Lunatic (The Lost Books #5) Paperback – April 12, 2010

this book really draws you into it. Its an amazing book, if you like fantasy and action books. I am eleven years old and this book was ok for my age. You probably don't want to read it under the age of nine or ten. Some areas of this book can be graphical and can scare younger children. Again, this is a great action and fantasy book, with a little bit of mystery mixed in. This book is a five-star book for sure, if you like these kind of books.

La mayoria como esperaba

I was eagerly waiting for the 5th book in the Lost Books to come out. It was as captivating as the other books and I read it through very quickly. This one, however, I felt a bit disoriented as compared to the previous books. Maybe Dekker wanted it that way, but I had a hard time keeping straight all the new characters and who was in what role. Maybe it would have been better if I read all 6 books at once. I was a bit disappointed that Thomas and some of the characters from the previous books didn't at least make an appearance.

Love all of Ted Dekkers books

Sometime, I grow weary with these books, the author tends to stay in a scene sometimes too long for my taste, like this whole story around Shaeda not even sure who she represents. I believe she is on the evil side and has possessed Johnis. I had the same problem with Chaos, too long underground in darkness. I hope Elyon is in the light.

Lunatic is the 5th book in the Lost book series that picks up right after the events of the 4th book, with the trio of Chosen having recovered the Lost Books and traveling back to "Middle", only 5 years have passed since they were last here so much has changed. Lunatic is also coauthored which given Ted's track record before partnering with Tosca has been shaky at best and this is no exception.People who complained that they didn't recognize some of the characters they had grown close to over the previous 4 books definitely had some reason to complain. While I realize that much of the book the characters were transforming into Horde and obviously affected them and that Johnis apparently has a vampire whispering into his mind, it was definitely difficult to see the characters we knew in this book.Also, the inclusion of Vampires into this distant future seemed sort of "after the fact" since there was no indication of any kind in the circle series of the previous 4 books that they played in part of this reality. That and some sub-par writing here and there kept this from being quite on the same level as the previous books in the series and had me scratching my head in places over some of the choices our characters made.Still, all that being said, the book was not the 1 star effort that others I've read have tried to rate it either. Granted, it's easily the weakest book in the series to this point, but I've definitely read worse and there were some genuinely compelling passages in the book that I enjoyed.The story was split into two parts; Darsal and Marak have the same plot as Thomas and Chelise did in White except for Darsal is just a passive presence in the relationship who's only doing this as penance for God. Because this had just been done, this story felt a little rehashed and even though the writing was a bit easier to get into, it wasn't overly interesting.The other plot is absolutely bizarre and incorporates some nonsensical behavior by both Johnis and Silvie, vampires and rebellious Scabs, the Horde and Albinos, Teelah worshipers and a whole mess more. While the story was interesting because it was new, it also felt out of place and not just because Johnis was acting so strangely.Overall, it wasn't what I consider a "bad" book, but much like Ted's previous coauthored books, they don't represent Ted's best work. (Except for Forbidden which as absolutely awesome). Still, if you've read the first four and are planning on reading Green at some point, you may as well make your way through this and Elyon just to finish the journey.

My son (10 yrs. old), who loves fantasy novels, LOVES this whole series! It is a christian fantasy novel. None of the characters are God or biblical characters, but their traits and roles simulate them (much like the characters of Chronicles of Narnia).

Great story line. It fills in the areas between the circle story line quote nicely. Even if you haven't read the circle series...it's a great read Abby ways!