Book of Knowledge by David Michael Slater

The Book of Knowledge
by David Michael Slater

Visit David:
Website
Blog
Facebook
Goodreads

Published: 2009
Publisher: Children's Brains are Yummy Books
Genre: Fantasy, YA
Hardback: 496 pages
Rating: 5

Amazon | Barnes&Noble

Zombie sighting:
The movie was coming on, so Daphna put the issue out of mind. It was a cheesy old black and white horror movie about a girl who gets infected by alien spore from a meteorite then goes on to infect everyone in her school, turning them into flesh eating zombies who infect everyone else in town.
- page 276, chapter the cleaning party

Sacred Book series:
The Book of Nonsense (Vol. I)
The Book of Knowledge (Vol. II)
The Book of Maps (Vol. III)
The Book of All Things (Vol. IV)
The Book of Names (Vol. V)
The Book of All Books (Vol. VI)

Movie news: The film in development is a combination of THE BOOK OF NONSENSE and THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE! - per author

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): Eden
This adventure continues with the 13 yr old twins, Dex and Daphna.

As the mystery of the Sacred books unravel, most interesting reveals and developments occur.

~*~
* review copy courtesy of author

* fyi: if you are interested in reviewing this book, David is offering free review copies at his site

~!~ August Thrills-n-Chills schedule ~!~

The Book of Nonsense by David Michael Slater

The Book of Nonsense
by David Michael Slater

Visit David:
Website
Blog
Facebook
Goodreads

Published: 2008
Publisher: Blooming Tree Books/CBAY
Genre: Fantasy, YA
Hardback: 256 pages
Rating: 5

Amazon | Barnes&Noble

The book is ancient, ravaged and full of utter nonsense. But the moment it enters Daphna and Dexter's lives, bizarre things begin to happen. Why is their father, who found the book, suddenly so distant?

Is the old man who took it from him some kind of hypnotist?

Why is a giant, red-eyed boy menancing them?

And what does their thirteenth birthday have to do with all this?

Daphna and Dexter can't stand each other, but they'll have to work together to learn the truth about the Book of Nonsense - before their lives come apart completely.

Quote to note:
But of course it wasn't smells that made Daphna love books. No, it was the words themselves. It was mind-blowing to think that you could learn absolutely anything in the world if you just had the right words in the right order.
- page 9, chapter 1

Series:
The Book of Nonsense (Vol. I)
The Book of Knowledge (Vol. II)
The Book of Maps (Vol. III)
The Book of All Things (Vol. IV)

LISTEN to an interview with David about this book:

Listen to internet radio with Authors Read on Blog Talk Radio

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): quack

Wonderful start to an adventure series including twins and a book quest. The characters are varied and colorful which makes this story fun to follow.

--~ eBook Giveaway courtesy of author ~--
Win a set of ebooks 1-4 of this series!
signup to win this series

~*~
* review copy courtesy of author

* fyi: if you are interested in reviewing this book, David is offering free review copies at his site

~!~ August Thrills-n-Chills schedule ~!~

In My Mailbox - 8.14.11

Bought:

The San Francisco Cliff House
by Mary Germain Hountalas and Sharon Silva
- a coffee table book
- loving the old pics

Free from Smashwords: beware some offers are for a limited time

Bruce Howard
Gentleman with Brass Knuckles
by Emmanuel Obi, Jr.
-noir
For Review and giveaway:

Lucky Charm
by Marie Astor
courtesy of author
Thanks Marie and Bels!
-romance

White Witch Pond
by Jody Kihara
courtesy of author
Thanks Jody!
-paranomal
-thriller
signup to win this ebook here

Stanley Seagull
by Cathy Mazur
courtesy of author
Thanks Cathy!
-birds

The Book of All Things
(Vol. IV)
by David Michael Slater
courtesy of author
Thanks David!
-fantasy
signup to win this as well as ebooks 1-3 in the series

Life Is But A Dream
by Brian James
ARC courtesy of publisher
Thanks Ksenia!
let me know if you would be interested in reviewing this ARC

My Life Undecided
by Jessica Brody
courtesy of publisher
Thanks Ksenia!

Every Savage Can Reproduce
(Pride and Prejudice-inspired Science Fiction)
by Enid Wilson
courtesy of author
Thanks Enid!

~*~
Bookie Brunch schedule
Now follow me to the Bookie Brunch meeting later this morning which I AM HOSTING!

YES, I AM HOSTING! - here

Bookie Brunch Question of the day:
Are you likely to read an e-book with an appealing cover or
does the description/synopsis of an e-book weigh more heavily?

~*~
* get a heads up on free or discounted ebooks from Books on the Knob

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways to you

* image from Leafcutter Designs - world's smallest postal service and you can get a letter kit at Chronicle Books

* In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren and inspired by Pop Culture Junkie. A post where we share books acquired via mailbox, library, store, etc.

Watch out: The Book of All Things by David Michael Slater

The Book of All Things
(Vol. IV)
by David Michael Slater
Release date: October 16, 2011
It's a vampire.

But not just a vampire.

It's the original vampire.

Even the most appalling legends fail to convey how deadly it really is.

After a miraculous escape, Dex and Daphna are running for their lives, desperately racing the clock as a plague spreads across the country and news of murderous organ thieves terrifies an already panicking population.

The twins must find what the monster really wants in order to stop it once and for all. What they discover about the thing—and what they discover about themselves—will launch the already controversial Sacred Books Series to positively incendiary heights.

--~ eBook Giveaway courtesy of author ~--
Win a set of ebooks 1-4 of this series!
- The Book of Nonsense (Vol. I)
- The Book of Knowledge (Vol. II)
- The Book of Maps (Vol. III)
- The Book of All Things (Vol. IV)

Open to all.

Offer ends: August 31, 2011

TO DO:
Visit David's blog and leave him a comment.
Come back here and let me know where you did the deed.
AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

Contest has ended - winner is here

~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

~!~ August Thrills-n-Chills schedule ~!~