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Greg van Eekhout

Auteur van Norse Code

47+ Werken 1,658 Leden 121 Besprekingen Favoriet van 2 leden

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Fotografie: Author Greg van Eekhout at the 2019 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas, United States. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83835777

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Werken van Greg van Eekhout

Norse Code (2009) 376 exemplaren
California Bones (2014) 333 exemplaren
The Boy at the End of the World (2011) 214 exemplaren
Voyage of the Dogs (2018) 121 exemplaren
Cog (2019) 103 exemplaren
Kid vs. Squid (2010) 96 exemplaren
Pacific Fire (2015) 87 exemplaren
Dragon Coast (2015) 51 exemplaren
Weird Kid (2021) 49 exemplaren
Fenris & Mott (2022) 26 exemplaren
Last Son of Tomorrow (2009) 18 exemplaren
The Osteomancer's Son 9 exemplaren
The Ghost Job (2023) 8 exemplaren
In the Late December (2003) 6 exemplaren
Far As You Can Go 6 exemplaren
Gillian Underground 4 exemplaren
Chinatown 3 exemplaren
Carnival Park 3 exemplaren
The Dog Did My Homework Biggerr (2011) 2 exemplaren
L is for Luminous 2 exemplaren
California King — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Taco 2 exemplaren
Change [short story] 2 exemplaren
X is for Xylomancy 1 exemplaar
V is for Vámonos 1 exemplaar
S is for Solipsism 1 exemplaar
R is for Raffle 1 exemplaar
Authorwerx 1 exemplaar
Show and Tell 1 exemplaar
Invasion of the Anagrams (2012) 1 exemplaar
C-rock City 1 exemplaar
Clean City 1 exemplaar

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It's been a really long time since I was forced to stay up past my bedtime because I couldn't put a book down. This one made me do it.

I loved the worldbuilding. Even though the entire book was set in Los Angeles, we get a glimpse of how this alternate world is much like, but unlike our today. Being a Los Angelina, I loved the historical figures that were featured in the book.

And, oh, the magic.... It was as fascinating as it was creepy and made sense.

I hope this was the beginning of a trilogy and/or that we see more of this world. I'm off to see what else Mr. Van Eekhout has written.

Highly recommended read.

EDIT 2/6/15 - Still as good as the 1st time.
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jazzbird61 | 24 andere besprekingen | Feb 29, 2024 |
I literally yelled "You can't end it like that!" out loud. While somewhat of a cliffhanger--it's acceptable. As a licensed cliffhanger hater, that's saying a lot. I can't wait for the next installment and would love to also get this one in audiobook format.
 
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jazzbird61 | 11 andere besprekingen | Feb 29, 2024 |
Recommended Ages: Gr. 4-7

Plot Summary: Jake has a big secret. He's not really human. His parents found him in a glob that crashed to earth 12 years ago in their neighborhood. Jake's parents want him to be happy and healthy and they're not sure he can stay safe in a real school now that he's started to shapeshift. They allow him after Jake promises to be careful. With cell phones capturing video, no one wants Jake to shapeshift in front of others because his secret will be out there and "they" will find him, maybe to run tests on him. When Jake and his new friend Agnes explore a sink hole in their town and Jake sees some of the same goo that his parents found him in, he's worried. The hum that he feels in his belly before he shapeshifts is also stronger more often now. And more and more sink holes are appearing. One time, at the mall, he changes into a seal in the privacy of his own stall. But tons of videos were captured and he's mortified. Agnes, on the other hand, thinks Jake being able to shapeshift is the greatest thing ever. Together, they want to solve the mystery of the goo and the sinkholes before others find out about Jake. Can they do it before others?

Setting: Arizona, outside of Phoenix

Characters:
Jake Wind - 12 y/o, homeschooled for most of his life
Mom -
Dad - proctologist, makes lots of butt jokes
Agnes Oakes - new to school, likes the same superhero show Nite Kite as Jake, dad died in a warehouse accident
Dale - Jake's uncle, acts like a airhead except when talking or making music
Growler - Jake's dog

Recurring Themes: alien, space, adventure, friendship, survival, family, adoption, belonging

Controversial Issues: none

Personal Thoughts: Better than I thought for a genre I don't always love. Could be a lot to discuss. Well written.

Genre: science fiction

Pacing: medium
Characters: decent character development
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pigeonlover | 6 andere besprekingen | Dec 29, 2023 |
Posted originally on my blog www.csdaley.com

I should buy myself a rubber stamp with the word sucker on it. This way when I am looking at new books and say the words, urban fantasy, heist, alternate history, genre blending, fantasy, I can just stamp my head sucker and buy it. I don't even really know how to begin describing California Bones. At its heart it is an urban fantasy set in a Los Angeles dominated by magic and canals (you read that right, canals. It is one of my favorite parts of the book). Ruled by a nasty piece of work called the Hierarch. Calling him a brutal, tyrant of a dictator is probably too nice of a selection of words.

The magic is where the fun starts. You see bones make the magic system do its rounds. Any kind of bones; human, animal, fossils. Eekhout does a great job of building the magic system which is good because it is central to the plot. It seems the Hierarch likes to cleanse his Southern California nation of potential rivals and powerful Osteomancers (bone magicians).

This is the leaping off point where we meet young Daniel and his family. They are caught up in one of the cleansings and Daniel escapes into the city where he becomes a brilliant thief. Fast forward a few years and we get to the meat of the story. Someone hires Daniel and his crew to break into the Hierarch's fortress.

That's about as much of the plot as I want to give away. The joy of this book is the discovery. Eekhout does a bang up job of world building. Giving you just enough of a familiar Los Angeles to keep you guessing what surprise will come next and there are plenty of them. The book is relentless. It plows forward and barely gives you a chance to breath. Lots of action, magic, and suspense with a dash of dark grittiness thrown in for good measure.

California Bones is one of the best times I have had reading a book this year. I curled up in my reading chair yesterday and plowed through it. It is a book that is hard to put down. So hard in fact dinner was a little late. I needed to know how it finished up. The best news of all is that it is book one of a planned trilogy and book two Pacific Fire is already out. I know what I will be reading this week. Pick it up and set aside a few hours. You won't regret it.
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cdaley | 24 andere besprekingen | Nov 2, 2023 |

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