![]() ![]() ![]() Moreover, Mulan is still disguised as the soldier called Ping, wrestling with the decision to reveal her true identity to her closest friend. With the help of Shang's great lion guardian ShiShi, Mulan must traverse Diyu to find Shang's spirit, face harrowing obstacles, and leave by sunrise-or become King Yama's prisoner forever. ![]() But King Yama, the ruler of Diyu, is not willing to give Shang up easily. "item_description" : "The 4th installment in the New York Times best-selling A TWISTED TALE series asks: What if Mulan had to travel to the Underworld? When Captain Shang is mortally wounded by Shan Yu in battle, Mulan must travel to the Underworld, Diyu, in order to save him from certain death. "item_title" : "Reflection-A Twisted Tale", ![]()
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![]() ![]() It explores the clash between old and new and the way it can produce an explosion of fresh ideas, and is the definitive tome on one of the world's most transformative moments in time. The Bookseller of Florence tells the story of the people at the forefront of the world's greatest cultural and technological revolution. His bookshop in the heart of Florence was a gathering place for the city's most prominent poets and philosophers, and it was there that Vespasiano and his team of scribes created beautiful illuminated manuscripts for their clients, a cast of powerful popes and wealthy European princes.īut in 1476, as Vespasiano began working on one of his most famed and gorgeous works, the Urbino Bible, the printing press came to Florence and threatened his life's work. ![]() Against the endlessly rich and fascinating backdrop of Renaissance Florence, The Bookseller of Florence brings to light an extraordinary story about the city and its culture - that of Vespasiano da Bisticci, the "king of the world's booksellers," Florence's most indispensable and prolific merchant of knowledge. ![]() ![]() ![]() Gil Kane was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Story originally published in Amazing Spider-Man 8. ![]() Peter Parker takes on Flash Thompson in the boxing ring, and then the web-slinger battles the Living Brain in the hallways of Midtown High. The Doomsman's prior appearance was in Astonishing Tales 3.) Reprint story: "The Terrible Threat of the Living Brain!" Script by Stan Lee. ![]() (Notes: The plot in this issue briefly crosses over with Fantastic Four 160. Cameo appearances by the Thing and Lockjaw. Doom's castle in Latveria to discuss their pending partnership, when suddenly the Doomsman and an army of androids attack! Is this super-villain team up going to be over before it even begins? Story continues in Super-Villain Team-Up 1. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the Sub-Mariner intercepts a super-tanker! And then he proceeds to sink it! Why is Prince Namor so angry? Before the Sub-Mariner can calm down, Doctor Doom pays a visit to Atlantis! The Latverian Monarch is ready to team up with the Prince of Atlantis to rule the world! The powerful duo flies to Dr. Doom battle cover"To Bestride the World!" Script by Roy Thomas. ![]() ![]() But when they make a shocking discovery about an alien species that has been long thought dead, it may be the thing that could tip the perilous peace mankind has found into full-out war.Įnergetic and electrifying, Ancestral Night is a dazzling space opera, sure to delight fans of Alastair Reynolds, Iain M. ![]() They pilot their tiny ship into the scars left by unsuccessful White Transitions, searching for the relics of lost human and alien vessels. Theirs is the perilous and marginal existence-with barely enough chance of striking it fantastically big-just once-to keep them coming back for more. Halmey Dz and her partner Connla Kurucz are salvage operators, living just on the inside of the law.usually. ![]() ![]() "Outstanding.Amid a space opera resurgence, Bear's novel sets the bar high." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)Ī space salvager and her partner make the discovery of a lifetime that just might change the universe in this wild, big-ideas space opera from Hugo Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear. ![]() ![]() ![]() During the duel, Cyrano amazes the spectators of the play by composing an elaborate, insulting poem about Valvert on the spot, and he defeats Valvert just as he finishes his rhyme.Ĭyrano, who serves as a soldier in the military, learns that Ligniere will be attacked by a vast army of 100 men that night. Valvert makes jokes about Cyrano’s nose, and in response, Cyrano challenges Valvert to a duel. Cyrano’s close friends, Le Bret and Ragueneau, explain that Cyrano is a talented, clever gentleman, and warn their peers not to make fun of Cyrano’s nose. Members of the audience complain that Cyrano is ruining the play, but they fall silent when Cyrano draws his sword. The man, Cyrano de Bergerac, who has an enormous nose, explains that he has banned the play’s principle actor, Montfluery, from ever appearing in a play again. Valvert is acting on the behalf of the powerful Count de Guiche, a man who’s clearly attracted to Roxane, but who already has a fiancée.Īs the play begins, a stranger shouts, “Stop!” and jumps onto the stage. Ligniere explains that Roxane is being pursued by the young, haughty Viscount de Valvert. That night, he learns from a local drunk, Ligniere, that the woman’s name is Roxane. ![]() Lately, Christian has become enamored with a beautiful young woman. At the play is a young, handsome Baron named Christian de Neuvillette. In Paris in 1640, a large, boisterous group of city-dwellers attends a bawdy play. ![]() ![]() It goes badly when Idra doesn't want the first thing to do with it. Abdicate the Throne: Lord Chavar and Sheveän try to force Maia to abdicate in favor of his nephew Idra. At one point during Sheveän's failed coup, Maia wonders if that isn't one of the reasons why Idra refuses to have anything to do with it.
