The Accidental Duchess edition by Jessica Benson Bibel statt Parteibuch Mein Leben als Christ in de Jumper edition by Steven Gould Literature Fiction Rheumatologie Diagnostik Klinik Therapie German The Quest of the Historical Jesus edition by Albe I walked out of the apartment and around the corner, intending to make her listen to me, to tell her about Mom, but I paused at the corner, uncertain.
The exterior of the apartment was red brick. I leaned against it, the brick cold and rough against my face. The wind was cold, out of the north, the sky clear with tiny, cold stars, like pieces of flint, like shards of broken glass.
There were footsteps on the walk and I turned, hunched over in the shadow of the hedge that lined the walk. He passed into the direct glare of the streetlight and I saw his face. If Gould would spend less time researching esoteric knowledge and more time developing his stories and characters, he might produce something comparable to Jumper again. I bought the paperback when it first came out, and it's had many re-readings since.
Some don't like the lengthy explanations of akido matches or moves, but I found them interesting. The characters are reasonably well-developed for what seems to be a YA book. Gould isn't too heavy-handed on the moral issues, and it appears he believes in personal responsibility Nor does he strain my credulity too strongly or too often.
Despite multiple readings, I continue to enjoy the story, which is why I purchased the version of it, so I could carry it in my mobile library. Gave as a gift to myself, it is one of my favorite books, love the author. I wore out the book I had for years. Glad I could find it in hard back which will last me longer.
I've read it about 20 times. I only discovered Gould's writing two months ago, when a friend loaned me a copy of "Wildside". Since then I've bought my own copy of that, as well as "Jumper", "Reflex" and "Helm". I put "Helm" off until last after seeing so many 4-star reviews of it. In her effort to rescue her husband, she goes to ground and hides her dangerous new ability from the NSA and Davy's captors. The author's savvy decision to have the couple share this unique ability gives the sequel a rush of new energy, creating dazzling future possibilities for the duo.
Though Gould continues to exuberantly press the boundaries of scientific credibility, his gift for placing ordinary people in extraordinary situations against a backdrop of international concerns makes this fast-paced adventure sizzle. At the end, the inevitable question arises: will the next jumper do it in diapers? All rights reserved. From Booklist Gould takes up Davy, the teenage hero of Jumper , about as many years later in his life as this readable sequel follows its predecessor.
Davy is in trouble because of leaks from the secret governmental organization that employs him. Someone has figured out how to abduct, imprison, and brainwash a teleporter, and that teleporter, as Jumper readers might expect, is Davy.
Davy's wife has learned to jump i. She is searching for him, of course, but isn't sure whom she can trust, either inside or outside the agency. In fact, she isn't even really sure where to start looking for him.
Gould's style is rather pedestrian, though no more so than one would allow from a second-book author. Despite stylistic lapses, this is a near-future thriller with quite-respectable page-turning impetus. You don't need to have read Jumper to enjoy the new novel, but [it's] highly recommended. The first half of JUMPER has a charm and bounce that carry the reader past the implausibility's inherent in the premise-imagine a Holden Caulfield with the power of life or death over the jerks and phonies.
An exceptionally well-organized debut, with thoughtful ideas, a controlled plot, and characters -- particularly the young protagonist -- portrayed with insight and compassion. Short fiction has earned this author a reputation in "hard" science fiction, and he applies similar logic to teleportation. His warm, delightful, and compulsively readable displays assured storytelling skill.
For all that time Davy has worked for the NSA. Davy has always believed that it would be impossible to hold him prisoner given his ability to teleport, however he is about to find out how horribly wrong he is when a totally ruthless, wealthy and influential group of people drug and kidnap him to find out his secrets. Stranded in their cliff-top home, Davy's wife, Millie makes the startling discovery that she too can teleport - that it is something that can be learned by the brain if you do it often enough.
Millie is determined to get her husband back despite the seeming lack of clues, and much of this novel revolves around tracking down Davy and Davy doing his best to give as little information as possible to his captors, while seeming to co-operate.
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