![]() He has since gained enormous popular and critical acclaim for both his mainstream and his science fiction novels. ![]() ![]() Banks' The State of the Art, in which Diziet Sma and the drone Skaffen-Amtiskaw are two of the main characters in the novella that lent its title to the story collection. Banks' Surface Detail, in which Zakalwe also appears under an alias. The Culture Series Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons The State of the Art Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata About the Author Iain Banks came to controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. Use of Weapons was voted the Best sci-fi film never made by the readers of The Register in 2011. Ferociously intelligent, both witty and horrific, Use of Weapons is a masterpiece of science fiction. But not even its machine could see the horrors in his past. It had once saved the womans life by massacring her attackers in a particularly bloody manner. The drone known as Skaffen-Amtiskaw knew both of these people. The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence, but despite all their dealings she did not know him as well as she thought. Book Synopsis The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks and military action. ![]() Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. About the Book Originally published: Great Britain: Macdonald and Co., 1990. Use of Weapons - Ebook written by Iain M. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "One shall betray May, and the other shall die." Now that Jack has joined evil, Philip jumps at the smallest opportunity to make his own end of the prophecy come true. ![]() ![]() But of course neither May nor Philip can hold still and safe for so long, and the story begins anew. And Philip has taken his "true love" back to his own kingdom. May has set herself up in something of a cross between a prison and a fortress, with the help of a fairy. Plot-wise, three months (again) have passed since Jack left May her slipper and backstory to join the Wicked Queen's Eyes. In the first chapter, I even wondered if I was reading correctly, he seemed so mature. Naturally, there are other heroes - May and Philip, at the very least (I'm trying not to give too much away here). But this ending to the series was nothing short of perfection! No matter what anyone has ever said, Jack truly is the hero of this fantastic story. ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Stacey makes up with her best friend from New York, Laine Cummings, whom she had been fighting with since she was diagnosed with diabetes. McGill agree to include their daughter in any decisions about her health care. Johanssen ( Charlotte Johanssen's mother) who helps her schedule an appointment with a sensible doctor who convinces her parents to lay off the search for a miracle. Stacey's parents have been looking for a cure for her diabetes, dragging her to doctor from doctor (including a holistic doctor) which makes Stacey unhappy. Especially now - when the Baby-sitters Club needs her more than ever. ![]() Seeing so many doctors made Stacey lose one friend, and she won't let it happen again. They won't admit she has the disease, and they drag her to practically every doctor in America! except her friends in the Baby-sitters Club.īut even they don't know the real truth about Stacey. The truth about Stacey is that she has diabetes. ![]() ![]() "The Barbary Pirates" by William Dietrich (Reviewe."The Age of Zeus" by James Lovegrove (Reviewed by."Ash" by Malinda Lo (Reviewed by Fábio Fernandes)."Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic SF" edited by J."A Mighty Fortress" by David Weber (Reviewed by Li.Dresden File #12" by Jim Butcher (Review. "Up Jim River" by Michael Flynn (Reviewed by Liviu."13 Treasures" by Michelle Harrison (Reviewed by C."The Desert Spear" by Peter Brett (Reviewed by Liv.Twelve 2010 Novels that Stand Out So Far. ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() I think this book was made into a movie, as the storyline is very familiar. " An enjoyable read.a bit predictable and cliche. " loves this book! it was teen 1970's version of the prime of miss jean brodie = AWESOME and over the top! " - Heaether, The 'teen "Mob" mentality' especially under the guidance of a trusted/twisted adult is very frightening. ![]() The story was exceptionally good (though I kept waiting for a demon or such to appear in explanation). " This particular book was just plain scarey. " Really great story that I couldnt put down " - Justin, Sorority in a high school = Daughters of Eve. Also touches on the power of persuasion/adult's control over teens, family alcoholism and teen pregnancy/abortion. Worth reading, though a little weird of course. " Published in 1979, this book has a strong message about women's role in society and the changes from one generation to the next. