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    The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

    Written by James Patterson

    Narrated by Milo Ventimiglia

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    The greatest superpower of all isn't to be part spider, part man, or to cast magic spells – the greatest power is the power to create.

    Daniel has that power.

    Daniel's secret abilities – like being able to manipulate objects and animals with his mind or to recreate himself in any shape he chooses – have helped him survive. But Daniel doesn't have a normal life. He is the protector of the earth, the Alien Hunter, with a mission beyond what anyone could imagine.

    From the day that his parents were brutally murdered in front of his very eyes, Daniel has used his unique gifts to hunt down their assassin. Finally, with the help of The List bequeathed to him in his parents' dying breath, he has located the killer.

    Now, on his own, he vows to take on his father's mission – and to have vengeance in the process.

    A Hachette Audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateJul 21, 2008
    ISBN9781600242014
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    The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
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    James Patterson

    James Patterson is the CEO of J. Walter Thompson, an advertising agency in New York. He has written several successful fiction and nonfiction books, including The New York Times best seller The Day America Told the Truth.

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    Reviews for The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

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    • 1/5
      This book was awful! Such a disspointment. I wanted the protagonist to die so that the book would be over quicker...Patterson let me down on this one, especially after the"Maximum Ride" series.
    • 5/5
      Awesome, Loved it all. it has helped my sadness and took my mind off my pain
    • 3/5
      Being my first Patterson I could be wrong but I feel like his books could be a mediocere porn, wham, character, bam, conflict, thank you ma'am, the end. Enjoyed Milo Venti...what's his name from Gilmore Girls reading to me though.
    • 2/5
      this book is 238 pages long and has NINETY-TWO chapters. no i am not kidding and it was the most annoying part of this book. the chapters are like two pages each and it ate my stomach away a little bit each time a new chapter started. that said, i still enjoyed this book. i'm interested to see how the series goes from here as there were a lot of neat inventions and ideas. i'll keep reading them.
    • 2/5
      I liked it, sort of. It was one of those books that you read so fast you can't even remember what it was all about. Not a very interesting book, though I did find myself laughing once or twice. It was okay, I will read the sequel probably, but this is no where near as good as Maximum Ride.
    • 3/5
      I admit it. I’ve never read a James Patterson book before. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X was my initiation. I had no idea what to expect from this book going into it. All I knew was that I needed to review it for my school’s student book club. Before I could do that, however, I had to steal back my copy of the book from my 10 year-old son. Something you need to know about my son is that he’s a border-line nonreader. How, I have no idea. You would think it was genetically impossible, but I guess he inherited some mutated gene along the way. He loves Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and graphic novels. But to get him to read anything with more than 100 pages—forget about it. Obviously I nearly stroked out when he hijacked The Dangerous Days of Daniel X before I could read it. The appeal of alien hunters was too great for him to resist. I watched him read the book in 2 days! I saw him sneak a flashlight into his room at night, forfeit his video game time to his younger brother so he could read in the afternoon, and even read while he was eating his breakfast. My heart smiled each time. I had to ask, “What’s so great about that book?” After looking at me like I was one of the aliens in the book, he simply replied, “It’s just awesome.” I pried for a bit more information since he is 10, and he informed me that the writing style is what one him over. He said everything is so detailed that he can “visualize everything in my head.” Reading teachers rejoice! He was using a reading strategy! When I read the book, I had to agree. James Patterson is very descriptive and holds nothing back. It doesn’t matter if you’re reading about a decaying cemetery or exploding alien heads—the quality of the details is the same. I also enjoyed the “voice” that Daniel held throughout the book. He was a riot. Witty, sarcastic, and a bit irrational at times—he was a typical teenage boy. James Patterson did a great job of giving us insight into his thoughts and emotions. As I read, I felt like I knew Daniel. It was as if he was one of the kids walking around in my neighborhood. I think I can safely say this book has massive appeal for boys of all types. It doesn’t matter if they are a reader or not, they will probably enjoy this series. It is overflowing with nonstop action, which will surely keep them flipping the pages long into the night
    • 3/5
