The ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, and as a result, strange things are happening in Henrietta. Adam, having made a personal sacrifice to wake the lines, seems to be withdrawing more and more from his friends. Ronan, rough as ever, is falling into deeper and deeper dreams, and the consequences of his dreams […]
Archives for September 2013
Review | The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen
2013-09-27 · by ·
Jaron has just taken the throne of Carthya and is trying to settle into his role as King. But before he can even take a deep breath, someone attempts to assassinate him and rumors of war are threatening his kingdom. Desperate times call for desperate measures and Jaron is no stranger to the challenges of […]
Which Banned Book Week books have you read?
2013-09-26 · by ·
This is Banned Book Week. Have you read a banned book before? With no small amount of curiosity, I set out to discover what qualifies as a banned book. I was curious to see what books end up getting banned and somewhat surprised to find that books of a quality both high and low end […]
Review | Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson [Blog Tour]
2013-09-26 · by ·
Attack of the Books! is very excited to be participating in Shadow Mountain’s Blog Tour for Blackmoore: A Proper Romance by Julianne Donaldson. Despite her meddlesome mother’s plans for her, Kate Worthington has made the decision that she will never marry. Instead, she plans to travel to India with a beloved aunt. But Kate’s mother […]
Review on an unfinished book | Psychoshop by Alfred Bester and Roger Zelazny
2013-09-24 · by ·
Life is just too short. Let’s be completely honest: we all pick up books for various reasons. A recommendation from a trusted friend. It was up front in the airport bookshop. Written by a favorite author. A great cover. I picked up Psychoshop because it was written by Alfred Bester. I was at Powell’s in […]
Review | Schlock Mercenary: Under New Management by Howard Tayler
2013-09-23 · by ·
Schlock Mercenary: Under New Management, and its author Howard Tayler, is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. Wait–hold that thought. It’s not completely true. Yes, it’s unique, a veritable cornucopia of creative energy and humor, entertaining and–dare I say?–educational at the same time. But it is also reminiscent, in so many happy ways, of the […]
Review | A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull
2013-09-19 · by ·
Exciting, clever, and perfectly suited for the twelve-year old boy in your home, A World Without Heroes is the first of three in Brandon Mull‘s Beyonder series. The Goodreads blurb for A World Without Heroes is pretty blase and underwhelming, summarizing a plot that sounds not unlike a dozen other adolescent books. A child or teen, […]
Review | Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (PART 2 of 2)
2013-09-17 · by ·
Editor’s Note: This is the eleventh in Stephen Olson’s series of posts on Orson Scott Card’s award winning Ender’s Game novels and the second on Speaker for the Dead. You can find his other posts on the Ender’s Game series here. My first year of teaching was book-ended by readings of Speaker for the Dead. In September, […]
Book Bomb and Review | Lights in the Deep by Brad R. Torgersen
2013-09-16 · by ·
Finding Lights in the Deep was one of those happy accidents that leads to lost sleep and happy day dreams. Nominee for the Hugo, Nebula, and Campbell awards and winner of the 2010 Writers of the Future award, Brad R. Torgersen is one of the newest authors to join the ranks of published science fiction, […]
New “acquaintances” at Attack of the Books!
2013-09-15 · by ·
On any given day, there are a dozen books on my bed stand. In compete disclosure, some of them have been there for a long time. Perhaps I ought to just move them to a bookshelf somewhere else in the house, but…I really do want to read them. Take, for example, that J.R.R. Tolkein biography that […]
