Bloodsong is the long awaited sequel to Melvin Burgess’ award winning book "Bloodtide." With characteristics of a Viking culture from the 1300's, it is a Science-Fiction story set in the future landscape of London. Sigurd, the son of Sigmund from the previous book, now finds himself in a war-torn England in which he must fight for his life against futuristic half-flesh and half-robotic creatures whose only goal is his ultimate destruction. As the last surviving member of the Volson clan, Sigurd must use Odin’s eye and a sword forged from the remains of his father’s sword, to help him in his quest. With the goal of reuniting his people and his father’s kingdom to its former glory, Sigurd must learn to align himself with many groups of people, some good, some bad. Having to complete several daunting and dangerous tasks, Bloodsong is a story of torment, tribulations, and even love as he struggles to reclaim his rightful place in society through war, politics, and even love.In reading this book, I found it a perfect match for middle and high school students. Melvin Burgess successfully intertwines real historical places and events with a science fiction twist. It is assuredly a story that will peak the interests of boys and science fiction fans alike. It is a story that will undoubtedly be on every teenager's reading list.
4 comments:
a book for boys, yay !
One comment would be to separate your last ideas into another paragraph and add links to this review.
this seems like a pretty cool book though.
Hey Jonathan--this is well-done, and the book sounds very interesting, too. I'll be curious to hear how you think this book, and other books we are reading, connect to the contemporary world (in other words, what lessons do they teach about what is going on in the world today?).
I went into your post and made the paragraph change that Amanda suggested (I also put in a missing period). I hope you don't mind--I figured I would save you some effort.
FYI, everyone can create paragraphs simply by skipping a line as you write your post (in other words, hit "enter" on your keyboard twice at the end of every paragraph). You don't need to do anything more than this, but you do need to do this, since it is impossible to indent in Blogger.
Again--nice job--don't forget to go back and embed your video.
TP
Hey, Jonathan.
I absolutely love the links that you chose to add to your review. They all help the reader gain a little insight into each of the categories that you chose; i.e. Odin's eye. I had no idea what that was so the link helped fill in the blanks for me.
Nice job with the booktalk, Jonathan! I love the sword--it really gets your attention.
Maybe just a bit shorter? But otherwise, nice job!
TP
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