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The Ruins is the book of the summer because, put simply, it's so good that it'll ruin every other book's chances. [ 6 ] Stephen King made the comment in a column for Entertainment Weekly , writing, "The Book of the Summer: That would be The Ruins , by Scott Smith, last heard from in 1993 ( A Simple Plan , later filmed by Sam Raimi from Smith's ...
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Rot & Ruin is a science fiction novel by American writer Jonathan Maberry, published by Simon & Schuster. It is an example of post- zombie apocalypse setting. Based upon the short story of the same name, the full-length novel was released in the United States September 2010 and in United Kingdom March 2011.
(p. 457) "And, of course," she added, "there is a great conceit hidden at the heart of the book to do with fiction and the imagination, which is revealed only at the end but which is in a way the whole raison d'etre of the novel."(p. 458) Stephanie Merritt commented in The Guardian review, "At first glance A God in Ruins appears to be a more ...
The protagonist, Miles Plastic, is an orphan who, at the beginning of the story, is finishing a prison term for arson.Crime is treated very leniently by the state, and conditions in prison are actually quite superior to those among the population at large, leading to an understandably high recidivism rate.
All cover art by Richard Anderson. The Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne. The Emperor's Blades (2014), Tor Books, ISBN 978-0765336408; The Providence of Fire (2015), Tor Books, ISBN 978-0765336415; The Last Mortal Bond (2016), Tor Books, ISBN 978-0765336422; Ashes of the Unhewn Throne. The Empire's Ruin (2021), Tor Books, ISBN 978-0765389909 ...
Uprooted is a 2015 high fantasy novel by Naomi Novik, based on Polish folklore.The story tells of a village girl, Agnieszka, who is selected by the local wizard for her unseen magical powers.
A Touch of Sin (Chinese: 天注定; lit. 'Destiny') is a 2013 Chinese anthology thriller film written and directed by Jia Zhangke and starring Jiang Wu , Wang Baoqiang , Luo Lanshan, and Zhao Tao , Jia's wife and longtime collaborator.