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Professional `Trouble Consultants` Kei and Yuri travel to Nimkasi Habitat, a remote crime-plagued space colony located beyond the civilized confines of the United Galactica. Given 100 minutes to extradite 50 assorted terrorists and techno-riminals from this deep-space hellhole, the Dirty Pair plan to clean the CPU clocks of all available gangsters, thugs, and swindlers - and still have time to polish their bikinis! Based on the popular animated series from Japan. Includes special bonus story, `Start the Violence,` plus a pinup gallery featuring Adam Warren and guest artists Adam Hughes, Bruce Timm, Brian Stelfreeze, and Humberto Ramos.
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A Transhumanist "Die-Hard".......2007-07-12
This comic crosses Die Hard movies with the setting of Orion's Arm. If you get the references--stop reading.
If you didn't, then this very entertaining comic book has break-neck action crossed with concentrated future shock on a Dyson Tree habitat. Well worth reading for action fans, transhumanists, and otaku.
Very well done!.......2002-04-22
Im a huge fan of the previous dirty pair comics and this one is close to perfection. Some fans may not like Kei and Yuri having lips now, it takes a second to adjust. But to be honest Kei and Yuri have never looked better. The coloring is the best I've seen in a comic book-EVER. And Adam Warren is as incredibly clever as ever. His writting istyle is top notch, and the humor blends with the story brilliantly. My only complaint, and its a tiny one; is that there isnt as much action as before. While I dont need mecha exploding and body parts a-flyin' at every page, this graphic novel is a little more tame than the last 3. I recomend this graphic novel to any "lovely angels" fan(Kyotaku...if yer a fan u get it) all anime/manga fans and even casual comic book collector/readers. It is worth it.
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Throughout Kirthanin, civil war has torn the land apart. An even greater threat, however, will emerge from the mountain and all people must join together to fight this evil. The greatly anticipated second installment in the Binding of the Blade series, Bringer of Storms will captivate readers as it presents the continuation of the story of conflict and hope among the people of Kirthanin.
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Can't put it down, great summer read!.......2007-06-10
My family hates when I read a book like this--no meals are made...the clutter builds up--so I did a marathon read of this second book in the series and truly enjoyed the characters and the story. There are strong action sequences plus real depth of character development. This book will appeal to both male and female readers who enjoy fantasy, including those who love Tolkien.
Not all fantasy novels are foul language free. This one is. The love relationships spare us graphic details, too. There is violence (it is about a war, after all) with some details, but not to the point of gratuitous violence.
The best thing is that there is richness, depth, to the story. You not only care about the characters and the outcome of the story, but the book goes deeper than that--to the heart. I can't wait until my next weekend OFF, so that I can read the next book in the series
The continuation of a great Fantasy series!.......2006-05-12
This novel continues the story began in Beyond the Summerland and takes the threat to Kirthanin to the next level! The ramifications of a certain stunning event at the end of the first book is the driving force behind the lives of the characters some eighteen years in the future. City rises against city in the search for justice, while many others are affected by the long struggle. The truly dangerous enemies use this to their advantage and then a massive threat breaks loose-- causing an even more critical confrontation. The Bringer of Storms and the armies of the enemy arise! This book also ends with a shock and I am sure the ramifications of what happened will be felt throughout book three. This story should flow into the next book without too much of a time gap, as the conflict that was pressing, was not fully resolved.
The only slight mar to the book is the same as I mentioned about the first one, which is that some of the dialogue seems too modern at times. Mom and dad, instead of mother and father, and similar things that just didn't feel "medieval" enough. This is a very minor concern, though, and is very subjective. I am definitely looking forward to book three in this great series! Buy the first two-- you won't be sorry!
Bringer of the storm.......2006-03-23
Book was in perfect condition, arrived in timely fashion. I am pleased with the transaction!
Even better at second book.......2006-02-23
LB Graham added deeper character development in his second book. The characters are interesting, and the story flows better. Very strong new writer. Looking forward to book three. I have already pre-ordered.
And I thought the first one was good!.......2005-10-25
THIS ONE IS EVEN BETTER!!!
