With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about. It was fast paced to a point, there was a part that i could not get past no matter how. While there is a bit of violence, as a parent i didnt find it excessive. Give kevin a stroke and a click with your mouse and come on in or click enter if you are being blocked out by your firewall settings. He claims that his programs have written over 200,000 books. A fastpaced and engrossing publishers weekly scifi novel that asks the question. One morning at 5 am gray black spheres dot the sky, and any human or car outside is instantly zapped in a flash light no explosion, no ball of flame, just gone. During a latenight poker game, tennis teammates colin, ceo. Weyenberg library is proud to offer you popular and classic ebooks and audiobooks, available 247 from overdrive. Apr 18, 20 life as we knew it by susan beth pfeffer is an apocalyptic tale thats got just the right amount of fearfulness for a young adult book, without getting too gruesome. Author of international economics, international shortterm capital movements, economic development, manias, panics, and crashes, foreign trade and the national economy, the world in depression, 19291939, the international economic.
In this modern day survivalist story we meet miranda evans and her family just as the world is anticipating a show in the night sky. Although, because of the circumstances portrayed in pod, i would recommend this more for the older end of ya readers. I hope stephen wallenfels has the next book well on the way because students will be clamouring for the next instalment as soon as they finish this one. I also have a dark scifi novella called blood fields slated for december 20th. It is beautifully designed, decently printed on acidfree. Pod is the story of an alien invasion of earth as seen through the eyes of a 12yearold girl and a 16yearold boy in different cities. Pod by stephen wallenfels overdrive rakuten overdrive. Josh is about to turn 16, trapped in his house in washington state. The tumblebook library is a fun and interactive library of animated, talking story books for preschoolers, beginner readers and older independent readers too. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch is another novel for young adults. His passions are family, hiking, cooking, reading, movies, climate change, and especially writing.
Deadfall ebook by stephen wallenfels 97868022767 rakuten. Pod was one of theas favorite books of young adult appreciation month and a notable read of 2010 definitely. Pod by stephen wallenfels is available in these libraries. Sep 01, 2009 pod by stephen wallenfels is a gripping story told in alternating first person chapters by a teenage boy and a twelveyearold girl. Ill be joining a challenge on shelfari, an online book community like goodreads and librarything, where we have to read books that are set in the 50 states of america plus one extra for the capital, washington, dc each book can count for up to 5 states any more and it wont count towards the total. The perfect capstone interactive ebook is waiting for you. Apr 30, 2010 pod is the story of an alien invasion of earth as seen through the eyes of a 12yearold girl and a 16yearold boy in different cities. One morning at 5 am gray black spheres dot the sky, and any human or car outside is instantly zapped in a flash light no explosion, no ball of flame. Earth has been invaded by alien, gigantic spheres that hover in the air and destroy any human who ventures outside. May 31, 2012 reading around the usa in 90 days may 31, 2012 61 comments ill be joining a challenge on shelfari, an online book community like goodreads and librarything, where we have to read books that are set in the 50 states of america plus one extra for the capital, washington, dc. Sep 07, 2008 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Pod stephen wallenfels parallel and eventually interwoven stories of a boy and a girl trapped by unseen invaders in a house he and a hotel parking garage she violence is often graphic, but psychological violence might be harder on some readers my students loved it however the tight settings create excellent suspense and tension.
Meanwhile a younger girl watches from the parking garage as thugs in a hotel peel off layer after layer of civilization. Romance bookcloud provides unlimited and unrestricted access to a huge selection of romance ebooks. While the main characters are young and, in their own ways, appealingly sympathetic, this is primarily a book for adult and mature ya readers, as it contains. Pod is his first novel and he is currently working on pod 2. Gutenberg ereader app gives you access to the entire project gutenberg ebook library with a single touch. Pod, an awesome, apocalyptic novel about a massive scale alien invasion.
Hello, a couple of month ago, i read altered carbon by richard k. Stuck in the passing lane, was a book that i normally would not read, with that being said that might be the good indicator on why i personally had a hard time reading it. Black library seven views of uhlguths passing ebook. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Dark science fiction for adults science fiction fans. Search by author, subject, title to find the book quickly and easily. Of course, it is a print on demand book, which means that each book is a printing in and of itself.