      Daniel X is just your typical teenager, he has friends, he goes to school, he gets in arguments with his parents, and he gets annoyed by his little sister, except that these people are all physical manifestations that he creates with his mind. When he was just three years old, his parents were killed by alien outlaw The Prayer, and ever since, Daniel has been tracking down each alien on the Earth's Most Wanted Alien list they left behind. Ergent Seth is #6 on the list, but with his plans to rule the world, with a hint of child labor, he might be more than Daniel X is capable of handling.James Patterson, the much beloved author of the Adult Fiction series Alex Cross, makes his second foray into teen fiction with the Daniel X series. True to style, he keeps the tone light and quippy, with Daniel laughing off the danger he faces, and his imaginary best friends providing assorted comedic relief. While the premise is promising, the execution seems to lack. The plotting is fairly transparent, the character of Daniel X has no real depth, and the conclusion needed a bit more suspense to be effective. Overall, students 12+ might not notice the gaping plot holes, would definitely laugh at the teenage humor, and should enjoy the temporary diversion Dangerous Days of Daniel X provides.
    • 1/5
      I found this book in the library when I was looking at books by James Patterson, the author of the Maximum Ride series. I was expecting a very well written book with lots of unexpected plot twists but to my disappointment this book was very predictable.Though I didn't like this book a lot, I must say it is very unique because it is the only book I've read with 232 pages and 88 chapters, that's about one chapter every 2.6 pages ! This book is about a boy name Daniel who has power to create things from his picture perfect memories. He uses these memories to create even his own dead family members! His parents are dead but this happens in the prologue so it's not really dramatic because you aren't really emotionally connected to them. I find it very hard to explain why the plot is so predictable without spoiling everything but let's just say James Patterson wanted to give us a sense of astonishment and grief but in my opinion ultimately failed at that. In my opinion if my English teacher read this book and could talk to the author he would say exactly what he said to me "Reward a good reader " . Now by that I don't mean make good things come true or do the expected , I mean don't write thing that make no sense just because you are trying to make a semi-good plot twist! ! Also, if you had a friend that you don't remember and didn't see him/her die but someone told you that said friend died would you be angry or sad enough to kill ? Overall, this book to me wasn't a great book but it was pretty bad, I am going to read the Maximum Ride series to see why this author is so popular, as of now it makes no sense to me!
    • 3/5
      Library Summary: "Daniel X was born with the world's most extraordinary power: the power to create. With his secret ability, he can conjure anything and everything, from inanimate objects to living, breathing people. This talent has helped him survive-but couldn't save his parents from being brutally murdered. Discovering a strange list of names, Daniel vows to complete his father's mysterious mission and hunt down his family's assassin. Now, on his own, he must uncover the dark truth behind an apocalyptic struggle that will determine the fate of all mankind. But hot on his trail is a cunning killer-one who knows exactly what Daniel X can do."I LOVED this book! It had just the right content to keep me reading. And the plot was very interesting. I mean, I've never been a fan of books about aliens. But this book kept me reading until I finished it!I love the character of Daniel X. He is funny, brave, and just, well... amazing. I know that I would like him if he were real. I recommend this to all Daniel X fans.
    • 4/5
      A very good storyline with fascinating characters. Nice, short chapters are a plus for reluctant readers!
    • 2/5
      Lindsey liked it and whipped through the whole series. It's above her reading level but WAY too jejune for me.
    • 4/5
      A young boy, around the age of 3 saw his parents get murdered right in front of his eyes. This boy, Daniel was no your ordinary boy. He had powers to help him fight off the aliens, including the one that killed his parents. Daniel had a list of the aliens. He went from bottom to top killing each and everyone of them. Number 6 was Ergent Seth. Daniel didn't realize how strong Seth;'s powers were. The strangest things were happening. But Daniel got the courage and went to fight him. He had killed him but at a high cost. Daniel was lucky to be alive. This book was one of my favorites. I liked the mystery in it. It's different from most books. One thing i didn't like was the author jumped from place to place. The scene changed every couple pages. i wish he would have stayed on the same area for a little longer in the chapters. But other than that i really liked the book. I hope to read the book again!
    • 3/5
      Good for reluctant readers -- very short chapters, not difficult reading, and lots of action. Daniel X is an Alien Hunter, and the sole protector of Earth since the murder of his parents when he was three. His secret abilities include being able to recreate himself in almost any form, and to manipulate things and animals. There's a "List" of all of the nastiest aliens out there who leave destruction and chaos everywhere, and Daniel's going after them one by one, including the worst one who murdered his parents. This is sort of a teenage Men in Black story, good for 6th grade and up.
    • 5/5
