![]() Other works include The October Country, Dandelion Wine, A Medicine for Melancholy, Something Wicked This Way Comes, I Sing the Body Electric!, Quicker Than the Eye, and Driving Blind. ![]() In an attempt to salvage their history and culture, a group of rebels memorize entire works of literature and philosophy as their books are burned by the totalitarian state. Next came The Illustrated Man and then, in 1953, Fahrenheit 451, which many consider to be Bradbury's masterpiece, a scathing indictment of censorship set in a future world where the written word is forbidden. His reputation as a writer of courage and vision was established with the publication of The Martian Chronicles in 1950, which describes the first attempts of Earth people to conquer and colonize Mars, and the unintended consequences. He became a full-time writer in 1943, and contributed numerous short stories to periodicals before publishing a collection of them, Dark Carnival, in 1947. ![]() street corners from 1938 to 1942, spending his nights in the public library and his days at the typewriter. Although his formal education ended there, he became a "student of life," selling newspapers on L.A. He graduated from a Los Angeles high school in 1938. ![]() Ray Douglas Bradbury, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and poet, was born Augin Waukegan, Illinois. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, this volume is a gift of enchantments that will startle the senses and stir the soul. With breathtaking clarity, Fragile Things illumines Gaiman's brilliance as well as his terrifyingly entertaining dark sense of humor. Publication date 2010 Topics Short stories, Horror tales, Fantasy fiction, Horror fiction Publisher New York : Harper Collection. Whether he's conjuring a mysterious traveling circus, exploring the rarefied tastes of an exclusive epicurean club, or visiting a strangely altered Victorian England, Gaiman reveals how the ordinary and the fantastical are transmutable and intertwined. Fragile things : short fictions and wonders by Gaiman, Neil. ![]() By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most unique writers of our time. The thirty-two gems of prose and verse in this astonishing collection stretch the imagination and engage the intellect even as they illuminate the vagaries of human experience. A collection that showcases Gaimans storytelling brilliance as well as his terrifyingly entertaining dark sense of humor. ![]() From #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, an astonishing collection of short fiction that stretches the boundaries of imagination, probes the depths of human experience, and reveals how the ordinary and the fantastical are intertwined.įragile Things showcases the distinctive storytelling genius that has made Neil Gaiman one of the most admired literary artists of our time. ![]() ![]() As long as there are other claimants to Edward’s throne, the profound rivalries between the two families will never be laid to rest. ![]() Aided and abetted by the raw ambition and witchcraft skills of her mother Jacquetta, Elizabeth seduces and marries, in secret, reigning king Edward IV, of the family of the white rose, the House of York. ![]() The first in a stunning new series, The Cousins’ War, is set amid the tumult and intrigue of the Wars of the Roses. Internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings this extraordinary family drama to vivid life through its women – beginning with Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen.Įlizabeth Woodville, of the House of Lancaster, is widowed when her husband is killed in battle. ![]() ![]() The book brims with great details (Cal can make himself fake I.D. While they may have trouble making sense of all the pieces, readers will enjoy the scientific reasoning behind vampirism, and will likely get sucked into the conspiracy with Cal. He also finds a love interest in the strong-willed journalism student now living in Morgan's old building, but because of the disease he cannot act on his feelings. As Cal begins to track Morgan, the woman who infected him after a drunken one-night stand, he stumbles upon a mystery that eventually makes him question the very organization for which he works. The 19-year-old works for Night Watch, the city's ancient peep-hunting organization. , he only experiences some effects, such as night vision. ![]() Fortunately, Cal is "partly immune," so while he is parasite-positive ![]() Right after Cal Thompson moves from Texas to New York for college, he loses his virginity and become infected with the parasite that causes vampirism. ![]() , Westerfeld creates an engaging conspiracy set in New York City, filling his novel with provocative facts, this time about parasites. ![]() ![]() ![]() She does so in Chapter 4 by suggesting the physical inferiority of women is exacerbated by the sedentary lifestyle imposed upon women, just as their weakness and frailty of mind is enforced by social expectations. In the third chapter, she begins to mount her argument against the misconception that women are inherently “weaker” (8) than men. In Chapter 2, she applies this argument specifically to women, stating that women are raised to practice “blind obedience” (24) and so often perpetuate their own oppression. She argues that the inequalities that derive from the wielding of power will always degrade man by demanding “blind submission” (16) from many towards a few. In Chapter 1, Wollstonecraft moves back from her principal argument to examine the wider issue of hierarchies and tyrannical power. She concludes that it is because men-and most women-believe that women are different beings entirely, and that they are inherently “the weaker vessel” (8). In the Introduction, Wollstonecraft examines why it is that society doesn’t treat women as man’s equal. Wollstonecraft suggests that to deny women what is being given to everyone else renders men nothing more than “tyrants” (4). ![]() ![]() Wollstonecraft opens by addressing a pamphlet recently published in France, in which French politician Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord argues for equal education for all, and yet omits women. