{"id":969,"date":"2015-01-12T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/?p=969"},"modified":"2015-01-12T19:31:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T00:31:21","slug":"blog-tour-the-iron-golem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/12\/blog-tour-the-iron-golem\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour | The Iron Golem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I agreed to participate in the blog tour for &#8220;The Iron Golem&#8221; a middle grade paranormal that released a few months ago.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Monster-squad-the-iron-golem by Amberr Meadows, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/amberrisme\/16219651832\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7486\/16219651832_36eb4b9041.jpg\" alt=\"Monster-squad-the-iron-golem\" width=\"605\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoy Happy Geek Media&#8217;s virtual tour of <em>The Iron Golem<\/em> from the Monster Squad Series!<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">ABOUT THE BOOK<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"The-Iron-Golem by Amberr Meadows, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/amberrisme\/16035095689\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7564\/16035095689_b61be2f938_m.jpg\" alt=\"The-Iron-Golem\" width=\"240\" height=\"18\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Monster-squad-the-iron-golem-1 by Amberr Meadows, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/amberrisme\/16194567256\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8633\/16194567256_123ec3565a.jpg\" alt=\"Monster-squad-the-iron-golem-1\" width=\"312\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>The Iron Golem (<\/em>Monster Squad Series book<em>1) <\/em>by: Author <\/strong><strong>Christian Page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Published by: <\/strong><strong>New Generation Publishing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Release date: on November 30, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Genres: Middle-Grade, Paranormal, Tween<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pages: 231<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Age Level: 8 &#8211; 12 | Grade Level: 6 &#8211; 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>#####<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monsters. Mad Scientists. Danger.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dark forces are converging on the sleepy town of Autumn\u2019s Hallow. Monsters in the woods, mad scientists on the loose and sinister minions lurk. Four young friends must band together to uncover a secret plot that threatens them, the town they live in and the people they love. It\u2019s up to Blaine Davis, Daschle Gaunt, Shelley Merry and Drake Harker, heirs to fantastic powers to stop an evil that threatens to consume the world. Can the Monster Squad thwart the evil Victor von Frankenstein in time? Find out in <em>The Iron Golem<\/em>, Book 1 of an exciting new series!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">**New Generation Publishing\u2019s 2014 Children\u2019s Book of the Year Award Winner**<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a title=\"The-Iron-Golem by Amberr Meadows, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/amberrisme\/16035095689\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7564\/16035095689_b61be2f938_m.jpg\" alt=\"The-Iron-Golem\" width=\"240\" height=\"18\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>THE IRON GOLEM<\/em> WICKEDLY AWESOME TRAILER <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sNouaKK10-s\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">PURCHASE LINKS <\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00Q3W5WAC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00Q3W5WAC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=ivyser-20&amp;linkId=KE3VDNMBZD23SXEP\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON US<\/a><\/strong>\/<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Monster-Squad-Golem-Christian-Page-ebook\/dp\/B00Q3W5WAC\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420635610&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=monster+squad+iron+golem\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON UK<\/a><\/strong>\/<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-US\/ebook\/monster-squad-the-iron-golem\" target=\"_blank\">KOBO<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/monster-squad-christian-page\/1120850517?ean=9781785071515\" target=\"_blank\">B&amp;N<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">FOLLOW THE <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p28dzr-56X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">TOUR HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"The-Iron-Golem by Amberr Meadows, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/amberrisme\/16035095689\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7564\/16035095689_b61be2f938_m.jpg\" alt=\"The-Iron-Golem\" width=\"240\" height=\"18\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"The-Iron-Golem by Amberr Meadows, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/amberrisme\/16035629789\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7560\/16035629789_0f2f20e555.jpg\" alt=\"The-Iron-Golem\" width=\"201\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Christian Page loves stories that combine fun, action and adventure. A father of two, he lives in the Pacific Northwest of the United States with his wife, son, daughter, overly plump cat and under-behaved dog.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrispagewriter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Website<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/@cpagewriter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/10177884.Christian_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Goodreads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">GIVEAWAY<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"pgt65563406563pgt\" class=\"pgtContainpgt\"><a href=\"\/\/giveawaytools2.com\/giveaway.php?sk=65563406563\" target=\"_BLANK2\" rel=\"nofollow\">Entry<\/a><script src=\"\/\/giveawaytools2.com\/wid\/embed.php?sk=65563406563\" type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\"><\/script><a href=\"\/\/giveawaytools2.com\/giveaway.php?sk=65563406563\" target=\"_BLANK2\" rel=\"nofollow\">-Form<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pgtContainpgt\"><strong>Good luck and happy winning and reading! <\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tour hosted by&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Happy-Geek-Media by Amberr Meadows, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/amberrisme\/15322300507\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5605\/15322300507_eb15353cf3_m.jpg\" alt=\"Happy-Geek-Media\" width=\"240\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mina shook her head. \u201cHow much longer, Lonn?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mine should be a few miles down,\u201d the rangy German replied, scanning the horizon. \u201cPeter said to meet us there. He and Ian should be close behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood. They should have lights and equipment from the observatory so we can look around.\u201d She looked out the window of the Ford as the dark Roswell valley streamed by. \u201cThis could be the find of a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The three had set out from Roswell a half hour earlier after seeing a strange object falling from the sky. After a brief set of goodbyes with friends and family, they set off to chase the UFO, or Unidentified Flying Object, which they estimated had impacted in the far western portion of the valley they called home. They were each researchers working at a US Army Air Corps observatory. Lonn was their boss, a professor of astrophysics at a nearby university. Edge was a visiting professor from Ireland. Mina was a PhD student working at the observatory for her research.<\/p>\n<p>Joining them would be two others. Peter Murphy, the base executive officer and Mina\u2019s recent boyfriend and a strange, weaselly fellow, Ian van Helsing, another PhD student.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t get your hopes up, Mina,\u201d Edge replied, yawning. \u201cI admit that what we saw in the sky was remarkable\u2026 but finding the remains of a meteorite would be extraordinary\u2026 still, it beats sitting at home on a lazy Sunday evening!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I agreed to participate in the blog tour for &#8220;The Iron Golem&#8221; a middle grade paranormal that released a few months ago. 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