#GIDEON ALEX GORDON DOWNLOAD SERIES#

#GIDEON ALEX GORDON DOWNLOAD SERIES#

Last time around, I compared Gideon to Hagrid from that other wonderful series of children's books you may have heard of. What I like about that passage is not just the brevity of the exposition, but the way Karchut shows us the nature of Gideon and Finn's relationship (as well as explaining the title). “No, you dolt.” Gideon reached out and cuffed him lightly on the

Spear of the Tuatha De Danaan has made me decide to treat youĪlways being different. “Discovering that myĪpprentice of less than two months is none other than the legendary That’s it,” Gideon said, heavy on the sarcasm. “It’s because of the whole Spear thing, isn’t it?” “Arguing with me is asįew skirmishes with the goblins do not make you ready to hunt alone.” “But how can I learn anything if all I do is Karchut expertly reminds return readers and catches up new readers by giving us a casual conversation in chapter one between our heroes that works nicely as a 'last time on Finn Finnegan' narration: Also, there's even more action this time around, which makes the pages fly by in no time. The origin and introduction of our characters out of the way, Karchut is able to spend book two deepening the characters and their relationships, thickening the plot, and raising the stakes. Honest and for true, I liked Gideon's Spear even better than Finn Finnegan, though newcomers to the series would be better off starting with that book. She gives writing middle grade Irish fantasy a good name.' Or the trite: 'Gideon's Spear is Good Stuff.' Or the misleading: 'I was so shocked when Finn died at the end!' Or the bizarre: 'In the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust, having watched everyone you ever knew or loved burn to a cinder, as you sit waiting for the radiation sickness to put you out and at last take your pain away, those hours will be made less agonizing by reading Darby Karchut's Gideon's Spear.'Īll right, honest and for true, let's talk about this book. How about this: ' Gideon's Spear through my heart and Darby Karchut's to blame. So I think we can dispense with the review and spend the remainder of this post coming up with potential blurbs for the upcoming three-quel, The Hound at the Gate. And Darby Karchut was kind enough to blurb my book (all ways lead back to the ninja). Gideon's Spear sits in a place of honor on my bookshelf as I bought an actual paper copy as a keepsake (though I actually read most of it on Kindle). Well, the blurb Spencer Hill Press chose is good too and I'm thrilled with it. Read Finn Finnegan while-st you drink, then pass out Patrick's Day, don't just get pass-out drunk. I also offered this gem:įinn Finnegan is a good time read and you're going to enjoy yourself. You may remember in my review of Finn Finegan I joked that the good people of Spencer Hill Press were welcome to use my blurb. That's because Gideon's Spear is the first book I'm aware of to feature a blurb from me, though any author who's book I've reviewed is welcome to blurb me anywhere they like. Isn't that a-oh for crying out loud, I've done it again! I did everything I could to discuss this week's book and I ended up talking about me. “Finn Finnegan is a Fine Folio of Fantastic Fiction!” - Middle Grade Ninja Here is my favorite passage from Gideon's Spear written by Darby Karchut: Let's look at Gideon's Spear, available at fine retailers everywhere.

This space should be dedicated to Darby Karchut and an overview of her work, not a cheap ad for yours truly. How rude of me to discuss myself in a post about someone else's book. For more details, I was interviewed yesterday at Jessica Lawson's extraordinary blog, Falling Leaflets, where I discuss character development in depth (if you're into that kinda thing, and if you're here, you might be).īad Ninja! My apologies, Esteemed Reader. You may note that the word count for All Right Now has slowed a bit, but I assure you this is because I've decided to prepare another horror story for you to be released in the next two months rather than waiting until October. But you'll note from the new Irish background that I'm in the spirit, helped greatly by our old friend Darby Karchut's newest Gideon's Spear, the sequel to Finn Finnegan. Patrick's Day? In the past, I've spent the day at the bar (ahh, writer friends), but this year I'll likely be home reading a book with a baby on my chest drinking not so much as a green beer (I might do green tea). Hello there, Esteemed Reader! Are you ready for St. 'Oh, crap.' His heart rammed against the roof of his mouth at the sight of his worst nightmare.

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