harry potter harry potter seventh final novel harry potter series written british author book released july publishing united_kingdom united_states canada books ending series began publication harry potter philosopher stone novel chronicles events directly following harry potter half blood prince final confrontation harry potter lord revealing previously concealed story main characters title book refers mythical objects featured story collectively known stone bring dead life finished writing harry potter january release reportedly spent million book contents safe release date american publisher arthur refused copies novel released advance press review reviews submitted early shortly release photos pages edition leaked leading look source leaked released globally countries broke sales records fastest selling book record held sold million copies hours following release including million previous record million day held harry potter half blood prince novel translated languages title proved difficult translate rendered closer harry potter relics death languages major themes novel death living corrupted society critics compared christian generally received book won colorado blue spruce book award american library association named best book young adults film adaptation began showing november harry potter released released july plot background previous novels series titular character harry potter struggled difficulties famous wizard survive killing curse curse cast evil tom better known lord powerful evil wizard murdered harry parents attempted kill harry baby belief prophecy harry equal orphan harry placed care non magical relatives aunt uncle philosopher stone harry enters world age school makes friends fellow students ron school meets professor intensely harry fights times school wizard tries regain physical form fire harry mysteriously entered dangerous magical competition called tournament discovers trap designed allow return lord strength order phoenix harry friends face death group dark narrowly defeat half blood prince harry learns divided soul parts creating unknown objects contain way ensured long exists destroyed diary destroyed harry events chamber secrets ring destroyed shortly events half blood prince takes harry attempt destroy contained taken unknown wizard return ambushed disarmed bring kill killed summary following death support power including covert control ministry magic harry turn seventeen losing protection home order phoenix harry new location birthday attacked departure mad eye killed george wounded rest arrive safely abandoning school ron accompany harry finish quest hunt destroy remaining initially clues owned founder stolen mysterious possibly cup originally belonging founder connected founder fourth snake familiar receive apparently meaningless possessions golden harry ron book fairy tales leaving attend ron brother bill wedding ministry magic finally falls wedding attacked flee place london family home black headquarters order phoenix identify brother black learn house stolen house seized ministry magic infiltrate ministry magic way destroy object evil influence strain constant argue ron leaves harry continue quest discovering past including death younger sister connection dark wizard travel hollow harry birthplace place parents died meet elderly magical historian turns disguise awaiting arrival snake attacks harry barely escape time forest dean luck appears turn mysterious silver similar appears guides harry pond containing sword founder weapon objects able destroy harry attempt recover sword attempts kill saved ron guided realise gifts meaningful ron sword uses destroy harry continues visions killing apparently pursuit object identifies book strange symbol worn wedding visit told symbol represents mythical objects old fairy tale titled tale brothers elder resurrection stone able summon dead harry realises seeking shortly successfully elder won defeat recognises resurrection stone found second inherited trio captured taken manor learn acquired sword believed vault bank escape dean thomas aided escape harry dies terror suggests harry exceptional object vault questioned confirms gold cup vault break vault retrieve cup escape dragon lose sword harry vision sees understands plan intends remaining safer vision confirms unidentified enter school secret entrance teachers drive defend school win time harry locate penultimate set guard tower harry belief lost centuries ago ghost story confirms belief harry remembers old room requirement ron destroy cup chamber secrets army castle find ambushed friends tries kill cursed fire unable control fire destroys harry friends save major characters killed battle including fred feels elder performing expected according legend allegiance won killing previous owner concludes incorrectly killed able fully power kills harry arrives dying passes memories view reveal finally lifelong love harry mother felt haunted causing death despite harry father agreed request watch son harry act double agent death planned advance cast lead harry sword apparently die killed accepts death guided life goes seek killed way tells snake known killed vulnerable uses resurrection stone seek comfort courage dead loved ones parents dropping stone forest reaching camp uses killing curse harry defend harry awakens location somewhat like kings cross station greeted explains original killing curse left fragment soul harry caused connection felt harry blood regain strength protected harry fragment soul killed spell harry free return harry chooses return death displays harry body offers truce defenders surrender kills sword leaving unprotected harry escapes battle resumes final onslaught killed harry reveals alive explains elder loyalty transfers defeat necessarily killing previous master believed won allegiance killing killed fact harry defeated previously disarmed outcome duel depend elder knows previous master disarmed left harry true master harry physically held explains attempted self sacrifice protected remaining defendants longer hurt harry urges feel remorse order save soul enraged attempts final killing curse elder refuses act harry spell rebounds killing finally death harry uses elder repair original broken saying return tomb power harry dies undefeated drop history world returns peace epilogue epilogue set king cross station years later harry couple children james lily ron children rose hugo harry found kissing bill daughter professor wife station send son departing year worried placed house harry telling son named man met hat account personal preferences harry book ends words harry nineteen years background franchise harry potter philosopher stone published publisher harry potter books united_kingdom june released united_states september american publisher books harry potter stone received american rights unprecedented children book unknown author second book harry potter chamber secrets originally published july june harry potter prisoner published year later july september harry potter fire published july time harry potter order phoenix longest book series pages version pages version published worldwide english june harry potter half blood prince published july sold million copies hours worldwide release choice title shortly releasing title announced considered titles book final title harry potter named mythical novel released public december special christmas themed puzzle website confirmed shortly book publishers asked live chat titles considering mentioned harry potter elder harry potter quest finishing book completed book staying hotel edinburgh january left signed statement marble bust room read finished writing harry potter room january statement website said felt mixture extreme emotions life dreamed feel simultaneously compared mixed feelings expressed charles preface edition david years imaginative task added try seventeen years charles ended message saying favourite wonderful way finish series asked publication forthcoming book stated change ending wanted books plotted long time books leading certain direction commented final volume related closely previous book series harry potter half blood prince halves novel said chapter book written like earliest work series revealed originally wrote words like loved lightning changed want people think rise harry mission major themes death interview said main theme series harry dealing death influenced mother death multiple time stated main theme series overwhelming importance continuing love face death living corrupted society academics journalists developed interpretations themes books complex including political themes oppression survival overcoming imposing odds considered prevalent