      Daniel X has always had unsual abilities to create anything he wants from nothing. Or make anyone do what he wants. But he's had a rough past as well. At 3 years old he was orphaned when an Alien killed his parents searching for a device called The List. The List contains all alien criminals on Terra Firma, or Earth. On his own Daniel found the List and continued on with his parents work, killing the aliens on the List. Daniel vowed to get the alien who killed his parents called The Prayer, who is also #1 on the List. With the help of his imagined family and friends (just another one of his mysterious powers) Daniel starts his career path as an Alien Hunter. About 12 years later Daniel finds himself goin after #6 on the List. He gets captured and as a joke #6 takes Daniel to his home planet revealing to Daniel that he is an alien himself. But his the planet is cover in debre, completely destroyed. Daniel is devestated by the site but still escapes in the numerous underground tunnels. Finding some family left and other Alparians Daniel decides to fight back against Urgent Seth (#6). After the fight Daniel decides he must return to Terra Firma and return the human children that Seth had kidnapped. This is a really good book. I couldn't put it down! A good thing about James Patterson's books is that the chapters are many but really short!
    • 3/5
      Yes it was readable, but the plot, and the main characters complete Marty Stu-ness....A Marty Stu is the male equivalent of a Mary Sue, a character that is perfect, has the exact powers needed, is loved by all right-thinking people etc. Daniel has this in spades. He is an alien hunting aliens who finds himself having serious issues with his latest target. He hunts those offworld aliens who have come to Earth with intentions to kill/enslave/destroy. It is fast paced and does carry you along but afterwards I wondered to myself why I bothered. The Graphic Novel was better and I can't help thinking that this would have been better in graphic format.I won't be looking for the rest of this series.
    • 5/5
      I really like the book with Daniel being an alien himself and an alien hunter.
    • 5/5
      Good book, alot like the maximum ride books. Not quite as good as them, though.
    • 2/5
      An interesting premise, but disappointing delivery. Daniel X is an alien who hunts aliens from a most-wanted list on earth.
    • 4/5
      Matt Jané I liked this book alot there's 80 chaptors so youll keep reading another because its so short. I love the action from all the supernatural events to ridiculous super powers. it' about this kid with super powers and he tries to save the world from psycho path aliens.
    • 3/5
      I've read several of James Patterson's books but I didn't intend to read The Dangerous Days of Daniel X. It didn't appeal to me and frankly it didn't get great reviews. This one won't be great either. The book centers on Daniel. He's a fifteen year old orphan that comes from a long line of alien hunters - outer space not illegal. He is also an alien himself, just a good alien. This gives him super speed, the ability to change form, and a few other unique gifts. Daniel has a list of the twenty bad aliens. The worst of the worst. They apparently are wreaking havoc on earth, of course. Think Men in Black but even sillier. Daniel's goal is to destroy each of those bad aliens.The best thing I can say is that the book was a very quick read. Patterson's typical quick pacing and short paragraphs moved things along. While I never became invested in the character, I was at least slightly entertained by him. He was completely on his own in the world and yet he made the best of it. I give him credit for that.From what I understand this is going to be a series, but I doubt I will go any further. It might appeal to teens, particularly young boys. It isn't horrible, it's just not very good.
    • 5/5
      Daniel X is an alien hunter, who strives to defeat all the numbered aliens on The List. The List, is obviously a list, of all the aliens who cause trouble on Terra Firma also known as Earth. When Daniel was only three years old, both his parents, who were both alien hunters, were murdered by the alien Number 1, The prayer. So now Daniel is determined to kill The Prayer as well as all the other aliens on The List that are causing trouble on Earth. Daniel X also has the greatest super power, the power to create things, and with all his powers, he uses them to defeat alien Number 6. He signs up to go to high school, so that he blends in with other kids. And along the way, he meets this girl who he started to have a crush on, named Phoebe Cook, who as we later find out is alien Number 6 himself, when Daniel and Number 6 finally meet. When they meet, Number 6 tells Daniel about how he shape shifted into being Phoebe so that he can see if he posed any danger. And before Number 6 and his gang brought him up into the ship, they had shot him with an Opus 24/24 assault rifle. They then brought him back to his home planet, where Daniel escaped and was re-united with a piece of his past, his grandmother. His grandmother saved his life by removing the bullet in his stomach. There was a party for Daniel's arrival later on that day. When he woke up the next day, he found a note from his grandmother saying that she has to go help all those who were wounded, so Daniel decided that he would get rid of Number 6 once and for all the next day, and he was successful. He wanted to stay and help rebuild his home planet, but instead, his grandmother told him to go back to Earth, where he will have many more adventures before him.I liked this book, 5 stars. I like how the authors gave the character, Daniel, the power to create, I would love to have that power myself. I would never be lonely that way. I also like the humor, even when Daniel is in a tight situation, theres always some humor there.Its pretty likely that I have never encountered any of the problems that were in this book, since I'm not an alien hunter, but even in more normal everyday events, its never happend to me. Although you could see many imaginative evil plans, and evil and ugly villains in television shows, computer games, etc.I think the theme in the book was don't let your guard down and when you set a goal for yourself, try to reach it, and don't give up just yet, just keep trying and trying till you get there.I would recommend this book to ages 10-15 and/or an audience from ages 10+.
