Great series well received by patrons. I love this author, but it's next to impossible to keep them - the simply don't come back! Unfortunately, that's a great sign that my teens love his books!

FROM AMAZON: A gate has been opened. The Old Ones have been released. And now the third and fourth of The Five -- twins with a mysterious psychic bond -- are joining the fight. ( )

This is Book 3 of the Power of Five series. It is a very fast-moving story and hard to put down. ( )

Book #3 of the Gatekeepers essentially abandoned the story and characters developed in the first two books. This book is about fourteen-year-old native American twins, Scott and Jamie Tyler, who have ESP and become the targets of the evil Nightrise Corporation. Scott is kidnapped from their circus show, and Jamie is helped by the mother of another missing boy, who works for a presidential candidate. Together, they infiltrate a Nevadan prison, rescue the missing boy, and Jamie is transported in time back to the time to help the Five imprison the Old Ones. Jamie is reunited with Scott just in time to help avert a possible catastrophe. ( )

Nightrise Book Review (The Gatekeepers Book #3)

by Anthony Horowitz

I’d give this one 3.5 stars out of 5.

Anthony Horowitz is one of my favorite modern writers. His greatest strength, or, what resonates with me most, is when he is writing something slightly creepy, mysterious, and ominous. He is VERY good at that, and I can't get enough of it. That is what originally drew me into this series. In book one, Raven's Gate, he really created a haunting ambiance to surround his wonderfully creepy-cult-characters.

Unfortunately, since the first book, we only get bits and pieces of that. But, when we do get them, they are really good pits and pieces.

Don't get me wrong. This is a very good series. Each book introduces us to another one (or more than one) of "The Five." "The Five" consists of five teenagers that are destined to protect the world against The Old Ones - a race of creatures that are the stuff of ancient myth, and legends.

Book 3, Nightrise, follows two of "The Five," in Jamie and Scott Tyler, twin brothers that share a special connection with each other, and the power to strongly influence others.

Book three's story begins with the brothers performing on stage during a magic act. As the stars of the show, they perform fantastic tricks. For example, one brother seeing something on one side of the room, and the brother other telling him and the crowd what he sees without seeing that something himself. It is this moment when we start to understand how Jamie and Scott are connected, but only on the surface. They can, in fact, do much more. This won't be revealed until later in the story.

It is, at this same performance, that several men have come to validate the claim they've heard - that Jamie and Scott Tyler have special, unexplained powers. We learn, during one of the audience ticks - one brother seeing a business card in the audience, and the other brother saying what he sees from the stage - that these men represent the Nightrise corporation. Later we learn that its a company that is aware of The Old Ones, and collects children with special gifts.

Once convinced of their power, these two men meet up with Jamie and Scott's guardian, the man who produces the show. We also learn that he called Nightrise, and that he's willing to sell his boys for around a few hundred thousand dollars.

After the inciting incicent, we follow the boys as they are captured, then get away, and then separated. We learn more about them, and their destiny as they do.

For me, this was the book that started to try to link all the separate storilines together. There not only is some mention of Matt and Pedro (two other boys of "The Five,") but there is a whole sequence of dreamworld battle that I found to be quite a bit confusing at first. This might be partially because I was listening to the audiobook version of the book, but the story seemed just kind of jump storilines. Once I realized what was going on, it was helpful to put everything in context across multiple books, multiple characters, and multiple universes(?)

While I've shared some of the early plot points, I won't reveal any of the key plot points to this book, or some of the critical information that connects the books across the series. I will say specific to book 3 that there is definately a vein similar to Stephen King's, The Dead Zone - at least in a reverse, round about sort of way. For more on that, you'll have to pick up the books :)

All in all, this is a good book and a very good series. If you like action, suspense, with an occasional bit of creepy ambiance, this book would be worth checking out.

If you've Nightrise, let me know what you think in the comments!

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Nightrise by Anthony Horowitz was a great book. It’s the third book in the Gatekeepers series. In the book, the main characters, Scott and Jamie, can read each others minds. Soon, this evil group called Nightrise tries to capture them for their abilities. They succeed and capture Scott, but Jamie gets away, thanks to a woman named Alicia. She protects him and in turn, he helps her search for her missing son, whom she thinks was also captured by Nightrise. Throughout the book, Jamie learns some surprising things about himself, and why Nightrise took his brother. Soon he realizes that saving his brother is not the most important thing that he must do.
Anthony Horowitz is an exceptional writer, and Nightrise is no exception. I have read many other novels that he wrote, like the Alex Rider series. I enjoyed every little bit of it. The characters in Nightrise were very well thought out. The plot was very interesting, especially right after the middle, when they sort of went back in time. That part confused, but it worked itself out eventually. Everything else was great, and the writing pushed it along very well. Nightrise was great book, and I think that anybody interested should read this series.

jamie and scott are twins performing in the circus of the mind. both have the power to read and control minds. a organasation calledv night rise is werking to bring the old ones back. they know that the twins are both gatekeepers and capteur sott. jamie must serch for clues to help save his brother, save the past, and discover who he realy is.i recamend this to mystrory and action lovers. ( )

this book is the squeal to ravens gate is only for older readers to understand ( )

Two brother who can read minds are wanted.An orginization called "Nightrise" manages to capture one of the brothers but the other escapes.The two brothers are looking for each other while the police is trying to find them for a crime they didn't comit.