series similarly theme making way going coming terms considered stated books comprise prolonged argument tolerance prolonged plea end pass message question authority assume establishment press tells truth political commentators seen portrayal ministry magic oppressive measures taken ministry later books like making attendance school compulsory registration ministry criticising state christian harry potter series criticised supposedly supporting publication refused speak religion stating talk freely reader able guess coming books noted christian apparent example harry dies comes life save mankind like christ location occurs king cross harry urges remorse restore shattered soul stated belief struggling religious belief think apparent book shown harry struggles faith begins pair leader william penn said enjoyed choosing quotations pagan course christian tradition known going passages chamber published knew use beginning book seven ending perfectly relevant went needed harry visits parents grave biblical reference enemy shall destroyed death inscribed grave family tomb holds biblical quote treasure heart matthew states british books practical note harry going find biblical quotations think particular quotations finds hollow sum series harry potter john additionally noted reasons harry potter books popular use literary similar romeo juliet lewis charles tale cities vision symbolism model authors tales medieval period mirrored passion death resurrection christ entire series symbols common completes cycle tying themes death rebirth resurrection stone principal motif topics presented book series release marketing promotion launch celebrated night book signing reading natural history museum london attended guests chosen ballot toured october event held hall new_york_city tickets allocated american publisher harry potter series launched dollar soon marketing campaign knight bus travelling libraries united_states online fan discussions competitions staged release seven questions debated fans build book release released seven questions fans find answered final book live die good evil reopen ends defeated arranged publishers poster bearing face missing british child available book sellers launched july said hoped posters displayed prominently shops world told novel released july warner shortly said film adaptation harry potter order phoenix released shortly novel released july making people july month harry potter invested million attempt book contents secure july release date arthur editor harry potter series denied distributing copies advance press review papers published early reviews speculation shops break distribute copies book early penalty imposed previous distributor supplied copies series longer online leaks early delivery week release number texts genuine leaks appeared forms july set photographs representing pages edition leaked fully prior official release date photographs later appeared websites peer peer networks leading seek order identify source represented security breach harry potter series history lawyer confirmed genuine online leaks reviews published baltimore sun new_york_times july plot elements leak day prior release new_york_times confirmed main circulating leak real announced approximately supply shipped early interpreted mean copies reader maryland received copy book mail days launched evoked responses initially reported satisfied human error discuss possible penalties following day announced launching legal action distributor levy home entertainment filed damages chicago circuit court cook county claiming engaged complete violation agreements knew carefully constructed release awaited book early release books soon appeared case sold publishers weekly initial price price wars controversies having taken pre orders book heavily discounted price sparked price war days book launch announcing sell copy retail chains offered book discounted prices prices book loss leader caused traditional argued hope competing conditions independent shops protested largest dedicated chain compete supermarket price small hit buying stock attempted counter imposing limit copies customer prevent bulk purchases philip spokesman association said war participate think crying shame decided treat loss leader like baked beans michael analyst information said lowering price book point lowering value reading malaysia similar price war caused controversy sales book biggest chains malaysia mph popular times harris decided pull harry potter shelves protest retail price book malaysia sold book seen attempt pressure distributor books remove books july price war ended involved resuming selling books stores books confirmed selling book loss urging practice good business sense fair trade book early saturday morning release israel criticised violating trade industry minister commented forbidden according jewish values jewish culture thing like place saturday let day indicated issue fines based hours work rest law publication reception critical response baltimore sun critic mary noted book previous novels series straightforward prose furthermore reviewer alice times wrote genius total fantasy world skill creating characters bounce page real flawed brave concluded long way harry let end new_york_times writer agreed praising ability harry hero character related time magazine named fiction books ranking praised proving books global mass medium novelist elizabeth hand criticised complex narrative character reads entire trilogy worth volume starred review reviews reviewer said shown uncommon skill playing woven good populated memorable characters infused saving sense fun praised second half novel criticised epilogue calling review times reviewer said original high concept author right children fiction went novel beautifully judged triumphant return form imagination changed perception entire generation handful living authors genre achieved past half century contrast christian science monitor said love harry potter series brilliantly realised magical world narrative story changes aside harry doesn change envisioned walks path good final victory feels inevitable hollow new_york_times christopher compared series world war era english boarding school stories wrote won renown series stated disliked use mid book camping chapters long villain catherine bennett guardian praised putting small details previous books making large mentioned chocolate frog card book points critics says fictional book new characters places spells rules scores twists stephen king criticised reactions reviewers books including jumping quickly surface conclusions work felt inevitable extreme secrecy launch allow reviewers time read consider book meant early reviews lacked depth finding writing style disappointing felt matured improved acknowledged subject matter books adult clearly writing adult audience firmly mind middle series compared works respect finn alice wonderland achieved success established classics appealing adult audience children sales awards honours sales harry potter record setting initial print run million copies million pre ordered barnes noble percent higher pre sales half blood prince april barnes noble declared broken pre order record copies pre ordered site opening day record million copies sold united_states second million copies united_kingdom holds world record fastest selling book fiction hours sales smith sales reportedly reached rate books sold second june nearly year published worldwide sales reportedly million harry potter won awards book named new_york_times notable books notable children books novel named best book newsweek critic jones publishers weekly listed harry potter best books american library association named novel best books young adults listed notable children book furthermore harry potter received colorado blue spruce book award translations worldwide fame harry potter translated languages translation released ukrainian translation september harry potter swedish title book revealed harry potter relics death harry potter following pre release question swedish publisher difficulty translating words having read book title french translation harry potter les spanish translation harry potter las dutch translation harry potter van brazilian portuguese translation harry potter polish translation released new title harry potter harry potter insignia death hindi translation harry potter means harry potter gifts death released publication india june romanian version released 1st december title harry potter editions released hardcover july paperback united_kingdom july united_states july new_york release party american paperback edition games activities adult edition different cover illustration