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Tolkien lord of the rings5/13/2023 In 2017, Amazon paid $250m (£208m) for the rights to make a big budget prequel to Lord of the Rings, called Rings of Power, which is to have a global release on its Prime Video service on 2 September.Īmazon negotiated directly with Tolkien’s estate to make the series, as the original rights deal struck by Saul Zaentz in 1976 did not include control of making a TV series of more than eight episodes.Įmbracer, which already holds the licence to publish board games and card games based on LOTR and The Hobbit after its acquisition of Asmodee Group earlier this year, says it is to open up more “transmedia opportunities” for the assets. When the business was put up for sale by the Saul Zaentz Company, which acquired its rights from the heirs and estate of Tolkien and HarperCollins in 1976, it was expected that Amazon would buy it to build its own Middle-earth empire. It was crafted by the Dark Lord Sauron in the fire of Orodruin, also known as Mount Doom, in the Second Age. The deal also includes “matching rights” in other Middle-earth-related literary works authorised by the Tolkien Estate and HarperCollins – primarily The Silmarillion and The Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth – which were published after Tolkien’s death in 1973. The One Ring, also known as the Ruling Ring, the Master Ring, the Ring of Power, and Isildurs Bane, was among the most powerful artifacts ever created in Middle-earth, and by far the most dangerous.
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Paternus by Dyrk Ashton5/13/2023 In order to survive, Fi and Zeke must join up with powerful allies against an ancient evil that's been known by many names and feared by all. And now they've come out of hiding to hunt their own. The gods and monsters, heroes and villains of lore-they're real. But the more their questions are answered, the more they discover that nothing is what it seems-not Peter, not Edgar, perhaps not even themselves. With nowhere else to turn, they seek out Fi's enigmatic Uncle Edgar. When a local hospital is attacked by strange and frightening men, Fiona Patterson and Zeke Prisco save a catatonic old man named Peter-and find themselves running for their lives with creatures beyond imagination hounding their every step. (Mike) Carey, author of The Girl with All the Gifts and the Felix Castor series And not all legends are myth. Described as American Gods meets The Avengers and Supernatural meets The Lord of the Rings, Paternus combines myths from around the world in a modern story of action and intrigue that is "urban fantasy on the surface, but so much more at its core!" "Terrific! Paternus is intelligent, intricate, suspenseful, and epic." -Nicholas Eames, Gemmell Award winning author of Kings of the Wyld and Bloody Rose "Ashton's story is a crucible in which myths are melted and remade to thrilling effect." -M. Book 1 of the completed Paternus Trilogy Even myths have legends.
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Star daughter shveta thakrar5/12/2023 She dyes her hair black, but the silver is starting to show through all the time. There are only a few people that know she’s half star. Because of this, she doesn’t really know a lot about what’s happening to her. Sheetal’s mom left years ago and she hasn’t been able to see her. She’s getting ready to turn 17 and there is a song that starts pulling at her. Sheetal is the daughter of a human and a star. I really enjoyed the writing and the story. Sheetal’s quest to save her father will take her to a celestial court of shining wonders and dark shadows, where she must take the stage as her family’s champion in a competition to decide the next ruling house of the heavens–and win, or risk never returning to Earth at all.īrimming with celestial intrigue, this sparkling YA debut is perfect for fans of Roshani Chokshi and Laini Taylor. A star like her mother, who returned to the sky long ago. Pretending to be “normal.” But when an accidental flare of her starfire puts her human father in the hospital, Sheetal needs a full star’s help to heal him. The daughter of a star and a mortal, Sheetal is used to keeping secrets. This gorgeously imagined YA debut blends shades of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and a breathtaking landscape of Hindu mythology into a radiant contemporary fantasy.
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Meanwhile her half-sister is starting to display signs of inheriting her real mother's temper. It's Christmastime in the Kingdom of the dead(Minneapolis), which is complicated as it. 'I cant talk to you when youre shaking his head like a damned maraca. Betsy also has some personal stuff to deal with - not least of which is planning her Spring - and Midnight - wedding to Sinclair. Undead and Unreturnable is a paranormal romance novel by MaryJanice Davidson. MaryJanice Davidson, Undead and Unworthy 24 likes Like Majesty, I beg your forgiveness for the idignity you suffered and offer you the head of our enemy as' 'Put that thing down,' I said impatiently. It's bad enough having to view your own gravestone but now Betsy's even started seeing dead people - an assortment of demanding ghosts who are determined to make her do their bidding. Clean copy.Trade paperback Just when Betsy Taylor thinks she's adjusted to her after-life as a vampire queen, fate intervenes. But with a half-sister who's the devil's daughter, an evil stepmother, a fiend living in her basement, assorted spirits and killers running amok, and a wedding to plan with the former bane of her existence, Eric Sinclair, Betsy is not sure she'll survive the holidays. Though she's the vampire queen, Betsy Taylor is much more like a princess. Description for Undead And Unreturnable: Number 4 in series (Undead/Queen Betsy) Paperback.
