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5/12/2023 0 Comments The Auguste by Keith Blackburn![]() Despite his best efforts, however, he becomes waylaid at every turn by a cast of wonderfully grotesque characters and a series of surrealistic episodes beyond his control.The Auguste is a rich and intricate novel that offers a poetic and entertaining tapestry. ![]() Surprisingly unperturbed by this, he attempts to make it to his office, or to a doctor's, determined to find a way out of the bad dream. This archetype is what Algy has become, the ragged little hobo who gets the pie in his face. In fact, not only has his appearance changed, but so have his surroundings and all the people he knows.The dictionary definition of an Auguste is a circus clown. One October morning in 1932, Algy, a 22-year old junior clerk at Gurney and Barman's wool mill, awakes to find himself transformed into a frail old clown. ![]() For Algy Tuckett, his hair is the least of his problems. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Tyson hesse diesel book 2![]() ![]() With only her broken-down robot and a mysterious flying engine to help her, Dee is sent on a sky bound journey that will take her from the darkest wastelands below the clouds to the brightest capital of her world. When a long-lost army suddenly appears from beneath the clouds, one impulsive decision made by Diandra “Dee” Diesel will change her destiny forever. Tolkienĭiandra Diesel's journey to reclaim her father's airship! Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. By AUTHOR Jane Austen Eric Carle Lewis Carroll Roald Dahl Charles Dickens Sydney Hanson C.Indestructubles Little Golden Books Magic School Bus Magic Tree House Pete the Cat Step Into Reading Book The Hunger Games By POPULAR SERIES Chronicles of Narnia Curious Geoge Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fancy Nancy Harry Potter I Survived If You Give. ![]()
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My co-editor, Vonnie Winslow Crist, and I will soon be reading for Re-Enchanted, stories of magic and fairies, and Re-Terrify, stories about monsters. The second is Re-Launch, dark science fiction stories of launches and new beginnings. ![]() ![]() (One will include a re-print of mine.) The books are: Re-Quest, a collection of dark fantasy, science fiction and horror, and will include my story, Advantage on the Kingdom of the Shore. Four! Two have already opened and closed for submissions. The good news is, I’ll be co-editing four books this year. You’ll note that there hasn’t been much going on there in a while: I’ve been doing more editing and the blog has taken a back seat to that work. I’m making some changes to my web site this year, the first of which is to move the blog off the home page. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments My Dearest Holmes by Rohase Piercy![]() ![]() At first glance Rohase's writing may seem confusingly diverse, but all of her novels present well k Rohase Piercy was born in London in 1958 and now lives in Brighton (on the South Coast of England) with her husband Leslie, dog Spike and a fluctuating number of racing pigeons. ![]() ![]() When her debut novel, 'My Dearest Holmes' was published by the Gay Men's Press in 1988 it provoked howls of outrage from the Sherlock Holmes Society of London and from the mainstream media - (SHERLOCK HOMO! He's gay in new book!) However times have changed, and during the last ten years or so it has gained an appreciative readership and has been published in Italian (Mio Diletto Holmes, Tre Editori, 2011) and Japanese (Shinshokan, 2015). Rohase Piercy was born in London in 1958 and now lives in Brighton (on the South Coast of England) with her husband Leslie, dog Spike and a fluctuating number of racing pigeons. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Impostors series book![]() ![]() She and her love Col must surge on new faces and bodies in order to infiltrate Shreve by dropping from the sky and landing undetected.įrey's sister Rafi - no longer a twin in features, but still a twin by birth - is the wild card. The danger rises and the deception grows in the heart-stopping third book in the New York Times bestselling Impostors series!įrey's return to the city of her birth isn't going to be an easy one. Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. 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