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- A wonderful story.
- Liked it? - Yes, Loved It ? - Sorry, No.
- Riveting storytelling
- Well worth it...
- Kit's Law took me home
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Kit's Law: A Novel
Donna Morrissey
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Book Description
In this powerful debut novel from one of the most gifted storytellers to emerge from Canada since Carol Shields, we find "all the old-fashioned virtues: a vivid sense of place, an intricate and suspenseful plot, and a feisty heroine whom we can't help rooting for on every page" (Margot Livesey). Kit Pitman is fourteen and lives in a ramshackle cottage on the outer banks of Newfoundland, where isolation is all she knows. The only visitors are fogbound fishermen and an occasional young man brought ashore to keep the bloodlines clean. But Kit's isolation is compounded by the mystery that surrounds her family and her illegitimate birth. Her mother, Josie, is mentally retarded and often runs wild among the clapboard houses that dot the shore. Meanwhile, her grandmother Lizzie staunchly guards them both from the disapproving glances pious townsfolk cast their way. But when Lizzie dies suddenly, Kit and her childlike mother are left vulnerable to life's harsh realities and to unexpected dangers that repeatedly threaten to break them apart. A wrenching story ensues, as Morrissey depicts with exceptional grace the way the lines between mother and daughter in this unlikely relationship, although blurred, are deeply felt. KIT'S LAW is a novel of extraordinary, almost mythical power and marks the debut of an enormous new talent.
Customer Reviews:
A wonderful story........2007-09-30
As a writer myself, I was enthralled with Donna's writing that draws in the reader with just the right amount of description and dialogue. She has a gift of saying things simply and powerfully.
I carried this book around with me like a puppy. I thought about the characters as though they were people I knew. Kit is, like many Newfoundland women, not afraid to rock the boat, a spunky, funny character who says it as it is.
I believe this book will withstand time, and be read again and again ten years from now. It has all the crucial human elements we experience. The ending (I won't give it away) is sad and wonderful at once.
One of the must-reads. Must, must, must.
Liked it? - Yes, Loved It ? - Sorry, No........2002-03-19
While I ultimately enjoyed reading this book, I...had difficulty with the "one-dimentionalness" of many of the characters. To portray so many of them as all good or all bad only adds to their sterotypical nature (the "evil" moonshiner, the doctor with a heart of gold) It was unfortunate that the character of Lizzy died off so early in the novel as she appeared to be more complex than many. Our main character Kit is interesting and sympathtic, her mother I'm sorry to say was just plain annoying, whatever her mental handicaps. I'm afraid to say the "revelation" of Kit's paternity was no surprise at all...don't skewer me for what seems like a lot of criticisms. There are many wonderful aspects about this book, and I look forward to reading another novel by Donna Morressey.
Riveting storytelling.......2001-11-11
I couldn't put this extraordinary book down once I read the first page. It had the most wonderful cast of rough-hewn and larger than life small-town characters - people that touch the heart and made me laugh on one page - cry on the next. It is the soul-wrenching story of three compelling women - their quiet devotion to each other sustaining their simple life amid threats to their unforgettable strength. It is the story of sadness and hope - of love and determination. A terrific tale...a must read. I look forward to more by Morrissey.
Well worth it..........2001-11-07
I loved this book. Donna M took me right into the heart of 50's Newfoundland in a very authentic way. I have friends who are from this rugged, rocky place, and she describes the land, personalities and circumstances with a great deal of authenticity, respect and above all, creativity. The characters involved seemed so real to me that I felt I could head out there and meet them...and I wanted to. And our heroine Kit just had my heartstrings being pulled in all directions. I was almost cheering her on out loud...a very involving book. I can strongly recommend this book to just about anyone who is looking to be taken away to another time, place and culture for an unforgettable read. I myself will be giving this book to numerous family members as a gift this Christmas. I can't lose on this winner.
Kit's Law took me home.......2001-09-18
I recently completed Kit's Law, and, like many who have read the book, once I started I could not stop. I am a 23-year-old Newfoundlander living in Ottawa. I have always been very proud to be a Newfoundlander, and have always know that being a Newfoundlander meant that I was part of something special. I have always had a great appreciation and interest in the rich culture and heritage of my province. However, this interest deepened when I moved away from the province in June of 2000 after graduating from MUN. Ms. Morrisey's book helped to bring me back to the small outport I grew up in through the wonderful story of Kit's braveness, and the strong development of characters in the story who were comparable to those I remember from back home. I felt connected to Kit somehow, although I am not sure how exactly. Most likely it was through Ms. Morrisey's amazing writing style which made the book such a charming piece of work to read. I am anxiously awaiting Ms. Morrisey's next book. I recommend Kit's Law to anyone looking for an amazing and well-written story.
