Wilson created an interesting world with potential for fun, great stories; Ashtown and the Order of Brendan are kind of like a steam punk Hogwarts where exploration replaces wizardry. Sadly, there is no actual exploration in this story and the interesting characters are all either in supporting r...
Earlier in the book the author speaks of his ability to stop reading a book 15 pages before the end and then throw it across the living room to never pick it up again. I should have taken the author's advice. I thoroughly enjoyed the discussions about telling stories to children and the mini-bios...
This action-packed sequel to The Dragon's Tooth delivers magic, mystery, and mythology. Thanks to Cyrus and Antigone Smith, Dr. Phoenix now possesses the Dragon's Tooth-and he's been using it to hunt and kill immortals worldwide. Phoenix has a dark agenda, but an evil alliance of immortals, Ordo ...
I love this series and this author. I loved the first 2 books, but it's definitely getting better as it goes. Can't wait for book 4. I read this book with my 7 year old and 4 year old (a chapter before bed). The 4 year old falls asleep pretty fast (a little too far over his head), but the 7 y...
Twelve-year-old Henry York is going to sleep one night when he hears a bump on the attic wall above his head. It's an unfamiliar house—Henry is staying with his aunt, uncle, and three cousins—so he tries to ignore it. But the next night he wakes up with bits of plaster in his hair. Two knobs have...
For two years, Cyrus and Antigone Smith have run a sagging roadside motel with their older brother, Daniel. Nothing ever seems to happen. Then a strange old man with bone tattoos arrives, demanding a specific room. Less than 24 hours later, the old man is dead. The motel has burned, and Daniel i...