![]() ![]() ![]() For the first time, his other writings-journalism, travel stories, short fiction, memoir, and even a play-were brought together in Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany, published in 2012 as his first new book in more than twenty years. His 1968 novel True Grit is fixed in the contemporary canon, and four more have been hailed as comic masterpieces. date: August 31, 2021įor those who care about literature or simply love a good laugh (or both), Charles Portis has long been one of America’s most admired novelists. “Escape Velocity” Now in a Revised EditionĮscape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany (Revised Edition)ĩ78-1-94 (cloth), $34.95, pub. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Nearly's going to have to risk her future in order to discover the truth about her past in time to stop a killer before he strikes again. ![]() And Reece, her recklessly confident boyfriend, is preoccupied with a new girl as part of his informant work with the police. Then the corpse of a missing person is discovered, buried on a local golf course - and there's a message for Nearly etched into its bones.Ĭould the corpse be her father, who went missing five years ago? Or is her father a murderer?Īs a series of violent crimes with cryptic messages strike a little too close to home, her friends think she's being paranoid. She's determined to get out of Sunny View trailer park and prove to herself that she's nothing like her con man father.īut on her first day, a girl from the trailer park turns up dead and an old ally of Nearly's calls in a debt that could jeopardize her future. Elle Cosimano Nearly Found (Nearly Boswell Mysteries) Paperback by Elle Cosimano (Author) 131 ratings Book 2 of 2: Nearly Boswell Mysteries See all formats and editions Kindle 9. AFTER HELPING TO CATCH A SERIAL KILLER last spring, Nearly Boswell isn't looking for her internship in a crime lab to be anything more than an edge on her college applications. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Brandon Sanderson's Legion is a marvellously entertaining collection of linked stories, that build on each other to a fascinating conclusion. " Legion is a wonderfully clever, compelling story with a brilliant ensemble of characters that just won't leave you alone."-Suzanne Palmer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Secret Life of Bots Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds will include the novellas Legion and Legion: Skin Deep, published together for the first time, as well as a brand new, shocking finale to Stephen Leeds' story, Lies of the Beholder. What he discovers may upend the foundation of three major world religions-and, perhaps, give him a vital clue into the true nature of his aspects. When a company hires him to recover stolen property-a camera that can allegedly take pictures of the past-Stephen finds himself in an adventure crossing oceans and fighting terrorists. ![]() His brain is getting a little crowded and the aspects have a tendency of taking on lives of their own. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people-Stephen calls them aspects-to hold and manifest the information. ![]() It's his hallucinations who are mad.Ī genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. A thriller that will make you question reality from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hostilities are suddenly moving to a new and more volatile level as Half-Cocked Jack hatches a daring plan, aiming for the total corruption of Britain's newborn monetary system.Įnter Daniel Waterhouse: Aging Puritan and Natural Philosopher, Daniel has been on a long and harrowing quest to help mend the rift between adversarial geniuses. London has long been home to a secret war between the brilliant, enigmatic Master of the Mint and closet alchemist, Isaac Newton, and his archnemesis, the insidious counterfeiter Jack the Coiner. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Additional special features include a gate-folded two-page spread and a colorable jacket. Readers must find all the symbols to unlock the castle door at the end of the quest and discover what lies within. Hidden throughout the book are nine symbols. Color your way past streams and waterfalls and over treetops, until you finally reach your destination: a secluded, magical castle. Can you spot the wild flowers, animals, and birds? What about the lanterns, keys, and treasure chests? Beginning at the entrance to the forest, the journey progresses through woodlands, rocky caves, and tree-lined mazes. As well as drawings to complete, color, and embellish, there are hidden objects to be found along the way. This stunning coloring book by Johanna Basford takes readers on an inky quest through an enchanted forest to discover what lies in the castle at its heart. ![]() Fall under the spell of the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Enchanted Forest! ![]() ![]() This is a compelling animal fantasy series that is packed full of myth and action. That was quickly followed by the sequel, titled Code of Honor, and many other books came after. This series first began in 2017 with the publication of the first book, Broken Pride. The Bravelands series of fictional novels is an impressive debut from Erin Hunter, the pen name used by a collective of writers. ![]() Warriors: Into the Wild was made into a 2017 movie. The pen name is used by the various authors and editors to publish the Warriors series, the Seekers and Survivors series, and the Bravelands series. This is influenced by an interest in standing stones and astrology. ![]() She likes to come up with rich explanations based in myth for the reason why animals behave the way that they do. ![]() The author has respect for all things in nature and all of the great forms that it comes in. She has a great love for all things cats as well as a fascination when it comes to all of nature’s ferocity. Sutherland.