The House of the Scorpian by Nancy Farmer

The House of the Scorpion is a entertaining tale that focuses on the life of a clone, Matteo. In his fight to impress and achieve he makes friends with his bodyguard and in the following years has adventures.

A non-stop read that raises questions of morales while still being entertaining. Nancy Farmer has cleverly made a realistic future and makes us wonder does money make us happy?

A great read for all ages above 13 that adults will enjoy as well.

The Land of Silver Apples by Nancy Farmer

Jack is back, in the entertaining sequel to "The Sea of Trolls". As before Jack is learning to be a bard, which is a type of mage who uses the life force to conjure spells. Lucy, Jack's sister, as usual is ignorant, spoilt and basically a brat, but she makes you wonder if her character would work without that personality. The storyline is that Lucy macks up a special ceremony and the ugly slave girl Pega has to do it instead. This causes Lucy to fall ill and has to be cured at a relatively faraway monastery. So Jack, the Bard, Pega and co have to go on an adventure.

A action filled story that shows courage, determination and fighting for survival. The book shows originality while still bringing back some old characters from The Sea of Trolls. at some points the 496 page novel can bore you but in the long run it won't let you down.

A good read for fantasy and adventure lovers.