Category Archives: adventure
The Murderer’s Ape – Jakob Wegelius
Sally Jones is an ape. She was captured years before and lived through many trials before the story opens. She is highly intelligent and quite mechanically gifted. Sally does not communicate vocally but can write and this story is her … Continue reading
Caraval – Stephanie Garber
Scarlett and Tella’s mother disappeared years ago, leaving them to be raised by an increasingly cruel father. If he perceives one has misbehaved, he hurts the other as punishment. Their father is the governor of an island and has forbidden … Continue reading
Ever the Hunted – Erin Summerill
Britta’s mother was murdered when she was an infant leaving her to be raised by her father in a remote cabin in the woods. He was a bounty hunter for the king and taught Britta and apprentice Cohen to hunt … Continue reading
Flashfall – Jenny Moyer
Generations ago, a series of radiation storms began to destroy civilization. The government erected a shield made of a unique element, cirium, to protect the capital city. Some of the population were labeled as subpars and they and their offspring … Continue reading
The Door that Led to Where – Sally Gardner
AJ never knew his father or knew of his father. He was raised by a single mother in a small apartment in London, who seemed to always resent having him. After failing most of his graduation exams, his mother decides … Continue reading
StarChaser: TodHunter Moon #3 – Angie Sage
This third adventure in the TodHunter Moon series opens with the reveal of a huge problem because the world’s magic source is drying, turning to powder, and poof – gone. Magyk comes from lapis lazuli beneath the wizard tower and … Continue reading
The Reader – Traci Chee
Books are no longer used or even known about by most folks. At a very early age, Sefia’s mother secretly plays alphabet blocks with Sefia, attempting to teach her the dangerous skill of reading. Her mother is killed and she … Continue reading
Just One Damned Thing After Another: The Chronicles of St. Mary’s Book One – Jodi Taylor
“History is just one damned thing after another” Arnold Toynbee Well, this was fun! The eccentric Brits at St. Mary’s Institute of Historical Research are very secretly traveling back in time to better understand historical events, but it’s not such … Continue reading
Rebel of the Sands – Alwyn Hamilton
The desert can be a harsh and lawless environment – survival of the fittest. In a country ruled by a Sultan who has allowed foreign armies into its borders, the desert dwellers must be ever alert of the dangers from … Continue reading
Into the Dim – Janet B. Taylor
Hope knew she was adopted at a young age, but that’s about all her mother told her. Many years later, her mother is presumed dead, killed in an earthquake. Hope is sent to Scotland to reunite with her mother’s family … Continue reading
Starflight – Melissa Landers
Solara has spent most of her life in an orphanage and has learned to fend for herself. It’s not been an easy life and she is now a convicted felon trying to get passage to the outer planets. She’s able … Continue reading
Passenger – Alexandra Bracken
Etta comes from a line of time travelers. But she doesn’t know it. She was raised by her somewhat aloof and eccentric mother. Etta is a violin prodigy and on the night of a major debut, during her solo, a … Continue reading
My Diary from the Edge of the World – Jodi Lynn Anderson
Gracie lives in a United States that is not altogether like ours in a world that is flat. Oh sure, there are the 50 states, but beyond that it is a world of dragons, sasquatches, witches, ghosts, angels, and clouds … Continue reading
Wolf by Wolf – Ryan Graudin
Alternate history! The year is 1956 and Nazi Germany and Japan rule most of the world. To celebrate their domination, both countries select their best young men to compete in an arduous cross-country motorcycle race – The Axis Tour. One … Continue reading
Madly – Amy Alward
The Princess Evelyn mixed an illegal love potion with unintended disastrous effects. A Wilde Hunt is called to find a cure for the princess and save the kingdom. Samantha Kemi, who inherited a talent for mixing potions answers the call … Continue reading
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