![]() ![]() įollowing the Battle of Gamma Pavonis VII in 2550, Lord Hood personally gave Miranda Keyes a Silver Star at a ceremony in Quezon, Reach. Hood had met John-117 prior to the Fall of Reach. SPARTAN-IIs saved his life twice and he generally defended the program against its detractors. As punishment for his failure in the mission, Hood was re-assigned to the frigate UNSC Burlington, an auxiliary ship with little chance of combat. Feeling guilty for abandoning the Spirit, he provided financial support for Cutters wife, daughter and illegitimate son Daniel Clayton, as well as helping him advance through the ranks. The destroyer being too much of a match for the lone Halcyon cruiser, Hood retreated from battle, leaving behind the log and any chance of rescue for Spirit of Fire. ![]() Enraged by the loss of Arcadia he ordered the crew to attack a CPV-class heavy destroyer. 27 October 2015 Arcadia Main article: Battle of ArcadiaĪs commanding officer of Roman Blue, Hood was tasked with retrieving a log buoy dropped by Spirit of Fire while avoiding combat as Arcadia was deemed lost. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Is this vision her chance? Or is it already too late to avoid a devastating war? If only they can be interpreted correctly.Īs the people of Yonwood scramble to make sense of the woman's mysterious utterances, Nickie explores the oddities she finds around town - her great-grandfather's peculiar journals and papers, a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, a strange boy who is fascinated with snakes - all while keeping an eye out for ways to help the world. Her garbled words are taken as prophetic instruction on how to avoid the coming disaster. There, one of the town's respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and destruction. ![]() War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. It's 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world is in crisis. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he'll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he's spent years craving, it's all the excuse he needs to help her - for a price. Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil's bargain with a man she once believed a myth.a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed. But all that's ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark facade. Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. Keeper of secrets, master of his shining realm.and the only man I am powerless to deny. ![]() But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell.he was, quite simply, mine. Kindle 7.39 Rate this book Dark Olympus 4 Radiant Sin Katee Robert 3.84 15,512 ratings2,149 reviews There's nowhere more dangerous than Olympus.and no one more captivating than its golden god: Apollo. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with The Alloy of Law, comes to its earth-shattering conclusion in The Lost Metal.įor years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set - with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders - since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to the Homeric Hymns the volume also contains Hesiod's Theogony, Works and Days, Shield of Heracles, Hesiodic fragments, and fragments of the Epic Cycle poems. The Evelyn-White volume is no longer in print but second-hand copies might be obtained from sellers (click on image right for details). Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press London, William Heinemann Ltd. Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica. A few of the shorter poems are clearly Hellenistic, and the Hymn to Ares was probably composed in Roman times. ![]() The majority of the collection, including the longer hymns, dates from the C7th - C6th B.C. However they are now regarded as a largely anonymous collection of works. Greek writers assigned several authors including Homer, Pamphos ( Hymn to Demeter), and Cynaethus of Chios ( Hymn to Apollo). ![]() ![]() The dating and authorship of the Hymns is complex. The largest four are complete epic narrative poems in themselves. The shortest of these are brief invocations which served as preludes to longer festival recitations of epic. They range in length from 3 to 500 lines. THE HOMERIC HYMNS are a collection of thirty-three Greek poems composed in the old Epic style. ![]() ![]() There’s no telling what lies ahead, but I know that Jackson never gives in without a fight. But the closer danger comes, the brighter the fire between us burns-our ecstasy consuming and soothing us both. Though we’ve tried to bury our pasts, there are certain people who won’t let us forget. ![]() We both harbor dark secrets that could tear our lives apart. His hold on me is magnetic, his claim on me complete, his kiss my ultimate escape. Charismatic, bold, and always in control, he knows what he wants and how to get it-and absolutely nothing stands in his way. Jackson Steele is my light in this world. He’s the only man I’ve ever loved, and the one man I can’t bear to lose. ![]() Kenner’s beloved Stark novels: Release Me, Claim Me, and Complete