Everyone looks forward to something different when summer arrives. For some, its barbecues in the sun; for others, its outdoor sports, swimming, and long days. And for many, its the summer blockbusters that arrive in the theater, from superheroes to invading aliens. But the theater isnt the only place that you can find exciting adventures summer is also the perfect time to curl up in the warm sun with an action-filled book. Whether youre relaxing by the pool or on the balcony of your Canyon Park apartment, weve got some summer reading recommendations to help you out.
Fantasy: The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg
Ceony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined, Ceony is assigned an apprenticeship in paper magic despite her dreams of bespelling metal. And once shes bonded to paper, that will be her only magic forever.
Yet the spells Ceony learns under the strange yet kind Thane turn out to be more marvelous than she could have ever imagined animating paper creatures, bringing stories to life via ghostly images, even reading fortunes. But as she discovers these wonders, Ceony also learns of the extraordinary dangers of forbidden magic.
An Excisioner a practitioner of dark, flesh magic invades the cottage and rips Thanes heart from his chest. To save her teachers life, Ceony must face the evil magician and embark on an unbelievable adventure that will take her into the chambers of Thanes still-beating heart and reveal the very soul of the man.
Dark Paranormal: The Devils Only Friend by Dan Wells
John Wayne Cleaver hunts demons: they've killed his neighbors, his family, and the girl he loves, but in the end he's always won. Now he works for a secret government kill team, using his gift to hunt and kill as many monsters as he can . . . but the monsters have noticed, and the quiet game of cat and mouse is about to erupt into a full scale supernatural war.
John doesn't want the life he's stuck with. He doesn't want the FBI bossing him around, he doesn't want his only friend imprisoned in a mental ward, and he doesn't want to face the terrifying cannibal who calls himself The Hunter. John doesn't want to kill people. But as the song says, you can't always get what you want. John has learned that the hard way; his clothes have the stains to prove it. When John again faces evil, he'll know what he has to do.
(You can also check out the original John Cleaver trilogy beginning with I Am Not a Serial Killer.)
Spy Thriller: Unforgettable by Eric James Stone
Out of sight, out of mind. In the near future, a fluke of quantum mechanics renders Nat Morgan utterly forgettable. No one can remember he exists for more than a minute after he's gone. It's a useful ability for his career as a CIA agent, even if he has to keep reminding his boss that he exists.
Nat's attempt to steal a quantum chip prototype is thwarted when a former FSB agent, Yelena Semyonova, attempts to steal the same technology for the Russian mob. Along with a brilliant Iranian physicist who wants to defect, Nat and Yelena must work together to stop a ruthless billionaire from finishing a quantum supercomputer that will literally control the fate of the world. Summer Reading Recommendations
Everyone looks forward to something different when summer arrives. For some, its barbecues in the sun; for others, its outdoor sports, swimming, and long days. And for many, its the summer blockbusters that arrive in the theater, from superheroes to invading aliens. But the theater isnt the only place that you can find exciting adventures summer is also the perfect time to curl up in the warm sun with an action-filled book. Whether youre relaxing by the pool or on the balcony of your Canyon Park apartment, weve got some summer reading recommendations to help you out.
Fantasy: The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg
Ceony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined, Ceony is assigned an apprenticeship in paper magic despite her dreams of bespelling metal. And once shes bonded to paper, that will be her only magic forever.
Yet the spells Ceony learns under the strange yet kind Thane turn out to be more marvelous than she could have ever imagined animating paper creatures, bringing stories to life via ghostly images, even reading fortunes. But as she discovers these wonders, Ceony also learns of the extraordinary dangers of forbidden magic.
An Excisioner a practitioner of dark, flesh magic invades the cottage and rips Thanes heart from his chest. To save her teachers life, Ceony must face the evil magician and embark on an unbelievable adventure that will take her into the chambers of Thanes still-beating heart and reveal the very soul of the man.
Dark Paranormal: The Devils Only Friend by Dan Wells
John Wayne Cleaver hunts demons: they've killed his neighbors, his family, and the girl he loves, but in the end he's always won. Now he works for a secret government kill team, using his gift to hunt and kill as many monsters as he can . . . but the monsters have noticed, and the quiet game of cat and mouse is about to erupt into a full scale supernatural war.
John doesn't want the life he's stuck with. He doesn't want the FBI bossing him around, he doesn't want his only friend imprisoned in a mental ward, and he doesn't want to face the terrifying cannibal who calls himself The Hunter. John doesn't want to kill people. But as the song says, you can't always get what you want. John has learned that the hard way; his clothes have the stains to prove it. When John again faces evil, he'll know what he has to do.
(You can also check out the original John Cleaver trilogy beginning with I Am Not a Serial Killer.)
Spy Thriller: Unforgettable by Eric James Stone
Out of sight, out of mind. In the near future, a fluke of quantum mechanics renders Nat Morgan utterly forgettable. No one can remember he exists for more than a minute after he's gone. It's a useful ability for his career as a CIA agent, even if he has to keep reminding his boss that he exists.
Nat's attempt to steal a quantum chip prototype is thwarted when a former FSB agent, Yelena Semyonova, attempts to steal the same technology for the Russian mob. Along with a brilliant Iranian physicist who wants to defect, Nat and Yelena must work together to stop a ruthless billionaire from finishing a quantum supercomputer that will literally control the fate of the world.