Pod by stephen wallenfels

Wallenfels use of the first person point of view, the short, intense chapters and the deft way he switches from one character to the other all serve to bring the tension in this story to a boiling point and. The pod is the only mattress with the technology to cool down below body and room temperature. Wallenfels writes in a sparse prose that successfully builds suspense. Pod by stephen wallenfels overdrive rakuten overdrive.

Pod, book by stephen wallenfels mass market paperback. He wrote freelance for the health and fitness industry for fifteen years before turning writing novels. This acclaimed book by stephen wallenfels is available. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Pod by stephen wallenfels, 9781937007430, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.

Keith mansfield has been leading the way with his excellent johnny mackintosh series, and now stephen wallenfels has entered the fray with pod. It starts with a horrible screeching noise, then black spheres descend from the sky and vaporize people and cars in the streets with beams of light. His day job is the creative director and it manager at a large health club, but he has held the following jobs in no specific order. Its the story of an alien invasion and the aftermath for two characters.

Even small details, like the brief exposure josh has to one of the alien rays, though not the. Click to read more about pod by stephen wallenfels. Although, because of the circumstances portrayed in pod, i would recommend this more for the older end of ya readers. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Armed with a fairly triedandtrue premise that has been covered many times over in many other arenas both on and off the written page wallenfelss book still manages to take the idea of alien invasion into an enjoyable direction, for the most part.

While there is a bit of violence, as a parent i didnt find it excessive. This story presents an alien invasion from two unique viewpoints. Like a doctor trying to diagnose and find the right cure i do the following. This book pulls off what all kinds of alien invasion and action films have failed to achieve in recent decades. The kinds of threads wallenfels leaves hanging at the end of pod will make you really want to read the sequel. I also love the result that i shaped something frommore having someone read my work and totally get the emotion i worked so hard to put on the page. Stephen wallenfels lives in washington state with his wife. D september 2011 by stephen wallenfels uk pods strange alien spheres hover menacingly in the sky, zapping anyone who ventures outside. Pod is his first novel and he is currently working on pod 2.

A cross between the day of the triffids and tomorrow when the war began, pod is a brilliant page turner an action thriller, featuring two memorable characters dealing in very different ways with the disaster of an alien invasion. Four tightknit but competitive friends from a southern californian boarding school are pushed by their ringleader, ceo, into taking a clandestine backpacking hike in yosemite. Stephen wallenfels, author of bad call, on putting yourself. Buy a cheap copy of pod book by stephen wallenfels. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading pod. He dreamed that he woke up early one morning, went downstairs for a drink of water and there was a giant silver sphere in front of t. He gets that its about building characters that we identify with. They announced their presence with an earshattering shriek, and their round black ships dominate the skies. A cross between the day of the triffids and tomorrow when the war began, pod is a brilliant page turner an action thriller, featuring two memorable charact, isbn 9781742375663 buy the pod ebook. On day one, life as they know it changes within a matter of seconds. Stephen wallenfels, author of bad call, on putting. His passions are family, hiking, cooking, reading, movies, climate change, and especially writing. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability.

Read pod by stephen wallenfels available from rakuten kobo. Sep 01, 2009 pod by stephen wallenfels is a gripping story told in alternating first person chapters by a teenage boy and a twelveyearold girl. Pod by stephen wallenfels is a gripping story told in alternating first person chapters by a teenage boy and a twelveyearold girl. Pod by stephen wallenfels is classified as young adult 912, but i think adults would also be drawn into the stories of megs and josh. Stephen wallenfels not all writers blocks are the same.

Pod by stephen wallenfels pod by stephen wallenfels publisher. Wallenfels use of the first person point of view, the short, intense chapters and the deft way he switches from one character to the other all serve to bring the tension in this story to a boiling point and keep it there. Stephen wallenfels is a freelance writer living in washington state, usa. I also love the result that i shaped something from nothing other than an idea that grew and grew until it became a book. Apr 24, 2012 pod by stephen wallenfels, 9781937007430, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Stephen wallenfels as alien spacecrafts fill the sky and zap up any human being who dares to go outside, fifteenyearold josh and twelveyearold megs, living in different cities, describe what could be their last. Jan 01, 2011 only pod takes place right when things fall apart.

Earth has been invaded by alien, gigantic spheres that hover in the air and destroy any human who ventures outside. W wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Stephen wallenfels is currently considered a single author. Stephen wallenfels lives in eastern washington state. Pod stephen wallenfels national library of australia. Buy this book debut novelist wallenfels delivers an intense novel of humanitys reaction to an. Stephen wallenfels having someone read my work and totally get the emotion i worked so hard to put on the page. Pod stephen wallenfels promo copy when the cataclysm arrives, megs, a 12 yearold streetwise girl, is trapped in a hotel parking garage in. Pod by stephen wallenfels braithwaite, elizabeth 2011, pod by stephen wallenfels, viewpoint. Both are seriously affected as is the rest of their community when a large number of black balls appear in the sky and just hang there, zapping away anyone out in the streets. This acclaimed book by stephen wallenfels is available at in several formats for your ereader.

The pod by eight sleep smart cooling mattress no night. Pod is the story of an alien invasion of earth as seen through the eyes of a 12yearold girl and a 16yearold boy in different cities. A fastpaced and engrossing publishers weekly scifi novel that asks the question. Pod ebook por stephen wallenfels 9781101569030 rakuten. Pod ebook by stephen wallenfels 9781101569030 rakuten kobo. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Josh is about to turn 16, trapped in his house in washington state. Buy the mass market paperback book pod by stephen wallenfels at indigo. See the authors ironic use of a ronald reagan quote at the beginning of the book.