![]() But I think all people over 12 should read your book. I was surprised to get a book that i had heard nothing of. This is, in my view, the most important Irish novel of this year Celia Keenan - The Sunday IndependentĪ fictional masterpiece, my only regret is that the game doesn't exist. I would recommend the book for the 10-13 age group. I think the book was good because it is futuristic and it doesn't drag. 'Epic,' as one of the committee remarks at one point, 'is a strange game with greater depths, more than perhaps we realise.' Like game, like book: 'clip on', as the characters say when play begins, and enjoy! Robert Dunbar - Books for Keeps We are now ready for epic confrontations, in various senses, and for the vivid portrayal of a society (with some oblique allusions to our own) on the edge of disintegration. For them, however, there will be other rewards: there will be the two interlocking parallel worlds of the novel and the cleverly devised 'Epic' role-playing computer game which the young Erik Haraldson and friends ultimately attempt to turn to their advantage when opposing the dictatorship of the 'small, self-selected elite' known as the Central Allocations committee. This, concerned essentially with political systems and the role of violence in such systems, may at time prove (especially in the earlier chapters of the novel) rather demanding and dense for younger teenage readers. This is a fantasy novel which, while retaining many of the stock elements of the genre (dragon slaying, a magic ring, cataclysmic battles, treasure chests, fearsome weapons, inter alia), moves well beyond these conventional bits and pieces to allow for the incorporation of a challenging intellectual dimension. Books Ireland Books Irelandįour stars: 'Call your first novel Epic and you run the risk of being thought, at the very least, ambitious - not that such a description will carry anything but the most favourable connotations when the book in question is something such as Kostick's. Its inherent existentialist philosophy gives the reader something to ponder, long after the book has been completed. ![]() It is moral without moralising, the distinctions between good and bad are blurred, as it suggests that everyone has the capacity for both. In 2013, he was awarded a Marie Curie research grant from the EU.Ĭonor was twice chairperson of the Irish Writers' Union. He won first prize in the 2001 Dublinia Medieval Essay Competition, and has held fellowships from the Irish Research Council and the University of Nottingham. It was awarded a place on the International Board on Books for Young People "White Ravens" list for 2006 and on the Booklist Best Fantasy Books for Youth list for 2007.Īs an historian, Conor Kostick's holds a PhD and a gold medal from Trinity College Dublin. As a novelist he was awarded the Farmleigh writer's residency for the summer of 2010 and a place on the nominees list for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 20. At their 2009 awards, the Reading Association of Ireland gave him the Special Merit Award ‘in recognition of his significant contribution to writing for children in Ireland’.Įpic is Conor’s most successful book, selling over 100,000 copies worldwide. With Epic, you can track your child’s reading progress, see what books your kid likes, monitor their time spent reading, and more.Conor Kostick is a writer and historian living in Dublin. ![]() With Epic, kids can explore their interests in a fun, safe, kid-friendly environment with no ads or in-app purchases.Įpic offers ebooks and educational videos for kindergarten, as well as 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, and 7th-grade reading levels. Epic is a virtual learning resource for kids of all reading levels and Epic’s educational reading library can be used both in the classroom or for at-home learning. With thousands of children’s books and videos, including kids’ audiobooks, ebooks, and read-along with books, Epic brings unlimited reading and learning to millions of children at home and in school. It’s an interactive reading library your child can take anywhere! Epic Unlimited Books for Kids is the leading digital reading platform for kids 12 and under, offering access to over 40,000 high-quality books for kids, learning videos, reading quizzes, and more.
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