Manga Punk - Novels

Misery

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:32:24 -0600

Stephen King is arguably the most popular novelist in the history of American fiction. He owes his fans a love letter. "Misery" is it.

Paul Sheldon, author of a best selling series of historical romances, wakes up one winter day in a strange place, a secluded farmhouse in Colorado. He wakes up to unspeakable pain (a dislocated pelvis, a crashed knee, two shattered legs) and to a bizarre greeting from the woman who has saved his life: "I'm your number one fan!"

Annie Wilkes is a huge ex-nurse, handy with controlled substances and other instruments of abuse, including an axe and a blowtorch. A dangerous psychotic with a "Romper Room" sense of good and bad, fair and unfair, Annie Wilkes may be Stephen King's most terrifying creation. It's not fair, for example, that her favorite character in the world, Misery Chastain, has been killed by her creator, as Annie discovers when Paul's latest novel comes out in paperback. And it's not good that her favorite writer has been a Don't-Bee and written a different kind of novel, a nasty novel, the kind of novel he always wanted to write, the only copy of which now lies in Annie's angry hands.

Vampire Kisses 3: Vampireville

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:28:53 -0600

Can Raven stop Dullsville from becoming Vampireville?

For goth-girl Raven, dating her dream boyfriend is complicated, especially because Alexander's secret means they can only meet at night. And now they must be extra wary, with Alexander's archrival, Jagger, creeping around town. Then Jagger's exquisitely pale sister Luna also surfaces—and seems to have her sights on Raven's own longtime nemesis.

Raven and Alexander must begin a terrifying hunt for Jagger and Luna's secret hideout. Can they drive them away before Dullsville is eternally threatened by these menaces from the Underworl

VAMPIRE KISSES 2: KISSING COFFINS

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:22:54 -0600

Kissing Coffins by Ellen Schreiber is the second in her series Vampire Kisses. As the name may imply, this young adult novel involves spooky castles, cemeteries, a Goth club, and predictably, Vampires.
Our heroine Raven is a teenage Goth girl with a dilemma: she’s in love with a Vampire. The story begins with the disappearance of said Vampire boyfriend, Alexander Sterling. Raven is determined to find Alexander, and she is quite crafty in her ambition. The story takes her from her hometown “Dullsville” to “Hipsterville” where her hippy actress aunt lives. When she gets close to finding her love, she must contemplate a life undead in order to save herself from the mysterious villain Jagger.

Vampire Kisses 1

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:17:47 -0600

In her small town, dubbed "Dullsville," sixteen-year-old Raven -- a vampire-crazed goth-girl -- is an outcast. But not for long... The intriguing and rumored-to-be haunted mansion on top of Benson Hill has stood vacant and boarded-up for years. That is, until its mysteriously strange new occupants move in. Who are these creepy people -- especially the handsome, dark, and elusive Alexander Sterling? Or rather, what are they? Could the town prattle actually ring true? Are they vampires? Raven, who secretly covets a vampire kiss, both at the risk of her own mortality and Alexander's loving trust, is dying to uncover the truth. Ellen Schreiber's spooky and stirring romance tells the story of two outsiders who fall in love in a town where conformity reigns, and ends with a shocking surprise.

A book, please read the instructions before using.

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:42:24 -0500

Funny, romantic, kinda-sorta-suspensefull, this book has most of it! lol
A romance of a tiny giant eared mouse and a beautiful human princess, a mixture type thing (has no catigory) of a light seeking rat who uses a nearly deaf fat girl for revenge, and an escape-rescue to save the princess from life in a dungeon with migery sow, the said girl who want's to be a princess. Despereaux must save the Princess Pea from this with a spool of thread, that he, unfortunatly, lost while climing down the stairs.

The book is seperated into 4 parts: Book the first: A Mouse is Born; Book the second: Chiaroscuro; Book the third:Gor! The Tale of Miggery Sow; and Book the fourth:Recalled to the Light.