After following Matt’s story for two books, Nightrise shifts its focus on Jamie and Scott Tyler, twin telepaths who’re also two of the five Gatekeepers. At the start of the book, Scott is kidnapped by Nightrise, an organization who works for the Old Ones, and the rest of the book details Jamie’s journey to rescue Scott.

Right from the start, the story moves at a fast pace. The introduction doesn’t waste too much time establishing the main characters and their backstories, and once the job’s done, things get heated up. Throughout the book, there is no lack of action or thrills, and though the plot is somewhat lacking in depth, it still keeps readers turning the pages. Horowitz’s writing is as brilliant and vivid as ever.

However, one flaw in this book that I couldn’t help noticing is that there’s isn’t much character development, save for the main character (in this case, Jamie). This flaw has been present since the first book in the series. The rest of the characters are just there for the sake of progressing the story, and this eliminates any potential for more subplots or depth.

Overall, Nightrise is a thrilling read with loads of action and suspense, and is sure to entertain. ( )

Reviewed by Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

Anthony Horowitz's THE GATEKEEPERS series continues with NIGHTRISE. The Old Ones are still a threat to the safety of the world, and the five young gatekeepers are the only ones equipped to help.

Previously, Matt and Pedro were in Peru attempting to close the second gate. Their attempt failed and Matt was seriously injured. The adventure continues in a new location - Reno, Nevada. A small, rundown theater is hosting a performance called The Circus of the Mind. The featured act involves twins named Jamie and Scott. They amaze the audience by reading each others' minds. No one seems to know the secret of the trick. Actually, the secret is, there is no secret. They really do read minds and not just each others'.

Readers will soon guess that Jamie and Scott are the next two of the special "five." The problem is how will they learn about their responsibilities and how will they find out about the others. When the evil corporation, Nightrise, becomes involved, it is clear that the Old Ones' power still reaches around the world.

When Scott is kidnapped by Nightrise and taken to an isolated juvenile detention facility in the desert, Jamie begins his rescue attempt with the help of Alicia McGuire. She wants inside the prison as much as Jamie because she suspects her son has been kidnapped, as well. Nightrise seems to be making it a habit to kidnap teens with various "special" abilities. Could they be looking for the five young gatekeepers?

Horowitz thrills readers with kidnapping, adventures in the present day world, a world 10,000 years in the past, and the dream world Matt became familiar with in the first books. There are shape-changers, fire-riders, and mutilated humans to be battled. Some might find the story filled with twists and turns a bit confusing, but fans of the earlier books will be pleased with the surprises Horowitz has hidden in this new episode. The "to be continued..." ending promises even more surprises to come. ( )

Original review at The Little Bookworm

Scott and Jamie are telepathic twins in a magic show. One night, in a kidnapping attempt gone wrong, Scott is taken and Jamie sets out to find him. But with the evil corporation, Nightrise, standing in his way it's going to take a lot for Jamie to rescue Scott. Luckily, he finds some help in a mother who has lost her son and in his dreams.

The third in the Gatekeepers series, Nightrise raises the adventure up way more than a notch. This book focuses on twins, Jamie and Scott, and Matt doesn't show up in the story until the very last. There is a lot more background on the Gatekeepers and Jamie has a very enlightening experience in the course of looking for his brother. The mythology that Horowitz's creating is very intriguing and so very interesting. I love which he is doing with the Gatekeepers themselves and look forward to the next book, Necropolis. ( )

A gate has been opened. The Old Ones have been released. And now the third and fourth of The Five -- twins with a mysterious psychic bond -- are joining the fight.

This was one of my favourite series fierst time around. I am glad that Anthony Horowitz is finishing the series and re-releasing it, although I actually preferred it the first time around! Some of the updates to the storyline are not necessarily for the better.

In particular, this book went from my favourite to one of the most longwinded. For years I looked for the fourth book of this series based on this particular story, but this revised version did not have the same effect. ( )

Book three of the Gatekeeper series. Twins Scott and jamie have the ability to read each others minds and manipulate the actions of others. When Scott is kidnapped, Jamie sets out to find him and discovers that he is part of a group of five young people who have been ordained to save the world from The Old Ones throughout time. ( )

Loved the series so far. Can't wait for the other ones to be written. Not fair having to wait for series books to come out *frowns* *grinning* ( )

While the second book lagged a bit this picked up the pace a fair bit. You meet the third and fourth of the five, a pair of twins, Scott and Jamie Tyler, foundlings who can read each other's mind and are currently using it as part of a stage magic show.

When Scott is kidnapped, Jamie has to find him, but his path is obscured by the fact that Scott's kidnappers frame him for murder, easing the path to his capture.

This series does depened a lot on coincidence and people helping but this story really comes to life when Jamie finds himself in the past, fighting the same evils that are here again. Learning a lot about himself and his role in the world.

I'm looking forward to reading more in this series, it does show a lot of potential and the characters are quite interesting. It does seem to be somehow losing pace a little. ( )

The series moves further into the realms of conventional modern fantasy with this third volume. We are introduced to the rest of the Five and a full-blown international conspiracy. Horowitz' pacing and sense of atmosphere are as sure as ever. ( )

Submitted by Victoria...
For those of you that have read past Anthony Hopkins books and weren't sure if Nightrise was going to be as good, this book is a five-star rating.
Nightrise is just as good as the Alex Rider series. It keeps you reading & not wanting to ut the book down. It mixes all the qualities of a good book. This book is a must for Anthony Hopkins fans. ( )