![]() ![]() Druon, understandably, makes multiple references to quirks of European history which would have been lost to me without the aid of the footnotes Hare adds, and I deeply appreciated them, although I concede that there is a potential to distract readers.Set in the turbulent year of the collapse of the Templars at the hands of the French monarchy and the Papalcy, The Iron King combines political and family intrigue with hints of magic and witchcraft that will have readers on their edge of their seats. ![]() The story reads almost lyrically and I found it simply gorgeous. Martin himself, and it's easy to see how Martin was inspired by this historical epic.Humphrey Hare has done an excellent job of translating this French epic into English, and although I haven't read the originals, I can see that he has kept, as much as possible, to the tone and texture of Druon's narrative. ![]() I shouldn't be surprised as the series comes highly recommended by none other than George R. But I'm going to use it, because that's exactly what The Iron King is: terribly difficult to put down once the cover is cracked. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Marcus has to figure out who exactly wants him dead first before time runs out for him. ![]() Before they can reach the top of the class, each student has a target on their back as they walk across the school hallways. ![]() Worse than any other normal high school, the teachers at Kings Dominion train the next generation of students to become the world's deadliest assassins. The coming-of-age tale, set within an underground and elite assassins school, kept its counterculture appeal as a live-action Syfy drama.Ĭreated by Remender, Wes Craig ( Gravediggers Union), Lee Loughridge ( Fear Agent), Deadly Class follows a disenchanted Marcus Lopez as he becomes enrolled at Kings Dominion High School for the Deadly Arts. With its mishmash of genres, Deadly Class had enough material to become a TV show. These group of outsiders, who never belonged to any family beforehand, actually felt right at home with each other. 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Although Solomon’s family appears very little throughout the narrative, family plays a key role in Solomon’s experiences. 12 Years a Slave centers on the twelve years of agony that author and protagonist Solomon Northup spent as a slave in Louisiana, completely cut off from his family. ![]() ![]() ![]() Within the concept of zero lies a philosophical and scientific history of humanity. Read more the quest for a theory of everything. Today, zero lies at the heart of one of the biggest scientific controversies of all time. Zero has pitted East against West and faith against reason, and its intransigence persists in the dark core of a black hole and the brilliant flash of the Big Bang. For zero, infinity's twin, is not like other numbers. Today it's a timebomb ticking in the heart of astrophysics. ![]() A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Christian Church used it to fend off heretics. 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I really dig how this book both mixes real lion behavior (including the darker aspects such as having to kill cubs) with more human aspects and even some mythology. I felt that it was a slight improvement over the last, and lives up to its potential way more. I liked this book quite a lot, even better than Kona's Song. And even after they manage to obtain one, it's not an easy task to keep their subjects safe. They soon grow successful at survival, but they wish to have a pride of their own. ![]() When he is a young-adult and two nomad males take over, he and his brother Shango are banished and now forced to look after themselves. We meet Kachula, a young lion living in his own pride. Turns out, the author did write another book, this time about lions, so let's have a look. It was a fine book that had quite a bit of unrealized potential, so I did want to read more by Searl. 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