Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Greek Gods - Hera by Evslin, Evslin & Hoopes

In this myth, Zeus's wife, Hera, persuades the other gods to plot against Zeus. Hera put a drug in his drink, and when Zeus fell asleep, the other gods tied him to his bed. Zeus woke up and swore to take revenge, but the others had stolen his lightning bolt, so he could not free himself. But Briareus, the Hundred-handed gardener, heard the racket and went to see what had happened. He freed Zeus, and he took his thunderbolt. The other gods fell to the ground, pleading for mercy. But Zeus took hera and hung her from the sky by golden chains.

Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer


The second book in the Artemis Fowl series, and packed with adventure and action like the first one. Artemis Fowl's father has disappeared in the Arctic circle, because the Russian Mafia had sunk his ship in the Kola bay, along with 250,000 cans of coke. Artemis Fowl senior was planning to make a fortune in selling coke, which the Mafia didn't want. So they sunk his ship and captured him. The Mafia had sent Artemis the bait video, then, after a few days, the ransom demand. They then moved Artemis Fowl senior to the drop point, a highly radiation poisoned area, where they were supposed to give over the hostage and collect the money.
But Artemis Fowl the second knew it wasn't going to be that easy. “The Mafia is smart, so we must be smarter,” he had told Butler, his bodyguard, and Holly, his elfin friend. But underground, in the elf city of Haven, the goblins have started a rebellion, blowing up LEP (Lower Elements Police) buildings and strongholds.
Worse still, some human contact above ground has been supplying the goblins with AAA batteries for their Softnose laser guns. Just imagine: the stupidest creatures above and below ground, armed with supposedly outlawed laser weapons.
Of course, Butler easily finds the human contact, a not very successful Private Eye named Luc Carrรจre, living in Paris in his cheap apartment. Luc nearly shot Butler, but Butler deflected the shot with a bulletproof vest.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Dove by Robin Lee Graham

Robin Lee Graham, called Lee by his parents, had always experienced a great passion for the sea and sailing. When he was 16 years old, he sailed his 8-meter sloop called Dove around the world. Like many small ships, Dove had a lot of leaks along the way, some engine problems as well. But in the end, he made it, and he even got a prize from the National Geographic magazine.

Artmis Fowl and the Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer

It's Artemis Fowl's 5th adventure! The criminal genius is waiting to intercept a demon in the city of Barcelona. When the demon actually appears, Artemis grabs hold of it and gets dragged into the twentieth century through a mysterious time tunnel. Butler, his bodyguard, manages to hold on to Artemis's shoulder. Because Butler has a silver bracelet, he can pull Artemis back into the present time.
When Artemis finds out that another child genius, this one a girl named Minerva, is planning to actually capture a demon and win a Nobel Prize for a presentation about the existence of another species, he needs to do everything in his power to save the demons and their island of Hybras from the disintegrating time spell. Can he stop Minerva from exterminating an entire species just for a Nobel Prize?

Monday, January 30, 2012

Percy Jackson and The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

At his new school, Percy Jackson discovers that two of the cheerleaders are empousai, a dangerous kind of female demon that have one metal leg and one goat leg. One he manages to kill, but the other one lets the music room go up in flames, so Percy has to flee.
At camp Half-Blood, his friend, Annabeth, has been chosen to lead a quest through the legendary labyrinth, built by the inventor Daedalus. Enemy troops are trying to find Ariadne's string, the only way to navigate the labyrinth. All Percy and his friends have to do is to find  the string and come back to camp Half-Blood. But this quest turns out a lot more dangerous than Annabeth, Percy, Grover and Tyson think.
A dangerous adventure packed with pure action, nothing more...

By Jake Panther

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Inheritance - by Christopher Paolini

This is the fourth and last book in the Eragon series. It took Christopher Paolini 12 years to write it, and it just came out in November 2011. It begins with a battle at some city. The Varden are protesting against the evil king Galbatorix's way of ruling. One night, the Varden leader Nasuada gets kidnapped by Galbatorix's servant, Murtagh, and his dragon Thorn.Nasuada gets taken to Uru'baen, the city where Galbatorix lives, and Galbatorix tortures her. Now Eragon has not only to kill Galbatorix, but he also has to save Nasuada. Luckily, the elves Blodhgarm, Arya and ten others agree to help. But the great dragon Shruikan makes numerous attempts to kill them, and so slows them considerably. After many captured cities, and many killings, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira finally reach the capital, Uru'baen. And the great battle commences...

Friday, November 18, 2011

Pages 1-9, Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

I've only read 9 pages of this book, but I'll give you all the information I already know. Right now, the setting is in a place called Jordan College.