Too bad i can't give it six stars! As the world struggles for survival in an epoch of pain and war, storm clouds cover the horizon. The Bringer Of Storms is coming... and with him and dark host bent on locking the land of Kirthanin in shadow forever. The plot deepens as the Light, the Darkness, and all who are trapped in between seek to survive the coming war.
Not just any fantasy book, believe me, I have read enough boring cliche fantasy to know when I pick up a jewel. And BOS is definately a gem in my book collection.
~Sir Iliad
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Super Reader.......2007-08-30
Stormbringer is the end of this Elric cycle. Many times Elric has struggled with his symbiotic relationship with the powerful demonsword Stormbringer. It gives him energy, but has caused him to destroy those close to him, earning him the sobriquets Kinslayer and Womanslayer, at times.
He finally faces the Dukes of Hell, again, and must summon all his creativity, and dig deep into the last of his bag of tricks, not the least of which are the Dragons of Melnibone.
This is the end for this Eternal Champion, as he faces his final destiny, and his place in the multiverse.
Not nearly as good as they say.......2005-02-17
I will beg to differ with so many of the glowing reviews of Stormbringer, and indeed the whole of the Elric saga. Before reading them, I had heard how great they were from a variety of people. Given the time of their writing, they obviously fall into the latter stages of the great pulp/sci-fi/fantasy boom that occured from the twenties until the late sixties. I have greatly enjoyed many of Moorcock's contemporaries and forefathers, such as R.E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and, of course, Tolkien. Each writer has his own set of strengths and weaknesses, but they all bring some sparkling thing to their work, some great gift.
After reading a six book saga from Moorcock, as well as a three book Omnibus long since forgotten, I have to wonder if the same is true for this author. I've foud that his charactarization is poor, in the main. His central characters tend to be disconnected brooders, while the rest are really just moveable scenery. No one moves to the level of attaining a connection with the reader. In addition, even at points of wild action and universe-moving portent, the tension in the writing is lacking for me. It's all a fairly dispassionate walk-through, in my eyes. I'm sure people are cursing my name at this moment, but I can only provide my opinion, for good or ill.
In the end, however, the biggest problem with this whole saga is this: Elric is a one-trick horse. He laments the terrible cost that carrying Stormbringer incurs, killing his friends and loved ones, addicting him like a drug to its evil power. He tries to find ways to leave his dependence on the sword behind. Something occurs that causes him to pick up Stormbringer yet again. Elric gets in trouble, and Stormbringer's awful power solves the problem, albiet with some terrible cost to him. It's the same story every time. Even the type of evil that Stormbringer causes is fairly predictable. It plunges itself into someone's flesh and takes their soul, killing one of Elric's friends or comrades. Over the long haul (or even the short one, really), it becomes rather uninspiring.
There are far better fantasy sagas out there. I would hesitate to recommend this one to any but the hard-core reader. Though it's hard to find, Michael Scott Rohan's Winter of the World saga is a thousand times better, and deals with some of the same ideas. Cheers.
Review: Stormbringer (Elric Saga) (Michael Moorcock) .......2004-07-28
Plot:
Elric, Crimson-Eyed Albino, Last Emperor of Melnibon?, Kinslayer (and many more unflattering titles), is still closely bound to his sword, Stormbringer. It being a product of Chaos, much like himself, makes it the perfect weapon against his former Masters.
In this book, the last of the Elric Saga, Elric will at long last learn his Fate. More yet, he will have to blow the Horn of Fate, thrice, before the World can be reborn. But of course, the Lords of Chaos aren't just going to let him destroy everything they own, everything they are.
It's an all out Battle against the Dukes of Hell themselves, and Elric is running out of Allies. The Sourcerer-Albino still has a few tricks up his sleeve, and the Horn of Fate is able to help him rouse the Dragons of Melnibon? from their slumber on the Dragon Isle.
But it will take more than the Mighty Melnibonean Dragons to overcome these forces of Chaos.
While his enemies are numerous and the most powerful forces in all of the Multiverse, Elric is aided by The Servants of Fate. And that is help one cannot overlook.
Of course, that's all I can say, I can't spoil the entire book for you, wouldn't be nice.
Characters:
Michael Moorcock's characters are somewhat unique. Elric most of all. He is in some ways a typical anti-hero, though so much more. The characters, and particularly Elric, are very well thought out, and as Moorcock would say "They're everything Tolkien's characters aren't".
