![]() ![]() And the deeper he digs, the darker the secrets. But here he learns that everyone - including his murdered friend - is hiding something. ![]() Sensing that his ex-wife may also be in danger, Caleb insists they return to their hometown of Resurrection Bay. When his friend Frankie, a former cop, offers to help, they soon discover the killer is on their tail. But he's profoundly deaf missed words and misread lips can lead to confusion, and trouble.įortunately, Caleb knows how to read people a sideways glance, an unconvincing smile, speak volumes. Tortured by guilt, Caleb vows to track down the killer. ![]() The 2nd Caleb Zelic title, AND FIRE CAME DOWN, will be published October, 2018, and the author is already writing a 3rd installment.Ĭaleb Zelic can't hear you but he sees everything.ĬALEB ZELIC IS ON THE HUNT FOR HIS FRIEND'S KILLERĬaleb Zelic's childhood friend has been brutally murdered - fingers broken, throat slit - at his home in Melbourne. The acclaimed debut thriller from Australia's most exciting new crimewriting talent.įinalist for the CWA (Crime Writers' Association) Gold Dagger and John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Awards Let us guide you on a unique experience, different than any other kayaking tour offered in Resurrection Bay. ![]()
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![]() Letting his readers fully explore them for themselves, he’d become a household name for many, as people would come back time and time again. Constantly exploring new worlds, his writing is also extremely vivid, giving his audience a clear perspective of the worlds he’s creating. Mainly focusing on fantasy titles, Vines would also branch off into the LitRPG subgenres, taking his work down exciting and different avenues. All this while saying exactly what it is that he wants to say, pushing the fantasy genre forwards in new and interesting directions. ![]() ![]() Creating an immersive ambiance and atmosphere in his stories, he draws the reader in, holding them there throughout the story. Reaching readers from all around the world, he really manages to deliver something that’s quite different and unique. An American author, Chris Vines is a fantasy author with a lot to say, as he writes imaginative and innovative fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Professor Delsemme concludes with the tantalising suggestion that the existence of alien life and intelligence is likely, and examines our chances of contacting it. In following the complex, chronological story, we discover how the first elements formed in the early Universe, how stars and planets were born, how the first bacteria evolved towards a plethora of plants and animals, and how the coupling of the eye and brain led to the development of self-awareness and, ultimately, intelligence. Armand Delsemme weaves together a rich tapestry of science, bringing together cosmology, astronomy, geology, biochemistry and biology in this wide-ranging book. Our Cosmic Origins traces the remarkable story of the emergence of life and intelligence right through the complex evolutionary history of the Universe. Looking at the stars at night, we have all wondered where we have come from and why we are here. ![]() ![]() Raised in the wilderness by her reclusive mother, it isn't until she comes of age that Moirin learns how illustrious, if mixed, her heritage is.Īfter Moirin undergoes the rites of adulthood, she finds divine acceptance.on the condition that she fulfill an unknown destiny that lies somewhere beyond the ocean. From childhood onward, she senses the presence of unfamiliar gods in her life the bright lady, and the man with a seedling cupped in his palm. Through her lineage, Moirin possesses such gifts - the ability to summon the twilight and conceal herself, and the skill to coax plants to grow. But generations ago, the greatest of them all broke a sacred oath sworn in the name of all his people. Once there were great magicians born to the Maghuin Dhonn the folk of the Brown Bear, the oldest tribe in Alba. The great granddaughter of Alais the Wise, child of the Maghuin Donn, and a cousin of the Cruarch of Alba, Moirin learns her father was a D'Angeline priest dedicated to serving Naamah, goddess of desire. ![]() ![]() "The only thing that gives me any anxiety about writing music is that I don't wanna let down anybody that created this thing that I love. ![]() Whether he's working on a theme for Rita Repulsa, Luigi or Dom Toretto, one thing can be certain: Tyler is giving it his all. He has helped craft and evolve the sound of the blockbuster Fast & Furious franchise since 2006, and while he counts all of his Fast work among his proudest achievements, Fast X is his favorite to date. Movie was released, Tyler had another big-time score hit theaters: Fast X. His strategy worked - the bombastic score has earned praise from critics and fans alike. score) while paying homage to the trailblazing game. Like many kids growing up in the '80s and '90s, Nintendo was a fixture in Tyler's life, so when "Mario" creator Shigeru Miyamoto reached out to him about scoring the reboot, the decision was a no-brainer.Ī longtime admirer of legendary composer John Williams, Tyler decided to craft new themes imbued with what he calls "built-in nostalgia" (á la Williams' E.T. This year, the award-winning composer added the 2023 reimagining of Super Mario Brothers to his extensive list of dream gigs. ![]() He's scored reboots of Rambo, Rescue Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers and Power Rangers, and worked with heroes like Steven Spielberg and Danny Elfman. ![]() Even after nearly 30 years in the entertainment business, Brian Tyler is still seeing his childhood dreams come true. ![]() ![]() He joins the scientists tracking the decline of insect populations across the globe, including the soaring mountains of Mexico that host an epic, yet dwindling, migration of monarch butterflies the verdant countryside of England that has been emptied of insect life the gargantuan fields of U.S. ![]() With urgency and great clarity, Milman explores this hidden emergency, arguing that its consequences could even rival climate change. What is causing the collapse of the insect world? Why does this alarming decline pose such a threat to us? And what can be done to stem the loss of the miniature empires that hold aloft life as we know it? In The Insect Crisis, acclaimed journalist Oliver Milman dives into the torrent of recent evidence that suggests this kaleidoscopic group of creatures is suffering the greatest existential crisis in its remarkable 400-million-year history. Three out of every four of our planet’s known animal species are insects. A devastating examination of how collapsing insect populations worldwide threaten everything from wild birds to the food on our plate.