by Jason Joyner | Dec 5, 2011 | Blog, contests, Corus the Champion, CSFF, D Barkley Briggs, Karac Tor, The Book of Names, young adult
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Today the CSFF tour invites you to venture into a far away land. Legend tells of a land of names and songs, of a land waiting for a champion to come. The land of Karac Tor.
Haven’t you heard of it? If not, there’s a guide who can lead you in these hidden lands. Seek out D. Barkley Briggs and he can introduce you to some brave young men who have been to Karac Tor and survived adventures there.
We are focusing on the book Corus the Champion, but the tale begins in The Book of Names. Hadyn and Ewan Barlow are the oldest of four brothers. They are living in rural Missouri, where their father moved them after the death of their mother a year ago.
While clearing out a field of brambles, the brothers stumble upon a portal into a strange land – Karac Tor. They have a story to tell, but that will be for another day.
If you want to learn more, check back on the next two days, or check out my tourmates below.
I have a special opportunity for those interested in this series. The third book is The Song of Unmasking, and if you leave a comment from now until Wednesday, December 7th, you will be entered into a drawing for a free copy of it (U.S. residents only, I’m afraid). So leave a comment, and check back for more!
Gillian Adams Noah Arsenault Beckie Burnham Morgan L. Busse CSFF Blog Tour Carol Bruce Collett Theresa Dunlap April Erwin Victor Gentile Nikole Hahn Ryan Heart Bruce Hennigan Christopher Hopper Julie Carol Keen Krystine Kercher Marzabeth Shannon McDermott Rebecca LuElla Miller Eve Nielsen Sarah Sawyer Kathleen Smith Donna Swanson Rachel Starr Thomson Steve Trower Fred Warren Phyllis Wheeler Nicole White Rachel Wyant
by Jason Joyner | Dec 5, 2011 | Blog, contests, Corus the Champion, CSFF, D Barkley Briggs, Karac Tor, The Book of Names, young adult
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| Read me! |
Today the CSFF tour invites you to venture into a far away land. Legend tells of a land of names and songs, of a land waiting for a champion to come. The land of Karac Tor.
Haven’t you heard of it? If not, there’s a guide who can lead you in these hidden lands. Seek out D. Barkley Briggs and he can introduce you to some brave young men who have been to Karac Tor and survived adventures there.
We are focusing on the book Corus the Champion, but the tale begins in The Book of Names. Hadyn and Ewan Barlow are the oldest of four brothers. They are living in rural Missouri, where their father moved them after the death of their mother a year ago.
While clearing out a field of brambles, the brothers stumble upon a portal into a strange land – Karac Tor. They have a story to tell, but that will be for another day.
If you want to learn more, check back on the next two days, or check out my tourmates below.
I have a special opportunity for those interested in this series. The third book is The Song of Unmasking, and if you leave a comment from now until Wednesday, December 7th, you will be entered into a drawing for a free copy of it (U.S. residents only, I’m afraid). So leave a comment, and check back for more!
Gillian Adams Noah Arsenault Beckie Burnham Morgan L. Busse CSFF Blog Tour Carol Bruce Collett Theresa Dunlap April Erwin Victor Gentile Nikole Hahn Ryan Heart Bruce Hennigan Christopher Hopper Julie Carol Keen Krystine Kercher Marzabeth Shannon McDermott Rebecca LuElla Miller Eve Nielsen Sarah Sawyer Kathleen Smith Donna Swanson Rachel Starr Thomson Steve Trower Fred Warren Phyllis Wheeler Nicole White Rachel Wyant
by Jason Joyner | Sep 20, 2011 | Andrew Peterson, Blog, books, CSFF, fiction, young adult
This is a great convergence.
Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day (the favored holiday of this blog).
And today, the CSFF Tour features
The Monster In The Hollows, which features a peg-legged ex-pirate who uses his old leg bone as a weapon!
Andrew Peterson has recently come out with the third book in the Wingfeather Saga. It started with On The Edge Of The Dark Sea Of Darkness and followed with North! Or Be Eaten. Both books have delighted youth and adults with the whimsical, lyrical tales of the Igiby children.
