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From our September 2014 Newsletter:
Actual Release Date: 09/16/2014
Following the harrowing events of The 5th Wave, Cassie, Sammy, Zombie, Ringer, and their
comrades are struggling to survive. The human world has been devastated. Billions
are dead. Mankind is on the way out. Or is it? Hope, though but a tiny spark,
still exists. Like our young heroes, the remnants of humanity watch the falling
skies, praying that the edge of tomorrow doesn’t bring them oblivion. I can’t
give you much (no spoilers!), but I can tell you that The Infinite Sea takes The 5th
Wave ball and runs with it, and then jams it down your baby sister’s
throat. Take all of the augmented teen angst you can handle, and then add a
sprinkle of good old fashioned betrayal, a few enigmatic aliens, and the end of
the world as you know it. Oh, and let us not forget rats of all kinds. It’s
always about the rats.--Patrick
From our July 2014 Newsletter:
Normal
0Tsarpunk and conflict and power reach an epic and
satisfying and costly conclusion in Ruin & Rising, the final
installment in Leigh’s Grisha Trilogy, as Alina – Sun Summoner, Saint, orphan,
and fulcrum for the fate of her world – and her allies marshal their limited
forces in a final confrontation with the Darkling. My friend Molly helped me
coin the term “Darklinghosen” to describe Ruin & Rising –
meaning “so good and with just the right amount of tragedy and
sacrifice.”– Maryelizabeth
From our Summer 2014 Reviews Newsletter:
Normal
0In the not-so-distant future a very dire world exists
because a hormone called Scarpanol was released into the American beef
population. Fifty million women died and only very young girls and vegetarians
are left in a world ruled by powerful men who compete for the young women who
can become their wives and produce the next generation. Avie Reveare is one of
those young women. She wants to go to
college, fall in love, and be in charge of her own life. But her world comes
crashing around her when she becomes a part of a business deal that her father
has brokered to save his firm, and she is now contracted to become the wife of
a very powerful and rich man. Avie is 16 years old. There are not many options
open to her and the question becomes, can she be fearless enough to fight for
her future? The answer is an amazing journey … for both us and Avie.--Terry
From our Sring 2014 Reviews Newsletter: