![]() ![]() Breaking out of his captors’ clutches and Now Scott Free has grown up, and not even the blackest dungeons of Darkseid or the parademon hordes of Apokolips can hold him. The two adversaries sealed their pact with a sacrifice: each would exchange his infant son to be raised on his enemy’s world. To break the stalemate, the Highfather struck a deal with Darkseid, the ruler of Apokolips. But heavenly New Genesis was at war with hellish Apokolips, and the two immortal worlds were trapped in a neverending cycle of violence. Scott Free, a child of New Genesis, was destined to one day reign alongside the Highfather in the golden city of the New Gods. With MISTER MIRACLE, Kirby unleashes the breakout star of the Fourth World. In honor of this extraordinary talent’s centennial, DC Comics is proud to re-present the groundbreaking work of the King of Comics in a brand-new series of trade paperback editions collecting his classic DC titles in all their four-color glory: MISTER MIRACLE BY JACK KIRBY (New Edition)! ![]() Jack Kirby reinvented the superhero genre with his sprawling saga of the Fourth World -a bold storytelling vision that was decades ahead of its time. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The first book in a new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after.Įvangeline Fox was raised in her beloved father’s curiosity shop, where she grew up on legends about immortals, like the tragic Prince of Hearts. I'm so excited to share that Once Upon a Broken Heart has a full description: The UK will have a separate and very different cover, which will be revealed at a later date. I hope you all love the cover as much as I do! Update, March 11: I'm so excited to share that Once Upon A Broken Heart has a US cover! It was revealed today Frolic, along with an interview and a sneak peek of the prologue. ![]() Update, April 15: If you've been waiting for a signed US edition, Barnes and Noble has just announced their exclusive edition-it has bonus material, a secret cover printed on the hardcover case, and it's PINK! ![]() ![]() These threads are deftly woven into the story of the village and a shipwreck, one of many along this difficult coastline. ![]() Armstrong’s novel is a mosaic of narratives written from the perspective of villagers, sailors, professionals and witnesses all of whom have some connection with the unidentified man. There’s less of that in her first novel Falling Animalsspanning a year in which the authorities try to trace the identity of a corpse found on an Irish beach. Sheila Armstrong’s impressive collection How to Gut a Fish could be described as wacky or perhaps surreal would be a better word. Not sure what to make of that but I’m expecting something darkly funny and wacky if Beagin’s previous two novels are anything to go by. A relationship that will transform both of their lives’ says the blurb intriguingly. These two will meet shortly when ‘a new – and not entirely honest – relationship is going to be born. ![]() ![]() They’ve yet to meet in person but Greta has transcribed many of Big Swiss’ words while sitting at home at her desk. Her third novel, Big Swiss, sees Greta entranced with the eponymous woman for whom she’s imagined a whole persona including her name. I was a huge fan of Jen Beagin’s idiosyncratic Pretend I’m Deadand enjoyed the follow up, Vacuum in the Dark. I’m pleased to report May’s bursting at the seams with goodies, a few tried and tested although not the one I’m kicking off with. ![]() ![]() ![]() Beginning with dozens of plays and musical comedies produced in the 1960s and 70s, Card's first published fiction appeared in 1977-the short story "Gert Fram" in the July issue of The Ensign, and the novelette version of "Ender's Game" in the August issue of Analog. Those books are organized into the Ender Saga, which chronicles the life of Ender Wiggin the Shadow Series, which follows on the novel Ender's Shadow and is set on Earth and the Formic Wars series, written with co-author Aaron Johnston, which tells of the terrible first contact between humans and the alien "Buggers." Card has been a working writer since the 1970s. ![]() ![]() Orson Scott Card is best known for his science fiction novel Ender's Game and its many sequels that expand the Ender Universe into the far future and the near past. ![]() ![]() Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., long a critic of China, is betting that he can forge new bipartisan partnerships on China despite the divides in Congress on other issues. And many of the ideas raised Wednesday by Senate Democrats dovetail with proposals circulating in the House. ![]() ![]() Still, a new House committee focused exclusively on countering China is supported by lawmakers in both parties as they try to speak with one voice on issues such as human rights abuses and bringing supply chains back to the United States. Republicans have taken the majority in the House, placing more emphasis on spending cuts than on enacting new programs, and have so far found little common ground with the Senate. That package, like the new one, was touted by lawmakers as a necessary step toward making America more competitive with China.