Book Description
A knitwear designer since 1986, Jo Sharp draws on a myriad of influences - Chinese, French, Latvian, Scottish, Australian - to create colorful, stylish designs that are both trendy and timeless. Knitting Emporium is her fourth collection of sweaters, each of them hand-knitted using her own unique yarns and photographed against a dramatic Australian background. General pattern instructions, easy-to-read charts, and care information are included.
Customer Reviews:
KNITTING EMPORIUM - DON'T BUY UNLESS YOU LOOK.......2007-02-12
Unless you have a chance to check this book out at a bookstore first, OR you're a beginning knitter, don't buy it online. The patterns couldn't be more ordinary, despite the use of color on several. Anyone looking for fun and interesting patterns will be extremely disappointed.
A collection of good, basic sweaters.......2000-12-02
At first glance, Jo Sharp's "Knitting Emporium" may seem rather unimaginative. The most eye-catching sweater is the colorful "Tashkent" sweater pictured on the front of the book. Some of the sweaters inside the book look somewhat like what one could purchase in a Walmart! That was decidedly NOT what I was hoping for. But then, when I took a second and third look throughout the book, I realized that the details of some of these sweaters are unusual but also very classic. There are some very good, wearable necklines (i.e. the "Antipodean" and the "Heather" patterns), and the shape of most of these sweaters are the kind that most body types could wear comfortably and attractively.
There are patterns for both men and women, most of which are extremely classic pullovers, vests, or cardigans. 5 of the 14 patterns are colorful (in the Kaffe Fassett manner), and 7 of the 14 patterns are monochromatic (4 of which have textural interest).
I would have been interested to know more about Jo Sharp's background, and a little about her method of design. Alice Starmore books give the reader something to read as well as patterns to knit, and I have always enjoyed that. But, as this is my first Jo Sharp book, she may have given this information in a prior book.
The book is worth buying if you are looking for basic sweaters that are beautifully designed in a classic manner.
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A disturbing sense of paranoia drifts through the nine stories in Emporium, Adam Johnson's stunning debut. But beneath the uneasy surface of the freakishly memorable landscapes depicted in this original collection lies the familiar trappings of adolescence: strip malls and cul-de-sacs, stifling suburbs, teenage crushes and rebellions, absent parents, and a frightening, unpromising future.
In "Teen Sniper," a lonely 15-year-old LAPD marksman, whose only friend is ROMS, the squad's bomb-detecting robot, can snuff out a life in a heartbeat from 475 meters away yet can't connect with the girl of his dreams standing right in front of his nose. In this unsettling story, the sniper visualizes the impact wounds of his victims--renegade employees of Silicon Valley software companies--as beautiful floral imagery.
Duck, you fool, I can't help whispering.
The slug goes, connects--a neck shot, my trademark, the wound lapping like the tongues of orchid petals. The target's knees go out, and he falls from view, dropping into the beige of his cubicle.
A real standout in this powerful collection is "Your Own Backyard." A former police officer turned rent-a-cop works the night shift at a Phoenix zoo, where he has the undesirable job of eliminating the unwanted animals ("young ones, old ones, sick ones, extra ones"). Yellow Post-it notes stuck to the guard shack serve as death sentences, his assignments for the night. This troubled father views his unpredictable young son's increased fascination with violence as the all-too-familiar shadow of a criminal mind in the making. "Trauma Plate" features a teenager acting out against her parents--who run a bulletproof-vest rental shop in a deserted strip mall--by daring her crush to take a shot at her Kevlar covered heart; a Louisiana family counts down the hours until the ATF slams into their home in the atmospheric "The Jughead of Berlin"; and in "The Death-Dealing Cassini Satellite," a 19-year-old slacker occupies his time by driving a party bus filled with the members of his late mother's cancer support group. Despite the unusually edgy nature of the stories, at its core, Emporium is surprisingly moving--its characters aching to connect in an ominous, uncertain world. Keep Adam Johnson on your literary radar; Emporium is a searing debut from a writer to watch. --Brad Thomas Parsons
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An ATF raid, a moonshot gone wrong, a busload of female cancer victims determined to live life to the fullest--these are the compelling terrains Adam Johnson explores in his electrifying debut collection. A lovesick teenage Cajun girl, a gay Canadian astrophysicist, a teenage sniper on the LAPD payroll, a post-apocalyptic bulletproof-vest salesman-each seeks connection and meaning in landscapes made uncertain by the voids that parents and lovers should fill. With imaginative grace and verbal acuity, Johnson is satirical without being cold, clever without being cloying, and heartbreaking without being sentimental. He shreds the veneer of our media-saturated, self-help society, revealing the lonely isolation that binds us all together.
