Book Description
In the land of Eileanan, the Pact of Peace has not meant the end of unrest. And, though Isabeau would like to return home to help her family in these uncertain times, she must first venture to the Skull of the World where she will discover her true talents as a witch. And when she does return home, she does so transformed with the power to overcome her family's enemies once and for all.
Customer Reviews:
The Skull of the World.......2005-11-12
The whole series was blow you mind good, but this was the best book of them all. Can't reveal anything sorry!. Hope Forsyth writes more like it. Loved it, fantastic, billiant, revelutionary!!!!!!
Dreamchaser.......2005-07-22
This book was sooooooooooooo good I can't put it into words. I could not stop reading. My sister got very annoied. Since I don't want to ruin anything I won't tell you anything about the book. You have to read this book, but read the rest of the series first. YOU WILL ENJOY! Kate Forsyth is a great writer. Loved it.
A Decent Follow-up.......2005-04-12
After my experience with book four and, in particular, the author's note in the back of book four, I was a little concerned about this book. While I was anxious to find out about what Isabeau was doing during the events in The Forbidden Land, I was concerned that this book, like its predecessor, leaving me wondering still what some of the others were doing.
I was pleased to discover that wasn't the case.
The book flowed smoothly, covering Isabeau's actions during the time period of The Forbidden Land in the first part, and then returning to the familiar style of the first three books. It flipped smoothly between the military campaign and the intrigue at the palace, allowing the reader to focus on all of the pertinent things.
The main problem that I had with this book was that, after Isabeau's adventure on the Skull of the World, this book felt a lot like the third book in the series. While the enemy that was being fought was different and the reason behind Isabeau's sudden departure was to retrieve children rather than take them away, the big details were almost the same. Yes, they were in a different part of the land and issues that they had to face were different, but it was much of the same.
Still, I found it to be an enjoyable read, if not something completely new and unexpected.
The thing that I most enjoyed about this book was Isabeau's time on the Spine of the World and her journey to the Skull of the World. The glimpses that I got into the culture of the Khan'cohbans were delightful as it was vastly different from any of the other cultures in the book. I had enjoyed the few glimpses I had gotten in previous books, but this went into much more detail and I really enjoyed reading about them.
Isabeau's journey was also wonderful to read. It was a good mix of magic and realism and I particularly enjoyed her finding her new power. That was simply fun.
As with the other books in the series, the characterization and world building is strong in The Skull of the World. The complexity of the different species of Faeries on this world is delightful and I like how Forsyth mixes familiar with unfamiliar to populate the world she created.
Again, I wished for a map, but the story was engaging enough that the lack of one didn't detract from my enjoyment too much.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has enjoyed the other books in this series.
Dragging it out a little.......2005-01-12
I was slightly disappointed with this book and the one before it (the forbidden land) as it seems Kate is stretching out stories that could be condensed. As Finn the Cat's adventure was happening at the same time as Isabeau's, I think these two books would have been better condensed into one in the style of the first three in the series.
That being said, The Skull of the World is well written and brings out more detail of the cultures of the faeries, especially of the fairgean, and also includes the bond between Maya and Isabeau. The story drags out a little and the action and surroundings are less well described, this book tending to focus on what Isabeau herself is feeling more than what is going on.
After a trilogy that encorporates many characters focusing on one (as in both the forbidden land and the skull of the world) is a shift in pace that hasn't quite worked. I am looking forward to reading her sixth book (the last in the series) as hopefully it will bring all the character together again, instead of focusing on isabeau.
A good use of time..........2004-04-26
I found it very interesting how this book happened at the same time as the last book. The author was very careful to make sure things linked up. It was great!
