Katrina [Katie] Joy Delancey has staked her life on keeping the past and future away from her heart. But she is no master of fate or captain of her own journey. A near fatal race with a wild stallion, an unexpected discovery of lost African journals, and a chance encounter with a tae kwon do master, leads Katie through love, grief, faith and terror like she's never known it. One Last Wave is a story about being discovered by faith and love no matter where you are, no matter where you've been, and no matter what you think may lie ahead.
Is being alone worse than death? Acharon has no interest in finding out. He and Sovelet are two of the last humans on Earth. They’ve lived an idyllic existence on their man-made island over the decades. For Acharon, these have been good times, quiet times. Life, though, has other plans. Murphy’s suicide and Sovelet’s medical diagnosis have shattered the illusion Acharon has so carefully crafted. There is no more sitting and watching sunsets while humanity winds down to extinction. Not if he wants to save Sovelet’s life. To do so, Acharon and Sovelet must face a city gone wild. A city that hasn’t seen a human in decades and has no fear of them. It is a city filled with dangers and bad memories. But Acharon will face everything to keep Sovelet alive and safe. Death will come in time, but not without a fight. Not if Acharon has any say in the matter. In the tradition of Earth Abides, Dog Stars, and On The Beach, Last Wave explores what it is to be human and what it means to be alive. Start reading now!
This book is a factual think-piece description of a world future that can be expected over the next 30-40 years with some degree of confidence given the past and the present trends that we all can observe today. The reader will most certainly see this mentally when they read the small book very attentively. The contents are a result of an inspired and informational study of the world and economic, communication/informational sharing, scientific and technological trends I and the reader will have witnessed in their everyday life. The book's content started for me in mid-1979, and has continued until and since it's publish date of 2011-12. I originally gave the predictions and previous content in an oral presentation before the World Future Chapter at Ann Arundel Community College, in Arnold MD, in 1996 in which most of my predictions came true but about 8 to 10 years sooner than I had prognosticated. The ideas originally started for me with a little book by an author Shuman, etal., published in about 1971 about a coming deflationary deflstion in 1984 and which I had no belief. That was in 1977, but by mid-1979, I came to realize that it and I were mistaken, in that we were all going through an inflationary depression starting about 1973 to then and going forth. This led me to think and read more articles about the world and U.S. events that predict these types of events but along Kondratieff's 54 year period. That was wrong, too, I have come to realize in 2011-12 that his theory has become shorter and if you read my book, and on your own, you can tell why. That's enough for you all at present. Allen Reeves, DoD physicist retired, and on Facebook.
Secret, strange, dark, impure and dissonant...Enter the haunted landscapes of folk horror, a world of pagan village conspiracies, witch finders, and teenagers awakening to evil; of dark fairy tales, backwoods cults and obsolete technologies. Beginning with the classics Night of the Demon, Witchfinder General, The Wicker Man and Blood on Satan's Claw, We Don't Go Back surveys the genre of screen folk horror from across the world. Travelling from Watership Down to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, with every stop inbetween, We Don't Go Back is a thoughtful, funny and essential overview of folk horror in TV and cinema."A beautiful rumination on the dark films and television that shaped me and a generation of odd children, for good or ill, worth a year of your time, because you won't just read the book, you'll feel a burning desire to watch everything mentioned within." - Robin Ince"A comprehensive, accessible and often riotously funny tome weaving together folk horror in all its forms, from British television to the American backwoods, from Eastern European fairytales to the vengeful ghosts of East Asia. Ingham explores uncanny landscapes haunted by things buried, old cultures converging with the reluctance of contemporary reason, that very tension that gives his book its name. He attempts to both define folk horror and free it from definition, creating the ultimate guide to the genre's manifestations on film and offering a convincing argument as to why the genre resonates so compellingly with people today." - Kier-La Janisse, author of House of Psychotic Women
Gillian Best, winner of the Bronwen Wallace Award for Short Fiction, weaves a striking literary debut centred on one woman’s relationship to the sea in this sweeping intergenerational family saga. A beautifully rendered family drama set in Dover, England, between the 1940s and the present day, The Last Wave follows the life of Martha, a woman who has swum the English Channel ten times, and the complex relationships she has with her husband, her children, and her close friends. The one constant in Martha’s life is the sea, from her first accidental baptism to her final crossing of the channel. The sea is an escape from her responsibilities as a wife and a mother; it consoles her when she is diagnosed with cancer; and it comforts her when her husband’s mind begins to unravel. An intergenerational saga spanning six decades, The Last Wave is a wholly authentic portrait of a family buffeted by illness, intolerance, anger, failure, and regret. Gillian Best is a mature, accomplished, and compelling new voice in fiction.
