Title: The Great and Terrible: From the End of Heaven (Vol. 5) Author: Chris Stewart Publisher: Deseret Book Release Date: May 10, 2008 ISBN: 978-1590388587 Size: 336 pages, hardback Genre: Speculative Series: Prologue, The Brothers (vol.1), Where Angels Fall (vol. 2), The Second Sun (vol. 3), Fury and Light (vol. 4) Read the review. What happens when the world goes dark? The battle of good […]
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading “soul” who has been given Melanie’s body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty […]
Title: The Book of Jude Author: Kimberley Heuston Publisher: Front Street Release Date: April 2008 ISBN: 978-1-932425-26-0 Size: 232 pages, Hardcover Genre: YA Read the review. A brilliant young woman’s fight against a debilitating psychological illness is set against the historical events of the Prague Spring and the anti-Soviet struggles in Czechoslovakia. When Jude’s mother gets a fellowship to go to Prague to study, Jude’s […]
Title: Promise of Spring Author: Kristen McKendry Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc. Release Date: April 2008 ISBN: 978-1598115491 Size: 6×9, softcover Genre: Romance Melinda Keith was never a “farm person.” She grew up in Albuquerque with electric lights, gas heating, and two cars in the driveway. But after a painful divorce, she decides that life on an isolated farm in the Texas panhandle is exactly what […]
Title: Dragon Flight Author: Jessica Day George Publisher: Bloomsbury Books Release Date: April 28, 2008 ISBN: 978-1599901107 Size: 272 pages, 5.5×8, hardback Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Series: Sequel to Dragon Slippers With the Dragon Wars over, Creel finds herself bored with life as a seamstress. Then word comes that a bordering country has been breeding dragons in preparation for an invasion. Never one to sit […]
Title: Silhouette Author: Nancy Cratty Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc. Release Date: April 2008 ISBN: 978-1598115439 Size: 6×9, softcover Genre: General She closed her eyes and remembered that cold December night many years ago. Every detail played in her mind. Even the scents and chill of the night were vivid in her memory. And the silhouette. That horrible silhouette that haunted her thoughts and dreams. She […]
Title: Home Again at Last Author: Jerry Borrowman Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc. Release Date: April 2008 ISBN: 1598115316 Size: 330 pages, hardcover Genre: Historical Series: As Time Goes By (v.1); ‘Till the Boys Come Home (v.2); I’ll Be Seeing You (v.3) Britain has been battling the Second World War for three discouraging years. Nazi Germany is at the pinnacle of its power. But now, with […]
Strange things are afoot at Fablehaven. Someone or something has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. Seth discovers the problem in its infancy, but as the infectious disease spreads, it becomes clear that the preserve cannot hold out for long. In dire need of help, the Sorensons question where to turn. The Sphinx has always given sound advice—but is […]
Title: Keeper of Dreams Author: Orson Scott Card Publisher: Tor Books Release Date: April 15, 2008 ISBN: 978-0765304971 Size: 656 pages, hardback Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy; short story collection Multiple Hugo- and Nebula-winner Card offers short, revealing commentaries on these 22 compelling short stories, novelettes, and novellas, noting that short work has inspired some of his best and best-known long fiction. These short science fiction, […]
Title: Spare Change Author: Aubrey Mace Publisher: Cedar Fort Release Date: April, 2008 ISBN: 978-1-59955-150-0 Size: 210 pages, 5.5″ x 8.5″, paperback Genre: General, Romance New Year’s resolutions are one of Riley’s least favorite things—until this year. Twenty-three and single, Riley thinks resolutions should be fun, not hard. Just before midnight, she vows to make the easiest resolution ever: save her pennies and at the […]