Customer Reviews:
Oh, how I wanted to love this..........2006-08-27
Adam Johnson has some of the best reviews of any young writer in many a day, with great comments coming from none other than Robert Olen Butler, Ron Carlson, Michiko Kakutani, etc. And, frankly, I don't totally disagree with them. Many of the stories in this collection are great, and certainly all of them will stay in my memory. The images are fresh and resonate, the language is spot on, and the atmospheres and characters feel real.
But I can't say that this collection was perfect. Too often I could see the story as it would unfold. Or maybe it's better to say that this is the first time the words "workshop story" have ever come to mind. This is a bummer because I really, really, really wanted to love this collection. I myself am just going into a writing workshop, and I can't help but admire someone who has made it into best new american voices four years in a row. But in almost each story I knew that there would be the initial conflict, it's development in a linear fashion, and, ultimately, the moment of epiphany that does and does not tie up everything. This is true in Teen Sniper, Your Own Backyard, The Eigth Sea, and The Jughead of Berlin. (Compare this to Andrea Barrett's Ship Fever, in which many different forms emerge, showcasing a variety of writing models.) For this reason my favorite stories were Trauma Plate, with it's shifting perspectives, and the Canadanaut, for it's electrified scientific babble/foreign languages.
I think then that there is a reason for such acclaim: he's a very good writer. But I rarely felt the form being played with. Rarely felt that I was getting truly new insight into the human condition. What Mr Johnson has done is impressive, and I loved the atmospheres and characters of these stories; certainly he is a talent to watch. But I think that it is telling that none of these stories were Best American, O. Henry, or Pushcart. These are some of the best stories to come out of workshops, and certainly the ground has proven fertile for Mr. Johnson. But as he matures, and begins to push new boundaries in language--that is when Mr. Johnson will really shine. So, while I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, I'm more interested in whre this author goes from here. This debut is promising, but not ultimately my favorite book of the year.
Impressive collection!.......2006-05-16
I'd realized that I hadn't read a short-story collection in a while and found myself missing them. So I picked up Emporium because of the rave reviews here. This is one of the most surreal, darkest and most disturbing collections I have read in a long time! I was duly impressed with this gem! Adam Johnson has the gift of turning the most ordinary topics into something insightful, intelligent and twisted. His writing style reminds me a great deal of authors with a penchant for the bizarre like Amanda Filipacchi, Joyce Carol Oates and Aimee Bender. Most of the stories are centered on teens in suburbia, but the subject matters and the surrealistic feel of the stories are more for adults. All of the nine stories are flooring, but my personal favorites are "Trauma Plate," "Your Own Back Yard," "The History of Cancer," and "Teen Sniper." These quirky, disarming stories will please fans of both short stories and "underground fiction." Adam Johnson is an author I will look for in the future!
Awesome Collection from a great talent.......2006-04-23
Best collection by a new writer I have ever read. Ever. Johnson is original, inventive, and best of all, intellectually brilliant. Don't miss this one.
amazing collection.......2004-01-15
This is easily one of the best short story collections I've ever read. "Your Own Backyard" alone is worth the cover price. Everything else is a bonus and an incredible bonus at that. These stories are strange and creepy and fiery while still managing to be grounded in the emotional terrain of family life, teen angst, the day to day strain of living. I first read "Your Own Backyard" years ago when it appeared in a Scribners collection of workshop fiction. It didn't feel like a workshop story then and it still doesn't. A reviewer said that they thought his stories smacked of the workshop mill. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Best short story collection I've read recently.......2003-07-09
Each story is unique and imaginative. Some of the stories are very normal, and some verge on science fiction. He's almost like a Vonnegut with more developed and believable characters. Perhaps that's too bold - but I eagerly look forward to new stuff from him.
