An illustrated volume of all of Carl Sandburg's books for young readers: Rootabaga Stories, Early Moon, Wind Song, Prairie-Town Boy, and Abe Lincoln Grows Up. Introduction by Paula Sandburg. Views: 29
He was the youngest prince the unicorns had ever known: Aljan son-of-Korr, Dark Moon. A silver crescent on his brow and a white star on his heel were tokens that he was destined to become the legendary Firebringer, the hero who would conquer the unicorns’ enemies and lead the tribe back to their ancestral homeland. But a secret haunts Jan’s father, the king—a secret so dark that, once exposed, it could bring the downfall of the prophesied Firebringer. When, with his dying breath, Korr reveals the truth to his son, Jan is left with its terrible burden, and with an impossible choice—renounce Tek, his beloved mate, and lose forever the kingship of the unicorns, or return to the tribe and face the consequences of his father’s acts, and of his own. Views: 29
A novel in which a young woman marries an old man and falls in love with her stepson, an excellent example of early twentieth-century psychological realism. Views: 29
Crystal Balls and Moroccan Walls is another irreverent and provocative account of an expedition made by Brian and his wife, this time to that part of Morocco that lies to the south of the Atlas Mountains. However, it is also a prognostication... Southern Morocco doesn't live up to Brian's expectations. So, to brighten the dismal prospect of a dismal trip through the desert, Brian refers to a series of 'crystal balls', balls from which he is able to forecast the state of Britain in just forty years' time. This means that there is still a consideration of the merits of tajines, a description of 'fat sand rats', and a thorough assessment of all those Moroccan walls, but there is also so much more. For example, there is an explanation of how Scotland, by mid-century, has changed its name to Trumpland and how its southern neighbour, by this same time, has begun to sell itself to potential visitors from the Far East as 'Ye Olde Solde-Offe England'. There is even a review of some of the... Views: 29
Timothy has lived his entire life in darkness, under the oppressive rule of Mother in the underwater city of Elysium. As part of the Underground, a rebel group opposing Mother's dictatorship, he has one role: get close to the Daughter of the People, Miss Evelyn, in order to obtain enough information to take her and Mother down. He wasn't supposed to fall in love with Evie. He wasn't supposed to care. And now he has a choice: risk everything – his life, his mission, his people - to protect her...or sacrifice her for the justice of all. RISE is a chilling prequel to RENEGADE, an Elysium Chronicles short story. Views: 29
Parish and Richards investigate a case involving recently pregnant headless bodies disposed of in the sewers. Not only do they struggle to discover the identity of the victims, but they can't find the babies either. Kowalski and Nash investigate the death of a landlady who has been bludgeoned to death and a withered flower left on the body. Views: 29
In his ambitious and fiercely inventive new novel, The Lost Time Accidents, John Wray takes us from turn-of-the-century Viennese salons buzzing with rumors about Einstein's radical new theory to the death camps of World War Two, from the golden age of postwar pulp science fiction to a startling discovery in a Manhattan apartment packed to the ceiling with artifacts of modern life.Haunted by a failed love affair and the darkest of family secrets, Waldemar 'Waldy' Tolliver wakes one morning to discover that he has been exiled from the flow of time. The world continues to turn, and Waldy is desperate to find his way back-a journey that forces him to reckon not only with the betrayal at the heart of his doomed romance but also the legacy of his great-grandfather's fatal pursuit of the hidden nature of time itself.Part madcap adventure, part harrowing family drama, part scientific mystery—and never less than wildly entertaining—The Lost Time... Views: 29
Sirena has been gravely injured by a mighty sea monster known as the leviathan and put into the care of Grizzly Cove's only doctor. Sven is a retired soldier, like most of the other guys in Grizzly Cove, but he had dedicated his life to medicine and helping the new town get on its feet. He doesn't think he'll ever find a mate, but he's content to let the others settle down and find happiness, while he tends to them all. Until they send a gravely injured mermaid his way.Sirena gets under his skin. She brings out all sorts of protective instincts and desires. She infuriates him and beguiles him in equal measure, but most of all, she worries him. She's not getting any better, despite his best efforts. He calls in magical reinforcements and the best experts he can find to try to help her, but the leviathan has its hooks in her and it won't let go without a fight.This Grizzly Cove novella picks up right after the action of Bearliest Catch. The full list (so far) of Grizzly Cove stories... Views: 29
