![]() She urged me to share it with the world-and alongside three other secret novels, with the support of readers worldwide it grew into the biggest Kickstarter campaign of all time. I started writing this in secret, as a novel just for my wife. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death? But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. ![]() #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess Bride. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Complicated concepts and an old-fashioned sentence structure ("There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one.") will derail sharing this book with groups, but individual children may find something in the pictures to keep them absorbed. It is difficult to identify the audience for this one. However, the text is complex even with the illustrations to help interpret it and the definitions of terms in the back matter. There is movement and life throughout, and the large font and white space help to create a visually pleasing book. ![]() The lush, detailed watercolors provide plenty for readers to discover. The paintings show a young boy and his dog as they explore the flora and fauna that populate both the river and the area surrounding it. Grade 3–6-A series of illustrations of a country riverbank are accompanied by the final paragraph about Darwin's groundbreaking On the Origin of Species. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the region-wide junkyard that Appalachia has become, Coral is a "plucker," pulling plastic from the rivers and woods. Global powers have agreed to not produce any new plastics, and what is left has become valuable: garbage is currency. Dick Award, comes a resonant, visionary novel about the power of art and the sacrifices we are willing to make for the ones we loveĪ few generations from now, the coastlines of the continent have been redrawn by floods and tides. "This thought-provoking apocalypse noir fires on all cylinders." –Publishers Weekly starred reviewįrom the author of Road Out of Winter, winner of the 2021 Philip K. ![]() ![]() ![]() Image is of “Runemarks” by Joanne Harris. Anyway, I am trying really hard to get through my to-read pile as part of the Mount TBR Reading Challenge and when I actually made my own set of runestones recently, I figured it was finally time to tackle this book once and for all. ![]() The illustrator has actually designed some pretty iconic book covers so I am not sure what happened here. It probably isn’t helped by this cover design which, despite the embossing and gold foil, remains, tragically, quite ugly. I really enjoy runes, and I really enjoy fantasy, but for some reason every time I have tried to start this book I just haven’t been able to get into it. However, this book has been on my shelf for years and years and I have not managed to read it. I also realy liked her psychological thrillers. ![]() I adored the “ Chocolat” series and have really enjoyed most of her original folklore and fairy tales. Fantasy novel inspired by Norse mythologyĪs I have mentioned several times on this blog, I have been a fan of this author for a long time. ![]() ![]() ![]() His captivating read of CAPTAIN BLOOD will make you become a fan, as I have. Sabatini was a proponent of basing historical fiction as closely as possible on history. ![]() It's a ride anyone would enjoy, once they allow themselves the pleasure of such a professional, enjoyable audio experience. Captain Blood was originally published in 1922. And on occasion, you actually find yourself as a fly on the wall, wishing you were sailing with the crew. ![]() Theis puts us on his vocal ship and steers us expertly through the challenges of Peter Blood. His clipped, articulate tone.his interest in giving every sentence the proper weight and attention.and here, in his obvious love for the author, Mr. The reader here is the marvelous Kevin Theis, who has developed into one of the best audio actor/readers around. He can be quite thick in description for some, although if you love words as I do, you revel in how many different ways he can describe the same scene in various parts of a novel. ![]() Sabatini is not always easy to read, either. For me, his endless imagination and plotting his adventures were always fun.like a jigsaw puzzle to figure out.Now as I say this, Mr. Peter Blood had problems with the British, The Spanish and The French. He becomes a pirate after that and navigates all over the sea. I've been a fan of Rafael Sabatini since high school. CHARACTER SKETCH In the story Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini an enslaved doctor and physician who escapes from slavery in a Spanish boat along with his crewmates from an island called Port Royale. ![]() ![]() Not only that, but they retain the consciences and emotions they had when on two legs, and can motivate their physical alterations at will-thus eliminating the internal struggle between the civilized and wild sides that can make lycanthropy such a potent and frightening metaphor. I haven’t read Klause’s young-adult novel, but by all accounts the storyline has been significantly altered in Ehren Kruger and Christopher Landon’s script, from the location (Bucharest instead of the U.S.) to the fact that the “chocolate” part of the title, which served as a meaningful figure of speech in the printed version, has been made literal by having heroine Vivian (Agnes Bruckner) work in a candy shop.