The pitch from Steve Peacock’s publicist was one of the best I’ve read in a while, and I get quite a few requests to read and review new authors’ books. But this one was sharp, witty, and interesting. So I had to let Peacock make the case himself. Since he had, like myself, spent some […]
Book Review | Writers of the Future Volume 29 edited by Dave Wolverton
2013-11-17 · by ·
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson is an exciting twist on superheroes…and supervillains [Review]
2013-10-19 · by ·
Steelheart, first in the Reckoners series, may have the broadest appeal of Brandon Sanderson’s growing variety of imaginary worlds. At a time when Marvel and DC turnout multiple blockbusters at the movie theater each year–think The Avengers, Iron Man, the Dark Knight, and Man of Steel–interest in superheroes is at an all time high and […]
Review | The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
2013-10-12 · by ·
How does one rate a book published thirty years ago, by an author considered among the greats of our day, and that commences one of the most read and popular series in recent times? The Color of Magic introduces us to Discworld, a series that has grown to include forty novels. Given that I didn’t […]
Review | Rejiggering the Thingamajig by Eric James Stone
2013-10-07 · by ·
Go buy this book. Buy it, put it by your bed, or desk, or chair, or couch, or where ever you like to read, and then read it. But don’t read it straight through. Stop at the end of each story, set your head back on your pillow/headrest/cushion/ground and enjoy the warm sense of wonder […]
