Entreat me by grace draven7/6/2023 Silhara must decide if his fate, and the fate of nations, is worth the soul of the woman he has come to love, and Martise must choose continued enslavement or freedom at the cost of a man’s life. Mage and spy search together for a ritual that will annihilate Corruption, but in doing so, they discover secrets about each other that may damn them both. Now he fights a war on two fronts against the god who would possess him and the apprentice who would betray him. When Conclave sends Martise as an apprentice to help him, he knows she’s a spy. Silhara struggles against Corruption’s influence and searches for ways to destroy the god. The god called Corruption invades his mind, seducing him with promises of limitless power if he will help it gain dominion over the world. Silhara of Neith, Master of Crows, is a desperate man. A risky endeavor, but one she accepts without hesitation until she falls in love with her intended target. The priests want Martise to expose the sorcerer’s treachery and turn him over to Conclave justice. In exchange for her freedom, she bargains with her masters, the mage priests of Conclave, to spy on the renegade sorcerer, Silhara of Neith. Fantasy / Fantasy Romance What would you do to win your freedom? This is the question that sets bondwoman, Martise of Asher, on a dangerous path.
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The Shark Caller by Dianne Wolfer7/6/2023 It constantly re-enforced the themes in the best way. The characters in the story were all very family-oriented and I loved the closeness and compassion of the family. She doesn’t let past events define her and she is very family-oriented. Our protagonist, Izzy, is brave and determined, and I love that. I was also so happy to have characters that kept open minds! It was so refreshing to see elders who are willing to change and bend their cultural traditions and not dismiss someone just because they didn’t fit the ideal description. I loved how Dianne was able to weave little fantasy threads throughout the novel! It made the story that much more enjoyable. The world-building was wonderful, I was easily able to picture the various places Izzy was visiting. The protagonist is 14 years old, and although she has gone through some tough times, it still seemed to be quite a young read. Although it’s marketed as a YA novel, I think it is more suited for middle-grade readers. I actually really enjoyed this book! It had such lovely themes of family and cultural connection throughout, a refreshing break from all the romance and drama that’s usually in books today, I was captivated from start to end. Clare fuller unsettled ground7/6/2023 It is a portrait of life on the fringes of society that explores with dazzling emotional power how we can build our lives on broken foundations and spin light from darkness. in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Winchester and lives in Hampshire with her husband. Unsettled Ground is a heart-stopping novel of betrayal and resilience, love and survival. CLAIRE FULLER is the bestselling and award-winning author of three previous novels: Our Endless Numbered Days, which won the Desmond Elliot Prize and was a finalist for the ABA Adult Debut Book of the Year Award and the Edinburgh International Book Festival First Book Award Swimming Lessons, which was a national bestseller and Bitter Orange, which was longlisted for the Dublin International Literary Award. Shakespeare faustus7/6/2023 Synopsisĭoctor Faustus, restless for knowledge, forsakes scholarship for magic and makes a pact with the Devil: if the evil spirit Mephistopheles will serve him for 24 years, Faustus will yield his soul to the Devil after death. In the first-ever staging of this menacing drama at the Globe Theatre, Matthew Dunster's production features Paul Hilton ( The Inheritance, Young Vic) as the arrogant, power-hungry Faustus and Arthur Darvill ( Broadchurch, Doctor Who) as the sardonic Mephistopheles, and includes several impressive magical stunts along the way. Famous for being the first dramatised version of the Faustus tale, the play depicts the sinister aftermath of Faustus's decision to sell his soul to the Devil's henchman in exchange for power and knowledge. Doctor Faustus is Christopher Marlowe's most renowned and controversial work. They flee and escape via a wealthy Roman couple's yacht up the Seine, while the patrol is stymied by the unhelpfully vague responses of local residents. Rotomagus ( Rouen): Asterix and Obelix make their way to the Normandy region, where a Roman patrol recognizes them. Overanxius has a rider despatched to alert the entire occupation army to be on the lookout for the pair. The two break through the stockade, while the other villagers create a diversion by attacking the barricade on another front. Asterix maps out a route, while Obelix fetches a large bag to hold their shopping. Overanxius promises to raise the stockade if they succeed. Undeterred, Overanxius erects a stockade around the village to prevent the inhabitants from spreading their rebellious ideas through Gaul.