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Prince charming book rachel hawkins5/12/2023 Daisy has no desire to live in the spotlight, but relentless tabloid attention forces her join Ellie at the relative seclusion of the castle across the pond. She's an offbeat sixteen-year-old Floridian with mermaid-red hair, a part time job at a bootleg Walmart, and a perfect older sister who's nearly engaged to the Crown Prince of Scotland. New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins serves up a deliciously royal romance, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Huntley Fitzpatrick. Enter for a chance to win a copy of PRINCE CHARMING (previously titled ROYALS) by Rachel Hawkins! (No PO boxes please) New York Times bestselling author Enter for a chance to win a copy of PRINCE CHARMING (previously titled ROYALS) by Rachel Hawkins!
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A book is an author’s baby, and I make sure to keep that at the fore of all my work. Now that you have published three novels of your own, what has changed about the way you work as an editor?Īs an editor I always try to be highly sensitive to the authors’ feelings and needs, and above all to their sense of a book’s integrity. I’m not sure whether that stems from the ingrained habit of poring over details like this in my day job, or whether it’s just my personality! As a writer, I tend to agonize over the most minute details – I can scrutinize a comma for hours. I just wanted to do my best to make the process as smooth as I could. I wanted to be as professional as possible and wanted to deliver the cleanest manuscript I could. I think I was an associate editor, assisting two more senior editors, when my first novel sold to Viking. How did your day job prepare you for being on the other end of a project for the first time? You were an editor before you were a published author. Lisa writes for young readers in both prose and verse, and has generously offered to share her wisdom on writing and publishing. Today I’m excited to share an interview with the talented Lisa Ann Sandell, executive editor at Scholastic Press and author of The Weight of the Sky, Song of the Sparrow, A Map of the Known World, and contributor to the collection, 21 Proms.
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Juneteenth mazie5/12/2023 Prep can be as simple as printing the activity pages (or assigning the included digital version) and finding a free video of the book being read aloud online. Simply customize your Juneteenth for Mazie lesson plans using the ideas in the teaching guide and choose from the 15 standards-based activities. YOU ONLY NEED TO DO 3 QUICK & EASY STEPS: We constructed strategy-based reading comprehension questions and created no-prep, print-and-go reader response worksheets. We identified an SEL focus / character education topic based on events in the story.ĥ. We wrote 30 book-based writing prompts (that cover 10 genres of writing).Ĥ. We selected mentor sentences & specific grammar skills for each.ģ. We chose vocabulary words & kid-friendly definitions.Ģ. TO SAVE YOU TIME, WE'VE DONE ALL OF THE WORK FOR YOU!ġ. Read on to learn more about all that is included in this standards-based interactive read aloud packet based on the children’s book, Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper. This jam-packed book companion is quick and easy to use - Just print and go! Save yourself time and engage your students with these Juneteenth for Mazie activities.
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Archenemies book 35/10/2023 "The world is exceptionally well crafted, particularly the complex backstory of the rise of prodigies among humans, and the secondary cast of villains and heroes could give Marvel and DC a run for their money. "Meyer delivers a balance between intricate world-building and fast-paced action sequences." - School Library Journal "Even reluctant fans of hero fantasies will fall for the smart plot and wonderful world-building. "Exciting.perfect for your Fall #TBR list.". "A fully realized new world with compelling characters and just enough edge-of-your-seat action to rival the biggest on-screen adaptation." -Bustle “Blends sci-fi and action like a young adult X-Men novel, asking what it means to be a hero and what it means to be a villain.” - Paste Magazine "Tackles a familiar genre in a brand new way.". "In a vividly dark and fully imagined universe where special abilities are feared unless they can be strictly controlled and labeled, Meyer celebrates and subverts popular superhero tropes while mining the gray area between malevolence and virtue." - Publishers Weekly, starred review I was wavering between 3 and 3.5 stars and decided to write. A Publishers Weekly Bestseller (Supernova)Ī Winter 2017-2018 Kids' Indie Next List Selection No spoilers in this rapid review of Archenemies by Marissa Meyer.
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The little book of commonsense investing5/10/2023 While the stock market has tumbled and then soared since the first edition of Little Book of Common Sense was published in April 2007, Bogle’s investment principles have endured and served investors well. Bogle describes the simplest and most effective investment strategy for building wealth over the long term: buy and hold, at very low cost, a mutual fund that tracks a broad stock market Index such as the S&P 500. Bogle reveals his key to getting more out of investing: low-cost index funds. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart about the market. The best-selling investing "bible" offers new information, new insights, and new perspectives
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Bloom invention of the human5/10/2023 It is a most fitting seat for this great critic to occupy. In another splendid appellation, Bloom is Sterling professor of the humanities at Yale University. Yes indeed, here we have the literary life de haut en bas. This happy excursus appears in The Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life (Yale, £25), in a chapter entitled "Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction of the Romantic Self", and is preliminary to, among numerous matters, a consideration of why the name Lucifer is not mentioned in Paradise Lost, and why Milton should have chosen not to give us in his great poem an account of Satan in his prelapsarian, luciferous state. When he teaches Ulysses, he tells us, he has to refer to its protagonist Leopold Bloom as Poldy, "since my name has been confiscated – for a time". Describing it as "splendid", he says it seems to him "the most literary of names". |