http://blogs.ntugo.com/books Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:04:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This month, July 2008, the sixth and fina book in the Artemis Fowl series will be released. Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Amazon page for the book lists the release as July 15. Well that sure snuck up on me. I had no ... http://blogs.ntugo.com/books/2008/07/01/artemis-fowl-the-time-paradox-coming-soon/ The Overlord Protocol, by Mark Walden, is the sequel to another book in the same series, though I haven't had the fortune of reading the first book yet. H.I.V.E., or the Higher Institute of Villainous Enterprises, is a school set-up by an international league of villains, known as G.L.O.V.E. (Global League ... http://blogs.ntugo.com/books/2008/05/19/hive-the-overlord-protocol/ I think it's safe to say you've heard of Jurassic Park. I just finished reading the book last week, and it's a lot better than the movie, that's for sure. There is plenty of character background, back story, spread throughout the novel, along with some scientific factoids blended in. It is ... http://blogs.ntugo.com/books/2008/02/08/jurassic-park/ In 2007, I read a lot of fantasy books (as usual). The best ones I read that year, in my opinion, are as follows. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling In Deathly Hallows, Harry leaves the Dursleys for the last time, going to The Burrow for Bill Weasley’s wedding. ... http://blogs.ntugo.com/books/2008/02/02/my-top-3-ten-actually-fantasy-books-from-2007/ Moist von Lipwig became the model citizen (mostly) in Going Postal. His fiancée, Miss Dearheart is out searching for golems, and he has to amuse himself, until Lord Vetinari assigns him his next task. The controlling owner of the Royal Bank is dying , and a stand-in is necessary to ... http://blogs.ntugo.com/books/2008/01/14/making-money-by-terry-pratchett/ The Magic of Ink has a huge list of books that are being made into movies. Here are a few that I'll want to see: Airborn by Ken Oppel The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron The Subtle ... http://blogs.ntugo.com/books/2007/12/24/movies-from-books/ Quite entertaining! Pratchett's characters are the highlight of the story-various and wonderful. The focus is on 3 of the witches in the Discworld series: Granny Weatherwax (the one who controls the whole show), Nanny Ogg (the no-nonsense matriarch to so much of the community, think mafia queen), Agnes (the large and ... http://blogs.ntugo.com/books/2007/12/21/carpe-jugulum-by-terry-pratchett/ In Arthurian legend, much of Merlin's history is unaccounted for. What was he doing before? It seems he was busy in the fantastic realm of Fincayra. T.A. Barron's epic, The Lost Years of Merlin, is a five-book series detailing Barron's idea of the history of Merlin. I wasn't a huge fan ... http://blogs.ntugo.com/books/2007/11/23/the-lost-years-of-merlin/ Terry Pratchett's Going Postal is yet another tale from the mythical land of Discworld. After faking con man Alfred Spangler's execution, the lord of Ankh-Morpork gives him a job instead. As the new postmaster of Ankh-Morpork, Spangler (a pseudonym, actually) must re-start the post office after twenty years of inactivity. Along ... http://blogs.ntugo.com/books/2007/11/12/going-postal/ In this sequel to The Sea of Trolls, Jack returns from his adventures in the North, only to be met by more adventure and peril. For several reasons, Jack and some others must go to The Land of the Silver Apples, a place where time doesn't pass, to confront the elves. ... http://blogs.ntugo.com/books/2007/10/29/the-land-of-the-silver-apples-by-nancy-farmer/