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Bookburners #1.16
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Questions are answered and new mysteries introduced as Season One of Bookburners, the urban fantasy episodic series from Serial Box, comes to its thrilling conclusion.
With The Book of the Hand in their possession at last, Team Three can finally kick the Hand out of Sal's body. The only problem is, if she wants to save Perry, too, she'll have to bring him back from the Hand's dark dimension. That's a tall order, even with the help of Aaron—whatever he is. And meanwhile, Thuvani Shah and Team One are getting ready to move in on the renegades with guns blazing.
This episode is brought to you by team-writer Max Gladstone and is guaranteed to leave you on the edge of your seat, if not flat on the floor.
Battleground continues the 16-part Serial, Bookburners, presented by Serial Box. From a team of writers, this collaborative effort unfolds an epic urban fantasy narrative across an entire season in weekly installments.
Follow along as Sal learns the life-changing lesson: some books have teeth. To learn more about Bookburners and find out how you can read the whole serial, check out SerialBox.com.
And don’t forget to share the love! If you’re enjoying Bookburners, help us get the word out by liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter and Tumblr, and telling your friends about us! We’d also love to hear what you think so please review us on Goodreads or the book review outlet of your choice.
"Bookburners is sheer enormous fun! Energetic, intense, vivid prose. More soon please."
--Naomi Novik, author of Uprooted and the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series
"Bookburners is the breathless, hallucinogenic love child of Torchwood, the Librarians, and the Laundry Files. More soon, please."
--Ian Tregillis, author of The Mechanical and Bitter Seeds
"Bookburners is an exciting new take on urban fantasy. Love the premise, love the characters, love the unique (and sometimes wonderfully disturbing) spin on the dangers of magic!"
--Cassandra Rose Clarke, author of The Assassins Curse
"Bookburners has everything I want from episodic storytelling - strong writing, a rich premise, and memorable characters that will keep me coming back week after week."
--Mike Underwood, author of the Ree Reyes Geekomancy series
"Bookburners satisfies my craving for pulpy, demonic chaos with sharp writing, deliciously sinister magic, stellar black humor, and a kick-ass cast. The serialized story perfectly suits a sorcerer’s codex of baddies while the plucky Sal digs for deeper truths in her work with the Black Archives squad."
--Lindsay Smith, author of the Sekret Series
With The Book of the Hand in their possession at last, Team Three can finally kick the Hand out of Sal's body. The only problem is, if she wants to save Perry, too, she'll have to bring him back from the Hand's dark dimension. That's a tall order, even with the help of Aaron—whatever he is. And meanwhile, Thuvani Shah and Team One are getting ready to move in on the renegades with guns blazing.
This episode is brought to you by team-writer Max Gladstone and is guaranteed to leave you on the edge of your seat, if not flat on the floor.
Battleground continues the 16-part Serial, Bookburners, presented by Serial Box. From a team of writers, this collaborative effort unfolds an epic urban fantasy narrative across an entire season in weekly installments.
Follow along as Sal learns the life-changing lesson: some books have teeth. To learn more about Bookburners and find out how you can read the whole serial, check out SerialBox.com.
And don’t forget to share the love! If you’re enjoying Bookburners, help us get the word out by liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter and Tumblr, and telling your friends about us! We’d also love to hear what you think so please review us on Goodreads or the book review outlet of your choice.
"Bookburners is sheer enormous fun! Energetic, intense, vivid prose. More soon please."
--Naomi Novik, author of Uprooted and the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series
"Bookburners is the breathless, hallucinogenic love child of Torchwood, the Librarians, and the Laundry Files. More soon, please."
--Ian Tregillis, author of The Mechanical and Bitter Seeds
"Bookburners is an exciting new take on urban fantasy. Love the premise, love the characters, love the unique (and sometimes wonderfully disturbing) spin on the dangers of magic!"
--Cassandra Rose Clarke, author of The Assassins Curse
"Bookburners has everything I want from episodic storytelling - strong writing, a rich premise, and memorable characters that will keep me coming back week after week."
--Mike Underwood, author of the Ree Reyes Geekomancy series
"Bookburners satisfies my craving for pulpy, demonic chaos with sharp writing, deliciously sinister magic, stellar black humor, and a kick-ass cast. The serialized story perfectly suits a sorcerer’s codex of baddies while the plucky Sal digs for deeper truths in her work with the Black Archives squad."
--Lindsay Smith, author of the Sekret Series
- GenresUrban FantasyFantasy
39 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 30, 2015
54 people want to read
About the author
Max Gladstone
120 books2,529 followersMax Gladstone is the author of the Craft Sequence: THREE PARTS DEAD, TWO SERPENTS RISE, FULL FATHOM FIVE, and most recently, LAST FIRST SNOW. He's been twice nominated for the John W Campbell Best New Writer award, and nominated for the XYZZY and Lambda Awards.
