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Land of Nod, The Artifact (Land of Nod Trilogy #1)
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Gary Hoover (Goodreads Author)
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Jeff Browning has been haunted by terrifying dreams since the mysterious disappearance of his father (a renowned physicist). But when he finds a portal in his father’s office, he must overcome his fears in an attempt to find him.
The portal takes him to another dimension – one populated b...more
Jeff Browning has been haunted by terrifying dreams since the mysterious disappearance of his father (a renowned physicist). But when he finds a portal in his father’s office, he must overcome his fears in an attempt to find him.
The portal takes him to another dimension – one populated b...more
Paperback, 330 pages
Published
September 2nd 2011
by Fantasy Island Book Publishing
(first published September 16th 2010)
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The story kept my interest from cover to cover. I usually do enjoy stories with a science fiction edge, but this book deserves a noteworthy review. It will be an excellent read for my granddaughter. The continuous adventure throughout the entire story is captivating to the end. Can’t wait for the next good read ....
This was a fun and exciting read for me. It had all of the elements in it that I enjoy when reading sy/fy/fantasy books.
I enjoyed exploring the new world with Jeff, and go on his adventure with him as he met new friends, and fought an enemy. I especially enjoyed meeting the very lovable creature that Jeff meets midway of the story.
This novel is a good read for teenagers as well who are looking for a good, short read that is full of adventure and mystery.
Gary Hoover is an excellent story telle...more
I enjoyed exploring the new world with Jeff, and go on his adventure with him as he met new friends, and fought an enemy. I especially enjoyed meeting the very lovable creature that Jeff meets midway of the story.
This novel is a good read for teenagers as well who are looking for a good, short read that is full of adventure and mystery.
Gary Hoover is an excellent story telle...more
Land of Nod, The Artifact is the story of young Jeff Browning, son of a well renowned physicist who has gone missing and is presumed dead. Jeff deals with the complex emotions around the abandonment by his father and his passivity, when he encounters a teleporter that takes him to a different world. It is not a spoiler to tell you that the world is called "Nod".
Once there, he childishly realizes that the rules of his home world not longer apply, but to also trust his psychic instincts about othe...more
Once there, he childishly realizes that the rules of his home world not longer apply, but to also trust his psychic instincts about othe...more
Take one teen boy. Add recent tragedy in the form of absent super-scientist father. Mix with the requisite high school bully, strange dreams, and a curious machine. Then you’ll have the road into Gary Hoover’s Land of Nod: The Artifact. The Artifact is, of course, the first book in a series, and the ending, as expected, is just the beginning. But the mysterious world Jeff discovers is nicely imagined, with intriguing depths yet to be plumbed. The landscape is full of fun characters, curious crea...more
Land Of Nod, The ArtiFact by Gary Hoover…
The story starts out well, light and full of innocence, surrounding the experience of a 14 year old boy Jeff who has been haunted by terrifying dreams and facing sleepless nights ever since his father disappeared mystically. His father was a well renowned physicist , considered the smartest person on earth (as per Jeff browning), but not just because he was his dad, BUT because the society and people talked that way. Dr. Browning (Jeff’s father) is presum...more
The story starts out well, light and full of innocence, surrounding the experience of a 14 year old boy Jeff who has been haunted by terrifying dreams and facing sleepless nights ever since his father disappeared mystically. His father was a well renowned physicist , considered the smartest person on earth (as per Jeff browning), but not just because he was his dad, BUT because the society and people talked that way. Dr. Browning (Jeff’s father) is presum...more
I really liked this book! I got it for free for a group read, but I would have gladly paid for it because I enjoyed it so much. The author makes The Land of Nod, an alternate, or parallel universe, seem like a very real place because of his spot on descriptions. The book moved along at a really good pace, and I found myself unable to put it down most of the time.
If I had the option here I would have given this book a rating of 4.5 stars, -.5 only because I thought the ending was a bit abrupt. I...more
If I had the option here I would have given this book a rating of 4.5 stars, -.5 only because I thought the ending was a bit abrupt. I...more
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Jeff is a young boy who lost his father a year ago. While looking through his father’s office, he is transported to a strange new and dangerous world. He soon discovers that though futuristic (flying cars and disappearing toilet seats), society is in trouble and war is coming, whether they like it or not.
