![]() ![]() Set in de Bodard’s ‘Xuya’ universe ( The Waiting Stars), this novella offers sf fans an imaginative read.” Absorbing prose pulls readers into the dark, frigid space between stars, where ships can fail, physically and emotionally, as easily as people. “This slim volume packs a visceral punch. When the corpse turns out to have been murdered, Long Chau feels compelled to investigate, dragging The Shadow's Child with her.Īs they dig deep into the victim's past, The Shadow's Child realises that the investigation points to Long Chau's own murky past-and, ultimately, to the dark and unbearable void that lies between the stars. ![]() ![]() When Long Chau walks into her office, The Shadow's Child expects an unpleasant but easy assignment. Meanwhile, abrasive and eccentric scholar Long Chau wants to find a corpse for a scientific study. In this fluid society, human and mindship avatars mingle in corridors and in function rooms, and physical and virtual realities overlap, the appearance of environments easily modified and adapted to interlocutors or current mood.Ī transport ship discharged from military service after a traumatic injury, The Shadow's Child now ekes out a precarious living as a brewer of mind-altering drugs for the comfort of space-travellers. Welcome to the Scattered Pearls Belt, a collection of ring habitats and orbitals ruled by exiled human scholars and powerful families, and held together by living mindships who carry people and freight between the stars. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Handsome and eligible as the titled elder of the renowned Fancot twins was, no one would forgive him if he failed to appear before his fiancee's family. The Honourable Christopher "Kit" Fancot, on leave from the diplomatic service in the summer of 1817, is startled to find his entrancing but incorrigibly extravagant mother on the brink of financial and social ruin - and more than alarmed to find that his twin, Evelyn, the new Earl of Denville, has disappeared without trace. But, just when disaster seems certain, their adorable Mama, quite unpredictably, saves the day. The danger is that, at times, the family's pressing financial needs are almost overshadowed by the even greater demands of young hearts. ![]() So she is lucky to have such resourceful twin sons as Evelyn and Christopher Fancot to steer the family through a desperate intrigue to restore the Denvilles' fortunes. When the charming but irresponsible Lady Amabel, Countess of Denville is left a young widow the problem of her mounting debts becomes acute. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some of the reviews I’ve read refer to the story as magical realism. To me the Swamplandia! story is irresistible. Soon a new more modern amusement park called “The World of Darkness” opens up on the mainland of Florida, and it quickly takes most of the customers away from Swamplandia! Soon Kiwi leaves home and gets a job at The World of Darkness. Ava wants to take over the alligator wrestling, since her mother had taught her the techniques. Early on in the story, the mother Lola gets cancer, and one day when she is starting her alligator wrestling show, she dives into the black swamp pond and doesn’t comes up. Then there are the three children, the 17-year old boy Kiwi, the 16-year old girl Osceola, and the youngest daughter 13-year old Ava who tells much of the story. There is the mother Lola BigTree who is billed as “the foremost lady alligator wrestler in the world”. For quite a while they did all right and even had a souvenir store where they sold alligator caps, t-shirts, and toys. ![]() They opened it to the public and even put together a daily show for the people who came. About ten years ago, they bought this rundown shabby alligator farm in the Everglade swamps of southern Florida. They are originally from southern Alabama. The BigTree family in “Swamplandia!” are not real Indians they dress like Indians and have fake Indian names all for the show. “Swamplandia!” by Karen Russell (2011) – 316 pages ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As a guide for dealing with feelings and problem-solving, the book is a bit slim and lacks a solid story to hook readers. This book’s refrain is “How can I help? / What can we do?” And the answers, spread over several pages and not spelled out in so many words but rather shown in the illustrations, are: talk it through, compromise, and see things from another perspective. But therein lies the rub: What should the something new be? While the exact nature of the disagreement is unfortunately not made clear to readers, the big feelings that the children exhibit are very clear (and for readers who need practice reading facial clues, there’s a labeled chart of 15 in the frontmatter). The diverse group of kids from All Are Welcome (2018) this time gathers in a vacant lot with tools in hand to clear the debris and make something new. ![]() Penfold and Kaufman team up again to show children how to navigate overwhelming feelings. ![]() ![]() ![]() Between them, they dosed Kate with a variety of strong and well-meaning remedies that did no good at all. Lips tight, she called the doctor, but neither he nor Prim could find anything wrong. Prim noticed the pale cheeks and the dark shadows under her niece’s eyes. Her nightmares were wearing her out, and her worried sister’s constant questions were upsetting her. But keeping a secret from loved ones is a heavy burden, and now she was keeping two secrets. Kate couldn’t bear for her little sister to find out that they weren’t really family, so she said nothing about what she had learned, and she tried to keep up a cheerful appearance. In the aftermath of her guardian’s horrible disclosure, society parties had gone quite out of her head. ![]() Prim assured her that Hugh would give in to their arguments and take her into town, but Kate no longer wanted to go. Prim and Celia were sure Kate’s restless unhappiness was due to disappointment. The change in Kate was obvious to all, but no one understood it. ![]() ![]() ![]() The writing duo Nicci French has come out with another powerful Frieda Klein mystery with Waiting for Wednesday. Tuesday’s Gone Books England, Friday on My Mind, Frieda Klein, London, mysteries, Nicci French, thrillers Day 501: Waiting for Wednesday Unfortunately, I liked Sandy, and I was bothered by how unlike himself he was behaving after the breakup, as well as by his murder. It also has a gripping ending, and I enjoyed it. ![]() ![]() She feels that the police will not investigate further, so she flees, determined to find the murderer herself.Īs usual, this is a complex mystery with interesting characters. Frieda is the police’s suspect, and when they find Sandy’s wallet in her home, they plan to arrest her.įrieda thinks her nemesis, Dean Reeve, has killed Sandy, as he’s killed other of her enemies, and is framing her. 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![]() (I find teenage romantic relationships ridiculous both in books and real life. Inkspell includes the following topics: Foul language (and plenty of it), pre-marital sex, grisly death scenes (for a juv. I'm not sure why Funke changed her tune, but between the first and second books of the Inkheart triology, you are moved from childhood to adulthood. It's not going to move any further for me. ![]() Thankfully I think the first book can stand alone. Contrary to the first book, this book clearly sets you up for the third in the trilogy. I was feeling so desperate over the situation that I did something I have never done before - I skipped to the end to read the last three pages!!! I just wanted to know that there was a happy ending. I made it to Chapter 40 (the chapters are short) and I cannot turn another page. There are few books that I have ever given up on - and this is one of them. It leaves you feeling irritated for the wasted time. Scarlett on the heals of Gone With the Wind. ![]() ![]() I thought it was creative, imaginative and great! However, Inkspell is like. I have had this book sitting on my bookshelf for an eternity, waiting to read it. ![]() |