Reflex (Jumper Book 2)

Please, in the name of decency, write another novel in your series that picks up where Reflex left off -- in your own, original storyline -- and forget about the abysmal film adaptation and almost equally abysmal "Griffin's Story." Because no author should be forced to write fan fiction in his own universe. Mmmkay? At the very least, make something up about the movie timeline being a parallel universe to your first one.

As for Reflex itself, all the positive commentators here were right on the money. This is me adding my "aye!"

Teleportation disease is catching.

The main character from the first book, Davy, is drugged and abducted after his government minder is killed. An extremely ethically challenged group based around a company that gets involved in wars, political coups and other such things for business reasons wants him to use his power for them.

They make two mistakes, in that their testing of his abilities allows him to discover more ways to use his power, and the fact that his wife is now also able to jump after travelling with him so many times.

Jumper was recommended to me years ago, though I'd at that time never heard of it or Gould. But I read it and loved it, and it's in my the store list of Lesser Known Good Sci-Fi. I was stoked to find out a sequel was written. Gould did even better, I feel, in Reflex. The story unfolds at just the right pace, always keeping you reading, and the developments and twists are well thought out. The ending is very satisfactory, yet open enough that he could produce a third book in the series.

Reflex is probably one of the best novels I've read this year. Read Jumper and then Reflex.

This is a serviceable action yarn featuring teleportation, which like flying and being invisible is probably a talent everyone has fantasized about. Since his first appearance (and disappearance and reappearance and disappearance, . . .) in the novel Jumper, Davy Rice has married, and, miraculously, when the chips are down it turns out that Davy's wife Millie is able to teleport too. What are the odds of his marrying someone like that, I wonder. Anyway, the scene-changes are fast and furious as Millie flits about finding Davy and wresting him from the clutches of a powerful agency that has drugged him and implanted a nasty nerve-stimulator that makes him run at both ends when he strays beyond the agency's bounds. You can imagine his problem -- if he jumps out of their clutches, he's debilitated by a lot of very unpleasant digestive eruptions. And it turns out the implant is booby-trapped to explode if you try to remove it.

Mr. Gould is a competent writer, but he gives this novel neither the wit nor philosophical richness to explore broadly what teleportation might imply. Indeed, Davy, whose only interesting feature is his rare talent, has, up to his abduction, apparently been content to use his ability merely to haul stuff hither and yon at the behest of the National Security Agency. It's only when his freedom is seriously threatened that he begins to explore the full scope and nature of his gift.

This is a great sequel to Jumper which you should read first but dont have to because they catch you up with all you need. This is about Davy and how Millie (the wife) and the NSA try to Save him but with twists and turns.

I found a 3rd book Griffins Storys (Jumper) as a 3rd book but about someone totally different whose parents apparently arent Millies and Davys. I bet it'll be great like the others but wish Davy and Millie were back and taught him...

This is a great sequel to Jumper which you should read first but dont have to because they catch you up with all you need. This is about Davy and how Millie (the wife) and the NSA try to Save him but with twists and turns.

I found a 3rd book Griffins Storys (Jumper) as a 3rd book but about someone totally different whose parents apparently arent Millies and Davys. I bet it'll be great like the others but wish Davy and Millie were back and taught him...

I loved Jumper, but I would never have believed the sequel could be so good. After all, we already know about the teleporting, right? And when the hero has become this powerful, how can a sequel deliver?

Well, for me, this book delivered. It hooked me from the very beginning (wisely keeping the focus on Davy's wife), and kept me interested throughout. I can't ask for any more than that, and it gets five stars from me.

I loved Jumper, but the sequel, Reflex, is even better. Jumper barely scratched the surface on teleportation. Gould explores the science and ramifications of teleportation, while giving us more of the characters we love, Davy and Millie. Even more excitement and more energy than Jumper, and it's even more tightly plotted. Kidnappings, twists and turns, an amazingly imaginative climax--this is great science fiction and great writing. I couldn't put this book down. Hopefully they'll make a movie of this one--and follow the book this time! Very highly recommended.

Reflex was good, maybe even better than jumper the first book. I hope there is a third book in the series where he uses and tries new talents. I wasnt sure what the end would be like with a sort of "twist" near the end. GREAT read. I plan to read wildside also by Steven Gould.

