![]() ![]() The Easter eggs are fun, but I want the whole omelette. After 6000 years of horrifying stillness, Akash, mother of all vampires and Queen of the Damned, has risen from her sleep to let loose the powers of the. ![]() I am excited at the possibility of seeing both Akasha and the older vampire societies as the series progresses. These characters are a huge part of a major storyline in Queen of the Damned, which was adapted into a very bad movie once upon a time. Lestat will interact with these two, but especially Akasha, in the future, as his music becomes one of the things that makes her actually want to awaken from her state. Due to them being the originals, if they died or were injured, it would impact every vampire alive. Eventually, other vampires trapped Akasha and Enkil in a statue-like stasis so that their blood could be used to make new vampires and to keep them alive. Akasha forced some of her court to become vampires and found it did help. Maharet explained that as more vampires were made, the bloodlust they felt would fade over time. After realizing they had new powers, Akasha brought the witches back to get the wiki explainer about what the hell they were. ![]()
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![]() Rainbirdis a fantasy novella of about 31,000 words. ![]() High above the ground, Rainbird is safe, as long as she does her job, keeps her head down, and never ever draws attention to herself.īut one act of sabotage is about to change everything. To the other, she’s an abomination that should never have existed. ![]() Check out my fantasy novella, Rainbird, or visit me online at. I love to write about flawed heroes who never give up, transformation and redemption, and things from outer space. I grew up in Karachi, Pakistan and now live in Northern Virginia. If there is a SparkNotes, Shmoop, or Cliff Notes guide, we will have it listed. Up here, Rainbird is safe, as long as she keeps her head down, does her job, and never ever draws attention to herself But one act of sabotage is about to. She lives on the sunway, a massive track made from the skeleton of a continent-sized dragon. Dig deep into your characters’ souls and make them give you everything they’ve got.Īnd do all of that in such an awesome, mind-blowing way that getting the final summon in Final Fantasy or the Buriza-Do Kyanon for your Amazon in Diablo 2 pales in comparison.Ībout Rabia: I break fairy tales and fuse fantasy and science fiction. Find all available study guides and summaries for Rainbird by Rabia Gale. To the winged eiree, she’s an abomination that should never have existed. Raise the stakes. Twist your reader’s expectations. Throw setback after setback at your protagonist. ![]() Too often, I’ve read books with great openings that fell flat into ‘meh’ by the end. You don’t want that to be your reader’s last impression of your book. ![]() ![]() ![]() Though Sky is determined to stay far away from him, his unwavering pursuit and enigmatic smile break down her defenses and the intensity of the bond between them grows.īut the mysterious Holder has been keeping secrets of his own, and once they are revealed, Sky is changed forever and her ability to trust may be a casualty of the truth. ![]() Something about him sparks memories of her deeply troubled past, a time she's tried so hard to bury. Sky, a senior in high school, meets Dean Holder, a guy with a promiscuous reputation that rivals her own.įrom their very first encounter, he terrifies and captivates her. Would you rather know a truth that makes you feel hopeless, or keep believing the lies?Beloved and bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with the spellbinding story of two young people with devastating pasts who embark on a passionate, intriguing journey to discover the lessons of life, love, trust - and above all, the healing power that only truth can bring. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, I never had strong feelings about him one way or another, I didn’t think there was anything about him that really stuck out of enough to make him a memorable character for me. I liked Ari’s supportive parents and had no feelings whatsoever about the people in his group of friends (I can’t remember any of their names or practically any character traits they might have had,) and while Ari himself was a little bit on the annoying side I chalked it down to him being young and immature. ![]() It’s a gentle, sweet-natured story with beautiful artwork but the whole thing lacked a certain emotional component for me that kept me feeling somewhat distanced from the story and characters. ![]() Like most of the graphic novels I’ve read lately, I read Bloom beginning to end in one sitting. Ari is amazed how much Hector actually loves baking, and he seems to be the perfect fit if not for the complications that ensue when and Ari develop feelings for each other. In a desperate attempt to break free from a future he does not want, Ari finds a young man named Hector to work for his parents in his stead. Ari’s mom and dad own a bakery and they want their son to continue to live with them and help keep the business afloat, instead of running off with his friends to start a band in the big city. ![]() Bloom’s protagonist, Ari, is a young gay wannabe musician who spends his days filled with angst over his parents’ expectations of him. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Witches Code handbook is a required textbook at Cackle's Academy.Ī series of textbooks at Cackle's Academy. The rules themselves appear to have magical properties, for instance: Agatha Cackle and her cohorts are unable to cast spells after swearing an oath not to do so. ( The Worst Witch Saves the Day)Ī book of rules which all witches must abide by. ( The Worst Witch Saves the Day)Ī third year textbook at Cackle's Academy. ![]() ![]() It includes insect transformation spells. Ī second year textbook at Cackle's Academy. Students are presented with a copy at the end of their first year, which is described as a 'Three-inch-thick volume bound in black leather', although they have paperback editions for use in class. A List of Books in the Worst Witch universe, such as Cackle's Academy textbooks and library books.