Finding an interesting, new author is a fantastic experience, like discovering a new favorite restaurant or traveling to a place you’ve never been before. It is full of exploration, of discovery, and the refreshing feel of something new and fresh. Imagine, then, what it’s like to find one book with 12 interesting new authors, all […]
Archives for 2013
Graphic Novel Review | Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown
2013-11-14 · by ·
Darth Vader and Son is a delightful and clever children’s comic book that is well conceived and worthwhile entertainment for children and adults alike. Set up as a series of illustrated tableaus from the life of a Darth Vader who, instead of learning only mid-way through Empire Strikes Back that Luke Skywalker is his son, is the single father of a four-year old […]
Recent Arrivals at Attack of the Books
2013-11-09 · by ·
There’s nothing like opening the mail to find new books. Except, perhaps, finding a great deal on a book you’ve long wanted to read. That feels pretty good, too. Here’s a few of the books that have arrived at our house recently. Foz Meadows’ review of Ancillary Justice on A Dribble of Ink, Aidan Moher’s blog, had me […]
Ender’s Game: a Movie Review
2013-11-05 · by ·
And now for something a little different… Sixteen reviews on books and short stories in the Ender’s Game universe later, Attack of the Books contributor Stephen Olson finally saw the movie, starring Ben Kingsley, Harrison Ford, and Asa Butterfield. While we don’t typically do movie reviews around here, we thought it appropriate to take a look at […]
Author Guest Post | Freya Robertson on the inspiration for her new novel, Heartwood
2013-11-01 · by ·
One of my favorite questions to ask authors is to share with me the inspiration for their stories. It seems like such an obvious question, but the more I ask it, the more I am inspired and impressed with the creativity and ability of good writers to create new worlds. One such author is Freya […]
Fun and Spooky Children’s Books for Halloween
2013-10-31 · by ·
The Monsters’ Monster by Patrick McDonnell. I have long been a fan of McDonnell’s illustrations and stories. The Monsters’ Monster is about three very ferocious monsters (or so they think) that decide to build the monster of all monsters (Frankenstein). What they create though, isn’t quite what they were hoping for… Crankenstein by Samantha Berger […]
Review | The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die by Niall Ferguson
2013-10-30 · by ·
One of the most interesting books I’ve read in recent years was Niall Ferguson‘s Civilization: The West and the Rest, an examination of the extraordinary rise of Western Civilization relative to the rest of the world and the causes that seem to be at the root of its apparent decline. Ferguson’s newest book–The Great Degeneration: […]
Review | Short Stories in the Enderverse from the Intergalactic Medicine Show
2013-10-29 · by ·
Editor’s Note: This is the sixteenth in Stephen Olson’s series of posts on Orson Scott Card’s award winning Ender’s Game novels and the last before Ender’s Game hit theaters this weekend . You can find his other posts on the Ender’s Game series here. Be sure to tune in next week to get his review of the movie. Several other short stories […]
Why so quiet?
2013-10-28 · by ·
We’re moving! Our stuff, that is, not the blog. If you’ve wondered why it’s been quiet around Attack of the Books! lately, the short answer is that we’ve been moving. We found a new home just around the corner but still in the Salt Lake City, Utah area, and we’re moving our operation there. Books […]
Review | First Meetings in Ender’s Universe
2013-10-22 · by ·
Editor’s Note: This is the fifteenth (!!!) in Stephen Olson’s series of posts on Orson Scott Card’s award winning Ender’s Game novels. You can find his other posts on the Ender’s Game series here. First Meetings was my first experience with Orson Scott Card’s shorter fiction. I happened upon while looking around at my local library. Having been interested in reading some […]
