The 4th and final book of The Tharassas Cycle wrapped up a storyline that was both gigantic and intimate, which isn't an easy thing to do. J. Scott Coatsworth put in the time to really think out this world and those who live on it. It's a Russian Nesting Doll of an adventure - it just kept revealing more and more layers of worldbuilding, each more astounding than the previous. Very addictive!
Aik will never be the same … and neither will his world.War is coming. Aik has become the Progenitor, and the Seed Mother has released him to transform the world for her alien brood. Silya and Raven, Aik's former friends, are the only ones who can save him and the world. But what if the cure is worse than the invasion?As Silya rushes to prepare Gullton for the battle to come, she's determined to save as many people as she can. But new crises emerge that demand her attention.Raven has his own hands full, keeping the dragon-like verent in line,…
The setting is magical, the characters are relatable, the plotline is organic in more ways than one. And, surprise! It's all real. This isn't a fantasy. This is Eugene, Oregon in the early 1970s and we're at the Eggsnatchur Natural Foods Restaurant. Our storyteller recalls his younger days, his travels, and how he left Kansas with a tank of gas, a good friend, and a vague notion of finding a liberal college out west. What he found instead was a town filled with like-minded idealists, who banded together with him as both family and employees at the restaurant he created on a shoestring budget in an old house. I'm old enough to relate to the times. This isn't so much a book as it's a time machine to a simpler past where dreams could actually come true. Far out, man.
The early 1970s were a time of tremendous upheaval and unrest. Fed up with civil rights abuse, the military draft, the Vietnam War, business-as-usual politics, and lack of access to healthy life choices, visionary Americans began building an alternative world. They wanted to change the world and they did.. Overwhelming numbers of Baby Boomers rebelled against the rigid rules, materialism, harsh treatment, limited opportunities, and unimaginative expectations their parent’s generation placed on them. Above all, young peoplewanted freedom to live their own way, and would do practically anything to achieve it. They built alternative communities outside of conventional society by…
The final book in an excellent series. Over the course of eight full-length novels, plus a near-equal number of special story collections and holiday tales, I’ve watched as Aidan, Kevin, and the rest of the Wildcards matured, struggled, learned, loved, won, and lost. The storyline has always remained rock solid, constantly moving both the plot and the characters forward. The series is dystopian, it's techie, it's a warm and inclusive hug for marginalized people, it's creative, it has more twists than a licorice stick, and it's crazy good!
It’s the final countdown.America is acting up.The heads of seven corporations who think they own the country have officially crossed the line. In a desperate bid to keep control of the former United States, they’ve just shut off the water to every major population center across the nation.With the clock ticking on millions of people, the Wildcards and their allies race to save lives. They’ve got a whole country to mobilize, organize and feed. They’ve got infiltrators passing intel to the Corps and security contractors banging down the doors. But you know what else they’ve got?They’ve got each other. And…
Constance is a wild, stubborn young girl growing up poor in a small industrial town in the late 1800's. Beneath her thread-worn exterior beats the heart of a dreamer and a wordsmith. But at age twelve, she’s orphaned. Running away to join the circus—like kids do in adventure books—seems like such a brilliant idea… or is it?