I really enjoyed this story. I'm a massive fan of quirky and this tends to slip into this young adult adventure to catch the reader pleasantly by surprise... you'll get what I'm talking about wh...more
I really enjoyed this story. I'm a massive fan of quirky and this tends to slip into this young adult adventure to catch the reader pleasantly by surprise... you'll get what I'm talking about wh...more
The Kindle seems to have encouraged me to read things I would normally overlook. The Land of Nod is one of them; it sits on the same bookshelf as a Harry Potter book. And that is why I thoroughly enjoyed it. A normal, intelligent boy, Jeff, leading a normal life, suddenly finds himself in another dimension; the author is superb at describing the fantastical elements of this dimension and I had no trouble at all imagining the strange effects, creatures, and, well, just about everything of this st...more
Wow why are people saying this is an awesome book to read. I honestly think that if I was a child I might enjoy this book, but then again... probably not.
It starts out with Jeff finding his father's loophole to another "universe" which makes you think that it will be exciting, but then literally nothing happens at all. I found myself skipping entire paragraphs near the end of the book just so it would be over with. Then it gives a glimmer of hope when it starts describing the weird creatures in...more
It starts out with Jeff finding his father's loophole to another "universe" which makes you think that it will be exciting, but then literally nothing happens at all. I found myself skipping entire paragraphs near the end of the book just so it would be over with. Then it gives a glimmer of hope when it starts describing the weird creatures in...more
Land of Nod: The Artifact by Gary Hoover
Reviewed by Alex Canton-Dutari
I must start by saying that the initial description of Jeff crossing the portal down into perhaps a parallel world kept me feeling -- throughout the entire read -- that I was in a celestial basement… almost an oxymoron!
There was no way not to feel the presence of Narnia or maybe Alice in Wonderland… though none had such a detailed image of a game -- baseball.
Eating rodents was a perk for me as I remember that guinea pig is a...more
Reviewed by Alex Canton-Dutari
I must start by saying that the initial description of Jeff crossing the portal down into perhaps a parallel world kept me feeling -- throughout the entire read -- that I was in a celestial basement… almost an oxymoron!
There was no way not to feel the presence of Narnia or maybe Alice in Wonderland… though none had such a detailed image of a game -- baseball.
Eating rodents was a perk for me as I remember that guinea pig is a...more
I started this book with slight trepidation, it was my first sci-fi and i really didn’t know what to expect. However, this was short-lived; a couple of pages in and i was completely hooked. I felt as if i had stepped into a portal of my own, and then taken on an incredible journey. What a ride!.....I was introduced to a teenage super hero, strange creatures, advanced technology, a war between Continents (with a difference) and a whole lot of fast paced adventure!
This is an amazing book that coul...more
This is an amazing book that coul...more
I enjoyed the plot of this story. The motivations of Jeff and the other characters worked well to propel the story forward. Through Jeff’s eyes the alternate world came to life, populated with creatures and people who added to the excitement.
Yet, there were spots where the narrative came up short. Instances when I wanted more description to better see the world that Jeff was in. Also the ending seemed a little too easy for Jeff. There was a buildup of tension but no bang for me, more of a fizzle...more
Yet, there were spots where the narrative came up short. Instances when I wanted more description to better see the world that Jeff was in. Also the ending seemed a little too easy for Jeff. There was a buildup of tension but no bang for me, more of a fizzle...more
I’ve just finished reading Land of Nod, and I must say it left me with the same feeling most good readings do… a sense of regret that here wasn’t more to read, and a wish for the sequel to come out soon.
It’s been a long time since I read a sci-fi book that appealed so much to me… light enough on the scientific side not to get boring for somebody who, like me, doesn’t like techology and science very much, and yet really powerful on the adventure side and with a very good, enthralling plot. I only...more
It’s been a long time since I read a sci-fi book that appealed so much to me… light enough on the scientific side not to get boring for somebody who, like me, doesn’t like techology and science very much, and yet really powerful on the adventure side and with a very good, enthralling plot. I only...more
May 03, 2011
Susanna Mahoney
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
all ages
Recommended to Susanna by:
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This was my first book I purchased from Smashwords.com. After finishing this entertaining story of a young son's journey to find his father in another dimension, I was hook. I been trying to find another as good as this but some are a close call, his is the master and I am not even a sci-fiction reader. It opened many other portals to me and I enjoy relating with this author and his creative works. This one is in my library and actually is helping me to improve my creativity too. Thank you Gary.
