Archive for the ‘Fantasy/Science Fiction’ Category
Fire
Fire (Book 2, Graceling series)
Dial, 2009
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0803734611
480 pages
Synopsis
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The Hobbit – Reviewing Classics
George Allen & Unwin, 1937
Fantasy
ISBN: 0618968636
320 pages
Synopsis
Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit, is a peaceful sort of cozy hole in the Shire, a place where adventures are uncommon and rather unwanted. So when the wizard Gandalf whisks him away on a treasure hunting expedition with a troop of rowdy dwarves, he’s not entirely thrilled. Encountering ruthless trolls, beastly orcs, gigantic spiders, and hungry wolves, Bilbo discovers within himself astonishing strength and courage. And at the ultimate confrontation with the fearsome dragon Smaug, the hobbit will brave the dangers of dark and dragon fire alone and unaided. …
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The Shadow Project
Balzer + Bray, 2009
Sci Fi/Fantasy
ISBN: 0061756423
368 pages
Synopsis
Danny Lipman is a thief . . . until one night he robs the wrong house. He inadvertently breaks into the headquarters of the Shadow Project, a secret government organization where teenage spies are trained to leave their bodies, using astral projection to travel around the world on deadly missions. …
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Leviathan
Simon Pulse, 2009
Fantasy
ISBN: 1416971734
448 pages
Synopsis
It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet. …
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The Maze Runner
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2009
Fantasy
ISBN: 0385737947
384 Pages
Synopsis
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. …
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Red Claw
Orbit, 2009
Sci Fi
ISBN: 0316018937
464 pages
Synopsis
Professor Richard Helms heads up a tight-knit band of scientists and soldiers sent to explore New Amazon, a lush but savage planet seemingly determined to attack them at every turn. When they are done cataloguing every detail of this vast, unfamiliar ecosystem, they will burn it to the ground and make it fit for human habitation. But when the team falls under attack, Helms and his followers are forced to flee into the depths of the jungle. Here, old enemies and petty rivalries surface as they struggle to survive. They soon end up fighting for their lives – against the planet they are exploring, the robots designed to protect them and, most of all, against each other. For the countdown into madness is ticking. …
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Graceling
Harcourt Children’s Books, 2008
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 015206396X
480 pages
Synopsis
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug. …
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