5/30/2023 0 Comments The dreaming void trilogy![]() ![]() The Council had been in conclave for three days now. There they waited with badly disguised impatience for the Cleric Council to come to a decision-any sort of decision. All faced the Orchard Palace, which sprawled possessively like a huddle of high dunes over the Anemone district on the other side of the Outer Circle Canal. By midday there must have been close to a hundred thousand of them. Golden Park had started to fill up rapidly after that, with the faithful arriving from the other districts of Makkathran2 across the canal bridges, ferried in by a fleet of gondolas. ![]() He had smiled appreciatively at the outline of the replica city, matching the topography surrounding Golden Park with the dreams he had gathered from the gaiafield over the last. The tips of the splendid white metal pillars surrounding the area had been crowned with rose-gold light as the local star rose above the horizon. He thought he remembered arriving at daybreak certainly the expanse of marble cobbles had been virtually empty as he had walked across it. ![]() Aaron spent the whole day mingling with the faithful of the Living Dream movement in Golden Park’s vast plaza, eavesdropping on their restless talk about the succession, drinking water from the mobile catering stalls, trying to find some shade from the searing sun as the heat and coastal humidity rose relentlessly. ![]()
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5/30/2023 0 Comments Wong jack man![]() ![]() They wove together many conflicting accounts of the actual fight and added in fictional characters Steve McKee (based on Steve McQueen who studied with Bruce Lee in the later 60s) and female lead Xiulan, whose fates become entwined in the outcome of the fight.Ī tribute to the films of Bruce Lee, that inspired generations of martial arts fans, the film is directed by George Nolfi ( The Adjustment Bureau) and stars Phillip Ng, Xia Yu and Billy Magnussen. Rivele, the Oscar-nominated screenwriters of Ali and Nixon. Based on Michael Dorgan's magazine article, "Bruce Lee's Toughest Fight," the film is written by Chris Wilkinson and Stephen J. ![]() ![]() The film premiered last week at the Toronto International Film Festival, but a domestic release date has not been issued.Īn affectionate nod to the classic Kung Fu films of the 1970s, Birth of the Dragon is a dramatization of the true life but much disputed fight between Kung Fu greats Bruce Lee ( Philip Ng) and Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man ( Yu Xia) in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1964. While this movie isn't the first to address Bruce Lee's legend, it is the only one to detail a legendary fight between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man, which helped define Bruce Lee and turn him into a legend. Just days after the poster arrived for the martial arts biopic Birth of the Dragon, the trailer has finally dropped. ![]() ![]() ![]() The four England children, Deborah, Petronalla (Peta), Everard and Francesca (also known as Pav, short for Pavlova, as she is training to be a ballet dancer), live in London with their parents, but they have all been ill with measles, and at the end of their summer term, their mother tells them that they instead of their usual fortnight at a smart hotel at the seaside, this year they are to have six weeks in a cottage in the Chilterns. In More About Being an Author, MEA says, “ My First Blackie Book, Chiltern Adventure, was quite a handsome affair, with a lovely jacket by Terrence Freeman, though the inside illustrations were undistinguished.” Later she says that the copyright was sold outright for a hundred pounds, although later Blackie books were on a royalty at a low price (she doubts they made a hundred pounds each). ![]() Chiltern Adventure was published by Blackie in 1950, and later republished by Fidra Books in paperback in 2006. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Sudden Response by R.L. Mathewson![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now the reason why it only deserves 4 stars and not 5 is that I kind of disliked the fact that the main characters' history was a bit hard to believe aka not very plausible. It is a lovely story, a whole lot of fun, with a good plot and the ever-recurring theme that is R.L. Mathewson, but still it ranked very high. Sudden Response was not one of my favorite reads from R.L. But again, was there really ever any doubt considering she's an awesome author?!! I think not! Mathewson to hurry up and finish Checkmate (all in the name of love!:)) but now I may have to harass her to come out with a second book for this series! Seriously, go read it! Its awesome in the way only the great R.L Mathewson can write a book! I literally just finished it about 2.5 seconds ago, and I kinda want to get back to my Kindle and start it all over again! Yes, its that good. Totally awesome book! Ok So I have no idea how it is I'm just now reading this when I have ABSOFREAKINLUTELY LOVED the other books R.L has written! I mean really, I already knew she was awesome! Now I have to find a better word to describe her! :) This book is hilarious! I seriously loved Eric and Joe! Their relationship was the bestest ever!! It did put me in the mind of Jason and the other Bradfords, which just made it even better cause they are all The Shit! For quite some time now I have been impatiently waiting for Ms. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Erie Tales by Bob Strauss![]() ![]() At the end of the war, he settled in Dallas, where he and a fellow FBI agent, Richard A. After completing his law degree, Strauss was hired as a special agent by the FBI, and served in the FBI throughout World War II. In law school at the University of Texas, he met another student who would have a large impact on his career, John B. While still an undergraduate, he volunteered for Lyndon Johnson's first congressional campaign. ![]() In his sophomore year at the University of Texas in Austin, Strauss campaigned for a state assembly candidate and was rewarded with a part-time job as a Committee Clerk in the state legislature. ![]() From an early age he was an outgoing, gregarious person, and his mother soon predicted that he would find a career in politics or diplomacy. Although both of Strauss's parents were Jewish, in the small Texas towns where he was raised there were no synagogues, and he received no formal religious instruction. Robert Strauss's father, who had immigrated to the United States from Germany as a young man, opened a small general store in Stamford. When he was a year old, his family moved to the small town of Hamlin, north of Abilene, and later to the slightly larger nearby town of Stamford. Robert Schwarz Strauss was born in Lockhart, Texas, south of Austin. 