'Elijah?' I ask, but he doesn't answer. 'Elijah...can you hear me?' I ask more frightened than before; still nothing. 'Elijah!' I scream at him. His head lays slumped against the frame of the door as I try to reach out for him but can't...I am trapped. Emma Fisher is quickly learning that her life is exactly the way her brother said it was. She has spent her entire high school career in the grips of the popular crowd, playing their games and following their lead. No one wants to step up and make a change, but sometimes fate intervenes, and we don't have a choice. One night of fun turns fatal when fate crashes through the future Emma thought she had. Now, with the death of her twin brother, Emma is left to pick up the pieces by herself and hope for better days. Emma finds just the change she needs when new kid Caleb McEnroe, a looker with a bad boy image, comes to town. Emma is forced to appear in court and confront her brother's slayer. But things don't go as planned when a scornful someone sets out to make sure that Emma and her newfound friends don't get One More Try... Author Shannon Sloan discovered her passion for writing in high school. Shannon lives in Nevada with her husband, Michael, and four children.
This book is a sensational compilation of literary works that entice only the greatest readers who find the poetic messages in every poem. It is a fine work of art that keeps you wanting more.
"Mysterious Eyes" is a nail-biting mystical poetry anthology, a hidden agenda in its' words that stand on their own, yet merge and are defined by a clear hidden message inside each and every one of her poetic works. You just have to clearly find out what that message is. "Extraordinary, one-time poetic art," claims Noble House. "Eye-catching sonnets, sharp haikus, written for your mind, body, spiritual strength, and intriguing kinetic energy between human interaction with society, realistic emotional feelings with romance, and is interspersed with mysterious creations in life merged with reality.
Barlo never wanted a sidekick. But somehow he keeps ending up with one. First the wildcat Sinstari, and then a dwarf orphan named Paige—dubious partners in his adventures across Lasniniar. (And never mind his elf friend, Iarion). Still, someone needs to help Barlo save the day... Immerse yourself in a world of elves, dwarves, and magic in this collection from the World of Lasniniar epic fantasy series by award-winning author, Jacquelyn Smith. This collection includes one novel and two shorts: Wave Runners: A Novel of Lasniniar (The World of Lasniniar Book 5) Legends of Lasniniar: What the Cat Dragged In Legends of Lasniniar: A New Kind of Magic Wave Runners: A Novel of Lasniniar (The World of Lasniniar Book 5) A dwarf apart. Barlo knows he no longer fits in among the people of Dwarvenhome. His secret past looms over him. He longs for a chance to set the heavy burden aside. To feel like himself again. A secret journey to make a new home among the elves seems like the only way. And if he happens to stumble into an adventure with his best friend Iarion once he gets there, even better. But a force more powerful than Barlo also struggles to find a new life. And the end of the dwarf’s journey lies much farther than the Light Elves’ wood. The ongoing saga of Barlo and Iarion continues to lead to strange, new places, fraught with darkness and danger, in this fifth novel in the World of Lasniniar epic fantasy series. Legends of Lasniniar: What the Cat Dragged In (Short Story) Death stalks Narilga through the underground city of Dwarvenhome. Sinstari can smell it. The wildcat’s nose never lies. But no one understands his warnings. Not even his longtime dwarf companion and Narilga’s mate, Barlo. And only Barlo stands a chance of saving her. (With Sinstari’s help, of course.) What can Sinstari do? How can he make Barlo understand, before Narilga’s time runs out? A stand-alone story from the World of Lasniniar epic fantasy series. If you love cats and adventure, grab this book. Legends of Lasniniar: A New Kind of Magic (Short Story) Paige trudges along the Great North Road and does her best to ignore her misery. An autumn rain pelts her face and soaks her to the skin. A lone dwarf woman wandering Northern Lasniniar in search of adventure. A part of her wishes she never left her warm, comfortable burrow with Barlo. But Paige knows she needs to find her own way in the world if she wants to become something more. ...A hero in her own right. A stand-alone story that opens a door to new possibilities in the World of Lasniniar epic fantasy series.
An ironically upbeat book that asks some of today’s most inimitable musicians which song they would choose to be the last one they ever hear Variety Best Music Book of 2020 TIME Best Book of Fall 2020 Selection If you could choose the last song you’d hear before you died, what would it be and why? Your favorite song of all time? Perhaps the one you danced to at your wedding? The song from that time you got super stoned and just let the chords speak to you? It’s a hard question that Mike Ayers has thought about for years. In One Last Song, Ayers invites 30 musicians to consider what song they would each want to accompany them to those pearly white gates. Weaving together their explanations with evocative illustrations and poignant interludes—what your song to die to says about you, what songs famous people have died to, and more. The book offers insight into the minds of famous artists and provides an entry point for considering how integral music is to our own personal narratives. Artists Featured: Jim James of My Morning Jacket, André 3000, Killer Mike, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Phoebe Bridgers, Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire, Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, Colin Meloy of the Decemberists, Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips, Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES, A.C. Newman of The New Pornographers, Courtney Barrett, Bobb Bruno of Best Coast, Angel Olsen, Regina Spektor, Kevin Morby, Will Oldham, Julia Holter, Margo Price, Sonny Rollins, Ryley Walker, Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs, Yannis Phillippakis of Foals, Bettye Lavette, M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger, Wanda Jackson, Roseanne Cash, Lucinda Williams, and Beth Orton.
