![]() ![]() But 793 wasn't quite the first time the Vikings had caused trouble in England. The beginning of the Vikings' recorded story-which coincides with the beginning of recorded history for Norway-is usually marked by a Viking raid on a northern English monastery in 793. The end is often considered to be the 1066 invasion of England by the Normans (originally Vikings themselves who had settled in northern France and adopted the language they found there), though Viking-type raids continued, especially in the Scottish islands, until about the end of the twelfth century. Indeed, the story of the Vikings is usually taken-and not just by English historians-as starting and ending with events in England. Certainly this was true in England, the area most of our early records come from, and the one I am most familiar with. ![]() Ou won't be surprised that the Vikings were normally viewed by those they came up against in a markedly negative light. "The Wrath of the Northmen": The Vikings and their Memory by Christina von Nolcken ![]()
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![]() ![]() I promised myself that if Sandman Slim didn’t sell, I was going to give up on books and just write the occasional short story.ĭuring this period, I went into therapy and finally got on the right meds for my depression, which made writing much easier. I was also going through a prolonged depression. ![]() All of my published books had received generally good reviews, but sold poorly. I’d published three novels and started and abandoned several more. Here’s where I was when I started writing book one: Or, more realistically, Sandman Slim would never have existed at all. ![]() If things had gone a little differently, Sandman Slim would have been a one-off and not a twelve-book series. In today’s Big Idea, Kadrey tells us how it all came to this, and how one faces the end of a thing both the author and readers have invested so much time and love in. It’s the end of an era: with King Bullet, New York Times Bestselling Author Richard Kadrey puts a capper on the long-running and fabulous Sandman Slim series of fantasy novels. ![]() ![]() On the one hand, I have always been against murder and violence in general. Sandy seems to be a little bit more aggressive now, almost as if he might want to try to kill someone again…. Julie also notices that Sandy has been acting a little bit differently since confessing to the murder. But then Julie (who also discovered Al’s body) starts to have nightmares about Sandy and she finds it difficult to keep covering for him every time that she speaks to the police. At first, everyone’s okay with the idea of covering for Sandy because it’s not like Al was a nice guy and Sandy did promise not to kill anyone else. Who killed Al!? Well, nerdy Sandy tells his friends that he did it. (Fortunately, my sister was a year ahead of me so I could just go through her old tests if I needed the answers in advance.) Al is a real jerk and no one is that upset when he turns up dead and with a rollerblade stuffed in his mouth! Al is the type who will sell you the answers to a test and then threaten to tell everyone that you were cheating unless you keep him supplied with cash. Plus, he’s got a really bad habit of blackmailing his friends. He used to be kind of nice but, as of late, he’s been dressing in all black, drinking beer, and picking fights. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stine’s 1996 YA horror novel, The Confession. That’s the dilemma that is at the heart of R.L. What would you do if your friend confessed to committing a murder? ![]() ![]() I wondered if there was an anti-god repellent and where I could find it. “It all started with your birth, so there’s something else you can add to your mountain of suck.” He dropped down into the leather chair, his large form nearly swallowing it. My patience was just about the same as that of Cerberus after someone tried to take a squeaky toy away from him. ![]() “You wound me straight to the heart, bud.” You have more issues than Medusa, and that woman makes the inside of a cat lady’s thoughts seem like a calming place.” “You have more baggage than United Airlines. Paintings of the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains rattled. He tipped his head back and roared with laughter. “Whatever,” Apollo said, his attention returning to the godsforsaken ceiling fan chain. My jaw ached from how hard I was grinding my molars. “I think a few minutes ago was the first time you’ve said her name since after you two fought Ares.” ![]() “Is it so hard to say her name?” Apollo asked. Amazon | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | Booksamillion THE RETURN Excerpt: ![]() ![]() Ben and Chon propose a trade that Elena can’t refuse, setting the stage for the violent and utterly satisfying ending. ![]() Truly a magnificent read, not just compelling fiction with rich, complicated characters, but for anyone interested in 'the war on drugs' and how it. Meanwhile, Elena “La Reina” Sanchez Lauter, the leader of the Baja Cartel, must deal with rival drug gangs and potential overthrow from within. I did read The Power of the Dog long enough ago that I wondered if I should read it again, but I had a problem finding it so when I got The Cartel I jumped in and no regrets. Ben and Chon try to resist, but matters escalate after cartel thugs abduct Ophelia, the guys’ beautiful young playmate and accomplice, and hold her for a cool million ransom. The message is clear: sell your product through us or else. Attached is a photograph