![]() ![]() Painting the Darkness, Poseidon (New York, NY), 1989. In Pale Battalions, Poseidon ( New York, NY), 1988. ![]() Agent-Simon Trewin, PFD, Drury House, 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England.ĬAREER: Began career as a teacher Devon County Council, Devon, England, educational administrator, 1978–87 full-time writer, 1987–.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Booker Prize nomination, 1986, for Past Caring In Pale Battalions was a Literary Guild alternate selection. Religion: Anglican.ĪDDRESSES: Home-Truro, Cornwall, England. PERSONAL: Born November 13, 1954, in Fareham, Hampshire, England son of William James (a civil servant) and Lilian Margaret Goddard married Vaunda North (a local government officer), September 14, 1984.Įducation: Peterhouse, Cambridge, B.A., 1976, M.A., 1980 University of Exeter, postgraduate certificate in education, 1977. ![]()
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He was noodling around with ideas even then. “He was,” said Wilkins, “writing early versions of The Carpet People in short stories when he was at school, so this goes way back. ‘Don’t do that’, said Terry suddenly, ‘You’ll disturb the carpet people.’” ![]() Pratchett dreamed up The Carpet People as a teenager a 1971 interview revealed that he was “putting the world to rights … with a friend one evening when the friend got up to emphasise a point and started to pace across the room. ![]() ![]() ![]() NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POSTĬarol Leonnig has been reporting on the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the secrets, scandals, and shortcomings that plague the agency today-from a toxic work culture to dangerously outdated equipment to the deep resentment within the ranks at key agency leaders, who put protecting the agency’s once-hallowed image before fixing its flaws. 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Unfortunately, John mistakes this growing intimacy for love, and a disastrous date to his junior prom leaves that friendship in ruins. ![]() While at first their friendship is based on zines, dysfuntional families, and dreams of escape, soon both John and Marisol begin to shed their protective shells. It's no wonder John writes articles like "Interview with the Stepfather" and "Memoirs from Hell." The only release he finds is in homemade zines like the amazing Escape Velocity by Marisol, a self-proclaimed "Puerto Rican Cuban Yankee Lesbian." Haning around the Boston Tower Records for the new issue of Escape Velocity, John meets Marisol and a hard love is born. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since his parents' divorce, John's mother hasn't touched him, her new fiancé wants them to move away, and his father would rather be anywhere than at Friday night dinner with his son. ![]() ![]() ![]() In "How They Got In," a grieving family starts to see a murdered girl in all of their old home videos.This fantastical collection from a unique voice contains a myriad of stories of the weird and wonderful. In "Portals," a small town deals with hope and loss when dozens of portals suddenly open. In "Welcome to Oxhead," all the parents in a gated community "shut off" when the power goes out. 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A baby appears quite suddenly on a pavement, a little after midnight, in a crib of litter. ![]() The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on a journey of many years-the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the burgeoning new metropolis and beyond, to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India, where war is peace and peace is war, and where, from time to time, ‘normalcy’ is declared.Īnjum, who used to be Aftab, unrolls a threadbare carpet in a city graveyard that she calls home. Genre: Literary Fiction / Indian Culture and politics / Contemporary Publisher: Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Random House India) ![]() The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy ![]() ![]() ![]() There is, however, something fans can do if they want to connect the Altered Carbon dots and indulge in more Takeshi lore: After finishing the show, fans can read the books that the series is based on. Unfortunately, a new season is unlikely at this point as Altered Carbon wasn't renewed for a third season by Netflix. ![]() People also want to know more about Elders, the mysterious beings who created the stack technology that made immortality possible. The stack is simply placed into another sleeve.Īudience members want to see a definitive ending for Takeshi Kovacs (played by multiple actors) as season 2 ended on a cliffhanger. Although a sleeve can be damaged to the point of no longer being functional, a person can live on as long as the stack isn't damaged. Thanks to the technology in this world, a copy of a person's consciousness can be stored on a "stack," and cycled through multiple "sleeves" (a body). The series also crafted a unique premise: If you have enough money, you can live forever. ![]() Altered Carbon created a massive and aesthetically pleasing universe. The American SF writer Richard Morgan's recent 'Takeshi Kovacs' trilogy (Altered Carbon, 2002 Broken Angels, 2003 Woken Furies 2005) also seems to elaborate on these problems. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the novel, the children’s father, Captain Woolcot, uses harsh physical discipline on his sons, as was common at the time. Other more typical and straightforward literary tasks, such as character profiles and point-of-view diaries, are not included as these are very familiar to teachers and can be included as activities where relevant. Research shows that appreciation of how a text is constructed enhances personal enjoyment of that text. The tasks in this teacher resource offer a study of particular chapters and excerpts (see list below) which would be taught in literature study sessions these tasks are designed to draw attention to aspects of the author’s craft and literary techniques. ![]() ![]() For different chapters, teachers would lead a general discussion of the events and encourage students’ responses and questions. As well, it could be read in modelled reading sessions by the teacher. The novel would be suitable for independent reading by proficient readers in Upper Primary or supported reading with less proficient students. The customs and language of the time period will be challenging for contemporary readers, so ongoing attention to the colonial context, vocabulary and archaic expressions used in the novel will be needed. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Deep is sophisticated and supple." 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The Foundation series is often regarded as one of Isaac Asimov's best works, along with his Robot series. Later writers have added authorized tales to the series. Decades later, Asimov wrote two further sequel novels and two prequels. Second Foundation consists of two previously published novellas originally published in Astounding Magazine (with different titles) between 19, making this the third volume in Asimov's Foundation series. It was first published in 1953 by Gnome Press. Second Foundation is the third novel published of the Foundation Series by American writer Isaac Asimov, and the fifth in the in-universe chronology. ![]() |