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Benjamin Percy

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Ben Percy received a BA with Honors from Brown University and an MFA with a teaching fellowship from Southern Illinois University. Percy has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Marquette University. He currently teaches creative writing at Iowa State University. He is the author näytä lisää of two novels, Red Moon (forthcoming from Grand Central in 2012), The Wilding (Graywolf, 2010), and two books of short stories, Refresh, Refresh (Graywolf, 2007) and The Language of Elk (Carnegie Mellon, 2006). Ben lives in Ames, Iowa, with his wife and two children. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän

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Image credit: Author Benjamin Percy at the 2015 Texas Book Festival. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44699682

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Red Moon (2013) 579 kappaletta
The Dead Lands (2015) 344 kappaletta
The Dark Net (2017) 220 kappaletta
The Wilding (2010) 188 kappaletta
Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction (2016) 121 kappaletta
Refresh, Refresh: Stories (2007) 119 kappaletta
The Ninth Metal (2021) 117 kappaletta
Refresh, Refresh (2009) 111 kappaletta
Suicide Woods (2019) 60 kappaletta
The Unfamiliar Garden (2022) 44 kappaletta
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 1 (2020) — Tekijä — 39 kappaletta
James Bond: Black Box (2017) 35 kappaletta
Wolverine by Benjamin Percy Vol. 1 (2020) — Tekijä — 33 kappaletta
The X Lives & Deaths Of Wolverine (2022) 25 kappaletta
X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 3 (2021) 25 kappaletta
Reign of X Vol. 4 (2021) 24 kappaletta
Reign of X Vol. 2 (2021) 23 kappaletta
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 2 (2020) 22 kappaletta
The Language of Elk (2006) 22 kappaletta
Reign of X Vol. 3 (2021) 21 kappaletta
The Sky Vault (2022) 21 kappaletta
Reign of X Vol. 6 (2021) 21 kappaletta
Nightwing: Knight Terrors (2019) 20 kappaletta
Reign of X Vol. 7 (2021) 19 kappaletta
X-Force By Benjamin Percy Vol. 3 (2021) 19 kappaletta
Wolverine: The Long Night (2019) 17 kappaletta
Green Arrow [2016] #1 (2016) 17 kappaletta
Reign of X Vol. 9 (2022) 16 kappaletta
Green Arrow Volume 9: Outbreak (2016) 16 kappaletta
Year Zero (2020) 15 kappaletta
Devil's Highway, Vol. 1 (2021) — Tekijä — 10 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #1 (2016) 9 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #1 (2019) 9 kappaletta
Ghost Rider Vol. 1: Unchained (2022) 7 kappaletta
Dawn Of X Vol. 8 (2020) 7 kappaletta
Wolverine (2020-) #1 (2020) 6 kappaletta
Aliens: Aftermath #1 (of 1) (2021) 6 kappaletta
Year Zero Vol. 2 (2021) 6 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #11 (2017) 5 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #9 (2017) 5 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #3 (2019) 5 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #2 (2019) 5 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #4 (2019) 5 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #5 (2020) 4 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #10 (2017) 4 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #5 (2017) 4 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #14 (2017) 4 kappaletta
Cemetery Dance Issue 64 (2010) 4 kappaletta
Hurst (Kindle Single) (2015) 4 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #12 (2017) 4 kappaletta
Green Arrow [2016] #32 (2017) 3 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #19 (2018) 3 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #7 (2017) 3 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #18 (2018) 3 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #17 (2018) 3 kappaletta
Devils Highway Vol. 2 (2022) 3 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #6 (2017) 3 kappaletta
Wolverine (2020-) #2 (2020) 3 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #9 (2020) 3 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #3 (2016) 3 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #2 (2016) 3 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #6 (2020) 3 kappaletta
Green Arrow [2011] Annual #1 (2015) 3 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #4 (2017) 3 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #7 (2020) 3 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #8 (2017) 3 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #37 2 kappaletta
Wolverine (2020-) #29 2 kappaletta
Wolverine (2020-) #32 2 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #39 2 kappaletta
