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Jade city fonda lee5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() And if that isn’t enough, he is constantly pulled in the two opposite tug of war between his Weather Man and his Horn. People constantly doubt if Lan is really capable to lead the Clan. All his decisions are inevitability compared or rather over-shadowed by his grand father. ![]() Under the limelight of his grandfather’s victories, Lan despite being the Pillar, isn’t really one. But at the same time, along with other royals and political powers, the two clans form an alliance to mine the Jade and supervise the supply of Jade and at the same time make sure that no one who doesn’t deserve Jade get their hand on the Jade.Īs we move ahead, we focus on the No Peak Territory. The two clans are constantly trying to capture more area in their territory. ![]() Both of them are minutes away from a full fledged war. The city of Janloon is divided between two clans: No Peak Clan and the Mountain Clan. But with power comes price and if you are not careful, Jade will lead you to life of madness. Jade helps them to improve their senses better. Jade City takes you to the city of Janloon where Jade holds the power. “The clan is my blood, and the Pillar is its master. Jade City won the 2018 World Fantasy Award (tied with Victor LaValle’s The Changeling) and the Aurora Award, and was a finalist for the Nebula, Locus, Ignyte and Dragon Awards.ĬONVINCING YOU TO READ THIS IN 6 WORDS: JUST READ THIS FREAKING BOOK.!!! ![]()
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Kara thomas that weekend5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() There was a unanimous consensus from everyone in who participated in our July book club. Told through the events of a year, Claire has to decide if knowing the truth is really worth it. And maybe her two closest friends weren’t who she thought they were. ![]() Between the stuck up classmates and the relentless press, everyone has a theory about what happened to Kat and Jesse…many of which include Claire.Īs Claire’s memory comes back slowly after she returns to Long Island and she starts to dig into what really happened on the mountain, things are worse than she ever expected. Without telling their parents, the three sneak up to Kat’s parent’s house secluded in the mountains of Upstate New York.īut when Claire wakes up days later, she remembers nothing. We’re accepting entries until Monday July 26th. All you need to do is comment on the previous blog post!Īfter a devastating breakup, Claire Keough plans to skip the prom and go away with her two best friends Kat Marcotte and Jesse Salpietro. In case you missed it, earlier this week we interviewed Kara Thomas! Check out the interview and the GIVEAWAY for a signed copy of That Weekend. ![]()
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Heartstopper volume one5/24/2023 ![]() Heartstopper was Children's #1 bestseller in the TCM chart on 23 April 2022. This is the TV tie-in edition of the first volume of Heartstopper. 'The queer graphic novel we wished we had at high school.' Gay Times ![]() It encompasses all the small moments of Nick and Charlie's lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us. They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance.īut love works in surprising ways, and Nick is more interested in Charlie than either of them realised.īy Alice Oseman, winner of the YA Book Prize, Heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. until one day when they're made to sit together. I loved this book.' RAINBOW ROWELL, author of Carry OnĬharlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met. Heartstopper is the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel: this new. ![]() Heartstopper is the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel: this new edition - with a cover including Alice Oseman's artwork and photographs showing characters from the Netflix show - also contains exclusive pages from Alice's original TV scripts. Now a live-action Netflix series Boy meets boy. *Now a live-action Netflix series!* Boy meets boy. ![]()
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The bone shard emperor5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Villoso, author of The Wolf of Oren-Yaro, on The Bone Shard Daughter, " The Bone Shard Daughter begins with a spark of intrigue that ignites into a thrilling adventure you cannot miss-with a unique (and painful!) magic system to boot."- Hafsah Faizal, NYT bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame, on The Bone Shard Daughter, " The Bone Shard Daughter is epic fantasy at its most human and heartfelt, concerned with the real lives caught in the gears of empire and rebellion. O'Keefe, author of Velocity Weapon, on The Bone Shard Daughter, "A triumph of fantasy and science fiction populated with memorable characters and bone-chilling secrets that keep you turning the pages."- K. "A complex and dark tapestry of a fantasy woven through with brilliant world-building, deep intrigue, and incredible heart."- Megan E. ![]()
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What It Looks Like by Matthew J. Metzger5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() "I'm home!" he yelled, and - surprise, surprise - Dad materialised in the kitchen doorway.Įli shrugged. ![]() The kitchen curtain distinctly twitched and he rolled his eyes before letting himself in. The Suzuki roared off as Eli headed up the path. Note: may contain sexually explicit scenes of a homoerotic nature. Rob's not in control here - and Eli's the one to blame. One wrong move, and Rob could destroy Eli - and his family - without a second thought. A career criminal and a former guest of Her Majesty's Prison Service, he'd rather hit Eli's parents than sit down to dinner with them. Rob Hawkes is six feet of muscle, tattoos, and arrest warrants. He's grown up wonky in a world that only deals with the straight and narrow - and his new boyfriend isn't helping. GENRE: Gay / Transgender BDSM Erotic RomanceĮli Bell is the only son of a police chief inspector and a forensic scientist. Publishing Partners - Publishing Partners. ![]()