Moonglum is in many ways (still) the exact opposite of Elric. Though they are both part of a greater being, and serve a common purpose, they are entirely different.
Dyvim Slorm again is completely different. Whereas Elric lacked certain Melnibon?an traits (among other things due his albinism), he is the perfect example of a True Melnibon?an. What that means, you will have see for yourself.
Still, you will have to read the book to get better acquainted with all the characters. Who knows, you might just like some of them .
Book's Cons:
The only downside to this book is that it is the last one in the Saga. After this there is nothing more for Elric. Once you read the Final Chapter you know that it's time to let go of what is in my opinion the most amazing character in the history of Fantasy! You might just shed a tear, though that's not really a bad thing.
Book's Pros:
The best part of the book is that despite its being Fantasy, very dark and gloomy Fantasy, you can still relate to it. Of course, you can't relate to going up against the Lords of Chaos, but Elric is a very emotional character in some ways, and that is something everyone can relate to.
I'm not going to lie to you, not many people will like this book. Fantasy is already a somewhat 'despised' genre among many, and Moorcock is possibly one of the more despised writers ever, but that alone is a great proof of his awesome talent.
If you like a very exciting book, of which you know the end will be sad; if you like Moorcock's Multiverse, his Champion Eternal, his struggle for the Balance; then you will love this book. If not, then you won't.
The best 'pro' however is this one: Elric can kick some serious ass with that bad ass sword of his! Go Stormbringer!
Other Comments:
To put in the word those silly kids nowadays use "OMFG IT PWNZ!11!!".
Erhm, I mean, yes, the book rocks.
In all seriousness, this is my favourite book in my favourite Saga by my favourite author. Before I read Moorcock's books I thought nothing could get better than The Lord of the Rings, boy, was I wrong.
Full throttle fantasy!.......2004-03-11
I'm moved to write this review after finishing "Stormbringer" again for the nth time. Actually, I read Stormbringer again after slogging through one of the Robert Jordan books, and it was like a bucket of cold water over my head. I realized just how bored and uninterested I have become with the Wheel of Time series.
Stormbringer and the other books about the brooding albino anti-hero Elric of Melnibone are full of apocalyptic energy, epic plots, and immense creativity.
Stormbringer is of course the demonic sword carried by Elric of Melnibone, the last of the Dragon Emperors. Elric is an aspect of the Eternal Champion (a character found in nost of Moorcock's fantasy work) doomed, in this world, to bring its destruction and in the process, restore the balance between Law and Chaos.
Stormbringer was written before a lot of the other stories in the Elric saga, so Moorcock really glories in the character he has created. In a series of short stories, Elric discovers his fate and seeks to carry it out.
I've had the Stormbringer book for years, and read it from time to time. After finishing it (in about a day) I started on again with another Elric omnibus edition and I'm halfway through it already. Moorcock's prose is fast and deadly and moves like greased lightning. Each scene pushes things further and faster ahead and there is no wandering around, looking at the flowers.
I've given up on Jordan and many of his contemporaries. There's just too much navel-gazing going on in current fantasy novels.
But Moorcock is one of the best there is and was. If you're stuck in the fantasy doldrums, tired of slogging through 700 pages with no payoff, all it will take is for you to read "Stormbringer" to be whipped away in its gale force winds.
The saga concludes with one of fantasy's great novels.......2004-03-11
Michael Moorcock created the character of Elric, a doomed albino prince of a dying race who carries a cursed sword called Stormbringer in his wanderings throughout the Young Kingdoms of the humans, in the mid-sixties for "Science Fantasy Magazine." Elric starred in a series of novellas, the last four of which were gathered together to create this single novel, "Stormbringer." Although Moorcock has gone on to write many more novels featuring Elric, "Stormbringer is chronologically the last of the series; the albino prince meets his destiny and the world faces its fate in the eternal battle of law and chaos.
And the saga ends on its highest note; without a doubt, "Stormbringer" is one of the best of Michael Moorcock novels. Most fans consider this finale the best in the series. Even though it was originally published as four novellas, the parts flow together in one concentrated epic of sorcerery, horror, and war. The storyline has the the Theocrat of Pan Tang, Jagreed Lern, ally himself with the Dukes of Hell to spread Chaos across the Earth, warping it in nightmarish ways. Leading the seemingly hopeless struggle against the conquerors, Elric comes to understand finally the destiny appointed him, and that the fate of the entire world -- and the one that will follow it -- rests on his own, hideous sacrifice.