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A little boy is looking for the perfect gift for his friend. But all he finds at McGraw's Emporium isA can, a clock, a feathered fan,A vase, a bank, a frying pan,A sword, a couch, a magazine,A lamp that lights with kerosene,A garden hoe, a telescope,A Scrabble game, a coil of rope,A model ship, a baby's crib,A record by the Brothers Gibb...In addition to everything McGraw sells, young readers will find compulsively readable verse and funny, unexpected pictures in this remarkably absorbing treasure trove of a book.
Customer Reviews:
Reads as real life.......2007-07-23
I enjoyed this CD as I drove to and from work. I laughed out loud and cried real tears.
Suzanna is Almost forty and not happy with her life or her marraige. She opens the Emporium in an attempt to fulfill her life.
Suzanna, the abandoned daughter of her fathers first wife feels responsible for her mothers death among other dissatifactions. Through the shop, she makes friends with Jesse and others who help her become herself. She finds the truth of her abandonment from Vivi, her "stepmom". All the characters are as real as your own Grandma Rose who needs a nursing home but you can't do that to family. I usually read horror, but this has the real life horrors and real life pleasures that kept me enrapt to this wonderful book. The ending is perfect and the mid-book trauma with Jesse is heart wrenching.
Subtle and Engaging.......2005-10-27
The Peacock Emporium was an excellent story. Jojo Moyes shows immense skill in exploring several characters. The book seems to depict many characters at first but ultimately is the story of Suzanna whose story is poignant and touching without being overly sentimental. The use of flashbacks and alternate points of view is masterful and Jojo Moyes uses a writing style that depicts these scenes in a simple and uncomplicated manner without over explaining herself to the reader.
We randomly receive flashbacks to unknown character's journeys and it is only later that the pieces of the puzzle fall together and we come to realise these are in fact central characters in Suzanna's life.
The heartwrenching story of Jessie, A bright spark in Suzanna's bleak life is excellent. The story of the insecure young woman who dreams big but eventually settles for an average existence is great and it is very cleverly written teaching any reader a valuable lesson about walking in someone else's shoes, but perhaps the most exciting subplot is that of the beautiful, spirited Athena and the effect she continues to hold over all the characters lives.
The ending is perfect. After reading this book I was immediately overwhelmed by the vast significance of the ending and the way in which no single character is aware of all the Implications of the events of the book. After the initial emotions of finishing the novel this book has definitely stayed with me and thinking of it gives me a feeling of the amazing significance of the lives of people around me, it will remind you of the scope of each and every life that you never got to know.
This book is definitely a worthwhile read, although it is clearly written as one for the girls with it's soap opera like plot detail.
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- Something For Everyone
- WONDERFUL STORIES
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Magic Wanda's Travel Emporium: Tales of Love, Hate And Things in Between
Joshua Searle-White
Manufacturer: Skinner House Books
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Winner of the 2003 Storyteller of the Year competition, Searle-White has performed and conducted successful storytelling workshops throughout the United States. This collection brings his off-the-wall characters and their fantastic adventures to the page.
This lively collection of fifteen stories proves that anything is possible. Searle-White's colorful characters navigate the world of human relationships, using imagination and humor to illuminate themes of love, commitment, fear, and faith. His character's inhabit leaky boats, magical islands, and far-off planets and his stories combine jokes for adults with a silliness kids will love.
Magic Wanda's Travel Emporium is the perfect book for reading out loud. Searle-White's commitment to rhyme, alliteration and wordplay—all the things that make him a great storyteller—are employed in this collection.
Stories include:
Two pompous pirates squaring off against each other in the sailing race of the century
A round rubber ball that struggles to tell a secret to her friend without them both bouncing away
A clarinet whose love for a saxophone is almost doomed by their vast cultural differences
Customer Reviews:
Something For Everyone.......2007-08-20
This lovely little book of short stories "for children" is full of allegory, humor, alliteration and fun! It is a great book for teachers, parents and grandparents to share with their young folk. Nearly every tale teaches an important life lesson with clarity and wit, but without being cloying or didactic.
