The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
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Over the weekend I read The Dangerous Days of Daniel X. It is a sci-fi book about a 15 year old alien 
hunter who also happens to be an alien. The book is written for young adults I think but older adults will also be entertained. It was a very fun read and the story felt like something out of Men in Black. Fun and exciting and not to gruesome…although it has its moments.
The story is told from the first person which makes it feel as though we are following Daniel as he journeys around the world to hunt and kill all the bad aliens on ”The List”. This list was given to him by his parents who were savagely murdered in front of Daniel when he was only 3 by alien number #1 on said list. The further down the list you go…the more powerful and dangerous the alien. Daniel takes up where his parents left off, as they were alien hunters too.
Some interesting things I like about the character were his abilities to manifest other people to be companions. His parents are long dead but Daniel manifests parents in the images of his own when he is lonely or he needs to explain to authorities that he really does have parents. He also manifests friends because he is hesitant to find any real ones. Daniel is a very like-able and humorous character. I love how he is able to handle himself with adults who talk down to him too. I also love how responsible Daniel is. He is still a teenager after all but the weight of his responsibilities and the fact that he has had to navigate without parents has really helped him grow as a person and he is not your typical teen.
This particular story follows along as he attempts to hunt alien #6 who is abducting children and trafficking them off the planet to be slaves and pets for other aliens. Alien #6 is far stronger than Daniel and has amazing abilities of his own which makes for a very tense story with lots of nail biting moments and wondering how this story can possibly be turned around.
The book was very well written, very entertaining, and takes the reader on one exciting and slightly terrifying journey through a part of our planet that we “humans” don’t see. There are more stories about Daniel X to come. This book features a chapter of the next adventure as well.
Happy reading!
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