![]() It will do all this while I cower inside. It will examine and determine and choose and, at last, act. The Engine makes him into a ruthless killing machine dedicated to keeping him alive at all costs. When entering into combat, a persona he calls the "Engine" takes over. Little is known of him initially but that he suffers from burnout and refuses to die, even when it seems inevitable. ![]() ![]() The protagonist is Felix, an enlistee who's been given "scout" duty on an alien planet in the seemingly endless Antwar. The title refers to the nuclear-powered exoskeletons worn by the soldiers, but also references the emotional armor the protagonists maintain to survive. The two sub-plots intersect at the end, with each providing answers and insight into events of the other. It is also the story of a research colony on the fringes of human territory which is threatened by pirates. ![]() It features the military use of exoskeletons and insect-like alien enemies but concentrates on the psychological effects of violence on human beings.Īrmor is the story of humanity's war against an alien race whose foot soldiers are three-meter-tall insects, referred to in the book as "ants". Armor is a military science fiction novel by John Steakley. ![]()
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![]() Just like the first book, the worldbuilding is incredibly rich and so visually interesting that I want to stand inside it and look around for myself. It’s so inventive all the way down to the little details. I really love the new elements Westerfeld introduces, such as the feels Frey gets, the setting of Paz, Rafi as a wildcard, characters like Essa, and the AI governments. Frey has to navigate her world separated from her sister and Col, as well as try to figure out where she belongs, who she belongs with, and what being her own person looks like. ![]() ![]() Plus, the emotional stakes of this sequel are sharpened, building upon the groundwork in IMPOSTERS. For me, this is a total breath of fresh air, as I believe most other authors would have set this entire book in Shreve. We get resolutions fairly quickly, and then the characters are thrown into something else immediately. Unlike many other writers in this genre, Westerfeld doesn’t draw out the circumstances. ![]() It is more action-packed, faster-paced, and captivating than the first book, which is unusual for book two in a four-book series. If her father finds out who she really is, both her and Col will be dead- but burying her name and not being herself again, after having such freedom, may kill her anyway. In order to save Col, she’s convinced her father they must marry to sway public opinion in her father’s favor, but Frey’s walking a very dangerous line. It begins with Frey stuck inside Shreve pretending to be her sister… again. SHATTER CITY by Scott Westerfeld is the second book in the IMPOSTERS series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Firstly, they are adept at coordinated unit tactics, which the Ugaro see as an admission of cowardice and weakness. Lau along the border have inexplicably raised the price of grain and the Ugaro, desperate, have taken to raiding. The Ugaro live in cold regions unsuitable for Lau-style agriculture they trade with the Lau for the grain that they need. ![]() Lord Aras, of the settled, agricultural and urbanized Lau, needs to know more about the Ugaro nomads. ![]() The two men end up being something like friends. To protect Ryo from the legal consequences of raiding, Lord Aras makes Ryo a guest, something that carries profound legal implications for the Lau. He takes Ryo prisoner and interrogates him at length. Lord Aras of the Lau has greater need of information than he does of a corpse. Ryo is tied to a stake and left for the Lau. A tuyo is a prisoner handed over the enemy as a sacrifice. Garoya leaves his younger brother Ryo behind, as a tuyo. Warleader Garoya of one of the Ugaro clans had thought it would be easy to raid the Lau it wasn’t. 2020’s Tuyo is the first volume of Rachel Neumeier’s seven-book (so far) Tuyo secondary-world fantasy series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Those five years from 1925 to 1929 are considered to be the most productive phase of his life, during which he produced several novels. The famed American author Ernest Hemingway, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954, spent some five years in Paris in the 1920s, working as a journalist and fiction writer. After the First World War, Paris became a favorite haunt of artists, intellectuals, writers and poets from around the world – who frequently congregated in its celebrated bookstores, cafés and restaurants. Phrases such as “we will always have Paris,” drawn from the classic film Casablanca, considered to be one of the best movies ever made, have promoted its image as a city of romance and mystery. ![]() ![]() Paris, the legendary city of light, has been celebrated in numerous books and poems. ![]() ![]() ![]() Troy Maxson was once a great player in the Negro baseball leagues, but he was not allowed to join the major leagues because he was Black. Discrimination was still legal in employment and housing, and schools in Black areas were much less funded than White schools, making it very difficult for African Americans to receive a proper education and escape poverty. The Civil Rights Act was signed into law in 1957, making it federally illegal to suppress voter rights, but for African Americans, opportunities for advancement remained scarce. Rosa Parks’ protest and the lynching of Emmett Till occurred in 1955. Eisenhower sent federal troops to accompany them. Schools had only been legally desegregated since 1955, and in 1957, the Little Rock Nine were not