Wolverine (2020-) #12 (2021) 2 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #35 2 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #41 2 kappaletta
Wolverine (2020-) #20 (2022) 2 kappaletta
Wolverine: Im Dunkel der Nacht (2021) 2 kappaletta
Ghost Rider (2022-) #1 (2022) 2 kappaletta
Wolverine (2020-) #30 2 kappaletta
Nightwing (2016-) Annual #1 (2018) 2 kappaletta
Wolverine (2020-) #31 2 kappaletta
Green Arrow [2011] #43 (2015) 2 kappaletta
Teen Titans (2016-) #13 (2017) 2 kappaletta
Green Arrow [2016] #3 2 kappaletta
Cemetery Dance Issue 70 (2013) 2 kappaletta
Green Arrow [2016] #9 2 kappaletta
Green Arrow [2016] #6 2 kappaletta
Green Arrow [2016] #5 2 kappaletta
Green Arrow [2016] #4 2 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #11 (2020) 2 kappaletta
Green Arrow [2016] #8 2 kappaletta
Green Arrow [2016] #7 2 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #8 (2020) 2 kappaletta
X-Force (2019-) #23 (2021) 1 kappale
Devil's Highway #1 (of 5) (2020) 1 kappale
Devil's Highway #2 (of 5) (2020) 1 kappale
Devil's Highway #3 (of 5) (2020) 1 kappale
Green Arrow [2011] #47 (2016) 1 kappale
Short Fiction 3 (2009) — Avustaja — 1 kappale
James Bond: Black Box #1 (2017) 1 kappale
Nightwing (2016-) #44 (2018) 1 kappale
Devil's Highway #4 (of 5) (2020) 1 kappale
Devil's Highway #5 (of 5) (2020) 1 kappale
Unearthed 1 kappale
X-Force: Bd. 5: Jagdfieber (2023) 1 kappale
X-Men: Hellfire Gala: Bd. 2 (2022) 1 kappale
Dial Tone 1 kappale
Devil's Highway Vol.2 #1 (2022) 1 kappale
Devil's Highway Vol.2 #2 (2022) 1 kappale
Devil's Highway Vol.2 #3 (2022) 1 kappale
Devil's Highway Vol.2 #4 (2022) 1 kappale
Devil's Highway Vol.2 #5 (2022) 1 kappale
PREDATOR VS. WOLVERINE (2024) 1 kappale
Nightwing (2016-) #46 (2018) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #19 (2021) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #9 (2021) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #17 (2021) 1 kappale
James Bond (2017) #4 (2017) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #10 (2021) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #18 (2021) 1 kappale
James Bond (2017) #3 (2017) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #11 (2021) 1 kappale
James Bond (2017) #2 (2017) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #16 (2021) 1 kappale
James Bond (2017) #1 (2017) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #20 (2021) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #13 (2021) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #21 (2021) 1 kappale
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X-Force (2019-) #22 (2021) 1 kappale
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Wolverine (2020-) #16 (2021) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #24 (2021) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #15 (2020) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #8 (2020) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #25 (2021) 1 kappale
James Bond (2017) #5 (2017) 1 kappale
Wolverine: The Long Night [podcast] (2018) — Writer — 1 kappale
James Bond: Black Box #6 (2017) 1 kappale
James Bond (2017) #6 (2017) 1 kappale
James Bond: Black Box #5 (2017) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #10 (2020) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #3 (2020) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #4 (2020) 1 kappale
James Bond: Black Box #4 (2017) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #5 (2020) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #12 (2020) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #6 (2020) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #13 (2020) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #7 (2020) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #14 (2020) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #17 (2021) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #18 (2021) 1 kappale
Ghost Rider (2022-) #3 (2022) 1 kappale
Breakdown 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #21 (2022) 1 kappale
The Wereworld 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #28 (2022) 1 kappale
North Border (2022) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #26 (2021) 1 kappale
Wolverine (2020-) #19 (2021) 1 kappale
X-Force (2019-) #27 (2022) 1 kappale
Nightwing (2016-) #54 (2018) 1 kappale
Nightwing (2016-) #50 (2018) 1 kappale
Nightwing (2016-) #49 (2018) 1 kappale
Nightwing (2016-) #48 (2018) 1 kappale
Nightwing (2016-) #47 (2018) 1 kappale
Nightwing (2016-) #45 (2018) 1 kappale
Nightwing (2016-) #44 (2018) 1 kappale
Ghost Rider (2022-) #2 (2022) 1 kappale

