The World Set Free is a prophetic depiction of a future society which breaks free from war - a hopeful, philosophical, and idealistic read that’s packed with imagination and ideas. So I was really excited to read a Wells book that’s been hidden in the shadow of his more famous works. Let me start by just coming out and saying it - I’m a big HG Wells fan. Wells’ supposedly happy ending - a planetary government presided over by European men - may not appeal to contemporary readers, but his anguish at the world’s self-destructive tendencies will strike a chord. With a cast of characters including Marcus Karenin, the moral centre of the narrative Firmin, a proto-Brexiteer and Egbert, the visionary young British monarch, Wells dramatises a world struggling for sanity. Drawing on discoveries by physicists and chemists of the time, Wells foresees both a world powered by clean, plentiful atomic energy - and the destructive force of the neutron chain reaction. Wells - the first to imagine a ”uranium-based bomb” - offers a prescient description of atomic warfare that renders cities unlivable for years. In a novel written on the eve of World War I, HG Wells imagines a war “to end all wars” that begins in an atomic apocalypse but ends in an enlightened utopia.
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With Charity in the picture, Henrietta's feelings toward Desford warm, and the Viscount soon finds himself torn between two women in a gentle comedy of manners and mishaps.įull of charm and delight, Lady of Quality and Charity Girl are two jewels in the crown of the writer regarded as the Queen of Regency romance. Chivalry dictates that Desford help the naïve Charity, and propriety demands that he lodge her with his dear friend Henrietta Silverdale. Sparks fly from the friction between them, and neither is prepared for the romance they ignite.Ĭharity Girl is the tale of another runaway, Miss Charity Steane, who is in flight from her aunt's household when the Viscount Desford encounters her on the road to London. Oliver is the rudest man Annis has ever metand the only one who has ever provoked strong feelings from her. Bored by the few suitors who have called on her, Annis is resigned to a future of serene solitude until adventure enters her life in the person of Miss Lucilla Carleton, an heiress seeking to escape an arranged marriage. Lady of Quality is the story of Miss Annis Wychwood, a proud and independent young woman living on her own in Bath in the early nineteenth century. "A true genre bender, at home on almost any kind of fiction shelf. Locke's wit and audacity endear him to victims and bystanders alike." - The Seattle Times "A unique fantasy milieu peopled by absorbing, colorful characters. If you have read it, you should probably read it again." -Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind "Right now, in the full flush of a second reading, I think The Lies of Locke Lamora is probably in my top ten favorite books ever. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game-or die trying. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld's most feared ruler. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. Scott Lynch's first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, exports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining."- The Times (London)Īn orphan's life is harsh-and often short-in the mysterious island city of Camorr. Through 31 short and very readable chapters, Roger offers up his own story overlaid with life lessons helpful to both those struggling with mental health issues and those seeking to be more present in their daily lives. This is Roger’s ninth book published shortly after the release of his most recent children’s book, “ Sparrow’s Prayer.” He and his family now live in Houston where he is an author and artist and serves at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church. Roger is a former Columbia resident who was on the staff at Trinity Cathedral for 17 years. As he began his journey to reshape his life around the mental illness diagnosis, Roger says in the book’s introduction that he “began to pay attention to the world in a new and more intimate way.” And this book is an instruction manual on how to do that. “The Art of Calm” shares many of the tools Roger developed on his path to the peace he’s found. The book is structured around Roger’s journey following a mental health crisis in 2017 that left him unsure of how to navigate a world that included this diagnosis. Roger Hutchison’s recently released book “ The Art of Calm” is the perfect mix of thought-provoking, immensely readable, practical and insightful helping bring new awareness to our daily lives. |