And I’m a historian, and that’s what helped me create Teixcalaan and Lsel in the depth that I did. History is the trade secret of science fiction, to quote Patrick Nielsen Hayden. How did you approach this? And how do you get across enough information about their civilisation without info-dumping? And the space opera subgenre is perfect for this.Ĭreating an entire alien civilisation requires some intense worldbuilding. And far-future science fiction is my favorite place to play with large philosophical and ethical questions from sideways angles, to bring that high drama to ideas about, oh, what makes a person and how do we have good government and what does a planet-sized city really mean for the people who live in it, etc. When I think of ‘space opera’ I think about narratives which are high-intensity, high-drama: vivid emotionally and vivid conceptually. But I also love the ‘opera’ part of space opera as much as the ‘space’ part. I am a big Star Wars fan an even bigger fan of Frank Herbert’s Dune. I really love sprawling, visually lush, politically rich, space-based universes that are at the heart of ‘space opera’ as a genre. Why did you want to write a space opera? What do you love about space operas?
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Never would she bask in the Bannisters' golden glow.Yet David watched his lonely little girl blossom under Tess's warm tutelage - and he magically granted Tess's two wishes! Tess began to sparkle inside - but David's pure pragmatism left her wanting. But David was glorious and virile, making Tess feel old-fashioned and drab by comparison. Yet, so close to precious independence, dare she let this sweet, seductive Sir Galahad weaken her knees and her resolve to go it alone? - SAY YOU LOVE ME (Silhouette Special Edition # 875) - If she were granted three wishes, timid piano teacher Tess Collier would take only two: to wed David Bannister and mother his darling daughter. When she was hurting, he found myriad, masculine ways to ease her pain. When Laura fell down, he picked her up and dusted her off. And it was time she grew up, leaving parent, ponies and Houston Carder behind.Still, Houston was so easy to talk to, to lean on, to love. The game had stolen her childhood, nearly destroyed her father before her eyes. But this charismatic newcomer was bound to the ranch by a love of polo as intense as Laura's own hatred of it. GALAHAD'S BRIDE (Silhouette Special Edition # 604) - Houston Carder had big blue eyes and a heart even bigger. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. Will is thrust into a world of magic, where he starts training for a vital role in the oncoming battle against the Dark.Īs London is threatened and old enmities are awakened, Will must stand with the last heroes of the Light to prevent the fate that destroyed their world from returning to destroy his own. Then an old servant tells him of his destiny to fight beside the Stewards, who have sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns. Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. This epic fantasy with high-stakes romance will sit perfectly on shelves next to beloved fantasy novels like the Infernal Devices series, the Shadow and Bone trilogy, and the Red Queen series. Pacat, heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war are reborn and begin to draw new battle lines. In this stunning new fantasy novel from international best-selling author C. No hovel, by reason of its commanding height it was later used as a shipping beacon. From the uppermost rooms, there is a fine view across the wide estuary to the northern coast of Wales. A tall building, known as Swan Cottage, still stands on a bank at Denhall. Probably he worked in connection with the pit. The pit at Denhall had been opened in 1750, and Henry Lyon was identified on Emy's baptismal certificate as smith 'of Ness'. The parish of Neston wa described in 1809 as one of the most miserable townships on the Peninsula, a collection of hovels inhabited only by colliers. She was born in Ness, near Denhall, on the windy Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire, overlooking the Dee estuary. It seems reasonable to assume she was born in the year of her baptism. As no record of her birth survives, the year of her birth is not known for sure, but her parents, Henry and Mary Lyon, were married on 11 June 1764. That, at least, is the date she always celebrated as her birthday. ExcerptsCHAPTER ONE From Hawarden to Sir Harry Emma Hamilton began life as Emy Lyon on 26 April. This is especially on display during an endearing, abundantly sweet Trewlove family Christmas. There’s struggle and there’s steam, but the core of this story is human goodness and familial love. Although the attraction between Beast and Althea is instantaneous, it’s when friendship blossoms that Althea questions her chosen path and instead desires a future with him. Becoming a courtesan will allow her to return to society on her own terms and give her protection and some freedom. When Beast proposes Althea become a tutor to the ladies at his brothel, she agrees under the condition that he in turn teaches her to be a seductress. Three months ago, Althea was cast out from society when it was uncovered that her father, a duke, was a traitor to the crown. When he meets Althea Stanwick, his immediate thought is that she doesn’t belong here in Whitechapel serving drinks in a tavern she’s too posh and refined. The last unmatched Trewlove finally finds his true love.