Deep Dive #2: Silda the Electric Eel (2)

My 7 year old son is a huge fan of Adam Blade. He loves ALL the books Adam Blade has written. The Deep Dive story is a nice change from the dragons and knights type of stories his other books are.

I love this book because it's a fictional sea universe. Also it's very interesting for people who like action , adventure

My son loves the series.

Good series !

The Kiddo (age 8) and I are actually reading this series in the correct order! He started on the Beastquest books last year, getting them out of the school library in pretty random order. With this series, we started at the beginning, and have now completed the second installment.I like the setting a lot better than the Beastquest world. Beastquest's generic fantasy universe allows "Adam Blade" to fall into well-worn tropes, and it makes for lazy writing. The Sea Quest (aka Deep Dive) books are set in a science fiction "waterworld" that needs to be both fantastical and plausible, while still having the feel of Earth's oceans. This results in some clever ideas for creatures and technology, as well as a lot better descriptive sequences.In fact, the ending of this book, once all the mayhem gets finished, is a very nice quiet scene that is rich in description and does more to develop the setting than anything in the three Beastquest books we've read.Main characters Max and Lia do tend to fall into the hero/sidekick dynamic, and there's a bit of a missed opportunity for Lia to shine when it's her weapon that proves effective against the title monster, only to have Max be the one wielding it in the end.Hey, "Adam Blade", here's an idea: Let the girl win a fight once in a while. Really, it will make your series better. And I promise we won't think any less of Max.I do like that they argue from time to time. Their friendship feels more real when they have to work through some real disagreements.The Kiddo's favorite bit from this book was a line by Rivet (the robodog), "Stupid fish! Clever Max!", which has become something of a new catchphrase for the Kiddo, so the writing is certainly effective in that regard. He also enjoyed the climactic fight scene (which went on for an impressive three chapters), and was even pretty interested in the extended descriptive scene toward the end.

The one problem is the book is too short, otherwise it is amazing. Lots of action and adventure. One of the best series I've read.

Another excellent work by Adam Blade (even if he isn't real). The story offers excitement similar to other Sea Quest books. My son (8) was thrilled by it though on the whole he prefers the Beast Quest series and the Dare Quest series such as  Dare Quest: Queen Cleopatra (Volume 4)

Hi, hi, hi! I am Rivet! I tell you about Deep Dive #2! Silda scary! Snapperfish very mean! Shells to sleep in! Yah!

This series is amazing for 8-10 year old.