The Forbidden Stone (#1 The Copernicus Legacy) / Tony Abbott / 419 pages

The Copernicus Legacy - The Forbidden Stone is an action packed adventure and mystery that captures the reader’s attention quickly and completely. This is the first of 12 novels and novellas that will tell the story and in each one an important relic must be found to ultimately save the world.

Filled with action and adventure, this story moves along at the speed of light even as it delivers quite a healthy dose of history and science. I was quite amazed at how seamlessly the author was able to integrate so many educational elements into this story without sacrificing the narrative. I learned quite a bit about Copernicus without ever feeling like the information was just getting dumped. The settings are quite dazzling, giving this book an uncommon scope for a title aimed at this age group. This is Davinci Code light and will be sure to find many fans among the 9 to 12 year old set.