5/30/2023 0 Comments Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis![]() ![]() I went back, changed it to first person, and it flowed from there. I started my very first manuscript in third person, got 5-10 pages in, and knew something wasn’t working. On the first count, well, that’s kind of a big generalization. One criticism of first-person narrative was that it’s what newbie, amateur writers default to, and they don’t have the skills to do it well. I’m addressing the “present tense” part over on From the Write Angle, so here I’ll focus on first person. Recently I heard a well-known author state that (paraphrasing) writing a story in first person is a terrible idea, shouldn’t be done, and that writing it in present tense is even worse. ![]() (The hosting service for my website is having a bad day, so I'm cross-posting this here for now.) ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Risk by Fleur Ferris![]() ![]() When a former police officer and paramedic writes a novel inspired by true stories of online predators and love gone wrong, you know you’re getting the real deal. Can Taylor find Sierra’s abductor in time? Or should she be looking for a killer? Published on the 1st July, 2015 by Penguin Random House Australia. Three …What if Taylor’s worrying for nothing? What if Sierra’s just being Sierra, forgetting about everyone else to spend time with her new guy? When Taylor finally tells Sierra’s mum that her daughter is missing, Taylor and her friends are thrown into a dark world they never even knew existed. Book Review: Risk by Fleur Ferris (Spoilers). So when Sierra says Jacob Jones is the one and asks her friends to cover for her while she goes to meet him for the first time, Taylor rolls her eyes.īut Sierra doesn’t come back when she said she would. ![]() ![]() Why does Sierra always get what - and who - she wants? From kissing Taylor’s crush to stealing the guy they both met online for herself, Sierra doesn’t seem to notice when she hurts her friends. Taylor and Sierra have been best friends for their whole lives. Risk was nominated and won numerous awards, was published internationally and became an Australian Top 10 Bestseller. Winner of the Davitt Award (Best Young Adult Novel) 2016 Fleur Ferris spent sixteen years working in Police and Ambulance Services in Victoria and South Australia before her debut, Risk, was published by Penguin Random House Australia in 2015. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The body finder![]() ![]() Both a compelling thriller and a tender love story, these elements of a murder mystery and young love combine successfully to create an exciting paranormal story with a strong and likeable heroine. The Body Finder is a new paranormal series that is funny, frightening and very sweet. ![]() ![]() She and Jay have always been best friends, ever since they were six-years-old they had been inseparable, however over the summer something had changed, at least it had for Violet and now she finds herself wishing for something with Jay that is more then just friends. And when at sixteen Violet again discovers a murdered girl, things become very interesting and very dangerous very quickly.īut as much as Violet is consumed by thoughts of the dead, and murderers, she is also distracted by her best friend Jay. So stumbling across the murdered body of a girl, a human, teenage girl was a shock for eight-year-old Violet. For Violet finding the dead was nothing new, however the dead bodies usually consist of murdered birds, rabbits and other small animals that had all been killed by other animals. ![]() ![]() ![]() I really enjoyed Creel and many of the side characters as well. This book was very well written, flowed nicely, and was easy to read. When Creel chooses a pair of beautiful blue slippers in exchange for leaving the dragon alone she has no idea of the events she has triggered. The dragon however can’t be bothered with Creel and offers her a counter deal. ![]() I loved the characters, the magic, and the dragons a ton.Ĭreel is offered as a sacrifice to a dragon because her aunt wants a noble boy to come and rescue her and make the family rich. This is the first book in the Dragon Slippers series and was a fantastic YA adventure fantasy. ![]() It’s not until later that Creel learns a shocking truth: She possesses not just any pair of shoes, but ones that could be used to save her kingdom, which is on the verge of war, or destroy it.” After all, nobody has seen a dragon in centuries.īut when the beast actually appears, Creel not only bargains with him for her life, she also ends up with a rare bit of treasure from his hoard, not gold or jewels, but a pair of simple blue slippers-or so she thinks. It’s a ploy to lure a heroic knight so that he will fight the dragon, marry Creel out of chivalrous obligation, and lift the entire family out of poverty. She can’t believe her aunt wants to sacrifice her to the local dragon. ![]() Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Dragon Slippers series ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 9781534467637 Number of pages: 384 Weight: 340 g Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 25 mm Edition: Reprint You may also be interested in. She writes romantic comedies for teens and adults, and when she isn't reading or writing, she can usually be found binge-watching rom-coms or shotgunning energy drinks. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love-and rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like. Lynn Painter is the USA Today and New York Times Bestselling Author of BETTER THAN THE MOVIES. ![]() Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz's in.īut as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she's shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. Liz Buxbaum, in Chuck Taylors and a sweatshirt under the streetlight that shines above their spot, is actually far better than the prom. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz's butt since they were kids. Now that he's back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar - and maybe snag him as a prom date - even befriend Wes Bennet. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. ![]() |