![]() ![]() The team uses its capacity to open “doors” anywhere on Earth to move quickly into action. Together, they operate from The Carrier, a ship capable of moving through the Bleed, the red space which separates alternate universes. Jenny Sparks recruited new members including Apollo (“The Sun God”), Midnighter (aka “Night’s Bringer of War”), The Engineer (aka “The Maker”), and The Doctor (aka “The Shaman”). Following the events of the WildC.A.T.S/Aliens one-shot that saw the deaths of multiple characters, Jenny Sparks (aka “The Spirit of the Twentieth Century”), Jack Hawksmoor (aka “The God of Cities”), and Swift (aka “The Winged Huntress”), the survivors of the StormWatch Black team, went on to form a new team: The Authority. ![]() ![]() The Authority is a spin-off set in the StormWatch universe. Created in 1999, when Wildstorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics (After Jim Lee left Image Comics), The Authority is a dark and violent superhero comic created by Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan) and illustrated by Bryan Hitch ( JLA). ![]()
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![]() Working as a minion to a dress designer, Frances creates a cutting edge dress for the young Lady Sophia Rohan. ![]() Lucky for him, he finds the perfect dressmaker instead.įrances has longed to be a fashion designer ever since she first visited the city and was awed by a poster for the ballet “The Muse of Crystallia,” with costumes designed by Lady Aurelia. But the prince has a secret: he likes to wear dresses. His parents are invested in maintaining the royal lineage the prince has just turned sixteen and they want him to find a bride. Our story opens in true fairytale fashion, with the announcement of a spring ball hosted by Prince Sebastian. ![]() ![]() The jacket blurb for The Prince and the Dressmaker describes it as a “fairytale for any age,” set in “Paris, at the dawn of the modern age.” Welcome to the Belle Époque, the late 19 th century Paris of Jane Avril, Toulouse Lautrec, the Eiffel Tower, trains and bicycles, Arthur Rimbaud and Puccini’s opera La Bohème-a time when industrialism was quickly modernizing both ways of life and ways of thinking. ‘The Prince and the Dressmaker’ by Jen Wang ![]() ![]() ![]() She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races). OL21308303W Page_number_confidence 90.88 Pages 274 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.17 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220113143210 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 392 Scandate 20220110135458 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781602863231 Tts_version 4. Whats My Superpower by Aviaq Johnston and Tim Mack 7 Resources 2 Awards Those Who Dwell Below by Aviaq Johnston and Toma Feizo Gas 7 Resources 1 Award Inukis Birthday Party by Aviaq Johnston and Ali Hinch 4 Resources Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles. Whats My Superpower Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. Urn:lcp:whatsmysuperpowe0000john:epub:b440ea40-6254-45d7-b2db-de253f2540b3 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier whatsmysuperpowe0000john Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2qt4b9gj81 Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781772271409 Lccn bl2017030887 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-1-g862e Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9087 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-0001006 Openlibrary_edition Written by a picture book debut Inuk author, the story concentrates on a kid with a penchant for superhero abilities in a contemporary Inuit community. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 03:27:20 Associated-names Mack, Tim, illustrator Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA40326111 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() ![]() ![]() Comedic chaos rules the day, with plenty of laughs overlaying just a touch of introspection as the exes realize how much they still mean to each other. Filled with delightful witchiness and humor, this playful romantic comedy from Sterling explores second chances and self-discovery. A wickedly funny rom-com about the power of second chances, family, and love. Sterling’s novel is ultimately crisp and sweet, like biting into the perfect caramel apple, and makes for an equally delicious autumn treat that will sweep readers up into a world of whimsical magic. The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling Epub Review ![]() But when a mysterious new coven of witches comes to town and Gwyn’s powers begin fading, she and Wells must work together to figure out what these new witches want and how to restore Gwyn’s magic before it’s too late. ![]() When their professional competition leads to a very personal-and very hot-kiss, both Wells and Gwyn are determined to stay away from each other, convinced the kiss was just a magical fluke. When he opens up a shop of his own, Penhallow’s, just across the street from Something Wicked, he quickly learns he’s gotten more than he bargained for in going up against Gwyn. Wells has come to Graves Glen to re-establish his family’s connection to the town they founded and make a new life for himself after years of being the dutiful son in Wales. Download Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer Book ![]() ![]() He tells Jake that his children aren’t to know about this change until after the funeral he gains a grim satisfaction from picturing them falsely mourning him and having no clue they’ve been cut from his will. Consequently, Seth sent his latest will and burial instruction to Jake Brigance. Seth seems to have expected that his family would strongly object to his fortune being handed over to a black woman. Seth knows that his family would only show any interest in him if they knew just how wealthy he was. ![]() They’re very loud, say stupid things, and have a mean opinion on everything. The narrator shows that Seth’s family is curmudgeon at best, racist at worst and greedy without a doubt. (A handwritten will, known as a holographic will, is usually legal in the state of Mississippi). ![]() However, his will is handwritten, and his chemotherapy drugs may have battled his judgment there’s going to be a great debate over whether or not the will, written in the last 24 hours of his life, is legally binding. But instead of leaving his wealth to his children or (multiple) ex-wives, Seth leaves it with Letitia “Lettie” Lang, a black woman who cared for him during the last years of his life. Over the years, he’s become a millionaire. ![]() No one in town knows that Seth has secretly been saving loads of money while operating a lumber mill that was far more successful than anyone expected. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Gordeeva grinkov love story![]() Gordeeva's grandmother read Grimm's fairytales to her, not knowing that's how Gordeeva would later describe her life - like a fairytale. Gordeeva's parents both worked hard and traveled so much that Gordeeva and her sister, Maria, often stayed with their grandparents. Her mother, Elena Levovna, was a teletype operator for the Soviet newsagent Tass. Her father, Alexander Alexeyevich Gordeev, a folk dancer for the Moiseev Dance Company, wanted Gordeeva to become a ballet dancer. Gordeeva was born in Moscow, Russia, on May 28, 1971. ![]() In 1995, at age 28, her partner and husband Grinkov died of a heart attack. ![]() In their 13 years of skating together, Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov were first co-workers, became friends, then fell in love, married, became parents and won four world championships and two Olympic gold medals. Ekaterina Gordeeva is a Russian champion ice skater. ![]() ![]() Gothic Romance will, I hope, one day make a return, but for now, this is a wonderful treat for those who also wish it to come back. If you didn't enjoy the movie, the book doesn't give you anything that the movie doesn't, so you might want to pass up on it.All in all, it's a call back to an unfortunately overlooked genre. This is a great standalone book, and it's also a good read if you happened to have seen the movie first and enjoyed it. The narrative made it easy for the reader to sympathize despite the situation, and it was very emotional to listen to, just as it was in the movie. Without giving anything away.let's just say a certain 'confrontation' between two characters near the end involving a knife that ended quite badly for them both. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? It's just as lovely as what happened in the movie. ![]() What was one of the most memorable moments of Crimson Peak? Im normally not that crazy about novelizations of movies, but this one is a complete exception - its beautifully done, totally engaging from beginning to end. She's a good reader, it's just personal preference on my part. 'Crimson Peak' is an amazing movie, a gorgeous gothic feast - love story/character study/fairy tale/horror/thriller, all rolled into one. ![]() It doesn't take away from the story, and as stated, she got the other two down pat. The girl reading does a good job in voicing Edith's character, as well as Lucille's, but I wasn't entirely fond of the way she voiced Thomas. The narrative also does a fantastic job of painting the scene for the reader. I enjoyed the movie, and in book format, it offers more perspective, insight as to what the characters are thinking as the events unfold. Where does Crimson Peak rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Big Jabe by Jerdine Nolen![]() ![]() The illustrations are such that they invite the reader to spend time looking at the specifics in the drawings and imagining what is going on behind the scenes. The story matches perfectly with Kadir Nelson's colorful, detailed striking artwork. Although fictionalized, the setting, history and horrors reflect some of what life may have been like during slavery. Told through the eyes of Addy as imagined in the mind of Momma Mary, this story is fictionalized-possibly to make some of the suffering bearable to both the Momma Mary and Addy. Its setting is the imaginary Plenty Plantation. ![]() This picture book is a tall tale about slavery in the United States. There are many similarities in this story and the story of Moses. Although others in the “Quarters” could not explain how things were happening, Addy knew that Jabe was the reason why. He had the “powers” to bring on storms, turn an old horse into a young one, and to protect slaves from impending harm. He grew to be a man in six month and had the strength of 50 men. Addy, an avid and successful fisherman, found a young boy, Jade floating in a basket in the river. ISBN 006054061-3.īIG JABE is the story told from the point of view of a young slave named Addy. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments The pretties book series![]() ![]() Pretties do grow up and might even get a job and grow old, but that's hardly the point of the book!įrom what we learned in Uglies (major spoiler, dude, don't read if you haven't read the first book), becoming Pretty isn't only a physical change, the evil doctors behind the operation also induce lesions in the brain in order to make people docile as well as Pretty by making them focus on their own pleasure and physical attributes and not think too much about the rest. ![]() Before 16 years old, all human beings live as "Uglies" in a certain part of their city, and at 16, when they do the surgical operation that will transform them in "Pretties", they go live in another part of the city reserved for the Pretties. ![]() These entities live in complete autarky, only the people in the highest spheres of power can come and go out of the zone as they please. It is divided in small entities mostly isolated one from the other. The world he created - supposed to be our future in 300 years - is awesome. ![]() ![]() ![]() Where Aincrad held weight and urgency (while using tropes wisely), Alfheim boils down to "sup hero, do a sorta-timed rescue quest" (while Asuna was reduced to the resident damsel-in-distress NPC) If only Lizbet and Silica had had a chance to get in on the action, it would've been awesome enough to make up for Asuna's depowering.Ĭontinues exactly where last book left off - Kirito's NewGame+ speedrun to reach the 'prize' Fairy Queen locked in her golden cage Lame.Īt least the other female character in the book gets to kick some major ass. How can you take a kick ass character and reduce her to this? Yeah, she does manage to contribute to her escape in one important way, but ultimately she has to rely on her boyfriend to save the day. Why change a good thing? And just to make sure Asuna learns her lesson about being a strong feminist figure, she's threatened with an extra helping of rapeyness with added tentacles. I mean, the damsel-in-distress trope has been with us for thousands of years. ![]() ![]() She does manage to escape once, but she's of course recaptured since we can't have a female protagonist saving herself. On the whole this is a fun fast paced read, but it suffers from the same problem as the previous volume - Asuna is reduced to the status of Princess Peach waiting for Mario to rescue her from King Koopa - who again tries to get all rapey with her. ![]() |