released july released simultaneously original hardcover july copies deluxe edition highlighting new cover illustration mary october released celebratory paperback edition featured starred cover lastly november signature edition novel released paperback adaptations film film adaptation harry potter directed david written steve produced david david released november july filming began february ended june cast confirmed epilogue scene days shoot original officially ended december ended chapter book regained elder appearances dean thomas peter death james said script stuck closest text harry potter chamber secrets met audiences film inherited book problems harry potter released simultaneously july united_states edition features voice stephen runs hours edition features voice jim runs hours recorded different distinguishable character voices recorded individual time work won grammy award best spoken word album children awarded award claimed raised bar interpretation high hard imagine narrator tales december released tales tales spin contains fairy tales told children world book includes short stories including tale brothers story released exclusive collector edition book replica book purchased auction december seven copies auctioned london illustrated pages bound brown leather embellished hand chased sterling silver ornaments mounted


literally dome indonesian novel written follows poor man named member indonesian communist_party find victim ongoing political struggles 1950s indonesia party destruction spends years prisoner returning hometown devout muslim second novel written months based events surrounding communist_party september movement coup published came time literary works similar themes communist_party members scarce novel characterised islamic preaching reception mixed critics praised novel subject matter criticised received literary award translated japanese plot years imprisoned island communist_party indonesia indonesia member returns central java time wife remarried area considerably rendering uncertain decides stay cousin home heard release realises loves feel uncomfortable returned hometown grown daughter wishes meet father series flashbacks life told lost pro dutch father indonesian national revolution raised poverty going work rich merchant child daughter years lived family raised devout muslim worker cared deeply uncle returned brought home educated junior high school dropping lack funds twenties found job local village chief office help civil employee named teacher named unknown men members intent making join party gave communist pamphlets party philosophy late telling feelings losing man manipulated emotions leave islam hate ultimately successful abandoned mandatory prayers began party politics refused marriage second time following husband death imprisoned time married intending convert family communism respected member public knew member following failure september movement september coup national capital orchestrated realised position fellow members began praying regularly ultimately killed including escaped hours soldiers came arrest managed avoid capture nearly months generally hiding capture exiled present day returned warm reception admits loves insists stay new husband uncle mother likewise grandson planned villagers dilapidated mosque makes receives praise work finds sense belonging mosque background writing inspired indonesian history beginning 1940s continuing 1980s following national revolution country set state political turmoil poverty increasingly severe end 1950s early 1960s leftist parties support president giving greater power membership grew quickly period aided widespread poverty october group indonesian national armed forces members calling september movement killed army generals announced president power coup following day contemporary reports indicated position endorsed indonesian government result hundreds thousands registered suspected members killed exiled following decade effectively destroying party held prisoners held forced stay abroad political prisoners began released 1970s saw systematic discrimination levels society found surveillance little hope employment second novel written senior high school announced coup devout muslim trained doctor ran islamic boarding school central java began focus writing novel won prize arts council finished months making thematic overview chapter developing writing deliberately left novel ending open interpretation intending readers think themes early example literature dealing earlier examples exist indonesian president described deal reconciliation members general indonesian society issue hyper sensitive time historian anna writes explored person motivated join party emphasizing poverty cultural pressure active propaganda end ultimately innocent victim joined party improve standing release remains state fear marked prisoner vulnerability literary critics wrote sense representative members arrested following writing sees undergoing quest establish identity seemingly finding answer ultimately trapped indicates religious message evident beginning novel opening provides line quote old text faith explicit later finds dealing escaping government explicit expression intent unlike devout simple man happy poverty leading question views ultimately finding identity islam argued meant islamic preaching message humans recognise status creatures god conveyed characters dialogue actions release reception originally published based unlike later novels published seeing work translated japanese title novel reception mixed awarded prize increasing knowledge spreading manners indonesian culture award included trophy million prize money found worthy prize praising use flashback complicated issues raised time active islamic intellectual wrote poorly realised potential characterised work lacking suspense overly predictable trilogy dancer village proven famous dealt unlike parts remained censored numerous novels dealing written authors published explanatory notes


glass novel glass historical fiction novel american author magazine editor written novel spent years developing living housewife family sold hardcover rights random house record new novelist circumstances work publication led subject media attention late 1980s story set midst turbulent politics english french aristocracy south sea bubble novel begins england teenage protagonist barbara married handsome older earl love barbara soon discovers secret past threatens tear relationship apart barbara learn navigate financial crises experiencing personal released july random house glass landed new_york_times best seller list critical reception largely mixed reviewers focusing novel prose attention historical detail translated languages background glass novel written american author previously reporter houston business journal served editor houston home garden leaving spend time husband children print persuaded husband write novel help busy writing fiction began mentioning idea parties avoid appearing mere housewife home raising children status status later recalled commencing novel wrote long drafts year period final manuscript ultimately contained double spaced pages found inspiration interest eighteenth century use sexual historical romance novels sought rules genre concentrate characterization engaged intensive research period eighteenth century approximately books obtained local university library traveled briefly england france found writing novel intense thing attached characters villains sought hook readers emotionally care guess soap opera kind finish certain type book wanted added heroine barbara novel opens years old end story coming age family marriage relationships left exact place happens southern england created period fascinating research went books age pope swift lost time gain publisher novel sent manuscript literary agents discovered writer digest turned agent jean encouraged continue finishing book believing launching major author manuscript major publishing companies random house purchasing august time record new novelist random house publisher howard wanted publish type books best genre reasoned sure highest prices paid hardcover rights novel big price consider novel undoubtedly large paperback later plot summary england year old barbara lives widowed grandmother younger siblings family country estate barbara calculating mother lady diana arrives inform barbara possible marriage roger earl aide deceased duke barbara pleased news believing love handsome wealthy popular earl despite age nearly thirty years senior roger turn desires barbara land london hopes develop estate mother travel london arrangements diana greed negotiations