The Impossible Fortress : A Novel (Paperback)

from roses7184

Look, I'll be completely honest with you straight off the bat. I went into this book not sure if I was going to make it the whole way through. Billy, Alf and Clark started out as this misfit group of boys that, despite the fact that I'm sure teenage boys actually do act exactly as they did, drove...

from Sean191

The Impossible Fortress is impossible to believe - or at least a bit of the story's vehicle seems to stretch the boundaries of feasibility. And yet - it's a wonderful book. First, author Jason Rekulak seems to love the topic of early computer gaming. I even saw a name or two I recognized fondly f...

from voracious

Billy Marvin is a teenage computer programmer in 1987, a time when few people knew how to program computers. His dream is to become a successful and famous videogame designer, although he has little idea how to achieve his goal. Failing out of high school and grounded from his computer, Billy and...

from Twink

I love finding a book that is completely different from my usual reading fare - quirky, funny, heartwarming and just fun to read. The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak is one of those finds. I think it was nostalgia that sold me on reading The Impossible Fortress. Set in the late 1980's in New...

from lillibrary

Dreams and schemes and falling in love in a 1980s setting that glows with nostalgia, The Impossible Fortress chronicles the exploits of 14 year old Billy as he and his friends obsess over getting their hands on a Playboy magazine featuring Vanna White. Seizing the opportunity to make a buck, best...