Customer Reviews:
Susan Mallery's Sheiks.......2006-03-27
Generally I love this miniseries. This book was different in that the Prince was more western than the others. Still, I enjoyed it and I enjoyed the references to Bahania and El Bahar. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series and to see what happens with the rest of the Royal Family of Lucia Serrat
Prince Rafiq in Love?.......2005-12-02
Kiley has called off her dream wedding to a snake, Eric the womanizer. She wants revenge so knowing she'll run into Eric at functions through work she has the perfect plan, she wants to be her boss' mistress-Prince Rafiq of Lucia-Serrat. She been working for him for over 2 years now so she knows all about the mistresses - she sends parting gifts, a letter and none last longer than 3 months. The Prince agrees to Kiley's plan and he proceeds to seduce her. He gives her many gifts but the most wonderful one is Fariha, the 10 week old Maltese puppy in Arabic her name means joyful or happy and is she. Kiley falls in love but so does Rafiq with each other and Fariha. He proposes but he can't say those 3 little words to Kiley and she won't accept without them. Kiley finds herself pregnant, Rafiq knows this too, but she still won't accept. What a great love story Rafiq and Kiley have and Ms Mallery has given us another of the "alpha" sheiks. This is #10 of the Desert Rogue series.
"Sheiks inside Los Angeles - whatever will be do?".......2005-11-30
Can you imagine two days before your wedding walking in and finding your future husband with another woman? Would you want revenge? Heck yes and then some! Kiley Hendrick is stronger than she believes and approaches her handsome boss, Prince Radiq of Lucia Serratt to assist her by becoming his mistress. Little does Kiley realize that Radiq will not only steal her heart but will teach her the art of making love.
Prince Radiq, strong, sexy, successful and handsome has had many women in his life. He is honest with them from the very beginning and walks away from relationships without a backwards glance. He has a strong sense of responsibility to his country but not to his family as his mother relinquished her rights to him at birth and his father was too young to accept the responsibility of a son. Radiq was raised by mammies and tutors and didn't know the meaning of family until he accepts Kiley's proposal to become his mistress. Radiq adores Kiley but keeps his heart closed.
The Sheik and The Virgin Secretary is a wonderful addition to Susan Mallery's Desert Rogue series and ties in all Royal families at the end, those from Ed Bahar, Bahania and The City of Thieves. I'm hopeful Susan will continue her series with Radiq's brothers and sisters as her stories are so entertaining.
Book Summary from Back Cover:
The wedding of my dreams was only days away...until I discovered my fianc had a nasty habit of unfaithfulness. So to mend my wounded pride, I turned to the most eligible man I knew: my boss, Prince Rafiq of Lucia-Serrat! Although the dashingly handsome prince had enticed dozens of women, I had just one thing in my mind when I proposed becoming Rafiq's mistress: revenge on the man who'd humiliated me before.
It was easier than I'd expected to go from Rafiq's chaste secretary to his lustful lover. What I didn't expect was to fall head over heels for a man who could give me anything I wanted, except his heart....
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- Solid entry in the series
- The fourth book in Adams's trilogy
- A Second Time Around
- Such an awsome book
- Just as good as the first three!
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Book Description
Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth's dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that something otherworldly is indeed going on. . . .
God only knows what it all means. And fortunately, He left behind a Final Message of explanation. But since it's light-years away from Earth, on a star surrounded by souvenir booths, finding out what it is will mean hitching a ride to the far reaches of space aboard a UFO with a giant robot. But what else is new?
Customer Reviews:
Solid entry in the series.......2007-06-28
It's been a long time since I read this, so I don't remember many specifics. What I do remember is that, while this book isn't nearly as funny as its predecessors, it is still a very good piece of work. Adams' prose is still wonderful and, at times, beautifully inspired. His storytelling prowess is intact, as he draws from, and builds on, many of the invisible clues offered in the first three books (when the series could still properly be called a trilogy). The connection between Arthur and Fenchurch is touching without being sentimental; it's actually more fun than any of us imagined, watching Arthur Dent actually get what he wants, and Adams captures perfectly that lighthearted feeling of the early stage of love.
