![]() Wells was both a student and teacher of evolutionary biology, earning his Bachelor of Science degree in zoology just six years before The Island of Dr. ![]() Moreau was inspired by an emotional debate over animal experimentation. Here are seven curious facts about Wells’s most unsettling work, which turns 125 this year. While it wasn’t as well received as some of the author’s other “science romances,” the book has become an indelible part of our pop-culture landscape, inspiring multiple film adaptations, radio dramas, video game characters, and a “Treehouse of Horror” segment on The Simpsons (“ The Island of Dr. Moreau spun the tale of a shipwrecked Englishman stranded on an island where a scientist is performing breathtakingly cruel surgeries on animals, hoping to transform them into humans. Sandwiched between 1895’s The Time Machine and 1897’s The Invisible Man, The Island of Dr. ![]() ![]() Moreau-and forever changed the face of science fiction. In 1896, though, he published an uncharacteristically gruesome tale called The Island of Dr. Wells has been credited with predicting everything from the World Wide Web to the atomic bomb. As one of the formative voices of science fiction, H.G. ![]()
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![]() From the non-linear timeline to the Doctor Who comments I loved Silence Fallen. Trouble has a way of finding Mercy and this time she ends up alone and in Europe. Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs is the tenth novel in the wildly popular Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Kimberly graciously allowed me to share her review, originally posted here. And in the heart of the ancient city of Prague, old ghosts rise. ![]() Ancient powers stir, and Mercy must be her agile best to avoid causing a war between vampires and werewolves, and between werewolves and werewolves. Unable to contact Adam and the rest of the pack, Mercy has allies to find and enemies to fight, and she needs to figure out which is which. ![]() ![]() In coyote form, Mercy escapes-only to find herself without money, without clothing, and alone in the heart of Europe. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Īmazon, Audible, Audiobook, Barnes & Noble, AppleĪttacked and abducted in her home territory, Mercy finds herself in the clutches of the most powerful vampire in the world, taken as a weapon to use against alpha werewolf Adam and the ruler of the Tri-Cities vampires. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ross has often been called the Norman Rockwell of comics, and this book reveals not only his lifelong love of these classic superheroes but also his vision: Mythology takes you into the studio for a behind-the-scenes look at his fascinating creative process. Night Shyamalan, the acclaimed director of The Village and The Sixth Sense. ![]() The award-winning designer/writer Chip Kidd and photographer Geoff Spear have teamed up to create a book like no other, with an introduction by M. Mythology brings together the best loved comic characters in the world, brought to life by Alex Ross, one of the most astonishing young artists working in the medium today. His heroes–both super and mortal–have weight they exist in space, and that space is affected by them in ways never before seen on the page.” And so here they are, the incomparable cast of the DC Comics universe: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, the Green Lantern, and the rest of the Justice League as you’ve never seen them before. Mythology returns, in a newly expanded paperback edition of the book Entertainment Weekly awarded a grade of A, saying: “Alex Ross brings to his work an unparalleled sense of the real. THE EISNER AWARD-WINNING, NATIONALLY BEST-SELLING MYTHOLOGY IS HERE IN PAPERBACK, IN AN EXPANDED EDITION WITH 32 NEW PAGES. ![]() ![]() ![]() That is, until Cal Kirby shows up with the opportunity of her dreams-a starring role in the Broadway show he’s directing and a chance to perform, the way she’s always wanted. ![]() Kathleen Rosenberg is okay with her ordinary existence and leaving her pop star image in the past. One unforgettable night is all it takes to blow up Katee’s relationship with Ryan, her career, her whole life. Quiet, serious Cal, who’s always been a good friend to Katee, is suddenly Cal with the smoldering eyes and very good hands. Maybe that’s why she finds herself in the arms of another CrushZone member, Cal Kirby. Katee loves to perform but hates the impossible demands of stardom. ![]() ![]() Everyone wants to know everything about her and her boyfriend, Ryan LaNeve, the hottest member of adored boy band CrushZone. Katee Rose is living the dream as America’s number one pop star, caught in a whirlwind of sold-out concerts, screaming fans, and constant tabloid coverage. “A pitch-perfect second chance romance with off-the-charts tension and chemistry.”-Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer AfterĪ former pop star finds herself back in the spotlight-along with an old flame from her past-in this friends-to-lovers meets enemies-to-lovers story from the bestselling author of Funny You Should Ask, the sensational TikTok romance! ![]() ![]() ![]() The Hardscrabble kids are the three main characters but there are a whole slew of characters who also make appearances and are so interesting. So many books now seem to have siblings who are thrown into situations where they have to take care of each other while dealing with their situations after the loss of a parent. I think it's interesting to think about how siblings bond with each other when one of their parents dies or isn't present in their lives. These siblings in particular seem to have a mature knowledge of each other and how they each will respond in certain situations. ![]() I like reading about how siblings interact with each other. I was captivated by the Hardscrabble kids and their story. I put it on my TBR list forever ago and finally read it. What Jen Thinks: I waited way too long to actually read this book. However, when their father sends them on an impromptu vacation to London which spirals into a surprising adventure that takes the kids to a castle by the sea and the answer to a secret. No one in their town wants to have anything to do with them (although the Hardscrabbles do not seem to mind- the older two like their own company and the youngest can entertain himself). ![]() ![]() Kellee's Summary: The Hardscrabble children are odd. Genre/Format: Mystery-Adventure Fiction/Novel ![]() ![]() Martin Chilton TELEGRAPH ONLINE 20120323 Certain to be a huge favourite with readers and will bear comparison with classic horse stories by authors such as Patricia Leitch and KM Peyton. The final novel in The One Dollar Horse series by prize-winning Lauren St John, in which Casey and Storm compete at the Burghley Horse Trials. You can't help but identify with this courageous animal and St John makes you feel the thrill of what it must be like to jump over a fence on such a horse with such heart and soul. one of the best characters in this thrilling rags-to-riches tale is Storm Warning. Nicolette Jones THE SUNDAY TIMES 20120408. Writerly, full of equestrian knowledge and rich in character - not least of the horse - this is also a tale of first love, and is a handsome package with deep pink-edged pages. NEWBOOKSMAG 20120301 Lauren St John's The One Dollar Horse is rare among pony books in setting its dream-come-true story in inner-city London. The author has a flowing style and an art for bringing her characters to life. ![]() BOOKS FOR KEEPS 20120312 There are many twists and turns but the plot is easy to follow and gripping, I would recommend this book for girls aged from twelve through to adult. The One Dollar Horse is certain to be huge favourite with readers and will bear comparison with classic horse stories by authors such as Patricia Leitch and K M Peyton. ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. Brooding Dean shares Cassie’s gift for profiling, but keeps her at arm’s length. Sarcastic, privileged Michael has a knack for reading emotions, which he uses to get inside Cassie’s head-and under her skin. What Cassie doesn’t realize is that there’s more at risk than a few unsolved homicides-especially when she’s sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they’ve begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie. But it’s not a skill that she’s ever taken seriously. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. ![]() Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. ![]() ![]() One of her fellow travelers is a kidnapper. Who is the child? Why has she been taken? And how can Darby save her? There is no cell phone reception, no telephone, and no way out. In the back of the van parked next to her car, a little girl is locked in an animal crate. Desperate to find a signal to call home, Darby goes back out into the storm. Inside are some vending machines, a coffee maker, and four complete strangers. With the roads impassable, she's forced to wait out the storm at a remote highway rest stop. What would you do? On her way to Utah to see her dying mother, college student Darby Thorne gets caught in a fierce blizzard in the mountains of Colorado. A kidnapped little girl locked in a stranger's van. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window A brilliant, edgy thriller about four strangers, a blizzard, a kidnapped child, and a determined young woman desperate to unmask and outwit a vicious psychopath. ![]() "What a box of tricks! This full-throttle thriller, dark and driving, rivals Agatha Christie for sheer ingenuity and James Patterson for flat-out speed. ![]() ![]() ![]() South Park has remodeled Cartman after the image of the doomscrolling, internally distraught Gen-Zer, and I can’t help but see myself and my peers in him. ![]() We accept one or two posts as “news” and information we see online as “facts,” usually without further research. We have grown up comfortable indoors, isolated with the computer, console, or TV, and reliant upon Instagram and disembodied voices in place of social interaction. The crippling anxieties of Gen-Z and younger millennials are everywhere apparent we have a mental-health epidemic with a higher generational suicide risk, which have variously been attributed to awareness of worldly chaos, the COVID-19 pandemic, and chronic onlineness. Like the rest of my generation, I have been anxious and apprehensive for as long as I can recall. ![]() ![]() ![]() After the popular success of this novel, Abe’s works became the most often translated fiction of Japanese literature. The Woman in the Dunes and the subsequent movie based on the novel catapulted Abe into the international realm. His statement is fascinating, but not very glorifying, as the protagonist becomes trapped in a world of ceaseless and mindless labor. With this novel, one of Abe’s more popular works, Abe takes the reader into a very strange and isolated world in order to make a statement about the condition of modern civilization. ![]() Abe’s The Woman in the Dunes is a prime example. Kobo Abe, one of Japan’s most celebrated and frequently translated authors and playwrights, is often compared to the Czech writer, Franz Kafka, because both writers created novels that were built upon nightmarish allegories. ![]() |