Where fairy tales are real! What is The Land of Stories series about? Welcome to the Land of Stories, a series imagined (and written, of course) by Chris Colfer that takes Alex and Conner Bailey-and the readers-to a magic place where fairy tales are real. In this children’s adventure and fantasy book series described by…
All of James Rollins’s Books in Order! Who is James Rollins? James Rolling is the most famous pen name used by American veterinarian, amateur spelunker, certified scuba diver, and now full-time writer James Paul Czajkowski (he is no longer a practicing veterinarian). Rollins is writing action-adventure/thriller, mystery, and techno-thriller novels but has also published fantasy…
HULK SMASH!!! Who is The Hulk? The Jekyll/Hyde of the Marvel Universe created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Saving the life of Rick Jones during the experimental detonation of a gamma bomb, scientist Bruce Banner was hit by the blast resulting in the absorption of gamma radiation. Banner didn’t die, but he wasn’t the…
Troubles in Florida. What is the Travis McGee series about? Created by American mystery writer John D. MacDonald in 1964, the Travis McGee series is a hard-boiled series about the first great modern Florida adventurer. Travis McGee lives on a houseboat dubbed The Busted Flush, docked at slip F-18 at Bahia Mar Marina, Fort Lauderdale,…
Artemis Fowl is not another Harry Potter, but more a twelve-year-old James Bond villain in a modern fantasy setting. What is the Artemis Fowl series about? Artemis Fowl is a twelve-year-old mischievous Irish mastermind, a member of a dysfunctional family with a rich history of crime. He can easily hatch a complicated and brilliant plan…
All of Suzanne Collins’s books in order! Who is Suzanne Collins? Born on August 10, 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut, Suzanne Collins is an American television writer and author. She began her career in 1991 as a writer for children’s television shows, before she began to write children’s books. Her debut book, Gregor the Overlander is…
Horatio Hornblower was not the only famous literary hero to fight during the Napoleonic Wars. What is the Aubrey-Maturin series about? The Aubrey-Maturin series is an internationally acclaimed nautical historical/war series set during the Napoleonic Wars written by English novelist Patrick O’Brian. The story takes us back to the early 19th century with Captain Jack…
A little theft in a Fantasy World… What is The Queen’s Thief series about? From American author Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen’s Thief is a fantasy series for young adults in six volumes. Set in a world rich with political machinations and intrigue, battles, dangerous journeys, divine intervention, power, passion, revenge, and deception, The Queen’s…