This was the free kindle edition from Pixel of Ink. I thought at first I was not going to get through it, only because I was reading three things at once. As soon as I concentrated on just this book I could hardly put it down. Jeff finds himself in an alternate dimension full of odd creatures and similar (but different at the same time) people on his quest to find his scientist father who has been missing for a year. He befriends a family and gets involved in helping them fight a war. Action and...more
Chapters were quick and easy to read. Storyline seems similar to Journey of the Center of the Earth in the beginning, but branches off when Jeff gets a sudden introduction to the civilization. When a prophecy gets introduced with its obligatory confusing verses, things change even more. Jeff, of course, doesn't think he is this forseen Raja, even with all the odd things going around him.
I think this book would be great for kids, but as an adult that has been reading adventure books for years I'm...more
I think this book would be great for kids, but as an adult that has been reading adventure books for years I'm...more
It was somewhat entertaining but it was, I feel, poorly written. I just didn't like the way some comments, mostly sexual were interjected and I am a prude or anything but they just didn't FIT and seem forced into the story so it left me saying, huh??? I did it's job of entertaining me but honestly felt like I wasted my time reading it.
During the first couple chapters, I wasn't too impressed, and thought I might have mischosen. I kept on reading, and was glad I did. This is a different kind of story, rather like a coming of age, by alternate reality fire, about a boy, looking for his missing father. It's also kind of like a low grade super hero story, without the full blown supernatural abilities. Read it, and see what YOU think. I can't wait for the next book of this adventure.
Well done YA adventure suited for adult consumption. It is difficult to pull off the dream/alternate reality hook, but Hoover does so brilliantly. Even if the opener isn't you cup, forget it: within a half-dozen pages you will be so caught up in the story you won't mind! Read it.
Can't wait to lay my hand on the sequel!
Reading 'The Artifact' is like being ushered into a roller coaster ride! Good grab on teenage's psychological condition. Have expected one thing and got another! Good twist!
Reading 'The Artifact' is like being ushered into a roller coaster ride! Good grab on teenage's psychological condition. Have expected one thing and got another! Good twist!
This is a fun, easy read. The pace is fast. The plot skims along happily and takes the reader with it on a crazy ride. I like books that take you to different worlds filled with imagined things – my fave books of childhood were all of that type – so I really enjoyed this one. I wanted more at the end, so the ‘to be continued’ note was good for me! I think readers of various ages are going to like this book. The main characters are likeable and well drawn. The plot is interesting. There’s suspens...more
I tend to like sci-fy/fantasy's if there's a whole lot of reality in them too. Gary did a wonderful job with this story mixing reality and sci fi/fantasy, letting us see it from a boy's view of things happening giving an innocence to the story you wouldn't get from a very sceptical adult's view (like me!). Which made it more believable. Once it went into the "other" world I felt like I had an animation or comic book in my head as Gary described the things Jeff came upon. The end is written nicel...more
Great young adult fantasy. The story captures your imagination and the characters are likable, of course I have my favorite one. You are sucked into a demension where all is strange yet familiar. You feel like it's a place you can call home, if you're not eaten by rodent sized T-Rex or jellyfish that fall from trees, first. This book is the first book in a trilogy but it doesn't leave the reader with too many unanswered questions. It has a good storyline that flows and can stand alone, but this...more
What a great adventure! I received this gem directly from the author (thanks Gary!) and now I can't wait to read the next installation in what proves to be a fantastically unique and humor-laden series. The imaginative details are intriguing, giving the reader a crystal clear picture of an unparalleled landscape and unconventional characters (I would love to have a bathroom from this world, it's that cool). The injections of quirky humor alone are worth the trip! Cheers to you Gary, on your acco...more
I really enjoy the book, can't wait for the next one, will a battle take place, ummmmmmmmmmmmm not sure but exciting to wonder.
It started off OK with a slow build up to an adventure in another World but after making some progress towards a conclusion ended with a very odd ending that made little sense.
A fun fantasy tale for the young reader or the young at heart. Reminded me of my early teen years and reading adventure SF.
May 28, 2012
Mangal
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Absolutely love this book!!
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Lee
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Absolutely love this book!!
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good book
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