fall apart intervention results barbara roger finally marrying couple travel paris learning navigate society barbara remains love husband roger thoughts young bride mere fondness roger secret long term affair french prince begins soon arriving paris actions jealous barbara devotion roger pamphlets eventually spread affair young naive barbara hear breaks tears shock plot jumps forward england country approaching south sea bubble economic collapse barbara separated husband conducted affairs men paris london love roger despite affair unhappy horrified discovers jealous lovers lord charles killed young nobleman accidentally slept night later bubble causes chaos violence london barbara surviving sibling harry severe debt commits suicide citizens blame lord helped run south sea company country finances estate barbara roger attempt reconciliation collapses soon evaluating financial situation london help roger friends barbara attempts oversee finances takes chaotic city roger gradually worse dies stricken mourning barbara holds public memorial london deceased husband despite warned draw attention estate parliamentary financial crisis peace develops scheme granddaughter country having visit plantation virginia novel ends barbara servants leaving ship intended colonies main characters barbara lady young naive devoted beautiful protagonist novel roger wife roger earl wealthy charismatic handsome popular barbara husband lover alice family diana mother barbara grandmother tony duke young shy kind love cousin barbara lady diana calculating cold mother barbara harry prince sophisticated dangerous french roger lover harry handsome barbara brother jane later kind childhood friend barbara harry early love themes glass long complex narrative features characters title novel comes bible verse began writing envisioned creating story relationship young woman older man plot element emotional tension required planning sought create story featured issues relevant contemporary women non existence legal rights husband wanted beat wife death parents didn care birth control normal sexual urges pregnant time half women died life violent short wanted getting reading glad live according consistent theme glass vital family family case loose term necessarily related interested writing people connected release reception glass released hardcover july known unknown author hit book talking media stories angled book backstory phenomenon particularly purchased prestigious publisher high price time novelist release began seven city promotional tour ended late september books paid twice random house price gain paperback rights released novel paperback september officially published glass landed new_york_times best seller list stayed year translated languages year published february people reported plans turn book big budget miniseries underway critical reception reviewing hype surrounding book author barbara concluded prose rate flashes timeless insight year old heroine dash pages age losing reader real talent added fine eye art architecture fashion manners author historical details believed book especially depicting south sea bubble historical writers opined neglect economic background periods regardless importance grasp complicated situation makes fascinating descriptions sexual behavior upper lower classes people declared glass run mill trade slang historical lavish carefully researched portrait young woman turbulent coming age 18th century england france texas monthly asserted characterization greatest asset story sense pacing pages criticism directed numerous felt like having commercials stacked end late night movie texas monthly ended review positive note giving praise historical detail story ending reviewer believed encourage readers buy forthcoming sequel guest column new_york_times author called work researched historical novel sort thomas write packed details costume architecture cuisine populated rudimentary paper doll characters continued page research negative light characters believed derived movies mini series books overshadowed attention historical detail concluded publishers presenting routine book gone wind actually researched adams atlantic gave negative review criticized enormous gigantic monstrous historical novel containing 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solo novel solo james_bond continuation novel written william published cape september book audio editions october plot centres bond mission civil war fictional country version civil war meets local contact blessing grant mercenary breed shot grant bond tracks people washington revenge mission finally establishing breed drug trafficking heroin closely based version bond character film versions novel set years work set bond years old raised nigeria experiences civil war provide location novel bond fan youth preparation writing novel read bond stories chronological order took months write novel friction estate portrayal bond solo received mixed reviews number critics pointing convoluted plot critics saw book equal superior stronger novels book sold appearing selling book lists plot celebrating 45th birthday bond sent bring end civil war country seen delta region country split form democratic republic leaving africa bond visits rebel leader brother runs london based charity send aid children tells bond contact brother solomon pair fallen arrival bond aided local agent introduces blessing grant travel capital city rebel attacked shortly reaching destination taken captive breed mercenary assisting rebels group attacked return journey grant goes missing confusion bond escapes bond proceeds met breed accepts bond cover journalist bond meets solomon realises leader shortly die cancer mission kill bond sees supply flights arms equipment coming country funded fuselage dies days later bond tries leave country supply flights confronted breed blessing shoot leave die bond saved journalist befriended returns spends time military hospital decides revenge mission breed grant discovering relocated washington bond travels tracks offices conducting surveillance company bond briefly detained nephew cia explains grant works cia bond meets grant assures shot wound order breed shoot following day bond watches mercy flight bringing injured children returns hotel find breed killed grant bond attacks house breed staying children mercenary leaving dead establishes children drug raw heroin country solomon killed africa turned heroin order control older brother killed london ensuring solomon chief tribe lands held massive amounts oil rights signed away favour killed cia raid house characters themes central character novel james_bond fictional agent created author william modelled version character version identified different version seen films solo set years work set novel begins bond celebrating 45th birthday altered aspects character making older bond having coffee king road bond advancing age detached observation bra mini version bond emotionally guarded facility extreme violence bond casual gone replaced lust edge control primary antagonist novel breed mercenary face permanently eye previously served light infantry writing new_york_times thinks villain nod requirements bond formula writers unimpressed breed robert sunday_times thinks character feels like proper power villain menace ambition wait evil genius turn david london evening standard thinks character lacks charisma david sunday express considers character comparison factual fictional counterparts journalist daily_mail disagreed breed second villain millionaire strong villains thought novel villains realistic motivated simple greed clever legitimately dangerous main female characters solo horror film actress local contact blessing grant like female characters determined females bond main theme novel revenge bond stopped leaving breed subsequently shot badly wounded grant tracks pair washington attempts revenge pair according sunday business post author comes hero taken notch associated revenge subject works uses provide motive bond mission revenge background march announced oxford literary festival working novel set africa lived nigeria mother teacher father doctor civil war profound effect april estate announced write bond novel follow novel civil war attempted nigeria location solo renamed fictional april announced book title london book fair announcement author day event english pen literary café selected press invited event given brief opportunity question book title believes short title novel remarked titles important soon wrote solo sheet paper saw potential fit theme novel perfectly great word instantly internationally extra bonus strangely sense aware solo background