Michael j sullivan percepliquis7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() This is the story of two thieves who change and grow and develop through each of the six books, as readers become so attached to them that by the end they feel like family. ![]() His popularity and success grew to such a point that after the release of the fifth book in the series, Sullivan finally got that big publishing contract with Orbit Books, who released the series in three volumes late last year and early this year, with two books in each volume. The series slowly but surely gained momentum and a following, as more readers and fans were discovered, and the books received more ratings and reviews on the likes of Good Reads and Amazon, and Sullivan received more and more interview requests, including with yours truly. What was perhaps most unique about the Riyria Revelations was that Sullivan had all six books completely plotted and planned to serve as individual, stand-alone novels, but also linked together into a long series. ![]() It eventually turned into a six-book epic fantasy series that was published through an independent press. Sullivan began writing a fantasy for his daughter: a story that she would enjoy hearing, but also one that he would enjoy reading. ![]()
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Akata warrior book 37/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() An oracle explains that these dreams are prophetic and sends her and her friends to a magical city populated with spirits who chat on cellphones. Sunny's been having strange nightmares, possibly tied to new environmental disasters. The magic appears influenced by Igbo religious practices in Sunny’s diverse Nigeria, populated by Muslims and Christians, where Sunny and her African-American and Nigerian friends learn magic and eat in Uzoma’s Chinese Restaurant. A superstitious bigot accuses Sunny (who does draw supernatural power from her albinism) of being a witch as albino Nigerians suffer genuine harm from such accusations, the truth in this attack strikes a discordant note. Sunny is albino, though her magic has eliminated most disabling effects aside from a need to wear glasses. Now she alternates among regular school Leopard training with her teacher, Sugar Cream training with her magical alter ego spirit face and hiding her secret life from her parents and brothers. A soccer-loving, American-born Nigerian 13-year-old matures into her mystical powers.Ī few years after her Igbo parents brought their children to live in Nigeria ( Akata Witch, 2011), Sunny Nwazue had learned she belonged to the mystical Leopard People. ![]() Alice christina henry review7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() In any case, dark was what I wanted and dark was what I got. There’s just something about the original tale that lends itself to the creepy or macabre treatment. Of the many different versions of Lewis Carroll’s classic that I have experienced, my favorite ones were typically those considered “dark” or “twisted” – and to be honest, those are the types I’m mostly interested in. ![]() ![]() Suffice to say I was pretty shocked by this realization after all, there are quite a few high-profile titles out there.Ĭhristina Henry’s Alice therefore had the distinction of being my first “Alice retelling novel”, and I’m actually quite happy about that. featuring retellings or re-imaginings of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – but never a novel. It recently occurred to me that over the years I’ve consumed a fair number of movies, games, comics, television shows etc. A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ![]() Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() Sassafras's books, "Kicked Out," "Roving Pack," and "Leather Ever After," have been honored by organizations ranging from the National Leather Association to the American Library Association. Like a fever-pitched dream, "Lost Boi" situates a children's fantasy within a subversive alternative reality, chronicling the lost bois' search for belonging, purpose, and their struggle against the biggest battle of all: growing up.Sassafras Lowrey is a straight-edge queer punk who won the Lambda Literary Emerging Writer Award and was named to the inaugural Trans 100 list by We Be Trans. In Sassafras Lowrey's gorgeous queer punk reimagining of the classic "Peter Pan" story, prepare to be swept overboard into a world of orphaned, abandoned, and runaway bois who have sworn allegiance and service to Pan, the fearless leader of the Lost Bois brigade and the newly corrupted Mommy Wendi who, along with the tomboy John Michael, Pan convinces to join him at Neverland.Told from the point of view of Tootles, Pan's best boi, the lost bois call the Neverland squat home, creating their own idea of family, and united in their allegiance to Pan, the boi who cannot be broken, and their refusal to join ranks with Hook and the leather pirates. