![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tim Hildebrandt is not in this ‘Middle-Earth dimension’ any longer, as he died a few years ago (aged 67), but his brother Greg (who is approaching the age of 80 now) continued with his career even when he officially “retired” in 1999 in order to pursue his own artistic ambitions -which in his own words- were inspired by ‘an overwhelming appreciation of the beauty of women’ (by that he meant he would basically work as a pin-up artist mostly). Certainly, as the title of this article indicates, if it were not for the fact that Greg and Tim Hildebrandt created such thorough interpretation of Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings back in the day I wouldn’t have bothered for a split-second to cover these two American twin-brother artists. This is yours truly coming back with more fantastic-genre art. ![]()
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![]() During this time, Busiek also had many letters published in comic book letter columns, and originated the theory that the Phoenix was a separate being who had impersonated Jean Grey, and that therefore Grey had not died-a premise which made its way from freelancer to freelancer, and which was eventually used in the comics.ĭuring the last semester of his senior year, Busiek submitted some sample scripts to editor Dick Giordano at DC Comics. ![]() Throughout high school and college, he and future writer Scott McCloud practiced making comics. ![]() This was the first part of a continuity-heavy four-part story arc Busiek was drawn to the copious history and cross-connections with other series. He began to read them regularly around the age of 14, when he picked up a copy of Daredevil #120. Kurt Busiek is an American comic book writer notable for his work on the Marvels limited series, his own title Astro City, and his four-year run on Avengers.īusiek did not read comics as a youngster, as his parents disapproved of them. ![]() ![]() ![]() From shady Paris nightclubs to white-shoe New York law firms, from brothels in Istanbul to the dockyards of Poland, Ferrar and his allies battle the secret agents of Hitler and Franco. Joining Ferrar in this mission is a group of unlikely men and women: idealists and gangsters, arms traders and aristocrats and spies. Ferrar is approached by the embassy of the Spanish Republic and asked to help a clandestine agency trying desperately to supply weapons to the Republic’s beleaguered army-an effort that puts his life at risk in the battle against fascism. Alan Furst, whom Vince Flynn has called “the most talented espionage novelist of our generation,” now gives us a taut, suspenseful, romantic, and richly rendered novel of spies and secret operatives in Paris and New York, in Warsaw and Odessa, on the eve of World War II.Ĭristián Ferrar, a brilliant and handsome Spanish émigré, is a lawyer in the Paris office of a prestigious international law firm. ![]() As the shadow of war darkens Europe, democratic forces on the Continent struggle against fascism and communism, while in Spain the war has already begun. ![]() ![]() I can readily change my own mind about which stories I prefer – it might depend on how important to me that “thing” they do is (and of course most stories do multiple different things!) – it might depend on my mood that day – it might depend on something new I’ve read that makes me think differently about a certain subject. ![]() Different stories do different things, all worthwhile. But I think that at the top, there is no way to draw fine distinctions, to insist on rankings. This doesn’t mean I don’t think some art is better than other art – I absolutely do think that. ![]() Let me reiterate something I said last year – though I participate with a lot of enjoyment in Hugo nomination and voting every year, I am philosophically convinced that there is no such thing as the “best” story – “best” piece of art, period. I have seen a fair quantity of movies, too, however. As ever, I’ll caution that I have read a lot of short fiction, but that I am less up on the other categories. ![]() Time for my annual post on what I’m thinking about for Hugo nominations. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When she's not writing, she's busy being inspired, traveling, or planning her next book-with one hand on her laptop and the other balancing a latte. In this case, she will lose track of time and will have to be dragged away. She's a rule breaker who cannot be confined in a box, except when she's in the writing cave. I have to say that this was such a wild emotional ride. Nicole Fiorina is bestselling author of her debut, the Stay with Me trilogy, translating into multiple languages and will soon be available in audio. Her writing style and stories are known to evoke imagery and emotion, varying across all sub-genres, settings, and time periods due to her ambition to live a thousand lives. Now Open your eyes is the final book of the Stay with me trilogy and the conclusion of Ollie and Mias epic journey. She has four published titles, all translated into multiple languages. ![]() Nicole Fiorina is the #1 Best Selling Author in Poetry for her debut trilogy, Stay with Me, and Amazon’s #1 Best Selling Author in Gothic Romance for Hollow Heathens. ![]() ![]() ![]() There they follow the adventures of a group of young friends who must use their spiritual armor to battle unimaginable dangers and. