![]() ![]() Cape, Jr, in Classical Traditions in Science Fiction, Brett M. Morris includes archaeological and historical details, from physical items to social practices, religion, and philosophy, to create a fantasy world that is, in many ways, more historically accurate than many popular accounts of antiquity." - Robert W. ![]() The stories explore the fraught personal relationships of mixed hetero- and homosexual troops, only sometimes paired, as they fight for their commander, the immortal Tempus. ![]() ![]() "A fantasy series about the Sacred Band of Stepsons, an elite army modeled on the fourth-century B.C.E. Praise for the Sacred Band series: "Janet Morris, Tempus (1987), and, with Chris Morris, Tempus Unbound (1989), The Sacred Band (2010). And from there - should the gods allow - to mystical Lemuria. Tempus the Black, avatar of the Storm God, and his partner Niko reunite the Sacred Band for a mission to a dying world. Learn what it takes to become a dragon. Meet the changeling son of Tempus and the Froth Daughter. High adventure awaits in Storm Seed by Janet & Chris Morris: - Travel with the Sacred Band of Stepsons to a future undreamed. Own the definitive Authors' Cut edition of Storm Seed, the seventh volume in the iconic Sacred Band series. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In this intelligent, fully imagined tale, Yalom accurately evokes the encapsulated world of Breuer and Nietzsche's sessions as well as the social and intellectual milieu of the period, but the narrative is constrained by too much telling (``Perhaps dreams can express either wishes or fears,'' Freud observes in a discussion with Breuer)-at the expense of showing-and a manipulated, unconvincing resolution. He is the author of When Nietzsche Wept (winner of the 1993 Commonwealth Club gold medal for fiction) Loves Executioner, a memoir Becoming Myself, a group therapy novel The Schopenhauer. ![]() Nietzsche consults Breuer in Vienna and, after a series of subtle subterfuges, agrees to a month of daily meetings Breuer's plan is to employ the talking cure on the bristling Nietzsche under the guise of getting the philosopher to help him with his own obsession and related depression. On vacation in Venice, he is asked by Lou Salome, an imperious Russian woman, to treat German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, who has threatened suicide because of her rejection. But now it is Breuer who needs help, for he has become obsessed with the beautiful Anna O. 'When Nietzsche Wept' (1992) is probably Yaloms most successful novel. This talky first novel by psychotherapist Yalom ( Love's Executioner ) is set in 1882 Vienna, where Joseph Breuer, an eminent physician and mentor of Sigmund Freud, has applied his recently discovered talking cure to a woman afflicted with multiple symptoms of hysteria. ![]() ![]() ![]() When shy Amy falls for the advances of her math teacher, her relationship with Isabelle is severely fractured. Their mother-daughter bond is fraught with tension from unexpressed resentments, but ultimately held together by a fierce love. The story centers 16-year-old Amy Goodrow and her mother, Isabelle. Strout’s debut novel is also the first of her novels that I ever picked up-and it was love at first paragraph. Start with the first three, then dive right into Olive, Again. ![]() All of them will leave you feeling deeply rewarded and also wanting more. If these are themes that speak to you-and if you get shivers from exceptionally well-crafted prose-then consider picking up these Elizabeth Strout titles. This is, indeed, what I came away with, not only after reading Olive Kitteridge, but after reading each of her other works as well-seven in all, each multilayered its own way. ![]() ![]() ![]() And I realized that right in the middle of the foreword. The other problem is: you have to like, admire and properly want to know Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez. Perfumes The Guide 2018 review: The problem with best-worst lists His descriptions of fragrances are sharp, lovingly (exasperated in some cases) and borderline quirky. I’ve called him: “(…) biophysicist and perfume critic, you’ll learn that he’s slightly jaded, very witty, and regards 2011, when the EU-wide laws about allergens in fragrances were issued, as the end of the world. So much so that there’s even a book about Turin, called “The Emperor of Scent”. ![]() ![]() In case you need a refresher, he (and his wife, Tania Sanchez), are royalties of the fragrance world, maybe the most-renowned critics. While The Little Book of Perfumes deals with the classics (No.5, Jicky, Shalimar, Fracas), this one deals with modern fragrances of the last decade. “Perfumes The Guide 2018” is basically the same: a list of the worst and best frgrances Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez have tested. I’ve written about Luca Turin before, when I recommended “The little book of perfumes” of his. Perfumes The Guide 2018 review: The problem with best-worst lists The moany reviewer The case FOR banal fragrances Sample, test and sniff: wear what you like Price & Availability ![]() ![]() ![]() Now the determined deity has tracked him down, and Atticus will need all his power - plus the help of a seductive goddess of death, his vampire and werewolf team of attorneys, a bartender possessed by a Hindu witch, and some good old-fashioned luck of the Irish - to kick some Celtic arse and deliver himself from evil.