Book Description
The launch of a major new vampire series-set in a classic fantasy universe...
A con-artist who poses as a vampire slayer learns that she is, in fact, a true vampire slayer-a dhampir-whose actions have attracted the unwanted attention of a trio of powerful vampires seeking her blood.
Customer Reviews:
Very Good.......2007-09-02
Good story and I like the people. The main individuals in a book must appeal to me as much as the story. When finished with this book I could hardly wait for the next in the series. You want to know more about them, where they came from, why they are the way they are and what adventure is next for them.
Good book, but some parts lost my interest . . . . .......2007-06-11
I just recently read _Dhampir_, and found it to be an enjoyable read. I am looking forward to reading the next books in the series.
The premise of _Dhampir_ is very interesting; in a medieval world where both vampires and elves are real, we are introduced to two main characters who are misunderstood and disliked by all, including themselves. Magiere is a dhampir, an old term meaning half-human half-vampire. Dhampirs and vampires usually hate each other on sight and dhampirs hunt vampires to kill them. However, Magiere was raised with no real knowledge of who she was, and until she encounters a couple of real-life vampires (who are not really common either), she is an adult survivor of a traumatic childhood who just generally dislikes all other people.
The one person Magiere does like is Leesil, her half-elf half-human traveling companion. Leesil has his own dark past; his parents were informers and assassins for a powerful warlord, and Leesil was trained in their skills starting at a very early age. Leesil ran away from that past and spends his time traveling with Magiere as they travel from village to village, swindling peasants out of whatever money they have and putting on a fake vampire-killing show in return.
Leesil's dog Chap is also a major character in the story, and clearly more than just a dog. But all we find out in this book is that Chap hates the undead and was a gift to Leesil from his elven mother. Other details will have to wait until later books.
With all that, the premise is quite good, quite original, and has a lot of room for both plot line and character development. The book is well-written, and a lot of the secondary characters were both believable and sometimes even likable.
However, I got VERY tired of all the time the reader spends with the villains, and that is why I give the book four stars instead of five. We spend pages and pages finding out the motives, conflicts, past history, and whatever about Rashed, Teesha, Ratboy and Edwan, when I was far more interested in Magiere, Leesil and Chap. That is my main complaint with the book.
All that said, I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
Dhampir (Noble Dead Saga).......2007-05-14
This is a really good read. It had me hooked with some action in the begining before they started telling a story about everybody. They only told parts about a person when it mattered to the present time of the story instead of telling the life history of everbody and starting the story. As soon as I finished I started the next book Thief of Lives if that tells you how much I liked it. I hope you enjoy this too.
Finally, another great story.......2007-04-19
I loved this book. It did not depend on romance to make it interesting, though there was a bit of it. I would reccoment this book to anyone looking for a well written, well thought out story.
Disappointing .......2007-04-06
The rave review of comparing this book to that of a "mix of lord of the rings and buffy the vampire slayer" is false advertising.
Yes, lord of the rings and this book have as much in common between them as a Shakespearean play and soap opera have. And Buffy killed the likes of the "trio of powerful vampires" that were the undefeatable villains of this book, on her daily strolls through the grave yard without blinking an eye, somewhere Buffy the vampire slayer is very offended at having been insulted like that.
The two main characters are like oil and water, and they have no chemistry together. There is barely any dialogue between them, it is like
-Hey, I'll make the fire-
-Ok, I'll hunt the squirrels-
(Awkward silence)
-Looks like rain-
-Yes, looks like-
-hmm, tasty squirrels, well good night-
-Yes, don't let the bed bugs bite-
Yes I made that up, but that was their basic speech patterns, it felt like the two of them were forced to be with each other instead of companion adventurers.
No surprises or twists and turns, you will see the unfolding events way before they occur. Its kind of hard not to when one of the main characters is biting her friend's neck and trying to drink his blood, and then after 10 pages they are all like,-wow do you think that maybe she is half-vampire (the book's title dhampir is also a little hint). Overall the book rates as pg: no cursing, little violence, no sex (there is also no romantic aspects), not gory, or scary. The villains were just a simple group of three vampires with no extraordinary powers (fangs and super strength in vampires is ordinary); they were actually kind of peaceful and cuddly as far as vampires go. Simply put the story was boring, and the plot very simplistic.