WONDERFUL STORIES.......2007-08-05
This is a delightful collection of stories with good moral themes that work in any situation: home, school, church... I very strongly recommend this author and hope he gives us more!
Customer Reviews:
The First Super-store?.......2001-08-17
If you're looking for a baffling mystery within the literary form of the Holmes pastiche, this won't be your oyster. The main aim of author Andrews here is an evocation of the legendary department store Gammages, at the turn of the last century. Here it is in thin disguise as A. W. Forrage, Ltd., e.g. "Forrages." As in a number of Andrews' recent Holmes novels, a number of real, historical characters appear, including magicians Stanley Collins and Wil Goldston... can you spot the others?
The plot, to the extent that there is one, is a thinly veiled excuse to have Holmes and Watson wander around Gammages and marvel at the diversity of offerings of this wonderous store. You'll probably (correctly) identify not only the villain, but also his motives, after a few dozen pages. Andrews adds a couple of mild snappers at the end, but at 126 pages it's not just the plot that's thin.
Gammages is the focus, not Holmes and Watson. Keep this in mind as you read and you won't be too disappointed.
Book Description
Naukratis, the first city in Egypt where Greeks were permitted to settle, was first excavated by Flinders Petrie in 1884; his discoveries indicated occupation from the Archaic Period to Late Antiquity. The limited extent of Petrie's excavations and the erosion of the site inspired the American Ancient Naukratis Project to start new fieldwork in 1980. This volume, contains details of an intensive surface survey of the area surrounding Petrie's trenches, which have become waterlogged. Intensive cataloguing of pottery and small find distribution allows full appreciation of the functional and chronological patterning of the larger site. An historical essay on the possible origins of Naukratis, a study of stamped amphora handles, a geological study and new studies of material from Petrie's original excavations are also included in this volume.
Customer Reviews:
Plentiful.......2003-10-13
From what I can detect, this is the book that launched the very successful career of Kat Martin. Published in 1988, and no longer available through the main stream, I found my copy while searching the shelves in a little used bookstore. By my reaction, you would have thought I uncovered the "Hope Diamond" in the salvage.
Martin draws a simple, bountiful love story. The novel is action packed and she kept this reader turning the pages. Yet, it is far from being perfect. The hero, Travis "Hawk" Langley, is a jerk. I could not bring myself to enjoy his company. He is rude, cold, and then grows sexually aroused whenever he is not being rude and cold.
Samantha Ashton, stationed with her father in the Dakota Territories, is an innocent looking for adventure. She discovers it on an outrageous journey to and from California. An endless trip that sees her pose as a governor's daughter, almost meet Brigham Young, stand naked in the mountains as foul men leer and fondle her, lose her virginity, nearly drown in the San Francisco Bay, then seized and savagely dragged across the mountains by renegade Indians, married by means of an Indian ceremony, returned home and again subject to a brutal assault
Whew, a lot of bang for your buck in this novel. However, Kat Martin does entertain. There are problems, but reading this you can experience the writer on the initial stage of a great career. A good beginning.
Wonderful and Engaging.......2003-06-19
This book kept me up all night. The story was engaging and exciting. I would have given this book 5 stars, but the heroine was always resisting and then giving in to the hero during the love scenes. But, if you are looking for a hot, exciting, and spellbinding read then definetly read this book.
Magnificent Passage.......2000-04-12
This book is one of the finest books I've ever read!
Mandy Ashton fled a stifling existence for the glittering social whirl of California's state capital, trading childhood's innocence for a woman's burning desire. It was risky, masquerading as her flighty cousin, Julia, but Mandy was hardly faint of heart - as she would prove time and again on a journey fraught with deadly adventure and sublime temptation.
Travis Langly(Hawk in indian name) was a white man raised by the Cheyenne, making a difficult peace with his dual heritage. The last thing he needed was Julia, California Governor's spoiled daughter to chaperon. He thinks Mandy as Julia... But Mandy was spirited, captivating, and irresistibly sensuous... By journey's end, Mandy and Hawk were the helpless prisoners of a smoldering passion that nothing could kill - except, perhaps, the secret Mandy guarded so carefully throughout the arduous days, and ardent nights, of their long magnificent passage.