Īsterix bets that he and Obelix will escape the village and go on a tour of Gaul, collecting regional culinary specialties for a banquet upon their return. Centurion Lotuseatus warns him the Gauls are dangerous, but the attack goes ahead, only to be soundly repelled. Inspector General Overanxius arrives in the fortified Roman camp of Compendium on a mission from Julius Caesar to lead the local garrison against the village of indomitable Gauls. It was first serialized in Pilote magazine, issues 172–213, in 1963. Asterix and the Banquet ( French: Le Tour de Gaule d'Astérix, "Asterix's Tour of Gaul") is the fifth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). The Agent by Kimberly Kincaid7/6/2023 The Agent is the sixth and last standalone in the Intelligence Unit series, set in the shared world of Remington. But when they have to go on the run to save their lives, she begins to see past his icy exterior to the man who would do anything to keep her safe. He’s made it clear he doesn’t like her-or possibly anyone-one bit. No matter how much her older brother hates him.Īnd no matter how much he secretly wants her.Ĭamila knows she should hate Roman. Not even inadvertently being caught in the middle of a bank robbery.Įxcept Camila Garza is right beside him when danger strikes, and suddenly he’s the only person who can protect the off-limits beauty. Nothing rattles stone-cold FBI Agent Kai Roman. His enemy’s little sister is the only person with the power to undo him. Anathem book review7/6/2023 As a mathematician myself, I have to admit I sometimes wonder what it would be like if we had "mainstream" monasteries consisting of nothing but academics. The serendipity of this will be apparent to anyone who has read Anathem, for the book is very much a philosophy text, and much of its philosophy has to deal with science and how people should go about doing science. It just worked out that I read Anathem while beginning two philosophy courses: Philosophy of Science Fiction and Philosophy of Science & Technology. (How Lorite of me.) Yes, the book is long, and yes, it's a dense philosophical exploration of our universe disguised as a philosophical exploration of an alternate universe. It isn't the 991st detailed review, nor is it the 991st long review, but somewhere in those 990 other reviews, I'm sure other people have said anything I'm going to say, and probably better. In writing this review, I'm faced with the fact that this is the 991st review of Anathem on Goodreads. Miep gies book anne frank remembered7/5/2023 "It was Gies who preserved the young girl's diary that will echo through the ages as an expression of faith in the face of incomprehensible evil," The News wrote. "I simply did what I could to help," Gies said on her 100th birthday. Otto, then staying with the Gies family, eventually discovered Anne's immense literary capabilities and concluded that her work spoke to millions of people who'd suffered under Nazi oppression and persecution.Īccording to a 2010 Daily News editorial written around the time of Gies' passing, she "always downplayed her role as one of the brave band of friends who sheltered Anne Frank and her family." She later gifted it to the sole survivor of the annex (and the subsequent stay in concentration camps), the patriarch, Otto, who for months searched to see if his family was still alive. Gies initially avoided reading the manuscript. Now, for the first time, we learn another side of the Anne Frank story in this moving book, the autobiography of Miep Gies, the woman who helped to hide the. Otto Frank holds the Golden Pan award, given for the sale of one million copies of the famous paperback, "The Diary of Anne Frank." The story of the Jewish family who went into hiding in 1942 in Amsterdam, where they remained undiscovered for two years. Mistborn the hero of ages7/5/2023 Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn Brandon Sanderson Tor Publishing Group, Fiction - 576 pages 129 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake. Read reviews and buy The Hero of Ages - (Mistborn Saga) by Brandon Sanderson (Paperback) at Target. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. From 1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the beautifully designed Mistborn Boxed Set I, collecting his thrilling trilogy. Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. But as a result, the Deepness-the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists-is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. Who is the Hero of Ages To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga. From number one New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action. Going postal by terry pratchett7/5/2023 The revival of Post Office comes as bad news to the powerful, greedy, and unscrupulous owners of the Grand Trunk, the company that runs the clacks. Well, that could be pretty dangerous too. If Moist follows their example, he won’t be missed. Four of Vetinari’s best men have died trying. The catch: he must get the city’s long-defunct Post Office back in working order. Lord Vetinari tells him that Alfred Spangler has been buried, but Moist von Lipwig has a chance to start over. The next thing Moist knows, he is sitting in the office of the Patrician. Arrested and tried under the alias Alfred Spangler, he is sentenced to be hanged. Through one scam after another Moist has become very rich, but he keeps working his trade anyway, because he enjoys doing it.Īll that ends, however, when the Watch of Ankh-Morpork catches up with him. He changes his appearance, changes his address, and with his gift of persuasion he changes the net worth of a lot of people, usually by taking advantage of their innate greed. Especially if you were a con artist with a forgettable face and a criminal mind. If you had a name like Moist von Lipwig, you would probably change it. |