The Transall Saga

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Summary: one of his best works
Review: It was wonderful i had to stay home one day and finished it on that day I reread the last 50 pages 2-3 times. I loved when he led Mordo nd his army away from the village It was witty and exciting.

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Summary: Beyond Excellent
Review: I seldom *ever* find a book in my school library that is worth reading. This book was impossible to put down and kept me going back for more. I'm hoping the door is open for a sequel, which I'd buy right away.

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Summary: Good book, lame ending
Review: I read this book for a book report and thought it was awesome. The only bad thing is that I thought that Mr. Paulsen could have put more into the ending where Mark is back in his world.

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Summary: A great adventure, exciting beyond compare.
Review: This book fascinated me, it was like going back in time and living as the cave-men did, but with the knowledge of today.It excited me, and the more I read the more I wished I could do as Mark did in this wonderful adventure.

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Summary: Wonderful science-fiction version of "The Hatchet"
Review: Thought provoking tale of a teenage boy suddenly dropped into a foreign world, forced to adapt or die. It was interesting to see Paulsen's view, through the eyes of a teenage boy, of what the world might be like 2000 years into the future if plague and the detonation of our nuclear weapons devastated the world today. I liked his vague descriptions of the animals and plant life, because they left room for me to imagine what Transall looked like for myself. The story reminded me of O'Brien's "Z for Zaccharia" (another post-WW3 teenage survival story). My only fault with the story is that we see none of Mark's adjustment period on returning to the present time. If you liked "Hatchet", and like science fiction, you will love this.

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Summary: Good begining...
Review: This book was really good, it had adventure, amazing plot twists, and fleshed-out characters. Then, Paulsen just seemed to get tired of writing. The main character was just by chance whisked off and dropped back home. I mean, that could have happened any time in the story. I liked the book but was highly disapointed with the ending.

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Summary: the greatest survival book of all time!!!!!!!
Review: This book is about Mark a 13 year old boy who is sitting on his porch in the middle of the desert when all of a sudden a asteroid type thing falls and it makes a blue light stretching from the ground into the sky. He walks up to it and he hears a rattle, a ratttle snake he felt a peircing in his leg and he fell into the light.......... From there on his life would never be the same. He notices hes not on earth anymore there was a pale yellow sky with trees with red leaves. The first creature he meets up with are these strange monkey bear type things. He meets up with lots of different creatures. And somewhat human looking people. Whatever world hes on the people live by desroying. Tribes hunt tribes. There is nothing but war.There is lots of different twists in this book to find them out read this book. Its definatly Gary Paulsens most entertaining and adventerous book and simply one of the best books ive read

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Summary: Highly Recommended by Middle School Teacher
Review: I am a teacher, and try to read most books that we have in our school library for children and teens. I'd have to characterize this story as a man-against-nature adventure-fantasy science-fiction coming-of-age novel. It was one of the best books I've read this year. The book is a real page-turner. I couldn't put it down, and read the whole thing in a day (I'm a fast reader).

It is the story of a young teen-aged boy who gets transported into another world, which we later find out is actually the Earth, in a future time. He first has to learn how to survive on the new planet, and then he eventually comes in contact with several new groups of people, who are all at war with each other. He survives slavery, to become free, and a warrior, while all the time searching for the blue light that will take him home. After a number of years, he gives up, deciding to make his life in the new world. Unfortunately, the ruler of that world, who also came from Mark's time, is his deadly enemy. This is a fascinating book with a little of something for everyone--and also manages to have nothing inappropriate for children or teens. I recommend this book for mature 11-year-olds, all the way up to adult. I loved it myself!

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Summary: One of the best books I have ever read
Review: I read this book in about 8th grade for a book report. I read this book in two sittings because I couldn't let it go. It was one of the most amazing thing on paper I have read. They should make it into a movie when they have better special effects for cheaper costs. If they did, the movie wouldn't make much money because it would be an expensive movie with all the makeup and special effect and the land. Wait, this'll make a good video game! Kinda like the LOTR games. Well... read it!

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Summary: The Transall Saga
Review: The Transall Saga has been one of my all-time favorite books ever since I've read it! It was recommended by an AWSOME good friend of mine and I read it and LOVED it! It's about Mark, a guy heading on a trip across a desert by himself. He gets sucked into a strange blue light and finds himself stuck in another world. He finds himself in a world that is totally different than his own. He has to find out how to survive when he doesn't know how this world works. This book is such an amazing piece of science fiction and it's practically GUARENTEED that you'll LOVE it! So try reading this, PLEASE you'll LOVE it, trust me!!!!