Showing posts with label September 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September 2011. Show all posts

Thursday, 8 September 2011

Three Good Books To Be Published In The US In September 2011

                             book cover of 

City of Wind 

 (Century Quartet, book 3)

by

P D Baccalario
Pierdomenico Baccalario - Century #3: City of Wind - Published by Random House - 27 Sep 2011       
When new information turns up about the Star of Stone, the object they found in New York, Mistral, Elettra, Harvey, and Sheng meet again in Paris. Harvey brings the stone to show to his dad's archaeologist friend. And it turns out that the friend knows much more about the kids' quest than they could have imagined. She gives them a clock that once belonged to NapolĂ©on, and she tells them that if they can figure out how it works, it will lead them to another object of power. The clock sends the kids all over Paris, through old churches and forgotten museum exhibits, in search of an artifact linked to the Egyptian goddess Isis. But a woman with a penchant for venomous snakes and carnivorous plants—and her vast network of spies—is watching their every move. . . 
book cover of 

The Fire King 

 (Invisible Order, book 2)

by

Paul Crilley
                        
Paul Crilley - The Invisible Order, Book Two: The Fire King - Published By Egmont - 27 Sep 2011 
With humans threatened by otherworldly creatures, orphans Emily and William Snow, and their friends—the pickpocket Spring-Heeled Jack and the wisecracking Corrigan—find themselves two hundred years in the past, trapped in the London of 1666. Desperately in need of help, they go in search of Sir Christopher Wren, who was head of the Invisible Order, an organization dedicated to fighting this threat. But Wren’s never even heard of the Order and has no interest in their story. 

Stranded, the four cannot agree on their next step. But they’ll have to decide quickly, because their enemies are on the move and the Fire King is ready to attack and burn London to the ground.

Set against the Great Fire of London, The Invisible Order, Book Two: The Fire King picks up right where Rise of the Darklings left off, weaving adventure, history, and legend into a thrilling, 
heart-stopping story.

book cover of 

Riddles and Danger 

 (Secret Zoo, book 3)

by

Bryan Chick
                             
Bryan Chick - The Secret Zoo: Riddles and Danger - Published by GreenWillow - 27 Sep 2011.
Noah, Megan, Richie, and Ella are the Action Scouts; friends whose tree house overlooks the Clarksville City Zoo. When they discover a magical world hidden within the zoo, they are swept away on an adventure in which penguins can fly, a mysterious figure lurks in the shadows, and the scouts are enlisted to help Mr. Darby, who is in charge of the Secret Zoo.
But will the scouts be able to fight against the dangerous sasquatches who have escaped the zoo and threaten their town? There’s only one way to find out if the four friends training as Crossers 

Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Horror Books Gore For The Month Of September 2011 (Dreams are made of darker stuff)

book cover of 

Death Bringer 

 (Skulduggery Pleasant, book 6)

by

Derek Landy


Derek Landy - Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant Bk6) - Published by HarperCollins - 1 Sep 2011
The sixth instalment in the historic, hysterical and horrific Skulduggery Pleasant series. Think you’ve seen anything yet? You haven’t. Because the Death Bringer is about to rise…
The Necromancers no longer need Valkyrie to be their Death Bringer, and that’s a Good Thing.
There’s just one catch. There’s a reason the Necromancers don’t need her any more. And that’s because they’ve found their Death Bringer already, the person who will dissolve the doors between life and death.
And that’s a very, very Bad Thing…

book cover of 

Palace of the Damned 

 (Saga of Larten Crepsley, book 3)

by

Darren Shan
                              
Darren Shan - Palace of Damned  (The Saga of Larten Crepsley Bk 3) - Published by HarperCollins - 29 Sep 2011
In the third instalment in the creepy, captivating Larten Crepsley series, Larten finds out what it means to love… but is he also damned to find out what it means to lose?
Lost in the arctic waste, carrying a baby whose love he could never deserve, Larten faces the darkest time he has ever known.
But hope has a way of shining through even the smallest of cracks, and just as Larten reaches the end, a new beginning presents itself. The trouble is, for Larten, the violence of his youth is never far from the surface… and those he loves are the ones he hurts the most. As Larten experiences heaven and hell, and tries to save the soul of a child, the question is: can he save his own?
book cover of 

The Fear 

 (Enemy, book 3)

by

Charlie Higson
                                    
Charlie Higson - The Fear (The Enemy) - Published by Puffin - 15 Sep 2011
Mothers and fathers, older brothers, sisters and best friends. No one escaped its touch. And now children across London are being hunted by ferocious grown-ups . . .

They're hungry. They're bloodthirsty. And they aren't giving up.

DogNut and the rest of his crew want to find their lost friends, and set off on a deadly mission from the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace and beyond, as the sickos lie in wait. But who are their friends and who is the enemy in this changed world?

William Hussey - Witchfinder: The Last Nightfall - Published by OUP - 1 Sep 2011

Other Great Books I have Reviewed For September are:

Andrew Hammond - Crypt: The Gallows Curse - Published by Headline - 1 Sep 2011 See Book Review


Kirsty Mckay - Undead - Published by Chicken House - 1 Sep 2011 See Book Review


Maureen Johnson - Shades of London - The Name of the Star - Published by HarperCollins - 29 Sep 2011 See Book Review


Jeyn Roberts - Dark Inside - Published by Macmillan - 2 Sep 2011 See Book Review


The only other book to mention is The ninth chilling tale in the Wardstone Chronicles series by Joseph Delaney out this month. This story follows Grimalkin, the terrifying witch assassin. She is out for revenge, do not stand in her way . . .

Monday, 18 July 2011

Mr Ripley's Most Wanted - Kazu Kibuishi - Amulet #4: The Last Council





Kazu think this volume is by far the best one in the series, and it is definitely the one that he has put the most effort into creating.  It features a large cast of new characters and a large collection of beautiful new environments, including various locations inside the flying city of Cielis.  The story delves deeper into the history of the stonekeepers, and the characters grow quite a bit during the journey.  He did a lot of work to try and fit as much as he could into the 224 full-color pages of the book, and I think it shows.  Be sure to check with your local bookstore and ask them to order it before it hits shelves on September 1st, 2011!



Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in Cielis, but something isn't right. Streets that were once busy are deserted, and the townspeople who are left live in crippling fear. Emily is escorted to the Academy where she's expected to compete for a spot on the Guardian Council, the most powerful Stonekeepers. But as the number of competitors gets smaller and smaller, a terrible secret is slowly uncovered--a secret that, if left buried, means certain destruction of everything Emily fights for.

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