This is such a BEAUTIFUL book. The illustrations are superb. I love the black pages! So totally cool. My 13 year old son enjoyed it, but thinks it is more suitable for ages 8-12. He really liked the 'graphic novel' aspect to it though. I recommend this for any kids you need to buy a Christmas present for!
It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book's FIRST chapter!
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Today's Wild Card author is:
and the book:
SaltRiver (August 20, 2008)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
A motorcyclist and former rock band roadie turned Anglican minister, Graham Peter (G. P.) Taylor has been hailed as "hotter than Potter" and "the new C. S. Lewis" in the United Kingdom. His first novel, Shadowmancer, reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list in 2004 and has been translated into 48 languages. His other novels include Wormwood (another New York Times bestseller which was nominated for a Quill book award), The Shadowmancer Returns: The Curse of Salamander Street, Tersias the Oracle, and Mariah Mundi. Taylor currently resides in North Yorkshire with his wife and three children.
Visit the author's website.
Product Details:
List Price: $ 19.99
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: SaltRiver (August 20, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1414319479
ISBN-13: 978-1414319476
AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER:
3 comments:
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Happy Thanksgiving, Mimi. I hope you and your family are having a great holiday!
Love the new look, too.
This was a pretty good book. Loved the graphic novel parts.
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