This is a gleaming, spicy, new adult fantasy romance inspired by Persian and Greek mythology, featuring rich world building, a complex hero, a strong heroine, and a diverse cast of found family. The Savage King doesn’t tolerate betrayal.īut when the darkness falls, my secret may be the only thing that can save us all. Secrets that have bound us, body and soul, and shown me the past he guards so fiercely. He keeps his Savage Court locked away behind the Woven mists. He will help me win freedom and riches in the Maverick’s Race.īut Harken trusts no-one, not even the immortal Weavers he is sworn to protect. I will play the part of his slave for Astria’s glittering season of Revels. I want to free my siblings from the slave braids that bind us all. Harken wants to use me as bait to catch them. Someone is trying to free the Serpent Queen.
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I loved the back matter’s call to action: “…if you want to better understand how Lonnie Johnson himself works, then you’ll put this book down, step away from the computer screen, and get permission to take something apart.” The back matter sends the curious reader to the internet to unravel that mystery. I was surprised that the book didn’t talk at all about the scientific principles behind the super soaker. It can be tricky to condense an entire life to 32 pages, but Barton’s retelling stays focused on his theme–what Johnson had to do to invent–and is lively throughout. In addition to telling the story of how Johnson came up with the super soaker, the book tells about his contributions to the US space program and NASA’s Galileo probe. We watch Lonnie Johnson from his childhood on up facing the problems of creating something new: testing, trouble-shooting, revising, and just plain keeping track of loads of gea r. In Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-soaking Stream of Inventions, Chris Barton paints a portrait of the temperament of an inventor. 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Share on Pinterest Getty Images/Biz Jones When Dan and I walked inside, I had to double-check and see if we were somehow trespassing into the queen’s holiday mansion and if I should tell her majesty that I saw the drunk captain of the rugby team piss in her pool. AKA the mother of all freaking parties in Royal Elite. However, the sneaky wanker chose the party. Since Dan is part of the football team, I expected him to take me to their usual thing - not that I know what that is, but I had an idea it’d be in some posh house in London. He’s into drama and all that jazz.īut I promised him I’d attend one party before the summer starts. Spoiler alert, don’t believe anything Dan says. Now, I’m not that much of a fun-ruiner, although my best friend Dan would say otherwise. Not to be dramatic, although I probably am, this place is like my worst nightmare wrapped in super-expensive watered down alcohol. You may be noble, but stay away from King.Īlcohol, drunk teenagers, and thumping music. Yemania has no interest in serving in the palace she wants to use her healing ability to help the common people. The new empress of the Chicome Empire demands she become High Healer. But can the goddess be trusted?īack in the lands above, Mayana’s best friend, Yemania, has survived the empress selection ritual-but her next challenge may be more than she can bear. Ometeotl, the Mother goddess, provides them with other gifts-and an ominous warning that one of them may not survive. Mayana’s royal blood controls the power of water, and Prince Ahkin wields the power of the sun itself. A river of blood and demons disguised as children are only two of the challenges standing in their way. Cast into the underworld after an act of shattering betrayal, Mayana and Ahkin must overcome unimaginable odds if they are to return home and reclaim the throne of the Chicome. "After a while I noticed that a large drop of something wet had materialized on the table. Marian finds herself disassociating from her body as Peter recounts a gory rabbit hunt to Len: Marian later has a dinner date with Peter and Len, during which Ainsley shows up dressed as a virginal schoolgirl – the first stage of her plan to trick Len into impregnating her. While walking from house to house asking people their opinions, she meets Duncan, a graduate student in English who intrigues her with his atypical and eccentric answers. When Marian is horrified, Ainsley replies, "The thing that ruins families these days is the husbands." Looking for a man who will have no interest in fatherhood, she sets her sights on Marian's "womanizer" friend Len, who is infamous for his relationships with young, naive girls.Īt work, Marian is assigned the task of gathering responses for a survey about a new brand of beer. Marian also keeps in touch with Clara, a friend from college, who is now a constantly pregnant housewife.Īinsley announces she wants to have a baby – and intends to do it without getting married. She shares the top-floor apartment of a house in Toronto (never named in the novel) with her roommate Ainsley and dates a dependable and boring boyfriend, Peter. Marian MacAlpin works in a market research firm, writing survey questions and sampling products. Then, the unspeakable: a night of chaos and carnage gives way to sunrise on a nation, and ultimately a world, forever altered. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a chilling military experiment. Thirty-two minutes for one world to die, another to be born."" First, the unthinkable: a security breach at a secret U.S. FBI agent Brad Wolgast thinks something beyond imagination is coming. Anthony Carter doesn't think he could ever be in a worse place than Death Row. A global bestseller.Īmy Harper Bellafonte is six years old and her mother thinks she's the most important person in the whole world. A hardcover first edition, second printing ( number line to 2) of the first book in Justin Cronin's trilogy The Passage ( subsequently followed by The Twelve and City of Mirrors), published by Orion Books UK in 2010.Ĭondition - A Fine copy in a matching Fine dustjacket, originally priced at £STG20.00, not ex library, not book club, no marks, damage or inscriptions. “It’s one of those things it sounds like a great idea because the power company isn’t in charge of you anymore but the reality is the price of independence is very high,” Stellar co-founder Michael Powers said.Įven companies open to helping folks go off the grid aren’t seeing many customers go through with it. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Sullivan Solar Power and Stellar Solar, two of the region’s largest solar installers, won’t take on those jobs. 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Few Solar-Powered Homes Are Truly Off the Grid Close Worse, they soon learn that the French have stolen Temeraire and Iskierka's egg. Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the fleeing French army west but are demoralized when Napoleon makes it back to Paris unscathed. "An extremely satisfying resolution." - Booklist (starred review) The deadly campaign in Russia has cost both Napoleon and those allied against him. Now, it is do or die, as our heroes not only need to save Temeraire's offspring but also to stop Napoleon for good!"-īook Synopsis From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the ninth and final volume of the Temeraire series, as the Napoleonic Wars draw to a close and the final battles play out. Lawrence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the fleeing French army back west, but are demoralized when Napoleon makes it back to Paris unscathed. The deadly campaign in Russia has cost both Napoleon and those allied against him. About the Book "The final adventure in the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series. But then Dario’s brother invites him home to a mysterious ceremony involving his father and a tribute to his first film-The Curse of the Mummy’s Tongue. Dario swears his homecoming will be a one-time visit. It’s been three years since Dario’s even seen the place, after getting legally emancipated from his father, the infamous director of Moldavia’s creature features. This does not effect my opinion in any way.ĭario Heyward knows one thing: He’s never going back to Moldavia Studios, the iconic castle that served as the set, studio, and home to the cast and crew of dozens of cult classic B-horror movies. *Disclaimer: A digital ARC of Scream All Night by Derek Milman was provided to me by the publisher via Eidelweiss in exchange for an honest review. Genre/Themes/Demo: YA, Horror, ContemporaryĪuthor Website | Book Depository | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo |