Read in 2008

Starseeker by Tim Bowler [Review]

Published by Darren on September 16, 2010 | 14 Responses

Synopsis Luke is in trouble. Skin and the gang have a job for him. They want him to break into Mrs Little’s house and steal the jewellery box. They want him to prove that he’s got what it takes. That he’s part of the gang. But Luke finds more than just a jewellery box in the house. He finds something… Read more →

The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron

Published by Darren on April 4, 2009 | 9 Responses

If I close my eyes, and breath to the rolling rhythm of the sea, I can still remember that long ago day. Washed up on the shores of ancient Wales, the boy had no home, no memory and no name… He was determined to find all three. Years after he washed up on the Welsh coastline, Emrys and Branwen, the… Read more →

The Book of Dead Days by Marcus Sedgwick

Published by Darren on December 27, 2008 | 4 Responses

Darkness. Two hours to midnight. Marcus Sedgwick’s books have been amongst my favourite discoveries of the year, he is such a master at conjuring up a wonderful atmosphere for his stories to take place in. So, it would seem then, leaving it unread on my shelves for a number of months, would be an error on my part. But no,… Read more →

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Published by Darren on December 25, 2008 | 4 Responses

“I’ve watched through his eyes, I’ve listened through his ears, and I tell you he’s the one.” How to go about writing a review on a book rightfully considered to be a classic (and not just in its natural home genre of Sci-Fi) Well the only way is to treat it like any other book and write out my thoughts… Read more →

The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Miller

Published by Darren on December 22, 2008 | 10 Responses

“What the hell are you?” demanded the squirrel. When a pair of fugitive Scottish thistle fairies end up transplanted to Manhattan by mistake, both the Big Apple and the Little People have a lot of adjusting to do. Heather and Morag just want to start the first radical fairy punk rock band, but first they’ll have make a match between… Read more →