![]() Still, no amount of vodka can drown the loneliness in his molten core. He is the last of his kind, the last dragon. However.he has survived, unlike the rest. For centuries, he struck fear in hearts far and wide as Wyvern, Lord Highfire of the Highfire Eyrie-now he goes by Vern. ![]() Laying low in the bayou, this once-magnificent fire breather has been reduced to lighting Marlboros with nose sparks, swilling Absolut in a Flashdance T-shirt, and binging Netflix in a fishing shack. In the days of yore, he flew the skies and scorched angry mobs-now he hides from swamp tour boats and rises only with the greatest reluctance from his Laz-Z-Boy recliner. ![]() ![]() “ True Detective meets Swamp Thing in the Artemis Fowl author’s neo-noirish thriller about a curmudgeonly dragon in Louisiana.” - Guardianįrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series comes a hilarious and high-octane adult novel about a vodka-drinking, Flashdance- loving dragon who lives an isolated life in the bayous of Louisiana-and the raucous adventures that ensue when he crosses paths with a fifteen-year-old troublemaker on the run from a crooked sheriff. ![]()
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![]() Most of Shurima's inhabitants now dwell in small tribal outposts clustered near water or built upon the bones of ancient cities, venerating the glories of the past. In the millennia since Shurima's fall, tales of its glorious capital and gleaming sun disc became little more than myths and debased religions among the descendants of the empire's few survivors. Now Shurima is a barren wasteland, an unforgiving desert where only the strongest survive and its people cling to the few remaining oases and strips of fertile land around the coast. Its gleaming capital was all but destroyed in an earth-shaking cataclysm and the empire was left in ruins, its people scattered and its mighty cities devoured by the sand. After an era of expansion and prosperity, its last emperor was betrayed by his closest friend, and the empire fell to ruin. Shurima was once a powerful empire that spanned the farthest reaches of the vast southern continent. ![]() 2.3 The Icathian rebellion and the Void War. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The 5th hilarious and fabulously festive Christmas adventure from everyones favourite. ![]() How will Jelly ever come up with a whaley great gift for a best pal who spreads cheer all through the year? For ages 6 and up. Narwhal and Jelly spread some holiday cheer (and warm waffle pudding) in the festive fifth book of this blockbuster graphic novel series Dive into three new. Narwhal and Jelly - Happy Narwhalidays (Narwhal and Jelly, Book 5). Now Jelly has to get the perfect gift, but finding a present for someone as unique as Narwhal is no easy feat, even when you have six tentacles. Kjp boken Happy Narwhalidays (a Narwhal and Jelly Book 5) av Ben Clanton (ISBN 9780735262515) hos. But most of all he’s excited about the arrival of the Merry Mermicorn! According to Narwhal, she’s part mermaid, part unicorn and completely mer-aculous! Jelly is of course skeptical about the existence of the “Mira-Miny-What-A Corn”…even when he receives a mysterious present. Narwhal and Jelly spread some holiday cheer (and warm waffle pudding) in the festive fifth book of this blockbuster graphic novel series!ĭive into three new stories about Narwhal’s favorite time of the year! It’s the festive season in the world wide waters, and Narwhal is looking forward to cozying up with a good book, singing and partying with his pod pals and enjoying some warm waffle pudding. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Headley’s short fiction has been shortlisted for the Nebula, and Shirley Jackson Awards and for the 2020 Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and has been anthologized in many year’s bests a collection is under contract to FSG. She’s written for both teenagers (MAGONIA and AERIE, HarperCollins) and adults, in a variety of genres and forms. THE MERE WIFE (MCD x FSG), a contemporary adaptation of Beowulf, was named by the Washington Post as one of its Notable Works of Fiction in 2018. It won the 2021 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award from the Academy of American Poets, and the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Related Work. Maria Dahvana Headley is the New York Times-bestselling, Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning author of eight books, most recently BEOWULF: A NEW TRANSLATION (MCD x FSG), which was named as a book of the year by The Atlantic Monthly, NPR, Vox, The Irish Times, The Guardian, the New Statesman, and more. ![]() ![]() ![]() The setting - the Day of the Dead beneath Popocatépetl, with the Spanish Civil War approaching its tragic end - provided a rich mix of images and allusions which could be interpreted variously as a religious or political parable, a Faustian story, or an elaborate film scenario" (ibid.). "A dying Indian by the roadside, encountered during a bus journey, sparkedUnder the Volcano.a brilliant, multifaceted novel about the last day of Geoffrey Firmin, an alcoholic former British consul in Mexico. The city and its surroundings feature prominently in the novel, which is inspired by the Mexican atmosphere, history, culture and dramatic landscape. ![]() Lowry moved to Cuernavaca, Mexico, in 1936. This is the author's most famous work, which "was poorly received in Britain and soon remaindered, but was hailed as a work of genius in North America, becoming a best-seller" (ODNB). ![]() Published on 19 February 1947, it precedes