Moorcock's imagination here is feverish and grotesque, the battles sequences are epic and thrilling, and the language is poetic and deeply tragic. Everything that has come before in the saga of Elric (principally in the five earlier novellas that make up "The Werid of the White Wolf" and "The Bane of the Black Sword," as well as the 1972 prequel novel "Elric of Melniboné") crashes together for the cosmic, cathartic conclusion. This stands easily amongst the best fantasy novels ever written, and fine example of dark, philosophic fantasy filled with imagery that you will never forget.
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Storm Bringer
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
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Storm Bringer (Fiction - General)
Paul Sayer
Manufacturer: Constable
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- A Traveller From the Future?
- Fury Runs Out of Time (or at least out of book)
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The Fury Out of Time
Lloyd, Jr. Biggle
Manufacturer: Dorchester Pub Co
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0685610454 |
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A Traveller From the Future?.......2003-12-23
The Fury Out of Time is a science fiction mystery. Major Bowden Karvel is a retired Air Force officer and astronaut. Discharged for disability at the age of 36 with an artificial leg and a bitter attitude, he is lonely, bored and drinking too much. He is living in a trailer park outside Hatch Air Force Base and just marking time.
In this novel, Karvel has gone to Whistler's Country Tavern for a little company, although Ma Whistler forces him to eat some breakfast as well. After an argument, Whistler sets out an umbrella table and two chairs in the backyard area called a garden. As he is watching the magnificent view of the nearby valley, something starts knocking down trees in a widening spiral and soon pushes Karvel off his feet. As Karvel lies bleeding twenty feet away and the table sails off down into the valley, Whistler comments on the lack of noise.
Although called a tornado for convenience, the phenomenon is definitely not a weather condition nor anything else previously observed. Karvel orders the base personnel at the tavern to start rescue efforts and alerts the base itself. Then he drives out to view the origin of the fury and finds a dullish-black ten-foot sphere in a hollow. Nearby he finds an impossible butterfly.
The first part of the novel describes the efforts and evidence that finally convinces the authorities that the sphere is a time machine. Eventually Karvel gets into the sphere and travels forward in time. There he finds an advanced society, but also some inconsistencies.
This novel presents some interesting concepts and characters. As with most of the author's other science fiction works, the protagonist of this story is presented with a mystery which he must solve. The puzzle itself is as fascinating as the strange cultures Karvel encounters along the way.
The ending ties up all the loose strings and leaves Karvel with many options. Furthermore, he has time to decide what to do with the rest of his life, but we will probably never know which option he selects.
Highly recommended for Biggle fans and for anyone else who enjoys SF mysteries and strange cultures.
Fury Runs Out of Time (or at least out of book).......2000-08-02
Lesser Biggle, but still head and shoulders above most of what is being written these days. The first section of this book (100 pages or so) are a deft a skewering of governmental response to a crisis situation (and without veering into stereotypes) as you will find anywhere in print. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately for other authors competing for the same book dollar), Biggle does not maintain this level for the balance of this volume. Still there is plenty here to make you laugh out loud at one moment, and set the book down to think for a spell the next.
The biggest problem this book has is that Biggle manages to write his way into a corner. Worse still, having gotten there, he simply stops--whether from lack of further ideas, publication deadline, or sequelitis this reviewer does not know. Still, while Biggle's fury may have run out of time, lucky readers who buy this volume can rejoice that this book is (at long last) back in print!
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The Fury Out Of Time
Manufacturer: Sphere
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Strange Ship appears, takes off, then reappears. There is time travel.
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The Fury Out Of Time
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As believers, we were made for intimacy with God. The Lord Jesus gave His life for us so that we might have intimacy with Him. God knows that the more we get to know Him, the more we will know of life—the life we were created to experience. By focusing our thoughts on Him, we will grasp more fully His goodness and be all the better for it. We’ll come to see how much we really do depend on Him for everything—from salvation, to strength for each new day, to the next breath we draw into our lungs.