But the negative--and of course there must be a negative for this novel to miss out on a gold star--mainly has to do with the humor. There is still a genius at work here, as many brilliant comedic flashes will attest (God's final message to humanity, Ford's encounter with a special kind of prostitute). Unfortunately, there's also a fair amount of lesser such instances scattered throughout. Arthur's relation to Fenchurch of a story about a pack of muffins, while funny in theory, comes out as flat and uninspired and a bit hard to slog through. Less specifically, there are also many instances of Adams trying to rework descriptions of commonplace items to highlight the inherent absurdity locked within (a method used to great success in previous novels), but these often come off as forced and labored. It's almost as if Adams injected them five minutes before the final draft was snatched out of his hands to try and convince readers that, although space-traveling was kept to a minimum and Arthur Dent was allowed to act rather than react, this is still a new volume in the much-loved series, see all the irrelevant anecdotes and clever truisms?
That is, fortunately, a small enough complaint that I still recommend this book wholeheartedly, though offering it with a grain of salt.
The fourth book in Adams's trilogy.......2007-05-13
That, by itself, gets you off to a cockeyed start that will help you through Adams's brilliant series. The set was a landmark of popular culture when it came out in the 1980s, and is still a riotous trip through a universe that's just a little too believable.
This book, however, just doesn't sustain the wild energy of the earlier books.
//wiredweird
A Second Time Around.......2007-04-15
The fourth book in the Hitchhiker Trilogy, "So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish" is much like the first book in the series. It is a chronicle of strange travels and happenings, written with wry humor and Douglas Adams' penchant to mock everything, even the writing process. The fourth novel is much more cohesive in plot than the previous two, but the story is just as strange as ever.
In "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", Arthur Dent found out that his long-time friend Ford Prefect, was an alien, and that within minutes, the Earth was going to be destroyed. He saw the Earth destroyed and spent the next eight years wandering the universe, pondering what really happened. "So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish" is a fresh start to the series, with the implication that the Earth wasn't actually destroyed: those yellow Vogon spaceships people saw were hallucinations created by the CIA. Therefore, Arthur Dent has returned home as if nothing had happened, and meets a girl who seems to know something about why Earth still exists, but cannot remember what it is. The fourth novel is their quest to find what she has forgotten and to discover the Creator's final message to his creation.
"So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish" is a fast-paced, humorous trek through what makes the world tick. Douglas Adams is a master at oddity and dry wit, making his novels both laugh-out-loud funny, if not a little perplexing. This fourth entry makes up for the unbalanced two previous books that rambled way off course, even if that was the point. Who knows if there even is a point to these stories after all? Certainly not the chronicler.
Such an awsome book.......2006-11-05
How would you feel coming back to the Earth from halfway across the galaxy? Or being one of two of the original human beings in the whole universe? Or maybe whats with the number forty two? And maybe why the dolphins disappeared and why everyone has plain glass fish bowl, the answer might be closer than you think...
The book, So Long and Thanks For All The Fish. This book was created by the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series author Douglas Adams. The genre for this book is Sci-Fi. Some other books from the author is, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which is now a major motion picture, and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe to name a few.
The main character is Arthur Dent from England. Arthur is a intergalactic traveler, who finds himself back on Earth after traveling through the galaxy. He is mostly curious and somehow always gets into awkward situations with people, animals, and robots. After the many years traveling across the galaxy he finds it amazingly easy to fit into his old life. Before that though, he finds himself hitch hiking on Earth, where he meets a girl name Fenchurch. Soon after getting back on Earth, in England, he finds himself with Fenchurch and hid hitch hiking buddy, Ford Perfect near a large silvery robot who keeps asking to see their lizard. After the robot has it's `vacation' it decided to leave, which is when Arthur, Fenchurch and Ford decided to go see God's last message to his creations, thirty foot high letters of a fiery blaze. Where they found the thirty-two years older than the universe, social depressed robot, Marvin.
I would recommend this book for anyone who likes the thought of traveling through space. This book would be suitable for anyone who likes a good laugh and awkward situations.
I really enjoyed this book because of, the laughs it created and how it ended. The ending of this book tied up a loose end from the previous book. The book was a great book and I would read it again any time.
J.H.