I recommend this book for the readers who want savory and attractive dialogues of heroin and hero. The prologue of this book is very interesting! Especially, I will never forget the first meeting between Mandy and Travis. That scene is very beautiful and humorous!
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This digital document is an article from Alaska Business Monthly, published by Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc. on April 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1488 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: The magnificent Inside Passage: cruise ship passengers flock to the beautiful and unique communities that make up Southeast Alaska.
Author: Gerry Watkins
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Date: April 1, 2003
Publisher: Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: 19
Issue: 4
Page: 74(4)
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Many years have passed since Queen Thirrin and her allies defended the Icemark against a brutal invasion. But now General Bellorum is back, along with his bloodthirsty spawn, twin sons even more vicious than him. Thirrin and Oskan also have a family: two girls and three boys. But darkness lurks within the House of Lindenshield: Medea, the couple's cold-hearted, fifteen-year-old daughter, who's just coming into her magical powers, may be the downfall of the kingdom. It's up to her brother, Charlemagne, crippled by polio as a child, to return from exile and rescue the land he loves.
Customer Reviews:
Loved this book too...spoilers at end of Review!.......2007-06-03
First of all, I loved this book. I loved the first one too, but there's always something about the underdog, the "weakling" finding the strength he didn't even know he had, that appeals to me enormously. And however much I like Thirrin, a weakling she is not. She may have had the disadvantage as a nation fighting the Empire in the first novel, but she was nowhere remotely close to being weak.
I've grown especially fond of children's books lately, between Harry Potter, the Artemis Fowl Series, The SpiderWick Chronicles, the trilogy of The Golden Compass (can't remember the collection's name), Garth Nix's series about the days of the week, and a whole host of others, I troll the young adult shelves almost exclusively. Seeing as I am 21 years old, I get a few odd looks. :)
SPOILERS, for those who haven't read this, are below....WARNING!!! SPOILERS!!!!!!!!
But was I the only one who read the whole book waiting impatiently for Madea to fry? And I freely admit that I felt no sympathy whatsoever when it finally happened. I was extremely satisfied when she finally realized just how much she had underestimated her father ("In your face, witch!" might have been going through my mind...haha!). And I completely appreciated the fact that he still didn't give her any mercy, for she deserved none.
Sharley's Blade.......2007-06-02
The youngest son of Queen Thirren and her husband, the warlock, Oskan, is named Charlemagne. He is called Sharley. Despite his warrior's name, Sharley was stricken with polio in his childhood and walks with a
limp. He is incapable of wielding the heavy weapons or of controlling the massive war horses of their frozen kingdom, Icemark. His hale and hearty twin brothers are fond of him but they are totally embroiled in training.
to be warriors. Of his two older sisters, Cressida loves him, but she is also busy training to fight. His other sister Medea, the one who has inherited magical powers from their father, is eaten up with jealousy because of the attention given to Charlemagne from his birth. The only person who is really helpful to Sharley is the old family tutor, who arrived from a hot kingdom in the south long ago - and stayed. When Icemark's defeated nemesis, Bellorum, regains strength, he and his two sons intend to crush Icemark forever. Sharley is sent with Maggie, his tutor, and many refugees on ships to live safely in the south until the war is over.
Greatly humiliated by his weaknesses, he is befriended by the sultan's son, Mekhmet, and is taught to fight in the lighter ways of desert warriors. With a wonderfully appealing protagonist, magical creatures, and one battle after another, this book will appeal to readers who loved the "Redwall" series when they were younger. With a complex, action-filled
plot, this hefty read is totally absorbing.
The Blade of Fire was AMAZING!!!!!.......2007-05-23
The Book The Blade of Fire is a wonderful book. I enjoyed the way the author described the characters so human like that you almost wanted to tell the character something bad is going to happen to you. I would give this book a five out of five. The main cahracter is Prince Charlemagne and his emotions make the book much more realistic. It gives the book more structure and you can almost imagine how you would feel in this situation.
I love this series!.......2007-05-15
This is a world I want to be in -- an amazing saga that pulls you in -- and once you're read it, it stays with you forever.
blade of fire: the icemark chronicles.......2007-05-14
i enjoyed the book. at times i had to put it down,because of the graffic images that come to mind.i most likely would never go and see it as a movie. it would be too intense for me.the story line was good. how they over come the odds against them and the most unlikely were there best hope.
