Josh Anvil and the Pivotal Weapon

By Bruce E Arrington

Josh and Troy find themselves pulled into a strange new world, conquered by an alien race thousands of years ago. It doesn’t take long before they caught up into an ongoing, destructive conflict. After discovering a gifted girl who has the power to tear planets apart, the race is on as to who will reach her first. Her fate will affect the lives of many planets, including Earth. Weaved in YA fantasy and science fiction with elements of action and comedy, Josh Anvil and the Pivotal Weapon follows the other-world adventures of two high school freshman with extraordinary powers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bruce E Arrington
• Release date: May 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9780985388935

Bruce E Arrington

Bruce enjoys taking your average, everyday characters and upending their lives through unusual and powerful circumstances. He authored the teen Josh Anvil series, the Fallen Powers series and shorter stories. Currently Bruce teaches in a small K-12 school, and enjoys challenging students to be their creative best. He writes mostly during the summer, but throughout the year is drawn back into his writing adventures as time allows.Visit online at www.pipedreambooks.com andFacebook at https://www.facebook.com/PipeDreamBooks/

Reviews for Josh Anvil and the Pivotal Weapon

[barbaraoliverio · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Fourteen-year-old Josh Anvil continues his intergalactic adventures in Josh Anvil and the Pivotal Weapon, book two in a series. In this book aimed at the middle grades, Josh has left his native Louisiana and travelled through a portal to another world. Along with his best friend Troy and a cryptic humanoid named Anton, Josh soon discovers new superpowers. The trio doesn't find smooth sailing however, and are off and running to encounter new and fantastic escapades while attempting rescue missions (I won't ruin the exact plot) The book is packed with adventures and will appeal to younger sci fi readers. Charming touches are the additions of nods to pop culture including fast food tacos and T-Shirts emblazoned with ironic sayings. At times the plotting seems a bit contrived, and some characters coincidentally appear just as they are needed to move the story along, but not so much as to detract terribly from the reading experience. The author shows an understanding of relationship between 14-year-old boys in his writing of their dialog.
I received a free copy this book in exchange for a non-reciprocal unbiased review.