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Janet Adam Smith continued to write and to edit. In 1945 the family moved to London, where Roberts had become Principal of the College of St Mark and St John, in Chelsea. When she went to say goodbye formally to the Director-General, Reith revealed that he had personally overruled the recommendation that stood against her name: "No increase - leaving". ![]() To her surprise she found that her salary had been put up from pounds 550 to pounds 650. She resigned, early in April, a couple of weeks after the annual pay increases were announced. This meant her relinquishing her job as Assistant Editor of The Listener. They married in 1935 and moved to Newcastle upon Tyne, where he taught mathematics at the Royal Grammar School. With a common interest in both poetry and mountaineering Roberts was soon a frequent guest at the parties for young intellectuals Adam Smith often gave. Indeed the BBC's Yearbook for 1930 has a photograph of her high in the Alps with the Matterhorn behind her and a copy of The Listener in her hand. Janet Adam Smith had been properly instructed in mountaineering by her father. Roberts, schoolmaster, poet and keen mountaineer, applied to review books for The Listener. ![]() ![]() If youâre comfortable with technology and want to contribute directly, check out this ebookâs GitHub repository and our contributors section. To report typos, typography errors, or other corrections, see how to report errors. ![]() More detailsĪnyone can contribute to make a Standard Ebook better for everyone! Update colophon/imprint boilerplate to new standards Remove 'se:role' metadata in favor of 'role' available in EPUB 3.3Ĭhange metadata subject childrens -> childrenâs Read about which file to download and how to transfer them to your ereader. ![]() You may also be interested in our Kobo FAQ.Īdvanced epub â An advanced format that uses the latest technology not yet fully supported by most ereaders. Also download the Kindle cover thumbnail to see the cover in your Kindleâs library. Compatible epub â All devices and apps except Kindles and Kobos.Īzw3 â Kindle devices and apps. ![]() Severed by Evangeline Anderson7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() But once she gets a taste of being bonded to two sexy men who want to please her in every way, will she be able to stand by and watch them be… Severed? Nobody asked Rylee what she thought about being abducted from her life on Earth and caught in the middle of a conflict between two huge, muscular alien males! It’s okay though-she’s a smart girl-she can handle herself. ![]() When they see Rylee helping a couple with their divorce in the AMI viewscreen, they decide she’s exactly the female they need to break the bond between them. ![]() But what happens when two Alphas get wrongfully bonded? That’s the dilemma Lucian and Drace are in and only a Pure One from Earth can help them. An Alpha and a Beta make the perfect pair to attract and care for a woman in every detail of her life. Drace and Lucian are Denarins – a race of the Twelve Peoples where two males bond together in order to join with a single female. Then she attracts two that are way more than she can handle. As a new business owner just starting out on her own, she’s struggling to attract new clients to her paralegal business. You can read this before Severed (Alien Mate Index, #4) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Severed (Alien Mate Index, #4) written by Evangeline Anderson which was published in October 29, 2016. Brief Summary of Book: Severed (Alien Mate Index, #4) by Evangeline Anderson ![]() Princeless, Vol. 1 by Jeremy Whitley7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() I’ve been wanting to read this for awhile now, and I really just wanted to read something fun – and this fit the bill perfectly! Princeless is smart, feminist and funny! In this first volume alone, topics such as ‘white as the default’, ‘racism’, ‘gender conformity’, and ‘sexism’ were all covered in a way that is easy for the whole family to understand. Princeless is the action/adventure for the girl who’s tired of waiting to be rescued and ready to save herself. Goodwin for a tale of swashbuckling in the face of sexism. Now Adrienne has decided to take matters into her own hands! Come join the Eisner-nominated team of Jeremy Whitley and M. However, on the night of her 16th-birthday, her parents, the King and Queen, locked her away in a tower guarded by a dragon to await the rescue of some handsome prince. ![]() She hates fancy dinners, is uncomfortable in lavish dresses, and has never wanted to wait on someone else to save her. Adrienne Ashe never wanted to be a princess. ![]() Paternus rise of gods7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() After reading Paternus: Wrath of Gods, I have my answer. I was specifically looking to see if the questions I had from the first book would be answered, or if they would go unexplained and kill some of the major plot points. I will admit I was pretty critical in my review of the first book in the Paternus series, Rise of Gods, but I saw enough promise (and received some inspiring input from RockStarlit BookAsylum), so I decided to spring for the sequel. One Sentence Synopsis: As Fi and Zeke discover more about who they really are, they continue to be swept up in the battle between the Deva and Asura – but a bigger, deadlier threat emerges that may bring about the prophesied “End of the World”. ![]() Pages: 511 (not counting appendices and bonus material) ![]() Format: oversized paperback, first edition, 2018 ![]() Ántonia7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() In the opening chapter we see him as a 10-year-old orphan, arriving for the first time in Nebraska. He admires her and is drawn to her in such a way that his memories of her have been burned into his mind. Jim's memories of Ántonia comprise the main body of the novel. To Ántonia, the road to success in life has many possible branches to Jim and other Black Hawk citizens, there is only one acceptable road. Whereas Ántonia represents the pioneer who builds an abundant, promising future from a wasteland, Jim Burden represents the established settlers who have grown complacent, superior, and rigid in their thinking. ![]() Book IV: The Pioneer Woman's Story: Chapters I-IV.Book II: The Hired Girls: Chapters XI-XV.Book II: The Hired Girls: Chapters VIII-X.Book II: The Hired Girls: Chapters V-VII.Book II: The Hired Girls: Chapters I-IV.Book I: The Shimerdas: Chapters XVII-XVIII.Book I: The Shimerdas: Chapters XIV-XVI. ![]() |