showing the decapitated bodies of other independent drug dealers. New York Times Bestseller From the 1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy (The Power of the Dog, The Cartel, and The Border), The Force. The future is looking good for Laguna Beach, Calif., marijuana growers Ben and Chon, until they receive an ominous e-mail from the Baja Cartel. ![]() ![]() Starring: Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Emile Hirsch, John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Benicio Del Toro Written by: Shane Salerno (screenplay) and Don Winslow (screenplay and novel) and Oliver Stone (screenplay) ![]() ![]() ![]() “You’re making me regret not bringing along Hank tonight. ![]() Instead of chairs, there were miniature couches covered in rich brown velvet-a bit tacky for my taste- but they were so soft so who cares. The lighting was dim inside the club, especially near the perimeter where separate tables were tucked away into little alcoves. ![]() Cammie had much less patience with entitled yuppies than I did. We took the drinks, and I dragged Cammie toward a table in the corner before a brawl broke out. Here you go, Brooklyn,” the bartender said, cutting the tension and holding out two martini glasses garnished with lemon peel and dipped in sugar. We’ve been waiting here for ten minutes and you guys just cut the line.” The girl batted her overly mascaraed eyelashes at us. ![]() ![]() This changed when an eighth grade teacher gave him Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly.īrandon was working on his thirteenth novel when Moshe Feder at Tor Books bought the sixth he had written. ![]() ![]() As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested to him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it. This collection features The Emperor’s Soul, Mistborn: Secret History, and a brand-new Stormlight Archive novella, Edgedancer.Įarlier this year he released Calamity, the finale of the #1 New York Times bestselling Reckoners trilogy that began with Steelheart.īrandon Sanderson was born in 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Brandon’s major books for the second half of 2016 are The Dark Talent, the final volume in Alcatraz Smedry’s autobiographical account of his battle against the Evil Librarians who secretly rule our world, and Arcanum Unbounded, the collection of short fiction in the Cosmere universe that includes the Mistborn series and the StormlightĪrchive, among others. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() How did you experience the shift from YA to adult fiction?ĪUSTIN SIEGEMUND-BROKA: Writing our first novel for adults, we were suddenly writing characters who face exactly the same life questions, stresses, and joys we are. KATIE TAMOLA: You two are beloved, successful married authors. Shondaland spoke with authors and real-life married couple Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka about honeymoon jokes becoming book premises, love-story inspirations, how writing can be the soul of a person, and more. They hole up in a small Florida town, and the close proximity demands that the two have to confront everything: why their deep friendship imploded, why the idea of them ever being romantic makes them so uncomfortable and nervous, and whether they can achieve this lofty goal that they both have a lot riding on. While neither party is thrilled, they are both at their best as writers when they are together. Unfortunately for Katrina and Nathan, they must write one last book together to fulfill their joint contract. ![]() ![]() ![]() makes you yearn for yarn, even if you''re not a knitter." - USA Today "Impossible to put down." - Booklist "Knitters will enjoy seeing the healing power of stitching put into words. ![]() "- Detroit Free-Press "Poignant twists propel the plot and help the pacing find a pleasant rhythm."- Publishers Weekly, "The book''s great-worth reading now." - Glamour "If you are looking for an inviting group of gals to spend a few winter evenings with, pull up your afghan and snuggle in with The Friday Night Knitting Club. Its simplicity and soothing repetition leave room for conversation, laughter, revelations and friendship-just like the beauty shop in Steel Magnolias. makes you yearn for yarn, even if you're not a knitter."- USA Today "Impossible to put down."- Booklist "Knitters will enjoy seeing the healing power of stitching put into words. "The book's great-worth reading now."- Glamour "If you are looking for an inviting group of gals to spend a few winter evenings with, pull up your afghan and snuggle in with The Friday Night Knitting Club. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When her demonstration goes awry, Amora is forced to flee. To secure her place as heir to the throne, she must prove her mastery of the monarchy’s dangerous soul magic. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it’s never been a choice. ![]() Maas’s Throne of Glass series.Īs princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer - the master of souls. Set in a kingdom where danger lurks beneath the sea, mermaids seek vengeance with song, and magic is a choice, Adalyn Grace’s All the Stars and Teeth is a thrilling fantasy for fans of Stephanie Garber’s Caraval and Sarah J. "Narrator Shayna Small delivers a versatile performance in this young adult fantasy filled with mermaids and magic." ( AudioFile Magazine) Do yourself a favor and get lost in this beautiful book!” (Tomi Adeyemi, number-one New York Times best-selling author of Children of Blood and Bone ) ![]() |