11.23.2011

Waiting On Wednesday!!

The Obsidian BladeKicking off a riveting sci-fi trilogy, National Book Award winner Pete Hautman plunges us into a world where time is a tool - and the question is, who will control it? 

The first time his father disappeared, Tucker Feye had just turned thirteen. The Reverend Feye simply climbed on the roof to fix a shingle, let out a scream, and vanished — only to walk up the driveway an hour later, looking older and worn, with a strange girl named Lahlia in tow. In the months that followed, Tucker watched his father grow distant and his once loving mother slide into madness. But then both of his parents disappear. Now in the care of his wild Uncle Kosh, Tucker begins to suspect that the disks of shimmering air he keeps seeing — one right on top of the roof—hold the answer to restoring his family. And when he dares to step into one, he's launched on a time-twisting journey — from a small Midwestern town to a futuristic hospital run by digitally augmented healers, from the death of an ancient prophet to a forest at the end of time. Inevitably, Tucker's actions inevitably alter the past and future, changing his world forever.

Cold FurySara Jane Rispoli is just a normal sixteen-year-old girl coping with school and a developing crush— until her parents and younger brother are kidnapped, and she discovers her family has been a key figure of Chicago’s Outfit (aka the mob) for decades. Her father, grandfather and great grandfather all used their special ability, cold fury, to settle disputes between the two mob factions—the muscle and the money. And unless Sara wants the mob to think her now missing family has turned state’s evidence, she will have to fill her father’s shoes as the mob’s peacemaker, using her own cold fury.




What are YOU waiting on?

47 comments:

  1. Both of these books sound amazing, and I love the cover for The Obsidian Blade it's so cool. Great choices Lindsay. :) You enjoying Partials?

    Here is my Waiting on Wednesday: WoW

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  2. Great post. I've never heard of these books. Great WOW this week. thanks for visiting me as well.

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  3. I love the sound of both of them, especially Cold Fury. They both have great covers.

    My WOW

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  4. Wow! The cover for THE OBSIDIAN BLADE is really cool!

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  5. Great picks! I just saw The Obsidian Blade yesterday on NetGalley and it definitely interests me as well!

    My WoW: http://hopefaithbooks.blogspot.com/2011/11/waiting-on-wednesday-14.html

    -Brittani

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  6. Wow, first one sounds epic!! And Cold Fury's about the mob so of course I want to read it ;D

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  7. I'm really excited for Cold Fury! I hadn't heard of The Obsidian Blade, but it sounds fab! Great picks :0)

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  8. cool! thanks for stopping by my blog : )

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  9. Both books sound really interesting! Thanks for visiting my blog!

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  10. and thanks for returning the favor you guys!

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  11. Great post! These sound really interesting. I love the background of your blog by the way! Thanks for stopping by :)

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  12. Ooooo Cold Fury looks amazing! and doesn't that girl looks a bit like Lindsay Lohan, good days?? :/ anyways that will not affect me picking up this title :)

    great picks!

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  13. The Obsidian Blade sounds SUPER awesome. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

    My WOW

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  14. Obsidian Blade has an amazing cover, and it sounds pretty good! Thanks for sharing and for stopping by my WoW

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  15. Both of these books sound awesome!! I will have to check them out :)

    Check out my waiting on Wednesday!
    http://sarahcatchingbooks.blogspot.com/2011/11/waiting-on-wednesday-20-selection.html

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  16. These both sound good, but I especially Cold Fury. Think I'll be adding it to my TBR!

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  17. Hi, Lindsay!

    Thanks for dropping by and commenting on my WOW!

    I have to say that your picks are always guaranteed to be TERRIFIC!! I especially like the plot of the first one, "The Obsidian Blade". Man, I haven't read any really GOOD science fiction in a while...I guess I've been concentrating too much on YA paranormal romance! Lol. I've never heard of this author, either. Well, on to Goodreads I go, in order to find out more about him, and add this book to my TBR pile! I'll also check out "Cold Fury". I don't normally go for Mafia stories, but this one does have an interesting twist to it!

    Thanks for featuring these books!!

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!! : )

    Maria @ http://anightsdreamofbooks.blogspot.com/

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  18. Oh wow, I LOVE that cover for The Obsidian Blade. I knew I wanted to read it before I even read the synopsis! I hadn't heard of it before, so I'll be obsessively searching for more info now lol.

    Thanks for stopping by Book Cover Justice :)

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  19. Both books not only are the covers amazing which is a good thing for a cover junkie like myself, but the plots sound really good I TBR-ed both. Click on my name to see my Wow. Happy reading.

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  20. Hey Lindsay, Cold Fury sounds WAY cool, a tough chick holdin her own between mobs...mine kind of book =D Thanks for stoppin by, and love the blog makeover!
    Tristan @ Reads With Wreckless Abandon

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  21. I so agree! and thanks, I love the new blog look too!! :)

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  22. Nice picks, very interesting covers ^^ Cold Fury sounds really good.

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  23. I don't think I've heard of these books before...but I think I might add the second book to my TBR list too!!

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  24. I just like the cover... :) It's pretty! But the book sounds good too!! :)
    Thanks for checking out my blog! :)

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  25. Thanks for stopping by, those look like some good books. Thanks for sharing.

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  26. Every time I see The Obsidian Blade's cover I love it but I'm not sure if the story is for me. Hopefully it'll be good!

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  27. They both sound really good!

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  28. That sounds very interesting! Thanks for bringing them to my attention!

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  29. Wow. THat Obsidian Blade cover looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing it, and thank you for stopping by my blog!

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  30. Really looking forward to reading Cold Fury! And the cover for The Obsidian Blade is AWESOME! Great picks :).

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  31. I definitely want to read Cold Fury - it sounds awesome. :) Great picks!

    Carina

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  32. Sheesh!!! I love these books. Nice choices! Thanks for stopping bY!

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  33. Wow The Obsidian Blade sounds great! Good luck with your Trilogy getting accepted!! Thanks for stopping by!

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  34. They both look SO good!!! I want to grab them both out of the screen!

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  35. Time as a tool - now that's a scary concept, isn't it?

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  36. The Obsidian Blade looks fantastic - great hook, fantastic title, awesome cover!

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  37. Holy crap!! *sorry about that*
    The Obsidian Blade's cover looks fan-freakin-tastic! :D How come this is the first time I'm seeing it?! :D

    Great pick, lindsay!

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  38. Holy cannoly you just find the greatest books every!! =) I will surelly add those to my TBR list. Thanks for stopping by my page and sharing! =)

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  39. Awesome choices. They both look and sound fabulous! Can't wait to read them :) Thanks for stopping by!!!

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  40. I love the Obsidian Blade's cover, it is totally epic looking!

    Thanks for stopping by!!!

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  41. Obsidian Blade looks AMAZING! Putting it on my TBR as we speak.

    Thanks for visiting Nose in a Book :)

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  42. These are both new to me, but the cover of Obsidian Blade is *very* eye catching and I'm always looking for good time travel books.

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