read bond stories chronological order researched literary bond background child father introduced works result found fascinated told reporters interested bond human bond superhero flaws weaknesses makes mistakes genius novel set bond intentionally picked year adding real spy story criticised filmmakers portrayed bond onscreen cartoon character believes bond troubled massive novel reflects view bond drinks float boat drinks wonder time writing process took months required run drafts estate process described surveillance process smooth author number arguments estate portrayal bond concerned bond seen assassin argue bond sent assassination mission books issues bond relationship described writing book tremendous fun lifetime challenge admitted seriously completing writing process commented attempt write novel voice dealing things subjects interested novel features characters invented release reception solo launched september hotel seven copies book signed collected seven flown british amsterdam edinburgh los_angeles delhi cape_town sydney book released shops september hardcover book published cape pages long cost book edition released audio book narrated west hardcover edition released october jacket designed dean creative director random house book dust jacket featured die cut bullet holes hardcover binding featured burn marks holes dean commented took inspiration 1960s design influenced graphic designers bass paul reviews novel sold nearly copies week novel book devil care october london evening standard listed books number london list weeks october shown number fiction best 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man golden gun novel man golden gun twelfth novel thirteenth book james_bond series published cape april months author death novel detailed polished series leading poor reviews despite book best seller story centres fictional british secret service operative james_bond posted missing presumed dead mission japan bond returns england soviet_union attempt assassinate superior cured doctors bond sent caribbean find kill francisco titular man golden gun draft editing process completed death manuscript passed hands copy editor william polished bond stories detail contained previous novels missing added second draft publishers cape passed manuscript thoughts advice story suggestions subsequently novel firstly daily express playboy daily comic strip adaptation published daily express book loosely adapted ninth film productions james_bond series roger moore playing bond cousin christopher lee plot year james_bond final confrontation mission japan man claiming bond appears london demands meet head secret service bond identity confirmed interview bond tries kill pistol attempt fails service learns destroying castle japan bond suffered head injury developed amnesia having lived japanese fisherman months bond travelled soviet_union learn true identity assigned kill returning england programmed bond given chance prove worth member section following assassination attempt sends bond jamaica gives seemingly impossible mission killing francisco pistols cuban assassin believed killed british secret agents known man golden gun weapon choice gold revolver fires silver solid gold bullets bond jamaican manages temporary personal assistant mark hazard learns involved hotel development island group investors consists syndicate american investors engaged scheme western interests caribbean sugar industry increase value cuban sugar crop running drugs america smuggling prostitutes mexico america operating jamaica cause friction tourists local people bond discovers ally working undercover half built resort recalled duty cia working ostensibly electrical engineer setting bugs meeting room learn plans eliminate bond weekend bond true identity confirmed agent makes new plans entertain agent killing bond riding sight seeing train marina bond manages turn tables help kill conspirators wounded escapes swamps bond pursues bond guard shoots golden hidden palm bond hit returns fire shoots times killing bond hospital receives word considered bond turns offer reflecting sort public recognition interfere duties secret service characters themes central character novel james_bond man golden gun appears different personality previous stories robot like according author continuation bond novels noted bond character developed previous books academic black noted given opportunities kill cold blood bring time happens bond sits car method killing shoot head compared technique nazis according black bond rise actions act suitably british fictional hero mission completed bond offered refuses honour reflects quiet dull anonymous aim named character points touches humour displayed bond previous novels disappeared appeared book cold time bond canon admiral sir miles finally revealed despite target failed assassination attempt press charges bond sends missions according main adversary novel francisco major adversary second rate happens gotten lucky shooting note character profile von officer chief cuban secret service eyes main themes note appear novel providing drugs return fires sugar plantations return theme drugs political purposes undermine west wider conspiracy connection region campaign industrial sabotage companies based jamaica including metal kaiser black notes independent inquiry end novel conducted bond hospital bedroom undertaken jamaican judiciary cia recorded acting closest liaison direction jamaican bond awarded jamaican police medal services independent state jamaica black notes new world non colonial independent jamaica collapse british_empire background wrote man golden gun estate jamaica january february completing beginning march health affected badly writing process dropped usual rate thousand words morning little hour worth work day previous novels events past elements novel whilst 1930s car standard struck train level crossing dragged yards track time associated trains death led use plot device man golden gun diamonds forever russia love events past names individuals knew characters editor london magazine ross provided details effects therapy bond went way thanks novel station chief jamaica commander ross named similarly secretary royal george golf club mark cia representative hotel tony sugar mentioned novel named member unit managed plantations west_indies war book main villain francisco named george contemporary pair said fought school effects productions bond films released prior writing novel russia love reflected novel increased number poison gun scene attempted assassination idea taken story defected eastern west trial murder ukrainian nationalist leaders stated poison spray gun returned britain completed draft manuscript march wrote copy editor novels william saying needed lot writing time went increasingly unhappy book thought working spring persuaded considered novel viable publication months returning jamaica morning august died heart attack obituary times noted completed new novel man golden gun despite william original thought state manuscript editors cape concerned story pass manuscript read holiday paying shillings thoughts advice subsequent suggestions cape cape taken step thought novel thin noted comes lack rich detail descriptions normally present work missing man golden gun suggests details normally worked second draft absence shows additional work occasion man golden gun published posthumously months author death release reception man golden gun published april cape pages long cost eighteen shillings cover artist richard undertook cover design paid artwork man golden gun published august pages long cost edition published man golden gun ninth place best seller lists pre orders version reviews critics praise man golden gun criticism muted biographer henry noted novel received sad reviews recognizing book effectively left half finished represent game wrote new statesman book sadly tale interests effects better worse critic times wrote novel followed close attention keen eyed bond richardson writing observer lamented tired wrote left fact remains posthumous bond sadly sub standard job praise novel muted admitting isn course means totally far best bond writing observer sister paper guardian christopher noted wake prior novel writes distance live let die second best live twice worst long iron sandwich man golden gun level william writing listener dismissive work thinking bond continues behave little originality nick charles waste continued saying present work fantasy grown children clever exciting early wallace boys adventure stories years ago admit like escape old boom town hasn changed scrap critic time saying died everybody thought wrong critic newsweek said james_bond better exit sadly ends bang world vastly complicated place gone associated_press wrote bond fun entertained mildly consistently life interesting review new_york_times charles wrote man golden gun saga noted starts early flags despite passing james_bond spirit critic books lamented fact bond gone like lamb girls par villain like refuge western miss james jones writing new_york review books thought man golden gun run mill adventure story vintage anthony writing national review thought undeniably slight like wrote intensely sense job finished transformed genre worked went novels sex violence treated stories presented enjoyment adaptations newspaper man golden gun published serial form daily express newspaper daily basis march onwards playboy novel issues playboy april july comic strip novel adapted daily comic strip published daily express newspaper syndicated world adaptation ran january september adaptation written jim lawrence illustrated strip reprinted books james_bond vol published man golden gun productions ninth bond film loosely based novel film starred roger moore bond cousin christopher lee film moved away jamaica far_east borrowed martial arts genre popular 1970s plot changed energy crisis backdrop film allowing introduced


