![]() ![]() There she meets a young man who is about to embark on a quest of his own - and may be the one chance Rosie has of returning home. She steps through and finds herself in an idyllic, pastoral land where storytellers are revered above all others. One day, while chasing Lytten's cat, Rosie encounters a doorway in his cellar. ![]() He finds an unlikely confidante in his quick-witted, inquisitive young neighbor, Rosie. In 1960s Oxford, Professor Henry Lytten is attempting to write a fantasy novel that forgoes the magic of his predecessors, J. But who controls the future - or the past? From the author of the international best seller An Instance of the Fingerpost, Arcadia is an astonishing work of imagination. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() How can Cap and Buck fight something that's already dead? And just what does the mysterious Baron Mordo, sitting in his castle atop nearby Wundagore Mountain have to do with this?Īward-winning, New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee, Ground Zero) merges the worlds of historical fiction and super hero comics in this one-of-a-kind graphic novel that is sure to be met with major enthusiasm from fans of all ages. In this thrilling historical adventure, 18-year-old Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) and his young sidekick, Bucky Barnes, encounter a threat like n. The armies rise from the ground in the night and seem to disappear without a trace. The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life, impervious to bullets, flames, or anything else the Allies can throw at them. In this thrilling historical adventure, 18 year-old Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) and his young sidekick, Bucky Barnes are fighting in WWII when they encounter a threat like none they've ever seen - a Ghost Army. #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz delivers an all-new, original Captain America graphic novel! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In keeping with the disclaimer below, I DO NOT endorse, profit from, or recommend any medications, health treatments, commercial diet plans, supplements or any other such products. Or go to your local library-and make sure to support them with actual donations, not just overdue fines (ahem!), because your state probably has cut their budget and hours. Currently I favor Alibris and Vroman's, our terrific and venerable (now past the century mark!) independent bookstore in Pasadena. ![]() I may post affiliate links to books and movies that I personally review and recommend. Please contact DebbieN via the comments form for permissions before reprinting or reproducing any of the material on this blog. All writing and images on this blog unless otherwise attributed or set in quotes are the sole property of Slow Food Fast. The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled ItĬopyright 2008-2022 Slow Food Fast. ![]() ![]() For Alan and Polly, this autumn week will be an awful test of their ability to grasp the true nature of their enemy. And at Needful Things, the prices are high indeed. ![]() For Leland Gaunt, the pleasure of doing business lies chiefly in seeing how much people will pay for their most secret dreams and desires. And, of course, for everyone there is a price. At Needful Things there's something for everyone. ![]() ![]() By the end of the week, Mr Gaunt's business is fairly booming. Eleven-year-old Brian Rusk is his first customer, and Brian finds just what he wants most in all the world: a 1956 Sandy Koufax baseball card. Leland Gaunt is a stranger - and he calls his shop Needful Things. It's a small town, and Stephen King fans might think they know its secrets pretty well: they've been here before. Protected by new Brodart jacket cover:- Synopsis: Castle Rock, Maine, where Polly Chalmers runs You Sew and Sew and Sheriff Alan Pangborn is in charge of keeping the peace. ![]() Ex-library copy (RAF Swinderby) with one small stamp to half-title page. © 1991: A stand-alone novel by Stephen King. Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is perhaps best known as John Christopher, author of the seminal work of speculative fiction, The Death of Grass (today available as a Penguin Classic), and a stream of novels in the genre he pioneered, young adult dystopian fiction, beginning with The Tripods Trilogy. ![]() Over the following decades, his imagination flowed from science-fiction into general novels, cricket novels, medical novels, gothic romances, detective thrillers, light comedies … In all he published fifty-six novels and a myriad of short stories, under his own name as well as eight different pen-names. Samuel Youd was born in Huyton, Lancashire in April 1922, during an unseasonable snowstorm.Īs a boy, he was devoted to the newly emergent genre of science-fiction: ‘In the early thirties,’ he later wrote, ‘we knew just enough about the solar system for its possibilities to be a magnet to the imagination.’ ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But now, Waters has the uneasy feeling that she has resurfaced to trouble him-and entice him-once again.