įrom ants scurrying under leaf litter to bees able to fly higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, insects are everywhere. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was not until I began writing fantasy that I found my voice. I worked hard at learning how to write and finding my strengths. My early books were simply awful, but I did not let rejections and criticism stop me from writing. ![]() ![]() “I worked at the bookstore for twelve years and I loved it because it helped me get back to the things that matter to me: people, ideas, and imagination. When Billingsley returned to the United States, she took a job as the children's book-buyer at 57th Street Books, a major independent bookseller on the South Side of Chicago. “Books like A Wrinkle in Time, Harriet the Spy, and The Narnia Chronicles seemed like the perfect antidote to hideously wearisome legal documents,” remembers Billingsley, who began writing children's books while living in Spain. After Franny’s graduation from Boston University Law school in 1979, she worked for 5 years as a lawyer - a profession which Franny “despised.” In 1983, Billingsley visited her sister in Barcelona, Spain where she was “entranced by a lifestyle in which people did not make a lot of money yet lived richly and artfully.” Realizing that Franny needed to change her life, Billingsley quit her job and moved to Spain with all of her favorite children's books. ![]() ![]() "This book represents an exceptionally well-researched and convincingly-argued study. ranting the right to speak for themselves to those who have always been left voiceless in the historiography on the region." brilliant study, which eloquently presents very convincing evidence. This is also complemented by the breathtaking stories of the Russian military's interaction with native informants and agents. The pivotal merit of the research is the personal accounts of slaves, providing the reader with first-hand information on their intimate experiences in surviving and even making careers of their own within the ruthless reality of ultimate unfreedom. "Undoubtedly, Jeff Eden's monograph is a ground-breaking piece of scrupulous and very timely research. This book fills a large gap in the history of Central Asia and global slavery. ![]() The book ends by describing a little-known slave rebellion in Central Asia in 1873 that nicely underscores Eden's arguments about local slave agency. This account provides a rare treat for readers-a slave's own perspective. One such source is the firsthand account of the Iranian Mīrzā Maḥmūd Taqī Āshtiyānī, who spent ten years as a slave among Turkmen tribes. ![]() Readers will be especially interested in the material drawn from such rare sources as transcripts of interviews with former slaves compiled by Russian border officials, legal documents, and eyewitness travel reports. ![]() "Eden provides readers with a fascinating study of the slave trade in Central Asia, challenging the view that imperial Russia brought that pre-Islamic tradition to an end. ![]() ![]() ![]() SheĬontemplated another year of riding her bike to school in NovemberĪnd, when the snow got too deep, scrounging for rides or, Railing of the ferry that was bringing her back to Nantucket. Helen Hamilton groaned softly to herself and looked out over the Money we could save if we got a hybrid, or even went full electric. Helen said, referring to the ancient Jeep Wrangler her fatherĭrove, which she suspected might have been parked outside theĬastle where the Magna Carta was signed. You know, the Pig only has another year or two left in her, ∽oesnt mean that I have to agree with it. He was winning, but Thinks its okay for sixteen-year-olds to drive. ![]() Lennie, just because the state of Massachusetts ![]() ∻ut if you bought me a car now, it would be yours But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas togetherand trying to tear them apart. and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.Īs Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she isno easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. ![]() ![]() ![]() He kept on his writing and designing, many people weren't knowing about his talents other than his closest friends. He went to Richmond College, Galle, Sri Lanka. However, commencing his path in art He came up with his first story book at a very young age, without having the slightest idea about becoming an author. :) Therefore his mother and father did not encourage his author life. ![]() His parents were very happy and proud of his versatility but were worried about his school works. He picked up things fast and seeing his reading out his father's and other author’s books and newspapers in his nativity language, his father & mother, were teachers. In the night, He gazed at the night sky wondering about the stars and moon, hoping to become an astronomer one day. Nobody guessed that the little scribbler could have been a budding artist who loved to observe nature, He created his own stories, own characters in his own world, looking at the nature. Whenever He felt lonely, He lies down on bed & constructs his own dream world. He is the only child in family, so He felt lonely most of the time. His hobbies are arts and cover designing. Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka published his first science fiction book in 2007. He wrote his first story book when He was 16 years old. ![]() Pasindu Kalhara Medagedara is an author, translator & a cover designer in Sri Lanka, who discloses talents from early childhood. ![]() |