īut passage of a second bill could prove more difficult. ![]() The aim is to build on last year’s bipartisan passage of a bill to boost computer chip production in the United States with more than $52 billion in manufacturing incentives and semiconductor research. ![]() WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats launched a new legislative effort Wednesday in one of the few areas that appears to be generating bipartisanship in Congress - taking on China. ![]() ![]() The novel is quite nakedly about empire and colonialism, and it is utterly unafraid to leap into the immensity of those words, their labyrinths, the dark and deathlike cold of their truth. ![]() The sheer thematic gravity of The Unbroken ambushed me. Coming face to face with The Unbroken, a story that is built out of the bones of the colonial history of North Africa-the history of my people, my history-a story which drags out those perennial hurts and exorcises those familiar demons on the page, I was completely and utterly defenseless. These are the stories that feel almost unbearably personal, the stories I can’t talk about without the words filling my throat to choking, without unlocking something I cannot begin to reconcile. There are few books I can’t read without pain, without all my old wounds flaring open. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Titles that have available audiobooks will show up for purchase with the book listing on our site!įind and listen to audiobooks on Libro.fm's iOS and Android apps! With the free Libro. Want an extra bonus? Use the code CHOOSEINDIE and you’ll get a free audiobook when you start a new membership! That’s 2 audiobook credits to redeem from the start.Īre you an occasional listener? With Libro.fm, you can purchase and listen to audiobooks on your own schedule with no strings attached. Members will receive one audiobook credit each month in exchange for an automatic charge of $14.99 USD plus tax to a credit card. ![]() Monthly membershipĪre you an avid listener? This option is for you. That’s why we offer monthly memberships, à la carte listening, and audiobook gifting. We believe you should listen to audiobooks in a way that works for you. Browse the catalog of over 250,000 audiobooks, including New York Times best sellers, and discover hidden gems curated by our expert booksellers. We’ve partnered with Libro.fm to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through our bookstore. ![]() ![]() His longer works are short novels «Komblusvalvur» (Guardian of Propriety 1996), a dystopian work about a very sexually rigid near future, and «Plahvatus» (Explosion 1997) about a possible nuclear disaster in contemporary Estonia. From 1989 till 1995 he published more than 20 stories in Mario Kivistik’s magazines’ ‘Pioneer’ (later ‘Põhjanael’) (Pioneer/Polaris) and ‘Mardus’ (Eidolon). Possibly the first genre SF author in Estonia, Alas emerged in the beginning of 1985 with two short stories «Koletis» (Monster) in the youth magazine ‘Pioneer’, and «Viitsütik» (Time Fuse) in the youth magazine ‘Noorus’ (Youth). From 1914 to 1928 he edited and published 24 issues of the first Estonian periodical dedicated entirely to the fantastic and weird fiction ‘Hirmu ja õuduse jutud’ (Tales of Terror and Horror). ![]() Rosny aîné, Villiers de L’Isle-Adam and many others during the second and third decade of the 20th century. ![]() Hoffmann, Gustav Meyrink, Karl Hans Strobl, Guy de Maupassant, J.-H. A linguist and preeminent language reformer, Aavik can also be considered as Estonia’s first enthusiast of fantastic literature. He is responsible for translating most of the literary output of Edgar Allan Poe, in addition to translating fantastic works by Ambrose Bierce, A. ![]() ![]() ![]() The family is pretty similar to the Ghibli version, except for they also have a son (Tom Felton). ![]() It stars John Goodman and Jim Broadbent, so it at least has something going for it. As it is, the 1997 version is a halfway decent children's films. ![]() I have no idea which is closer to the source material (I'd actually bet the 1997 version is the other one is way too Ghibli-esque not to have been heavily changed). As I expected, this is more of a comic adventure film, a pretty typical children's film for the time, as opposed to the serious and beautiful Ghibli version. I've been interested in seeing this adaptation of Mary Norton's novels ever since I saw the Studio Ghibli adaptation, The Secret World of Arrietty, last February. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I had a handful of films that were known as my “sick day movies” and The Princess Bride jumped immediately to the top. I begrudgingly let her put The Princess Bride into the brand new DVD player in her bedroom where I had taken up residence. The Princess Bride and 10 Things I Hate About You were supposed to cheer me up and make me feel better. ![]() My mom first bought me The Princess Bride one day when I was in upper elementary or middle school and had been home sick for a few days. As is my habit this year, I immediately went searching for an audiobook and discovered that Cary, and the entire still living cast of The Princess Bride, with one exception, read the audiobook!įrom actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princes Bride, comes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the family favorite and cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner.Ĭlick on this graphic to explore the book page on LibraryThing! This graphic was used as my staff pick blurb at the bookstore I work at. When I was looking for a fun new book to read, one of my coworkers recommended As You Wish. ![]() |