    • 3/5
      This book was ok. I liked the main character, Daniel. He seemed like an interesting kid. The plot could have been delivered better. It seemed choppy and the author jumped around quickly. I’m not the target audience for this series, but as a mom, I’d prefer my kid’s read something with better quality writing. This has the potential to be a fun series and if I have time I’ll see if the second book is better.
    • 2/5
      Daniel X, teenage hero with superpowers that are beyond comprehension, has a list of aliens to which must be destroyed to save humanity. Sounds like a great idea for a series of young adult literature, however right from the first chapter something is amiss. The central character seems almost omnipotent being able to shapeshift, bending the laws of physics out of hand and can create people around him, which are even tangible. This indicates that almost any conceivable barrier seems likely to be overcome, offering little tension or suspense. With an unbelievable hero, the next disappointment comes with the settings in which the first book covers with the story bouncing around, with little focus or plausibility. Some readers who are fresh to YA sci-fi will lap up this easy to read (Patterson style) book, which is definitely frenetic fun. Anyone looking for absorbing, realistically imaginative fiction will be disappointed.
    • 2/5
      Definitely not my kind of book, but I know there are kids out there who will enjoy this so I'll point them toward it. It reminded me of a literary version of Men in Black, the movie with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Stupid, but it will have followers for sure, just not me.
    • 4/5
      This book went really fast! The whole idea of the story went in a blur. I think that James Patterson rushed it a little too much. But I like the idea of how Daniel has these powers and he fights aliens. That's really cool. I also like the fact that he's trying to avenge his parents' deaths. My favourite part was how Daniel finally destroyed Ergent Seth. That was so cool, but so gross! I think this book was definitely worth reading!
    • 2/5
      Daniel X is a teenage alien hunter with a fistful of awesome super-powers who is out to stop dangerous aliens from harming Terra Firma, aka Earth and her inhabitants. I like the idea behind Daniel X, and I really like the authors idea of crossing generation gaps, but I found most of this novel to be just a tad too sophomoric for me.
    • 4/5
      Daniel X is a fifteen year old alien hunter. But he himself is an alien with the power to manipulate objects and influence minds. At three years old his parents where murdered in front of him by the powerful alien, The Prayer, who was in search of a secret list Daniel’s father was protecting.The list contains the names of all the aliens on earth and now Daniel is hunting them down as his parents did before him. Though Daniel would like nothing more than to hunt down and annihilate The Prayer, he’s currently tracking down #6 on the list, Seth. From Earth to space Daniel will do whatever it takes to rid the universe of one mean alien.Though much different from Patterson’s usual writing I enjoyed this one. It was definitely a young adult read and I kept that in mind while forming my opinion. I liked the way the story was just a build up for the series yet it still satisfied enough to make it worth the read. Although super intelligent with astonishing powers he’s still a typical teen and I enjoyed his adventure. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series and recommend this to anyone who loves young adult books, specifically science fiction.
    • 3/5
      Aliens exist. In fact they are everywhere. The infiltration is so large that individual villains have emerged. There is a List. And someone is slowing making their way through it to both defend the Earth and in order to reach #1 to repay a debt. That someone just happens to be another alien. His name is Daniel. He is fifteen. And this novel is the first glimpse of the very dangerous life he leads, and how very lonely that existence is.
    • 3/5
      Not very well put together to be honest. It was like he got bored and wrote a fantasy in 2 minutes. It all moved so fast you barely had time to appreciate the story. I was incredibly disappointed by this book, especially after how much I liked his others. I suppose even my favorite authors sometimes have bad days. I would have taken more time, gone a bit slower, and been a bit more serious. He went so fast and added so much fantasy and alien things that it was like he was covering up for the fact that he had not worked very hard on the story at all.
    • 3/5
      Combine Transformers with Men in Black and add a bit of ET and you have Daniel. It was a fun read but more for the 10 to 11 year old crowd (although the jacket says it's for 10 to 110). Daniel was 3 when his parents were killed by an alien on "The List" his parents possessed. Now, armed with an array of powers, he is off to find the rest of the evil aliens on The List.