{"id":3720,"date":"2011-03-13T20:53:57","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T20:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/03\/13\/books-received-31311-del-rey-edition-part-i-2\/"},"modified":"2011-03-13T20:53:57","modified_gmt":"2011-03-13T20:53:57","slug":"books-received-31311-del-rey-edition-part-i-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/03\/13\/books-received-31311-del-rey-edition-part-i-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Books received 3\/13\/11 Del Rey edition Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n

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Enigmatic Pilot: A Tall Tale Too True<\/span><\/a>
\nby Kris Sanussemm
\nCover by Charles Brock<\/span><\/p>\n

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Enigmatic Pilot<\/span> is Kris Saknussemm\u2019s outrageously brilliant yet profoundly moving exploration and excavation of the American dream\u2014and nightmare.<\/p>\n

In 1844, in a still-young America, the first intimations of civil war are stirring throughout the land. In Zanesville, Ohio, the Sitturd family\u2014Hephaestus, a clubfooted inventor; his wife, Rapture, a Creole from the Sea Islands; and their prodigiously gifted six-year-old son, Lloyd, whose libido is as precocious as his intellect\u2014are forced to flee the only home they have ever known for an uncertain future in Texas, whence Hephaestus\u2019s half-brother, Micah, has sent them a mysterious invitation, promising riches and wonders too amazing to be entrusted to paper.<\/p>\n

Thus begins one of the most incredible American journeys since Huck Finn and Jim first pushed their raft into the Mississippi. Along the way, Lloyd will learn the intricacies of poker and murder, solve the problem of manned flight, find\u2014and lose\u2014true love, and become swept up in an ancient struggle between two secret societies whose arcane dispute has shaped the world\u2019s past and threatens to reshape its future. Each side wants to use Lloyd against the other, but Lloyd has his own ideas\u2014and access to an occult technology as powerful as his imagination.<\/p>\n

I lavished praise upon Saknussemm\u2019s first novel Zanesville<\/span><\/a>, so I\u2019m looking forward to the second volume in his Lodemania Testament.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The American-born, Australian-educated Kris Saknussemm has created the most original novel of the year with this wildly imaginative near-future satire. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived<\/span><\/a>
\nby Paul S. Kemp<\/span><\/p>\n

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The second novel set in the Old Republic era and based on the massively multiplayer online game Star Wars<\/span>\u00ae: The Old Republic<\/span>\u2122 ramps up the action and brings readers face-to-face for the first time with a Sith warrior to rival the most sinister of the Order\u2019s Dark Lords\u2014Darth Malgus, the mysterious, masked Sith of the wildly popular \u201cDeceived\u201d and \u201cHope\u201d game trailers.<\/p>\n

Malgus brought down the Jedi Temple on Coruscant in a brutal assault that shocked the galaxy. But if war crowned him the darkest of Sith heroes, peace would transform him into something far more heinous\u2014something Malgus would never want to be, but cannot stop, any more than he can stop the rogue Jedi fast approaching.<\/p>\n

Her name is Aryn Leneer\u2014and the lone Knight that Malgus cut down in the fierce battle for the Jedi Temple was her Master. And now she\u2019s going to find out what happened to him, even if it means breaking every rule in the book.<\/p>\n

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The River of Shadows<\/span><\/a>
\nby Robert V. S. Redick<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the gripping sequel to Robert V. S. Redick\u2019s acclaimed epic fantasy novels The Red Wolf Conspiracy<\/span><\/a> and The Ruling Sea<\/span><\/a>, the crew of the vast, ancient ship Chathrand have reached the shores of the legendary southern empire of Bali Adro. Many have died in the crossing, and the alliance of rebels, led by the tarboy Pazel Pathkendle and the warrior Thasha Isiq, has faced death, betrayal, and darkest magic. But nothing has prepared them for the radically altered face of humanity in the South.<\/p>\n

They have little time to recover from the shock, however. For with landfall, the battle between the rebels and centuries-old sorcerer Arunis enters its final phase. At stake is control of the Nilstone, a cursed relic that promises unlimited power to whoever unlocks the secrets of its use\u2014but death to those who fail. And no one is closer to mastering the Stone than Arunis.<\/p>\n

Desperate to stop him, Pazel and Thasha must join forces with their enemies, including the depraved Captain Rose and the imperial assassin Sandor Ott. But when a suspicious young crewmember turns his attentions to Thasha, it is the young lovers themselves who are divided\u2014most conveniently for Arunis. As the mage\u2019s triumph draws near, the allies face a terrible choice: to break their oaths and run for safety, or to hunt the world\u2019s most dangerous sorcerer through the strange and deadly dream kingdom known as the River of Shadows, and to face him a last time among the traps and horrors of his lair.<\/p>\n

Brimming with high adventure, dark enchantment, and unforgettable characters, The River of Shadows<\/span> deftly secures Redick\u2019s place in the ranks of epic fantasy\u2019s most original and enthralling storytellers.<\/p>\n

\nPart II<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Books received 3\/13\/11 Del Rey edition Part I<\/a> was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. Enigmatic Pilot: A Tall Tale Too True by Kris Sanussemm Cover by Charles Brock Promo copy: Enigmatic Pilot is Kris Saknussemm\u2019s outrageously brilliant yet profoundly moving exploration … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n