This story presents an alien invasion from two unique viewpoints. James whatman way maidstone, me14 1lq map it united kingdom. James whatman way maidstone, me14 1lq map it united kingdom voice. Download thousands of ebooks, eaudiobooks, emagazines, and videos right to your computer or your mobile device and enjoy on the go. Pod ebook published september 14th 2011 by hachette black moon ebook, 288 pages authors.
The science fiction and fantasy writers of america offsite link. A fastpaced and engrossing publishers weekly scifi novel that asks the. Aliens prevent people from going outside, so a boy and his dad try to stretch supplies at home as long as possible. Pod by stephen wallenfels is a gripping story told in alternating first person chapters by a teenage boy and a twelveyearold girl. This book is set in a postapocalyptic america in which 23 of the population has been decimated by war and pandemic. When the black spheres filled the sky, anyone caught beneath them would vanish in a flash of bluewhite light. Stephen wallenfels as alien spacecrafts fill the sky and zap up any human being who dares to go outside, fifteenyearold josh and twelveyearold megs, living in different cities, describe what could be their last. In the heart of the eye of terror, the warp and realspace mingle in ways unimagined by man. Jul 20, 2010 the book smugglers blog archive smugglivus 2010 guest author. He has patented a method to automatically produce a set of similar books from a template which is filled with data from database and internet searches. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Buy a cheap copy of pod book by stephen wallenfels. Roaming the barren landscape with his father and grandfather, stephen is a salvager who roams the country in search of material to trade.
Pod paperback september 1, 2011 by stephen wallenfels author. I enjoyed this book very much and i want to know what will happen next. Natural laws are suspended and the impossible is a daily occurrence. It starts tomorrow june 1st and lasts until the end of august. Ive published a dark scifi novelette called wet work. Verdict wallenfelss fastpaced debut, first published as an ebook to critical acclaim, examines modern societys dependence on technology and tendency to avoid planning for the future. Wallenfels use of the first person point of view, the short, intense chapters and the deft way he switches from one character to the other all serve to bring the tension in this story to a boiling point and. An unexplained catastrophe sets the stage for two horrifying situations. See all books authored by stephen wallenfels, including pod, and bad call, and more on. During the covid19 crisis tumblebooks has has granted free temporary statewide access to their ebook and audiobook collections until august 31, 2020. Jun 4, 2016 selections for the three book groups of the science fiction association of bergen county. Part ii enormous changes are taking place in publishing even as i type.
Pod by stephen wallenfels is a gripping story told in alternating first person. He was a freelance writer in the health and fitness field for many years, and now works as the it and creative director at a large fitness company. Stephens first novel, pod, has been published in six languages. Read deadfall by stephen wallenfels available from rakuten kobo.
Stephen wallenfels books list of books by author stephen. Stephen wallenfels is a freelance writer living in washington state. Author of pod, a young adult scifi thriller penguinace and bad call disneyhyperion, a young adult adventure survival thriller set. See more ideas about cheap books, electronic books and ebooks online. Of course, it is a printondemand book, which means that each book is a printing in and of itself. Parker holds the insead chair professorship of management science at insead fontainebleau, france. Reminiscent of stephen kings early novels, this sf horror tale could adapt easily to film. Stephen s first novel, pod, has been published in six languages. The book was dark, gory, action pack, got some sex, cyberpunk. Nortons is very good at supressing nonad content as well. He wrote freelance for the health and fitness industry for fifteen years before turning writing novels. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. See more ideas about social justice, books and hiroshima. A cross between the day of the triffids and tomorrow when the war began, pod is a brilliant page turner an action thriller, featuring two memorable characters dealing in very different ways with the disaster of an alien invasion.
Ive lost count of the number of printings of the book. I highly recommend this ya cyberpunkstyle science fiction. Aug 5, 2016 middle grade books that deal with tough but real topics for kids because just about everyone wants to find themself portrayed in a book. Stephen wallenfels is an avid outdoorsman from richland, washington. Stephen wallenfels lives in washington state with his wife. Pod by stephen wallenfels is classified as young adult 912, but i think adults would also be drawn into the stories of megs and josh. Choose from different subjects, genres and levels to find just the right book. Strange alien spheres hover menacingly in the sky, zapping anyone who ventures outside.