Steven Gould has done it again with the sequal to his original book Jumper. This book begins several years after the original and has allowed plenty of time for the two main characters Davey and Millie to truly develop as a couple. Now married the two face new challenges and adventures well beyond anything they have face before. As the book progressed, I was completely unable to put it down. I found myself reading it work, home, and while sitting at stoplights. I read it as close to non stop as possible. Steven Goulds writing style and creative flair are truly sensational, and I look forward to more possible books in this series. I gave the book the highest ranking of 5 stars but deserves far more.

I have a penchant for fiction/fantasy novels with identifiable characters who are either given exceptional gifts or placed into unusual situations. I thoroughly enjoyed Jumper and Reflex and am anxiously awaiting Impulse.

Jumper was good. Reflex is great. It is very well thought out and you can tell Glould has not simlpy picked up where he left off with Jumper but put a lot of thought into this sequel. I am so glad he doesn't have Davy crying like a little sissy like he did in Jumper. I seriously thought it was a female author at first.

Read Jumper first if you haven't already. Then read Reflex. Then wait... if there isn't a third book there will be some very upset readers out there.

Very interesting read and a real page turner! If you are familiar with the original Jumper book or movie you will definitely enjoy this book! I particularly enjoyed the newly discovered "jumping trick" that was discovered towards the end, along with the revelation of another jumper!

REFLEX, the sequel to JUMPER, is set over ten years after the first book and finds Davy the teleport married to Millie, the girlfriend from Oklahoma, and doing free-lance jobs for the NSA he used to hate. After Davy is kidnapped and held by super-bad guys, Millie discovers she can teleport, too. So, the rest of the book is jumping around all over the planet, too much like a video game for my taste. I feel as I did with JUMPER, that this book would have been a real gem if there had been more character development. As it was, the characters could all be summed up with one stereotypical sentence, such as "Pretty psychologist", "Crazy black lady", "Kid from abused home", etc.

The sequel to Jumper is a welcome change from first-person to a broader perspective. It's also a little darker. It's still very entertaining. Like after the first book I'm anxious to read the next chapter in the series.

Gould has a talent for plot and pace. The sequel to Jumper keeps you moving swiftly through entertaining machinations, always through the prism of Gould's particular sense of boyish adventure. Slightly less adolescent than previous works (which I enjoyed anyway). I give 4 stars only because the writing cannot be said to be first-rate. What is first-rate is Gould's sense of fun!

Wonderfully entertaining experience. Converging plot lines make this an exciting and suspenseful novel. Easy suspension of disbelief creates a "James Bond" quality of excitement. An ending as exciting as the one in his book "Helm"! I was on the edge of my seat until I finished it!

Good sequel to Jumper; the parts concerning the negative conditioning process do tend to go on more than is really interesting but serve their purpose in the sequel to this sequel (Impulse). These books are neither science fiction nor fantasy, and seem intended for older teens or "young adults" (which probably makes them most interesting to younger teens). They are well edited and the characterizations are well done. Very easy reading, nothing intellectually challenging and no background requirements for the reader. The only thing which I find lacking is a better, more scientifically credible explanation of the jump, though the description of the "stationary jump" is very good. Excellent recreational reading.

Everything I liked about Jumper was missing here. The few things I disliked about Jumper were spotlighted here. The book may have been well-written but it was too painful to read. I felt myself cringe every time I picked it up. After 150 pages, I could no longer even pick it up. I am fan of Wildside, Helm and Blind Waves, so I haven't looked forward to a book this much in a while. I expected more of the discovery and amazement, but instead read something about torture and despair. I realize it probably got better as the hero overcame the odds, but I just couldn't get there.

I loved Jumper, and have given copies to friends. But I don't recommend this to anybody. There is too much suffering and misery for the lead character as he is kept prisoner. I usually have no problem with the protagonists overcoming adversity. But this just seemed sick to me.

Did'nt anyone notice that 'Jumper and Reflex' is a watered down pansy version of possibly the best nasty, snarling, exciting
science fiction book ever written? Read "The Stars My destination" by Alfred Bester, 1956 publishing date. The Stars My Destination Steven Gould should give credit where credit is due.......just sayin'.........