The Devil's Breath is an exciting adventure story featuring fifteen year old Max Gordon, a high school student at Dartmoor High in England. Dartmoor isn't a normal boys' school. Running, throwing, shooting, fighting, and other skills are taught there along with the regular high school curriculum.

Max rarely sees his father, but he knows he is a dangerous man who often finds trouble investigating crimes in other countries. After Max is out for a run and attacked, he discovers that his father has gone missing. When Max starts getting clues as to where his dad might be, he decides to try and find him, leading him to an adventure in Africa and a possible ecological disaster.

This was an action packed story with lots of twists and turns. There are a few mystical elements to the story that aren't explained in detail, but they do add depth. Anyone who likes mystery and adventure will love this story. ( )

The Devil's Breath by David Gilman is an excellent book. The book starts off with an English school boy (Max Gordan) who is taking a relaxing stroll in the evening. Suddenly bullets are shot at him and when he ducks to take cover he can here another person trying to get him. Max barely escapes that problem and immediately when he reaches the school he finds out that his dad is missing. His dad has left nothing to him except one clue which Max cannot decipher. Max must face many enemies in this book from Shaka Chang to Mr.Slye or just the random people who come in to the story to shoot him. There is a bit too much violence like when the book describes in great detail as a man is devoured by a lion but all in all the book is not that bad. Each chapter ends in a great cliffhanger and I managed to read the entire book in one sitting. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good action story.

This book is about Max Gordan. He's looking for his father somewhere in Africa. Right before Max left for Africa, an assasin comes after Max. Max runs into the shooting zone and somebody shoots the assasin unintentionally saving Max's life. Max finds his father with the help of a Bushmen boy called !Koga. Max also stops Shaka Chang from destroying the dam and flooding Max's friend, Kallie's village.
This book was interesting. Max was nearly killed so many times in this book. At one point of the book, I thought that Max was killed by a lioness but the lioness had went after a murderer. This book was a little confusing at times but was enjoyable. ( )

I have mixed thoughts about this book. Let me start off that I had to put it on hold for a bit because I didn't have time to continue reading it (Life has its moments). The beginning of the book was very interesting but at the same time a bit dull. Max Gordon is a fifteen-year old boy who attends an all boy school called Dartmoor High, which is located in England. The story begins with an assassin following Max as he is running through the remote part of the school grounds during his spare time.

The assassin is then killed in his attempt to kill Max. The school is near a Military training facility and the killer was caught in the middle of a shooting session. Max then learns that his father has gone missing in Namibia. He also starts to realize that someone wants him dead, but who? Max makes the decision to runaway and search for his Father in Africa in which a great and dangerous adventure lies before him.

I found the whole adventure in Africa to be thrilling. I think Max is a good protagonist, especially for boys. He's headstrong, smart, and can handle situations well under pressure. The descriptions of the Namibia really brought the story to life. My only problem was that in certain parts of the story, there was more telling then showing. This made the story lag a bit and made it a bit difficult to continue reading.

This was a good start in a series. I'm sure the other books will be as interesting as this one. If you're in the mood for an action packed read, then check this one out! ( )

A great adventure/survival story with a little bit of fantasy worked into the plot. Max Gordon suddenly finds his life in danger and at almost the same time, Max's dad, Tom Gordon disappears in Namibia. When some mysterious clues come his way and no one else seems to be looking for his dad, Max sets out on his own to find him. ( )