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- Pretty Good
- It's disgusting but I can't stop reading! =))
- this book is great if you like starcraft
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- Do not buy this book
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Starcraft: Queen of Blades (Starcraft)
Aaron Rosenberg
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Book Description
Former marshal-turned-rebel Jim Raynor has broken away from the power-crazed Emperor Arcturus Mengsk. Enraged over Mengsk's betrayal of the powerful telepath, Sarah Kerrigan, to the ravenous Zerg, Raynor has lost all faith in his fellow humanity.
Yet, in the aftermath of Mengsk's treachery, Raynor is plagued by strange visions of Char -- a deadly, volcanic world haunted by horrifying alien creatures. As the nightmares grow in intensity, Raynor begins to suspect that they may not be figments of his imagination -- but a desperate form of telepathic contact. Convinced that the woman he loves is still alive, Raynor launches a hasty mission to rescue Kerrigan from Char. But deep beneath the planet's smoldering surface, Raynor finds a strange chrysalis...and is forced to watch in horror as a terrible, all-too-familiar entity rises from it.
Before him stands a creature of depthless malice and vengeance...
Sarah Kerrigan: the Zerg Queen of Blades.
Customer Reviews:
Pretty Good.......2007-06-09
This book is pretty good. I am only about half way done though. I like how it is following the story that was in the game. It get you a little deeper into the story than the game did. so so far its pretty good.
It's disgusting but I can't stop reading! =)).......2007-05-25
This book explains the tranformation of captured Kerrigan to the Queen of Blades. As Jimmy, how Kerrigan called James Rayner, travelled thousand of lightyears to save his love from the Zergs only to learn that he was a little bit too late as Kerrigan swore her new alliance to the Zergs. The novel reached its peak where Kerrigan convinced Rayner and his men to return from whence they came as she now belongs to the Zergs. Everything was explained in great detail, the sad fate that separated James Rayner from the love of his life.
this book is great if you like starcraft.......2007-04-30
i don't read many books...
harry potter, i sparknoted it and watched the movie
the lord of the rings, sparknoted, reviews, watched the movie
books for school assignments = leech off friends, sparknotes, and librarians (hahaha)
all of a sudden, i buy this starcraft book and i read every single page
*beware spoilers* when i read the battle between infested kerrigan and tassadar or zeratul i pictured something amazing compared to that tiny mission in the starcraft game and as the mission went, the protoss got owned horribly by infested kerrigan (hahahaha)
hey... are you a starcraft fan? you got 8 bucks on you? get this book and read it when you're on the bus or taking a #2 (lol)... you'll like this book
Excellent.......2007-04-21
I found this book to be exciting all the way through and I was unable to put it down. I like how the author ties in the various scenes of the game into this book and I found that it compliments the game very well. Having just gone through the single player campain again before reading this book, I was able to recall the various scenes this book references and finally put the pieces together on how certain conflicts played out and how dialogue took place in the game. In the game, you are lead to believe that all dialogue took place in a "command" center so to speak but it doesn't really make sense. Now, that same dialogue comes to life on the battlefield and things start to make more sense.
A fun read and worth checking out and a great addition to the Starcraft universe.
Do not buy this book.......2006-12-06
I don't have anything against Starcraft novels in general. Liberty's Crusade is a terrific example of what a good Starcraft novel should be; it did characterization well, it'd gave a sense of depth to the universe, and it portrayed the events in the Starcraftverse well.
This book does none of these things. The characters are done terribly, Raynor included (which is a shame, since he was such a good character in Liberty's Crusade, and in the game). Tassador, arguably one of the noblest characters in a game, is done poorly, along with Zeratul.
But the worst is that Rosenberg makes the book work along 'Game Mechanics.' Pfffh. There's a reason they're called 'game mechanics', people! In real life, Protoss presumably have to rest, eat (yes, I do think they actually do have mouths), and such; not just stand around and occasionally do some stretches every few hours.
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- The Mother Dragon
- The worst Andrea Norton I ever tried to read.
