![]() ![]() From the destruction of the Tower of Babel to the mountain where Abraham is about to slaughter Isaac ("nothing is impossible for the lord, Not even error and crime, asked Isaac, Especially error and crime …") to the immolation of Sodom and Gomorrah ("There must have been innocent people in Sodom and in the other cities that were burned, If so, the lord would have kept the promise he made to me to save their lives, What about the children, said Cain, surely the children were innocent. ![]() His protagonist is Cain, whose condemned wanderings are imagined as not merely geographic, but as "sudden time-travelling shifts," in which Cain witnesses the Lord's many atrocities.įrom the beginning, Cain contests the Lord's arbitrariness and injustice: "Am I my brother's keeper, You killed him, Yes, I did, but you are the one who is really to blame, I would have given my life for him if you had not destroyed mine, It was the question of putting you to the test, But why put to the test the very thing you yourself created, Because I am the sovereign lord of all things…"Ĭain's journeys bring many lessons. Portuguese Nobel-laureate José Saramago's final novel, the posthumousĬain, focuses harshly on "the lord" of the Hebrew Bible. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Project Hail Mary will make you feel good. ![]() Here are three reasons you should try Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary.ġ. If a paragraph starts with an asterisk, know that it may contain a mild spoiler). It’s pretty hard to avoid spoilers when discussing this novel, but I will try to keep details as vague as possible. (However, I would like to disclaim that this review will include some spoilers-mostly because when readers begin the book, both the reader and narrator know absolutely nothing about what’s going on. Project Hail Mary was breathtaking, tear-jerking, captivating, hilarious, and heartwarming. I wasn’t sure I was ready to slog through a somewhat lonely, desolate, and math-heavy text (I majored in Creative Writing for a reason!) again.īut I am more than willing to be proven wrong, and in my assessment of Andy Weir as a storyteller, I certainly was. So when a friend recommended his latest novel, Project Hail Mary , I was a bit skeptical. ![]() I am about to admit something that is probably pretty taboo for a science fiction reader: I didn’t love Andy Weir’s The Martian. I didn’t dislike it-I just wasn’t Matt Damon-movie-level taken in by the story or its characters. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Life on a collective farm seems pleasant and fulfilling. Trakoristy could have been intended in part as a recruiting film for potential agricultural workers. Klim does so, then declares he loves Maryana (and his feelings are reciprocated), so the film ends happily, with their wedding (attended by Nazar, who may have been attracted to Maryana but never expected to marry her). Kirill asks Klim to make Nazar into a valuable worker, so he'll be worthy to wed Maryana. Kolkhoz leader Kirill brings Klim back and makes him the foreman of Nazar's unit (Nazar has been demoted for trying to obtain fuel for his machines by hijacking a delivery truck). Klim agrees to stay on the farm for a time, proving his worth as a mechanic, but when he learns Maryana is engaged to the blowhard Nazar, he decides to leave, despite her pleas. However, there is a "spark" between the two. He finally sees her clearly, and realises it's the famous Maryana, but doesn't reveal his previous infatuation. ![]() Klim happens by: he repairs the bike, bandages her injured leg, and takes her back to the collective farm. She's riding her motorcycle through the steppes at night and has an accident. ![]() Klim and Maryana "meet cute," Hollywood-style. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Drowning Girl” chronicles Imp’s attempt to discover the truth about an otherworldly encounter that haunts her. The novel’s unforgettable narrator is Imp (short for India Morgan Phelps), a schizophrenic woman who lives in Providence with her girlfriend. Award for best science fiction or fantasy novel that explores issues of gender. It is also a winner of the 2012 James Tiptree Jr. Her latest book, “The Drowning Girl” (Roc), won the Bram Stoker Award for best horror novel of the year. Kiernan, who has been writing dark stories and novels for two decades, last month chalked up another honor. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem Orlando Furioso, which tells a similar story, has introduced further confusion. The Andromeda tradition, from classical times onwards, has incorporated elements of other stories, including Saint George and the Dragon, introducing a horse for the hero, and the tale of Pegasus, Bellerophon's winged horse. ![]() The Andromeda constellation is named after her. The story has appeared many times in such diverse media as plays, poetry, novels, operas, classical and popular music, film, and paintings. From the Renaissance, interest revived in the original story, typically as derived from Ovid's Metamorphoses (4.663ff). Īs a subject, Andromeda has been popular in art since classical times rescued by a Greek hero, Andromeda's narration is considered the forerunner to the " princess and dragon" motif. Andromeda is chained to a rock as a sacrifice to sate the monster, but is saved from death by Perseus, who marries her and takes her to Greece to reign as his queen. When Cassiopeia boasts that she is more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sends the sea monster Cetus to ravage the coast of Aethiopia as divine punishment. In Greek mythology, Andromeda ( / æ n ˈ d r ɒ m ɪ d ə/ Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, romanized: Androméda or Ἀνδρομέδη, Andromédē) is the daughter of the king of Aethiopia, Cepheus, and his wife, Cassiopeia. Perses, Heleus, Alcaeus, Sthenelus, Electryon, Mestor, Cynurus, Gorgophone, Autochthe ![]() ![]() When he was eight years old, he realised he wouldn’t be good enough to play football for Leeds United – so he concentrated on drawing instead. His 2020 lockdown-inspired Windows was shortlisted for an ABIA, screened on the ABC, and adopted as a beacon of hope by families and schools around the world.