![]() ![]() ![]() In the Poetics, Aristotle named epic poetry as the summit of the artistic impulse, and as late as Dante in the 14th century, with the Renaissance revival of classical learning, this remained the accepted view. Still, at the end of 1988, a 28-year-old Englishman published a comic-book series called The Sandman, and it meant something-something about the fading conviction that traditional fiction was the highest path, the greatest art.Įven the most powerful cultural commitments to an art-form can change, of course. There's a lot of ruin in an art-form, and the novel, with its sneer of cold command, yet gazes out on the world of art it claims to dominate. Publishers didn't fold up their businesses and steal away into the night. Novelists didn't forget that book-length fiction was one of the central devices by which modern times tried to explain itself to itself. ![]() At least, none of it is true in the sense of being the actual particulars, the genuine facts on the ground. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() It torments me.Īt such times of night I cannot sleep I cannot wake in its half dreaming state my mind forms a curious compound of things it has seen, things it has read, things it has heard-streams, each with its own degree of clarity and colour, that intermingle, and penetrate my thought.īefore I went to bed, I had been reading from the life of Buddha one particular passage now seeks me out and haunts me, drumming its phrases into my ears over and over and over again from the beginning, in every possible permutation and combination:Ī crow flew down to a stone that looked, as it lay, like a lump of fat. It lies there like a tremendous stone, flat and gleaming.Īs the shape of the full moon begins to dwindle, and its right side starts to wane-as age will treat a human face, leaving his trace of wrinkles first upon one hollowing cheek-my soul becomes a prey to vague unrest. The moonlight is falling on to the foot of my bed. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the proud tradition of Victor LaValle and Zen Cho, Nicole Glover speaks truth to history in the language of the fantastic.Īs a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Hetty Rhodes helped usher dozens of people north with her wits and magic. A clever, cold-blooded killer is on the prowl, and as death draws near, testing their magic and placing their lives at risk, Hetty and Benjy will discover how little they really know about their neighbors. But when an old friend is murdered their investigation stirs up a wasp nest of intrigue, lies, and long-buried secrets-and a mystery unlike anything they’ve handled before. In the heart of Philadelphia’s Seventh Ward, everyone knows that when there’s a strange death or magical curses causing trouble, Hetty and Benjy are the only ones that can solve the case. With the war over, those skills find new purpose as they solve mysteries and murders in their community that white authorities would otherwise ignore. ![]() ![]() Hetty Rhodes and her husband, Benjy, were Conductors on the Underground Railroad, ferrying dozens of slaves to freedom with daring, cunning, and magic that draws its power from the stars. Publisher: Del Rey/ Penguin Random House UKįrom a bold new voice comes a vibrant historical fantasy of magic and murder set in the aftermath of the Civil War. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() OL2658332W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 90.98 Pages 490 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0321815734 Urn:lcp:softwarearchitec00bass:epub:51eb0e23-1ab7-4908-9fdb-160dd28117b8 Extramarc Columbia University Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier softwarearchitec00bass Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t53f5sh6m Isbn 0201199300 Lccn 97013979 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL668208M Openlibrary_edition Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 4. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:28:23 Boxid IA141922 Boxid_2 CH131306 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Reading, Mass. ![]() ![]() ![]() In her first book ever, she reveals her own evolution from bad girl to badass, sharing her secrets to happiness and success.īadass is a straightforward, but exciting journey to finding your inner badass and living life with moxie and style. After enduring tabloid headlines during her catapult to teenage stardom as Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills 90210, Shannen Doherty has emerged a renewed woman on a mission. There's a fine line between being a bad girl and being a badass, and Shannen Doherty ought to know. ![]() For fans of Shannen Doherty, best known for her roles as Jenny Wilder on Little House on the Prairie, Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills 90210, and Prue Halliwell in Charmed, and for women who are fed up with coming in second and being treated like a doormat, or who just want more out of life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ann Eliza argues that no woman could possibly want to be in a plural marriage if given the choice and not told that their salvation depends on it. Her story is told from many different perspectives including her own autobiography, her dad's story, letters from her son, essays from scholars, and others. Jordan is hesitant to come back to a place he's put behind himself but he wants to find the truth.