Spellbound

ROYAL is our book club for adult Readers of Young Adult Literature.  No need to join ahead of time or RSVP; anyone who is interested is welcome to come.  Generally we meet the first Sunday of the month at 4pm, with exceptions for holiday weekends.  Book club selections are always 20% off until the day of the meeting.

About March’s selection:

Set in the world of the Half-Continent-a land of tri-corner hats and flintlock pistols-the Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy is a world of predatory monsters, chemical potions and surgically altered people. Foundling begins the journey of Rossamund, a boy with a girl’s name, who is just about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor. What starts as a simple journey is threatened by encounters with monsters-and people, who may be worse. Learning who to trust and who to fear is neither easy nor without its perils, and Rossamund must choose his path carefully.

Complete with appendices, maps, illustrations, and a glossary, Monster Blood Tattoo grabs readers from the first sentence and immerses them in an entirely original fantasy world with its own language and lore.

Monster Blood Tattoo Book One: Foundling, by D.M. Cornish
Retail price: $9.99
Only $7.99 at Spellbound through Sunday, March 6th!

Featuring the first book in Rick Riordan’s new series, The Kane Chronicles. We’ll have refreshments, Egyptian themed trivia games and activities, and a costume contest. (Don’t worry if you aren’t an expert on Egyptian mythology yet–we’ll all learn together!) Free admission to the release party with purchase of the book (pre-order or at party).

The Kane Chronicles, Book One: The Red Pyramid
 Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.
   One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a “research experiment” at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them–Set–has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe–a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs. Suggested for ages 9 to 12.  
  
List Price: $17.99
Pre-Order Price (until April 30): $14.39 (20% savings)