For teens who want the female protagonist to kick ass more than kiss.
Building on the commercially successful manga series created by Hajime Isayama (later adapted into an anime series), this novel offers all-new characters.
Humans have been living behind a walled fortress since grotesque giants, called titans, began attacking villages and making meals out of the human inhabitants. As a member of the nobility, Rosalie Dumarque has never been outside the inner walls that protect those of her status. Because the white 16-year-old only has six more months of freedom before she must marry an older man to boost her family’s wealth, she hopes to make use of her Royal Military Academy training to become a soldier and see the world. In this action-packed story, the unlikely heroine manages to procure the very worst assignment: protecting the walls against titan attacks at the Trost Gate Garrison. From Day 1, Rosalie enters into vividly depicted battles against these beasts. The time in between leaves her opportunities to become closer to squad mates, especially blue-eyed Jax, her commanding sergeant, and to begin questioning her identity as a young woman and what—if anything—she really owes her family. Although the quick, predictable plot builds to a frenetic pace, mysteries surrounding the various titans will keep readers involved up to the conclusion. An open ending leaves room for a series to develop.
For teens who want the female protagonist to kick ass more than kiss. (Fantasy. 13-17)Pub Date: Aug. 7, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-68369-061-0
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Quirk Books
Review Posted Online: May 14, 2018
Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 2018
($24.00; Feb.; 240 pp.; 0-06-105118-7): What can possibly beat space hero Jim Endicott's previous adventures? In Step Into Chaos (1999), and its predecessors, he killed his father, got killed himself, then was resurrected and transformed into a godlike entity, the Omega Point. But since god-Jim went back in time to alter his own past and unkill his father, that all happened in another universe. So now there are two Jims in two universes undergoing different trials and adventures. Will they meet? Stick with Shatner's latest interminable series and you'll find out - probably - eventually….
Pub Date: Feb. 1, 2000
ISBN: 0-06-105118-7
Page Count: 240
Publisher: HarperCollins
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 2000
The latest historical by Irish bard Llywelyn (Red Branch, Druids, etc.) kicks off in the winter of 1602-03. And a cruel winter it is, following the sad defeat of Gaelic nationals at the Battle of Kinsale. As Llywelyn makes clear, the Gaelic people of Ireland spent (and, some would say, are still spending) centuries in combat with aggressors like the Vikings and Normans. But this novel is a paean to the last chieftain, Donal Cam, The O'Sullivan, who tried to stand up to the British under Elizabeth I. In fact, the jig is already up by the time the story here begins, since it follows Donal Cam's disastrous flight across Munster, Connacht, and Leitrim after the British victory. His famished, ragtag group of a thousand refugees, camp followers, clansmen, and soldiers diminishes to almost nothing by the time they reach safe harbor at O'Rourke Castle, and along the way there are dribbles of soap opera as well, just to keep the human interest going. The chieftain's antique aunt and uncle snip at each other lovingly; a cavalry man who's had to give up his horse turns traitor; a young couple falls in love while keeping warm under a hide; and we learn exactly why Donal Cam joined the revolt against the English—apparently, his bastard son got skewered by an enemy soldier. All this and harquebuses, not to mention Gaelophilia. What's more, it's perfect if forced marches are your thing.
Pub Date: June 21, 1992
ISBN: 0-688-10794-X
Page Count: 456
Publisher: Morrow/HarperCollins
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 1992
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