Ī first year textbook at Cackle's Academy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Will there be a winner in this dangerous game when no one can escape the twist of fate? ![]() Why would her model husband Mike want her dead? Hasn’t she been the perfect wife? Or has her karma finally caught up with her-making her pay for her former transgressions? The final countdown begins and now Sarah has to race against time to find out what went wrong in her marriage and find a way out of this nightmare. ![]() She is offered two weeks to come up with a counteroffer or die. She wouldn’t jeopardize her comfortable but dull life for anything.īut Sarah’s world is about to crumble around her when she receives a phone call from a man with a heavy foreign accent telling her that her perfect husband has put a price on her head. To avoid any kind of confrontation at home she doesn’t read her husband’s emails or spy on him like most jealous wives do. After the tragedies in her youth, Sarah deemed living a lie easier than dwelling on the past and facing her everyday failures. At least, that’s what she’s been telling herself for years. Stay-at-home mom Sarah Johnson has the perfect family-a handsome, hardworking husband and two healthy and beautiful children. To what extent would you go to avenge your husband’s infidelity? ![]() ![]() ![]() Unlike regular humans, these humans are bred in captivity, pumped up with growth hormones, categorized by race, quality and purity and then slaughtered on an assembly line. ![]() In a world where a deadly virus has rendered all livestock unfit for consumption, the agriculture industry has adapted by breeding and slaughtering humans like cattle. The context and timing of its publication give the book a veneer of eerie realism and relatability that it would not have otherwise had, casting a sinister shadow over the novel. Initially published in Argentina in 2017, the book’s 2020 debut into the English-speaking world coincided perfectly with the social trauma inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica is one of the most polarizing works of fiction I’ve had the pleasure (or rather, agony) of reading. However, I now find myself in the unusual position of having read a good book that I cannot recommend-not without a sharp pang of misgiving in my chest. Generally speaking, when I read a good book, I have no qualms recommending it to others. ![]() ![]() It was this accident that inhibited her memory of what had led to the car crash that started it all. The sudden present-day shift in Chapter 4 is quite likable, when we learn that Nora has been hospitalized after a collision incident. This is important as at no point do the readers feel suffocated with an overdose of the backstory. Ware does an amazing job at pacing her story with just about enough context. Interestingly, Nora has not spoken to Clare in a decade. When Leonora Shaw wakes up in the hospital with memory gaps and a head wound, one of the first questions she asks is, “What have I done?” Through flashbacks, Ware slowly unspools the mystery, putting forth a truly spooky scene as six related strangers gather at the isolated Glass House to celebrate the upcoming marriage of Nora’s former friend Clare Cavendish. They just get more punctilious about hiding their true selves. She changed her name to Ruth Ware to distinguish her crime novels from the young-adult fantasy novels published under her name, Ruth Warburton. ![]() In a Dark, Dark Wood is her debut thriller. ![]() Ware has worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language, and a press officer. After graduating from Manchester University she moved to Paris, before settling in North London. ![]() Ruth Ware grew up in Sussex, on the south coast of England. ![]() ![]() But caves for dragons were not theonly accommodation to be found here in MÍMAMEIĐR. A troll had built it, to the instructions of human beings who knew exactly what dragons needed. The cave where Slatebeard slept was not a natural one. ![]() Even then, the long journey had been too strenuous for him, but thanks to good friends hehad found a new place to live when the ancient home of the dragons was drowned in the waters of a reservoir. Slatebeard was the only one who had stayed behind when the others moved to the Rim of Heaven. To the Land of the Moon, as dragons called the place to which only death opened the door. His wings twitched in his dreams, as if he wanted to follow the wild geese crossing the grey sky, but he would soon be setting out on the longest flight of all. But Scotland was far away, and so was the Rim of Heaven, the valley that the last dragons in this world had called their home for two years now.įiredrake turned and looked at the dragon lying behind himon a bed of moss and leaves. Every leaf and every flower reminded him of the Scottish mountains where he had grown up. The smell of the sea nearby in the cold morning air. ![]() ![]() The misty woods outside the entrance to the cave. ![]() ![]() Novelist Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. ![]() King has written another masterpiece and I am sure to class it as such too once I have finished! About the Author It is on my shopping list and as soon as I have read it I will write a short review, however it would appear that yet again, Mr. Here at Everything Dragon Shop we are big fans of Stephen King’s work but unfortunately we have yet to read this novel. “It is just not possible to stop turning the pages” says The Washington Post of this top-selling classic tome - an epic fantasy as only Stephen King could imagine it. ![]() Thus begins one of fiction’s most unique tales written by sovereign storyteller Stephen King who once again amazes the reader with a sprawling fantasy tale of magic and mystery, adventure and enchantment, conspiracy, terror, and of course, dragons! Based on a struggle for total power that transforms the destinies of royal two brothers, this novel is relentless in its narrative and will keep you enthralled until you discover the most terrible of secrets. ![]() “Once, in a kingdom called Delain, there was a king with two sons….” ![]() |