Swashbuckling Fantasy: 10 Thrilling Tales of Magical Adventure

by Margaret Peterson Haddix, D.J. MacHale, Anne Ursu

SWASHBUCKLING FANTASY features excerpts from 10 series by bestselling and critically acclaimed authors such as Margaret Petersen Haddix, author of the Shadow Children series, D.J. MacHale, author of the Pendragon series, Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies and Holly Black, author of Valiant. This online sampler also highlights six debut series from rising stars in fantasy, including Kai Meyer, Jane Johnson and Obert Skye. This fantasy sampler is the perfect way to introduce middle grade through teen readers to alternate worlds, distant pasts and fantastic creatures!

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Short Stories, Anthologies, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Ebooks

287 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 12, 2006

About the author

Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm near Washington Court House, Ohio. She graduated from Miami University (of Ohio) with degrees in English/journalism, English/creative writing and history. Before her first book was published, she worked as a newspaper copy editor in Fort Wayne, Indiana; a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis; and a community college instructor and freelance writer in Danville, Illinois.

She has since written more than 25 books for kids and teens, including Running Out of Time; Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey; Leaving Fishers; Just Ella; Turnabout; Takeoffs and Landings; The Girl with 500 Middle Names; Because of Anya; Escape from Memory; Say What?; The House on the Gulf; Double Identity; Dexter the Tough; Uprising; Palace of Mirrors; Claim to Fame; the Shadow Children series; and the Missing series. She also wrote Into the Gauntlet, the tenth book in the 39 Clues series. Her books have been honored with New York Times bestseller status, the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award; American Library Association Best Book and Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers notations; and more than a dozen state reader’s choice awards.


Haddix and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, Ohio, with their two children.

Reviews

[Alyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

All of the stories in this book are just samples of bigger stories.

I prefer to read a whole book and not just the beginning of it.

[Liz Shaw · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is just first chapters of books. I read the first one. There is no resolution. I guess if you're too lazy to download the samples for each book on your Kindle, this will save you 5 minutes. But just for reading, forget it. These aren't standalone stories, so unless you're planning on buying all the books, it's not worth it.

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a sampler of teasers from various young adult and children's book authors. I'm not sure why it was titled "Swashbuckling" Fantasy. To me that implied adventure and pirates. Many were more dystopia-type stories. It's a good way to get an idea of which series one would want to get into.

[Lori Spier]

Swashbuckling Fantasy: 10 Thrilling Tales of Magical Adventure by Margaret Peterson Haddix (2006)

[Stacey Conrad · Rating 3 out of 5]

lots of excerpts from some I'd read and some on my wish lists.

[Cindy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rather disappointing.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

kindle edition.