5/13/2023 0 Comments 2140 kim stanley robinson![]() They take their concerns to Vlade, the skyscraper’s super. Their mysterious absence comes to the attention of police inspector Gen Octaviasdottir, via immigration lawyer Charlotte Armstrong, a fellow Met resident. Two homeless coders, dubbed Mutt and Jeff, vanish from their squat on the building’s rooftop farm. Told from multiple points of view and reminiscent of one of Emile Zola’s “apartment” novels in the way it portrays characters from various social strata in one setting, “New York 2140” focuses on the inhabitants of a single, partially sunken apartment building, the old Met Life tower on Madison Square. ![]() But at this point the four hundred richest people on the planet owned half the planet’s wealth, and the top one percent owned fully eighty percent of the world’s wealth. “This remarkable rise had been bad for people - most of them. The consequences of two disasters known as the First and Second Pulse sound familiar to anyone who has paid attention to the inequitable impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. “New York 2140” posits a 50-foot rise in sea levels, which turns the streets of Lower Manhattan into a landscape of canals between the surviving skyscrapers. ![]()
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5/13/2023 0 Comments Fifth business davies![]() ![]() ![]() This review will consider the plot, characters, and narrative. That’s what Ramsay is, and it is from his interesting point of view that the events of the story unfolds. “Fifth business” is the fifth character who does not play a major role yet nevertheless is integral to the plot. In most operas there is a hero, a heroine, an ally, and an antagonist. The title of the book refers to a fictional opera trope. ![]() During that time we see childhood resentment and wonder, the horror of a world war, love, philosophy, and a man coming to terms with his own guilt. Published in 1970, Fifth Business follows Dunstan Ramsay from childhood to retirement age, all within the space of a little over two hundred and fifty pages. Just last week I decided to read it again, because I had largely forgotten what the plot was, and it turns out the story is as good as I remembered it. 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She is best known for her ‘ Sword of the Gods‘ series, including the award-winning ‘Agents of Ki’ which was voted ‘ Best High Fantasy Novel of 2015′, as well as Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award quarter-finalist ‘Angel of Death: A Love Story’ and her award-winning biopic against teen suicide, ‘A Gothic Christmas Angel’, voted ‘Best Novella of 2014.‘ ![]() She professionally edits fiction, both content editing and developmental editing, including books that have been translated into English from other languages. We are a group of authors who have come together to pool our resources and individual expertise so that we may provide an optimal reading experience for you, our readers! Please click on the author’s homepage to find your favorite author.ĪNNA ERISHKIGAL is an award-winning author who writes science fiction, epic fantasy, women’s fiction and thrillers. ![]() Welcome to Seraphim Press, collaborative publishers. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Ten x Ten by Athol McCredie![]() To hear about her life and works Frances talked with Athol McCredie, Curator Photography at Te Papa and also with David Alsop, owner of Suite Gallery and lifelong agent and friend of Ans. In 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Massey University in recognition of her long-standing contribution to New Zealand’s visual culture. In 2007 she was made an Arts Foundation Icon, an honour bestowed to a living circle of 20 New Zealand artists for their extraordinary lifetime achievements. Ten art curators each pick ten art works and tell us why they love/admire/revere/are moved by them. 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