The story follows the two (often intertwining) perspectives of James Holden and Joe Miller. This melting pot of hate, along with several uhhh… mistakes(?) lead to some serious interplanetary issues. Racism, nationality, and hatred boil into the equation, causing the colonies to become divided, often blaming each other for mishaps and mistakes without proper evidence. At this point in the future, humanity is split between earth, the Mars colony, and the smaller (but more focused upon) asteroid belt. Leviathan Wakes is a hard SciFi novel that takes place during the 23rd century, almost exclusively in space. Aside from several friends who’ve touted its shelf-worth, Leviathan Wakes has recently been discussed on io9’s Book Club, and more impressively The Expanse series has been ordered for a 10 episode television series on SyFy! So naturally, after all the hype, I’ve decided it was time to take a plunge into the expanse. Since it’s release in 2011, and the fact that its sequels have been annually punctual, it’s been praised for its gritty, modernized take on the space opera genre. Corey, Leviathan Wakes has been getting a lot of press recently. The first of (currently) four books in the Expanse series by James S.
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Furlong sees his own potential fate in the lives of the less fortunate and is kept up at night ruminating “over small things like these”-the random-seeming moments that separate good fortune from misfortune.įurlong also spends a lot of time wondering about the identity of his father. When he sees a small boy foraging for sticks along the road, he offers him a ride and the change in his pocket, knowing that the boy’s father is an alcoholic. Wilson, is able to escape poverty without getting separated from his mother.įurlong is humble, hardworking, and deeply compassionate. A family man, he enjoys a level of success that belies his origins: born to an unwed sixteen-year-old mother-a deep mark of shame in Catholic Ireland-Furlong, through the generosity of a wealthy Protestant benefactress, Mrs. This character study is really the bulk of the plot, which moves not through propulsion, but by a steady undertow of dread embodied by its protagonist, Bill Furlong.įurlong is a coal and wood merchant living in a small Irish town in 1985. On the one hand, it has the scathing social and religious indictment of a longer novel on the other, it is a quiet and morose character study, a novella that delves into one man’s psychology and moral fiber. At just over one hundred pages, Irish writer Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These is a deceptively slim volume. Obviously I was completely, utterly, head-over-heels sold. The notion that Enchanted is a retelling of The Frog Prince (I have a thing for frogs) and 2. Why did I read this book: I was drawn in by two irresistible hooks: 1. How did I get this book: ARC from the Author Stand alone or series: Can be read as a standalone book, but I hope it is the start of a series! How can she feel such a strange, strong attraction for this prince she barely knows? And what twisted secrets lie hidden in his past – and hers? The prince returns to his castle, intent on making Sunday fall in love with him as the man he is, not the frog he was. One night Sunday kisses her frog goodbye and leaves, not realizing that her love has transformed him back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland-and a man Sunday’s family despises. Soon that friendship deepens into something magical. When Sunday meets an enchanted frog who asks about her stories, the two become friends. Sunday’s only comfort is writing stories, although what she writes has a terrible tendency to come true. It isn’t easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week. Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult At this point, one of the X-men has died and the remainig X-Men have disbanded and are now scattered into small groups. Gary Friedrich takes over the writing duties for issues #44-#47. Frankly, reading these issues, it is no wonder that the X-Men was one of Marvel's least popular titles. Thomas' run is repetetive and dull the art by Werner Roth and/or Don Heck is functional but hardly note-worthy. Some of the X-Men silliest foes re-appear here, like the Blob and Unus. These are standalone stories culminating in a multi-issue finale featuring a nefarious band of villains called "Factor Three". Issues #32 - #43 are written by Roy Thomas and are hardly noteworthy. The contents however are a bit of a mixed bag. The omnibus is beautiful, reprinting these 50 year old comics in glorious oversized color pages in a well bound hardcover book. This second X-Men omnibus collects issues #32 through #66 (including The Avengers #53, Ka-Zar #2 and #3 and Marvel Tales #30) of the original X-men comic. It is difficult to believe, from a 21st-century perspective, that a man could walk into a. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, this is history as you've never read it before. 'Manhunt' is a richly researched and vividly written account of the crime and its immediate aftermath. For almost two weeks, he confounded the manhunters, slipping away from their every move and denying them the justice they sought.īased on rare archival materials, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln's own blood relics, Manhunt is a fully documented work, but it is also a fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A Confederate sympathizer and a member of a celebrated acting family, Booth threw away his fame and wealth for a chance to avenge the South's defeat. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry and detectives on a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia, while the nation, still reeling from the just-ended Civil War, watched in horror and sadness.