Customer Reviews:
AHHAHAHAHAHHA.......2007-07-17
I give this book one star without actually reading it and heres why: cause you guys think your vampires. Now...do you actually think your vampires, as in undead powerful immortals, or do you use the term to mean emo goth blood fetishist? I realy really hope its the latter. I know A LOT about vampires, spent most of my life researching them and have an extensive library, and not one of those books is written by a "vampire", why? Because, at least in the literal sence, they do not exist; and if they did, would they be posting comments on Amazon? Pfffft...
A very, VERY poor book.......2006-10-04
This is not a good book.
Fact is, NOTHING in this book was interesting WHATSOEVER. It was boring, poorly written, monotonous; in fact it was nothing but worthless. Not only that, it was by far one of the worst proof-readings I've ever seen, and even though I'd planned to count every single typo, I eventually lost count. Or perhaps I'm unable to count that high. Regardless of the final number, an already horrible book managed to become ever worse.
The author, Viola Johnson, is a member of a clan of vampires who call themselves The Illuminati or Children of Lilith. According to their own mythology they are descendants to the first wife of Adam, and unlike many other vampire clans (at least according to Johnson) it says clearly in their codex that they do NOT have the right to kill. Instead these pacifist vampires have so-called "feeding circles" where they are able to indulge in the blood fetishism without worrying about any unfortunate consequences.
So what, then, is this book about, really? Well, that's difficult to say, because it's hard to care. After finishing the (fortunately) short book you're simply too focused on being proud having made it to the last page. But according to the back of the book, the entire piece is a homage to Johnson's daughter, who as an adult becomes a member of the Children of Lilith, and thus is reborn. But that's not the real truth. It's just a big ego boost: Hey, look at me, I'm a self-proclaimed vampire, here's a few extremely low-quality pictures of me and my loved ones, here's some more uninteresting facts, blah blah blah...
If you look up "boredom" and "pointlessness" in a dictionary you'll see that they're both defined as Dhampir: Child of the Blood.
hmmmm.......2005-11-21
I typed in otherkin too see if any of the many otherkin books were out so I could add it too my wish list.
I have not seen this book before, but being a pranic not of the fetish scene (urgh) and being one who doesn't go about siring children all the time though I have and found that you can only turn someone who has the dormant latentness (unawakened). Regular old humans just get paranoid nightmares.
Real Vampires can have children the old fashion way though there is often complication with pregnancy with a tendancy for their children too be born quite early, and grow up too be latent vampires themselves.
The BV is taken from the 13 laws of community by the rpg books vampire the masquerade.
Even the revision did not help very much. I do believe there are ancient bloodlines. I'm of one of them, and the mythos of Lilith also seems too be tied too mine as well. (But not Caine)
But not the Lilith and Caine mentioned in the rpg books.
I will have too get this book sometime toor ead just toos ee for myself. I visit many communities and keep an open mind on most vampyrism, finding truth in many of the lesser accepted communities as well as similarities too my own. I can dismiss what is not truth too me without getting personally offended. "No thats not right!" and creating a community war. As longa s someone's not trying too force me too change my beliefs then it is all good.
The only book I know of written by a real vampire .......2004-09-01
I have to start this off by saying that this is one of the books I recommend to apprentices and fledgelings just starting out in the community or those curious about vampires in general. The author, Viola Johnson is a much revered figure in both leather and vampire communities and one of the first Elders I know to be totally "Out of the Coffin".
The book is a record of communications between her and her apprentice Cub in the days before e-mail and online vampiric resources. Also included are letters to others and journal entries from the author talking bout her struggles with the Hunger and her experiences with other vampires.
There is some controversy surrounding this book and it's possible association with or plagarism of a White Wolf book titled "Revelations of the Dark Mother". This stems from the fact that Johnson mentions many times that ther bloodline is the Clan of Lilith. There are many similarities between the stories in Johnson's book that she lists as traditional to her bloodline and those in the gaming supplement by White Wolf. However, Johnson's book was published in 1996 and the White Wolf book in 1998. They do bear striking similarities, and I truly wonder if quite a bit in the White Wolf book was, to be polite, "inspired" by Johnson's book.
The legends themselves are fascinating reading, especially since we vampires have few legends of out creation to fall back on or discuss. Johnson speaks in these legends of a link between vampires of her Clan and shapeshifters, angels and the children of her student, Cain. Here are those wonder if perhaps the ideas for this cycle of myths came from the publication of the White Wolf "book of Nod" since they were published the same year. I do not know the answer to this and plan to write to the author to find out about this. I will mention that many of the letters and journal entries are dated prior to 1996 and still deal with the Cain and Lilith mythos.
