Joel
A great parallel story to Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow is the story of an orphan from the streets of Rotterdam, Bean. Watch Bean develop from a baby barely getting by to commander of the human fleet.
My friend persuaded me to start reading this series... and I loved it! Even though there was barely a mention of Septimus Heap in the story except for the beginning and the end, it seemed to revolve around him. The ending was a great surprise (that I had been expecting all along) and definitely lived up to my expectations, and I can't wait to read [b:Flyte 355917 Flyte (Septimus Heap, #2) Angie Sage http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255925109s/355917.jpg 3245408]. The only cons about this book are its loose ties to the series name, Septimus Heap.
Just as good as the first book and definitely a page-turning, action-packed thriller. But be ready, because there will be suprises aplenty.
This book is just baseball, baseball, inspiring story about a drug addict, baseball, bas–wait, did I catch an inspiring story about a drug addict in there? Seriously, this book not only profiles the life of an amazing athlete and his fight through addiction to cocaine and crack, it also goes into detail explaining two different lifestyles: pro baseball prospect and drug addict. Alert to people who are sensitive to religion in books: This book contains some strong Christian vibes.
Flatland is a revolutionary story about the original idea of there being different worlds with different amounts of dimensions. The dimensions range to the no-dimension world of Pointland to the three-dimensional world and so on. The author is very good at explaining these concepts using plain Wnglish. All in all, I am impressed with the quality of Flatland.
Hard to get through at some points, but with an ending that makes up for it, this book is probably the deepest and most profound novel ever. It follows the path of a almost thirteen-year-old boy and his best friend as they go on a quest that will lead them to some surprising conclusions about the meaning of life, or why we are here. They meet some odd people along the way, and gow up in their own different ways. I would recommend this book to anyone who knows that sometimes books can get boring, but you are usually rewarded if you perservere through the boring parts.
Probably the best sci-fi book ever, the book has everything: aliens, violence, futuristic setting. Ender is the kid-next-door...-who-grew-up-to-be-a-hero.
A very good follow-up that continued the cliff-hanger at the end of [b:Magyk 769483 Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1) Angie Sage http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178198277s/769483.jpg 2215929]. WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY READ MAGYK. Flyte has extremely good details and will give you a better idea of the setting than most books. It's main competitor is obviously the Harry Potter series, but it is unfair to compare Septimus to Harry because in Septimus Heap books the magic is more ancient and less based on real live, whereas Harry Potter lives in modern-day England and his adventures take place without the “Muggles” (non-magical people) knowing. Septimus Heap is a very good alternative for those who are driven crazy by Potter books.
Beyond amazing!!
Artemis Fowl is finally back to Earth after being stuck on an island inhabited by demons for “three years”. But Artemis only experienced about five hours. He returns home to find that he has two new brothers! But when Artemis' mother falls deadly ill with a fairy disease, Artemis calls in his fairy friends for help. Artemis, Holly, and the rest of the gang go on an escapade that takes them through space and time, and creates the most confusing thing known to man: a time paradox!!
Very powerful and inspiring, this book talks about one of the less-known races that were discriminated against in the past century. We Americans just didn't figure it out: you need to respect everyone around you, no matter what race or ethnic group. It was the same as discriminating against African-Americans, except worse, because the American Indian tribes are still confined to reserves. This book also has some strong images of one of the bloodiest and most brutal wars in the history of the world. The action of combat turns what would otherwise be a boring book into a page-turner.