![]() ![]() ![]() Plot īeginning in 2024, when society in the United States has grown unstable due to climate change, growing wealth inequality, and corporate greed, Parable of the Sower takes the form of a journal kept by Lauren Oya Olamina, an African American teenager. Parable of the Sower is the first in an unfinished series of novels, followed by Parable of the Talents in 1998. In 2021, it was picked by readers of the New York Times as the top science fiction nomination for the best book of the last 125 years. Parable of the Sower has influenced music and essays on social justice as well as climate change. Parable of the Sower was the winner of multiple awards, including the 1994 New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and has been adapted into an opera and a graphic novel. Earthseed also teaches that it is humanity's destiny to inhabit other planets and spread the "seeds" of the Earth. ![]() ![]() The main tenets of Earthseed are that "God is Change" and believers can "shape God" through conscious effort to influence the changes around them. Several characters from various walks of life join her on her journey north and learn of a religion she has discovered and titled Earthseed. The novel follows Lauren Olamina, a young woman who can feel the pain of others and becomes displaced from her home. It is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and social inequality. Parable of the Sower is a 1993 speculative fiction novel by American writer Octavia E. ![]()
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7/8/2023 0 Comments SPQR by Mary Beard![]() ![]() Beard asks how accurate those images are, what did the emperor's character explain, and how much difference did the personality of the individual ruler make in the Roman world. ![]() It explores not only how Rome grew from an insignificant village in central Italy to a power that controlled territory from Spain to Syria, but also how the Romans thought about themselves and their achievements, and why they are still important to us. History has bequeathed us vivid characterizations of various Roman emperors. SPQR is a new look at Roman history from one of the worlds foremost classicists. SPQR - A History Of Ancient Rome Mary Beard by Mary Beard Publication date 2015 Topics history, rome, antiquity Collection opensource Language English Book about Ancient Rome, from its rise to its fall. It is uncertain to what extent the stories of Gaius' evils are true, given that the legitimacy of his successor in part depended on the narrative that his predecessor had been "rightly eliminated" (396). Though the senate met and discussed a possible return to Republican government, the Praetorian Guard installed Gaius' successor Claudius as emperor. There may have been a personal grudge behind the murder, but there are also many stories of Gaius' villainies. Gaius had acceded Augustus' successor Tiberius and was killed by three soldiers of the Praetorian Guard, who were charged with his protection. In January 41 CE, another emperor was assassinated: Gaius. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments Ware Hawk by Andre Norton![]() James Reid – nongenre – complete text via Project Gutenberg Ralestone Luck ( Appleton–Century, 1938 OCLC 1133318), illus.Appleton–Century Company, 1934 republished by Open Road Media, 2014, ISBN 9781497656574 ), illustrated by Kate Seredy – nongenre The Prince Commands, being sundry adventures of Michael Karl, sometime crown prince & pretender to the throne of Morvania ( D.The term non-genre distinguishes that other work here, which expresses the perspective of the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). She also wrote crime fiction, romantic fiction, and historical fiction, mainly before 1960. Norton is known best for science-fiction and fantasy, or speculative fiction, a field where her work was first published in the 1950s. ![]() ![]() Before 1960 she used the pen name Andrew North several times and, jointly with Grace Allen Hogarth, Allen Weston once. These works were written or edited by the American fiction writer Andre Norton (Andre Alice Norton, born Alice Mary Norton, 1912–2005). ![]() ![]() Andresen gone.” Then she had shrugged and hugged him. That morning Angel had gone down to the kitchen, and Maria-Jesus had said, “Mrs. Angel’s stepfather had been away on business for several days and had returned just that evening, so she had made her escape. Boyfriend was a stupid word the old creep was at least seventy. His mother had left early that morning, gone to live with her new boyfriend in France without leaving a forwarding address, let alone inviting him to go with her. ![]() He had to leave in the next couple of days, and he couldn’t carry much, just the few things he really wanted. ![]() Two very different men find love in a world of skilled assassins, Bosnian terrorists, and dungeon play.Īngel stripped off his clothes and dropped them on the floor, knowing he would never get around to washing them. Yet Angel also has a passion for being spanked and restrained. The last thing he expects when he is out on a hit is to fall in love with Angel, an eighteen-year-old boy desperate for the love and guidance of a Daddy. Being in charge is his way of life whether it be in his work with the Secret Intelligence service, his personal life, or in the dungeon. Kael Saunders loves to dominate handsome, masculine men like himself. My second promo of the day from Fyn Alexander is Angel and the Assassin, published by LooseID and the sequel is out on April 6th. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments Hide kiersten white spoilers![]() ![]() After discovering that she is at the centre of a disturbing prophecy Evie's life will never be the same again. Evie dreams of going to school and living in the normal human world but when someone (or something) starts murdering paranormals her dream seems to be getting further and further away from her. ![]() Evie's life is anything but normal, she has grown up on the agency base with a mermaid for a best friend, her ex boyfriend is a faerie and she has a crush on a shapeshifter, but she wants to be like any other teenage girl. ![]() Evie has the rare ability to see through the glamours that paranormals use to hide their real identity from the human population making her an asset to the agency who tag paranormals to make sure they aren't breaking any rules. She begins to suspect that there is a link between her abilities and the sudden rash of deaths, and even worse, that she is at the centre of a dark prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.