To know God intimately,
trust in Him faithfully,
and depend on Him consistently.
You want this immediately. So you must seek Him passionately!
Journey now along the pathway following the sweet, enticing fragrance of heaven. But don’t expect a walk in the park. In every life there are times when the road narrows and the skies grow dark. Seasons of suffering are as certain as the glorious destination before you. Yet you are called to go, and the Source of your spirit’s restoration promises to never leave your side.
Daily inspiration from Joni Eareckson Tada gently guides your steps to a closer, more intimate walk with your Savior. And as you travel, new life—His life!—is freely yours as a gift.
Story Behind the Book
“In the thirty-seven years I’ve lived as a quadriplegic, I have been forced time and again into the arms of Jesus. Sometimes my paralysis has pushed me down the road to Calvary, like a sheepdog snapping at my heels. Sometimes suffering is like jackhammer, breaking apart my rocks of resistance and pride. Most often, my wheelchair has dumped me at the foot of the cross, and I have rested there by the overwhelming conviction that I have nowhere else to turn. But that’s okay. In fact, it’s a blessing. It’s all a bruising-of-a-blessing. Because near the cross, in the arms of Jesus, I have discovered deep, sweet, peaceable intimacy with the Savior. It’s an intimacy worth sharing!”
Customer Reviews:
Tada is able to connect biblical truth with everyday life.......2005-04-03
Joni Eareckson Tada is a well-known advocate for the rights of the disabled and a well-loved writer on the spiritual life. Her latest book, 31 DAYS TOWARD INTIMACY WITH GOD, is a showcase for her ability to connect biblical truth with everyday life. She does so here in an easily accessible format that provides a short essay, a scripture passage, and a prayer for every day of the month. All of it is geared, as the title suggests, to promote a deeper connection with God.
In the introduction, Tada suggests that to be in a close relationship with Christ is to be familiar with suffering. That's not to say that one must go around pursuing pain and humiliation, but it is to say that the cross is a tangible focal point, even a rallying point, for our faith.
"Suffering has a way of taking life out of the abstract, out of the theoretical, making it painfully concrete.... When we suffer, we realize we are not handling theological ideas, we are rather being handled by a Person --- the warm and intimate Person of the Lord Jesus. At other times, when life is rosier, we may slide by with knowing about Him. With imitating Him and quoting Him and speaking of Him. But only in the fellowship of suffering will we know Jesus. We identify with Him at the point of His deepest humiliation. The cross, symbol of His greatest suffering, becomes our personal touch point with the Lord of the universe."
If anyone knows about suffering, it's Tada. She was headed to college when a diving accident left her paralyzed from the neck down in 1967. Over the years she has spoken candidly about the ongoing physical and emotional pain her injuries cause her. And it's precisely because of her affliction that she is in a unique place to speak with authority about the ability of suffering to draw one closer to the Lord.
In her daily essays Tada weaves together stories from her life and from Scripture to illustrate how God works through events --- sometimes good, more often bad given that we live in a fallen world --- to draw us closer to Him. She has a gentle, encouraging tone but her guidance isn't superficial. It's steeped in many years as a student of the Bible and the school of hard knocks.
Tada says God is painting a picture with our lives.
"There are aspects of your life and character --- good, quality things --- he wants others to notice. So without using blatant tricks or obvious gimmicks, God brings the cool, dark contrast of suffering into your life. That contrast, laid up against the golden character of Christ within you, will draw attention...to Him.
Light against darkness. Beauty against affliction. Joy against sorrow. A sweet, patient spirit against pain and disappointment --- major contrasts that have a way of attracting notice. Your life beings to snap with interest. People notice you out of the corner of their eye --- are drawn to you --- without really understanding why.
They are, in fact, seeing what the Master Artist wants them to observe: Christ in you, highlighted against an opposing force of dark suffering.
He draws you into intimacy with Himself, even in the most difficult, pressure-filled days of your life. Jesus allows you to know Him through the 'fellowship of sharing in his sufferings.'"
God is certainly painting just such a compelling picture with Joni Eareckson Tada's life, and in 31 DAYS TOWARD INTIMACY WITH GOD she provides the guidance to help you allow God to do the same in your life.
--- Reviewed by Lisa Ann Cockrel
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