![]() ![]() Within this dissertation the reader will discover new information, fresh insights into Jung's father and his lasting influence upon his quite remarkable son. To date there has been little data available on the Reverend Paul Jung, and even less research on his influence upon his son, Carl. ![]() The writer has a special interest in exploring Jung's relationship to his father, the Reverend Paul Jung, a kinship not only vital and revealing but to this point in time, a relationship which has been largely ignored. While the autobiography is a summary of the whole of Jung's life, this work examines that life with an eye to the early years in the vicarage. This text is invaluable for data about his early childhood, and vital for the description of the catastrophic break with Freud. For a generation after Jung's death, scholars have depended almost exclusively on Memories, Dreams, Reflections for their biographical facts about Jung. Jung identified four major archetypes but also believed that there was no limit to the number that may exist. This document sheds enormous light on the personality of one of this century's most important figures in the world of psychology and religion. ![]() Within this text the reader is provided with rich and profound insights into the life of Carl Gustav Jung. This thesis examines Carl Jung's autobiography, Memories, Dreams, Reflections. ![]() Jung's "Memories, Dreams, Reflections:" A son in search of father. ![]() ![]() ![]() Or if the Krinar you've hooked up with is the club's owner, whose many kinks involve blackmail and mind games.įor a young journalist out to prove herself, it's all about landing the next big story. ![]() And certainly not if you omit the fact that the experiences in the article are your own. What happens in an alien sex club stays in an alien sex club, right? Letting her go would compromise his mission, but keeping her could destroy him all over again. For the first time in years, he feels something more than rage and grief, and Emily is the reason for that. Yet when he finds the broken body of a human girl, everything changes. Zaron is on Earth to facilitate the Krinar invasion-and to forget the terrible tragedy that ripped apart his life. This unique bundle contains the following books:Įmily Ross never expected to survive her deadly fall in the Costa Rican jungle, and she certainly never thought she'd wake up in a strangely futuristic dwelling, held captive by the most beautiful man she'd ever seen. These two full-length novels and bonus short story comprise over 600 pages of "stunningly sexy & deliciously inventive" science fiction romance For a limited time, get three scorching hot sci-fi romances from New York Times bestseller Anna Zaires in one convenient, discounted bundle. ![]() ![]() These stories feel a little disjointed and, perhaps even irrelevant, at first. Each chapter features an interaction Berendt had with the quirky characters of Savannah, GA. The first part is almost exclusively exposition in the form of character development. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is broken into parts. I enjoy watching the characters grow, change, and develop interpersonal relationships which also grow and change. If you have been reading my blog, you know that character development is one of my favorite parts of reading. ![]() That’s when you find out everything you want to know. Rule number one: Always stick around for one more drink. ![]() I had no idea what I was getting into, and honestly expected I would feel “eh” about this book. I knew it was based on true events and experiences and there was a Kevin Spacey movie adaption. Honestly, I didn’t know much about the book. Obviously, as part of this trip, my mother suggested we read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. ![]() A place where we could take it easy and never worry about how bored the men of the family were. A city known for art, history, architecture, and ghosts– it was perfect for us. My mother has always wanted to visit Savannah, Georgia, but never had the opportunity. This year, instead of gifts (though my Mom cheated and still got me gifts!) we decided to go on a Mother/Daughter trip. My birthday is typically the week after Mother’s Day. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Jennifer Armentrout has the power to control my emotions with every word she writes. ![]() Take me back!" New York Times bestseller Wendy Higgins Poppy is not only on the verge of losing her heart and being found unworthy by the gods, but also her life when every blood-soaked thread that holds her world together begins to unravel. And as the shadow of those cursed draws closer, the line between what is forbidden and what is right becomes blurred. He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and tempts her with the forbidden.įorsaken by the gods and feared by mortals, a fallen kingdom is rising once more, determined to take back what they believe is theirs through violence and vengeance. And when Hawke, a golden-eyed guard honor bound to ensure her Ascension, enters her life, destiny and duty become tangled with desire and need. The entire kingdom's future rests on Poppy's shoulders, something she's not even quite sure she wants for herself. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. ![]() Maas and Laura Thalassa.Ĭhosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy's life has never been her own. Captivating and action-packed, From Blood and Ash is a sexy, addictive, and unexpected fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. ![]() |