Daniel X: Alien Hunter
With an exciting new Patterson narrative in a graphic novel format, Daniel X continues his quest in a full-color, action-packed adventure!\ Long ago, after his parents' brutal murder, Daniel inherited the coveted List of Alien Outlaws and assumed his father's role as Alien Hunter. With his supreme abilities, like being able to shape-shift and conjure up long-dead family members out of thin air, Daniel is ready to take on the scum of the universe.\ Number 7 on the list—grand-master of an...
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With an exciting new Patterson narrative in a graphic novel format, Daniel X continues his quest in a full-color, action-packed adventure! Long ago, after his parents' brutal murder, Daniel inherited the coveted List of Alien Outlaws and assumed his father's role as Alien Hunter. With his supreme abilities, like being able to shape-shift and conjure up long-dead family members out of thin air, Daniel is ready to take on the scum of the universe. Number 7 on the list—grand-master of an interplanetary game of destruction that could result in the eventual take-over of earth—is his next target. In a journey that takes him through the bowels of Tokyo and into other realms, Daniel ingeniously tracks the insectile mastermind. But when #7 reveals his true and terrifying powers, Daniel must enlist the help of #7's own son before he finds himself at the center of the most high-stakes game yet.Alan ReviewDaniel X looks just like any other human being, eats like any other human being, sleeps like any other human being, except, well, he is not like any other human being; in fact, he is not even human. Daniel X is a humanoid from the plant Terra Firma, and he is an Alien Hunter. As a child, his parents were killed by THE Most Wanted Alien criminal of that time. Years later, Daniel goes back and finds the List, an artifact created to hold the knowledge of Terra Firma and each Alien Hunter before him. With the list, it is time to continue what his parents started. Alien Hunter is the newest installment in the Daniel X series; Daniel is hunting Alien Number 7 on the list. Through some unexpected turns of events, Daniel becomes the hunted. The story carefully combines the narrative, dialogue, and illustrations. Reviewer: Isaac Gabella
\ Isaac GabellaDaniel X looks just like any other human being, eats like any other human being, sleeps like any other human being, except, well, he is not like any other human being; in fact, he is not even human. Daniel X is a humanoid from the plant Terra Firma, and he is an Alien Hunter. As a child, his parents were killed by THE Most Wanted Alien criminal of that time. Years later, Daniel goes back and finds the List, an artifact created to hold the knowledge of Terra Firma and each Alien Hunter before him. With the list, it is time to continue what his parents started. Alien Hunter is the newest installment in the Daniel X series; Daniel is hunting Alien Number 7 on the list. Through some unexpected turns of events, Daniel becomes the hunted. The story carefully combines the narrative, dialogue, and illustrations. Reviewer: Isaac Gabella\ \ \ \ \ School Library JournalGr 5 Up\ This splashy, somewhat nonsensical graphic novel is sure to find an audience despite its flaws. Daniel X is an orphan, his parents murdered by an evil alien. But Daniel, like his father before him, is also an alien, and not a regular one at that-he's a superhuman hunter of evil aliens. With a wealth of fantastical abilities and a list of baddies to catch (including his parents' killer), the teen is on a quest to rid the Earth of unwanted visitors. Along the way he meets Kildare, another alien and the son of one of the evildoers on the list, and the two team up to take down Kildare's gangster-alien father. The book is filled with clichés and ridiculous plot twists, and kids unable to suspend their disbelief will find the book lacking. However, the action-packed story line, kinetic computer-generated art, and Patterson's name are sure to attract readers.-Douglas P. Davey, Halton Hills Public Library, Ontario, Canada\ \ \ \ Kirkus ReviewsPatterson's latest teen franchise robustly bursts through its prose boundaries into this splashy graphic-novel adaptation. After the murder of his parents, Daniel discovers his father left him a special List of Alien Outlaws. As an alien hunter, he is no stranger to peril and must help rid the universe of these maniacal interplanetary villains. Armed with his intellect and the power to shapeshift, he embarks to destroy Alien Outlaw Number Seven, who has recently attacked Tokyo. Though endowed with extraordinary gifts and purpose (saving the world is no small calling), Daniel is lonely and has little contact with others. When he befriends Number Seven's son in order to learn more about him, he finds his first friend, whose father he must ultimately destroy. The art and pacing is similar to a Saturday morning cartoon: fast and furious, neatly resolving itself by the end of this episode; the only thing missing are commercials for sugary cereals. Featuring more style than substance, this formulaic adventure offers few surprises. Will readers clamor for more of Daniel's adventures? It's anyone's guess. (Graphic fiction. 12 & up)\ \
