![]() ![]() The world is no longer divided between the U.S. Much has changed in the 30 years between Inferno and Escape from Hell. When we left Carpentier (Inferno) it was the mid 70's the height of the cold-war. In this book we see the continuing adventures of Alan Carpentier in hell. No character development here, today's readers need more. I would think two smart writers could visit Hell and have a plot. Even though I agreed with a lot they had to say, the book had no plot as of course neither did Daunte's book. ![]() They talked about Silicon Breast Implants and how it was never proved they caused any harm. The talked about DDT and how it should have never been banned and the lives it cost to ban it. ![]() They hinted that today's Global Warming Scientist might be scamming us. They mentioned scientists in the 1970's who warned us about a coming Ice Age. They hammered hard on scientist that gave false evidence. At first I thought too much so, and then the night I finished the book, the news had a story on the New Orleans Mayor, who had just been convicted of bribery and taking money on construction projects. They hit everyone in New Orleans pretty hard. Niven and Pournelle used this as a way to complain about modern problems. WHAT WAS YOUR SIN? Actually I have several. ![]()
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![]() Willa is left needing to find proof of her adoptive father’s innocence when loggers are found dead. It all feels overwhelming, especially when evil stirs in the forest and can kill with a touch. Willa is deeply troubled by the death and destruction of the trees and animals in the logger’s path. In this second installment, we get exactly that! The unresolved issues of the logging enterprise have become the main focus of this book. What I Loved: In the first book, I left wanting to see Willa interact more in nature. Is unleashing these dangerous spirits the key to stopping the loggers? Willa must find a way to save the people and animals she loves and take a stand against a consuming darkness that threatens to destroy her world.įilled with a compelling mixture of history, mystery, and magic, Robert Beatty's books are loved by readers from 8 to 108. ![]() When Willa discovers a mysterious dark hollow filled with strange and beautiful creatures, she comes to realize that it contains a terrifying force that seems to be hunting humans. How can she fight the destroyers of the forest and their powerful machines? ![]() But as crews of newly arrived humans start cutting down great swaths of the forest she loves, she is helpless to stop them. Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran, an ancient race of forest people who have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for as long as the trees have grown there. ![]() This enchanting companion to Robert Beatty's instant #1 New York Times bestseller Willa of the Wood is perfect for any reader who cares deeply about the natural world. ![]() ![]() Hemming Award.Īngelas short stories have appeared in Australian, UK and US Best Ofanthologies such The Mammoth Book of New Horror (Stephen Jones, ed.), The Years Best Dark Fantasy and Horror (Paula Guran, ed.), The Best Horror of the Year (Ellen Datlow, ed.), The Years Best Australian Fantasy and Horror(Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene, eds.), and The Years Best YA Speculative Fiction(Alisa Krasnostein and Julia Rios, eds.). She has won five Aurealis Awards, one British Fantasy Award, and a World Fantasy Award, as well as being a finalist for the Norma K. ![]() ![]() Specialising in dark fantasy and horror, Angela Slatter is the author of The Girl with No Hands and Other Tales, Sourdough and Other Stories, The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, and Black-Winged Angels, as well as Midnight and Moonshine and The Female Factory (both with Lisa L. ![]() ![]() ![]() I have enjoyed everything I have read thus far from this author. " Enjoyable-it was easy to guess the plot, but was still a delightful read.
