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Liz Bourke of Tor.com wrote that the book occupies a liminal space between novellas and short novels, which is appropriate for "a story sliding elegantly across the edges of multiple subgenres". Bourke praised McGuire's "energetic and transparent" prose, as well as the well-developed characters.
The Wind (1925), a supernatural novel by Dorothy Scarborough, depicts the loneliness of life in a small Texas town during the 1880s. She originally published it anonymously, anticipating a rough reception in Texas. It was later made into a film called The Wind (1928) starring Lillian Gish.
The Name of the Wind, also referred to as The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One, is a heroic fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle, followed by The Wise Man's Fear. It was published on March 27, 2007, by DAW Books.
Dawn Wind is a historical novel for children and young adults written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1961 by Oxford University Press, with illustrations by Charles Keeping. It takes place in Britain in the sixth century , after the Saxons , Angles and Jutes have gained dominion over most of Britain.
The central theme of Hawk of May is the idea of good versus evil. This is portrayed in the novel with the contrasting forces of the Light and the Darkness. Magic plays an important role in this as well, because there is good magic (such as the sword Caledvwlch) as well as evil magic (the magic which Morgawse uses).
Anne Lamott decided to write her new book, “Dusk Night Dawn,” after traveling around the country and meeting people who felt “scared and defeated.” She says the book is about “how we ...
The poem was written in 1880 by Roberts before she had met Elgar, though they were married in the year after the song was written. Roberts offered the poem to Edward when they were engaged, and such was the quality of the work that he put into it—the independent brilliant piano part, the voice in turn subtle and heroic—that it won the first prize of £5 in a competition organised by the ...
While When the Wind Blows and The Lake House focused more on characterization, suspense, and the moral implications of genetic engineering, the "Maximum Ride" series was a science fiction adventure. Patterson included a foreword to the first Maximum Ride book explaining that it took place in a different continuity and the similarities were ...