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halo ghosts halo ghosts military science fiction novel based halo series video games book released october fourth halo novel contribution series halo novels published books previous publisher del ghosts details creation group known defend humanity alien collective known events halo training world robotic attackers trainers fight robots work uncover planet secrets release ghosts garnered generally positive reviews novel debuted new_york_times bestseller list international bestseller background writing ghosts author previously written past halo novels fall reach strike went halo developer outline wanted according gave room write story long accomplished specific story goals making changes halo universe incorporate ideas acknowledged difficulty fitting story rest halo universe far greater ghosts novels story public longer able modified mentioned interview ign writing halo novel positive aspects better great toys characters play stated interview good work play parts intellectual property ghosts originally known ghosts coral halo novel published books instead del weeks write book opposed weeks fall reach claimed lost sleep ate bunch chocolate drank coffee editors time del helped complicated plot writing pointed tension cornerstone good story ghosts different ign reviewer perry found short jumps time novel style writing keeps pace going going technique deliberately pace avoid reader losing synopsis setting ghosts takes place 26th century humanity auspices united_nations space command developed faster light travel hundreds worlds warning alien collective known attacks outer human colony harvest begin hunt human colonies surface world humanity best weapon superior equipped powerful armor unfortunately turn tide war characters kurt serves squad kurt known sense saves team occasions recruited train new series kurt devastated massive casualties suffer response kurt begins illegal brain modifications soldiers better chance survival secretive lengths taken superiors recruit program kurt colleagues know alive franklin iii project trainers previous novel halo fall reach trainer leaves shortly humanity encounter train generation batch postponed returns active duty fighting training catherine creator project order train young recruits selected program children replaces clones soldiers successful abruptly leaves injured kelly halo strike unspecified mission years willingly manipulating children decides attempt save instead throwing war believes humanity lose james colonel army fierce opponent program fall reach goes far attempting kill training exercise proposes program attempt duplicate operational record lower cost creating existence program kept secret public especially plot summary story begins group deployed fleet depot year soldiers destroy facility save killed narrative moves deployed human team captured timely intervention allows team complete mission colonel james meets office naval intelligence announces plan create new breed retains effectiveness 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technology forces arrive attacked entire fleet destroyed ensuing battle save stealth ship dusk stays hidden observing events remaining human forces discover forerunner city rapidly uncovered guided massive sphere determines entire planet actually shield world constructed protect firing halo designed life fighting humans discover entrance leading sphere kurt remains order detonate nuclear weapons stop following humans sphere hiding distance dusk watches surface apart reveal entire world constructed connected provide defense sphere heart planet remaining fleet vessels planet fred inside sphere takes command survivors orders search method escape reception ign gave ghosts good marks praising writing style managed tie plot threads left hanging novels games publication note master chief cameo appearance ghosts supporting cast characters heroes video game offering positive outlook book publications like novel worse halo strike introducing characters reader didn care reviewer stated good book 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masters masters known protection agency science fiction philip dick original manuscript story received scott meredith literary agency july story published corporation final issue orbit science fiction reprinted philip dick story collections beginning golden man masters depicts society years global revolution toppled national governments world exact year civilization loss scientific knowledge industry legendary revolt state governing highly centralized efficient society league global militia preventing recreation government agents league sent investigate rumors existence government arranges killed leading death capture tensions rapidly agents state realize escaped assuming report state existence government total war surviving attempt comrades rescue assassinate head state surviving government robot primary theme story conflict political ethical dimensions explored characters dialogue attention story received limited prior author death seen greater circulation philip dick story collections reviewed analyzed critique technology political implications synopsis government title character year old government integration robot existence awakens routine maintenance check learn motor system state decline artificially intelligent machine displays degree emotion psychological complexity informed personal mechanic body begun break age legs longer work motor system matter months place year entire body begun memory units lack skilled technicians rare components needed recreate stores records advanced science technology uses guide society high efficiency dictator operating according principles control society views dictatorship humanity scientific progress views guardian oversees protects progress causes privately despair knowledge possesses soon die increasingly paranoid fearing trust loyal assistant peter green personal mechanic hidden remote mountain valley commands world government tightly centralized manages efficiency sectors economy military effect accurate detailed reproduction society centuries gone immediately established utterly necessary figure society quickly escorted service leader government personal assistant mechanic maintains loyalty robot privately recognizes society leader mentally expresses role humans society play contrasted peter green genuinely loyal assistant robot humans trusted oversee body unconscious repair loyal leader green nonetheless draws distrust robot paranoia steadily grows league members league mission investigate rumors government existence near remote mountain valley league global organization dedicated seeking governments established unknown point global revolt league organized league camps dot landscape members league easily recognized metallic walking sticks trained weapons tools symbol league walking patrolled world foot world protection agency member team composed edward daughter unspecified age described adolescent young adult mutual friend robert penn route valley team arrives small rural town ancient decaying remnants era governments high tech society locals know fix reproduce excited strangers locals ask league answers questions turn ending explanation timeline events led great revolt event summarized having begun revolts europe overthrow national governments france exists month free government millions join explicitly