Associated Works

The Best American Short Stories 2006 (2006) — Avustaja — 548 kappaletta
Poe's Children: The New Horror: An Anthology (2008) — Avustaja — 458 kappaletta
100 Years of the Best American Short Stories (2015) — Avustaja — 282 kappaletta
xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths (2013) — Avustaja — 274 kappaletta
The Best American Comics 2011 (2011) — Avustaja — 176 kappaletta
When Things Get Dark: Stories inspired by Shirley Jackson (2021) — Avustaja — 162 kappaletta
Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer (2010) — Avustaja — 132 kappaletta
American Fantastic Tales: Boxed Set (2009) — Avustaja — 92 kappaletta
McSweeney's Issue 50 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern) (2017) — Avustaja — 53 kappaletta
The New Black: A Neo-Noir Anthology (2014) — Avustaja — 52 kappaletta
The Writer's Notebook II: Craft Essays from Tin House (2012) — Avustaja — 38 kappaletta
Dark Screams: Volume Eight (2017) 23 kappaletta
Surreal South (2007) — Avustaja — 12 kappaletta

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Alaska seems a little wonky in THE SKY VAULT, by Benjamin Percy. There is a mysterious construction request, a man that goes crazy on a plane, and wildlife found on top of buildings. As unrelated as these events seem to be at first, they all relate to a larger unexplained phenomena that could forever change not only the world, but how we perceive the universe.
One of the things that hooked me on the book once I started reading was how all of the main characters are common people. A local radio DJ, an almost retired cop, a woman who recently took over a business from her father. and so on. No one is particularly special or unique, but all of them are likable and feel very real. The action of the book is a slow build and as the anticipation rises on finding out the truth, the reader starts to yearn for the answers perhaps even more than the characters. The scientific theories, while somewhat supernatural, seem quite plausible, at least to a non-scientist. The finale of the book is quite rewarding and at the same time leaves the reader with a few unanswered questions so thinking about the book won't stop until long after the reading is done.
This book is the third part of a series, but definitively stand alone and does need it's predecessors. THE SKY VAULT is thrilling from beginning to end and a pleasure to read.
Thank you to William Morrow, Benjamin Percy, and Net galley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
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EHoward29 | 1 muu arvostelu | Sep 26, 2023 |
The Sky Vault by Benjamin Percy is a very highly recommended science fiction thriller and the third novel in the Comet Cycle. I loved this one so much I've purchased the first two novels in the series, The Ninth Metal and The Unfamiliar Garden (which I had a review copy of in December 2021). You can read The Sky Vault as a stand-alone novel, but science fiction aficionados will likely want the series.

The Sky Vault follows an investigation of a mysterious weather phenomena in Fairbanks, Alaska, and a government secret buried since WWII. The meteorite debris field of the Comet named Cain left a new metal, "omnimetal," which interferes with physics and relationship between time and space.

Chuck Bridges, a local DJ, has been trying to warn people and experts that there is a new kind of cloud over Fairbanks and has been summarily dismissed as a lunatic. He sees things in the clouds and sometimes hears soft voices. Something happens to him that send his son Theo and his friends searching for answers. Rolf Wagner, the local sheriff, finds himself investigating some odd, peculiar things. Joanna Straub is a contractor recently hired to construct a new facility on an old government site used in WWII. Sophie Chen, an agent with the shadowy group that calls themselves the Collectors, is in Fairbanks looking for something and she will do whatever she deems necessary to get what she seeks.

I was engrossed in this novel from start to finish. The writing is exceptional. The narrative is irresistible and completely engrossing. Percy expertly develops all the plot threads and brings them all together to create the larger story. The WWII chapters which are excerpts from a log book, are interesting but the full significance of them isn't revealed until later. Readers will know they need to pay attention to them as their importance becomes increasingly ominous.

The characters in The Sky Vault are varied, sympathetic, and all fully realized. I especially connected with the dialogue and thoughts of the characters and there were many times I said, "yes!" or laughed and felt as if I knew and understood these people. The Sky Vault is on my list of the best books of 2023.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of William Morrow via Edelweiss.
http://www.shetreadssoftly.com/2023/09/the-sky-vault.html
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SheTreadsSoftly | 1 muu arvostelu | Sep 9, 2023 |
An above average reboot story, if you already have some idea of who all the players are. Sure, there are cliches here. The bad guys are pretty bad and they also know they're bad. It's a comic book. The art is well done and I like the Seattle setting for GA.
 
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zot79 | 7 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Aug 20, 2023 |
I'm really sorry I could not bring myself to finish this book. The core idea is an interesting one. The prose itself is actually quite good. I thought for sure I would just roar right through to the end.

The problem, alas, is that despite the presence of lycans (werewolves) there is no roaring here. There is violence, which often happens off-screen. There is political intrigue. There is war, which happens off-screen until halfway through the book. There is terrorism, which is also mostly off-screen after the prologue and until halfway through the book. If things started happening at the halfway point, why did I give up there? It's because I didn't care anymore.

I sort of cared about the teenage protagonists (there are two) for about the first quarter of the book. It was interesting getting to know them and their predicaments in the topsy-turvy world the author created where werewolves are real, have been around for centuries, and are due to a brain disease similar to mad cow. At least these teens were orders of magnitude more tolerable and interesting than the annoying vampires in [b:Twilight|41865|Twilight (Twilight, #1)|Stephenie Meyer|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1361039443s/41865.jpg|3212258].

I think the basic problem is that the story never became the one I thought it would be. There were too many viewpoints and diversions to add complications to the plot and not enough plot. I thought this was a thriller, but it also wanted to be about teenage romance, politics, and social justice. What I bought was a horror novel; what I got was an urban fantasy. What I wanted was more action and plot as exemplified by the opening. What I got was too much description and dialog and beating around the bush.

Kudos to the author for writing something that could be seen as the more literate alternative to Twilight (which I also did not finish, because every page was cringe-inducing). I would recommend this to fans of urban fantasy and teen angst. I had to give up on it and move on.
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