![]() ![]() He’d almost certainly catch an ass-chewing from Pilcher. Every effort would be made to stop the creature from reaching town. But if it managed to scale the cliffs over the top of the razor wire, there’d be trouble. There was still a high-voltage security fence a half mile down the canyon. And there was a possibility that by the time he was ready to shoot, the creature would have passed out of his sight line. If he didn’t take the shot now, he’d have to range the target again. At a distance of one and a half miles, its head was no larger than a grain of sand. With the reticle set at 25x zoom, the creature’s ghostly silhouette popped against the gray of the shattered rock. Conditions were ideal-clear visibility, mild temperature, no wind. The sniper reached up to the scope, adjusted the parallax, and settled back in behind the focus. Its progression down through the boulder field had been slow and careful, stopping occasionally to sniff the remains of others like it. It had come over the cirque at daybreak, pausing as the first radials of sunlight struck its translucent skin. ![]() Mustin had been watching the creature through the Schmidt & Bender telescopic sight for the better part of an hour. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He invites rich people for a trip to a live Coleridge lecture, which the poet delivered in 1810. What the famous tycoon does with this breathtaking discovery? Nonetheless, they make time-travel possible. There is a finite number of them, leading to a finite number of points in the past and future, and they are ruled by a set of immutable, physical rules. Instead, he (or rather a team of scientists employed by him) discovers gates in time. Darrow, terminally ill, desperately looks for a way to cure himself. It starts innocuously enough, in contemporary England, with a discovery made by an extremely reach eccentric J. The Anubis Gates has plots within plots within plots. ![]() A novel about time-travel set in Regency London, with mad Egyptian sorcerers, hordes of murderous beggars, an evil clown, a dwarf, clones, the Mameluke, fiery ifrits, body-changing werewolf, a young woman posing as a man, Romantic poets and a band of Gypsies. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I loved the personal stories that Sarah shares to illustrate her learnings coupled with scientific research as well as poetry and literature that leave a beautiful imprint on your soul. It got me thinking, questioning and talking about what I can do to reduce my personal impact on the environment and how I can be a better citizen who contributes to my community in a meaningful and life-enhancing way. This is the first book I’ve read for a while where I felt compelled to take out a new note book so I could write down quotes and reflections for myself to look back on and use as a prompt for future action. ![]() ![]() ![]() He worked in elementary education until 1989. Simmons's first novel, Song of Kali, was released in 1985. He soon started writing short stories, although his career did not take off until 1982, when, through Harlan Ellison's help, his short story " The River Styx Runs Upstream" was published and awarded first prize in a Twilight Zone Magazine story competition, and he was taken on as a client by Ellison's agent, Richard Curtis. in English from Wabash College in 1970 and, in 1971, a Masters in Education from Washington University in St. He also writes mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz.īorn in Peoria, Illinois, Simmons received a B.A. Simmons's genre-intermingling Song of Kali (1985) won the World Fantasy Award. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works which span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. ![]() Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() After awhile though, the work starts to bore Karou. He rewards her with tiny objects that can grant her various wishes. Brimsone is Karou’s father-figure, and out of a sense of familial duty, she’s happy to travel through magical portals around the world to steal human teeth and return them to her father. ![]() But at night, she’s a messenger for Brimstone, an ancient wizard-demon with a Ram’s head and the body of a dragon. She has typical boyfriend problems and trouble getting all her school work in on time. She likes to explore the city with her best friend, Zuzana. She has bright blue hair, memorable tattoos, and a great talent for martial arts. Karou, an art student, lives in Prague, in the Czech Republic. Its themes include love across the ages, the meaning of betrayal, and false memories. The sequels include Days of Blood and Starlight (2012) and Dreams of Gods and Monster (2014). ![]() It was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award, which is one of the top honors for fantasy writing. It was as New York Times bestseller and received a good deal of critical praise. The narrative follows seventeen-year-old Karou through a fantastical war between angels and demons. Daughter of Smoke and Bone (2011) is a fantasy novel by author Laini Taylor. ![]() ![]() In Ishmael, which received the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for the best work of fiction offering positive solutions to global problems, Daniel Quinn parses humanity’s origins and its relationship with nature, in search of an answer to this challenging question: How can we save the world from ourselves?