Īt the same time, the story follows Ann Eliza Young, the 19th wife of Brigham Young who divorces Brigham and turns her religion upside down. ![]() Jordan is a member of the First Latter-Day Saints and was kicked out after found holding the hands of one of his many step-sisters from his large family. In present day, an ex-communicated member of the church Jordan comes back to Utah after his mother is accused of killing his father. ![]() The 19th Wife flips between a modern day murder mystery within a polygamous family and 1875 with Ann Eliza, the 19th wife of Brigham Young. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nobody cares about the spare except when she's breaking the rules, so Princess Samantha doesn't care much about anything, either. They're American.Īs Princess Beatrice gets closer to becoming America's first queen regnant, the duty she has embraced her entire life suddenly feels stifling. Each child knows exactly what is expected of them. ![]() Like most royal families, the Washingtons have an heir and a spare. Two and a half centuries later, the House of Washington still sits on the throne. When America won the Revolutionary War, its people offered General George Washington a crown. This is the story of the American royals. Two princesses vying for the ultimate crown. Perfect for fans of Red, White, and Royal Blue and The Royal We! What if America had a royal family? If you can't get enough of Harry and Meghan or Kate and William, meet American princesses Beatrice and Samantha. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Guided by Artemis’s twin-the handsome and entirely-too-self-assured god Apollo-Daphne’s journey will take her from the labyrinth of the Minotaur to the riddle-spinning Sphinx of Thebes, team her up with mythological legends such as Theseus and Hippolyta of the Amazons, and pit her against the gods themselves.Ī reinterpretation of the classic Greek myth of Daphne and Apollo, Daughter of Sparta by debut author Claire Andrews turns the traditionally male-dominated mythology we know into a heart-pounding and empowering female-led adventure. Nine mysterious items have been stolen from Mount Olympus and if Daphne cannot find them, the gods’ waning powers will fade away, the mortal world will descend into chaos, and her brother’s life will be forfeit. But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis-who holds Daphne’s brother’s fate in her hands-upends the life she’s worked so hard to build. This text refers to the paperback edition. Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. Claire Andrews was raised in both Alaska and Scotland, but currently lives in Vermont when not writing, she can usually be found outside swimming, skiing or hiking across the state's famous green mountains. ![]() ![]() ![]() Along the way they encounter the Goddess of Truth, fairies, dragons, Fate, a phoenix, "Jefferson Starships," and the Mother of All Monsters. Soon the Winchesters must reunite to face unexpected new threats. But something is wrong with the resurrected Sam, and Castiel brings more bad news - there is a civil war in Heaven and Hell has a new king: Crowley. ![]() Unbeknownst to Dean, Sam is back in the land of the living and has teamed up with his grandfather, Samuel Campbell, to hunt down monsters. Supernatural, the hit show from The CW, headed in an exciting new direction with season six, as the Winchester brothers dealt with the fallout of averting the Apocalypse, and viewers and critics responded with renewed enthusiasm.ĭean is trying to get on with life without his brother, and has settled down in suburbia with an old girlfriend and her son. ![]() ![]() But Sam wondered if Adeline was just a better actor than Ryan or himself. She was nineteen years old, and to all outward appearances seemed to have coped better with her mother’s passing. Sam’s daughter, Adeline, gripped Ryan’s other hand. ![]() He hoped the visit to Sarah’s grave this morning would be the start of turning that around. ![]() Most days, he felt like he was simply reacting to his children, making it up as he went, working on a mystery without any clues. At home, Sam had searched for a way to get through to his only son, but he had to admit: he wasn’t half the parent his wife had been. After her death, he had withdrawn, spending even more time alone, playing with LEGOs, reading, and generally avoiding life.Ĭounseling had yielded little help for Ryan. Ryan was eleven years old and strong-willed and introverted, like his mother. In one hand, Sam carried a bouquet of flowers. It was a crisp spring morning in Nevada, with dew on the grass and fog rolling through the cemetery. ![]() On the anniversary of his wife’s death, Sam Anderson visited her grave. ![]() |