Īs for the lycanthropes, there are no half-human/half-beast creatures, no transformations-just young people who leap into the air and, a bit of glittering CGI later, land on all fours as actual wolves. ![]() There’s nothing terribly wrong with Blood & Chocolate-as long as you don’t go in expecting a) a faithful adaptation of Annette Curtis Klause’s book or b) a scary movie about werewolves. Editor's Note: This was originally published for FANGORIA on January 25, 2007, and we're proud to share it as part of The Gingold Files. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Jules rescued her siblings, whisking them away to the safety of the beautifully rugged Colorado Rockies, she never expected to catch the eye-or the heart-of a cop. Or that when he's with her, Theo finally knows peace. It doesn't help that Theo's new K9 companion has fallen head over paws with Jules's rambunctious family. Though his instincts scream that he should avoid Juliet 'Jules' Jackson, he can't seem to stay away. ![]() Grieving the death of his partner, Theo Bosco has no room in his life for distractions. He lost his mentor.He lost his K9 partner.He almost lost his will to live.But when a ruthless killer targets a woman on the run, Theo and his new K9 companion will do whatever it takes to survive-and save the woman neither can live without. Also in this series: On the Chase, Survive the Night, Through the FireĪlso by this author: Hold Your Breath, Fan the Flames, Gone Too Deep, In Safe Hands, On the Chase, Survive the Night, Through the Fire, Rocky Mountain Christmas Cowboy ![]() ![]() ![]() That being said, this isn't a Disney production and Catherine's life isn't a fairytale. Per Starz, The Spanish Princess will tell "a vivid and captivating story told uniquely from the point of view of the women, which also sheds light on a previously untold corner of history: the lives of people of color in 16th century London." Not only will the miniseries follow the Princess of Spain as she arrives in England, but also her surprisingly diverse court, including ladies-in-waiting Lina and Rose. And while the hype behind the first two limited-series might be enough for some fans, the cast of The Spanish Princess will make the third installment a must-watch. But this time, the story will follow Catherine of Aragon, King Henry VIII's first wife. As with its predecessors, the new Starz series will feature strong women from English history. ![]() Following The White Queen and The White Princess, comes The Spanish Princess, a show based on two of Gregory's best-selling historical fiction novels - The Constant Princess and The King's Curse. On Sunday, May 5, Starz adds its third miniseries from the mind of Philippa Gregory. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. ![]() To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. The man tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. One day, he’s tracked down by a man he’s never met-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Since his mother’s mysterious death, he’s lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. With the perfect mix of pop culture, Taylor Swift and Norse Gods, ‘The Sword Of Summer’ delivers a reading experience that recreates the nostalgia of reading ‘Percy Jackson’ for the first time. Seriously, somebody needs to knight this guy. ‘Magnus Chase and The Gods Of Asgard: The Sword Of Summer’ (try saying that ten times fast), is just as fantastic, if not even more fantastic, than all ten previous novels Mr. ![]() Now you would think, after ten consecutive masterpieces, the author might have one book (just one) that wasn’t quite as on point as the others. *Correction* It’s not often that an author publishes 10 consecutive #1 New York Times Bestselling Novels in their lifetime. It’s not often that an author publishes 10 consecutive New York Times Bestselling Novels in their lifetime. ![]() ![]() ![]() When her aunt died and did not leave Hetty the fortune she expected, she plunged into a groundbreaking lawsuit that still resonates in law schools and courts. Men mocked her and women scoffed at her frugal ways, but she turned her back and piled up her earnings, amassing a fortune that supported businesses, churches, municipalities, and even the city of New York itself. And when everyone was buying and borrowing, she put her money into cash and earned safe returns on her dollars. When everyone else was selling, she bought railroads, real estate, and government bonds. Never losing faith in America's potential, she ignored the herd mentality and took advantage of financial panics and crises. Following the simple rules of her wealthy Quaker father, she successfully invested her money and along the way proved to herself that she was wealthy and therefore worthy. At the time of her death in 1916, she was worth at least 100 million dollars, equal to more than 2 billion dollars today. A strong believer in women being financially independent, she offered valuable lessons for the present times.Ībandoned at birth by her neurotic mother, scorned by her misogynist father, Hetty set out as a child to prove her value. No woman in the Gilded Age made as much money as Hetty Green. ![]() ![]() A captivating biography of America's first female tycoon, Hetty Green, the iconoclast who forged one of the greatest fortunes of her time. ![]() |