movement nuclear powers toppled government center millions records burned government integration robots destroyed events result setting story world high technology interspersed pre culture conflict resolution retelling story revolution attracts attention local invites trio home secret government spy ordered kill ensuing assassination plot spy dies process succeeds killing penn badly injured left unconscious father survives tragedy largely unscathed awakens patrol military scouts arrives scouts panic brief counterattack retreat captive sets mount rescue alerted situation learning escaped fearing agent alert world existence plans war economy decides question hospital room dialogue reveals story escape collapse governments establishment damaged transport repairs revolution began years prior allowing survive hiding enraged calm indifference prospect war attacks attempts escape restrained guards mountain valley past rapidly army state killing inexperienced soldiers arrives government center encounters alludes desire end government spurs onward ultimately confronts kills sending building confusion citizens react grief condition implied spread outward city troops hills resulting mass longer resisted guards reunites story concludes secretly remaining remains case times change publication history exact date philip dick wrote masters unknown original manuscript received scott meredith literary agency july years old time dick habit submitting new story agency weekly prior receiving masters agency received turning wheel july following agency received father thing july masters published year later november december issue orbit science fiction issue science fiction anthology series edited orbit science fiction advertised masters cover included dick advertised list prominent contributing authors august gordon oliver republished australian market jubilee publications space station stories satellite series published release golden man sixth collection classic stories dick collection included commentary dick wrote story masters included print collections seen multiple print runs publication list masters included following publications listed publication type pulp magazines orbit science fiction new_york corporation november december space station stories sydney jubilee publications march philip dick collections collected stories philip dick vol iii father thing lancaster miller isbn golden man new_york books isbn robots mechanical southern illinois university press isbn father thing london england victor ltd isbn second variety new_york citadel twilight isbn philip dick reader new_york citadel twilight isbn early work philip dick volume breakfast twilight stories prime books november isbn audio collections collected stories philip dick vol audio ing november isbn read william hughes cassette selected stories philip dick vol audio ing november isbn read william hughes itunes copyright status united_states masters public domain united_states published united_states january december copyright renewed copyright office year period beginning december 27th year copyright running december following year renewal registration statutory time limit copyright effectively expired end term protection lost permanently copyright protection orbit science fiction contents created registration number author death story title included new renewal registration number created appearance masters copyright protection incorrect publication date cited dick collected stories philip dick selected stories philip dick publications falsely list original publication story imaginative tales november reception masters little noticed years immediately following publication reviewed publication golden man collection fellow science fiction writer thomas reviewed dick golden man collection works essay dated published edition magazine fantasy science fiction celebrating stories collection proclaiming readers buying copy nonetheless derided contents citing specifically masters example referring story foray style mocked action packed involving edward example review golden man collection pierce lauded story theme masters examination cast human existence thematic analysis technological critique commentary story dick suggested reasoning making sympathetic result form trust advanced robots opposed suggested robot try themes runs dick fiction power uses key element defining authentic human example meets robot runs government god understanding run incapable mechanical computer christopher university written literary themes dick early short stories analyzing stories breakdown ignorance result social proposed dick created post apocalyptic scenarios ruined worlds held high tech attempt present view common dick short stories settings world natural ruin artificial science high tech form presented masters example variable man penultimate truth post apocalyptic works dick contended shared themes simply expression taking residence popular points coherent interpretation post suggesting philosophical political author short stories stemmed views domestic life focus turned dick common use metaphor gun second variety penultimate truth masters people earth driven noted masters interpreted symbol clear replicate educate human servants simply given sterile old advanced highly organized civilization civilization production maintain following inspection short stories similar references asserts dick work presented social protest interpreted dick social critique act creation existence genuinely expresses form process reproduction oppressive individual liberty explains process consumers making dependent process entirely ignorant interpreted dick mean reproduction violated author concept object unique valuable thing real thing sense individual thing writing biography author brian placed dick short stories context established relationship author personal hardships philip dick career catalogue record published work true ambitions personal problems dick struggled life provided fuel anxiety driven themes short stories dick early work highlighted recurring themes popular included paranoid suspicions dangerous hostility seemingly innocent entities environment political decision making stories robots danger protagonist include colony vulcan hammer masters contends exception dick common portrayals technology given interpretation role political interpretations commentary philip dick pointed moral ambiguity story laying political implications leader think obviously principle lies gulf theoretically right practical quote larger political analysis dick work chaos scare aaron associate professor english new_york_city college technology analyzing dick short fiction presented themes backdrop post september america particular compared philosophical rise prominence george bush administration philosophy philip dick dick writes alien dangerous focus vision political debate rulers little person mechanic dick work compared stories normal humans lose form liberty society elite group examples presented include kinds life stories drew themes important dick anti government writings humanity doomed institutions power created humans second paranoia natural aspect governance elite completely trust people distrust leaves governed people perpetual danger belief sacrificed sake social stability survival constant threat dick adds attitudes dangerous themes revisited masters continuing analysis addressed masters contrasting earlier work dick defenders defenders humanity noble lie provided robot soldiers believing war actually taking place story asserts dick surprisingly agreed leo deception robots saved mankind noble lie served purpose extremely early story dick clarified world view comparing story masters took note dick commentary golden man collection lies gulf theoretically right practical concluded story represented dick understanding problems extreme politics dick stories presented government skeptical terms warn reader potential abuse master presented argument utility government league contradictory nature organization patrolled poor dirty world organization state particular highlighted dialogue robot master illustrating importance leadership success micro state story conversation mechanic leads robot state know knows maintain planned society chaos weren collapse dust ruins outside come rushing concluded story ended triumph story far society dick writes keeping clear robot certainly accomplished valley eventually gone far spiritual commentary anthology golden man philip dick briefly touched themes story including christian suffering servant manifested character touched dick biography divine invasions biographer lawrence drawing dick commentary sees religious pattern dick stories christ like robot robot characters stories dick suffer illness