Imagine if you will:
Twelve year old Janner, his younger and impulsive brother Kalmar, and his sweet but crippled sister Leeli. They are ordinary kids, loved by their mother Nia and their peg-legged ex-pirate grandpa Podo. Life for these kids is pretty normal.
Except for being chased from their home by the lizard-like Fangs of Dang. And except for surviving a harrowing journey across the land of Skree (toothy cows, bomnubbles, and the Fork Factory. Woe!) along with a daring escape across the Dark Sea of Darkness (and the dragons!).
But since they made it to the Green Hollows everything is dandy. Except the little episode Kalmar had. The one where he grew a tail. Grey fur. A muzzle and sharp teeth. And pointy little ears. It seems the Hollowfolk think Kalmar is a monster, and everyone hates them.
Oh, and Gnag the Nameless is still looking for some kids that he thinks are the Jewels of Anniera.
Janner is charged with watching over his brother, who by the way is the next High King of Anniera. As the Throne Warden, he has a duty to his country and his family. Who can blame him if he wants a different life?
I’ll have more to say about the book tomorrow, but here are some other fine folk who have more about this intriguing book:
Gillian Adams Red Bissell Jennifer Bogart Thomas Clayton Booher Beckie Burnham CSFF Blog Tour D. G. D. Davidson Cynthia Dyer Amber French Nikole Hahn Ryan Heart Timothy Hicks Julie Carol Keen Shannon McDermott Rebecca LuElla Miller Mirriam Neal Eve Nielsen Joan Nienhuis Donita K. Paul Sarah Sawyer Chawna Schroeder Tammy Shelnut Kathleen Smith Donna Swanson Rachel Starr Thomson Robert Treskillard Fred Warren Phyllis Wheeler Nicole White Rachel Wyant
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by Jason Joyner | Sep 20, 2011 | Andrew Peterson, Blog, books, CSFF, fiction, young adult
This is a great convergence.
Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day (the favored holiday of this blog).
And today, the CSFF Tour features
The Monster In The Hollows, which features a peg-legged ex-pirate who uses his old leg bone as a weapon!
Andrew Peterson has recently come out with the third book in the Wingfeather Saga. It started with On The Edge Of The Dark Sea Of Darkness and followed with North! Or Be Eaten. Both books have delighted youth and adults with the whimsical, lyrical tales of the Igiby children.
Imagine if you will:
Twelve year old Janner, his younger and impulsive brother Kalmar, and his sweet but crippled sister Leeli. They are ordinary kids, loved by their mother Nia and their peg-legged ex-pirate grandpa Podo. Life for these kids is pretty normal.
Except for being chased from their home by the lizard-like Fangs of Dang. And except for surviving a harrowing journey across the land of Skree (toothy cows, bomnubbles, and the Fork Factory. Woe!) along with a daring escape across the Dark Sea of Darkness (and the dragons!).
But since they made it to the Green Hollows everything is dandy. Except the little episode Kalmar had. The one where he grew a tail. Grey fur. A muzzle and sharp teeth. And pointy little ears. It seems the Hollowfolk think Kalmar is a monster, and everyone hates them.
Oh, and Gnag the Nameless is still looking for some kids that he thinks are the Jewels of Anniera.
Janner is charged with watching over his brother, who by the way is the next High King of Anniera. As the Throne Warden, he has a duty to his country and his family. Who can blame him if he wants a different life?
I’ll have more to say about the book tomorrow, but here are some other fine folk who have more about this intriguing book:
Gillian Adams Red Bissell Jennifer Bogart Thomas Clayton Booher Beckie Burnham CSFF Blog Tour D. G. D. Davidson Cynthia Dyer Amber French Nikole Hahn Ryan Heart Timothy Hicks Julie Carol Keen Shannon McDermott Rebecca LuElla Miller Mirriam Neal Eve Nielsen Joan Nienhuis Donita K. Paul Sarah Sawyer Chawna Schroeder Tammy Shelnut Kathleen Smith Donna Swanson Rachel Starr Thomson Robert Treskillard Fred Warren Phyllis Wheeler Nicole White Rachel Wyant
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by Jason Joyner | Sep 28, 2010 | Blog, Christopher Hopper, CSFF, speculative fiction, spiders, Wayne Thomas Batson, young adult
Continuing the CSFF Tour of Venom and Song, the latest book by the dynamic duo of Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper, one would expect a review of the book, right?
