Agent: Peter Lampack, Peter Lampack Agency. A surprise epilogue set in 1940 will please series fans. An exciting trip to Russia and a whiz-bang ending compensate for the places where the action bogs down. government investigate Standard Oil for violating the Sherman Antitrust act, bring the mysterious assassin to justice, and keep himself alive in the process. It’s Bell’s job to protect Rockefeller, help the U.S. A fiendishly clever assassin, who’s a superb sniper, has been killing the men who Matters has marked as his enemies. In 1905, Rockefeller is buying up all the independent companies that stand in the way of Standard Oil’s complete domination of the oil market, making sworn enemies out of many of the independents’ owners, in particular revenge-driven Bill Matters. Logline: Inspired by the television series and the feature film. Rockefeller in bestseller Cussler’s uneven eighth adventure featuring the Van Dorn Agency detective (after 2014’s The Bootlegger, also coauthored with Scott). Logline: An assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years.
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Desperate to save him, Ever travels to the mystical dimension of Summerland, uncovering not only the secrets of Damen's past-the brutal, tortured history he hoped to keep hidden-but also an ancient text revealing the workings of time. As Ever's powers are increasing, Damen's are fading-stricken by a mysterious illness that threatens his memory, his identity, his life. Just as Ever is learning everything she can about her new abilities as an immortal, initiated into the dark, seductive world by her beloved Damen, something terrible is happening to him. Alyson's Noël's bestselling Immortals series has been hailed as "addictive" "beautiful" "haunting" and "mesmerizing." In the second installment, Ever can bring her family back from the dead-but only if she's willing to sacrifice the guy she loves more than life itself. Leo Grady knew mirages were a thing in the desert, but they'd barely left civilization when the silhouette of his greatest regret comes into focus in the flickering light of the campfire. Frankly, Lily would like to take him out into the wilderness and leave him there. It pays the bills but doesn't leave enough to fulfill her dream of buying back the beloved ranch her father sold years ago, and definitely not enough to deal with the sight of the man she once loved walking back into her life with a motley crew of friends ready to hit the trails. But Lily is resourceful, and now uses Duke's coveted hand-drawn maps to guide tourists on fake treasure hunts through the red rock canyons of Utah. Growing up the daughter of notorious treasure hunter and absentee father Duke Wilder left Lily without much patience for the profession.or much money in the bank. The "reigning romance queens" ( PopSugar) and New York Times bestselling authors of The Soulmate Equation and The Unhoneymooners present a charming and laugh-out-loud funny novel filled with adventure, treasure, and, of course, love. In spite of his illness, these years were perhaps his most fruitful as he completed several of his most popular works of fiction including ‘Treasure Island’, ‘Kidnapped’, ‘Strange Case of Dy Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ and ‘The Black Arrow’. CareerĬonstantly plagued by ill-health, Stevenson spent the years between 18 travelling with his family in search of a place that would be suitable for his condition. His thirst for adventure led him to travel all around the world and fed into the stories that he would eventually write. His father, although disappointed, accepted his decision to read law instead.ĭespite being called to the bar in 1875, Stevenson chose not to practise, instead deciding to focus his efforts on his writing, which he had greatly developed during his time at the University. However, after enrolling at the University of Edinburgh at the age of 17, it was clear that he had little interest in the family profession or his studies in engineering. Stevenson intended to follow in his father’s footsteps in the family business. His father, along with his grandfather Robert and uncles, Alan and David, were leading lighthouse designers and engineers. Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh on 13 November 1850. Photograph from the National Galleries of Scotland Background The first volume of Web of Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 129 issues, cover dated from April 1985 to October 1995. Web of Spider-Man is the name of two different monthly comic book series starring Spider-Man that have been published by Marvel Comics since 1985, the first volume of which ran for 129 issues between 19, and the second of which ran for 12 issues between 20. Greg LaRocque #1–4 Jim Mooney #5, 10 Mike Harris #6, 13–15 Tony Salmons Annual #1 Sal Buscema #7, 12, 34 Geof Isherwood #8–9 Bob McLeod #11 Marc Silvestri #16–20, 22 Arthur Adams Annual #2 Mike Mignola Annual #2 Larry Lieber #21, 25 Jim Fern #23 Del Barras #24 Tom Morgan #26 Dave Simons #27 Steve Geiger #28–30, 37 Mike Zeck #31–32 Cindy Martin #33, Annual #4 Alex Saviuk #35–36, 38–45, 47–48, 50–51, 54–70, 73–80, 84–116, 120, Annual #3–4, 10 Richard Howell #46 Val Mayerik #49 Frank Springer #52 Mark Bagley #53 Javier Salteres Annual #5 Gil Kane Annual #6 Guang Yap Annual #7 Dave Ross #71–72 Steven Butler #81, 117–120, 122–125, 127–129 Ron Wilson #82 Chris Marrinan #83 Scott McDaniel Annual #8 Nelson Ortega Annual #9 Jerry Bingham Annual #10 Phil Gosier #121 Roy Burdine #126. I know there is some doubt as to the authenticity of the story, taken from a 1955 book by Slavimir Rawicz a former Polish army officer, and indeed what the group are supposed to have done looks impossible but that's not a problem, because the relationships ring true. In the case