An Ancient Peace: PEACEKEEPER #1 By TANYA HUFF The first book of a thrilling new military science fiction spin-off of Tanya Huff’s Confederation series. Book Description: Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr had been the very model of a Confederation Marine. But when she learned the truth about the war the Confederation was fighting, she left the military [… read more]
The Cat’s Maw Book One of The Shadowland Saga by Brooke Burgess This book has cats, what more does it need? Okay, so maybe a good story. Guess what, it has that too. This is the story of Billy Brahm and the strange and terrible things that happen to him. Billy is a 10 year [… read more]
The Art of LEGO Scale Modeling New book showcases fan-built LEGO models of real vehicles San Francisco, CA (August 4, 2015) — The LEGO scale modeling community brings a miniature world to life with artistry, skill, and patience—a world inhabited by remarkably detailed scale models of real trucks, ships, planes, race cars, and even construction [… read more]
The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 3: Robots, Planes, Cities & More! San Francisco, CA (July 22, 2015) — Fans of The LEGO Adventure Book series from No Starch Press get ready—heroes Megs and Brickbot are about to embark on their most grueling quest yet! In the latest installment of this popular series (more than 100,000 copies [… read more]
You know it is a good book when the author’s name is larger on the cover than the title of said book. Janet Evanovich is a New York Times bestselling author with a new hit on shelves now. Wicked Charms A Lizzy and Diesel Novel by Janet Evanovich, Phoef Sutton Book Description Lizzy and Diesel [… read more]
The LEGO Architect Explore the world of architecture through LEGO San Francisco, CA (July 14, 2015) — It’s one of life’s certainties: when you give curious kids LEGO bricks, they’ll build little LEGO houses. But talented LEGO artists from around the world have taken the art of house building to new heights, and the results [… read more]
No Starch Press Teams Up with Humble Bundle to Present the Humble “School’s Out!” Bundle Readers Pay What They Want for an Amazing Selection of Geeky eBooks for Kids San Francisco, CA (June 17, 2015) — Summer can be tough on kids, and cabin fever can be even worse for parents. But with the new ebook [… read more]
Medieval LEGO: A History Book of Epic Proportions by Greyson Beights Publisher: No Starch Press Medieval history is undeniably awesome. Bloody battles, deposed kings, crusading knights, powerful matriarchs, and righteous warriors. But now—history is adorable too. Through the improbable pairing of LEGO artists and world-renowned scholars, Medieval LEGO (No Starch Press, September 2015, $14.95) takes the reader [… read more]
I know you’re not supposed judge a book by its cover, but we all do it. This cover, while not bad, had one thing that stuck out and seemed to grab my attention (good thing, right?) that really bugged me. The subtitle: “What would you take to avoid the dark?” bugged the heck out of [… read more]
The book Lords of the Sith is the BEST Star Wars book I have ever read. (Okay it is the first Star Wars book I have ever read, but it makes me wonder why haven’t I read more before.) I can thank the folks over at TheMarySue.com for pointing this book, and a bunch of other [… read more]