The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages is a new title in the The Mysterious Benedict Society series, published on September 24, 2019. The title includes a new member of The Mysterious Benedict Society and is set several years following the group's previous adventure, with Constance Contraire now a pre-teen girl(12).
The cover shows the group on a small plane with a Ten Man on the back. Kate, Constance, and Sticky are balanced on the airplane's wings; the new character, a boy named Tai Li, is in the cockpit with Reynie.
A preview of the book's first chapter was released in May 2019.[1]
Publisher's summary[]
The brilliant and beloved gang from the New York Times bestselling series is back!
Since The Mysterious Benedict Society debuted twelve years ago, the series has become a modern classic, drawing comparisons to J.K. Rowling and Roald Dahl and selling over three million copies. Some time has passed since the inimitable quartet of Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance have had a mission together. But with the arrival of a new Society member -- and a new threat -- they must reunite to face dilemmas more dangerous than ever before, including the villainous Mr. Curtain and a telepathic enemy tracking their every move, not to mention a dramatically preteen Constance.
In its triumphant return, the Society encounters all new challenges, but the series' trademark sly humor, sweet camaraderie, hairsbreadth escapes, and mind-bending puzzles are all as engaging as ever. Fans of the series will be thrilled to see the Society has grown up a little with them, while a new generation of readers will fall in love with these irresistible adventures. Amazon listing
Summary[]
Reynie and the others have grown up, and the story starts with a young boy named Tai (a new character), coming into the room and introducing himself. We also learn that he is five. Later, Kate jumps out of an airplane to get to reunite with Sticky and Reynie. Later on, Constance joins them, not a “mean-ager“ in Kate’s words. They eventually end up with Constance introducing Tai M. Li as a telepath, just like Constance. Then, we learn that Mr. Benedict is going to guard his brother, a prisoner at the KEEP.
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