Malarkey and the Thundercats. . .Colfer's trademark wit and adventurous plotting are in abundance as well. This is a very fun read. . ." VOYA" PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN "This science-fiction thriller provides readers with a breathless ride through modern and Victorian Londons as these two resourceful teens struggle to stay alive and one step ahead their pursuer...the intricate plot, strong writing, and intrepid characters who must survive by their wits will make it hard to put down." School Library Journal" PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN *"Readers mourning the end of the Artemis Fowl series can take heart: this first book in the time-bending W.A.R.P. series is an all-out blast." Publishers Weekly (starred review)" PRAISE FOR THE LAST GUARDIAN *"In his eighth, greatest and (billed as) final exploit, Artemis Fowl finally puts an end to arch nemesis Opal Koboi while also saving humanity from extinction, but at a steep price. A fitting end to a brilliantly conceived and developed series." Kirkus (starred review)" PRAISE FOR THE HANGMAN'S REVOLUTION "Undoing the catastrophically altered present . . . requires further immersion (not just figuratively) in Victorian London's noxious stews for teenage, time-traveling special agent Chevron Savano. Colfer outfits Chevie with a Dickensian supporting cast. It's led by Riley, a street child trained up as an assassin, and larger-than-life crime lord Otto Malarkey, among others. . .Time travel makes the future a fluid reality, but it looks like it may be saved at the end, though some strings remain to be tied up-or further tangled-in upcoming sequels. . .A grand yarn told with a wink and kitted out with high stakes and broadly drawn characters for maximum fun." "Kirkus Reviews"" PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN "Artemis Fowl fans will cheer to see Colfer return at the top of his game." "Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books"" PRAISE FOR THE HANGMAN'S REVOLUTION "Colfer does a great job of making not just main characters Chevie and Riley come alive, but also showing things vividly from the perspective of secondary characters such as Malarkey and the Thundercats. . .Colfer's trademark wit and adventurous plotting are in abundance as well. This is a very fun read. . ." "VOYA"" PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN "This science-fiction thriller provides readers with a breathless ride through modern and Victorian Londons as these two resourceful teens struggle to stay alive and one step ahead their pursuer...the intricate plot, strong writing, and intrepid characters who must survive by their wits will make it hard to put down." "School Library Journal"" PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN *"Readers mourning the end of the Artemis Fowl series can take heart: this first book in the time-bending W.A.R.P. series is an all-out blast." "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"" PRAISE FOR THE LAST GUARDIAN *"In his eighth, greatest and (billed as) final exploit, Artemis Fowl finally puts an end to arch nemesis Opal Koboi while also saving humanity from extinction, but at a steep price. A fitting end to a brilliantly conceived and developed series." "Kirkus (starred review)""