Other sections of "Dhampir" cover the Laws of her clan and the rules of etiquitte taught to fledgelings. The latter are somewhat humorous but still quite appropriate. The former read a bit like the Black Veil but are still quite different, and could easily be used as a code of ethics for those with objections of whatever kind to the Black Veil.
I will admit that I do not agree with the stated opinion that vampires can procreate through the sharing and exchange of blood. Feeding too much on a donor can create a sort of sympathetic hunger in the donor and a strong bloodlink through which emotions and physical sensations (like the Hunger) can be shared. I do not see how we could procreate by sharing blood except perhaps to Awaken the dormant possibility in those with latent vampirism.
I also do not agree with the fact that the author mentions feeding through biting and never speaks of screening her donors. Both are dangerous, though since she is a long standing member of the SM/fetish community I personally will give her the benefit of the doubt. She does mention Cub's reactin to feeding on someone with cancer...instant vomiting. I have had similar reactions, so I winced in sympathy as I read that part.
All in all, this book remains one of my favorite and most recommended to vampires looking for published material on others like them.
a new insite to a modern day vampire.......1999-07-25
It gave me a new insite to the different life styles and beliefs of someone that I know. It was more of a diary of events that developed in someones life. I would highly recommed this book and have to many of my friends. With the "goth/vamp" children running around these days, it is refreshing to see that someone is documenting the correct development of things to come.
Average customer rating:
- I couldn't stop reading it
- Good new Author, great start
- Robyn Rocks The Vampire World
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Dhampir
Robyn Swaim
Manufacturer: Writers Club Press
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ASIN: 0595184294 |
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Set during the late 1800's in the English Midlands, Dhampir is based on the gypsy legend that a male vampire could father children through a female mortal. The result produced a vampire hunter with all the extraordinary strength and abilities, but none of the vampire father's weaknesses. Born without a father, and having lost his mother when he was five, Caine Griffith is now twenty-five. He is searching for clues to his life and unknown legacy, a legacy of terror, betrayal and revenge he never knew existed outside the safe confines of his home. During the reading of Caine's mother's Last Will and Testament, a stack of diaries surfaces to turn his world upside down. He questions his very existence. Where did he come from? Who is his father? And what is the connection of all this to the mysterious stranger killing townspeople in the most brutal way possible? What will his mother's diaries tell him about his past, his legacy and the father he never knew? Will he survive to find the answers to these questions, or will he also succumb to the stranger's violence before the mystery is solved?
Customer Reviews:
I couldn't stop reading it.......2007-06-25
I actually read this book online first; where there should only have been a chapters-worth of the story, the whole book was posted, and i ended up reading it (on my computer) straight through. I didn't even realize how long I'd ben sitting there, and then it was done. Dhampir is a very intriguing story, and there should be a part two coming up at sme point--the author left it open for one I believe.
Kudos to you, Ms. Swaim, and sorry I never wrote my review until now...
Good new Author, great start.......2002-10-27
An interesting and well written story of a young man who is left to decipher his heritage through his mothers diaries given to him on his 25th Birthday. Caine is ignorant of his father and his mother died when he wa 5. He grew up safe and wealthy under the care of his Aunt and Uncle, but his birthday brings knowledge and unpleasant surprises. In his mothers will he is left diaries and letters that reveal his father and the evil that has stalked his parents. He must quickly master the powers that his legacy left him to fight this evil and end the threat to his life and revenge his parents. A good book well worth the read. Hopefully we will see another one soon.
Robyn Rocks The Vampire World.......2001-07-19
What a wonderful first novel from this Texas author. Dhampir (a vampire hunter)is creepily elegant from start to finish. The story of itself is a tale of terror and the search for knowledge. A knowledge that Caine (the main character) may or may not want to actually uncover. The twists and turns Caine struggles through will keep you turning page after page until ultimately you realize you have finished the book in one sitting. IT'S THAT GOOD. Ms. Swaim's use of descriptive darkness fills this book to overflowing. You will be sucked into this darkness immediately, and the darkness will not release you even when you turn the final page. The gothic setting reminds one of Mary Shelley, but the twists and turns brings to mind Clive Barker and Stephen King. You will not be dissapointed in following Caine as he searches for who his father is, why are the townspeople being killed and most of all, what will his mother's diaries reveal to help him in his fight for life or possibly death?
