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Ames's novels include I Pass Like Night (1989), The Extra Man (1998), and 2004's Wake Up Sir!, described by The New York Times as "laugh-out-loud funny". [9] In September 2008, Ames released The Alcoholic, his first foray into graphic literature, illustrated by Dean Haspiel; [10] an excerpt was included in The Best American Comics 2010. [11]
The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot. [3] Although critically acclaimed, The Absolutely True Diary has also been the subject of controversy and has consistently appeared on the annual list of frequently challenged books since 2008, [4] becoming the most frequently challenged book from 2010 to 2019. [5]
Despite the use of the term "ale" in its name, Romulan Ale is depicted on-screen as an uncarbonated liquid poured from a flask or decanter which, along with its high potency, suggests a distilled spirit. Tenafly Viper: Street Trash: 1987: An alcoholic wine that causes anyone who drinks it to melt in a horrific fashion. [13]
The Water of Life (Catalan fairy tale), a Spanish fairy tale collected by D. Francisco de S. Maspous y Labros, in Cuentos Populars Catalans (1885) Water of Life , a fictional drug in Frank Herbert's Dune novels; The Bold Knight, the Apples of Youth, and the Water of Life, Russian fairy tale (1862)
The Bartimaeus Sequence [1] is a series of young adult novels of alternate history, fantasy and magic.It was written by British writer Jonathan Stroud and consists of a trilogy published from 2003 to 2005 and a prequel novel published in 2010.
In the graphic novel by Tony Lee, From The Pages Of Bram Stoker's Dracula: Harker, a sequel to Dracula set six months later, Quincey appears to Jonathan Harker as a ghost and, in the final battle fights the spirit form of Dracula himself, sacrificing his own soul to save Mina's child.
He also acquired and shepherded the critically acclaimed graphic novel Incognegro written by Mat Johnson as well as The Green Woman written by renowned horror author Peter Straub and actor/writer Michael Easton. [4] Vankin, formerly a news editor of San Jose, California's Metro newspaper, is a graduate of Brandeis University.
Wright, who served as a minister before becoming a writer, created a story with Christian themes. In the story, Dick Falkner, who comes from a broken home, sees his father under the influence of alcohol and his mother starving. After his parents die, Dick goes to Boyd City in the Midwestern United States to become employed. Dick believes that ...