The Named

The Named
By Marianne Curley
Bloomsbury, 2005. 332 pgs. Young Adult

As one of the Named, 16-year-old Ethan is charged with secretly protecting history from the Order of Chaos - an evil group that seeks to alter the past to achieve ultimate power in the present. Ethan is given orders to train his first apprentice, 15-year-old Isabel Becket, in a few short weeks. The two are aided by innate abilities - Ethan's manipulation of images and objects, and Isabel's healing powers. Soon history and lives are at stake, and their quest has become a personal one, with Ethan discovering that people and events are not always as they appear.

I really enjoyed both Ethan's and Isabel's characters, as well as the voyages into history, the developing of their powers, and the unraveling of this secret world and the unexpected characters that play a part in their lives. I can't wait to read more in this series.

BHG