- Recommended
- fabulous fantasy
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Dragon Blade: The Book of the Rowan (Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan)
Andre Norton , and
Sasha Miller
Manufacturer: Tor Books
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ASIN: 0765307472
Release Date: 2005-07-14 |
Book Description
O ver a year has passed since the defeat of the Great Foulness and the ravaged earth has begun to heal. Lost for generations, the signet rings of the Four Great Houses-Oak, Yew,Ash, and Rowan-have been restored to their rightful heirs.And Ashen Nordorn Queen, mistress of the Land of Ever Snow, looks forward to a life of peace and happiness with her beloved husband and their newborn son-only to learn that an ancient evil still threatens all that she holds dear.
Customer Reviews:
The Mother Dragon.......2006-06-15
Dragon Blade (2005) is the fourth novel in The Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan Cycle, following A Crown Disowned. In the previous volume, the Dowager Queen Ysa, Zazar and Ashen used their various magics to defeat, and maybe even to destroy, the Great Foulness. Ashen became pregnant again by Gaurin and this time she is bearing an heir for NordornLand.
In this novel, kings and ambassadors are coming to the new Castle of Fire and Ice for the coronation of Gaurin and Ashen as the King and Queen of NordornLand and the naming day of their son. They bring grand gifts for the royal pair and for the NordornPrins. Rohan has brought a gift of mystery and challenge: a solid silver Ice Dragon box with a hidden drawer.
Within the concealed compartment is a necklace of nine small teeth and a document in the archaic language of Rendel. Zazar translates the manuscript, but it raises more questions than answers. Ashen decides to travel to Galinth, the ancient city in the Bog, to present this mystery to the antiquarians there.
Ashen, Zazar and their guards take ship with Rohan, Anamara and young Obern to New Vold and then ride on to Galinth. On the way, Ashen meets Nayla, the new Wysen-Wyf of the Bog, and receives a warning of someone of indiscernible gender at the Castle of Fire and Ice and of great upset there. Ashen resolves to watch for such a person when she returns to the castle.
At Galinth, Ashen meets Master Emmorys and Tusser, an old friend who is assisting in the restoral of the city. She is shown relics retrieved from the ruins and is presented with the long lost sapphire signet ring of the House of Ash. She is also entrusted with the delivery of the signet rings for the Houses of Oak, Yew and Rowan to the appropriate persons. Although she learns little in Galinth, Master Emmorys vows to forward any future information on Ice Dragons and the Dragon Blade.
On the way back to NordornLand, Ashen delivers the signet ring of the House of Yew to the Dowager Queen Ysa. She is welcomed with every sign of pleasure and soon finds herself allowing the Dowager to accompany her to the Castle of Fire and Ice. Little does she know that Ysa has inadvertently awakened a noisome creature buried under one of the towers of Yewkeep. Now Ysa wants only to flee the monster before it consumes her.
This novel is subtitled The Book of the Rowan and is presumably the final volume in the series. While the Great Foulness is probably dead, the Mother Ice Dragon may well be dwelling within the ice and snow of the north. Ashen is determined to find the great Dragon Blade to protect the region from the dragon broods.
This novel lacks some of the zest and suspense of the first three works in this series. The Great Foulness is defeated and now the heros and heroines are cleaning up the remaining bits of corruption. The Mother Ice Dragon is only one of these remnants.
The Dowager Queen Ysa is, of course, the false friend of which the omens have warned. Ashen is still putty in her manipulating hands for most of the book. Too bad the noisome creature doesn't really have a chance to *eat* the trouble making lady.
Recommended for Norton and Miller fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of magic and high adventure.
-Arthur W. Jordin
The worst Andrea Norton I ever tried to read........2006-05-24
I believe an Andre Norton was the first fantasy novel I ever read. As a teen-ager, I thought Witch World and books like Beast Master were wonderful. Now that I'm (much) older and wiser, I think the genre has grown past her, but most of her later books were at least amusing for quick read, even the co-authored ones. 'Dragon Blade', however, seems pedestrian, pedantic and just plain boring. I haven't read the first three books in the series (fortunately for me)and I assume this one suffers from trying to explain what went before. I can't see any reason to have published this except to cash in on the attention caught by Norton's death.