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A worthy companion to Jane Mayer’s Dark Money (2017), MacLean’s intense and extensive examination of the right-wing’s rise to power is perhaps the best explanation to date of the roots of the political divide that threatens to irrevocably alter American government. ![]() Eventually, Buchanan’s nihilistic zeal attracted multibillionaire Charles Koch, and the union of Buchanan’s fanaticism with Koch’s unlimited finances, claims MacLean, unleashed the deconstructionist forces that now occupy Congress, the White House, and the courts. Board of Education decision and espoused the kind of libertarian and neoconservative rhetoric that is currently enjoying an unprecedented resurgence. Buchanan established a think tank in response to the groundbreaking Brown v. Though now firmly in the hands of Wall Street and inside-the-Beltway billionaires, MacLean argues that the roots of this political philosophy started with a lower-middle-class political economist from the backwaters of Tennessee, Nobel Prize winner James McGill Buchanan. Thus, NPRs Democracy in Chains review came out just five days after the book was published. The buildup to the takedown of democracy as we know it has been a long, dedicated, and patient campaign to, as it were, repeal and replace every facet of public governance. For those who think the Tea Party, Freedom Caucus, and the alt-right are recent constructs, MacLean ( Freedom Is Not Enough, 2006) provides an extensive history lesson that traces the genesis of the right wing back to post-WWII doctrines. ![]() ![]() If their friendship suffers a little, isn’t that a fair price to pay for gaining a magician’s golden tunic? Dana’s coming-of-age quest is somewhat intriguing, but she herself is unfortunately flat. ![]() Ambitious, Dana absorbs herself in her education, spending less and less time with Kai. Dana becomes a magician’s apprentice in a remote tower surrounded by vicious wolves. She grows up with only one friend, Kai, whom no one else can see-except a mysterious stranger, who arrives in Dana’s drought-plagued village and buys her from her loving parents. Dana is born on a dark and stormy night, when fierce winds pelt her tiny farmhouse, and the midwife sees sparks in her sapphire eyes. ![]() ![]() Beautiful elves, loyal dwarves, secret unicorns and vengeful ghosts pepper this colorful but hollow coming-of-age fairytale. ![]() ![]() ![]() Art + Arithmetic + Environmental Awareness=Graeme Base’s latest masterpiece It's an illuminating blend of storybook, puzzle book, and math book. Uno’s Garden is a moving and timely tale about how we all unknowingly affect the environment around us, just by being there-and how we can always learn from our mistakes and find ways of doing things better. and soon Uno realizes that the animals and plants have begun to disappear. But, in time, a little village grows up around his house. Uno loves the forest so much, he decides to live there. When Uno arrives in the forest one beautiful day, there are many fascinating and extraordinary animals there to greet him-and one entirely unexceptional Snortlepig. And again, he interweaves the story with hidden images and mathematical problems (and solutions!), creating a book that can be read over and over, and at different levels for different ages. Once again, beloved author Graeme Base introduces readers to a new world. Art + Arithmetic + Environmental Awareness=Graeme Base’s latest masterpieceįrom the creator of the international best-sellers Animalia, The Water Hole, and Jungle Drums ![]() ![]() I have found this distracting in other books but due to the lovely writing style of the author and flow of the stories I didn't mind it. Their stories are told and explained through alternating chapters. She meets and falls in love with a Black man and comes face to face with the realities of the bigotry and hatred during those times.īoth women love deeply and suffer great loss and their lives mysteriously are intertwined. During her summer break she joins a largely Black group that canvases the rural areas encouraging the poor sharecroppers to register to vote. Segregation struggles are rife with danger and violence. Ellie becomes involved in the voting rights movement. Sixty years earlier Ellie Hockley lives with her parents at what was the end of the street at the time. Strange things begin to happen that frighten her. ![]() In the depths of her grieving Kayla decides to go ahead and move into the house as planned. Unfortunately he died in a tragic accident on the building site just before they were to move in with their young child. ![]() ![]() The house is at the end of a street backed by a beautiful wooded area and a pond. In a small southern town in North Carolina (near the east coast of the US) Kayla Carter moves into the dream house that she and her architect husband designed and built together. ![]() |