The Revenge of Magic

 Shirley J.                  Juvenile Fiction                                 Ancient Creatures with Magical Abilities

The Revenge of  Magic (Book 1 of 5  The Revenge of Magic Series) by James Riley    432 pages

Sort of a Manhattan Beach meets Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.   You have mad scientist Oppenheimer, students with magical abilities for healing and/or destruction up against ancient long forgotten creatures tunneling up from below the ground.   With the finding of magical books alongside dragon bones throughout the world as puzzle enough the U.S. Military is trying to find out what connection the creatures who claim to have been teaching humans how to use magic for the betterment of the world may have been subjugating the humans instead.   Throw in that the magic books found cannot be read by adults but the words can be seen by children born on what becomes known as Discovery Day the month and day all the children capable of seeing the words are all born on that is until Fort Fitzgerald comes along.     Lots of pulls from lots of other sci-fi paranormal tv shows, films and books that the reader will catch reference from or of.   The story isn't a bad one, it just isn't all that good of one.   I'm not inspired to want to continue the series but just because I didn't particularly care for it, doesn't mean that someone younger might not enjoy it.   I can't recommend it but I will offer that pre-teens who enjoy sci-fi and paranormal stories might think it was o.k.    No great shakes here though.