Sunday, October 30, 2011

Blue Noon / Scott Westerfeld / 378 pages / Horror

Five Midnighters live in Bixby.  They have each been born at midnight and possess special powers - mindreading/manipulation, flame-throwing, antigravity, mathematical proficiency, etc.  They can only use these powers at the midnight hour...until time begins to quake during the day and a blue noon situation occurs.  Normal humans are frozen during this time, but the midnighters get extra opportunities to use their gifts.  They use their powers to keep slithers and darklings at bay.  Unfortunately, they discover a rip in the fabric of time and realize that on Samhaim, or Halloween, all the evil Old Ones are planning to attack and feed on humans in their pat...and their path could extend to the whole world.  The midnighters develop an elaborate plan to stop this rip.  This book is part of a series, so if you haven't read the book before this one, you may feel a little lost at times.  You will definitely feel frightened of the giant tarantulas, slithers, darklings, etc.

Horror YA

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