allowed to integrate into a White school until President Dwight D. Fences is set in 1957, 10 years after Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play Major League Baseball and in the midst of the civil rights movement in the United States. ![]() ![]() ![]() So I’ve finally gotten around to diving into this world and this writing and I think I’m interested in starting this series. ![]() I decided to read the prequel novella of Shadow by Amanda Sun to determine if I’d be interested in starting the trilogy, as I’d been on the fence about reading Inked ever since I first heard about it around the time of its release. ![]() But these haunting premonitions are only the beginning… At night, a shadow haunts his dreams, and a mysterious woman torments him with omens of death and destruction. He struggles to control his strange ability, and keeps everyone at a distance so they won’t get hurt-even his girlfriend, Myu. Desperate to find where she belongs, she must decide if she has what it takes to start a new life across the ocean.įor Yuu Tomohiro, every day is a nightmare. Katie Greene’s worst nightmare comes true when her mother dies, and she’s devastated to learn that she will have to leave the only home she’s ever known. ![]() ![]() ![]() At times villainous and other times quasi-heroic, his underlying motives are never wholly apparent. He is one of the most compelling characters I have come across in recent history. ![]() If you are anything like me, you will find yourself periodically exclaiming, or at the very least mouthing, “What?!” while reading this book.Ĭomplementing this captivating plot is a cast of complex and interesting characters, including Jacks, the enigmatic Prince of Hearts. Magic is as pervasive as deception and ulterior motives, the consequence of which being that you can never be entirely sure of who to trust or what will happen next. It ferries you away to a fairytale-like world filled with intrigue, danger, and otherworldly beings. With its magical and transportive qualities, the story hooks you from the get-go. Already, I am fighting the urge to pick it back up and reread it, as I so enjoyed it. As soon as I began reading it, I was completely engrossed, and I ended up binge reading all 403 pages in a little over a day. Once upon a Broken Heart is truly unputdownable. Stephanie Garber has done it again – she has written yet another fantastic book. TLDR: A dazzling fantasy replete with intriguing characters, romance, and a captivating plot. ![]() ![]() ![]() The premise here is that both mindsets are choices people make, and those choices can affect every aspect of their lives. The growth mindset is persistent, tenacious, and views criticism constructively. These mindsets lead to behavior traits: fixed mindsets avoid new challenges and are quick to give up when they fail. A growth mindset is one that believes that traits like these are not fixed, but can be cultivated, learned, and changed. A fixed mindset is one that accepts the idea of predetermined abilities, aptitudes, and talents that can only be proven or not. The opening chapter introduces the foundational concept behind the rest of the book, which is that of two different mindsets. ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spier, who recognized the unadulterated talent that James possessed. ![]() Skip James auditioned for local talent scout and record store owner H.C. In 1931, Skip’s talent was finally noticed. His signature minor-key sound and fingerpicking guitar-playing technique have given his music a dark and gritty feeling unlike any other artist back then. His music is distinguishable from any other musician in modern history. Skip’s early influence from Stuckey planted a seed that would grow into one of the greatest blues artists of all time. As a young man, Skip idolized local musician Henry Stuckey and learned to play guitar from him. ![]() Nehemiah Curtis “Skip” James was a Delta Blues artist born and raised in the small town of Bentonia located in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Skip James wrote the song in 1931, during not only The Great Depression but also in the deep, Jim Crow South. “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues” has been covered for decades by several famous artists, but its origins have deep, sorrowful roots in The Great Depression. ![]() ![]() ![]() E Bates most successful works came after World War II, as did his most prolific writing, after the war Bates averaged one novel and one collection of short stories a year. It was during this time that Bates would have his first financial success with Fair Stood the Wind for France, which he followed with several other wartime novels. ![]() Later these stories would be collected into a book titled The Greatest People in the World and Other Stories. ![]() After sending his first novel off to publishers he found rejection, and received eight or nine rejection letters, the novel was eventually published and a stack of novels, short stories and essays followed, although Bates found writing did not pay well.ĭuring World War II Bates was drafted by the RAF, not to fight, his sole requirement was to write short stories to be published in the news chronicle under the pseudonym “Flying Officer X”. His second, and the first to be published, The Two Sisters was inspired by a late night walk that took him to the small village of Farndish where he saw a light burning in a cottage window.Īt this time Bates was working for a small newspaper in Wellingborough, a job that he hated, later he worked at a shoe making warehouse and it was here he found time to write while working. E Bates started writing early in his life, writing and discarding his first novel in his late teens. ![]() |