![]() ![]() Having grown up in squalor and neglect on the streets of Montreal, she longs for the close-knit family she’s found during her training to be a warrior. ![]() Independent and driven, Kaya wants nothing more than to become a full-fledged member of the Order. ![]() His rare ability to daywalk lands Aric an assignment in Montreal, where he learns he’s to be teamed with another new recruit, a beautiful, but tough-as-nails Breedmate named Kaya Laurent. With his training completed, all he needs is one successful mission before he can join the fight to destroy the Order’s chief nemesis, Opus Nostrum. In this pulse-pounding new Midnight Breed vampire romance novel from New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Lara Adrian, passion explodes between a daywalking member of the Order and a fiery female warrior whose shadowy past will test the bonds of both duty and desire.Īs the son of a formidable Breed warrior, Aric Chase has been devoted to the Order all his life. ![]() ![]() ![]() StoryShot #1: The Three Stages of Life In Life 3.0 Besides Life 3.0, Tegmark is the author of the bestselling book Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality. ![]() He is also the co-founder of the Future of Life Institute, an organization dedicated to ensuring that AI benefits humanity. Tegmark has contributed to the understanding of the cosmos, especially in the areas of dark matter, dark energy, and the large-scale structure of the universe. Born in Sweden, he is currently a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Max Tegmark is a renowned physicist, cosmologist, and AI researcher. So, buckle up and get ready to dive deep into the captivating world of AI and its potential impact on humanity. As AI continues to progress at a rapid pace, Tegmark questions what it means to be human and how we can ensure a future where both humans and machines coexist harmoniously. This is the fascinating premise explored in Max Tegmark’s Life 3.0. Imagine a world where artificial intelligence (AI) surpasses human intelligence, and machines possess the power to learn, adapt, and evolve. ![]() ![]() ![]() The day he lured me into his office-which was also the first day we met-he proposed. They meet only after falling for each other, despite sharing an apartment and a bed.The cutest notes left all around the house! Their friends think they’re crazy, but it’s the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy’s at work in the day, and she has the run of the place the rest of the time.īut with obsessive ex-boyfriends, demanding clients at work, wrongly imprisoned brothers and, of course, the fact that they still haven’t met yet, they’re about to discover that if you want the perfect home you need to throw the rulebook out the window… Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. want more adult romance book recommendations?.Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words by Tara Sivec and Andi Ardnt This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone ![]() Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Cecelia Ahern The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her radical and joyous method for putting things in order helps families broach sensitive conversations, and makes the process uplifting rather than overwhelming. In The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, artist Margareta Magnusson, with Scandinavian humor and wisdom, instructs readers to embrace minimalism. In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning “death” and städning meaning “cleaning.” This surprising and invigorating process of clearing out unnecessary belongings can be undertaken at any age or life stage but should be done sooner than later, before others have to do it for you. How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter, by Margareta Magnusson.Ī charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life. ![]() ![]() ![]() A few years back a beloved student and prodigious reader gave me a copy of Lonesome Dove, which I kept on the shelf until the pandemic made me long for the open western skies and a book long enough to keep me occupied. I will consider myself guilty of that perception, despite having read the fantastic The Last Picture Show years ago. Because he was from Texas and wrote about Texas and set some of his books in the 19th century West he was a "regional" and "genre" writer. Some 20th century novelists were capable of this feat, and one of them was Larry McMurtry. I still remember when I finished Bleak House, I suddenly felt empty and bereft, deprived now of a whole world. Usually one has to go back to the 19th century for books like this. ![]() There are few things I enjoy more than tackling a long, far-ranging novel with all kinds of characters, meandering subplots, and a scope that suggests an overview of society itself. The cover of my edition, found in a second hand store ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lungu's literary universe, which mainly comprises " microsocial" images of life under the communist regime and during the subsequent transitional period, bridges a form of Neorealism with Postmodernism. Novels Raiul găinilor ("Chicken Paradise") and Sînt o babă comunistă! ("I'm a Communist Biddy!"), he is also one of the most successful authors to have emerged in post-1990 Romanian literature. The recipient of critical acclaim for his short story volume Cheta la flegmă ("Quest for Phlegm") and his Novelist, short story writer, sociologist, poet, dramatist, journalistĭan Lungu ( Romanian pronunciation: born September 15, 1969) is a Romanian novelist, short story writer, poet and dramatist, also known as a literary theorist and sociologist. ![]() |