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Waiting On Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. It's where we share those titles that are so firmly on our wishlist that we just need to talk about them to anyone who'll listen. Like you, for instance.This week I'm waiting on....
Steel by Carrie Vaughn
Summary from Goodreads.com: When Jill, a competitive high school fencer, goes with her family on vacation to the Bahamas, she is magically transported to an early eighteenth century pirate ship in the middle of the ocean.
Okay, so that summary doesn't tell me all that much, but what it does tell me is seriously intriguing. Time travel, pirates and a female lead character who plays competitive sports? I'm sold.
The internets tell me that Carrie Vaughn has written a lot of books before, although mainly for the grown up market. Which means I don't get to do my debut novel dance*, but I do get to look forward to a book from an author who has already been on the bestseller list. Swings and roundabouts, people.
This one's set to hit the US on March 15th 2011. No news on a UK publication yet, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
* Which is cooler than it sounds.**
** Except for not.
13 comments:
Ooooh I am sold on the female lead and pirate ship myself... This book looks indeed awesome!
I want a vlog of that debut novel dance btw :-D
This one sounds like it will be amazing!
I love this cover, and after Dust of 100 Dogs, I am more than ready for another pirate adventure!! Great pick!
Hello, pirates!! Yeah, Carrie's a very well-known Adult UF author and she writes sci-fi, too. I've got her first Kitty book on my table and her first YA book on hold at the library. (: Ooh Becky's comment reminds me that I want to read Dust of 100 Dogs, too.
I am waiting on this one, too! I love the cover. And pirates!
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This sounds crazy enough to be good! Seriously, the weirder a book sounds at first, the better it ends up being, right?
This looks so good! I can't wait. :-)
whoa - time travel and pirates! This sounds awesome!
As soon as I saw fencing, I was thrilled...the rest is a bonus!! Great find, adding this to the TBR list!
Our pick is at BookSake.
i picked this one this week too :)
I like the sound of the fact that the main character is a fencer. I am less convinced about the pirate aspect. I will have to read some reviews...
Didn't she write Voices of Dragons? I think that was her debut YA novel. She has beautiful Young Adult covers! So pweeeettyy! Sounds different but firmly on my wishlist :)
Oooh, this sounds good! I hope you get the chance to read it!
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