5/30/2023 0 Comments Tarzan book![]() The remaining books, and the series as a whole, provide examples of: Tarzan books with their own trope pages include: Altogether, that explains why The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen only refers to him as "Lord Greystoke". The Other Wiki suggests he's also trademarked by the author's company. The earlier Tarzan novels (those published no later than 1926) are out of copyright in the US, while all of Burroughs' works entered the European and British public domain in 2021, after 70 years had passed since Burroughs' death-except in Spain, which retains its former "life plus 80" term for works by creators who died before 1987. In the books, Tarzan was very intelligent, and by the end of the series, spoke something like thirty languages. Along the way, Tarzan and his family became immortal, if only in the literary sense. Tarzan's further adventures generally have one of two plots: either Tarzan discovers a Lost World (even visiting Burroughs' own hollow-earth Pellucidar in one novel), or he defends his African friends against European villains. Collects three short stories, originally published in magazines in 19. Written in 1940, but not published before. ![]() The novel covers Tarzan's adventures while serving in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II. ![]() Tarzan and Jane quest for the secret of immortality. ![]()
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5/30/2023 0 Comments Dan simmons ilium series![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is Hockenberry’s duty to observe and report on the Trojan War’s progress to the so-called deities who saw fit to return him from the dead. Thomas Hockenberry, former twenty-first-century professor and Iliad scholar, watches as well. Synopsis: From the multiple award-winning author of the Hyperion Cantos – one of the most acclaimed and popular series in contemporary science fiction – comes a huge and powerful epic of high-tech gods, human heroes, total war, and the extraordinary transcendence of ordinary beings.įrom the towering heights of Olympos Mons on Mars, the mighty Zeus and his immortal family of gods, goddesses, and demigods look down upon a momentous battle, observing – and often influencing – the legendary exploits of Paris, Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, and the clashing armies of Greece and Troy. This is where the Iliad begins, and it should be the focus of all my energies and professional skills, but the truth is that I don’t really give a shit. Tonight is the assembly at Agamemnon’s tent and the confrontation between Agamemnon and Achilles. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The scarecrow by michael connelly![]() ![]() Including Jack's.īooktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. He is tracking a killer who operates completely below police radar - and with perfect knowledge of any move against him. Jack is soon running with his biggest story since the Poet made his career years ago. But as he delves into the story, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus. ![]() ![]() He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder. "An addictive read that, once it grabs you in those first few pages, won't let go of you." ( Boston Globe )įorced out of the Los Angeles Times amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paper to write the definitive murder story of his career. The Scarecrow: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!įrom the number one best-selling author of the Bosch series and the Lincoln Lawyer series. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The unwanteds book 3![]() This wiki is very incomplete, so feel free to help out! ![]() Have some fan content or speculative writing? Please keep it in user blogs or the Fanon Wiki only! Artimé is a colorful place of talking statues, uncommon creatures, and artistic magic, where creativity is considered a gift. ![]() Today and his hidden world that exists to save the condemned children. He's been caught drawing with a stick in the dirt-and in the stark gray land of Quill, being creative is a death sentence.īut when Alex and the other Unwanteds face the Eliminators, they discover an eccentric magician named Mr. ![]() While Aaron is hopeful of becoming a Wanted, Alex knows his chances are slim. On the day of the Purge, identical twins Alex and Aaron Stowe await their fate. If you haven't finished the books, please be careful clicking around, especially with the comments sections!Įvery year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent to their graves. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT SPOILERS ARE ALL OVER THIS WIKI! While there may be some areas hidden by a spoiler warning, this wiki is intended to be up-to-date to the current books. The Unwanteds Wiki is an encyclopedia of people, places, and events from The Unwanteds series, written by Lisa McMann. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Rust belt femme![]() Rust Belt Femme is the story of her survival. ![]() When she was four, her life changed forever when her father came home from work, took the garbage out to the curb, and was hit by a drunk driver, suffering a debilitating brain injury. Raechel Anne Jolie's early life in a working-class Cleveland exurb was full of race cars, Budweiser-drinking men, and the women who loved them. One of NPR's "Best Books of 2020," and winner of the 2020 Independent Publisher Awards' gold medal for LGBTQ+ nonfiction, Raechel Anne Jolie's blazing memoir is now available in paperback. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Book julian is a mermaid![]() And choose a few titles from the growing list of banned books. Salinger, to understand what makes a good short story. ![]() ![]() “The Diary of a Young Girl,” by Anne Frank “Nine Stories,” by J.D. What book should everybody read before the age of 21? “Beasts of No Nation,” a sliver of a book by Uzodinma Iweala. What’s your favorite book no one else has heard of? Also, I like to read in bed before I go to sleep. I try to quit work each day so that I can have reading time in the late afternoon. So maybe the best place for reading is sitting on my balcony overlooking the ocean (I know, right?). A train is good but how often am I on a train these days? I’ve never been able to read in a car. Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). My husband read it first and told me it was brilliant and that I’d enjoy it. “The Light Pirate,” by Lily Brooks Dalton, a book I can’t stop thinking about so I have to go back and read parts of it again. Demeanor,” by Elinor Lipman, because I never miss one of her funny, delightful novels. Books I’ve finished but still in the pile: “Ms. ![]() Yesterday afternoon I read a graphic memoir, “Gender Queer,” by Maia Kobabe, the most banned book in the country right now. My daughter recently recommended “Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion,” by Bushra Rehman. I’m about to start Rebecca Makkai’s “I Have Some Questions for You.” I just finished “Still Pictures,” by Janet Malcolm. There are always books piled up, sometimes spilling onto the floor. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This prequel has it all! It's impressive that a prequel can contain so much detail, it feels and read like a fully fledged book. But together with his motley crew of humans, witches and a Valkerie, they manage to thwart Josiah and the attack by his henchmen but not without loss to Nate. Josiah has had it in for Nate for, well, centuries actually, and pulls out all he can to rid himself of Nate. ![]() It shows how loyal all his employees are to him, even after they discover he's a Vampire. Thank you for bearing with me this week, I have been so busy organising and keeping track of the release of Valkyrie Cursed and it’s been a whirlwind to say the least. It shows his reasoning, how he wants to protect those he cares about, his affection for Lillian, a witch who was like a mother to him. Valkyrie Cursed is currently in the top 5,000 books on the whole Amazon store. Nate has to be the sweetest, kindest, nicest vampire to have ever lived, umm, you know what I mean by that! This story centres on Nate's feud with his cousin, Josiah and the life he had prior to appearing in the Valkerie Rogue series. Valkyrie Cursed by rosiewylorowenauthor is currently on offer on Amazon its also one of my fave books booktok booktokchallenge bookrexommendations. Having read the Valkerie Rogue series, I was delighted to see that Rosie Wylor-Owen was writing a prequel about Nate! It is the perfect book to read before starting the series, really gives insight into Nate. ![]() ![]() UFO preceded the hit Anderson science-fiction series Space: 1999 and shares much of its design aesthetic.Īcross the oversized (300 x 230 x 22mm) and lavishly illustrated (180+ brand-new illustrations) hardcover book’s 208 pages, Thompson and Clements explore S.H.A.D.O.’s history, introduce readers to the show’s inventive vehicles and equipment via illustrations and blueprints, and share an overview of everything known about the dangerous unidentified aliens, a dying race that – in 1980 - abducts humans and harvests their organs. Technical Operations Manual immerses readers in the classic show, which followed the Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization as it sought to defend Earth in the face of a significantly advanced alien menace – all while maintaining absolute secrecy of its efforts and methods from the general population. Written by Chris Thompson and Andrew Clements, and published by Anderson Entertainment, the UFO: S.H.A.D.O. ![]() The vivid and imaginative world of Gerry Anderson’s 1970 British cult sci-fi series UFO will explode to life again with the October 2022 release of the UFO: S.H.A.D.O. Oversize, Lavishly Illustrated New Book Immerses Readers Deep in the World of Gerry Anderson’s Cult-Favorite Alien Invasion Series, UFO ![]() ![]() 12 September 2022 UFO: S.H.A.D.O Technical Operations Manual On the Way from Anderson Entertainment ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Calamity physics![]() ![]() Career Īfter graduating, she worked as a financial consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, while writing in her free time. She attended Northwestern University for two years before transferring to Barnard College. ![]() Pessl started high school at the Asheville School, a private, co-educational boarding school, but graduated from Asheville High School in 1995. She was also a fan of The Chronicles of Narnia, A Wrinkle in Time, and the Nancy Drew books. Pessl had an intellectually stimulating upbringing, recalling that her mother read "a fair chunk of the Western canon out loud" to her and her sister before bed, and entered her in lessons for riding, painting, jazz, and French. Pessl's parents divorced when she was three, and she moved to Asheville, North Carolina with her mother and sister. Pessl was born in Clarkston, Michigan, to Klaus, an Austrian engineer for General Motors, and Anne, an American homemaker. ![]() Marisha Pessl (born October 26, 1977) is an American writer known for her novels Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Night Film, and Neverworld Wake. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments One of us is lying book spine![]() ![]() ![]() The distractions, the evidence, and the flimsy alibis all combined to make it seem someone in that detention was responsible. Murder is still murder regardless of how it is done. But then… I was gripped for the rest of the story as more secrets were revealed from Simon the day after his death. ![]() Then I was let down with a peanut allergy death. Or are they just the perfect patsies for a killer who’s still on the loose? Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them.Īt first I was intrigued. But on Friday, he’d planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. And according to investigators, his death wasn’t an accident. Before the end of detention, Simon’s dead. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. ![]() Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.Ĭooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.Īnd Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High’s notorious gossip app. On Thursday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.īronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.Īddy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. I could not stop listening to the audiobook, wanting to know how this mystery was going to resolve itself in a modern day high school. What a wild ride of a whodunnit in One Of Us Is Lying. ![]() |