Īs a little boy, Jonathan Bentley liked football and drawing. Likewise, Patrick’s fourth title, The Dress-Up Box, illustrated by Nathaniel Eckstrom, has established itself as a much-loved Australian classic, and was shortlisted for the 2019 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award. Patrick received huge acclaim for his story The Second Sky, illustrated by Jonathan Bentley it was shortlisted for the 2018 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award. ![]() He works as a Physiotherapist by day and a best-selling children’s author by night. Patrick Guest was raised in the Melbourne beachside suburb of Seaford. Until his biggest fall leads him to exactly where he needs to be.īorn to Fly is a beautiful new edition of this beloved story about Gilbert and his quest to find his place in the world. ![]() But penguins don’t fly, they waddle, and Gilbert fails again and again each time he tries to take off. It is love at first sight and from that moment on Gilbert longs to fly like other birds. ![]() The first thing Gilbert sees when he hatches from his egg is the sky. Great things happen when you reach for the sky. ![]() ![]() ![]() But as I was experiencing a bit of a reading block, I put it in my “To Read” list. It’s about merpeople and let me tell you, I’m feckin obsessed with anything mer-related! I’m pretty much sold already. ![]() I thought the art was simple, a little sketchy, and cute. I first saw ads for this webcomic on YouTube. When both reject the course set for them, it leads to a raucous adventure as big and unpredictable as the ocean itself – and a romance that nobody could have predicted. The other is a teenage prince for who’s destiny is to KILL the Beacon so that HIS own people might thrive. One believed to be a guiding light for his people, a Beacon who will lead them to a bright, prosperous future. Such is the story of two young sea creatures. What happens when your entire life is ruled by a prophecy – your future foretold by people you’ve never met, who died long before you were born. Here is the Goodreads summary for this webcomic: Today I’ll be reviewing Castle Swimmer, an LGBT+ fantasy webcomic by Wendy Lian Martin! In fact, I do like a lot of books and other works! In this review section, I’ll be sharing some of the works that I’ve read, if I like them or not, and why! Not that I mean to be salty all the time, mind you. ![]() So far, my readalong reviews on this blog have been quite…salty. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That shadowed the ground on Kapiti- Plain. Now using this bow and arrow he shot to the clouds, and like a balloon, the clouds burst into the water and rained till the grass became green. Ki- pat decided to make an arrow out of a feather that fell from an eagle and a bow out of a stick and a couple of other things. He was standing on one leg like a stork and watching the dark clouds that were forming around him. The birds and animals started to migrate and a herdsman named Ki-pat wanted to end the drought in Kapiti plain so that his cattle could graze on grass. Kapiti- Plain was so green before the rains decided to stop visiting them. Retold by Aardema, this Nandi tale celebrates sound and noise as well as the animal life and landscape of the East African plains.Īll fresh and green from african rains- A sea of grass for the ground birds to nest in,Īnd patches of shade for wild creatures to rest in, This picture book is a wonderful celebration of language and Nandi culture. BOOK NAME: BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN ![]() ![]() ![]() You can follow him online at, on Facebook at /gryphonrose, and on Twitter Rosenberg is the author of the best-selling DuckBob SF comedy series, the Relicant Chronicles epic fantasy series, the Dread Remora space-opera series, and-with David Niall Wilson-the O.C.L.T. He is the co-creator of the ReDeus series, and a founding member of Crazy 8 Press. He has written children’s books (including the original series STEM Squad and Pete and Penny’s Pizza Puzzles, the award-winning Bandslam: The Junior Novel, and the #1 best-selling 42: The Jackie Robinson Story), educational books on a variety of topics, and over seventy roleplaying games (such as the original games Asylum, Spookshow, and Chosen, work for White Wolf, Wizards of the Coast, Fantasy Flight, Pinnacle, and many others, and both the Origins Award-winning Gamemastering Secrets and the Gold ENnie-winning Lure of the Lich Lord). Aaron’s tie-in work contains novels for Star Trek, Warhammer, World of WarCraft, Stargate: Atlantis, Shadowrun, Eureka, Mutants & Masterminds, and more. ![]() Aaron Rosenberg is the author of the best-selling DuckBob SF comedy series, the Relicant Chronicles epic fantasy series, the Dread Remora space-opera series, and-with David Niall Wilson-the O.C.L.T. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Writing is my joy and of course, my work. As a young adult, I stopped writing fiction for a time to pursue other possible professions, but I eventually returned to writing. I read Agatha Christie and typed silly mystery stories on a toy typewriter. At twelve, after I read The Diary of Anne Frank, I started keeping a journal. ![]() When I was seven, I wrote about a stray dog I wanted to adopt in Puri, on the Bay of Bengal. I loved writing from the moment I could put a crayon to paper. When did you discover that writing is your calling in life? Banner talks about her love of crime fiction, her experience writing her first psychological suspense novel, and her Indian roots. Set in the fictional town of Shadow Cove, Washington, The Good Neighbor, with a fast-paced plot and unexpected twists and turns, follows the story of a young woman, Sarah, who suffers a tragedy and is forced to question everything she thought was true about her friends, her neighbors – and even her husband. Her psychological thriller, The Good Neighbor, has already garnered over 1200 reviews on Amazon, even before its official September 1 release. Banner has been described as a phenomenal new voice in suspense fiction. ![]() |