A great read for not just the horror/gothic fan, but for anyone who likes a well presented story of life (and death). Pick it up, you won't put it down until you turn the final page. Hopefully this is just the beginning of Ms. Swaim's assualt on the book world.
"Here are the diaries, Caine". He pointed to the bundle Caine had noticed on the desk as he entered the room, "You may want to take them with you". AND SO WILL YOU.
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Dhampir
Manufacturer: ORBIT (LITT)
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000H0N776 |
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She hunts the realm's most dangerous game. Her fees are exobitant. She's worth every coin she receives, or is she?The story of Magiere and Leesil. Magiere is a half-human, half-vampire who has earned the reputation as one of the most formidable in the land, and beside her is her partner, half-elf Leesil. The hunt vampires and slay the undead, but just as they are about to give up the fight the undead learns Magiere's true identity and are ready to fight her to the death to keep themselves alive.
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Vampire Magic: Magic Of The Night
Strigon Dhampir
Manufacturer: Authorhouse
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 141842045X |
Customer Reviews:
Not even close.......2006-05-08
I'm a member of a family that has traditional, old-world vampirism beliefs, and this book doesn't come anywhere close to the definition I've always known to be the most historically and traditionally relevant: the definition of a vampire as a malevolent, preternatural being, who rises from the grave in the form of a wraith or revenant to suck blood and do harm to its prey. Authentic, living vampirism as traditionally defined is no different; it takes people to a realm that these types of books won't dare to explore, with objective results that their authors will never manifest.
This book is as bad as "The Psychic Vampire Codex", "V", "Ethical Vampirism", "The Vampire Bible", and anything else currently on the market that claims to be espousing "real vampirism". This genre is no different than the Wicca-book trends that come and go every time a new generation of tweens and teens watches the latest horror movies promoting this type of curiosity. There's a sucker born every minute, and the carnies are raking in the dough....
I got my money back after reading this book; save yours, and wait a few years. There's a secret concerning what makes a person a true, preternatural bloodsucker, and none of these books have it; be patient, and something more historically and traditionally valid will come along to blow all these cobwebs away.
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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03
A story about a doctor that has to deal with all sorts of aliens and
other problems that makes a fateful choice, that he thinks is the right
thing to do. Others don't agree.
The best book of a truly good series.......2005-08-25
James White's Sector General Stories are entertaining and intelligent stories that are truly 'good' both in terms of their quality, and in that there are very few bad or negative characters. Can you imagine Star Wars without the evil empire, or Star Trek without the Borg and the Klingons? Well, James White created a universe of full of weird aliens who were all trying to do good - by working in a vast multispecies hospital space station and trying to actually save lives.
"The Genocidal Healer" is probably the best of the bunch. Most of the books have a human as the main character, but here the story is centred around Lioren, a Tarlan with numerous limbs, a dedication to medicine- and more than a little arrogance.
Lioren had been in charge of a desperate medical mission on the newly-discovered world of Cromsag. Civilisation on this world had rapidly decayed over the past few centuries due to a really nasty plague. Not only were the inhabitants disfigured and dying, but they felt compelled to indulge in grotesque bouts of hand-to-hand violence.
With only a few thousand Cromsaggar remaining, Lioren feels he has to act quickly, but through a disastrous error of judgement he almost wipes out the remaining population so that there are only a few dozen left.
Almost overwhelmed by guilt , Lioren wants to be executed for his crime, but instead is 'merely' transferred to Sector General as a closely supervised trainee in the psychology department - the traditional dumping place there for medical misfits.
Whilst working there Lioren meets other beings who have grave problems of their own - such as the Earth-human Dr Mannen, who is no longer a physician and now a terminally ill old man. More crucially he encounters Hellishomar, an enormous octupuslike alien from a species called the Groalterri (so big that when it eventually undergoes surgery, the doctors climb inside its body). Hellishomar has an intelligence to match his size, and carries a burden of guilt too - it feels it has committed a great sin...
"What is the difference between a crime and a sin?" Lioren asks himself, and indeed he is starting to ask a lot of religious questions, which takes the Sector General books into new territory. James White was a Catholic , and here he starts to tackle big themes. If there is a God in the Universe, a God not just for Humans, but for Tarlans, Cromsaggar , Groalterri and all species, how can he let a whole species such as the Cromsaggar suffer in such a way?
