![]() ![]() ![]() Since Inhibitor Phase is one of the books I have on tap for Sci-Fi Month, I figured this would be the perfect time to feature some cover art, while at the same time introducing the universe in a bit more detail. There’ve also been a number of novellas and shorts set in the same universe, many of which have been collected within the two omnibus editions found below. Seven full-length novels have been published to date, of these there have been one standalone (Chasm City), two in the Dreyfus Emergencies, and then four in the Inhibitor Sequence-the most recent being Inhibitor Phase, released just this year. While Alastair Reynolds pens each book as its own complete adventure, the overarching plot is set on a scale much grander, so that it doesn’t take much digging in to the series to realize that there’s more going on than what meets the eye. While I’ve read remarkably few of this series, even I can’t deny the effect that it’s had on recent science fiction and space opera. ![]() One of the hallmarks of modern space opera, Revelation Space has been around for nearly twenty years, having first been published in 2002. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But he'll learn his greatest lessons at the hands of his own family, the Endless, who-like him-are walking embodiments of the most influential aspects of existence. His journey to find his place in a world that's drastically changed takes him through mythical worlds to retrieve his old heirlooms, the back roads of America for a twisted reunion, and even Hell itself-to receive the dubious honor of picking the next Devil. Upon his escape from an embarrassing captivity at the hands of a mere mortal, Morpheus finds himself at a crossroads, forced to deal with the enormous changes within both himself and his realm. ![]() Regardless of cultures or historical eras, all dreamers visit Morpheus' realm-be they gods, demons, muses, mythical creatures, or simply humans who teach Morpheus some surprising lessons. This massive hardcover tome, over 1000 pages, collects the first 37 issues of Neil Gaimans groundbreaking series The Sandman Omnibus Volume 2. The Sandman is the universally lauded masterwork following Morpheus, Lord of the Dreaming-a vast hallucinatory landscape housing all the dreams of any and everyone who's ever existed. ![]() ![]() ![]() In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Includes brand-new cover art, with color insert and behind-the-scenes character sketches from author Hiromu Arakawa! Can their bond make them whole again?Ī hardcover, deluxe collector's edition of one of the most beloved manga and anime of all time! Fully remastered with an updated translation and completely fresh lettering, and presented with color pages on large-trim archival-quality paper, this gorgeous hardcover edition presents the timeless dark adventures of the Elric brothers as they were truly meant to be seen. 6Īlchemy tore the Elric brothers' bodies apart. ![]() ![]() Fullmetal Alchemist : Fullmetal Edition, Vol. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Prince and the Pauper is a treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of Wales, and Tom Canty, a street beggar. Safire later served as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board from 1995 to 2004 and in 2006 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. ![]() ![]() He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column â On Languageâ in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death and authored two books on grammar and linguistics: The New Language of Politics (1968) and what Zimmer called Safireâ s â magnum opus,â Safireâ s Political Dictionary. After Nixonâ s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He joined Nixonâ s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. From the library of American journalist William Safire with his bookplate to the pastedown. 12mo, 2 volumes bound into one in half cloth over marbled boards. First Tauchnitz edition of Twainâ s first attempt at historical fiction, first published in Canada in 1881. ![]() ![]() ![]() Off I go to the next book that must be read.but, I do thank the spirits of the library for plopping this one, unsought, into my hands. Still, the sweetness of the book, coupled with the memories that keep playing in my mind, are entirely sufficient to make this a very pleasant interlude. Lucy Muir insists on moving into the very cheap Gull Cottage in the quaint seaside village of Whitecliff. At moments like these I wish I had the ability to stream movies so that I could run out somewhere and find this one. It was serendipity and oddly enough, I could spot every point at which the movie differed from the book (and I last saw that movie over 35 years ago). ![]() It was exactly the break I needed, having just read several mammoth and weighty books. It is a lovely little book, more a novella than a novel. While browsing library shelves this week, what should that young girl, turned older lady, come across but the book from which that lovely movie sprang. In a land far, far away, there was once a young girl who saw a delightful movie with Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney, that stole her heart and peeked her imagination and set some fairly unrealistic ideas of what love is or at least can be. ![]() ![]() Soon she was the toast of the ton, every inch a countess fit for the earl, who vowed to prove to his remarkable