Seven Wonders Journals: The Select and The Orphan by Peter Lerangis

Seven Wonders Journals: The Select and The Orphan by Peter Lerangis

2014, HarperCollins

Series: Novellas in the Seven Wonders series

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Synopsis: The Seven Wonders adventures continue in this print bind-up of The Select and The Orphan. The Select tells the story of thirteen-year-old Burt Wenders, the first documented carrier of the G7W gene, and his fated voyage to the island that would eventually come to house the Karai Institute. In The Orphan, learn the story of Daria, orphaned at a young age and enslaved by the Babylonians, and her valiant battle to escape the only city she's ever called home. These titles are together in print for the first time ever.

The Good: The background information provided by these novellas will entertain hardcore series fans. Those who want to know the beginnings of the world the series is set in will find these exactly what they're looking for.

The Bad: There really isn't enough new information in these stories to warrant them necessary to casual fans. Sadly, they aren't all that interesting either. They are very loosely related to the current storyline in the books, focusing on other characters. Novellas only really work for casual readers when they feature a well-known, beloved character.