Shes also contributed essays to a number of books on popculture topics, including everything i needed to know about being a girl, i learned from judy blume, serenity found, perfectly plum, and so say we all. Shes written a number of fantasy novels for teens and adults, including the enchanted, inc. All the data from the network and user upload, if infringement, please contact us to delete. This is a story of an extraordinary young woman from texas called katie chandler. Shanna swendson damsel under stress swendson shanna. This alternate history novel blends elements of fantasy and steampunk to create an adventurous novel with romance, action and tons of fun. A fairy tale by shanna swendson, 9781620511299, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Shanna swendson katie chandler is back in new york and just in time to help magic, spells, and illusions, inc.
If you havent read her other books, i highly recommend them. Book 5 is out there for electronic readers, its called much ado about magic. Buy a cheap copy of rebel magisters book by shanna swendson. A book that exists in your head as mostly an idea is very different than the book once its written, and this one spent more than a year in my head before.
May 31, 2005 discover book depositorys huge selection of shanna swendson books online. Shanna swendson is the author of the enchanted inc. Rebel mechanics ebook by shanna swendson rakuten kobo. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. This book tells the story of katie, a naive girl who came from texas and then decided to go to new york together with her friends. Rebel magisters by shanna swendson, paperback barnes.
I wrote a proposal for a book that took place in a similar setting, and it had this kind of event and activity but without the magic. See all books authored by shanna swendson, including enchanted, inc. The book itself was rather slowmoving however, so i think its probably just as well shanna swendson ended the series here. Its 1888, and 17yearold verity newton lands a job in new york as a governess to a wealthy family. The official facebook page for fantasy author shanna swendson.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of shanna swendson books online. Shanna swendson is an american author of romance novels and chick lit. Shes struggling to find her place as the only polynesian girl in school, her boyfriend just cheated on her, and now her runaway sister, eve, has decided to barge back into her life. Rebel mechanics has quickly become one of my favorite books. The following is a summary of the first two enchanted book series that shanna swendson wrote. Use this static page to test the front page output of the theme.
Shanna swendson is an american author of fantasy, romance and chick lit novels. Shanna is an feminine given name it derives from an anglicization of sionna meaning possessor of wisdom or as a common diminutive of shannon meaning wise river. Shanna swendson the governor has disbanded the colonial assembly, removing the last shred of representative government from american shores. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
With this book shanna swendson picks up the loose ends from the first 5 books and she does it in a great way. Rebel mechanics by shanna swendson hannah atkins august 29, 2015. The citys in the grip of a magical crime wave from spells that wizarding whiz owen palmer thinks look awfully familiar, and the rogue firm spellworks is raising its profile in the magical world by selling. You can see more about shanna and her books on her website. Dont mess with hexeskatie chandler had always heard that new. Its 1888, and seventeenyearold verity newton lands a job in new york as a governess to a wealthy leading familybut s. The rebel mechanics and their magister allies cant let the empire get. Shanna swendsons most popular book is enchanted, inc. Thanks again to shanna for this fantastic interview.
I was so excited to see a fifth book, and i got excited all over again when i got to the end of my kindle version and saw that there will be a sixth book in october 2012. Why her writing is fluid and easily captivating and. Today shanna swendson is here for to talk about her delightful latest novel. And then swendson offered a seventh to build out the series. I still enjoyed reading it, as shanna swendson really has a way with words, but it was more to get to spend more time with the characters, than because i was all that interested in what was going on. The story is flowing smoothly, and making the reader as if lulled. I found it hard to put the book down in the evening there is much suspense combined with some humor and we meet again many of the characters from the earlier books. The funny thing is, the core of that idea goes back to a book i wrote nearly twenty years ago, when i was writing category romance. Rebel mechanics all is fair in love and revolution. Ann wilkes first book, awesome lavratt 2008, unlimited publishing is a tongueincheek space opera with mind control, passion and adventure and lots of. Rebel magisters by shanna swendson overdrive rakuten. Program participant biographies, continued denvention 3. Shanna swendson is one of the best american authors in the category of romance. Join facebook to connect with shanna swendson and others you may know.