wife that what he felt for her was far more than desire, that what he wanted from her was much more than. So Lily agreed to earn her keep as his aunt's companion and study the genteel arts. She had to leave him to learn how to meet his world on her terms. Mary Baloghs latest historical romance, One Night for Love, will delight readers with the skillfully woven tale of Neville Wyatt, Major Lord Newbury, the Earl of Kilbourne, and Lily Doyle, beautiful but common-born daughter of Kilbournes sergeant, who has spent her life following her father and Englands army. She said she wanted only to start a new life-wanted only a husband who truly loved her. ![]() Now he said he'd honor his commitment to her-regardless of the gulf that lay between them. The cream of the ton saw him stare, shocked, then declare that this was his wife! One night of passion was all he remembered as he beheld Lily, the woman he'd wed, loved, and lost on the battlefield in Portugal. ![]() ![]() Neville Wyatt, Earl of Kilbourne, awaited his bride at the altar-when a ragged beggar woman raced down the aisle instead. One passionate woman.Įnter the world of Mary Balogh-the glittering ballrooms and vast country estates of Regency-era England, where romance, with all its mystery, magic, and surprises, comes vibrantly alive. ![]() ![]() ![]() Religion is a major theme of both "The Man" and "The Fire Balloons". Some of the stories contain elements of social commentary. The tone of "The Concrete Mixer" is considerably more comedic than that of the rest of the tales in the anthology. Some of them fall with the horror genre too, whereas others are considerably lighter in tone. Some of them also have elements of fantasy. All of the stories fall within the science fiction genre. Apart from "The Other Foot", all of the stories had previously been published elsewhere, some of them being revised by Bradbury for inclusion in The Illustrated Man. ![]() The stories are: "The Veldt", "Kaleidoscope", "The Other Foot", "The Highway", "The Man", "The Long Rain", "The Rocket Man", "The Fire Balloons", "The Last Night of the World", "The Exiles", "No Particular Night or Morning", "The Fox and the Forest", "The Visitor", "The Concrete Mixer", "Marionettes, Inc.", "The City", "Zero Hour" and "The Rocket". The Illustrated Man is an anthology of eighteen short stories by the American author Ray Bradbury that was first published in 1951. ![]() Front cover of a first edition of The Illustrated Man. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a fantastic series you won’t want to miss out on. Would I recommend reading Bully first? Yes. Could you read this without first reading Bully? Yes. Now, reading this book, it made me love him even more. Even when I thought he was just a straight up asshole, I still loved him. But to know the full reasons, how he felt, it made more sense. We already knew why Jared was the way he was to an extent. It was so nice to see inside of his head.īooks are always better from the male point of view. I loved watching Tate and Jared become friends again, and continue to move forward. Seeing Jared grow and evolve as a person was a wonderful thing. Just know that Jared goes through some big changes and revelations. If you haven’t, check it out (or my review of Bully). He dealt with things the only way he knew how. Then one summer, he went to stay with his father. Tate was Jared’s best friend for a long time. You still got the ‘Bully’ story, but there was a lot of new scenes and new information. It didn’t feel like Bully from another perspective. Sometimes, I have issues with 1.5 books that are essentially the first book from a different p.o.v. ![]() ![]() ![]() She had just woken up because she feels daimons in the building. In the first chapter of Half-Blood, Alex is in an abandoned factory in Georgia, a week after fleeing Miami. If she fails in her duty, she faces a future worse than death or slavery: being turned into a da imon, and being hunted by Aiden. But falling for Aiden isn't her biggest problem-staying alive long enough to graduate the Covenant and become a Sentinel is. ![]() Unfortunately, she's crushing hard on the totally hot pure-blood Aiden. Alex has problems with them all, but especially rule 1#: Relationships between pures and halfs are forbidden. There are several rules that students at the Covenant must follow. Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway. ![]() Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures (servitude). ![]() Children of Hematoi and mortals-well, not so much. The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. ![]() ![]() For words are considered to be the cause of the Melting they are the root of all evil and therefore restrictions ensure there will be no more trouble. Letta makes the word cards that people are allowed to use in their daily lives – anything not a ‘List’ word is forbidden. Letta is an apprentice, learning the trade of the Wordsmith perhaps the most important role in all of Ark. But she’s only a young girl and he’s the leader of the known world. ![]() When she discovers that John Noa is planning to rob the people of language altogether and make them Wordless, she has to stop him. ![]() Letta’s job is to collect words and dole them out to people who need them. Ark is a place of tally sticks, rationed food and shared shoes, where art and music are banned, language is severely restricted and outcasts are thrown to the wolves. ![]() |