Įrin draws her inspiration from the natural world. ![]() It is a pen name that is used by Kate Cary, Victoria Holmes, Cherith Baldry, Gillian Philip, Inbali Iserles, and Tui T. She writes in genres that include everything from children’s fiction to young adult fantasy. Erin Hunter is a published author of fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() Described as "The best British novel about the Second World War" by The Guardian, the story was adapted into a 1987 film by Steven Spielberg. While many of Ballard's stories are thematically and narratively unusual, he is perhaps best known for his relatively conventional war novel, Empire of the Sun (1984), a semi-autobiographical account of a young boy's experiences in Shanghai during the Second Sino-Japanese War as it came to be occupied by the Japanese Imperial Army. The story was later adapted into a film of the same name by Canadian director David Cronenberg. In 1973 the highly controversial novel Crash was published, a story about symphorophilia and car crash fetishism the protagonist becomes sexually aroused by staging and participating in real car crashes. ![]() In the late 1960s and early 1970s Ballard focused on an eclectic variety of short stories (or "condensed novels") such as The Atrocity Exhibition (1970), which drew closer comparison with the work of postmodernist writers such as William S. Ballard came to be associated with the New Wave of science fiction early in his career with apocalyptic (or post-apocalyptic) novels such as The Drowned World (1962), The Burning World (1964), and The Crystal World (1966). G." Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. ![]() ![]() Nisha effectively communicates not only the profound pain of loss and separation faced by this family during a tumultuous period of Indian history, but also the comfort of learning how to express love and gratitude for one another. They encounter many dangers on their harrowing journey, only to arrive at a place that is not home, and where they have nothing but one another. Nisha observes that her “childhood would always have a line drawn through it, the before and the after.” Forced to leave their comfortable life-and Muslim Kazi-behind, the family flees on foot, setting off across the desert for the “new India,” with only a few jugs of water in hand. ![]() Nisha and Amil’s mother was Muslim, but their father and grandmother are Hindu, putting them at great risk when their part of India becomes Muslim Pakistan after Partition. India has recently been freed from British rule, and when tensions among Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs erupt in her hometown of Mirpur Khas, Nisha fears for her family’s safety. ![]() ![]() Observant, sensitive Nisha is an excellent writer, but anxiety makes it difficult for her to speak. She uses it as a diary, writing entries in the form of letters to her mother, who died when the twins were infants. ![]() When Nisha and her twin brother Amil turn 12, Nisha receives a notebook from her family’s beloved cook, Kazi. ![]() ![]() I love that American readers get a little glimpse of Australia at the end of the story, and that Australian readers will experience the beautiful state of Montana through Tegan’s eyes. I’ve lived in both places, so I know that we’re very similar, but we have our differences, too. Second, I loved playing a little with the differences between the USA and Australia. When characters become this real inside my head, I seriously don’t know what they’re going to come out with next, so the story was as much of a surprising journey to me as I hope it will be to the reader. For a long time, they’re seriously convinced that they don’t like each other, and when they finally change their minds, the sparks are still there, only now they’re sparks of a very different kind. Marry Me, Cowboy was one of the most fun stories I’ve ever written, for several reasons.įirst, I just loved the chemistry and sass that develops between Jamie and Tegan. To Jane, for making this happen Dear Reader ![]() ![]() ![]() He’s a hockey god on Crown Point University campus. Storyline/My Thoughts: If you can’t handle an alpha-hole MMC that stalks, bullies, and dominates the FMC, you may not like Greyson Devereux. ![]() This book and its characters are going on my top fave Bully Romances of all time that I’ve read, and I’ve read quite a few. Massery is a Dark, Bully College Romance that will brutally put you through the wringer and have you obsessing over the characters, especially the MMC. He’s brutal, and he draws out a sick darkness in me that enjoys it.īut I’ll be damned if I let him become my downfall.īrutal Obsession by S. Resisting him only worsens his obsession. He wants my blood, my fear, my attention. When all I want is to be invisible, he drags me into the spotlight. He’s the son of a senator and the star of the university’s hockey team. ![]() Greyson Devereux is a menace–but only to me. He shattered my leg, and now he wants to ruin the rest of me. Genres: Dark Bully Romance, Dark College Romance, Dark Romance, New Adult and College Romance Published by Self-Published on November 30, 2022 ![]() This book may be unsuitable for people under 18 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence. ![]() |