Ĭheck out Kiersten White's website for more informationĮvie was abandoned by her mother as a baby and spent her early years growing up in foster care before she was discovered by the IPCA (International Paranormal Containment Agency). Only now paranormals are dying and Evie's dreams are filled with haunting voices and mysterious prophecies. Sure, her best friend is a mermaid, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she's falling for a shapeshifter and she's the only person who can see through paranormals' glamours, but still. Evie's always thought of herself as normal. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Your best life now the game![]() ![]() Once you reach an interval of 10, try out a race. Start by raising each of your duck’s stats by 10. There’s no telling when your duck is ready to race, you’ll just have to use your best judgment. If your duck runs out of energy too quickly, then you’re out of the race! You’ll want to focus on raising your duck’s energy level the most before entering any races. The blue seeds, or Skill Seeds, will boost energy much quicker than the normal seeds. You’ll earn larger sums of money with every race you win, but snagging a few extra coins while you prepare will help cover the cost of food for your duck (which helps boost energy for the competition). Each time you train your duck, you can grab some coins along the way. Once your duck has a high enough level in each category, take to the races and see how you do! When you win, you’ll get coins and unlock cool customizations. The higher the energy level, the longer your duck will last in the races! For swimming, use the arrow keys to maneuver around obstacles.įeed your duck skill seed or normal seed to boost its energy. Be careful to not get run over! For flying, click and drag your duck up and down as it flies. There are four areas you’ll need to boost before your duck is ready to race: running, swimming, flying, and energy.įor running, click to jump over the logs. Level up your duck through the different training courses until its skills are sharp enough to enter a race. The future of the farm is in your hands! Train your duck to run, fly and swim its way to victory so you can save the farm with your riches. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Lilac reid![]() ![]() Still, all trends evolve, and we've charted the rise of a more muted take on the saturated brights that first dominated the scene. (You can keep telling us that it's " so over," French hairstylists, but our Instagram feeds- and the Versace catwalk-tell a different story). That truth alone might illustrate just how confounding the pastel hair trend's longevity has been, not least to industry insiders. That was the summer of 2015, and almost exactly a year later, I sat in a salon chair as a stylist dyed my dark-brown hair pink. ![]() ![]() When we first caught wind of hair color trends like "opal" and "oil slick," as fun as they were, it was easy to dismiss them as fads. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments John barleycorn alcohol![]() He is the august companion with whom one walks with the gods. I am never less his friend than when he is with me and when I seem most his friend. It is the wives, and sisters, and mothers, and they only, who will drive the nails into the coffin of John Barleycorn-īut I thought you were a friend to John Barleycorn, Charmian interpolated. When the women get the ballot, they will vote for prohibition, I said. I'd like to see any drunken man ride her.)Īnd yet-how shall I say?-I was lighted up, I was feeling good, I was pleasantly jingled. The horse I had ridden was well named The Outlaw. The more I answered, the more indignant I became. Now just why did you vote for it? Charmian asked. In my later and more tolerant years I had been unenthusiastic in my acceptance of it as an inevitable social phenomenon. For, be it known, in my younger days, despite my ardent democracy, I had been opposed to woman suffrage. How did you vote on the suffrage amendment? Charmian asked. Then I had ridden up through the vine-clad hills and rolling pastures of the ranch, and arrived at the farm-house in time for another drink and supper. Because of the warmth of the day I had had several drinks before casting my ballot, and divers drinks after casting it. ![]() It was on a warm California afternoon, and I had ridden down into the Valley of the Moon from the ranch to the little village to vote Yes and No to a host of proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of California. ![]() ![]() I loved the prologue and the 14th century timeline, and I almost wish that we could have had more of this POV throughout the story. One of the highlights for me was without doubt the Yorkshire setting. ![]() And while there were things that didn’t work as well as expected for me, as a whole it turned out to be a solid read. I’ve enjoyed her work in the past, and there was just something about the blurb, the Blackwood abbey and its secrets that made this story sound irresistible. This is probably why it is easy to understand how The Last Heir To Blackwood Library ended up on my shelves, because this newest story by Hester Fox offers both. I love a good gothic historical story, and add a bookish element and there is no way I’m going to be able to resist reading it. *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Graydon House in exchange for an honest review. “If there’s one thing the war taught me, it’s that we can try to forget and push away memories all we want, but we are still the same, damaged people.” ![]() Title: The Last Heir To Blackwood Library 7/7/2023 0 Comments The illustrated mum tattoos![]() ![]() ![]() Overall this book is certainly worth reading as the author provides an opportunity for me to understand the life of dolphin and how she struggles with her dyslexia. ![]() The way The Illustrated Mum was written made me feel as though I was part of the book and was experiencing the story. I could not put this book down and felt as though I had to read the next chapter to see what was going to happen. This book is told by Dolphin although there are a number of different characters that play an exciting part in the story. I really enjoyed this intriguing novel called The Illustrated Mum. ![]() Dolphin does many things so that Star could come back but will these actions finally lead to a lunatic asylum or will Dolphin at last find her real father? And will Dolphin get her family together? Then all of a sudden Star has gone to live in Bristol with her dad. Marigold has done many bad things to her children she even threw the sweet card that her dyslexic child Dolphin made for her birthday in the bin in front of the bewildered Dolphin. Click Here!!The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson transports you into the complicated and miserable world of Dolphin and her beautiful sister Star and her slightly mad mother Marigold, a woman filled with tattoos, from the ugly snake on her neck to a ridiculous frog tattoo between her toes.ĭespite the fact that she promises over and over to her daughters that she will not put another tattoo on her body she still does. ![]() |