![]() So begins an unexpected journey into the covert war on slavery that takes Hiram from the corrupt grandeur of Virginia's proud plantations to desperate guerrilla cells in the wilderness, from the coffin of the deep South to dangerously utopic movements in the North. Spurred on by his improvised plantation family, Thena, his chosen mother, a woman of few words and many secrets, and Sophia, a young woman fighting her own war even as she and Hiram fall in love, he becomes determined to escape the only home he's ever known. This strange brush with death forces a new urgency on Hiram's private rebellion. ![]() Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a force he doesn't understand, a blue light that lifts him up and lands him a mile away. About the Book "Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage-and lost his mother and all memory of her when he was a child-but he is also gifted with a mysterious power. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Quick recap time for those who may have forgotten, or those who have come in late. This looks promising on paper, so let’s see what we get. Throw in Geoff Johns overseeing things, and I’m golden. I’m a Multiverse/ Omniverse type of guy, so any stories using these scenarios and characters is fine by me. Nah, I’m sure that’s completely unrelated. So why now? It’s almost as though there is a major cinema release coming up, starring The Flash, using some of the elements from Flashpoint in it. ![]() ![]() Flashpoint? Wasn’t that all just a well-received set of stories purely thought up to give a decent lead into the New 52? Sure, the Thomas Wayne Batman hung around, but that reality seemed to be firmly in the rear mirror. Written by Geoff Johns, Jeremy Adams, Tim Sheridan | Art by Xermanico, Mikel Janin | Published by DC Comics ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They text each other about their dates, often scheduling them at the same restaurant so that if things don’t go well, the two of them can get tacos afterwards. Through the app, and after the joint agreement that they are absolutely not interested in each other, Jack and Hallie become partners in their respective searches for The One. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe, but when she logs into the dating app that she has determined will find her new love, she sees none other than Jack, the guy whose room she’d snuck out of. After belly-crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it’s time to become a full-on adult. Thank you to Penguin Random House and Lynn Painter.* Synopsis: *I was given a copy of The Love Wager in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() How you design missions that take advantage of the larger scale, while still encouraging thoughtfulness and immersion. How you create encounters that feel meaningful and empower players to approach combat in creative ways. How you approach environmental storytelling to make the world feel intentional. “To me, the real lens to view things through is how those core elements are applied to an open world setting. ![]() “I think the core elements that make Arkane games special to our fans are deeply ingrained in Redfall,” says Lead Producer Aaron Carter. It all comes together in Redfall, and through it all the Arkane DNA is alive and thriving. An open world packed with mystery, a diverse roster of heroes, strategic combat that will keep you on your toes, painstakingly hand-crafted environments, a rich narrative driving you through the world, a wide array of weapons… and vampires. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The international franchise has extended beyond print to include television series and museums. The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2022 edition, it is now in its 67th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 23 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database. The first edition topped the best-seller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver, the book was co-founded by twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter in Fleet Street, London, in August 1955. Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. ![]() ![]() Few early records of the poem remain, and yet its literary power ensured it was preserved in written form over the centuries. Once gathered together, these would have eventually been written down, as Greeks began to record literature on papyrus. ![]() The sheer scale of the text points to the theory that the complete poem resulted from the collation of oral performances of sections of the work. Admist the violence, Homer’s characters, whether gods or men, are presented with subtle realism, revealing that the passions and problems that beset humanity are both timeless and universal.Ĭomposed in the late 8th or early 7th century BC, the original Greek work extends to over 15,000 lines. However, it is a single episode in the siege’s tenth and final year, the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles, which Homer takes as the thread that binds the ensuing tragedy. ![]() The spark that ignites the Greeks’ legendary struggle to take golden Troy is the abduction of the beautiful Helen by Paris, son of King Priam. ![]() Begin, Muse, when the two first broke and clashed, Agamemnon lord of men and brilliant Achilles ![]() |