![]() ![]() ![]() Lady Midnight is a fantastic start to a brand new Shadowhunter trilogy. Needless to say, I love the Shadowhunter world. In addition to the Harry Potter series, I really think her books got me into fantasy. Glitz, glamours, and Shadowhunters abound in this heartrending opening to Cassandra Clare’s Dark Artifices series. Can he ever truly return to them? Will the faeries really allow it? But time works differently in faerie, so Mark has barely aged and doesn’t recognize his family. The faeries are desperate to find out who is murdering their kind-and they need the Shadowhunters’ help to do it. Making things even more complicated, Julian’s brother Mark-who was captured by the faeries five years ago-has been returned as a bargaining chip. If only her heart didn’t lead her in treacherous directions… Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles, from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses. ![]() It’s been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare’s newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. ![]()
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![]() GIS and remote sensing methods, including satellite and infrared imaging, are used to gather and display information about the Earth's surface from a distance. She is credited with being the first Egyptologist to use satellite imaging to identify new archaeological sites in Egypt. By mapping the past more quickly and at a higher resolution (more detailed) and broader scale, archaeologists are better equipped to find, study, and preserve ancient sites and the human history they contain. The scientific field of space archaeology is fairly new and one that Parcak helped pioneer. ![]() ![]() Since her research includes the use of satellite imagery and remote sensing/GIS (geographic information system) technologies to locate and map her study sites, she is also known as a satellite, or space, archaeologist. As an Egyptologist, Parcak studies the archaeology - culture and history -of ancient Egypt, a civilization in northeastern Africa lasting from 3200 BCE to about 400 CE. ![]() Among her many roles, Sarah Parcak is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, founding director of the Laboratory for Global Health Observation (LGHO), and a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. ![]() ![]() Homeless, unsure of who to trust, and trapped in an empire determined to crush her, Neryn must make it to Shadowfell not only to save herself, but to save Alban. They both hint that she alone may be the key to Alban's release from Keldec's rule. Juliet Marillier (born 27 July 1948) is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy. Neryn struggles to trust her only allies. She also finds help from a handsome young man, Flint, who rescues her from certain death - but whose motives in doing so remain unclear. ![]() Eager to hide her own canny skill - a uniquely powerful ability to communicate with the fairy-like Good Folk - Neryn sets out for the legendary Shadowfell, a home and training ground for a secret rebel group determined to overthrow the evil King Keldec.ĭuring her dangerous journey, she receives aid from the Good Folk, who tell her she must pass a series of tests in order to recognize her full potential. ![]() Sixteen-year-old Neryn is alone in the land of Alban, where the oppressive king has ordered anyone with magical strengths captured and brought before him. ![]() ![]() ![]() The album includes material from the Beatles' days as the Quarrymen, through the Decca audition to sessions for the album Beatles for Sale. The Anthology albums were remastered and made available digitally on the iTunes Store on 14 June 2011, individually and as part of the Anthology Box Set. It reached number 2 on the UK albums chart. The album topped the Billboard 200 album chart and was certified 8× Platinum by the RIAA. It contains " Free as a Bird", the first new Beatles song in 25 years, which was released as a single two weeks after Anthology 1. It is the first in a trilogy of albums with Anthology 2 and Anthology 3, all of which tie in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. ![]() It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the period 1958–64, including songs with original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe and drummer Pete Best. Anthology 1 is a compilation album by the Beatles, released on 20 November 1995 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mortal Engines was a book before it was adapted into a blockbuster film, so it’s one you need to read if you haven’t done so already. So start reading these today – or add them to your TBR list! 19 Best Steampunk Books to Read Mortal Engines These books have either brought steampunk to the mainstream, pushed the subgenre in new directions, or are simply great reads set in rich steampunk universes. Steampunk has influenced films, video games, novels, cosplayers, and more over the years, with no sign of the subgenre running out of steam just yet.