Ī woman whom he meets casually stuns him with a smile, and a secret only this former lover would know. The woman in question disappeared after Waters married, and later he heard that she was killed in New Orleans. Years earlier he escaped an obsessive love affair, which he feared might consume him. In this new novel, John Waters is a husband and father happy with his lot in life, though he has not always felt that way. In Sleep No More, Greg Iles returns to the territory of some of his best-loved works, the steamy and hypnotic small-town Mississippi where Iles himself grew up. One that now plunges him into the darkest side of love and passion… ![]() John Waters is a successful businessman and a happy family man–but his life comes crashing down around him with one word from a beautiful stranger: “Soon.” Suddenly, he is face to face with a memory from his past–of an obsession that he thought he had escaped. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The series was inspired by the phrase “story peddler,” which I heard an acquisitions editor say in a workshop about the publishing process. Q: What inspired the fantasy element of “story strands” and the concept of “weaving stories” as being a special power some characters possess? ![]() Although I’ve never had the privilege of meeting her in person, the emails we’ve exchanged make me hope that our paths will cross one day.įor now, though, I’m thrilled for you to meet her right here on the blog as she shares about her Christian fantasy series, The Weaver Trilogy, and its epic conclusion, The Story Hunter, releasing today. Have you ever talked to someone ONCE and come away thinking, “Wow, she’s so cool but totally down to earth, and I think we could be friends in real life?” That’s how I feel about award-winning author Lindsay A. ![]() ![]() ![]() IDW Publishing has teamed up with Takei to tell his story in the upcoming graphic novel, They Called Us Enemy. But what many people don’t know, is that during the Second World War, Takei and his family (as well as thousands of other Japanese-Americans) were stripped of their civil rights and sent to internment camps following the surprise bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. Since then, he has gone on to become an iconic pop culture figure, advocating for LGBTQ rights and cultivating his trademark exclamation of “Oh, My” into a meme-worthy catchphrase for the ages. Hikaru Sulu on the classic 1960s science fiction TV series, Star Trek and its many feature film sequels. ![]() George Takei is probably best known for his role as Lt. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not only do they find they have a lot in common, but there's even a spark of romance in the air. ![]() Ashley and Dash reluctantly decide to share the car, but neither anticipates the wild ride ahead.At first they drive in silence, but forced into close quarters Ashley and Dash can't help but open up. Though frantic to book a last-minute flight out of San Francisco, both are out of luck: Every flight is full, and there's only one rental car available. Dashiell Sutherland, a former army intelligence officer, has a job interview in Seattle and must arrive by December 23. "item_description" : "NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Savor the magic of the season in a Christmas novel filled with warmth, humor, the promise of love, and a dash of unexpected adventure.Ashley Davison, a graduate student in California, desperately wants to spend the holidays with her family in Seattle. "item_title" : "Dashing Through the Snow", ![]() ![]() ![]() Jamie Barron’s miss when eyeing goal was one of 12 Waterford wides all half (to Clare’s four) as they converted just 10 of their 23 shots, while relying on frees (0-7) for the majority of their scores. Even without goals, Waterford have fallen short of raising 20 white flags in all three outings. Up against a Clare defence that had shipped seven in their last two games, they hardly threatened one. Their attack hasn’t scored a goal in their last five games across League and Championship. ![]() It means for the third time in four years, Brian Lohan’s men have eliminated a team managed by his former teammate turned managerial adversary Davy Fitzgerald as Waterford fell to a sixth Championship loss in a row. In the absence of injury-hit Aidan McCarthy, Tony Kelly chipped in with 0-13, while Cathal Malone’s goal finished it as a contest for the 14,320 fans at Semple Stadium. They returned just six points in the second half and the same number from play.Ĭalum Lyons’ 31st-minute red card, for two yellows, gave Clare the momentum to stretch away, although they already looked likely winners after Ian Galvin’s first-half goal. ![]() The Banner backed up their victory over All-Ireland champions Limerick to jump to the top of the Munster round-robin, although their opponents this week were lacking in attack. Waterford’s inaccuracy and indiscipline cost them as they exited the Championship at the hands of Clare with a game to spare. ![]() |