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Not everything’s meant to be, but Jake and I are inevitable. I’ll be honest…the knots in my stomach never loosened…they remained knotted together until Conor and Jake dealt with their past, allowing them time to grieve and time to process everything that occurred, working faithfully and endlessly for a future that should have been theirs since the beginning. I wasn’t ready to endure Conor’s hellish reality at the ravine when she was 16 years old or the emotional torture and heart wrenching hits that just kept coming. I have to admit that even though I’ve read many of Pam Godwin’s dark romance stories, I wasn’t prepared for Conor Cassidy and Jake Holsten’s brutal tale. ![]() I don’t deserve her, but one truth remains. She doesn’t know my dark cravings or the trails of sin that lead to her. ![]() Years later, she returns to honor our teenage pact.Įxcept the boy she loved is gone, replaced by a ruthless cattle rancher knotted with secrets. Or my inconsolable agony when she left Oklahoma. I’ll never forget the sounds of her suffering. ![]() We were sixteen the night she was violently assaulted while I helplessly watched. Growing up together, Conor and I shared all our firsts. ![]() ![]() The Case that shook India by Prashant Bhushan.I too had a Love Story by Ravinder Singh.A corner of a Foreign Field by Ramchandra Guha.Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer by Cyrus Mistry.The Country Without A Post Office by Agha Shahid Ali.A Strange and Sublime Address by Amit Chaudhuri.Sunlight on a Broken Column by Attia Hosain.The Illicit Happiness of other people by Manu Joseph.The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen.The Accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya Baru.If it’s Monday it must be Madhurai by Srinath Perur.Chanakya’s 7 Secret of Leadership by Radhakrishnan Pillai.The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.The House of Blue Mangoes by David Davidar.When Love Came Calling by Preeti Shenoy.Rau: The Great Love Story of Bajirao Mastani by N.S.The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy.Hangwoman: Everyone Loves a Good Hanging by K.R.Manto: Selected Short Stories by Saadat Hasan Manto.Those Pricey Thakur Girls by Anuja Chauhan. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yajnaseni: The story of Draupati by Pratibha Ray.The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi. ![]() ![]() ![]() In process of exploring the Spire, Genna looses some focus on her Sunrider duties, but that is all part of the story. This book was a little more wandering than the last book. Most of this book focuses around the past of the humans and how they came to be slaves to the Kai Lords. ![]() Much of the book revolves around Catri and Genna exploring the enormous Spire and about what they find out there. The characters are well developed and the plot thickens as more characters are thrown into the mix and the humans’ situation gets more dire than ever. Lisle has an excellent writing style for telling a good solid fantasy. But will the help the Spire gives be of a benefit or detriment to Genna’s path to become a Sunrider? There Catri and Genna learn more about the humans’ past and about the Sun Wizards in general. Things quickly change though when Genna and Catri are attacked by a dragon and carried off to the Spire, an ancient stronghold of the human Sun Wizards of old. This book starts out with Genna, Dan, Doyati, Catri, and Yarri being tutored in the Sun Wizards language by the very tedious Master Navan. ![]() In the first book we find out that Genna is destined to be the Sunrider. It was an excellent addition to the series and is a wonderfully told story. This is the second book in the Moon and Sun trilogy (at least I’ve heard that it’s supposed to be a trilogy) by Holly Lisle. ![]() ![]() ![]() I later lived on Sherwood Street, right next to a railway line, and there we have immediate influences - an abiding love of railways and tramlines, and a certain love of mystery and adventure with fantastical elements. Sequential Tart: How about telling us a little about yourself, background, influences, etc.ĭavid Alexander McDonald: I was born in a small town called Warsop, in Nottinghamshire, England, in a house on Prince John Lane, right on the edge of Sherwood Forest. He graciously gave us this interview on short notice while juggling several other deadlines. Recently, after several bumpy years, his career has taken an upswing - he's become involved with Pendant Productions and voice acts, composes, and scripts for them. It turned out that "that guy" not only wrote novels, but that he had written for TV, did poetry, and wrote music. I became better acquainted with David via the Sanity Assassins forums, but acually spoke with him for years before I realized he was that guy. McDonald) called The Janus Syndrome that I picked up when I was twelve. I first became aware of David Alexander McDonald via a strange and wonderful novel (written under his pen name Steven E. Sequential Tart: About the Only Thing He Doesn't Do is Windows (Volume 10 Issue 8, August 2007)Ībout the Only Thing He Doesn't Do is Windows David Alexander McDonald By Katherine Keller ![]() ![]() ![]() Whether ‘tis nobler …Go on!’ she nudged Giles, who sat next to her. ![]() ‘To be or not to be, that is the question. ‘Shakespeare by heart!’ Mrs Manresa protested. ‘Since you’re interested in pictures,’ said Bartholomew, turning to his silent guest, ‘why, tell me, are we, as a race, so incurious, irresponsive and insensitive’ – the champagne had given him a flow of unusual three-decker words – ‘to that noble art, whereas, Mrs Manresa, if she’ll allow me my old man’s liberty, has her Shakespeare by heart?’ This contradictory impulse runs throughout Between the Acts, as dialogue between Bartholomew, Mrs Swithin, Mrs Manresa, Isa and William Dodge illustrates. ‘Words without meaning – wonderful words’, Miss La Trobe thinks to herself towards the end of the novel as she struggles to find the first words of her next production: but ‘the words escaped her’ ( Between the Acts, p.189). Sometimes Woolf celebrates the slipperiness of language sometimes it brings her to despair because far from enabling communication, it can forge barriers and failures of understanding. ![]() In spite of the word ‘useless’ it is clear that in her improvisation of associations of what ‘Passing Russell Square’ conjures up for her, Woolf is also celebrating the multivalence of language. Woolf concludes, ‘one sentence of the simplest kind rouses the imagination, the memory, the eye and the ear – all combine in reading it’ (Bradshaw, 2008, p.87). Words are ‘useless’ because they are so open to interpretation. ![]() |