December 20, 2011
The following are lists of books releasing the weeks of December 19th and December 26th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers.
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Editorial Content for The Always Wars
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Fifteen-year-old Tessa Stilfin lives in a world of pain, despair and fighting, just as her parents and grandparents did before her. There is little in which to take pride, and the war promises to last forever. So when her next-door neighbor Gideon, a young pilot in the army, wins a medal for courage, the entire city shows up for the awards ceremony. Tessa is so proud of the heroic soldier and more than anyone is shocked when he refuses the award in front of everybody, claiming he is a coward. Read More
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For as long as Tessa can remember, her country has been at war. When Gideon, a local boy, wins an award for courage, a strange chain of events is set in motion; soon, Tessa finds herself in enemy territory and stumbles upon a shocking secret.
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For as long as Tessa can remember, her country has been at war. When Gideon, a local boy, wins an award for courage, a strange chain of events is set in motion; soon, Tessa finds herself in enemy territory and stumbles upon a shocking secret.
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For as long as Tessa can remember, her country has been at war. When local golden boy Gideon Thrall is awarded a medal for courage, it’s a rare bright spot for everyone in Tessa’s town --- until Gideon refuses the award, claims he was a coward, and runs away. Tessa is bewildered, and can’t help but follow Gideon to find out the truth. But Tessa is in for more than she bargained for. Before she knows it, she has stowed away on a rogue airplane and is headed for enemy territory. But all that pales when she discovers a shocking truth that rocks the foundation of everything she’s ever believed --- a truth that will change the world. But is Tessa strong enough to bring it into the light?
Editorial Content for Goliath
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No more secrets. Prince Aleksander Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian empire, vows to stand by this statement as he becomes further embroiled in the politics of World War I. After essentially being taken captive by the British aboard the mighty flying airship, the Leviathan, and taking part in a mini-revolution in Istanbul, Alek believes it’s finally time to let the world know that he’s tired of running, ready to take the Austrian throne, and fight back against the Germans. Read More
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The tension thickens as the Leviathan steams toward New York City with a homicidal lunatic on board. Secrets suddenly unravel, characters reappear, and nothing is at it seems in this conclusion to Scott Westerfeld’s trilogy.
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The tension thickens as the Leviathan steams toward New York City with a homicidal lunatic on board. Secrets suddenly unravel, characters reappear, and nothing is at it seems in this conclusion to Scott Westerfeld’s trilogy.
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Alek and Deryn are on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek’s throne as prince of Austria, and finally fall in love. The first two objectives are complicated by the fact that their ship, the Leviathan, continues to detour farther away from the heart of the war (and crown). And the love thing would be a lot easier if Alek knew Deryn was a girl. (She has to pose as a boy in order to serve in the British Air Service.) And if they weren’t technically enemies.
The tension thickens as the Leviathan steams toward New York City with a homicidal lunatic on board: secrets suddenly unravel, characters reappear, and nothing is at it seems in this thunderous conclusion to Scott Westerfeld’s brilliant trilogy.
