'The Dresden Files is my favourite series ever' Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Name of the Wind 'Butcher's storytelling is satisfying on a level that's bone-deep' io9 'One of the most reliable post-Buffy supernatural thriller series on offer' Time Out 'Dresden has a vitality that few urban fantasy heroes can match' SFX The Dresden Files novels begin with STORM FRONT, and continues with FOOL MOON, GRAVE PERIL, SUMMER KNIGHT, DEATH MASKS, BLOOD RITES, DEAD BEAT, PROVEN GUILTY, WHITE NIGHT, SMALL FAVOUR, TURN COAT, CHANGES, GHOST STORY, COLD DAYS and SKIN GAME. But just when it looks like he can't afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise. But lately, Harry hasn't been able to dredge up any kind of work - magical or mundane. You would think Chicago would have a little more action for the only professional wizard in the phone book. Business has been slow lately for Harry Dresden. Turns out the 'everyday' world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I.
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Gloriously imagined, Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle recreates the beginnings of a story so powerful its impact has survived through the ages, recounting the journey to adulthood of Breaca, who at twelve kills her first warrior, and her sensitive, skilful half-brother Ban, who carries with him a vision of the future that haunts his waking hours. It was the culmination of nearly twenty years of resistance against an occupying force that sought to crush a vibrant, complex civilization and replace it with the laws, taxes and slavery of the Roman Empire. In AD 60, Boudica, war leader of the Eceni, led her people in a final bloody revolt against the occupying armies of Rome. In the company of a supreme storyteller, the reader is plunged into the unforgettable world of tribal Britain in the years before the Romans came: a twilight world of Dreamers and the magic of the gods They discover that they do have a mutual attraction, but Ben encourages Fallon to go to New York anyway. After Donovan leaves, Ben and Fallon spend the rest of the day together. He argues that Donovan should support Fallon’s attempts to return to acting. Ben interrupts their lunch and pretends to be Fallon’s boyfriend. Ben hears her father criticizing her decision and telling her she no longer has the looks to have an acting career. On November 9, the anniversary of a house fire that left Fallon scarred and destroyed her acting career, Fallon meets her father, Donovan O’Neil, for lunch to tell him she is moving to New York. As they continue to meet each year, Fallon learns that she is connected to Ben in a way that makes her question everything she believed about him and everything he taught her. Ben challenges Fallon to date and audition for roles in plays, even though she is self-conscious about the severe scarring on the left side of her body as a result of a house fire. November 9 is the day they first met and the anniversary of tragedies in both their lives. She and Ben agree to meet every year on November 9 and spend the day together. In the romance/psychological thriller November 9 by Colleen Hoover, O’Neil believes she could fall in love with Benton “Ben” James Kessler, but she has decided to follow her mother’s advice not to date seriously until she is 23. The following version of the novel was used to create this study guide: Hoover, Colleen. On Monday morning, the National Weather Service in Marquette, Michigan, noted that the ingredients were coming together to produce a winter storm that could rival a legendary May snowstorm that impacted the region more than 30 years ago. Blankets book by Craig Thompson Comics & Graphic Novels > Manga Books ISBN: 0590353403 Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (1) (Book 1 in the Harry Potter Series) by Craig Thompson See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 34.55 Paperback 7.29 - 26. Isolated locations in the Huron Mountains could see as much as 3 feet of snow. The highest snow totals are expected across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan through Tuesday, where up to 18 to 24 inches could fall in a few spots. This added moisture will lead to heavier snowfall rates and increase the amount of precipitation available to fall as snow. This round could be heavier than the first, due to the intensifying storm system producing stronger winds forecast to wrap abundant Atlantic moisture into the storm. Snow totals just after sunrise Monday already topped 13 inches in Herman, Michigan 11.1 inches over Three Lakes, Michigan and 10.5 inches over Gile, Wisconsin.Īfter a brief lull in the heavier precipitation, a second heavy round was expected to begin during the day Monday. With its melancholy shading, Lee's new twist on an old tale is sure to engage fans of dark fantasy. This is by no means a light read, but is in its darkness one aching with depth and truth. White as Snow In a novel-length tale of dark fantasy based on the fairy tale Snow White, Arpazia and her unwanted daughter, Coira, conceived in violence. Lee casts the evil queen in a sympathetic light, depicting her as a tortured soul who in later years begins to question her dark fate. Tanith Lee mesmerizes with her use of imagery and symbolism and makes this retelling of 'Snow White' fresh and vibrant, dark and disturbing. She later bears him a girl, Candacis, whom she immediately shuns as an incarnation of evil, mumbling death spells as the infant tries to suckle her. Draco forces Arpazia to travel with him and his barbaric army. Soon after he has her sister, Lilca, hanged because Lilca betrayed the castle. The evil queen, Arpazia, first appears as an innocent princess of 14, who is terrified when Draco, a rising new leader, conquers her father's castle and rapes her. Drawing on the sex and violence implicit in the original fairy tale, Lee gives a modern, introspective angle to the classic story. Tanith Lee mesmerizes with her use of imagery and symbolism and makes this retelling of 'Snow White' fresh and vibrant, dark and disturbing. Horror and fantasy veteran Lee, author of such adult fairy tale collections as Red as Blood and Forests of the Night, offers an enticingly dark and seductive reworking of ""Snow White"" that echoes the macabre ambience of the Brothers Grimm. But Sam and Addie’s vision of a peaceful life remains as elusive as ever. Joanna Davidson Politano Publisher Revell, 2017 ISBN 1493411101, 9781493411108 Length 416 pages Subjects Fiction Romance Historical Victorian Fiction / Christian / HistoricalFiction / Romance. And an overheard conversation brings danger on the high seas and puts them on the run in Calcutta, the Himalayan foothills, and Bengal’s predator-filled Sundarban forests. Separate rescues from their torpedoed ship land them in different countries with neither knowing if the other has survived. 