History Literature / DanielX

* RuleOfCool: Attempted at the expense of [[FridgeLogic logic]].

* [[JustForPun Daniel X]] [[DeusExMachina Machina]]: When Daniel can [[RealityWarper just imagine himself out of a situation,]] his excuse to the audience for not imagining himself out of said earlier was that he was "distracted." However, the most [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] example is the end of the last book, where [[spoiler: [[TheHeroDies Daniel is killed by Number 1]] and immediately [[CameBackStrong Comes Back Strong]] with all of his dead friends (all of whom we are then told could come back to life AT ANY POINT IN THE SERIES, and not just in Daniel's imagination.)]] And it doesn't stop there: [[spoiler: After a seven-day battle with Number 1 and his army, Daniel decides to go up against Number 1 one-on-one to the death, even if it was explained several times that it would guarantee the destruction of them both. But at the last possible second, Daniel's father comes back to life as well. [[MakeMyMonsterGrow He grows 1700 feet tall,]] [[BigDamnHeroes pulls Daniel to safety,]] and immediately pulls a TakingYouWithMe to Number 1. [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing Series ends with a huge party.]]]]

** TheChick: Dana, TheHeart of the group and the closest thing Daniel has to a consistent LoveInterest.

* GodOfEvil: Number 1 on the List, aka [[TheRedBaron the Prayer.]]

There are five more books in the series, ''Watch the Skies'', ''Demons and Druids'', ''Game Over'', ''Armageddon,'' and ''Lights Out.'' And like Patterson's earlier ''Literature/MaximumRide'' series, Creator/YenPress is adapting it into an OELManga by Creator/SeungHuiKye.

* AlienAninals: Elephants were a gift from Alpar Nok.

* PhysicalGod: Daniel comes off as this combined with his DOZEN other superpowers one wonders what exactly Daniel can't do.

''The Dangerous Days of Daniel X'' is a novel by Creator/JamesPatterson and co-author Michael Ledwidge, written in the same vein as his Maximum Ride series. Patterson returns to the realm of science fiction in this novel. It was released on July 21, 2008.

Daniel X, who has no other last name, has the best superpower ever: The power to create. He can create real objects, including people, with only his mind. In addition, he has super-speed (he outran a truck travelling at 100 miles per hour) and super-strength (he can flip a car in a somersault). He is also granted an extra long memory.

* CardCarryingVillain: All the bad guys appear to be this.
* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover to the first book features the titular character holding The List; the problems is that it is depicted as a literal paper list, whereas in the book it is actual stored on an alien computer system. Granted it is mentioned that The List’s appearance can be altered, but it still never appears as an actual paper list in the book(Though it once appear as an old book once.

* AsYouKnow: At the start of each book, Daniel explains to the reader how he’s an alien, how he hunts aliens on Earth, [[DeathByOriginStory why he hunts aliens on Earth,]] and [[YouKilledMyFather how much he wants to kill Number 1.]] Sometimes [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]], since Daniel feels like telling this again to the viewer [[ViewersAreMorons after a chapter or two.]]

* TotallyRadical: Just like James Patterson’s [[Literature/MaximumRide other young]] [[WitchAndWizard adult series]]

''The Dangerous Days of Daniel X'' is a novel by James Patterson and co-author Michael Ledwidge, written in the same vein as his Maximum Ride series. Patterson returns to the realm of science fiction in this novel. It was released on July 21, 2008.