Įxplore Daniel Quinn’s spiritual Ishmael trilogy: Ishmael It is the story of a man who embarks on a highly provocative intellectual adventure with a gorilla - a journey of the mind and spirit that changes forever the way he sees the world and humankind’s place in it. So begins an utterly unique and captivating novel. It was just a three-line ad in the personals section, but it launched the adventure of a lifetime. Must have an earnest desire to save the world. laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny.” ( The New York Times Book Review ) ![]() ![]() ![]() “A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet. This special 25th anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author. One of the most beloved and best-selling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The leaves whisper in the breeze all summer long', playhouses are built in trees, apples are picked from trees, cats escape from dogs by running up a tree (and then have to be rescued by the Fire Brigade!), trees can have swings for children to play on or baskets of flowers hanging from them (or food for the birds even), cows shelter in trees' lee and picnics are taken in their shade.Īfter reading the book, or in the case of the youngsters featured in it, everyone wants to plant a tree and watch it grow and then proudly proclaim, 'I planted that tree.' So when I saw 'A Tree Is Nice' I just had to own it! The illustrations by Marc Simont are particularly fetching and the story, while simplicity itself, gives a great understanding of what role a tree has in everyday life.Īs a forest, they 'fill up the sky', they live besides rivers and in valleys, even just one tree is nice because, '. ![]() And I have always had an interest in trees from a young age, particularly from my teenage years when my wife to be and myself used to picnic at Kew Gardens in London. Perhaps rather parochially my favourite tree in the whole world is an oak tree aged a few hundred years that lives at the entrance to my daughter's property. ![]() ![]() ![]() The methods we use to spread the gospel and build the church will not just be determined by our understanding of gospel and church. What’s more, his evident productivity in evangelism is nearly unrivaled, which makes his methods seem sacrosanct, and critically evaluating them taboo.īut McLuhan’s dictum is still instructive: The medium is the message. In fact, his beliefs and values are ours in so many ways that we are wary of questioning his methods lest we be seen as turning our turrets on our own trenches. His understanding of salvation is biblical, he trusts in the sovereignty of God, evangelistic zeal pulsates from his heart, he affirms the inerrancy and sufficiency of Scripture, he believes in regenerate church membership, and he has been practicing church discipline for 21 years now. On the spiritual battlefield, he is our ally. Indeed, Warren is part of our own household. Warren’s has become a household name among pastors everywhere, many of whom are implementing the Purpose Driven model with reportedly astounding results. While most evangelical authors struggle to sell 5,000 copies of a single title, Warren’s 1995 release has sold over a million, with rave reviews from evangelicals of all stripes. Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Church (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995) fits this bill to a “T”. Every so often a book makes itself a must read simply because of the sheer number of people being influenced by it. ![]() ![]() Despite the danger, Alosa knows they will recover the treasure first…after all, she is the daughter of the Siren Queen. When Vordan exposes a secret her father has kept for years, Alosa and her crew find themselves in a deadly race with the feared Pirate King. And she takes great comfort in knowing that the villainous Vordan will soon be facing her father’s justice. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he’s under her orders. ![]() Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. The capable, confident, and occasionally ruthless heroine of Daughter of the Pirate King is back in this action-packed sequel that promises rousing high seas adventures and the perfect dash of magic.Īlosa’s mission is finally complete. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Lowlighted by a whiff on a volley attempt by Mike, they fell behind 5-0 on their way to losing the first set. Taking Centre Court against a new doubles pairing of the Croatian Dodig and the Brazilian Melo, the top-seeded Bryan brothers came out shaky. Maybe we had a little luck involved along the way. It’s something we never dreamed of, to try to win four in a row. “I didn’t think anything could feel as sweet as the gold medal, but this one just feels like there’s a cap, a lid, or a ribbon around our career,” Mike Bryan said. The Aussie duo did it in 1951, 17 years before the Open era began, and ended up winning seven titles in a row before the streak was snapped at the 1952 U.S. Open in September, they’ll join Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman as the second men’s team to complete a calendar Grand Slam. Article content This is going to be a great one to kind of just celebrate and enjoy and really let sink in what we’ve done ![]() Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]() |