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Alex Unlimited: The Vosarak Code
Dan Jolley. Tokyopop/Pop Fiction, $7.99 paper (224p)
ISBN 978-1-4278-0122-7

Jolley, penning the first original novel for
Tokyopop's Pop Fiction prose imprint, starts things
off with a bang. Eighteen-year-old Alexandra Benno, a
naïve and emotionally immature teenager, has grown up
under the protection of the Bureau of General
Operations, a clandestine organization based in the
nation's capital. Despite outward appearances,
Alexandra is exceptionally gifted-she possesses the
ability, through intense concentration, to summon
versions of herself from alternate realities. These
replicas are specialists in a vast array of arenas,
from hostage negotiation to theoretical physics.
Additionally, they are-invariably-gorgeous, worldly
and the center of attention once they arrive, leaving
Alex to stew on the sidelines. The latest replica Alex
summons is Rachel (duplicates Alexes are referred to
by their middle names), an expert on a dead language
known as Vosarak. An artifact containing both Vosarak
and Aramaic-a Rosetta stone of sorts-has been stolen,
and Alex convinces her superiors to let her actively
participate in this mission. Alex and Rachel soon
discover that Vosarak has the ability to affect
machinery and the human mind, and SKAR, the criminal
organization behind the theft, plans to use the relic
to control the human race telepathically. The
breakneck pace and the cinematic quality of Jolley's
writing should keep action fans turning the pages of
this first installment in a planned series. Ages
13-up. (May) 

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