6 Books First Book: October 2017 Latest Book: October 2022 Rating: Book List in Order: 6 titles Lady Jayne Disappears Oct-2017 / Historical Romance When Aurelie Harcourt's father dies in debtor's prison, he leaves her just two things: his wealthy family, whom she has never met, and his famous pen name, Nathaniel Droll. But the dream is throttled at every turn. She loves tales that capture the colorful, exquisite. A roller coaster romance leads to a dream of married bliss in Sam’s native India. Joanna Davidson Politano is the award-winning author of Lady Jayne Disappears and A Rumored Fortune. Here is a brief description.Īll the Seas of God is a whirlwind, year-long, three-continent wild ride of dangerous living in a love story to remember! Sam and Addie, childhood best friends for a summer and lovers of adventure stories, meet accidentally on purpose as adults in the last year of World War One. Thanks for these! Another, just published, Christian-historical-romance-adventure to suggest for your list is All the Seas of God: An Odyssey of Love. F emale Fortune is essential reading for those who watched Gentleman Jack, and want to know more about the extraordinary woman that was Anne Lister. This 2021 edition includes a fascinating Afterword on the recent discovery of Ann Walker’s own diary. Tensions grew to a melodramatic crescendo when news reached Shibden of the pair being burnt in effigy. Yet Ann Walker had an inconvenient number of local relatives, suspicious of how exactly Anne Lister could pay for all her improvements. Politically active and socially ambitious, Anne Lister door-stepped her tenants at the 1835 Election to vote Tory and employed architects to redesign the Hall and estate, even developing her own coal mines. Jill Liddington’s classic edition of the diaries tells the story of how Anne Lister seduced neighbouring heiress Ann Walker, who moved in to live with Anne and her family at Shibden in 1834. The diaries were included on UNESCO’s UK Memory of the World Register in 2011. Her extraordinary diaries, running to 4-5 million words, were partly written in her own secret code and recorded her love affairs with startling candour. Lister was an impressive scholar, a fearless traveller and successful businesswoman. Lesbian landowner Anne Lister inherited Shibden Hall, Halifax in 1826. Jill Liddington’s classic edition of Anne Lister's extraordinary diaries.įemale Fortune is the book which inspired Sally Wainwright to write Gentleman Jack, now a major drama series for the BBC and HBO. During WW1 Telephones Were The Military’s Newest / Best Way To Communicate Between Battlefront & Headquartersīy the start of the 1900s – the idea of picking up a telephone & instantly chatting with someone was becoming very popular – it was the Internet / Social Media of the day – and telephone exchanges – facilities that housed manual telephone switchboards and switchboard operators – were sprouting up in cities around the world. WW1 saw a scale of science & technology innovation of unprecedented impact – reshaping warfare with the introduction of heavy artillery / machine guns / tanks / motorized transport vehicles / high explosives / chemical weapons / airplanes / advanced medical technologies. World War I (WW1) was the first modern mechanized industrial war – in which material resources & manufacturing capability were as critical as the bravery & skill of the troops on the battlefield. November 11 is Veterans Day (USA) & Remembrance Day (British Commonwealth) – observed on the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended The First World War (1914 / 1918). Seven years later, her gifts have manifested in different ways for Marimar, Rey, and Tatinelly’s daughter, Rhiannon, granting them unexpected blessings. Instead, Orquídea is transformed, leaving them with more questions than answers. But when Orquídea Divina invites them to her funeral and to collect their inheritance, they hope to learn the secrets that she has held onto so tightly their whole lives. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low or empty, or why their matriarch won’t ever leave their home in Four Rivers-even for graduations, weddings, or baptisms. The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova Sword and Laser Goodreads Group Discussion of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina How/Why was this book chosen: Veronica used the Bookpage website to help her make the pick! Reading Period: Decemto December 31, 2021 The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova was the 151st official Sword and Laser Book Club selection. Local Philippine bookstores: Fully Booked, Powerbooks, National Bookstore. Elixir hardcover is P648, Elixir paperback is P396 and Devoted hardcover is P599 at Fully Booked. Torn by a dangerous love triangle and haunted by a powerful secret that holds their fates, together they race against time to unravel their pasts in order to save their lives-and their futures. As they grow closer, they are drawn deep into the mystery behind her father’s disappearance, and they discover the centuries old truth behind their intense bond. When fate brings Clea and this man together, she is stunned by the immediate and powerful connection she feels with him. But after Clea’s father disappears while on a humanitarian mission, Clea’s photos begin to feature eerie, shadowy images of a strange and beautiful man-a man she has never seen before. The daughter of a renowned surgeon and a prominent Washington DC politician, she has grown to be a talented photojournalist who takes refuge in a career that allows her to travel to the most exotic parts of the world. Elixir by Hilary Duff cowriter Elise L Allen.Ĭlea Raymond has felt the glare of the spotlight her entire life. |