6/12/2023 0 Comments Dead man's walk book![]() ![]() When the date for his execution is set, Sister Helen agrees to become his spiritual advisor. ![]() Soon she is not only exchanging letters with him, but visiting him in prison, where she learns that, although he was involved in the crime, it was his brother who committed the murders. As Prejean writes in “Dead Man Walking,” first published twenty-five years ago, she is repulsed by his actions, but through their steady correspondence she cannot help but also think of him as a fellow human being. Sonnier was sentenced to death for the crime his brother received a life sentence. In January of 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became a pen pal to Elmo Patrick Sonnier, a death-row inmate who had been convicted, with his brother, of abducting a teen-age couple from a lover’s lane, raping the woman, and shooting her and her partner in the back of the head. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This is ostensibly the best starting point to delve into the Tempus & Niko series (see the reading list below). Ī Mature Read: Having not read the Thieve's World Series from which this novel evolved, I entered this with a blank slate. These are deeply motivated characters who parley directly with gods as contemporary immortals. Tempus begins living a curse in which those who love him get hurt, and Niko recovers from losing his sacred partner (only to have his mind vied for by a god and sorceress). ![]() ![]() Tempus and Niko: The book follows many characters, but focuses on Tempus and Niko the story arc leans toward Niko's plight, though Tempus is ever present. Expect fantastic magic, doses of horror, stealth military sorties, and mature themes. This represents the book very well it promises to drag you into epic, divine combat rooted in history. The Cover: This Author's Cut version features Peter Paul Rubens' 1618 painting "The Death of Decius Mus in Battle"(translated title) this extends Perseid Press' cover art approach. ![]() Read this and you'll be transported into the Baroque masterpiece cover, joining the battlefield alongside gods and champions: Life to you, Reader, and everlasting glory! Morris' Beyond Sanctuary is a splendid mashup of Dark Fantasy and ancient grandeur. Note: This January I interviewed Janet Morris on the Topic of "Art & Beauty in Fantasy Fiction." Click here for that! ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Wen tzu![]() ![]() He often got in touch with his friends in Haitse. ![]() Wen Tzu, born in the Spring and Autumn Period, is a contemporary of Confucius and the author of Wen Tzu. Wen Tzu, originally called Hsin Wen, also known by his literary name Chijan, is a thinker, philosopher and writer as well as an educator. Nobody knew where he had gone.” This book is called Lao Tzu or Tao Te Ching, a classical work with the largest number of editions and the largest number of publications in human history. Would you please be so kind as to write a book for me?’ Thus, Lao Tzu wrote a book consisting of Part One and Part Two which describes the contents of Tao and virtue with over 5,000 Chi-nese characters and then he left. ![]() When he arrived at Hankukuan Pass, Yin Hsi, Frontier Commander of Hankukuan Pass, said to him, ‘You’re going to live in seclusion. He lived in the capital of The Eastern Chou Dynasty for a long time and seeing that The Eastern Chou Dynasty was on the de-cline, he left there. According to Historical Records, “Lao Tzu studied the theory of Tao and virtue which takes living in seclusion and no-name as its top priority. He is the first man in inheriting and propagating Lao Tzu or Tao Te Ching in human history. He is a founder of the Taoist School and a contemporary of Lao Tzu. He is also a senior official, general and philosopher as well as an educator in The Eastern Chou Dynasty. He is one of the ten great thinkers in The Pre-Ch’in Period. ![]() Kuanyin Tzu, or True Man of Wenshih, is Yin Hsi, Frontier Com-mander of Hankukuan Pass. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Cursed bunny book![]() ![]() Like, do you think that society is too dependent on technology. And, you know, AI is advancing so quickly. RASCOE: One of your stories also deals with, like, robots and artificial intelligence, which everyone is talking about these days. ![]() And I hope that adds some fresh elements to the familiar structure. ![]() And I add a Korean reality, the things that I see or the things that I heard from somebody else and wed that kind of magical twist to it. And I really love that structure, so I try to use it whenever it seems fun. So you've described these stories as, quote, "like a fairy tale but with a little bit of a Korean twist." Can you talk about what that means? They definitely felt like fairy tales to me.ĬHUNG: Fairy tales - usually, the European ones that we are kind of used to in the English-speaking world has a certain way of plot development. Author Bora Chung joins us now to talk about her collection. It was translated from Korean by Anton Hur. Those are some of the bizarre, twisted plot lines in "Cursed Bunny," Bora Chung's first collection of short stories to appear in English, which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. A girl whose brother feeds on her blood, robots that take revenge on their owner and a bunny lamp with a deadly curse. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments The blade itself![]() ![]() His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it.