Category Archives: Young Adult

Apollo’s Outcasts by Allen Steele

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Jamey Barlowe was born on the Moon, but moved back to Earth as an infant following his mother’s tragic death. Because his fragile bones can’t handle Earth’s gravity, Jamey needs a wheelchair to get around, but he has learned to … Continue reading →

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Lex Trent versus the Gods by Alex Bell

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Lex Trent leads a double life: to all outward appearances the self-assured young man is a law student and interns with a respectable law firm during the day, but at night he becomes the Shadowman, a notorious thief and burglar … Continue reading →

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Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Trent McCauley is a talented teenager: his main hobby, more an obsession really, is creating movie clips by downloading, remixing and reassembling footage of his favorite actor. Problem is, those movies tend to be copyrighted, which means Trent’s innocuous pastime … Continue reading →

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Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Be My Enemy is the sequel to last year’s Planesrunner, the book that launched Ian McDonald’s first ever YA series in spectacular fashion. I dearly love both of these novels and don’t want to ruin your enjoyment of them in any … Continue reading →

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False Covenant by Ari Marmell – includes giveaway!

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Giveaway time! Thanks to the kind people at Pyr, I have one copy of False Covenant and one complete set (Thief’s Covenant AND False Covenant) to give away to two lucky readers. Details on how to enter this worldwide giveaway … Continue reading →

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Thief’s Covenant by Ari Marmell

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Thief’s Covenant is the story of Widdershins, a young woman formerly known as Adrienne Satti, who grew up an orphan on the streets of Davillon, escaped poverty to join the city’s powerful aristocracy in a rags-to-riches story, and then shockingly … Continue reading →

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Planesrunner by Ian McDonald

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

I’m a pretty big fan of Ian McDonald, so when I learned that a brand new novel by the author was on the way, I got suitably excited. Then, when I found out that the new novel would be the … Continue reading →

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