Just as good as the first three!.......2006-09-24
Number 4 in the series, this book is about Arthur Dent coming back to Earth to find that it wasn't blown up after all and to solve the mystery of the vanishing dolphins. To get all the details, as well as God's last message to his creation, read the book!
I liked this book because it was humorous as well as being my favorite genre: Sci-Fi.
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Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth's dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that something otherworldly is indeed going on. . . .
God only knows what it all means. And fortunately, He left behind a Final Message of explanation. But since it's light-years away from Earth, on a star surrounded by souvenir booths, finding out what it is will mean hitching a ride to the far reaches of space aboard a UFO with a giant robot. But what else is new?
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Contents: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe and Everything; So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish; Mostly Harmless.
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Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth's dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that something otherworldly is indeed going on. . . .
God only knows what it all means. And fortunately, He left behind a Final Message of explanation. But since it's light-years away from Earth, on a star surrounded by souvenir booths, finding out what it is will mean hitching a ride to the far reaches of space aboard a UFO with a giant robot. But what else is new?
From the Paperback edition.
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So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
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The Interlinear NASB - NIV Parallel New Testament does three things for you. It sets the New American Standard Bible with its "literal correspondence" approach side by side with the New International Version and its "dynamic equivalency" approach, allowing you to easily compare the two translations. It directly relates Greek words in the Nestle's Greek text to their corresponding translations in the NASB and NIV texts. And it allows easier reading of the Greek New Testament. These advantages offer you a better understanding of the Bible. This proven study tool uses Alfred Marshall's interlinear English text -- the standard, widely used literal translation of the Nestle's Greek text, 21st edition. A generation of students, pastors, and scholars has relied on Marshall's renowned contribution to biblical study. The Interlinear NASB - NIV Parallel New Testament brings it to you in a parallel format that will bring new depth, perspective, and insight to your Bible studies.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent!.......2007-07-03
I've been waiting for a resource like this that compares the 2 translations I most often use! It shows you the literal translation directly from the Greek without bias in the middle of the page, giving the NASB text of the particular passage on the left and the NIV on the right.
Finally something for those of us who don't know Greek yet!
A wonderful Bible to own for any Seminary student.......2007-05-19
Much like the Interlinear NIV Hebrew-English Old Testament, this is a wonderful Bible (NT) for the Seminary student and future minister. It is important for the student and future worker in the field to understand where and what our Bible comes from. By exploring the Greek language that makes up our New Testament, what those words meant to the listener and reader then, and then what it means to us now, we in the field of study will find a true beautiful treasure! When we come to the Bible we come with only a little bit of knowledge toward the richness of God's eternal word in Scripture. From the study of Hebrew and how it is used in the Old Testament and then when we bridge this into the study of Greek and how it is used in the New Testament, we find such passion. The Greek has intricate points for us to understand, such as how beautiful, say, the unique use of literary and linguistic construction for the Gospel of John in comparison to, say, the same factors in studying the letters of Paul or the Letter to Hebrews. The only problem I would think of or could think of is that it would be a nice thing to have a commentary to bridge the meaning and workings of the Greek into practical understandings of how it is worked out in speaking to us via the NASB and the NIV. Still, I highly recommend this for any and every Seminary student. I know that I will use this Bible for a long time to come. And I hope that you do too!
Awesome Interlinear.......2007-03-08
This book was awesome. It is the best for my Greek class. This bascially gives you a word for word translation of the original text. It is off the hook.
Interlinear NASB-NIV Parallel New Testament in Greek and English.......2006-11-07
Helpful for Bible study. Arrived in good condition.
Great resource.......2005-10-10
The layout is good. Seems a bit bulky for only the New Testament. But the comparison of the NIV and the NASB is really good. The layout of the Greek is very interesting and helpful.
Overally very good.
Customer Reviews:
Looks like Greek to me..........2002-04-10
If I read Greek this would be a fine bible. On each page the first and last quarter contain the NASB and NIV versions while the middle half contains the Greek.
I did find a wonderful use for this bible, it made a wonderful gift for my father-in-law who is soon to complete seminary.
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