Īnd if you love steampunk novels, in particular, I’ve rounded up the 19 best steampunk books that you need to read. So whether you love regency fashion, retro machinery, or the idea of another industrial age, you wouldn’t be the only one who’s fascinated by steampunk. ![]() And, really, who would have thought joining the vintage and futuristic would be so cool. ![]() ![]() ![]() His most recent book of poetry, Phantom Noise, was short-listed for the T.S. ![]() He received a USA Hillcrest Fellowship in Literature, an NEA Literature Fellowship in Poetry, the Amy Lowell Traveling Fellowship, a US-Japan Friendship Commission Fellowship, the Poets’ Prize, and a Fellowship from the Lannan Foundation. Turner was featured in the documentary film Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience, which was nominated for an Academy Award. His poetry and essays have been published in the New York Times, National Geographic, Poetry Daily, Virginia Quarterly Review, Georgia Review, and other journals. His poems have also been published and translated into Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, and Spanish. His two collections of poetry: Here, Bullet (Alice James Books, 2005 Bloodaxe Books, 2007) and Phantom Noise (Alice James Books 2010 Bloodaxe Books 2010) have also been published in Sweden by Oppenheim forlag and Poland by Galeria Literacka. A Dutch edition was published in 2015 and an Italian edition is forthcoming in 2017. US 2014 Jonathan Cape/Random House UK 2014) has been called “Achingly, disturbingly, shockingly beautiful” by Nick Flynn and “a humane, heartbreaking, and expertly crafted work of literature” by Tim O’Brien. ![]() Brian Turner’s latest book, My Life as a Foreign Country: A Memoir (W.W. ![]() ![]() ![]() The three tracks available on YouTube (Soul Love, Moonage Daydream and Starman) are still well worth a listen and let’s hope that whoever is behind this deceit gets around to recording the rest of the album soon. Sadly, the evidence points to this actually being a modern day hoax and that Milky Edwards & The Chamberlings never really existed.īut don't let that put you off. However, information regarding the group is hard to come by as are pressings of the record itself.Ĭomments left on their YouTube page suggest the band came to a premature end after a spell on Mercury records amid rumours of Satanism and suicide. The 11-track LP (pictured here), is called Starman and it features versions of all of the tracks on Ziggy Stardust. Milky Edwards & The Chamberlings is not a name that has particularly endured over the years, and that's despite having apparently released an album of fine Bowie covers in the Motown tradition, sometime in the 1970s. ![]() “Rediscover the music of Milky Edwards & The Chamberlings“ runs the catchline on the rather sparse home page for this intriguing outfit. “When I needed soul revival, I called your name” ![]() ![]() ![]() After publishing the story, The New Yorker received hundreds of letters and telephone calls from readers expressing disgust, consternation, and curiosity, and Jackson herself received letters concerning “The Lottery” until the time of her death. ![]() The impact of this unexpected ending is intensified by Shirley Jackson’s detached narrative style, the civility with which the cruelty is carried out by the villagers, and the serene setting in which the story takes place. The villagers then stone her to death as a ritual sacrifice despite her protests about the unfairness of the drawing. Amidst laughter and gossip, families draw slips of paper from a ballot box until housewife Tessie Hutchinson receives a slip with a black mark on it. The story takes place on a June morning in the town square of a small village. First published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948, “The Lottery” is considered one of the most haunting and shocking short stories of modern American fiction and is one of the most frequently anthologized. ![]() ![]() Beginning in 2017, McMann began a spin-off series called Unwanted Quests with Dragon Captives. Lisa McMann began her Unwanteds series in 2011 with the title novel of the series. Artimé is a colorful place of talking statues, uncommon creatures, and artistic magic, where creativity is considered a gift… and a weapon. Today and his hidden world that exists to save the condemned children. But when Alex and the other Unwanteds face the Eliminators, they discover an eccentric magician named Mr. He’s been caught drawing with a stick in the dirt-and in the stark gray land of Quill, being creative is a death sentence. While Aaron hopes to become a Wanted, Alex knows his chances are slim. On the day of the Purge, identical twins Alex and Aaron Stowe await their fate. Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent to their graves. ![]() The series has been described as a mix of The Hunger Games and Harry Potter by Kirkus Reviews. The Unwanteds is a series of YA fantasy novels by American author Lisa McMann. ![]() ![]() ![]() After discovering-and burning-a mysterious letter from Agatha, Archie is less than eager to help the police. By the time Detective Chief Constable Kenward arrives, Agatha has already been missing for a day. ![]() ![]() In fact, he is away from home the day Agatha disappears. Nonetheless, Archie grows increasingly morose. Determined to keep her man happy, Agatha finds herself cooking elaborate meals, squelching her natural affections for their daughter (after all, Archie must always feel like the most important person in her life), and downplaying her own troubles, including her grief over her mother's death. While Agatha’s career flourishes after the war, Archie suffers setback after setback. Although the war keeps them apart, straining their early marriage, Agatha finds meaningful work as a nurse and dispensary assistant, jobs that teach her a lot about poisons, knowledge that helps shape her early short stories and novels. Defying her family’s expectations, Agatha consents to marry Archie rather than her intended, the reliable yet boring Reggie Lucy. When Agatha meets Archie on a dance floor in 1912, the obscure yet handsome pilot quickly sweeps her off her feet with his daring. Was it a hoax? Or did her husband resort to foul play? In December 1926, mystery writer Agatha Christie really did disappear for 11 days. ![]() |