Reynolds Redemption

Reynolds, Alastair. Redemption Ark. Ace, May 25, 2004. ; weicher Einband / soft cover ISBN: 0-441-01173-X
With this complex, thoughtful sequel to his highly praised Revelation Space (2001), British author Reynolds confirms his place among the leaders of th e hard-science space-opera renaissance. Spreading from star to star, humani ty has split into different, competing factions. Late in the 26th century, the group-mind Conjoiners are defeating their main rivals, the Demarchists. Unfortunately, the Conjoiners' space exploration has attracted the notice of an ancient swarm of machines that calls itself the Inhibitors and that e xists to destroy all biological intelligence. The Conjoiners don't believe they can fight this new foe, so they intend to run away and let the Inhibit ors wipe out the other human tribes. One Conjoiner warrior, the centuries-o ld Clavain, rebels against this heartless tactic, but he must negotiate wit h a fragmented, distrustful mob of possible allies while pursued by his for mer cohorts. The novel forces readers to process an outrageous amount of in formation-but that's only fair, since the characters are challenged to do t he same. As they extend themselves outward, they also have a chance to gain more understanding of themselves as human beings and more ability to inter act meaningfully. It's rare to find a writer with sufficient nerve and stam ina to write novels that are big enough to justify using words like "revela tion" and "redemption." Reynolds pulls it off..

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Sterne. Laurence: Introduction By Herbert Paul: A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE AND ITALY: London, England Methuen 1902 ; fester Einband / hard cover
Near Fine

FICTION: SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY: 4 x 6 inches. 185 pages. Red linen like boards. Top edge gilt. Red ribbon marker sewn in. Small gilt hearts in each corner on front, blind-stamped hearts on back. Dulled gilt lettering and heart on spine. Sterne, referred to this book as his "Work of Redemption". He declared that it's aim was "to teach us to love the world and our fellow creatiures. Frontis portrait with a tissue guard, from a painting of Sterne by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Interior clean and tight. First Published in 1768 No Jacket Hard Cover; First Published in 1768

[SW: Fiction, Novel, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, Laurence Sterne, Introduction By Herbert Paul, Frontis Portrait of Laurence Sterne from a Painting By Sir Joshua Reynolds, Laurence Sterne 1713-1768, England, Tristam Shandy,]

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Pickard, Nancy: The Virgin of Small Plains A Novel of Suspense, Ballantine Books 2006
0345470990

1.5 x 9.3 x 6.4 Inches; 288 pages; Small Plains, Kansas, January 23, 1987: In the midst of a deadly blizzard, eighteen-year-old Rex Shellenberger scours his father’s pasture, looking for helpless newborn calves. Then he makes a shocking discovery: the naked, frozen body of a teenage girl, her skin as white as the snow around her. Even dead, she is the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen. It is a moment that will forever change his life and the lives of everyone around him. The mysterious dead girl–the “Virgin of Small Plains”–inspires local reverence. In the two decades following her death, strange miracles visit those who faithfully tend to her grave; some even believe that her spirit can cure deadly illnesses. Slowly, word of the legend spreads.<br><br>But what really happened in that snow-covered field? Why did young Mitch Newquist disappear the day after the Virgin’s body was found, leaving behind his distraught girlfriend, Abby Reynolds? Why do the town’s three most powerful men–Dr. Quentin Reynolds, former sheriff Nathan Shellenberger, and Judge, Tom Newquist–all seem to be hiding the details of that night? <br><br>Seventeen years later, when Mitch suddenly returns to Small Plains, simmering tensions come to a head, ghosts that had long slumbered whisper anew, and the secrets that some wish would stay buried rise again from the grave of the Virgin. Abby–never having resolved her feelings for Mitch–is now determined to uncover exactly what happened so many years ago to tear their lives apart. <br><br>Three families and three friends, their worlds inexorably altered in the course of one night, must confront the ever-unfolding consequences in award-winning author Nancy Pickard’s remarkable novel of suspense. Wonderfully written and utterly absorbing, The Virgin of Small Plains is about the loss of faith, trust, and innocence . . . and the possibility of redemption. Hardcover

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Reynolds, Sheri: Firefly Cloak, New York Shaye Areheart Books 2006 ; fester Einband / hard cover; Schutzumschlag / dust cover; 1. Ed. ISBN: 0609610082
0609610082 Near Fine

CU6 - A first edition hardcover book in near fine condition in near fine dust jacket. Book has remainder mark on the bottom, dust jacket and book have some light shelf wear. Steeped in the rich Southern atmosphere for which Sheri Reynolds has long been hailed, Firefly Cloak is a vivid coming-of-age novel of family, loss and redemption. 8.5"x6", 304 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. First Edition Near Fine Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Remainder; First Edition

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