Recommended.......2005-11-27
Interesting story, great characters, and strong female characters. I have enjoyed all of the books in this cycle. As the series continues, the characters are taking on more depth and complexity.
The author has a sly sense of humor, so pay attention.
fabulous fantasy .......2005-07-27
The Nordon monarchs Ashen NordornQueen and Gaurin NordornKing are looking forward to peace, spending quality time together and with their infant son having recently defeated the Great Foulness ice dragon. However, their tranqulty ends when Ashen finds a letter inside the false bottom of a box containing a gift; the note explains that only the legendary DRAGON BLADE can kill the Mother Ice Dragon.
Corageous though wary, Gaurin leaves to find the blade made from the scales of the enemy's deceased mate that will finally end this nightmare. After her sposue left, Ashen disocvers a map that shows where the DRAGON BLADE and the Mother Ice Dragon lair are located. She sets off to catch up to her husband while their land has a new foe, a rogue troll destroying anything in its path.
The fourth tale in the Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan saga is a fabulous fantasy especially when the exciting story line follows the escapades of the Nordorn rulers. The action is fast-paced and never slows down even when the Troll threat takes fans down a sidebar that is fun to follow by bringing in other favorites from previous books, but also weaves a thread that takes away from the grand adventure. Still fantasy fans will gain immense delight from this fine tale.
Harriet Klausner
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The King of Landres, Eon, once beloved hero of legend, has become corrupted by his power. His armies, allied with the monstrous Majin, swarm across the continent of Lordez, annihilating all who resist them and conquering nation after nation in a seemingly unstoppable tide of violence. However, new hope has arisen with the reemergence of the legendary wizard Anrack, who once fought side by side with Eon against the abominable Dragon Kings. Gathered about him is a small yet powerful assemblage of would-be heroes, each wielding items and abilities far beyond the norm. With a cache of powerful weaponry having been destroyed, Anrack prepares to lead his band to acquire the legendary and heavily guarded Chaos Blade. When Eon decides to take a more personal hand in things, though, Anrack's allies find they may not be able to overcome their newest task.
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The ideology of Islamic fundamentalists is of central importance in the modern world, but it is often distorted or misunderstood by the international media. This detailed study provides an insightful analysis of the Palestinian Hamas movement's world-view, and shows how the theoretical framework developed by thinkers like Hassan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb and al-Mawdudi is applied to a specific political, social and economic context. Nusse explains the fundamentalist position on recent events, such as the Gulf War, the Madrid peace negotiations and the Hebron massacre, and helps to dissipate myths surrounding modern fundamentalist movements and their overwhelming success as opposition forces in the Islamic world. br Using first-hand source material exclusively in Arabic which has never before been systematically explored - particularly the magazine i Filastin al-Muslima /i - a rare case- study of fundamentalist thought is compiled. Combining socioeconomic analysis with the history of ideas, the author
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Overall, a solid book.......2004-02-10
To gain a brief understanding of HAMAS' ideology, then look no further. Though this book occasionally reads like an editorial, I really appreciated the fact that the author chose not to tone down the radical language that the movement is so famous for using. Admittedly, the editor dropped the ball on correcting grammatical errors by Ms. Nusse, but if you can look past this then you will find a richly detailed and easy to read book on the backbone of the HAMAS movement. If you wish to learn more than the western media tells you about the pejorative phrase of "suicide bombers" then I recommend picking up this book!
Solid academic review of Hamas' ideology........1999-11-05
Ms. Nusse does a professional job of explaining Hamas' ideology, particularly as regards its opposition to the Arab-Israeli peace process. She does a great job of explaining how their understanding of Islam and the Qur'an lead them to the positions they take. She does an equally good job of showing where they deviate from the Qur'an when they find it politically expedient to do so. After finishing the book, I feel that I actually have a decent understanding of Hamas and why it thinks and acts as it does. I have only two critcisms: 1) Ms. Nusse sometimes does a poor job making clear whether she is giving her own personal opinion on an issue, or merely explaining Hamas'; and 2) the editor is to be faulted for allowing far too many spelling and grammar errors. I can't blame Ms. Nusse for that, she's not a native English speaker.
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