Me. ![]() Jackson Steele and Sylvia Brooks are back in the powerful finale of a provocative, sizzling-hot trilogy set in the world of J. ![]() ![]() Julia Quinn”s flair for dialogue is apparent, although sticklers of historical accuracy might have trouble getting past the ”90”s vernacular. If you can read the dinner scene and keep a straight face, you must be dead. I”ve read it several times and it never fails to bring on hysterical laughter. There is one scene in particular that had me grabbing a box of Depends. When he discovers his mistake, his decision to teach her a lesson starts us on a mad-cap series of interludes that will have you laughing out loud at one moment and needing a cold shower in the next. They meet when he mistakes her for a maid and steals a kiss. He is a green-eyed, dark-haired rake with a reputation as an incredible lover. She is a feisty, red-haired beauty whose American sensibilities are like a breath of fresh air in Regency London. Julia Quinn”s debut romance relates the tale of American heiress Emma Dunster and Alexander Ridgely, the Duke of Ashbourne. ![]() But there”s not much to get in the way of the romance between surprisingly well-adjusted characters and their non-dysfunctional ways. ![]() There’s a touch of I Love Lucy thrown in for good measure, and some steamy love scenes. Just as Jerry, Kramer, Elaine, and George can spend a half hour entertaining us while doing essentially nothing, Julia Quinn”s debut novel is a delightful romp with very little in the way of story-line. Splendid is a splendidly, witty, wicked, and sexy read. (originally published on January 25, 1997) ![]() ![]() He isn’t fazed at all by Kristen’s would-be weirdness, and most importantly, her dog loves him. Josh is similarly the kind of love interest we’re always looking for. She’s not afraid to house a Big Mac, and of course, she’s flawed. She’s sassy, but not in a fake, trying too hard way. What could go wrong? Everything, and that is what makes the story worth reading. The blurb for this book sounds similar to a lot of other romance books - a girl and a guy, neither looking for a relationship, but what the heck, let’s be friends with benefits. ![]() “Well, we’re friends with benefits, right?” ![]() In order to prepare for that release, let’s dive into why The Friend Zone is such a treat. Her 2019 release (and debut!), The Friend Zone, was one of my favorite books from last year and she has a new book out this spring. New-ish author Abby Jimenez is proving that she deserves to have a spot at that table too. Anything we cad add to the pillars of swoony goodness. ![]() You probably know what they are by now: pretty much anything by Christina Lauren and The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. At The Cool Table, we have a few romance books that we’d love all others to live up to. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Red Hood's origin was later revisited in Batman: The Killing Joke. When he got back to his home, and removed his Red Hood, he noticed that his body had been discolored from exposure to the chemicals, and decided to adopt the identity of The Joker. He ultimately survived falling into the vat via a special apparatus in his Red Hood that allowed him to retain oxygen and swam all the way back. Joker then revealed that he had been the Red Hood of the past, and explained that he had intended to steal over a million dollars from his boss at the Ace Chemicals Plant and then retire, but then Batman interfered. Batman eventually stopped the Red Hood, although he deduced the man who used the costume was an imposter. In it, Joker attempted to relive his time as the Red Hood after Batman and Robin held a presentation at a college on how to do detective sleuthing, although a gardener had managed to ambush him and stole his costume. The Red Hood first appeared in Detective Comics #168 "The Man Behind the Red Hood (February 1951). Main article: The Joker Pre-Crisis (Golden-Silver Age) ![]() ![]() ![]() They’re both breaking the rules for love of art-and Ellie inspires the same feelings in him that music does.Įllie’s-and humanity’s-fate rests in the hands of an alien she should fear. The trouble is, he finds himself drawn to human music and in desperate need of more. When he finds Ellie’s illegal library, he’s duty-bound to deliver her for execution. When a book goes missing, Ellie is terrified that the Ilori will track it back to her and kill her.īorn in a lab, M0Rr1S (Morris) was raised to be emotionless. ![]() All art, books and creative expression are illegal, but Ellie breaks the rules by keeping a secret library. Deemed dangerously volatile because of their initial reaction to the invasion, humanity’s emotional transgressions are now grounds for execution. Seventeen-year-old Janelle “Ellie” Baker survives in an Ilori-controlled center in New York City. Two years ago, a misunderstanding between the leaders of Earth and the invading Ilori resulted in the deaths of one-third of the world’s population. Can a girl who risks her life for books and an alien who loves forbidden pop music work together to save humanity? ![]() |