The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos
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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. An Imprint Book Review: Great book! - I honestly really enjoyed this book, though the plot can be slow moving at times. It's great to get insight to Fox Mulder and where the conspiracy started. We even get to know a bit more about X and CSM in this story. The theme of these two books centers around Beyond Beyond during spring break for both Mulder and Scully and plays a big part of these two books. Review: Excellent Book - Garcia's writing is highly readable and her story here is fast-paced and interesting. She's clearly done her homework as this book is riddled with X-Files Easter eggs and references. I read this book in one sitting and plan on tackling the companion volume, Devil's Advocate, later this week. If you're an X-Files fan, you'll really enjoy this novel.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 220 Reviews |
V**Y
Great book!
I honestly really enjoyed this book, though the plot can be slow moving at times. It's great to get insight to Fox Mulder and where the conspiracy started. We even get to know a bit more about X and CSM in this story. The theme of these two books centers around Beyond Beyond during spring break for both Mulder and Scully and plays a big part of these two books.
T**9
Excellent Book
Garcia's writing is highly readable and her story here is fast-paced and interesting. She's clearly done her homework as this book is riddled with X-Files Easter eggs and references. I read this book in one sitting and plan on tackling the companion volume, Devil's Advocate, later this week. If you're an X-Files fan, you'll really enjoy this novel.
R**D
Entertaining, but X-Files Mythology Scenes are Forced
Kami Garcia's "The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos" follows a seventeen-year-old Fox Mulder as he and two friends investigate a serial killer in the late 1970s. Garcia's writing resembles that of Ernest Cline or the show "Stranger Things" with her references to elements of pop culture from the period. The story itself is fast-paced and her young Mulder compelling, but the overall effect is somewhat jarring. Any attempt to create an origin story for a character as steeped in the mythology of modern popular culture as Fox Mulder is bound to come up short or feel forced. The inclusion of X and the Cigarette Smoking Man and references to the conspiracy feel forced at times, especially in contrast to Mulder's own drive to help those who disappeared under similar conditions as his sister (this element resembles "Paper Hearts," one of the best standalone episodes of the series). Fans of "The X-Files" will likely enjoy this novel, but those new to the franchise should begin with the television series for their origins.
B**E
Awesome book
I loved the X- Files and I am grateful for these authors for keeping the series alive. Years ago I was touring Scotland with my mother; we stayed a couple of nights in a B& B castle on a rather remote island. The hostess cooked fantastic good taken directly from the garden and chickens she tended. There was another couple staying there and English wasn't their first language but table conversation caught fire when the X- Files was mentioned.... So my gratitude is expressed again. The author nailed Mulder's youth.... A great deal like his adult personality. Thank you!!!!
T**A
Item as described
Came in the exact condition that here announced. Came with a great surprise. Has the autograph of the author.
N**G
Por Que Kami, Por Que???
Oh Kami, I'm a grown woman that read most of the "Creatures" books until it became all about Ridley and I saw 3 minutes of the Horrible "Beautiful Creatures" movie before I became enraged at how it was not like the book at all... I have also read several of Kami's short stories in sci fi books I read. Where is this going? I'm obsessed with the X-Files. Although she does show where Mulder's obsession began, it reads like one of Kami's cheeseball teen romance books and one of the main characters is in complete contradiction with the show!!! I'm sure all you X Files fans will notice it immediately. And Kami ends stories with no explanation to put it all together and that was just not acceptable to me! I've started on Devil's Advocate and feel John Maberry is not writing a cheeseball teen romance book about one of the greatest shows of all time.
C**N
Loved it. Great reading about Mulder as a teenager ...
Loved it. Great reading about Mulder as a teenager and how it affected him as an adult. When will the sequel be released?
M**0
If you like the x files
If you like the x files, you will enjoy this book. It’s a fast read would love to see another one written to keep following Mulder
V**O
Genial
Soy una fan de Expediente X desde que soy una niña y esta novela sobre los orígenes de Mulder me pareció maravillosa, un buen aperitivo para devorar la serie.
D**N
Its X Files x
An excellent read if you like the X files
L**Y
Feedback
I liked the book very much, it came in time and it was in very good condition
R**A
Muito bom!
Atendeu as minhas expectativas! Excelente história, fez jus a série, praticamente não dá para piscar os olhos! Para os fãs de X-files, foi um grande presente! Amei!
C**N
Very good
Great story and very Nice young Mulder! Beautiful edition and amazing well written. You really need to read if you like txf!
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