of the lead character Janusz (Jim Sturgess) who is the source of the story this is explicable as we are seeing the others though his eyes, but it has to be said that both "Mr Smith" (the excellent Ed Harris) and the Girl (Saiorse Ronan) leave a lasting impression. The story lends itself to ensemble playing but we learn little about two or three of the walkers. My only trouble with it is the rather uneven character development. The story of a small group of people escaping from a Siberian Soviet prison, part of the "Gulag" in wartime and walking 4000 miles to freedom looked a trifle grim in the trailer, but Peter Weir has managed to produce a rather beautiful film out of it, using Bulgaria and Morocco as locales rather than Siberia and the Gobi desert. But it would come at a cost, for eventually, the gods’ energy would burn them up. Doing so would give them unimaginable power. With Isis and Horus on their side-or rather, on their insides–they thwart a plot hatched by Set, the god of evil, to raze the earth’s landscape and turn it into a desert, his personal place of power.Īfterward, the gods tempt the Kanes with the chance to become their permanent hosts. Sadie becomes adept in casting spells, while Carter taps into combat magic. In the days that follow, they learn to channel the power of Isis, goddess of magic, and Horus, the falcon god of war. When the head of the magical order, the House of Life, discovers their secret, he orders their swift execution. Hosting a god is a crime the world of Egyptian magic, however. Without permission, that is, so neither of the Kanes have a clue they’re godlings. The explosion released five powerful Egyptian gods-Isis, Horus, Set, Osiris, and Nephthys-from the Stone. Siblings Carter and Sadie Kane have just had their world rocked-by a real rock, the Rosetta Stone, which their father has just blown up. It is also interesting to note the amount of change that happened to both Arlen Bales and Leesha Paper. But Jardir himself, being brilliantly written, is a true man of honor and is a great leader (except for his betrayal of Arlen which leaves an even bigger foul taste in my mouth knowing more about it). At times their religious fanaticism mixed with the egocentric ideals made it hard to back Jardir and his claim because they came off so haughty and prideful. Brett's description of the Jardir's people and how their culture functions is phenomenal from the readers standpoint. After the second book and finding out more of Jardir's rise to power he becomes less an enemy and more of some one a reader can get behind and root for. In the first book we watch Arlen grow up so when we are enticed to side with him and see Jardir as a threat to Arlen's claim as the Deliver. Reading Jardir's back story was a real treat and really gave the reader a different perspective. Out of all the fantasy series I have read, none have come close to capturing the cultural intricacies and nuances the way that Brett has managed. "Amelia Wilde has proven once again why she is my mortal enemy-I would kill to have written this dark, sensuous retelling of Persephone's journey to becoming Queen of the Underworld. "Summer Queen is a sexy shot of antihero goodness-this is the kinky, delicious retelling of the year!" - Sierra Simone, USA Today bestselling author "Breathtaking, intense, and scorching hot, KING OF SHADOWS is the modern myth I've been waiting for." - New York Times Bestselling Author Skye Warren Praise for Amelia Wilde's King of Shadows trilogy. SECRET BEAST is a new full-length novel from USA Today bestselling author Amelia Wilde about revenge, family secrets, and the redeeming power of love. He'll make her earn her freedom in degrading ways, but in the end he needs her to set him free. SECRET BEAST is a new full-length novel from USA Today bestselling author Amelia Wilde about revenge, family secrets, and the redeeming power of love. The college student must spend thirty days with the ruthless billionaire. Haley Constantine will do anything to protect her father. Haley's inventor father is on the radar of the Constantine matriarch Caroline as he is unpredictable and scattered and is a potential risk to the Constantine name. The beauty will sacrifice everything for her family. Amelia Wilde brings him to life in Secret Beast pairing him with Haley Constantine and as a result we get to see his depth and why he is the way he is. Even if it means using an old man who dreams up wild inventions. He'll get revenge on the Constantine family and make millions of dollars in the process. Secret Beast is a new full-length novel from USA Today bestselling author Amelia Wilde about revenge, family secrets, and the redeeming power of love. Leo Morelli is known as the Beast of Bishop's Landing for his cruelty. The beast hides a dark secret in his past. While Barks's stamp on this collection is clear, it in no way interferes with the poems themselves Rumi's voice leaps off these pages with an ecstatic energy that leaves readers breathless. Barks's introductions to each of the 27 sections (described as "playful palimpsests spread over Rumi's imagination," and "meant to confuse scholars who would divide Rumi's poetry into the accepted categories") are themselves wonderful achievements of a poetic imagination searching explanations of unfamiliar concepts and funny stories provide colorful background and frame the selections as no dry historical exegesis could. These exquisite renderings of the 13th-century Persian mystic's words into American free verse capture all the "inner searching, the delicacy, and simple groundedness" that characterize Rumi's poetry while remaining faithful to the images, tone, and spiritual message of the originals. No translator could do greater justice to the gorgeous simplicity of Rumi's poetry than Coleman Barks has done here. |