Avalon High, by Meg Cabot (HarperCollins, 2005)

Arthurian archetypes find themselves reincarnated as teens in Meg Cabot’s newest offering. All the familiar faces are here in one form or another: Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Mordred, even Merlin. But what connection does Ellie (Elaine) have to them? Is she … Continue reading

2176: Birth of the Belt Republic, by Ted Butler (Blue Works, 2005)

Earthborn Gil Klanz is expelled from his school in the asteroid belt after a prank goes bad. Promptly finding work with a local freight company, he falls in with an underground independence movement, becomes a hero of the revolution, and … Continue reading