![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() All the pain and pleasure bring them closer to their ultimate destination, for the orphaned Ayla and the wandering Jondalar must reach that place on earth they can call home.Īs sweeping and spectacular as the land she creates, Jean M. ![]() Together they learn that the vast and unknown world can be difficult and treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful and enlightening as well. In the course of their cross-continental odyssey, Ayla and Jondalar encounter both savage enemies and brave friends. The tall, yellow-haired man who rides by her side is also held in awe, not only for the magnificent stallion he commands, but also for his skill as a crafter of stone tools, and for the new weapon he devises, the spear-thrower. The mystery surrounding the woman, who speaks with a strange accent and talks to animals with their own sounds, is heightened by her uncanny control of a large, powerful wolf. To the hunter-gatherers of their world-who have never seen tame animals-Ayla and Jondalar appear enigmatic and frightening. Now, in The Plains of Passage, Ayla’s story continues.Īyla and Jondalar set out on horseback across the windswept grasslands of Ice Age Europe. Ayla, the heroine first introduced in The Clan of the Cave Bear, is known and loved by millions of readers. ![]()
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![]() His then controversial advocacy of 'Asia for the Asians' and espousal of a realistic re-examination of relations with the United States are now commonly accepted as being ahead of their time. Recto, he became Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs during the Magsaysay administration. ![]() ![]() A partner in the law practice of senator Claro M. Guerrero III, was a Filipino diplomat and novelist, and was one of the foremost Filipino nationalists of his era. Alfredo Leon Maria Guerrero, and his mother was Filomena Francisco, t León María Ignacio Agapito Guerrero y Francisco better known simply as Leon Ma. "Leoni," as his family called him, was born on Main Ermita, Manila to one of the nation's most prominent families. ![]() ![]() León María Ignacio Agapito Guerrero y Francisco better known simply as Leon Ma. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bastable agrees to tell Moorcock the story, and begins his narrative with his experiences in North East India in 1902, sent as part of a British expedition to deal with Sharan Kang, an Indian high priest at the temple of Teku Benga, a mysterious and seemingly supernaturally powerful region. ![]() Holidaying at the remote Rowe Island, he befriends Oswald Bastable, an ex-soldier stowaway who seems confused and disoriented beyond what could be explained by his opium addiction, and who is tormented by great guilt from an action he performed in his past. The novel is transcribed by 'Michael Moorcock' (the author's fictional grandfather) in 1903. The novel was first published by Ace Books as part of their Ace Science Fiction Specials series. It is the first part of Moorcock's A Nomad of the Time Streams trilogy and, in its use of speculative technology (such as airships) juxtaposed against an Edwardian setting, it is widely considered to be one of the first steampunk novels. It concerns the adventures of Oswald Bastable, an Edwardian era soldier stationed in India, and his adventures in an alternate universe, in his own future, wherein the First World War never happened. The Warlord of the Air is a 1971 British alternate history novel written by Michael Moorcock. ![]() ![]() He enlists the help of Sean Moses, an ex colleague, and now an investigative profiler operating outside of the force. Detective Superintendent Eddie Kilminster, a junior detective in the earlier case now leads the current investigation. The double murder of a young man and woman with a message in blood at both scenes reawakens the memory of an identical case fifteen years earlier. ![]() Will Eddies mind be opened to the forces of. Eddie and Sean find themselves on a journey and a race against time before the killer strikes again. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a More via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become Memorable and interesting quotes from great books. ― Donna Tartt, quote from The Secret HistoryīookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, If we are strong enough in our souls we can rip away the veil and look that naked, terrible beauty right in the face let God consume us, devour us, unstring our bones. Springs of honey bubbling from the ground. But how glorious to release them in a single burst! To sing, to scream, to dance barefoot in the woods in the dead of night, with no more awareness of mortality than an animal! These are powerful mysteries. ![]() And what could be more terrifying and beautiful, to souls like the Greeks or our own, than to lose control completely? To throw off the chains of being for an instant, to shatter the accident of our mortal selves? Euripides speaks of the Maenads: head thrown I back, throat to the stars, "more like deer than human being." To be absolutely free! One is quite capable, of course, of working out these destructive passions in more vulgar and less efficient ways. ![]() Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it. “It's a very Greek idea, and a very profound one. ![]() ![]() Bartol, Tammy Blackwell, Amanda Havard, Heather Hildenbrand, Tiffany King, C.A. Take