Rise of the Elgen (41 page)

ALSO BY RICHARD PAUL EVANS

MICHAEL VEY

THE PRISONER OF CELL 25

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Evans, Richard Paul.

Michael Vey : rise of the Elgen / by Richard Paul Evans. p. cm.

Sequel to: Michael Vey, the prisoner of cell 25

Summary: Fifteen-year-old Michael Vey, born with Tourette’s syndrome and special electromagnetic powers, joins his techno-genius best friend and an alliance of other “electric” teenagers to battle powerful foes in the jungles of Peru, where Michael learns the Order of Elgen’s plan to “restructure” the world.

ISBN 978-1-4424-5414-9 (alk. paper)

ISBN 978-1-4424-5462-0 (eBook)

[1. Friendship—Fiction. 2. Electricity—Fiction. 3. Tourette syndrome—Fiction.

4. Peru—Fiction. 5. Science fiction.] I. Title. II. Title: Rise of the Elgen.

PZ7.E89227Mi 2012 [Fic]—dc23 2012022717