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![]() 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 story’s central reference point is an arcane squabble called the Hesychast controversy that pitted humanist scholars led by the brilliant, acerbic intellectual Barlaam against the powerful monks of Mount Athos led by the stern Gregory Palamas, who denounced “pagan” rationalism in favor of Christian mysticism. Their heroic efforts inspired the Renaissance, the golden age of Islamic learning, and Russian Orthodox Christianity, which came complete with a new alphabet, architecture, and one of the world’s greatest artistic traditions. In Sailing from Byzantium, Colin Wells tells of the missionaries, mystics, philosophers, and artists who against great odds and often at peril of their own lives spread Greek ideas to the Italians, the Arabs, and the Slavs. The story of Byzantium is a real-life adventure of electrifying ideas, high drama, colorful characters, and inspiring feats of daring. Yet very few of us have any idea of the enormous debt we owe them. ![]() ![]() Without Byzantium, the works of Homer and Herodotus, Plato and Aristotle, Sophocles and Aeschylus, would never have survived. A gripping intellectual adventure story, Sailing from Byzantium sweeps you from the deserts of Arabia to the dark forests of northern Russia, from the colorful towns of Renaissance Italy to the final moments of a millennial city under siege….īyzantium: the successor of Greece and Rome, this magnificent empire bridged the ancient and modern worlds for more than a thousand years. ![]() ![]() ![]() DiCamillo has called this novel, based partly on her own fatherless Florida childhood, "the absolutely true story of my heart." What a beautiful and generous heart it is.Īs in her previous award-winning books, DiCamillo once again shows that life’s underlying sadnesses can also be studded with hope and humor, and does it in a way so true that children will understand it in their bones. ![]() It allows her characters to sparkle and soar. There is something wonderfully off-balance, too, about ¬DiCamillo’s storytelling. With its short, vibrant chapters and clear, gentle prose, this triumphant and necessary book conjures the enchantments of childhood without shying away from the fraught realities of abandonment, abuse and neglect…Twirling a baton requires flair and confidence, in addition to an understanding that the baton is always balanced just a tiny bit off-center. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This will tell amazon that you want BOTH words in your search. Sorry.) I suggest two at the bottom of this email, and I have a list of clean romcom books on my author website here.Īnother way to find some great, clean rom-com books is to search on amazon: try “sweet romance” or “sweet romcom.” **Important: when you search, include the quotation marks (““). (And by the way, you probably can’t find them in retail stores. If your teen likes romantic comedy, there are tons of rom-com books out there without any of those kinds of scenes. Sadly, though, some of the books I see them carrying around have graphic sex scenes in them. Perhaps they love contemporary romance but feel a bit too old for YA. I’m also a writer and a part-time high school teacher.Īt school, I’ve noticed several of my older teen girls getting into romantic comedy books (the kind written with an adult audience in mind). Hello! I’m Sara, one of the owners here at Book Series Recaps. ![]() ![]() ![]() The year was 1983 and the comics industry was in a state of upheaval. Unsurprisingly, Spider-Ham began as a joke. Porker is easily the strangest of the group, and the story of his rise to prominence is just as strange. This Friday, Spider-Ham makes his improbable big-screen debut in the critically acclaimed animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, in which various alternate-dimension versions of Spidey team up to fight for justice. For decades, he slung webs in obscurity as a Z-list Marvel Comics character. The latter is a relentlessly bizarre offshoot, a spider who gains his own abilities after being bitten by a radioactive pig. The former is one of the best-known characters ever to appear in fiction, a man granted amazing powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider. He’s talking about Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider- Ham. Slott is not talking about Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man. ![]() He laughs at the ridiculousness of it all. ![]() Everyone is gonna know who Spider-Ham is.” He pauses. “After December 14, we will live in a world where everyone knows Peter Porker,” says comics writer Dan Slott. ![]() Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham, as he appears in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. ![]() ![]() ![]() Published in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula may have sparked a particular vein of horror story that continues to this day (looking at you, American Horror Story: Double Feature), but Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, published in 1976, changed how audiences relate to bloodsuckers forever and plenty of contemporary vampire tales have continued to cast the creatures as broody, desirous, long-suffering anti-heroes burdened by the weight of immortality.īut don’t expect bestselling Australian author Jay Kristoff’s new book, Empire of the Vampire, to follow this modern trend. ![]() (The earliest references to blood-drinking creatures date back to ancient Mesopotamia, believe it or not.) But the way we relate to these creatures has shifted throughout the centuries, as legends, folklore, and popular culture have adapted to the needs and fears specific to respective societies. As a species, humans have more or less always been obsessed with vampires. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lesson: Actors in haste repent in leisure ![]() A classic, the 1978 Booker Prize winner and not to be missed. Don't let it turn you away from a wonderful book. So if it bogs you down I'd suggest just skipping it. The only negative I have about this edition of the book was that I really disliked the introduction. I wasn't sure about Vance at first but I was quickly won over by his reading style. Instead it grounded the story, filled it with beauty, danger, monsters and destruction. The detailed description of the sea, its changing color, light and movement never became tiresome or too much. I loved Murdoch's use of the recurring theme of the ocean which created a solid framework or backbone for the book. The characters were well developed and easily recognizable. Murdoch's skill at writing made simple daily tribulations interesting and even enticing. The story was insightful and filled with reflections and thoughts on everyday life, looking both forward and looking backwards at retirement. This languidly beautiful first person narrative was completely engaging. ![]() ![]() ![]() Boot Camp by Todd Strasser After ignoring several warnings to stop dating his teacher, Garrett is sent to Lake Harmony, a boot camp that uses unorthodox and brutal methods to train students to obey their parents.American Born Chinese by Gene Yang Graphic novel that Alternates between three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture.Absolutely Positively Not by David LaRochelle Chronicles a teenage boy's humorous attempts to fit in at his Minnesota high school by becoming a macho, girl-loving, 'Playboy' pinup-displaying heterosexual.The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Native American is the school mascot.2008 Honor Winners Georgia Peach Book Award For Teen Readers Peeps By Scott Westerfeld I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You by Ally Carter.2008 Winner Georgia Peach Book Award For Teen Readers Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.Georgia Peach Book Award For Teen Readers 2008-2009. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was probably while I was scrolling on Goodreads. I don’t remember how I initially came across this book. High school soon becomes a survival game–one Jake is not sure he’s going to win. Suddenly, everything Jake knows about ghosts and the rules to life itself go out the window as Sawyer begins haunting him and bodies turn up in his neighborhood. Now a powerful, vengeful ghost, he has plans for his afterlife–plans that include Jake. A troubled teen who shot and killed six kids at a local high school last year before taking his own life. ![]() Stuck in their death loops as they relive their deaths over and over again, they don’t interact often with people. ![]() In fact he sees the dead around him all the time. It’s hard enough fitting in but to make matters worse and definitely more complicated, Jake can see the dead. Clair Prep, one of the others being his infinitely more popular older brother. Jake Livingston is one of the only Black kids at St. Get Out meets Danielle Vega in this YA horror where survival is not a guarantee. Putnam’s Sons and BookishFirst for sending me this ARC! Note: This review is completely spoiler free! I hope you enjoy hearing my thought on this book □ Putnam’s Sons (imprint of Penguin Random House LLC) ![]() |