īenedict Trewlove, known as Beast, didn’t intend to become the owner of a brothel, but now he refuses to leave it until all the women under his care have found other employment. Mohamed is one of about 400 international migrants the city has been putting up in a small number of hotels in other parts of the state this month to relieve pressure on its overtaxed homeless shelter system. The 19-year-old has become a pawn in an escalating stand-off between New York City and suburban and upstate communities, which are using lawsuits, emergency orders and political pressure to keep people like him out. Now that he’s here, seeking political asylum from a government he feared would kill him, he doesn’t feel welcome. (AP) - Before he left Mauritania, the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed thought of New York as a place of “open arms,” a refuge for immigrants fleeing dire circumstances. L.A.'s Little Cairo neighborhood has suddenly been overrun by violent spirits, and Thomas Abbott knows if anyone can figure out why they've appeared-and how to get rid of them-it's Stark.Īrmed with the Room of Thirteen Doors, Stark quickly learns that the answer may reach back to the 1970s and the unsolved murder of small-time actor, Chris Stein. Sandman Slim is back in Los Angeles and kicking more supernatural ass in this inventive, high-octane page-turner-the next to last volume in the popular and acclaimed fantasy adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey.Īs the battle between warring angels continues, James Stark is focused on seemingly simpler matters now that he's resurfaced on earth: an invasion of ghosts. I loved where Kadrey started with this series, but I love where he's going even more. I liked that you couldn’t pinpoint who was good or bad. The witch Mombi is wicked, yet she’s working with a resistance to save Oz from losing all its’ magic. I won’t call it what’s good because the line between good and wicked is constantly blurred in this book.ĭorothy and Glinda are good but punish “sassers” by beating and chaining them outside. Amy, however, basically raised herself and is fighting for what’s right. Dorothy was raised with love and became evil. Their stories match-up quite a bit and yet, also diverge. Sick of the lives they live, Amy, like Dorothy, constantly wishes for something more. They both come from a poor and unconventional family unit. It was fun comparing and contrasting Dorothy and Amy because they were similar in a lot of ways. The Order is convinced that Amy is the key to destroying Dorothy once and for all. Dorothy is sucking the magic out of Oz to feed her own needs and the last people standing against her are the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked. Amy doesn’t know who brought her to Oz, but the one thing that is clear is that Oz is in serious trouble. Although time passes differently between worlds, it’s been over 100 years in our time, when Amy Gumm, another poor Kansas girl, gets swept up in a tornado that crash lands her in Oz. Purchase hereĭorothy Must Die is the first book in a trilogy centered around the malevolent Dorothy, who after finding herself back in Oz again, took control of the magical land by teaming with the secretly wicked Glinda, and bewitching Oz’s true ruler Ozma. The ice caps are melting, his father had said as he perused the newest issue of Aerospace Sciences. And while that was all well and good, Eli found there was plenty to do right here on Earth. It was expected that Eli would continue the family tradition of launching satellites and developing exploratory spacecrafts, advancing our species and satiating our natural curiosity… as his father called it. It had been a gift from his father, reluctantly passed down to him, as promised, when he had completed his degree in aerospace engineering. The memory of the desk inheritance was still fresh in Eli’s mind. Chapter OneĮLI SAT hunched over a wooden desk that was nearly as intricate as it was old, hastily wrapping up a design project so that he could dive into the weekend with no lingering responsibilities. Graphic designer Eli has harbored a secret crush on nerdy math teacher Lincoln since they were at school together, and he’s perfectly content with his unrequited feelings-until Lincoln requests a special handmade holiday gift: a dating profile with all the bells and whistles Eli can include, one that will be sure to find Lincoln a boyfriend for Christmas.Įli uses building the profile as an excuse to spend time with Lincoln, but will he be able to watch his friend find love with someone else?įor my brother, who deserves nothing less than a prince for Christmas. It’s ultimately the confession of a damaged man.Īre we not men? We are-well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z (2006).Ī zombie apocalypse is one thing. When not lengthily bogged down in angst, a readable, non-formulaic police procedural with a twist. Adam eventually solves the Katy Devlin murder, but in this meditation on lost innocence, psychopathology and fear, his success is ruined when his own history emerges, leading to demotion. The relationship with Cassie goes awry after the two sleep together. The investigation-Operation Vestal-evokes queasy sensations and flashes of recollection in Adam. Now, 20 years on, Katy Devlin’s battered body has been found by the same wood, where an archaeological dig is in progress, under threat from plans for a new road. Adam was found clinging to a tree, his shoes full of blood there was no trace of his pals Peter and Jamie, nor could Adam remember a thing. She alone knows that he was the surviving child of three who went missing in the wood in 1984. Adam has hidden his secret from everyone in the police force except his partner and best friend Cassie. This mystery, heavy on psycho-drama, is set in the Dublin suburb of Knocknaree and is the first in a sequence to feature detectives Cassie Maddox and Adam Ryan. The discovery of a body near a spooky wood forces a murder-squad detective in Ireland to confront his own horrific past, in an engrossing if melancholy debut. |