Īt the very center of this story is John Wilkes Booth, America's notorious villain. Transform this Plot Summary into a Study Guide We don’t yet have a full-length Study Guide for this book. The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history-the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. Swanson Enjoy this free Plot Summary In addition to SuperSummary’s 4,850+ Study Guides, we offer 5,700+ free Plot Summaries covering a diverse range of books. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer She revealed all of this to Ackroyd before taking her life because of the emotional and financial strain she was under.Īlthough she didn’t tell him who the blackmailer was, he had a feeling she left a message for him before her death. Ferrars actually kill her husband, she was being blackmailed for it. Distraught throughout the meal, Ackroyd finally has a private discussion with Dr. Cecil Ackroyd, Roger’s sister-in-law, Flora Ackroyd, his niece (who recently got engaged to Ackroyd’s stepson Ralph Paton), Geoffrey Raymond, Ackroyd’s young secretary, and Major Blunt, Ackroyd’s friend. Sheppard to dinner, claiming he has something important to tell him. Meanwhile, Roger Ackroyd, the town’s wealthiest citizen who was expected to marry Mrs. Ferrars has committed suicide with Veronal over the guilt. Ferrars poisoned her husband a year before. Sheppard’s gossip-loving sister, Caroline) believes Mrs. Ferrars, who overdosed on Veronal, a sleeping medication. James Sheppard, a physician in the town of King’s Abbott. Andrew, a characteristically gentle but sometimes fiery young man cast out of his family to seek new opportunities in Canada in the early 1900s. Readers will encounter similar themes revolving around the substantiality and sustainability of art and beauty, and they will yet again be renewed by Mandel’s crisp language and exceptional pacing.įrom the first pages, we are introduced to Edwin St. It concurrently creates something entirely new while regarding and nodding to her most well-read prior works. Not only does Mandel take it on, she succeeds and achieves an excellent novel that is simultaneously a quick-paced page-turner and a contemplative meditation on meaning.įor fans of Mandel’s two most recent novels “Station Eleven” and “The Glass Hotel,” readers will delight in “Sea of Tranquility,” arguably her best. “Sea of Tranquility” is that ultimate task for Emily St. In a world where we have now collectively suffered through our own disaster fiction plot since Covid-19 came onto the scene, writing fresh and impressive speculative fiction must be the ultimate task for an author to take on. Special to the Mississippi Clarion-Ledger Insightful, enduring novel contemplates time travel, art, meaning of life As Gwen helps him hone his skills, Jack must learn to trust himself. There’s not much to go on, but Jack does possess a magical ability to read clues on objects. If Jack wants to save his father, he and Gwen, an apprentice clerk with the Ministry of Trackers, must recover what is known as the Ember. His dad is actually a Tracker and has been kidnapped by the mysterious and dangerous Clockmaker. When he finally catches up, he finds himself at the Lost Property Office.Īs he fills out the appropriate paperwork, Jack learns that things are not always what they seem. It seems that their father has disappeared without a trace, so when his little sister Sadie thinks she has caught a glimpse of his coat, she takes off after him. Jack Buckles has arrived in London with his mom and sister to search for his missing dad. The book imagines what may have happened if the team that opposed Dracula in the Bram Stoker novel had failed to stop him.īut the best thing about "Anno Dracula" is Newman's deft handling of the title character.ĭracula permeates every page of this book. Jekyll is testifying in a coroner's inquest about the Whitechapel killings and the court artist adds bushy eyebrows and other menacing features to his sketch of Jekyll - a reference literally "Hyde-ing" in plain sight. "Anno Dracula" was first published about 30 years ago but it is a fun triumph of storytelling for any readers who enjoy vampire tales set in the late 1880s and anyone who enjoys spotting a mix of historical and literary figures.Īuthor Kim Newman fills the pages of "Anno Dracula" with a palpable mix of historical and literary characters and references and has great fun with all of them. Meanwhile, a secret cabal works behind the scenes with a spy who hopes to infiltrate the palace with the help of an ally - a vampire of an older and more pure blood line than Dracula. Opponents of Dracula's reign have been executed - such as Van Helsing - or shipped off to concentration camps - enemies of the state such as Sherlock Holmes. Meanwhile, the "Silver Knife," who becomes known as Jack the Ripper, is hunting vampire prostitutes on the streets of Whitechapel. sub-section: Skills for sex in the #MeToo era: From #MeToo to #WeConsent It's about your game It's time to reclaim our skin I want you, but I'm triggered Strategic celibacy Liberating your fantasies Pornography and accountability Use your voice.A circle of sex: Conversation with a sex toy Sex majik (no one told me to do it) Nipples are magic It's bloody fantastic Fucking/having sex/making love The highs, lows, and blows of having casual sex Confessions of a queer sex goddess Are you there, goD? It's me, Day / by Holiday Simmons Feelmore : a conversation with Nenna Joiner Bodyminds reimagined : a conversation with Sami Schalk Fuck you, pay me / by Chanelle Gallant A timeline/tutorial on squirting The politics of radical sex: Pussy power / by Favianna Rodriguez Sex ed : a poem Wherein I write about sex Who taught you to feel good?: Uses of the erotic / by Audre Lorde The legacy of "Uses of the erotic" : a conversation with Cara Page A spoilerific gush on how Octavia Butler turns me on Love as political resistance The sweetness of salt / by Alexis Pauline Gumbs Why we get off / by Joan Morgan A pleasure philosophy : a conversation with Ingri LaFleur Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Contents |