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Rachel griffin wild is the witch5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Luxe world-building, dark magic, and twists and turns on every page make this follow-up just as enthralling as its predecessor. “Rachel Griffin is, without a doubt, one of YA’s greatest new auto-buy authors. Releasing in paperback, this stunning sequel to Kingdom of the Wicked, takes Emilia on a journey to the Seven Circles as a part of her quest to avenge the death of her sister, Vittoria. Iris begs Pike to help her track the bird, and they set out on a trek through the Pacific Northwest looking for a single bird that could destroy everything. And the Witches’ Council does not look kindly on multiple offenses if they found out, Iris could be stripped of her magic for good. New witches have no idea how to control their magic and the consequences would be dire. If the bird dies, the curse will be unleashed-and the bird is a powerful amplifier, and unleashing the curse would turn not just Pike, but everyone in the region, into a witch. ![]() ![]() But just as she’s about to dispel it, a bird swoops down and steals the curse before flying away. Iris concocts the perfect curse for Pike: one that will turn him into a witch. Otherwise, she spends her days at the wildlife refuge which would be the perfect job if not for Pike Alder, the witch-hating aspiring ornithologist who interns with them. Now settled in Washington, Iris never lets anyone see who she really is instead, she vents her frustrations by writing curses she never intends to cast. And while the Witches’ Council was lenient in their punishment, Iris knows they’re keeping tabs on her. When she was forced to leave her last home after an illegal display of magic, she left behind a father who was no longer willing to start over. Iris Gray knows witches aren’t welcome in most towns. ![]()
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Užslinks naktis by Isaac Asimov5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() In the distant future, humans live in a computer-aided society and have forgotten the fundamentals of mathematics, including even the rudimentary skill of counting. Clarke's 1960 story " Into the Comet" is in a similar vein. The story is representative of the genre of sci-fi that started in the 1950s as a reaction to computers, around the theme of caution against human mental atrophy in the computer era. In the introduction to Robot Visions, Asimov lists this story as one of the notable robot stories. The story first appeared in the February 1958 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction, and was reprinted in the 1959 collection Nine Tomorrows, the 1969 retrospective Opus 100, the 1970 anthology The Stars Around Us, and the 1986 collection Robot Dreams. " The Feeling of Power" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. JSTOR ( January 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "The Feeling of Power" – news ![]() Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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Twentieth century ghosts5/24/2023 ![]() They aren't scary, nor do I think they are meant to be. Short stories with a sometimes paranormal slant maybe, but not horror. There is the self-aware, post-modernist work in which a well-known anthologist gets savagely schooled by a contributor about what constitutes "The Best in Modern Horror," the unsettling tale about the effect of family disguises and games on a son ("My Father's Mask"), the powerful, sustained novella about an autistic brother who can construct marvelous, imprisoning labyrinths, a story which never loses its horror or its humanity ("Voluntary Committal"), or the masterpiece-I do not use the term lightly-about an "inflatable" childhood friend ("Pop Art") that has something to teach every reader about disability and transcendence. And then there are times when Hill's writing is so good that comparisons don't arise. ![]() Hill, the son of Stephen King, inherits his father's empathy for the ordeals of childhood as well as his artfulness in constructing a tale, but he also possesses a warmth and an elegance all his own.Īt times his stories are chilling and gripping like the horror fiction of King ("The Black Phone"), but at other times they are gentle and elegiac like Bradbury ("Better Than Home") or quirky and humorous like Vonnegut ("Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead"). ![]() Seldom does a collection of weird stories feature a style so accomplished, a range of tone and mood so broad, or a generosity so profound. ![]()
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![]() ![]() For a book that covers more than 100 individual thinkers spanning 2,500 years, the level of both detail and accuracy is admirable.” - Wall Street Journal Surveying in tandem the great philosophical traditions of India, China, and the Persian-Arabic world, and astonishing in its range and accessibility, Grayling’s The History of Philosophy is destined to be a landmark work. Grayling takes the reader from the age of the Buddha, Confucius, and Socrates through Christianity’s capture of the European mind, from the Renaissance and Enlightenment on to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre and, finally, philosophy today. With characteristic clarity and elegance, A. But not since the long-popular classic by Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy, published in 1945, has there been a comprehensive and entertaining single-volume history of this great, intellectual, world-shaping journey. ![]() It explores some of the most creative minds in history. The story of philosophy is an epic tale, spanning civilizations and continents. The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions, from one of the world’s most eminent thinkers ![]() “A witty, learned, authoritative survey of philosophical thought.” - The New York Times Book Review ![]()
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The Grasshopper by Bernard Suits5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() An essential companion to The Grasshopper, this edition includes an introductory chapter that puts Suits' life and work into context, helping the reader to understand why Suits has had such a profound influence on contemporary philosophy and how his ideas still provide powerful insight into the human condition. ![]() Perhaps most importantly, for the first time in print, Suits reveals his underlying worldview: that humanity is forever fated to endure a cyclical existence of privation, brought on by material scarcity, and boredom, resulting from material plenitude. In Return of the Grasshopper, Suits puts his theoretical cards on the table, exploring the in-depth implications of his definition of utopia, assessing the merits of a gamified philosophy, and explaining how games can provide an existential balm against the fear of death. In this sequel to Bernard Suits' timeless classic philosophical work The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia, published in its full and unabridged form for the first time, Suits continues to explore some of our most fundamental philosophical questions, including the value of sport and games, and their relationship to the good life. ![]() |