Me To Your Reader: An Otherworld Anthology by Amy A.Harry Potter – Three Short Stories by Bruce T Forbes.The Enemy (Jack Reacher #8) by Lee Child (My Review ).Midnight Sun (Twilight #1.5) by Stephenie Meyer (My Review ).The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus #3) by Rick Riordan (My Review ).The Son of Sobek (Percy Jackson & Kane Chronicles Crossover #1) by Rick Riordan (My Review ).The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus #2) by Rick Riordan (My Review ).The Visitor (Jack Reacher #4) by Lee Child (My Review ).The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan (My Review ). ![]() Tripwire (Jack Reacher #3) by Lee Child (My Review ).The Demigod Diaries (The Heroes of Olympus) by Rick Riordan (My Review ). ![]() ![]() In this version of the future, a deadly chemical agent called Splice – which kills 95% of the people it infects – has led to the creation of a small number of metahumans (the other 5%), changing their DNA and giving them enhanced powers. Set around 250 years in the future, In the Wreckage is the first book in the Metahuman Files, and plunges listeners straight in to the thick of things, introducing the central characters and the concept of metahumans in the course of an action-packed battle scene. ![]() I like sci-fi in movies and on TV, although I don’t read (or listen to) much of it but I picked up In the Wreckage mostly because I’m on a narrator glom – and because I’m on a bit of a m/m military romance/romantic suspense kick, so this sounded like a good fit. ![]() “Huh? A military-themed, dystopian sci-fi novel about humans with superpowers set 250 years in the future? That’s not Caz’s normal cup of tea is it?” Well… no. ![]() ![]() She is trying to pick up the pieces and reclaim the person she used to be however she has a very small support system as Quinton can’t always be there for her when she needs him the most. Ren is devastated after having to experience a traumatic event that will forever change who she is. Broken Kingdom is a gripping romance and a terrific addition to the series, one I'll wholeheartedly recommend. They honed in and captured the nuances and intricacy of personalities and emotions, bringing the story and the characters to life. Phenomenal performances by Zara Eden and Connor Brown. Note that there are some triggering scenes, and not faint of heart. Broken Kingdom is so worth the listen, and I advise you to read/listen to the series in order. As for his motives, they are as complex as he is. Quinton leaves his mark, scarring her with the hurt he induces. She stands resilient and grows stronger with every unforeseen hit. Aspen is once again tested she is confronted with heartbreak and one obstacle after another. ![]() ![]() The story is compelling and wrapped in intrigue, drama, suspense, heat, and passion, cloaked in darkness. My emotions surged while listing to events unfold. The story picks up right where Drop Dead Queen left off. Broken Kingdom, the third instalment of the Corium University, is a brilliantly written and captivating new adult bully/mafia romance. ![]() ![]() He cured my athlete’s foot.” He lifted his foot and then put it down again before I could smell it. But Jens is the best in LA, and definitely the best on the west side. “Because there’s a color doctor in Zurich who easily rivals him. He was wearing a gray cashmere sweater that matched his beard. “I’m not going to say that he’s the best in the whole world,” Phillip had said at the Open Palm fundraiser. There was no line that said “referred by,” so I just wrote Phillip Bettelheim sent me across the top. ![]() The receptionist gave me a new-patient form on a clipboard I sat in an upholstered chair. I almost turned around and went home-but then I wouldn’t be able to call him to say thanks for the referral. All the way down the hall I did the face. Surprised but not overly surprised, and he wouldn’t be on the ceiling so my neck wouldn’t be craning up like that. ![]() ![]() Once the doors had closed, I checked myself in the mirrored ceiling and practiced how my face would go if Phillip was in the waiting room. The kind of finger that was up for anything. Who is that middle-aged woman in the blue Honda? I strolled through the parking garage and into the elevator, pressing 12 with a casual, fun-loving finger. ![]() Who is she? people might have been wondering. When I stopped at red lights, I kept my eyes mysteriously forward. I drove to the doctor’s office as if I was starring in a movie Phillip was watching-windows down, hair blowing, just one hand on the wheel. ![]() ![]() Pike and Jennifer soon discover that Dunkin’s attackers are a dangerous link to a much larger scheme that could launch a full-on conflict between China and Taiwan. ![]() While working as a contractor at an Australian F-35 facility, the former Taskforce member-callsign Dunkin-saw something he shouldn’t have, and now he’s on the run from Chinese agents. Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are enjoying a sunny vacation down under when they get disturbing news: their friend and colleague Clifford Delmonty is in serious trouble. Pike Logan is on the desperate hunt for a man who is about to betray his country-and ignite a horrific new world war-in this pulse-pounding thriller from New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor ![]() “Few authors write about espionage, terrorism, and clandestine hit squads as well as Taylor does.” - Houston Press ![]() |