A questing we will go now that the magic, spells, and illusions, inc. Wildefire by karsten knight goodreads summaryevery flame begins with a spark. I had a thought yesterday while i was making my bed and tidying my bedroom. Shanna swendson earned a journalism degree from the university of texas and used to work in public relations but decided it was more fun to make up the people she wrote about, so now shes a fulltime novelist. Shanna swendson escaped well, was kicked out during a previous economic downturn the corporate rat race in 2002 to fulfill her lifelong dream of being a novelist. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jul 07, 2015 if id given up when it became difficult, the book wouldnt have been published. A fairy tale navy general library program downloadable. Shanna swendson books list of books by author shanna. Shanna swendson audio books, best sellers, author bio. Those who know that swendson lives and works near dallas will appreciate one of her book titles, dont hex. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. I just couldnt get as interested in the plot as i would have liked.
Choose from 197 different sets of shanna flashcards on quizlet. These rascally engineers are determined to overthrow their colonial overlords through the power of machines. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. So, power through even when you feel like giving up. She worked at a company in marketing, under the leadership of mimi, a leader who has the nature selfish and do not like seeing other people get better. Shanna swendson wird in fort sill, oklahoma geboren. At last, owen palmer, the dreamboat wizard at magic, spells, and illusions, inc. Shes also contributed essays to books on such pop culture topics as pride and prejudice, firefly, and battlestar galactica. I absolutely adored this book and cannot wait for the next. Read rebel mechanics all is fair in love and revolution by shanna swendson available from rakuten kobo. She is best known for katie chandler series of novels that began on 2005.
She has always heard new york is a wonderful and at the same time a weird place to be. Pg verity, in her role of reporter liberty jones, has brought public scorn and suspicion onto the head of the colonial government, bringing the rebel mechanics and the rebel magisters to the point where if they work together, they. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading much ado about magic enchanted, inc. Swendson is perhaps best known for the katie chandler series of novels, beginning with the 2005 publication of enchanted, inc. Shanna swendson earned a journalism degree from the university of texas but decided it was more fun to make up the people she wrote about and became a novelist. Series katie chandler is back in new york and at magic, spells, and illusions, inc. Jun 24, 2017 the japanese publisher asked for a sixth enchanted inc. Rebel magisters book by shanna swendson thriftbooks. About the book rebel mechanics by shanna swendson hardcover farrar, straus and giroux released 7142015. So far the last book in the series although book 8 is due out december 2016, and with a very nice ending indeed. I found myself noticing little things i needed to do that i never seem to get around to doing, those nagging todo list items that dont have a particular deadline and that are just annoying enough to do that i let them carry over for weeks, months, even years in some rare cases. Shanna swendson has written category romance novels as samantha carter, radio scripts, marketing brochures, annual reports, newsletter articles and too many news releases to count. The book in my head shanna swendson thinking back on starting to write the enchanted, inc. Shana swendson who wrote this book could describe in an interesting idea.
Use this static page to test the themes handling of the front page template file. Shanna swendson writes humorous contemporary fantasy for ballantine books and pop culture essays for benbella books. Before she became a successful novelist she never imagined that she would turn out to be very successful although at heart she always knew she was a writer. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outof. Shanna swendson has 28 books on goodreads with 98865 ratings. A totally captivating, hilarious, and clever look on the magical kingdom of manhattan, where kissing frogs has never be. She has also written under the pseudonym samantha carter.
Shanna swendson is one of my favorite authors and with a fairy tale, she embarks on another fabulous series she really does fae like non other. Author shanna swendson has the scribblings ready for book five but there is hesitance from her publishers. It looks like we dont have any biography for shanna swendson yet. Shanna majored in broadcast news at the university of texas at austin, but she took several courses in order to help her become a novelist. Today, i have shanna swendson, author of rebel mechanics, here with an interview.
Get a look at the action from the starstudded panels and check out the incredible cosplay from this years fest. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. She has been a finalist for awards given by organizations ranging from romantic times magazine to the dallas press club. But just when it looks like katie has found her prince, in pops her inept fairy godmother, ethelinda, to throw a wand into the. Shanna swendson books list of books by author shanna swendson. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The theme should properly handle both blog posts index as front page and static page as front page. Im mostly doing publicity work right now, with a new book about to come out, but im revising the third book in my contemporary fantasy fairy tale series and researching and plotting the second rebel mechanics book. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Shanna swendson is the author of the enchanted, inc. When we started reading this book, we really will be taken enter a different world from the world we know. A bit strange to read a book in spite of the plot instead of because of it, but it kept my attention nicely on an insomniac redeye flight.
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