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Octa...more...]]> 2 6 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 13:23:40 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 10:35:59 -0800 2008 5 3 false false Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 10:55:10 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 00:49:23 -0700 2008 Octavian Nothing, and am pleased to report that it is even better than the first volume, something I would not have thought possible.

It takes up right where it left off, with Octavian and Dr. Trefusis making their escape to Boston, where...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 09:43:37 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 14:17:07 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 18:29:04 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 13:24:12 -0700 2009 Anyway, there was some really great stuff about The Kingdom on the...more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jul 22 07:51:28 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 07:51:28 -0700 2008 3 3 false false Wed Dec 17 09:10:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 09:30:19 -0800 2008
I loved the first one and didn't really have a problem getting through it despite its language, but this one almost became a burd...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Mar 13 23:09:48 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 23:10:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 19:58:04 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 20:05:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 04 11:28:53 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 11:39:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 05:32:07 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 05:37:29 -0700 2009
This second part of Octavian Nothing's journe...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 09:21:30 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 11:50:37 -0800 2009
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I didn't find the second one to be quite as mesmerizing and fascinating as the first, but it was still solid, interesting, and harrowing. Octavian finally finds himself surrounded by others...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 13:50:20 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 13:51:06 -0700 2009

If you have NOT read the first book, there WILL be spoilers here (otherwise writing a review will be nearly impossible).




We catch up with Octavian and Dr. Tref...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 06 13:57:21 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 14:01:27 -0700 2009
For those of you who immersed yourself in the world of THE POX PARTY, you must read M. T. Anderson's second volume, THE KINGDOM ON THE WAVES. I would highly recommend you read the two volumes in order.

In volume two, Octavian esc...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 06:23:59 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 06:38:01 -0700 2009 The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1 The Pox Party, are solid young adult historical reads. You have to read both books and it is probably better to think of them as one long book than as a book and a sequel. The second i...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 11:49:10 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 17:14:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 12:30:50 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 10:56:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 19:04:06 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 12:20:06 -0700 2009 The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves M.T. Anderson had won me over. My reaction to Volume I was decidedly lukewarm, and I began the second volume feeling like this was a book a should read rather than one I felt driven to...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 14:03:52 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 20:43:58 -0800 2008
Octavian is a slave who does work for both sides of the conflict at different...more...]]>