Max has taught in southern Anhui, wrecked a bicycle in Angkor Wat, and been thrown from a horse in Mongolia. Max graduated from Yale University, where he studied Chinese.
Max has taught in southern Anhui, wrecked a bicycle in Angkor Wat, and been thrown from a horse in Mongolia. Max graduated from Yale University, where he studied Chinese.
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September 3, 2016
Bookburners Season One: Episode 16 (The Finale)...
Team 3 has been surrounded in their hideout & ordered to surrender to Team 1 & 2. Team 3 has a few things they need to do first, like get rid of a demon, so Liam, their resident techy has setup a whole slew of traps to keep them occupied --but will they be able to hold them off long enough to finish what they started?!...
Well that was the finale guys & Team 3 went out with a bang! One of my favorite parts was Liam's obstacle course played out alongside the Agatha Christie "And Then There Were None" dialogue. That was ingenious & so hilarious- I loved it! : ) All of the loose ends were wrapped up very nicely & Team 3 had the last laugh in the end.
I'm ready to move on to Season 2 now. It looks like it's going to start with a fresh slate since there weren't any big cliffhangers. There's also a whole new set of authors so I'm curious to see what they have in store for the Bookburners.
*I received Bookburners: The Complete Season One from NetGalley & Serial Box Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
Team 3 has been surrounded in their hideout & ordered to surrender to Team 1 & 2. Team 3 has a few things they need to do first, like get rid of a demon, so Liam, their resident techy has setup a whole slew of traps to keep them occupied --but will they be able to hold them off long enough to finish what they started?!...
Well that was the finale guys & Team 3 went out with a bang! One of my favorite parts was Liam's obstacle course played out alongside the Agatha Christie "And Then There Were None" dialogue. That was ingenious & so hilarious- I loved it! : ) All of the loose ends were wrapped up very nicely & Team 3 had the last laugh in the end.
I'm ready to move on to Season 2 now. It looks like it's going to start with a fresh slate since there weren't any big cliffhangers. There's also a whole new set of authors so I'm curious to see what they have in store for the Bookburners.
*I received Bookburners: The Complete Season One from NetGalley & Serial Box Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
January 27, 2020
It's fun look back at this stuff all tying together. I don't envy the authors one whit, and it's *very* well executed.
June 17, 2023
I have listened to the entire first season on Spotify and have yet to be disappointed. I cannot wait to start season two tomorrow.
February 4, 2016
I'm only posting a rating and review for the final episode because there's no entry for Bookburners as a whole, and it's a single story, not 16 separate stories. Which means my rating reflects the story as a whole, not just episode 16.
The early episodes really drew me in, but the middle felt a little weak -- I was reading more to get to the end than because it kept my attention. The end of episode 11 felt trite, and so, at the point where I was presumably supposed to feel the stakes had just jumped, I completely lost interest. It took me several tries and a few weeks to make it through episode 12 because I just didn't care any more. Once I did, I managed to read all the way through to the end; the final episode was solid, not exceptional, but good.
The authors are clearly leaving an opening for a season 2, but I don't know if I'll read it.
The early episodes really drew me in, but the middle felt a little weak -- I was reading more to get to the end than because it kept my attention. The end of episode 11 felt trite, and so, at the point where I was presumably supposed to feel the stakes had just jumped, I completely lost interest. It took me several tries and a few weeks to make it through episode 12 because I just didn't care any more. Once I did, I managed to read all the way through to the end; the final episode was solid, not exceptional, but good.
The authors are clearly leaving an opening for a season 2, but I don't know if I'll read it.
January 1, 2016
A Fun Series
Not the best books I've read this year, but definitely worth the time spent. And with a satisfying ending. B+ effort from some A-list authors.
Looking forward to Season 2.
Not the best books I've read this year, but definitely worth the time spent. And with a satisfying ending. B+ effort from some A-list authors.
Looking forward to Season 2.
January 29, 2016
A very solid ending to a series (season?) that, on the whole, had a ton of quality to it and was a hella enjoyable ride. The cliffhanger wasn't a surprise, but was nevertheless satisfyingly written, and I'm totally in for S2, when it comes.
February 6, 2016
Great series, I'm looking forward to season 2.
June 21, 2016
Whee! Finally finished season one — just in time for tomorrow's season two premiere!
Also, aargh, that ending. Fortunately I don't have to wait long to see what happens next :)
Also, aargh, that ending. Fortunately I don't have to wait long to see what happens next :)
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