Welcome back to Las Anclas, a frontier town in the post-apocalyptic Wild West. In this perilous landscape, a schoolboy can create earthquakes, poisonous cloud vipers flock in the desert skies, and the beaches are stalked by giant mind-controlling lobsters.
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Tyler’s command of the mystifying fighting art called Combat may not be enough to save the life of his dear friend, Molly. In the enchanted Southern California town of Escudillo, nothing is as it seems to be. Rogue clowns roam the streets, a mountain highway twists through the heart of town and no one driving it knows the town is even there, and when an old man, who owns a copper bowl everyone seems to want, dies in a fire, Tyler begins to learn a terrible truth about himself, the town’s past, and deadly peril.
Continue readingUntil Cloud is twelve years old, she is a neglected bear cub wandering the town ruled by King Rumble. Cloud’s unexpected transformation into a human girl, with no memory of what came before, enrages Rumble, and she is forced to flee from his malevolent wizard. Her only hope of survival is a terrifying quest to free the spirits of her dead brothers.
Cloud’s journey will take her deep into spirit lands, where animals become people, people become monsters, and mortals are as easily trapped by their desires as by their fears. There she learns that her survival, her quest, and even the balance of the world depend upon whether she can reclaim her lost bear self.
Continue readingLies and Prophecy – Illustrated Edition by Marie Brennan There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and prophecy. Kim never had to wonder what to major in at college. Her talent for divination made her future clear in … Continue reading
Danny by Steven Harper Mom’s in her ignore phase again, and today I biked around the lake to Uncle Zack’s. He makes his living from a little cluster of cottages he owns on Lake Trick. In the summer he rents … Continue reading
Danny by Steven Harper Sometimes you can’t tell the gods from the monsters. Danny Marina’s new step-father takes him to the laser tag stadium, the movies, the go-kart track. He and his mother now have a new house and more … Continue reading
Lhind the Spy Lhind, Book 2 by Sherwood Smith In this sequel to Lhind the Thief, Lhind has gone from castoffs to silks, back alleys to palace halls–and is not having an easy time of it. That’s before she’s snatched … Continue reading
WWW Wednesday. This meme is from shouldbereading. To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions… • What are you currently reading? • What did you recently finish reading? • What do you think you’ll read next? … Continue reading
Kindred Rites Book Two of the Night Calls series by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel A Christmas Eve Visitation “Ready for a lesson?” Marta said suddenly. I blinked, surprised by the question. “Tonight?” Marta lifted her head to … Continue reading
Lies and Prophecy by Marie Brennan Robert started half out of his chair when the door crashed into the wall. He didn’t relax at the sight of me in the entrance to his dorm room, and I couldn’t blame … Continue reading