The Named

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The Named by Marianne Curley is the first book in the Guardians of Time Trilogy.

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1 Narration
2 Setting
3 Statistics
4 See also
5 External links
- 5.1 Official sites
- 5.2 Fansites

[edit] Narration

As with all of the Guardians of Time books, the prologue is written in third person while all the chapters are written in first person, switching points of view between the two narrators. The two narrators are Ethan and Isabel. They are together for most of the book.

[edit] Setting

The story is set in Angel Falls which is located above the ancient city of Veridian. Angel Falls is a small, fictional, town set near the Australian bush. The descriptions of the high schools implies that the town is smaller than average.

The story is set in the present or near-present time. Some of the story takes place in the past, in a variety of times/places. For example, one of the earlier missions that Isabel takes with Ethan is to Medieval England, as well as colonial America.

[edit] Statistics

Written during:
Release date: 2002
- October 4th 2002, in the United States (other country release dates)
Sales:
Pages: 333 (US edition)
Price: $11.02 (according to amazon.com)

The Named has been meet with wide approval by fans and critics alike. A reviewer on Borders.com wrote that "why can't every book in this world be as exciting and suspenseful as this book!!?? It just makes me want to cry!!! I absolutely loved this book." The most common negative reviews that The Named, and the other two books in the series, has received is complaints that the character development is poor and the action sequences are too quick, with major events occurring in a matter of sentences.