If I had been able to rip it away from my 10 year old long enough to finish it, I would review it.
I guess I can’t blame him – he had a Barnes and Noble gift card from his birthday, so really I’m trying to steal his book. But…he knew I had a deadline!
Instead, I am going to attempt a difficult task: interpret a 10 year old boy’s thoughts of, “Cool! Awesome!” into a coherent review.
Remember that this is book two, following last year’s Curse of the Spider King (see the tour here, there, and here too). We read that together as a family out loud over a couple months at bedtime. The timing worked out that we finished Curse right before Venom came out, so he launched right into it. Both boys enjoyed the action, characters, and suspense of the first book. (A favorite line was when an Elf was asked if she knew what the other Elves were up to due to telepathy. The answer: “A cell phone.”)
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As Nathan read through it, he proclaimed last weekend it was “his favorite book.” That endorsement from a 10 year old should be enough. I hope so, because I tried to ask why it was his favorite. Turns out 10 year old boys aren’t very good at explaining their feelings! He thought it was “cool” and “awesome.”
I pressed him for more. He like the action, the characters, and the suspense (had to define “suspense” for him). His favorite character was the teenage elven lord Jett, due to his power of super-strength and his past history of being a star football player. He didn’t care for Kat or Kiri Lee, two other lords, because they didn’t have “cool powers” (telepathy and air-walking). I wondered if it was the fact they were girls, but he didn’t include Autumn, who has super speed, so the power thing must be it.
I also asked him about a theme. As a 10 year old boy, his response was, “Uhhhhhhh.” Finally, he said he saw the importance of teamwork from the book. I don’t think I’d do any better as a 10 year old, so I’ll take it!
So, if you want to know what a typical 10 year old boy thinks of Venom and Song, it is “cool.”
Nuff said!
Oh, and for stuffy grown-up opinions 😉 you can check out Becky Miller’s blog, where she keeps a tab on all posts here.
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by Jason Joyner | Sep 28, 2010 | Blog, Christopher Hopper, CSFF, speculative fiction, spiders, Wayne Thomas Batson, young adult
Continuing the CSFF Tour of Venom and Song, the latest book by the dynamic duo of Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper, one would expect a review of the book, right?
If I had been able to rip it away from my 10 year old long enough to finish it, I would review it.
I guess I can’t blame him – he had a Barnes and Noble gift card from his birthday, so really I’m trying to steal his book. But…he knew I had a deadline!
Instead, I am going to attempt a difficult task: interpret a 10 year old boy’s thoughts of, “Cool! Awesome!” into a coherent review.
Remember that this is book two, following last year’s Curse of the Spider King (see the tour here, there, and here too). We read that together as a family out loud over a couple months at bedtime. The timing worked out that we finished Curse right before Venom came out, so he launched right into it. Both boys enjoyed the action, characters, and suspense of the first book. (A favorite line was when an Elf was asked if she knew what the other Elves were up to due to telepathy. The answer: “A cell phone.”)
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| All boy |
As Nathan read through it, he proclaimed last weekend it was “his favorite book.” That endorsement from a 10 year old should be enough. I hope so, because I tried to ask why it was his favorite. Turns out 10 year old boys aren’t very good at explaining their feelings! He thought it was “cool” and “awesome.”
I pressed him for more. He like the action, the characters, and the suspense (had to define “suspense” for him). His favorite character was the teenage elven lord Jett, due to his power of super-strength and his past history of being a star football player. He didn’t care for Kat or Kiri Lee, two other lords, because they didn’t have “cool powers” (telepathy and air-walking). I wondered if it was the fact they were girls, but he didn’t include Autumn, who has super speed, so the power thing must be it.
I also asked him about a theme. As a 10 year old boy, his response was, “Uhhhhhhh.” Finally, he said he saw the importance of teamwork from the book. I don’t think I’d do any better as a 10 year old, so I’ll take it!
So, if you want to know what a typical 10 year old boy thinks of Venom and Song, it is “cool.”
Nuff said!
Oh, and for stuffy grown-up opinions 😉 you can check out Becky Miller’s blog, where she keeps a tab on all posts here.
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