Įnter the wizard, Bayaz. But then Glokta hates everyone: Cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. ![]() Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. ![]() But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules. Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. Caught in one feud too many, he’s on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian – leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. The first novel in the First Law Trilogy and the debut novel from New York Times best seller Joe Abercrombie. ![]() ![]() ![]() Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you've wondered. ![]() Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2005īookseller's Choice, Winner, Picture Book, 2003 Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.6" W x 11" (0.95 lbs) 32 pagesįeatures: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on ProductĪwards: North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2005 Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent From the highly successful team that created such winning titles as "Fanny's Dream," "Snowmen at Night" is fabulous, frosty, and fun! what do snowmen do at night? This delightful wintertime tale reveals all! Caralyn Buehner's witty, imaginative verse offers many amusing details about the secret life of snowmen and where they go at night, while Mark Buehner's roly-poly snowmen are bursting with personality and charm. WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you've wondered. ![]() Contributor(s): Buehner, Caralyn (Author), Buehner, Mark (Illustrator) ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Who is the man who died twice![]() ![]() These four sleuths are hilarious and the book from start to finish had me laughing and put a huge smile on my face. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron are back and are causing havoc once again. I loved the first instalment of The Thursday Murder Club but Richard has written another blinder of a book. Can the Thursday Murder Club find the killer, before the killer finds them? And if they find the diamonds too? Well, wouldn’t that be a bonus?īut this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn’t bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster and a very real threat to his life.Īs bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old, colleague, a man with whom she has long history. ![]() ![]() It is not a kind world that this family lives in. Forcing two daughters to prostitute themselves for money and one to raise money to get her brother out of jail. ![]() Abuse is a light word for how she treats her children. Her children also know something is not quite right about their Mother. Was she mentally ill? What she incredibly mean? There is something just off about her and the Author never really tells us what. She has 10 children from different fathers and she is a disturbing woman. The book begins when Rozelle tells her employer that it is her last day of work because she is going to die over the weekend. I found that I could not read this book fast. That is not always a good thing with this book as there is a tremendous amount of abuse in this book. The writing was so wonderful and vivid that I could see/imagine what was happening. ![]() Why has this Author not written another book? Perhaps this was the only story she needed to tell. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Dark lover book series![]() ![]() Yet his touch ignites a dawning new hunger-one that threatens to consume them both…”ĭark Lover was published in 2005 and quickly stood out among other paranormal romance stories thanks to its leading man, Wrath, who is unlike any other vampire alpha male out there. ![]() His tales of the Brotherhood and blood frighten her. “Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasn’t there before, Beth Randall is helpless against the dangerously sexy man who comes to her at night with shadows in his eyes. But when his most trusted fighter is killed-orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate-Wrath must put down his dagger and usher the beautiful female into another world. “The only purebred vampire left on the planet and the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who killed his parents centuries ago. ![]() The first book in the series is titled Dark Lover. A post shared by PASSIONFLIX Black Dagger Brotherhood ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Into the Darkness by Fox Lee![]() ![]() But she returns to Gotham once more, feeling guilty for letting the Tetch virus bomb go off and has the task of healing the wounded in Cherry's place in the Narrows. She injects herself with the Alice Tetch virus and eventually takes the blame for Mario's death, attempting to atone for her mistakes.Īfter Lee was cured, she once again leaves Gotham because of the corruption that the city has brought, as well as to temporarily distance herself from Jim. She returns to Gotham City with her new fiancée, Mario. But after Jim is framed for murder and imprisoned, Leslie loses the child and temporarily leaves Gotham City. ![]() ![]() She later becomes the medical examiner of the Gotham City Police Department, Jim Gordon's second ex-fiancée and the mother of their unborn child. Leslie "Lee" Thompkins is the wife of Jim Gordon, the widow of the late Mario Calvi and a former medical practitioner in the female ward of Arkham Asylum. ![]() |