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. The Prince Warriors and the Swords of Rhema by Priscilla Shirer 4. Written by New York Times bestselling author Priscilla Shirer, The Prince Warriors series has now captivated readers for five years and taken them on a journey to the unseen world of Ahoratos. She is honored and grateful to be able to work with Priscilla on The Prince Warriors. ![]() She lives in Buffalo, New York, where it snows a lot, with her husband and three beautiful daughters. She's written a couple of books in various genres (Avalon and Hammer of God, under the name Gina Miani) and dramas published by Lillenas and DramaMinistry, but she prefers writing (and reading) books for young people. Gina Detwiler was planning to be a teacher but switched to writing so she wouldn't have to get up so early in the morning. And that is what first drove Priscilla to dream up this fictional story about the very un-fictional topic of spiritual warfare-to help raise up a new generation of Prince Warriors under her roof. Because who has time to check such things while raising three rapidly growing sons? When she and Jerry, her husband of sixteen years, are not busy leading Going Beyond Ministries, they spend most of their time cleaning up after and trying to satisfy the appetites of these guys. ![]() Priscilla Shirer is a homemade cinnamon-roll baker, Bible teacher, and bestselling author who didn't know her books (The Resolution For Women and Fervent) were on The New York Times Best Seller list until somebody else told her. ![]() ![]() ![]() Gay quotes a number of women who identify as feminist and then those who don’t due to the harsh connotations. “Bad Feminist: Take One” (which appears at the very end of the collection) begins by defining feminism (though I’m not sure why she’s doing this again–to come full circle?). ![]() She notes, “Feminism has helped me believe that my voice matters, even in this world where there are so many voices demanding to be heard.” This is from the introduction, which first tells the reader that Gay is a bad feminist–someone who believes in equality and thinks sexism is institutional, but who also contradicts what some people believe is feminism.Ī number of essays seemed without a thesis, which caused the content to seem only loosely related. ![]() Several times, Gay tries to define feminism and understand her relationship to the idea. The book is broken into sections:Įach section has a number of essays that address the topic of the section. Bad Feminist (Harper Perennial, 2014) by Roxane Gay is a collection of essays, many of which have appeared online at places like The Rumpus, Jezebel, and Buzzfeed. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Banished Lands are torn by war as the army of High King Nathair sweeps the realm challenging all who oppose his holy crusade. The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Only when he loses those he loves will he learn the true price of courage. ![]() He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his kings realm. Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors learning the art of war. He has choices to make choices that will determine the fate of the Banished Lands Nathair has been deceived but now he knows the truth. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh but to do so they need the seven treasures. ![]() At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim dread demons of the Otherworld. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron most powerful of the seven treasures. The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. Then Asroth and his demon-horde will finally break into the Banished Lands and become flesh. With all seven under his command he can open a portal to the Otherworld. And together with Calidus and his ally Queen Rhin Nathair will do anything to obtain the remaining Treasures. King Nathair has taken control of the fortress at Drassil and three of the Seven Treasures are in his possession. Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands as the war reaches new heights. ![]() ![]() “A highly significant literary experiment… served to reveal the potential of science fiction to couch serious questions” (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder II-1228). ![]() “Often regarded as the father of modern science fiction” (Clute & Grant, 1004), Wells wrote The Island of Dr. Anatomy of Wonder. Barron, Anatomy of Wonder , 1-100 Currey, L. Octavo, original tan cloth, frontispiece, spine lettered in black, front panel in red and black with illustration of the island, 32 publisher’s advertisements pages, rear stamped in blind with publisher’s monogram. His biography Queen Victoria was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. ![]() ![]() Strachey was a founding member of the Bloomsbury Group and author of Eminent Victorians, he is best known for establishing a new form of biography in which psychological insight and sympathy are combined with irreverence and wit. ![]() From the library of Lytton Strachey with his bookplate. First edition, Currey Binding A of “the ultimate science fiction novel and the ultimate horror story” (Gene Wolfe). ![]() ![]() ![]() And her counterpart, the story’s antagonist Lily, also falls neatly into a type of her own, hers being the too-good-to-be-true outsider that, by story’s end, will be revealed to be an impostor of some sort.Īnyone, except maybe the middle-grade audience Littlewood wrote Bliss for, can see how things will play out when Rose’s parents, who’d never let Rose make any magic recipes, leave and give her the key to the place their special cookbook is hidden. Rose, our main character, is pretty typical in her all-consuming desire to feel special and pretty. All the different magical recipes were so cute and clever I was sad there had to be a story to accompany them.Įspecially one that breaks so little new ground when you remove said recipes from the equation. Similar to Rose, I was in awe when I read about her mother folding lightning into one of her baked goods, all in order to save a young boy who’d been struck by lightning. ![]() ![]() In that case, it was the castle itself in this case, it’s the magical recipes Rosemary Bliss’s parents make for the townspeople. Not unlike with Tuesdays at the Castle, there was a kernel of something special here. ![]() |