Wade Lucas - Honorary Staff Member

Ghosts and zombies in a completely new light. I'm a big fan of any supernatural fiction, so for me to be totally reintroduced to ghosts and zombies is quite an accomplishment! This is the first book set in a world that blends dark futuristic setting (almost Bladerunner) with gothic horror. Add a dash of gumshoe/pulp detective story and you have the completely awesome Bone Song.

-Wade

David Tennant (Doctor Who) loved this book!  Do I really have to tell you anything else?  I suppose I should.  Silver is the sequel to Treasure Island, magically told by Andrew Motion, who just happens to be the poet laureate of the UK.  No big deal.  If you are a fan of Tim Burton or Neil Gaiman, you'll love this book.  It has that dark and mystical quality that both Burton and Gaiman do so well.  I wouldn't be surprised if this ends up being a movie one day.

-Wade

With the movie coming in October, I felt it would be a great time to re-visit one of my all-time favorite authors: David Mitchell.  Cloud Atlas won awards and has caused so many book discussions, you'd feel like part of a global book group after reading it.  Without giving too much away, Cloud Atlas weaves together characters in four very different time periods, including the far future.  It really is a master work of construction and storytelling that nobody else could pull off.

-Wade