ĭon’t miss any of Kevin Hearne’s phenomenal Iron Druid Chronicles novels: Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and he’s hounded Atticus for centuries. Not to mention: He draws his power from the earth, possesses a sharp wit, and wields an even sharper magical sword known as Fragarach, the Answerer. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish dude is about twenty-one years old - when in actuality, he’s twenty-one centuries old. ![]() ![]() The first novel in the Iron Druid Chronicles - introducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy heroĪtticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. ![]() ![]() Even more to the point, The Orville has evolved into a fantastic straightforward Star Trek riff after being launched as an awkward comedy hybrid, so clearly MacFarlane can dive into other genres and do them well.īrannon Braga ( The Orville) will direct, and he will co-write with Adam Simon ( Salem). ![]() It’s easy to scratch your head over why MacFarlane would be the person producing this series as most folks know him as the man behind Family Guy, but the producer/creator/singer/director/actor has been dabbling in genre for years since A Million Ways to Die in the West delivered a sneaky-good Western underneath his gross-out comedy. Clive Barker’s series of horror anthology books, Books of Blood, is one of the more well-respected horror anthologies out there, and now even more stories from them are getting the film treatment thanks to Hulu and Seth MacFarlane’s production company, Fuzzy Door. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The opera was adapted for the stage by award-winning Seattle composer Sheila Silver and directed by Roya Sadat, one of Afghanistan’s first women to direct films and the winner of over 20 international awards. ![]() They become united under the same household against their common enemies - the Taliban that oppresses outside their walls, and the abusive husband who oppresses within them. Based on the critically acclaimed novel by The New York Times bestselling author Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns unfolds the complex story of Mariam and Laila, two women in Afghanistan who are generations apart but whose fates collide due to circumstance, pain, and tragedy. Seattle Opera debuted its world premiere of A Thousand Splendid Suns on Feb. ![]() ![]() ![]() We are introduced to the Sinclair family – beautiful, rich, and simply perfect. From the very beginning, We Were Liars had an air of mystery to itself and I just had to know what lay behind that curtain of lies & secrets. I remember reading the synopsis of We Were Liars and instantly wanting a copy in my hands to devour. ![]() It was one of Cady’s cute quirks and I loved it!Ĭontinue reading → We Were Liars by E. It was so cute & romantic! Also, I really liked how she wrote quotes on her hands. ![]() THE HANDS: I loved the writing on their left & right hands. It was just so ANNOYING! But, it’s ok because they eventually get over themselves and start being cute again! Although I was a little annoyed with their relationship at points, I still enjoyed it. It was like their love was unspoken and they were just going to be friends for now. All I knew was that Cady loved Gat and Gat loved Cady, but neither did anything about it. But, while I was reading this I didn’t know that. It made sense when you think about it because he was technically dead and probably didn’t want to hurt Cady. But, I hated his indecisiveness with Cady during summer 17. He cared about Cady and it seemed like he understood her. CADY + GAT: If you read my review, you know I have a love-hate relationship with these two. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Those words send him flying on Festus, Leo’s bronze dragon, to Indianapolis. ![]() The prophecy instructs him to locate a second long-forgotten oracle in “a cave blue and hollow.” He has received a prophecy-in limerick form, the worst kind-from ancient Grove of Dodona. Punch the long-lost, recently returned demigod Leo Valdez in the stomach? Check and double check.īut Apollo’s trials aren’t over. Fire a Shakespeare-spouting, plague-ridden arrow into the ear of a bronze colossus so it will sneeze its head off and die instead of attacking the camp? Check. Protect the gates of an ancient oracle? Check. Sung his way out of the den of the Myrmekes, giant killer ants? Check. Since becoming mortal as punishment for a near-world ending mistake and reaching Camp Half-Blood alive, Apollo-aka Lester Papadopoulos-has been busy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some were also put off by the idea of Meyer profiting off of the name and customs of the Quileute tribe.Īt the same time, fans noted the relative lack of diversity on-screen in the Twilight movies. Many were even more put off by Meyer's representation of Native Americans in her story than they were years ago, calling the writing exploitative. This involved fans revisiting Meyer's writing with a fresh perspective and an eye towards diversity and representation. Before long, fans were gathering online to revisit the Twilight franchise - both books and movies - and their complex feelings around it. Meyer has been discussing this idea since 2008, but now it is finally coming to fruition. The book will re-tell the events of the original trilogy but from the perspective of vampire Edward Cullen, rather than teenager Bella Swan. Meyer visited Good Morning America last week to announce her new novel, Midnight Sun, due out on Aug. ![]() |