CHERUB: Dark Sun
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Dark Sun is a World Book Day novella in the popular CHERUB
series by Robert Muchamore
. It fits into the series between the books The Sleepwalker and The General.
is on an undercover mission to befriend the son of notorious activist, Kurt Lydon, and change the plan of his nuclear system. Rat is soon invited to a sleepover by Lydon's son George and after defeating a group of bullies in a fight earns further popularity from George and his overweight Chinese friend, Zhang.
Back at campus, Lauren Adams
, Jake Parker and Andy Lagan are forced to do physical training on the assault course after messing around in front of a guest speaker. Although overseen by volunteers James Adams
and Bruce Norris, Andy is severely injured but still takes part in the mission, posing as Rat's Scottish cousin.
At the sleepover, Rat and Andy sedate George, Zhang and Lydon's wife and begin hacking into Lydon's laptop but are interrupted by George's older sister, Sophie. She badly injures Rat by breaking a vase over his head. After a vicious struggle, the boys sedate her and finish the job.
The book ends with Lydon and several other suspects being imprisoned and a new library being opened at campus on World Book Day.
CHERUB
CHERUB is a series of young adult spy novels, written by the English author Robert Muchamore, focusing around a division of the British Security Service named CHERUB, which employs minors, predominantly orphans, as intelligence officers...
series by Robert Muchamore
Robert Muchamore
Robert Kilgore Muchamore is an English author, most notable for writing the CHERUB and Henderson's Boys novels.-Prior to writing:...
. It fits into the series between the books The Sleepwalker and The General.
Plot summary
Greg "Rat" RathboneGreg Rathbone
Gregory "Rat" Rathbone is a character in the CHERUB Series. He was born in the Australian outback as the youngest son of the Leader of the religious cult; 'The Survivors'. He is also the on-off boyfriend of Lauren Adams.-Background and early life:...
is on an undercover mission to befriend the son of notorious activist, Kurt Lydon, and change the plan of his nuclear system. Rat is soon invited to a sleepover by Lydon's son George and after defeating a group of bullies in a fight earns further popularity from George and his overweight Chinese friend, Zhang.
Back at campus, Lauren Adams
Lauren Adams
Lauren Adams is one of the principal protagonists in the fictional book series CHERUB by British author Robert Muchamore and the sister of James Adams, the main protagonist...
, Jake Parker and Andy Lagan are forced to do physical training on the assault course after messing around in front of a guest speaker. Although overseen by volunteers James Adams
James Adams (character)
James Robert Anthony Adams is the main character of the CHERUB series by British author Robert Muchamore. He is a prominent part of all the First Series Cherub books: The Recruit, Class A, Maximum Security, The Killing, Divine Madness, Man Vs...
and Bruce Norris, Andy is severely injured but still takes part in the mission, posing as Rat's Scottish cousin.
At the sleepover, Rat and Andy sedate George, Zhang and Lydon's wife and begin hacking into Lydon's laptop but are interrupted by George's older sister, Sophie. She badly injures Rat by breaking a vase over his head. After a vicious struggle, the boys sedate her and finish the job.
The book ends with Lydon and several other suspects being imprisoned and a new library being opened at campus on World Book Day.
Major Characters
- Greg "Rat" RathboneGreg RathboneGregory "Rat" Rathbone is a character in the CHERUB Series. He was born in the Australian outback as the youngest son of the Leader of the religious cult; 'The Survivors'. He is also the on-off boyfriend of Lauren Adams.-Background and early life:...
- Unlike the main novels, in which James and Lauren are the main characters, Rat is the main protagonist of Dark Sun. He is going out with Lauren. - Andy Lagan - Despite never having had a major role before, Andy appears prominently. It is revealed that he is especially skilled with computer hacking although he is poor at push-ups.
- Lauren AdamsLauren AdamsLauren Adams is one of the principal protagonists in the fictional book series CHERUB by British author Robert Muchamore and the sister of James Adams, the main protagonist...
- Lauren appears prominently in the second chapter and her long-term rivalry with Jake Parker is again shown. It is noted in the epilogue that she and Rat have renewed their relationship and are now boyfriend and girlfriend again. - Jake Parker- Jake appears briefly, having caused Zara a lot of trouble due to his pranks. He is punished severely with loss of pocket money, laps and physical training on the assault course.
- James AdamsJames Adams (character)James Robert Anthony Adams is the main character of the CHERUB series by British author Robert Muchamore. He is a prominent part of all the First Series Cherub books: The Recruit, Class A, Maximum Security, The Killing, Divine Madness, Man Vs...
- The protagonist of the original series appears in a brief cameo assisting Miss Speaks on the assault course (as previously seen in The Fall).