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The Book of Life is a 2014 fantasy novel by American scholar Deborah Harkness, the third book in the All Souls trilogy.As the sequel to the 2012 bestseller, Shadow of Night, it follows the final steps in the story of Diana Bishop, a historian who comes from a long line of witches, and Matthew Clairmont, a long-lived vampire, as they unlock the secrets of an ancient manuscript.
The New Life was well-received by critics, including a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, which referred to the novel as "a smart, sensual debut," saying, "Crewe has his own rich and engrossing style ..., and his own approach to plot dynamics, concluding the story with a dramatic trial sequence that captures a mood of both frustration and defiance, blending the graceful ambiguity of literary ...
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence [1] is a 2017 non-fiction book by Swedish-American cosmologist Max Tegmark. Life 3.0 discusses artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the future of life on Earth and beyond. The book discusses a variety of societal implications, what can be done to maximize the chances of a ...
Stories of Your Life and Others is a collection of short stories by American writer Ted Chiang [1] published in 2002 by Tor Books.It collects Chiang's first eight stories. All of the stories except "Liking What You See: A Documentary" were previously published individually elsewh
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The book received generally positive reviews from critics. On The Omnivore, the book received an "omniscore" of 4.0 out of 5 based on mostly British critic reviews. [2] [3] According to Book Marks, the book received, based on American press, "rave" reviews based on twelve critic reviews with eight being "rave" and four being "positive". [4]
The Book of Life grossed $50.2 million in North America and $49.8 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $100 million, against a production budget of $50 million. [6] The Book of Life was released in the United States and Canada on October 17, 2014.
The title refers to the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. The story was originally outlined by Adams as Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen to be a Tom Baker Doctor Who television six-part story, but was rejected by the BBC. [1] It was later considered as a plotline for the second series of the Hitchhiker's TV series, which was never ...