![]() Bakker tells the story from within Raptor Red's extraordinary mind, dramatizing his groundbreaking theories in an exciting, one-of-a-kind tale. Painting a rich and colorful picture of a lush prehistoric world, leading paleontologist Robert T. Raptor Red is a female raptor dinosaur, struggling to survive on her own after losing her mate. The eyes belong to one of the most unforgettable heroines you will ever meet. ![]() The place - the plains of prehistoric Utah. ![]() The eyes follow every movement in the great herd of plant-eating dinosaurs that mills around the open meadows, moving back and forth with the rapid scanning of a hunter who is thinking about everything she sees. A stunning debut in the blockbuster tradition of Jurassic Park - enhanced with dramatic sound effects.Ī pair of fierce but beautiful eyes look out from the undergrowth of conifers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We have a tradition of not speaking ill of the dead, but bringing victims to life on the page changes that dynamic. But after learning that her sister was married to a man who’d killed his first wife, Deirdre isn’t just hell-bent on getting justice, but on understanding why her sister chose to keep the secrets she did. Before that, no one even suspects Caroline’s accidental death could be a murder. In the past, I’ve done that through flashbacks, but in my latest book, Her Last Breath, I use a different strategy: the main character, Deirdre, receives a letter from her dead sister, Caroline in chapter one. Their death is simply the engine that powers the story, ultimately showcasing a sleuth’s dazzling skills.įor me, there’s always been a powerful attraction to making the dead character at the center of the story come alive for readers. ![]() The reader rarely meets them and often has no insight into what made them tick. In a traditional mystery, it’s up to a brilliant detective to follow a trail of clues around a death and then deduce who the murderer is-think of Hercule Poirot bragging about his “little grey cells.” As satisfying as that construct can be, it sometimes leaves me feeling like the murder victim is the character who matters least in a novel. I don’t believe in ghosts, but I love the idea of the dead communicating with the living in a fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So, although this is a kingdom on the threshold of revolutionary change – change spearheaded by the young Saudi Crown Prince who is keen to modernize his country – any thoughts of equal rights and the chance to lead an independent life remain little more than dreams for most Saudi women. Now, more than twenty-five years later, this compelling journey continues as we follow the fortunes and the dazzling life of the Princess, her friends and her family.īut, of course, there is a less glamorous, much darker side to this engaging series, and in Stepping Out of the Shadows Jean and the Princess focus their attention on how, despite positive news on civil rights reforms, Saudi women still suffer physical and psychological abuse and have little legal protection due to the archaic guardianship laws of the land. In the international bestseller, Princess: The True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia, Princess Al-Sa’ud and the acclaimed author Jean Sasson began a remarkable series of books. ![]() ![]() ![]() " for an entertaining read late at night. ".another top-notch all-original story anthology." have changed forever the shape of horror fiction." Queer fear II : gay horror fiction Publication date: 2002 Topics: Horror & ghost stories, Literature of special Gay interest, Horror, Fiction. "Finally, horror without limits! The Queer Fear books are a revelation. The dark pleasures and anxieties of the 'Queer Fear 'books have their roots in the nightmarish. Watch this site for the most current production information, TBA. The dark pleasures and anxieties of the 'Queer Fear 'books have their roots in the nightmarish, viral machinations of AIDS and homophobia, as well as the ghoulish, old-fashioned thrills of confronting things that go bump in the night. ![]() Soon to be a major motion picture from Regent Entertainment and Six Palms Entertainment, written and directed by Ron Oliver. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award and the Spectrum Award, and finalist for the International Horror Guild Award. Newer writers like Bram Stoker Award-winner Brett Savory, novelist Sephera Giron, and classic British ghost story author Steve Duffy make their queer debuts in this award-winning volume. This second volume includes among its stories new work by some stars of the previous volume—International Horror Guild Award winners Gemma Files and Michael Marano, Bram Stoker Award winners David Nickle and Edo van Belkom, and screenwriter Ron Oliver. ![]() Edited and with an Introduction by Michael Rowe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Red Kenny and her friends’ spring break road trip veers off course when they are detained by a sniper. Once the action gets going-the military is moving in on Dragon, the dragons are gearing up for war, people are getting killed and only Kay and Artegal (the dragon) have any hope of averting disaster-this is a fast-paced read sadly, it takes way too long to get there and any real payoff is saved for later volumes. Meanwhile, she’s trying to decide whether she should sleep with her so-nice-he’s-boring boyfriend and discussing her virginity ad infinitum with best friend Tam. ![]() But Kay does, accidentally, and ends up friends with a teen dragon. Humans and dragons never cross the border. Kay Wyatt lives in a town that borders Dragon, where the dragons have stayed since their re-emergence, the ensuing war with humanity and the current Cold War–style standoff. What is it about dragons in the western United States (Robin McKinley’s Dragonhaven, 2007, and, to a lesser extent, Patricia Wrede’s Thirteenth Child, 2009), and when will someone figure out how to make these stories really soar? First in a series, Vaughn’s YA debut delivers an interesting premise but doesn’t follow through. ![]() |