The premise of the story is this: the crew of
a spaceship find themselves thrown back in time to the Viking Age, where they
need to figure out how to build a new ship with their technological knowledge
and return home. From there the crew face a constant struggle against the
elements, the technological constraints of the time, Vikings, and the strange
force of history itself.
It’s gripping, it’s funny at times, and always
fascinating.
By the time I found Kroese’s Iron Dragon
series, he had already published all five installments, which was great because
as soon as I finished Dream of the Iron Dragon I went back to Amazon and bought
the other four. The Iron Dragon series continues building up to some fantastic
and unexpected payoffs. I’m looking forward to checking out some of Kroese’s
other books.
It is the year 2207. After a decades-long war with an alien race known as the Cho-ta’an, Earth has been rendered uninhabitable and the human race has been driven to the brink of extinction. Humanity survives in a handful of colonies scattered across the galaxy, connected by hyperspace gates. Things look dim for the human race when the crew of a scientific survey ship comes into possession of an incredibly destructive “planet-killer” bomb left behind by a long-extinct alien race. With this weapon, the human alliance could threaten to destroy the Cho-ta’an homeworld, changing the balance of the conflict.But as…
Kenneth Jericho gets sucked into a magical
otherworld while rescuing a little girl from human traffickers, and soon learns
that his new surroundings have their own problems that he can’t turn away from.
Immediately it turns into a fast-paced adventure that made me nostalgic for the
Dungeons and Dragons group I played with as a young man, where the guy running
the game was perfectly happy to accept things like a high-powered magical rifle
using the same stats as a longbow.
I never got into anime myself, but I still
really enjoyed Gun Magus’s isekai vibe and any anime fan would probably appreciate
it even more. Gun Magus has action, worldbuilding, big vibrant characters, and
a lot of heart. I hope LaPoint has plans to go back and revisit this setting
someday.
It’s
a classic setting for a reason: a gentleman adventurer stranded on an uncharted
island, contending with unexpected dangers while trying to keep his companions
safe.
Island of the Lost starts in a sort of alternate Victorian era, where the
country names are strange but their cultures are oddly familiar, and a world of
science and industry has to adjust to the emergence of magic and monsters.
The
action on the island is fun and fast-paced, the characters come together to
feel like a well-rounded adventuring party, and the world Lane builds feels
like it has a deep lore that I hope is explored further in future Hannibal
Harken stories.
In
this swashbuckling tale of betrayal and revenge, a classic Alexandre Dumas
adventure receives a supernatural twist. Framed for treason and left to rot
forgotten in a cell, Edmond Dantes loses everything until he learns of a dark
power hidden on the island of Monte Cristo.
Years
later, a vengeful mummy descends on Paris to wreak havoc on those who had
framed Dantes. But will his power be enough to match a man who can conjure
flame, a zealous magistrate who feasts on innocent blood, and a savage plot to
plunge the world into ravenous darkness?
My daughter
loves the illustrations and feeling like she’s outsmarting the book by
seeing through Mr Wooly’s disguise from his first appearance.
Every time
we get to the climax of Rose’s father stepping in to help her, she recites
“Stay away from my Rose!” in a big voice with me. Hopefully it helps the
book’s message to sink in of “don’t trust people who want you to keep
secrets from your family.”
Chaya Raichik the face behind the popular Twitter handle libsoftiktok has come out with her first children's book. This kid's book for ages 4-8 reveals the dangers of keeping secrets from your parents. The conservative children's book is a modern twist to the familiar Grimm's-style fairy tale, even including a big bad wolf.
No More Secrets: The Candy Cavern
Rose the Lamb was so excited to begin second grade. But when her new teacher focused more on candy than teaching, Rose knew that something was wrong.
Rose must decide whether to keep secrets from her parents or to listen to…
This book is
great for a kid who is fascinated with the workings of the human body.
With plenty of lift-the-flap sections, it covers all the major bodily
functions: what the organs do, how circulation and breathing work, bones
and muscles, the brain… and of course the big one for kids, how do we
poop? My daughter loves pointing at parts before I’ve read about them and
declaring what they are, especially the fun ones to say like “esophagus.
What gives me shape? How do I move? What's blood for? And where does my food go? Take a peek inside the human body and discover what's really going on - with help from a characterful cast of body parts!
I’ve lost
track of how many times my daughter has asked me to re-read the story of
Jonah from this book.
It does a great job of presenting Biblical history
in a simplified way for kids to understand, and showing how the Old
Testament points forward to Jesus. The art style is dynamic and every now
and then you have to turn it 90 degrees to see something like Goliath
towering over teeny-tiny David.
If you are a parent, grandparent, pastor, or teacher looking for a way to teach the children in your life about God's "Never Stopping, Never Giving up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love," look no further than The Jesus Storybook Bible.
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While other Kids' Bibles contain stories from the Old and New Testaments, The Jesus Storybook Bible tells the Story beneath all the stories in the Bible, pointing to Jesus as our Savior. From the Old Testament through the New Testament, as the Story unfolds, children will clearly see…