A Book Review

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:30:44 -0500

When Nicholas Nickleby is left penniless after his father's death, he appeals to his wealthy uncle to help him find work and to protect his mother and sister. But Ralph Nickleby proves to be hard-hearted and unsscrupulous, and Nicholas finds himself forced to make his own way in the world. His adventures gave Dickens the opportunity to portray an extraordinary gallery of rogues and eccentrics:Wackford Squeers, the tyranical headmaster of Dotheboys Hall, a school for unwanted boys; the slow-witted orphan Smike, rescued by Nicholas; and thegloriously theatrical Mr and Mrs Crummies and their daughter, the 'infant phenominon'.

Sam's Letters to Jennifer

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:32:08 -0600

"Grief-stricken by a recent tragedy, Jennifer returns to the resort village where she grew up to help her beloved grandmother. There, Jennifer will discover new meaning in life-and experience not one, but two of the most amazing love stories ever."

Sabriel

Sun, 7 Jan 2007 08:51:21 -0600

When Sabriels (sorry, cant use apostrophes for some reason) father disappears, she sets out to find him. In a world where death is easily crossed in and out of, she must use her familys trations of binding spirits through the use of bells to save herself, her father, and the Old Kindom. Having grown up in Ancelstierre, a country very similar to World War I era Europe or Australia, she has issues adapting to the medieval-esque Old Kindom and the magic that runs in her blood. Mix in an enigmatic cat known as Mogget, and her hands are full.

Asimov's "Caves of Steel" Book 1 of the Robot Series

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:37:51 -0600

In the far distant future mankind has ventured into the stars ang colonized many planets. Two cultures emerged from this, the Spacers, utilizers of intrecate robotic technology and those left on Earth to live in enormous Cities that stretch across continents who never see the light of day. The few Spacers that live on Earth, live in a small community outside of the City with little interaction with the City dwellers. When a murder is committed, the Spacer's team one of their own, R. Daneel Olivaw, with a plain cloths cop from the City, Elijah Baley. Will they be able to get over their mutual

Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Critical Review

Wed, 31 May 2006 13:20:13 -0500

Nineteen Eighty-Four takes place in what is believed to be by the protagonist, Winston Smith, the year 1984 in Oceania’s Air Strip One, present day London, England. Winston lived in a time when one supreme party ruled over the nation of Oceania. The Party had three slogans: “Freedom is slavery. War is peace. Ignorance is strength.” Unquestioning obedience and reverence to the Party was the norm, and the slightest hint of intentions to deviate was answered by swift eradication courtesy of the Thought Police. Winston, harboring vague memories of the days before the Party, wondered (a crime in itself) if life had been better before the reign of “Big Brother.” He ultimately rebelled against the Party by allowing himself to fall in love with Julia, his silently rebellious co-worker and admirer.

The Bartimaeus Trilogy Book One; The Amulet of Samarkand

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 21:13:17 -0500

First of all the cover of the book is not the puke-green you see here.

Back of book;

Nathaniel is eleven years old and is a magician's apprentice, learning the traditional arts of magic. All is well until he has a life-changing encounter with Simon Lovelace, a magician of unrivaled ruthlessness and ambition. When Lovelace brutally humiliates Nathaniel in public, Nathaniel decides to speed up his education, teaching himself spells way beyond his years. With revenge on his mind, he masters one of the toughest spells of all and summons Bartimaeus, a five-thousand-year-old djinni, to assist him. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are to different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal Lovelace's greatest treasure, he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion.

The Chronicles of Narnia

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:15:42 -0500

They open a door and enter a world.
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Narnia...The land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy...the place where the adventure begins.
Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discovers the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever.

Mirrormask book review

Fri, 3 Feb 2006 10:49:12 -0600

Most kids want to run away to join the circus, but Helena wants to run away and join "real life." Ms. Helena Campbell has a life most girls dream of (well, at least I do): performing in her family's travelling circus, living in her own camper, drawing day in and day out. But, she yearns for a "real life." You know, the kind that doesn't move from town to town.

When she inadvertently wishes illness upon her mother, Helena gets the chance to have a "real life," only it doesn't stay as rooted in reality as she'd hoped it would.