So what lets The River of Adventure down for me? Very little, actually. But certain aspects lower the credibility of certain books – for instance overly-contrived situations like where Mrs Mannering had to conveniently go home in Ship and where the plot seems to ramble and lose its way towards the middle of Sea or when the details of a plot just aren't fully thought out, as when Philip is sent to jump from a helicopter in Mountain and the king simply goes off to bed without even bothering to wait around to find out if his magic wings worked and of course I always roll my eyes at the silly, cardboard bad guys, who are routinely outwitted and beaten up by Jack and Philip, not to mention Kiki, who has the uncanny ability to frighten bad guys to death with her voice alone. It's a very tough series of books to place in order in preference, because the standard is so high throughout.
But I have to place River pretty high, perhaps third, after Valley and Island. That's not to say it's the best book in the series, because I still think The Valley of Adventure is best. There's also such a strong sense of "watch your back" in this foreign country that you can't help being glad you're not there yourself. What a great end to the series! The setting and atmosphere is excellent, and I could easily imagine myself walking the dusty streets of the small villages by the river and standing in a crowd watching a snake charmer at work, or lounging about on the deck of the boat and sweltering in the heat.
where? The River of Adventure Review by Keith Robinson (June 23, 2005) Oola pledges himself as Philip's servant from now on!Īfter a narrow escape, the children – along with Tala and Oola – end up in a cave that leads. Philip stops the nasty man from beating the small boy – with Kiki's help. The snake-charming trick gets scary when a "deadly" snake escapes into the crowd!
Philip decides he'd like to take a baby camel home. After many hours of travel to another country, finally they set off along the river in their little boat.
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