![]() ![]() ![]() If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the "Machine," they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. ![]() and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge.Ī mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth. Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning.Īfter their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging New York Times bestseller, 7 Deadly Wonders, supersoldier Jack West Jr. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Add to this the fact that, as a Catholic policeman, it doesn't matter which side he's on, because nobody trusts him, and Sergeant Duffy really is in a no-win situation. It's no easy job-especially when it turns out that one of the victims was involved in the IRA but was last seen discussing business with someone from the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force. The Cold Cold Ground is a brilliant depiction of Belfast at the height of the Troublesand of a cop treading a thin, thin line. Detective Sergeant Duffy is the man tasked with trying to get to the bottom of it all. Hunger strikes, riots, power cuts, a homophobic serial killer with a penchant for opera, and a young woman's suicide that may yet turn out to be murder: on the surface, the events are unconnected, but then things-and people-aren't always what they seem. "McKinty is one of the most striking and most memorable crime voices to emerge on the scene in years." -Tana French The first book in the Sean Duffy series, The Cold Cold Ground, won the 2013 Spinetingler Award the second, I Hear the Sirens in the Street, won the 2014 Barry Award and was shortlisted for. Fast-paced, evocative, and brutal, The Cold Cold Ground is a brilliant depiction of Belfast at the height of the Troubles-and of a cop treading a thin, thin line-from The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Adrian McKinty. ![]() ![]() And Jesus fits very much in the center of that movement. And there were a series of messianic aspirants, one after another, claiming to be the messiah, claiming to come to release the Jews from the bondage of the Roman occupation. It was like a virus that was going through the land.Įveryone expected something dramatic to happen. You're talking about a continuous succession of insurrections and rebellions by the Jews against the Romans, many of which were brutally crushed by the empire, and you're talking about a sense of apocalyptic expectation that really animated the Jews. You're talking about a bloody, brutal Roman occupation that controlled every aspect of the life of the Jews. This period that we're talking about was probably the most tumultuous era of the Holy Land, which obviously is saying a lot. ![]() ![]() ![]() A crank is similar to a zombie, maybe even worse. They will completely lose their sanity, their body will have vine-like growths, and will develop cannibalistic instincts. The Flare is a deadly disease that destroys your mind. If you read this novella before reading the first three books you will face endless spoilers and constant confusion.įirst the Glade, then escaping the Maze, surviving the Scorch, and fighting infection. ![]() Crank Palace is a bite-sized story that is perfect for anyone who has already read the first three books, The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, and The Death Cure. We saw life with The Flare, from the immune, and now we can finally understand life from the infected. With this bittersweet novella, we can see the Maze Runner universe from Newt’s perspective. ![]() As Crank Palace is nearing its first anniversary since its release, any Maze Runner fan who has not read the novella should do so now. ![]() ![]() ![]() Another was assembled from plywood and hoverboard wheels by the robotics club at the middle school Knoedler’s kids attend. One robot in the team’s fleet is an old security crawler snagged off Craigslist. Next to them, Coordinated Robotics is the scrappy upstart. They have top-of-the-line equipment, ample test facilities, and an army of graduate students they can throw at whatever problems meatspace may present. "The SubT Challenge has attracted giants in autonomous research, including well-funded engineers from Caltech, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. I profile Kevin Knoedler, a programmer and stay-at-home dad who, along with a scrappy, youthful team, was able to give the biggest robotics labs in the world a run for their money. In the latest issue of WIRED I write about the 'SubT Challenge,' the latest robotics competition from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When an agent confronts Cristian with evidence of treason-a single dollar bill tucked inside his notebook-and also offers medicine for Bunu, his sick grandfather, Cristian agrees to spy on the American diplomat family whose son he’s become friendly with. Wild dogs attack children in the streets, and secret agents are everywhere. Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu has been in power for 24 years, and most Romanians live in poverty, exporting what they produce to unknowingly fund Ceaușescu’s obscenely extravagant lifestyle. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu, with his spiky hair, love of poetry and English, and crush on Liliana Pavel, is as much of a rebel as it’s possible to be in Bucharest, Romania, in 1989. ![]() A rare look at the youth-led rebellion that toppled Romania’s Ceaușescu. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, some people who were enslaved in Texas never knew this until 1865! So, basically, they were doing free labor AGAINST THE LAW! The reason, though, is because there weren’t enough Union soldiers to spread the news. In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln. Now, it’s Mazie’s turn to celebrate freedom, liberty, and justice on Juneteenth. But in 1865, he was finally freed, and he and everyone else danced and sang all night, they were that happy. Then, she learned her great-great-great-grandpa Mose heard the word “no” even more – because he was enslaved, working until he was “bone tired”. Mazie was tired of her parents telling her “no” to everything she wanted. Young Mazie was sad, because she couldn’t play outside, eat a cookie, or stay up late. It was cool to read it digitally, but I like printed books better. Instead of reading it like I usually read books, like in printed form, I read it online through the Kindle app on my iPad. ![]() The day in 1865 that all black people who were enslaved in America were finally freed! In celebration of this day, I’m reviewing the book Juneteenth For Mazie, written and illustrated by Floyd Cooper. ![]() ![]() ![]() Suddenly their only hope for connection and redemption hinges on one choice: whether or not to have faith in each other. But Dori has secrets of her own, safely locked away until one night turns her entire world upside down. ![]() Counting the days until his month of service is over, Dori struggles to ignore his wicked magnetic pull while shocking him with her ability to see past his celebrity and challenge him to see his own wasted potential. When his DUI plea bargain lands him under community service supervision, she proves unimpressed with his status and indifferent to his proximity, and he soon wants nothing more than to knock her off her pedestal and prove she’s human. Dori Cantrell is a genuine humanitarian – the outward opposite of everything Reid is about. One thing is clear – this is one predicament he won’t escape without paying for it. Now his PR team is working overtime to salvage his image. ![]() His latest mistake totaled his car, destroyed a house and landed him in the hospital. Every relationship, every error in judgment is analyzed by strangers. His Hollywood celebrity means that everything he does plays out in the public eye. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If they're going to have a future, Sienna and Ryder need to catch a serial arsonist roaming the shadowy streets of New Orleans. But he soon discovers they have more in common than he ever thought and a growing attraction neither can deny. So when the suspicious fire he's called to investigate reveals a cryptic link to Sienna, he can't help but think the unassuming museum curator has something to hide. ![]() New member of the Krewe of Hunters elite paranormal team Detective Ryder Stapleton doesn't believe in coincidences. A decade later, she still can't explain what happened that night, how she knew to save them at just the right moment or why she receives the same mysterious warning when it happens again. Sienna Murray was only fourteen when she pulled her neighbours out of a raging house fire. The newest member of the Krewe of Hunters elite paranormal team, FBI agent Ryder Stapleton must enlist the help of a beautiful museum curator with an otherworldly ability to track down a serial arsonist setting fire to the streets of New Orleans. ![]() ![]() Ligotti assumes a pessimistic outlook from the outset of the book. In 2018, the book was re-released, with a new preface. ![]() The book is noted for its repeated usage of the phrase "malignantly useless," as well as for the manner "in which philosophical thought and literary analysis converge" in his writings. Among other sources, Ligotti cites Peter Wessel Zapffe's essay " The Last Messiah" and the writings of Emil Cioran (1911–1995) and Philipp Mainländer (1841–1876) as inspirations for his philosophical outlook. ![]() Better known as a horror fiction author, with Conspiracy Ligotti offers a series of essays exploring his philosophical pessimism and antinatalist views. The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror is a 2010 non-fiction book by American author Thomas Ligotti. ![]() |