Agent of chaos : X-Files : origins #1 / Kami Garcia.

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Author:

Garcia, Kami

ISBN:

9781250119568

Edition:

First edition

Physical Description:

307 pages ; 25 cm.

Series:

X-Files : Origins

General Note:

"#1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures"--Dust jacket.

Abstract:

In the spring of 1979, seventeen-year-old Fox Mulder is the new senior in high school--his father's way of trying to help the family move on after the disappearance of Mulder's little sister. But when a local boy turns up dead and another child is abducted, Mulder can't stop himself from getting involved, and finds himself on the trail of a serial killer.--adapted from book jacket.

Subject Term:

Mulder, Fox (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.

High school seniors -- Juvenile fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Juvenile fiction.

Kidnapping -- Investigation -- Juvenile fiction.

Mystery and detective stories -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

Washington (D.C.) -- Juvenile fiction.

Genre:

Suspense fiction -- Juvenile fiction.

Added Uniform Title:

X-files (Television program)

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Summary

How did Fox Mulder become a believer? The X-Files Origins has the answers in this young adult, science-fiction origin story from the #1 New York Times -bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures , Kami Garcia.

Read this dark thriller to find out why millions of people became obsessed with The X-Files .

In the spring of 1979, seventeen-year-old Fox Mulder has bigger problems than applying for college. Five years ago, his younger sister disappeared from their home and was never heard from again. Mulder blames himself, and his mother blames his father, who has retreated into his top-secret work for the State Department. In Fox's senior year, his dad has moved him to Washington, DC--away from his friends on Martha's Vineyard.

While Mulder doesn't mind the fresh start and not being known as "that kid with the missing sister," he's still obsessed with finding Samantha. So when a local boy turns up dead and another child is abducted, Mulder can't stop himself from getting involved. Could there be a link to his sister's case? As he uncovers the truth, Mulder and his friends find themselves on the trail of a serial killer.

Sucked into a world where conspiracies, the occult, and madness overlap, Fox Mulder starts to believe.

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Reviews (1)

Booklist Review

Before he became an FBI agent, Fox Mulder was a teenager dealing with the weight of his distant father's expectations for him. When children in Washington, D.C., are kidnapped, Mulder is reminded of his own sister's unresolved disappearance. He's determined to find the abductor, but who will believe a teenage investigator? Though it's sometimes hampered by its ties to the X-Files universe, a franchise old enough that Garcia's target audience might not be all that familiar with it, the story has good bones. She's very adept at writing teenagers, and high-school readers will identify as Mulder chafes at restrictions. The mystery is gripping and will definitely keep readers turning pages, though they might be disappointed by the lukewarm, albeit realistic, resolution. A bit of light romance and a solidly crafted 1979 setting add spice to the tale, even as the shadowy figures tailing Mulder water the story down. Those figures are straight out of the TV and movie series, but readers don't necessarily need to have watched either to follow along with the adventures of Mulder and his friends.--Wildsmith, Snow Copyright 2010 Booklist