Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow

BOOK NAME:
Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow
AUTHOR:
James Rollins

Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow is about a boy named Jake and his sister. They go to a museum and they each have these coins on necklaces that they got from their parents who died. They died while they were discovering artifacts at this archaeological dig. At the museum Jake grabbed the two necklaces and held them together against this pyramid and they fit together and matched a symbol on the pyramid.

This caused them to travel to this weird place, where they immediately almost got eaten by a Tyranosaurus rex. They met two people who would become their best friends in the story. They are taken to the main town and everyone thinks that they were sent by the Skull King. But there are no signs of this so they’re allowed to stay.

The people of the town get attacked by the Skull King’s minions. Jake is made an assistant priest of the town because of his knowledge of sy-enz (science) which is like magic to the people in this land. You’ll have to read the book to find out how and if Jake and his sister can save the town and themselves.

I recommend this book to maybe 7-15 year olds. You will like it if you like adventure, action and awesome books. Me and my dad are going to read the second book of the series, which hasn’t even come out yet, but I got an early reader copy. It’s called Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx.

Comments

DolphinDreamz
April 22, 2011, 2:44 pm

This book sounds pretty neat! I’ll have to check for it at my library. Thanks for blogging about it! DD
sembalion
April 23, 2011, 8:47 pm

not for me.i dont exactly like these kind of books.
Anonymous
April 23, 2011, 10:08 pm

This looks a lot like the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan. I’ll have to look for this at the library!
PurpleDragonWarrior
April 24, 2011, 6:10 pm

I’m back!

Looks cool,

Kinda reminds me of the Magic Tree House Series (Which my sister goes absolutely nuts for)

A brother and sister go back in time ect. ect.

BTW 7-15 yrs old is kinda…broad of an age category, does anyone know what age this is closer to? Is it closer to the Magic Treehouse Series age? Or H.I.V.E age?

Lovin My Books,

P and the D and the W
ballerinagirl
April 25, 2011, 9:44 am

Sounds Good hey PDW have you read the royal diares series. you know the play off of dear america i th ink those are even better than some of the dear america books like Marie antionette was really good i read the intier series , hey has any one here read the diary of Anne Frank ive read it a million times its not for younger kids but its really touching. if you have and you know about the holocaust than you would think its neat that i have a 103 year old neighbor she’s so nice and has a great sense of humor well she’s jewish she was shipped to america with her younger brother the were in germany i believe .the rest of her family died in concentration camps they didnt make it . sigh lol Ballerina girl
devyn78622
April 25, 2011, 6:23 pm

READ MOCKINGBIRD!!!!!!!!!!
ivy
April 26, 2011, 4:16 pm

Oh my gosh,this book sounds really exciting.I’ll have to check itout at the library……Can’t wait to read it…..Ttyl (A.K.A TALK TO YOU LATER)
megareader
April 26, 2011, 7:39 pm

??????? I agree. It does sound like Cater and Sadie’s adventures.
ILuv2read
April 27, 2011, 4:59 pm

Sound really cool. I’ll have to look for it.
2whitie
May 2, 2011, 11:52 am

Yeah, i have to agree..it sounds like a cross of majic tree house and the kane cronicles. GUESS WHAT!!! THE JEREMY FINK AND THE MEANING LIFE MOVIE IS COMING OUT THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!!
ginny9877
May 2, 2011, 8:50 pm

I agree with 2whitie,megareader,and the comment that says said:.It sounds A LOT like the kane series by rick roirdon.I think James Rollins COPIED! just kidding.
KiahBug
June 22, 2011, 3:42 pm

and it is nice to read a book
hahagurl123
October 10, 2011, 6:27 pm

UM… the cover even looks like the Kane series.