the UK edition, which was published on 1 September. First edition, first printing, first issue jacket with "Advance Critical Acclaim" on the rear panel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whereas the early PRB were inspired by the bright jewel tones and minute details of medieval illustrated manuscripts and tapestries, Waterhouse took his inspiration from the plein air (open air) methods of the Impressionists, replacing jewel tones for the atmospheric silvers and greens of a cool English day. The Lady’s tapestry, which drapes over the boat, seems to further highlight the difference between Waterhouse and the PRB. ![]() ![]() Whereas Millais’s reeds maintain their physical integrity and rich detail when viewed up close, Waterhouse’s reeds lose some of their convincing illusionism and dissolve into obvious brushstrokes (even more apparent when you see the paintings in person!). Convincing illusionism in reeds (detail, left), Sir John Everett Millais, Ophelia, 1851-52, oil on canvas, 762 x 1118 mm (Tate Britain, London) and more evident brushstrokes in reeds (detail, right) John William Waterhouse, The Lady of Shalott, 1888, oil on canvas, 153 x 200 cm (Tate Britain, London)We can see the difference if we compare the reeds of Millais’s Ophelia (left) with that of Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shalott (right), positioned in analogous parts of the composition. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The enthralling debut from bestselling novelist Michael Chabon is a penetrating narrative of complex friendships, father-son conflicts, and the awakening of a young man’s sexual identity.Ĭhabon masterfully renders the funny, tender, and captivating first-person narrative of Art Bechstein, whose confusion and heartache echo the tones of literary forebears like T he Catcher in the Rye’s Holden Caulfield and The Great Gatsby’s Nick Carraway. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rhine, the protagonist, is sold to Linden Ashby, along with two other girls, Jenna and Cecily. ![]() More trust needed to be put into the reader understanding the basics of the world, especially if it’s described on the blurb!Īlong with the immediate death thing, girls are sold off to men at the highest bidder. We’re told this fact on three consecutive pages. The USP of Wither is that women die at 20 and men at 25. Because of this, I think the writing style was a bit clumsy. ![]() It was Lauren DeStefano’s debut novel, and dystopian is always going to be a hard genre to write because so much thought has to go into the world, it’s purpose and what went wrong. I thought it was about time to give the series another shot, so here’s what I thought of what was promised to be a dystopian, and ended up being like The Selection gone wrong.įor a first book in the series, I could forgive a lot of things. ![]() I’ve had the first book Wither on my shelf for about two years, and only managed to read the first fifty pages before I put it down for some unknown reason. When commenting on the sequels, Fever and Sever I may spoil the contents of the previous books.) (Warning: As this is a series review, only my comments of Wither will be non-spoiler. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Includes: Never, Never Part 1, Never, Never Part 2 & Never, Never Part 3. I want to know what it feels like to love Charlie.” “I want to remember what it feels like to love someone like that. By Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher (Canary Street Press, fiction) What it's about: The author of It Starts With Us and the author of The Wives team up for an original romantic. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be…the more they question why they were ever together to begin with. “That’s the one I want to remember.”Ĭharlize and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. “I don’t care what our real first kiss was,” he says. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love…every memory has vanished. But as of this morning…they are complete strangers. They’ve been in love since the age of fourteen. “How odd to be made of flesh, balanced on bone, and filled with a soul you’ve never met.”Ĭharlize Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. Together, they have created a gripping, romantic tale unlike any other. #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hopeless joins forces with the New York Times bestselling author of Mud Vein. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is an attractive lady turning men whenever she passes. Jody wakes up bitten on the neck and worse of having turned into a vampire. A decision has been made for her that has changed her life completely. She wakes up on the street with superhuman strength, an aching back, a badly burned arm, and a nonsferatuan thirst. ![]() ![]() Some of Christopher’s creations include novels, short stories, and series which depict a high level of imagination and articulate writing style.Ī Love Story is the book one in Blood Sucking Fiends series by Christopher Moore. His inspiration into authoring has been pushed by his father and other principal authors such as Tom Robbins and Ray Bradbury. The books are based on the imaginative vampire world of Christopher involving the life of Jody and Thomas among others.Ĭhristopher Moore grew up reading and started writing at an early age making writing his career at age sixteen. Blood Sucking Fiends by Christopher Mooreīlood Sucking Friends also known as A Love Story is a series of humor/fiction books by American comic fantasy and mystery fiction author Christopher Moore. ![]() |