![]() But soon he begins to suspect his virtual clone may have developed its own goals, and they are not aligned with Victor’s. He codes his creation with a self-extending version of his own online personality and unleashes it upon the internet. Homeschooled teenager Victor Frankenstein is determined to write his own ticket to independence: a chatbot to win the prestigious Turing prize and admission to the high tech university of his choice. Frankenstein comes to life for the wired generation.įollowing her critically-acclaimed iDrakula, award-winning author Bekka Black breathes life into a modern re-telling of iFrankenstein, using only text messages, web browsers, tweets, and emails. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Two years later he immigrated to the United States. Later that year he moved to Paris and got a job repairing direct current (DC) power plants with the Continental Edison Company. ![]() In 1882, while on a walk, he came up with the idea for a brushless AC motor, making the first sketches of its rotating electromagnets in the sand of the path. Tesla studied math and physics at the Technical University of Graz and philosophy at the University of Prague. Twain often visited him in his lab, where in 1894 Tesla photographed the great American writer in one of the first pictures ever lit by phosphorescent light. The shock of the loss unsettled the 7-year-old Tesla, who reported seeing visions-the first signs of his lifelong mental illnesses.ĭid you know? During the 1890s Mark Twain struck up a friendship with inventor Nikola Tesla. In 1863 Tesla’s brother Daniel was killed in a riding accident. ![]() His father was a priest in the Serbian Orthodox church and his mother managed the family’s farm. Nikola Tesla was born in 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() and as Constantin Demeris, a legendary Greek tycoon, tightens the strands that control them all. She is Catherine Douglas, a woman caught in a web of four lives intertwined by passion as her handsome husband pursues an incredibly beautiful film star. In Paris, Washington, and a fabulous villa in Greece, an innocent American becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal. ![]() This page-turner is full of tortured romantic entanglements, reverses of fortune, thrilling suspense, and ultimate justice. The Other Side of Midnight is Sidney Sheldon at his best. Now appearing for the first time together, three of Sidney Sheldon's number one bestselling novels- The Other Side of Midnight, Rage of Angels, and Bloodline-are featured in this celebratory collection. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Even though we had some much bigger moments overall, I still think I liked book one a little more. And I’m so sad about it.īut nonetheless this was such a sweet, wonderful, way to end this series made up of pure wholesome hockey fun. I’m not sure how I managed to be oblivious to the fact that this was the final installment but. Series : Check, Please! (book two/volumes three & four) Title : Check, Please! Book Two : Sticks & Scones And on top of that, Bitty’s time at Samwell is quickly coming to an end…It’s two full hockey seasons packed with big wins and high stakes!Ī collection of the second half of the mega-popular webcomic series of the same name, Check, Please!: Sticks and Scones is the last in a hilarious and stirring two-volume coming-of-age story about hockey, bros, and trying to find yourself during the best four years of your life. Eric Bittle is heading into his junior year at Samwell University, and not only does he have new teammates―he has a brand new boyfriend! Bitty and Jack must navigate their new, secret, long-distance relationship, and decide how to reveal their relationship to friends and teammates. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Time will tell whether an Eragon 2 or a remake of the whole series will appear in the future.Īs far as the books are concerned, the Eragon reading order is pretty simple, so let’s get on with a list of all of the Eragon books in order. That is, until August 2021 when Christopher Paolini announced that Disney was no longer looking to reboot it…at least for now. ![]() So bad that members of my Facebook group, YA Fantasy Addicts, voted it the worst book to movie adaptation of all time.Īfter Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, rumors grew that Disney was considering a reboot of the series. In 2006, 20th Century Fox produced a movie adaptation of Eragon that received horrible reviews. Knopf picked it up and republished it in 2003, then subsequently published the rest of the Inheritance Cycle. Whether you read Eragon as a child and are looking to reread the series, or are brand new to the Inheritance Cycle, we’re here to help with a list of the Eragon books in order.Ĭhristopher Paolini wrote Eragon at the age of 15 and went on to become the youngest best-selling author according to the Guinness Books of World Records.Įragon was initially self-published in 2002 before the Alfred A. ![]() ![]() Their rocky and often abusive relationship as seamen initiated an intense amount of competitive tension. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large natural harbour that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded in mainland China, a highly lucrative market.Īlthough the novel features many characters, it is Dirk Struan and Tyler Brock, former shipmates and the owners of two massive (fictional) trading companies who are the main focal points of the story. The novel begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. It is the second book in Clavell's Asian Saga, and the first to feature the fictional Struan family. ![]() ![]() Tai-Pan is a 1966 novel written by James Clavell about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1842 following the end of the First Opium War. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Doctors saw little hope of recovery for Stephanie and encouraged her parents to place her in an institution, but they refused. Due to the swelling of her brain from encephalitis, she suffered serious brain damage. When she awoke, her world had changed from predictable and comforting to one where the ground was shaking. ![]() Following a series of tests at the hospital, doctors concluded she had contracted viral equine encephalitis while in Mexico.Īfter a string of massive seizures-one leading to cardiac arrest-Stephanie fell into a six-week coma. She was completely unprepared when Stephanie went into violent convulsions on a Friday morning. Seven-year-old Stephanie fell ill soon after their return to the United States, but her mother, Karin, thinking it was an intestinal disorder, kept her home from school for a few days. ![]() Who would ever have thought that our family's life would become derailed, that its tightly woven fabric would eventually fray and break-all from the bite of a mosquito?” In November of 1970, the Finell family’s lives were changed forever by a family vacation to Acapulco. Not just one, but hundreds had punctured her arms and legs with red marks which later swelled to small welts. Yes, with a bite of this pesky, but seemingly so innocuous little insect that had been sucking her blood. “It all began with the bite of a mosquito. ![]() ![]() Everything he has been taught by his father to do when something like this is about to happen is about to come in very handy right about now for Chase. When the storm of the century hits, amateur storm runner Chase Masters will be in for the biggest storm of his life and be tested more than he could ever imagine. ![]() “Storm Runners” by Roland Smith is the first novel in the “Storm Runners” series and was released in 2010. This is what Chase is getting for an education, and he seems to be learning more than if he was sitting in a classroom all of the time. Chase’s mother and sister were killed in a crash and his father was struck by lightning shortly before the start of the first novel. Wherever a storm is, you can be sure that these two will not be very far behind one, and they are always searching for a storm. The “Storm Runners” series written by Roland Smith is meant for middle school aged readers looking for novels that have both action and adventure.Ĭhase Masters and his father go across the country looking for storms (floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes) also called storm runners. ![]() ![]() Since the fall of the glorious Ninth Dynasty, described in Under Heaven, Kitai (the name given to China) has been in decline their Fourteen Prefectures have been lost to barbarians from the northern steppes, and their once mighty empire is no more. The world to which I’m referring is a thinly disguised version of China during the time of the Song Dynasty – or Twelfth Dynasty, as it is called in the novel. However, the world Kay creates in this novel has been shaped by the events of the previous one, so that’s something worth bearing in mind. River of Stars is a sequel to an earlier novel by Guy Gavriel Kay, Under Heaven, but being set several centuries apart, the two books stand alone and it’s not essential to read them in order. ![]() ![]() ![]() Because of this, it is being adapted into a television series by actress Amy Adams' production company Bond Group. Willa of the Wood was an instant bestseller when it was released in 2018. With this knowledge in mind, she also discovers that her clan is falling apart and that she must figure out who she truly is if she wants to save her home from surefire destruction. Because of this, she is forced to spend time with the humans and begins to discover that the human people are not as wholesale evil as she had thought. One day, when Willa gets hurt and is stranded amongst humans, a group of people whom she despises. Not only is Willa extremely talented she possesses tremendous ancient forest powers - the powers of her people. A fantasy novel, Willa of the Wood tells the story of the young and orphaned Willa, a night spirit and talented thief for an ancient clan of people called Faeran. Although Willa of the Woodis his fourth book - and the first in the eponymous Willa- it is without a doubt his most well-known work. Robert Beatty is a prolific American novelist. ![]() Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() |