![]() He later became an English teacher at the Blackpool Sixth Form College, where he helped start the Media and Film Studies Department. Following graduation, he studied at St Martin's College to become a teacher. He took his A-Levels at night school before studying English, history and sociology as a mature student at Lancaster University. ![]() ![]() Delaney attended Preston Catholic College and then worked as an apprentice engineer and fitter. Joseph Henry Delaney was born on 25 July 1945 in Preston, Lancashire, the son of a labourer he was the oldest of four children. Additionally, Delaney published two other series: the science fiction-themed Arena 13 and the dark fantasy Aberrations. In 2014, The Spook's Apprentice was adapted into both a play script and the feature film Seventh Son. This marked the start of his widely successful Spook's series, which eventually encompassed 19 books along with several others set in the same universe. ![]() ![]() He later transitioned to writing under his real name, beginning with the publication of The Spook's Apprentice, in 2004. Initially embarking on a career as a teacher, Delaney also penned science fiction and fantasy novels for adults under the pseudonym J. Joseph Henry Delaney (25 July 1945 – 16 August 2022) was an English author best known for his dark fantasy series, Spook's. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Where does one begin when it comes to describing an author whose books constantly amaze you to the point you cannot easily put them down for any reason other than an emergency? Fredrik Backman has struck gold with the second book in the Beartown series, Us Against You. By the time the last game is finally played, a resident of Beartown will be dead, and the people of both towns will be forced to wonder if, after all they’ve been through, the game they love can ever return to something simple and innocent. But bringing this team together proves to be a challenge as old bonds are broken, new ones are formed, and the enmity with Hed grows more and more acute.Īs the big match approaches, the not-so-innocent pranks and incidents between the communities pile up and their mutual contempt grows deeper. ![]() Soon a new team starts to take shape around Amat, the fastest player you’ll ever see Benji, the intense lone wolf and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker. Amidst the mounting tension between the two rivals, a surprising newcomer is handpicked to be Beartown’s new hockey coach. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in Hed, take in that fact. ![]() ![]() After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they hear that their beloved local hockey team will soon be disbanded. ![]() ![]() ![]() Currently-lives in Palo Alto, California, USAĪbraham Verghese is Professor and Senior Associate Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine.Education-M.D., Madras Medical College (India) M.F.A.,.When the past catches up to him-nearly destroying him-Marion must entrust his life to the two men he thought he trusted least in the world: the surgeon father who abandoned him and the brother who betrayed him.Īn unforgettable journey into one man’s remarkable life, and an epic story about the power, intimacy, and curious beauty of the work of healing others. He makes his way to America, finding refuge in his work as an intern at an underfunded, overcrowded New York City hospital. Yet it will be love, not politics-their passion for the same woman-that will tear them apart and force Marion, fresh out of medical school, to flee his homeland. Orphaned by their mother’s death in childbirth and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. ![]() Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon at a mission hospital in Addis Ababa. A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novel-an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home. ![]() ![]() Language includes "f-k," "s-t," "a-hole," "f-got," "c-t," and more. Characters kiss and make references to sex, and multiple characters smoke cigarettes and drink beer. ![]() A man menaces a much younger and smaller woman, holds her at knifepoint, and then lies on her body and kisses her. In another scene, one man masturbates another before slitting his throat at the moment of orgasm (suggestive hand movements, moaning). In one scene, cannibals wait for an elderly woman to die (she's shown moaning and shaking in pain) before they start taking bites from her nude body (bare breasts shown). Expect many close-ups of biting mouths and teeth and bloody, mangled flesh. Characters whom viewers get to know and sympathize with are suddenly and horribly murdered on-screen - they're bludgeoned, stabbed, and bitten. There's also relatable interpersonal drama, which could give the violent scenes even more impact. ![]() The mood veers sharply from tender romance to extremely intense violence and horror and back again. ![]() Parents need to know that Bones and All is an edgy romantic drama based on Camille DeAngelis' same-named 2015 novel about two young cannibals ( Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet) on a road trip across America. ![]() ![]() ![]() Light toning to the text-block otherwise internally clean. ![]() ![]() The First UK printing published by Chatto & Windus, London in 1973. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Ths book creates a magical world where the everyday mingles with the supernatural. ![]() Barney, Jane and Simon discover an ancient map in Cornwall the mysterious Merriman reveals his secret purpose and Will Stanton realizes that he is not just an ordinary boy but has a far greater role in fulfilling his destiny. Creating a magical world where the everyday mingles with the supernatural, "The Dark is Rising Sequence" weaves a story of secret codes, strange prophecies, the legend of King Arthur and a centuries-old conflict between the power of good and the forces of evil. Here Barney, Jane and Simon discover an ancient map in Cornwall the mysterious Merriman reveals his secret purpose and Will Stanton realizes that he is not just an ordinary boy but has a far greater role in fulfilling his destiny. This spellbinding volume brings together the five novels from Susan Cooper's classic fantasy sequence: "Over Sea", "Under Stone" "The Dark is Rising" "Greenwitch" "The Grey King" and "Silver on the Tree". ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But when their dream team results in a living, breathing, thinking PAN, Mary and Ada find themselves hunted by a mad scientist who won't stop until he finds out how they made a real boy out of spare parts. When fate connects our two masterminds, Mary and Ada learn that they are fae-magical people with the ability to make whatever they imagine become real. Practical Automaton Number One, is Ada's greatest idea a machine that will change the world, if only she can figure out how to make him truly autonomous. Alas, no matter how precise Ada’s calculations, there’s always a man willing to claim her ingenious ideas as his own. But her passions lie far beyond the arts-in mechanical engineering, to be exact. Ada Lovelace knows a thing or two about superstar parents, what with her dad being Lord Byron, the most famous poet on Earth. Mary may have inherited the brilliant mind of her late mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, but she lives a drab life above her father’s bookstore, waiting for an extraordinary idea that’ll inspire a work worthy of her parentage-and impress her rakishly handsome (and super-secret) beau, Percy Shelley. It’s aliiiiiiiive! New York Times bestselling authors of My Lady Jane are back with the electric, poetic, and (almost) historical tale of the one and only Mary Shelley. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is perhaps the Dawn series inside out with a bit of Kindred and the Parables thrown in for good measure. You have to think about vampires and mirrors and Ina as a reflection of human behaviors, good and bad. But it fits well with a theme she has explored often, what it means to be human. Yes this is a 'reimagining' of the vampire stories - so popular now. but her her writing is so effortless that as often as I put the book down, I picked it up again. As others have said, Fledgling is one of those, provoking extreme distaste in some and whole-hearted admiration in others. Her best stories are often the most difficult ones to accept. " In my opinion, OEB writes marvelous fiction. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:. ![]() ![]() We offer non-judgemental peer support ONLY. Please note that we are NOT a hotline! We do NOT have the ability to trace the source of any posts, and we can't guarantee immediate responses. 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If you need help for yourself, we've got a directory of voice and chat/text hotline services and FAQs about hotlines, plus selected online resources. ![]() The SW Mod team also maintains /r/SWResources. ![]() If you see abuse, trolling, or guideline violations, click here to message us! Resources ![]() ![]() ![]() More advanced readers and those at the upper end of primary school might get impatient with the simple plot and characterisation, but it should be a fun and engaging read for middle-primary readers who enjoy easy-to-race-through chapter books about kids driving space cars and saving the day. ![]() It’s girl-friendly too, with a couple of brave and active girls rounding out Jake’s team of four space-car friends. ![]() It should be pretty successful at appealing to that demographic, with its simple space-car adventure-mystery, silly futuristic details and large print. The way he talks is strange and mechanical, he seems to fly perfectly, and why is he sneaking out onto the surface of the moon at night? Is the moon in danger? Moon Attack is the first book in a new series called ‘Jake in Space’, aimed at reluctant boy readers. There’s something weird about one of the other kids, though. ![]() But then he uncovers a plot to blow up the Moon and must. Whoosh A robot in a jet-powered winged suit flew straight past Jake and his friends. But he makes some friends right away, and flying with them turns out to be kind of fun. Jake is sent to remedial space car driving school on the Moon. Author Claire Saxby Posted on FebruCategories Younger Readers Tags Candice Lemon-Scott, Jake in Space, New Frontier Publishing, series, Volcanoes of Venus Jake In Space: Robot Games by Candice Lemon-Scott. He’s so embarrassed, and he’s sure he’ll be bored too there’s nothing to do on the moon, after all. Jake is being sent to remedial space car driving classes on the moon. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This story has a real sense of foreboding and danger. This has plenty of references and tie-ins with other Holmes stories and key events proving that Horowitz was the right man for the job. Horowitz’s love and knowledge of Conan Doyle’s consulting detective is clear in his writing. This has a far more introspective and reflective Watson. Holmes and Watson must investigate some terrible crimes and will be tested like never before. Set in November of 1890 this adventure concerns a scar-faced man wearing a flat cap stalking an English gentleman, a gang from Boston becoming entwined with the art world and mention of the ‘House of Silk’ which could threaten Victorian society itself. Here we learn that Holmes is dead and Watson has allowed this particular case to see the light of day after a period of one hundred years such was the scandal, corruption and sensation involved. Endorsed by the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ‘The House of Silk’ has a fine pedigree with renowned author Anthony Horowitz taking on the world’s most famous detective: Sherlock Holmes. ![]() |