"The Genocidal Healer" is a thoughtful book. The characters are well-drawn and believable, there's a scientific puzzle, a theological mystery and the Groalterri are particularly interesting. Although there are religious questions here the author doesn't try to force you to accept any particular answers. But those Christians who can't accept evolution might conclude that James White believed in a rather more universe-spanning God than they do.
Even Sector General doesn't have a perfect success rate.......2002-05-20
The first 5 chapters cover the court-martial of Monitor Corps Surgeon-Captain Lioren, who, dissatisfied with the verdict given in the civilian hearing held just before the story opens, has insisted on "its" (actually he, but "it" is polite interspecies usage) right to a court-martial. He's not defending himself; quite the contrary. He's *prosecuting*, and asking for the death penalty, regarding the Cromsag Incident, wherein most of the planet's population died as an indirect result of his treatment; the incident is shown unfolding in flashback, interspersed with the trial.
O'Mara, against Lioren's wishes, is acting as his defender, and argues that his only fault is that his perfectionist standards - Lioren has lived only for his work - have made him far too hard on himself. He actually requested his transfer from Sector General to the Monitor Corps in search of an environment with higher standards of discipline.
Lioren (who loses his fight to commit judicial suicide) has sworn never again to exercise his status as a Resident Physician; the Monitor Corps can't use him. But O'Mara, who abhors waste, claims him as a trainee for the psychology department, in its tradition of taking talented insubordinate misfits under its wing. (See _Code Blue: Emergency_ for the story of how Cha Thrat, the other non-human member of the psychology department and O'Mara's co-counsel in the court-martial, made the same transition.) Note that the psychology department, officially at least, isn't there for the *patients*, but to catch any signs of problems developing among the hospital *staff*, as well as running the Educator tape system that allows physicians of one species to treat patients of another. One of the routine assignments of the department, for example, is to evaluate progress reports from tutors on various trainees. (The Nidian tutor Cresk-Sar, for example, may look like a fluffy red-gold teddy bear, but his reports are so hideously boring that even the penitential Lioren will do almost any other assignment on his plate before wading through them).
White's galactic civilization has non-interference directives, but unlike some other fictional universes, these directives can be waived in light of good sense, as in Cromsag's case, wherein the population was rapidly heading for extinction. But in one case, the decision of whether to interfere with a less developed culture isn't theirs to make, and the hospital now has a *very* uncommunicative member of that species under treatment. But Lioren, whose problems are so much worse than those of any of the patients, and who no longer has any career or dignity left to lose, has begun to develop a certain talent for getting the most unlikely people to speak with him in confidence...
Some long-term patients from previous books appear as Lioren adapts to his new job: Khone (see _Star Healer_), part of the long-term project of treating its/her species' inherited phobias; the Protectors of the Unborn; and Dr. Mannen, who in his old age has fallen from his lordly Diagnostician status to that of patient. The Carmody incident referred to by Braithewaite, incidentally, is from "Sector General" in the collection _Hospital Station_.
IRRELEVANT NOTE: The Bruce Jensen cover art on the 1st US paperback edition is a full-face view of Hellishomar in his ward, complete with the gantries supporting the lights and equipment for the surgical team shown to scale. And you thought *Emily* from _Hospital Station_ was big...
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Genocidal Healer
James White
Manufacturer: BALLANTINE BOOKS @
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000QBA13Y |
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Highly recommended reading for students of theology .......2005-02-04
There are one thousand names for God in the Bible. In 365 Ways To Know God: Devotional Readings On The Names Of God, Elmer L. Towns (Dean of the School of Religion at Liberty University -- a Christian college that he co-founded with Jerry Falwell in 1971) provides reference to 365 of those names. By analyzing God's character as reflected in the naming passages, Dean Towns enables the reader to delve deeper into a personal spiritual commune with God in the form of daily devotionals featuring comprehensible teachings and accessible scripture readings. Highly recommended reading for students of theology as well as non-specialist general readers, and arranged chronologically from January through December, this 400-page compilation is enhanced with additional appendices including "Jesus: Names, Titles, Metaphors, Figures of Speech and Pictures of Jesus"; "Jesus: Preeminent Pronouns of Jesus in Scripture"; "The Father: Preeminent Pronouns of the Father in Scripture"; The Holy Spirit: The Names, Titles and Emblems of the Holy Spirit"; The Trinity: The Names of the Lord (Jehovah) in the Old Testament"; "The Trinity: The Names of the Lord God (Jehovah Elohim; Kurios Ho Theos) in Scripture"; and "The Trinity: The Names of God (Elohim) in Scripture".
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