secret river book secret river children fantasy book author published secret river received honor award edition illustrated medal winner issued death book revised reissued illustrations leo new edition received international children book design award secret river book wrote specifically children story young goes quest find magical river catch fish family friends themes common writing magic childhood struggle people survive harsh environment plot secret river story magical realism blending real life fantasy young aspiring poet living rural central florida great depression hard times come people animals disappeared father unable catch fish sell community weak hunger work leaves home little dog horse find secret river neighbor mother told intends catch fish father sell shop finds river asks allow catch fish uses creativity pink hair catch way home owl bear challenge away catch home shares fish mother takes rest father gives people return future payment strengthened fish people begin working crisis past searches river find longer needs realizes lost forever book ends poems expressing sentiment secret river mind time mother says true sky gold river blue secret river love background secret river book intended children according murray idea book came written cross creek day poet write sad lovely story negro child discussed idea editor encouraged follow working manuscript told deliberately avoided negro dialect uncle little black sort stuff point thought making story length novel helen writing saturday review commented happened little masterpiece imagination childhood reached children belongs talked ideas bob camp illustrator friend conversation camp produced series paintings illustrate idea sent secret river manuscript camp visited office new_york paintings responded suggestions confessed completely pleased camp illustrations june year death pneumonia personal problems project death manuscript secret river complete manuscript found papers rivers york says settings essential plots choose write river accident low time life taken time traveled length river friend later wrote boat trip drift chapter cross creek trip said cured depression allowed live peace secret river community river york writes expresses belief man know discover relationship suitable physical setting order survive world themes secret river primary theme revolves desire help family friends survive tough times barbara wrote school library journal adventure determination spirited effort child help family need struggle live face difficult circumstances common theme secret river struggle means find way river convince yield precious fish overcome danger wild animals return fish father courage determination enable overcome obstacle save community struggle survive short beauty childhood magic plot sense gives book fairy tale like quality leading awards jury speak great secret story child follows magic find river save adults starvation contrast protected childhood harsh realities adults face theme common writings expressed famous speech adult reality penny delivers son end man wants life fine thing easy fine boy powerful fine easy life knocks man knocks share unlike realizes magic childhood gone forever death retains secret river magic mind editions awards secret river appeared years death illustrations medal winner coffee coloured paper innovative way taboo era portraying dark skinned characters book company writers charles discusses secret river publication noting mentions race book went production death consulted final intentions time depiction black children american children literature decreased non existent books appearing white children publishers open books black themes according harris african african american traditions language arts pointed decision land wrong school boards claims idea dark paper book way suggest race calling silent contributions color barrier 1950s book received honor award distinguished contribution american literature children honored american society graphic arts books young readers reissued revised version book story shortened cutting descriptive passages allowing illustrations convey setting final poem eliminated new illustrations created leo went win awards unlike realistic illustrations emphasized magical reality story cover picture profile hidden inside stylized blue fish mary harris russell writing chicago_tribune felt modern audiences appreciate way fantasy land trees silent rivers contrasted realistic background little life version secret river received honorable mentions fiction category awards international children book award honors art design illustrated books worldwide words jury fitting great american writer loved generations readers finally paid refined sensitive tribute critical reception secret river appeared saturday review called little masterpiece imagination childhood real appealing regrets book author wrote children sensitive work drawings feeling character place perfect text decades later book continued receive strong reviews words like magical timeless reviewers appreciated message hope conveyed simple story new edition secret river received positive reviews publishers weekly gave starred review reviews calling classic tale voice warm tender employing descriptive language warmth humor sweet delight filled love compassion illustrations glorious glowing short breathtaking hannah young article books justice subjects civil rights racism praise secret river rare picture book depicting everyday black life believe modern readers enjoy horse original audience children literature agreed reissue renew interest book


apex hides hurt apex hides hurt novel american author novel follows unnamed nomenclature consultant asked visit town nomenclature consultant considering changing visit main character introduced citizens attempting persuade favor preferred town novel received positive reviews critics negative comments positive review american magazine entertainment_weekly called book satire american adding mark apex career author humor intelligence book featured notable books year published new_york_times author born american author born raised brooklyn new_york wrote village_voice years early career authored novels john henry days new_york began writing books writing reviewed mentioned new_york_times new_york magazine harper magazine recipient award plot book set fictional town protagonist book unnamed african american nomenclature consultant recent success branding selling apex come multiple colors better match broad array skin tones novel begins main character contacted employer left losing toe travels town requests town council proposed town renamed key citizens disagree descendant town namesake fortune barbed wire regina mayor descendant town founders lucky software magnate leading drive town wants wants town revert bore founding town free blacks freedom wants new consultant talks residents town investigates history backstory injury gradually revealed repeatedly toe covering apex consultant accidentally stepped pig company team retreat colored discovered toe badly infected fleeing awards party led toe departure nomenclature firm beginning lifestyle consultant decides struggle original idea original founders field following consultant promptly returns home foot injury continues bother themes interview alma books states concept book originated article naming process new article question similar process assert certain control environment example boulevard named particular person concepts beginning ideas led composition novel reception overall novel critically received highlighted new_york_times notable books year highlighted noteworthy books published charleston gazette review boston_globe called funny new novel usa_today noted novelist writing today engaging entertaining comes questions race class commercial culture concluding novel gets heart thing roundabout way san_francisco_chronicle gave novel mixed review commenting pure joy read writing like watching sketch minor character essence stroke breathtaking makes wish treatment afforded people ostensibly inhabit novel complex ideas american trade news magazine publishers weekly reacted negatively book writing conceived static tale small town identity crisis erin los_angeles_times noted resist irony big ideas overwhelmed metaphor reviews praised book writing making attempt depth characterization line social realism satire library journal praised book noting spare evocative prose shakespeare better identity relate sense new_york observer critical book noted readers looking direct emotional access characters find solve intellectual puzzle set scott popmatters gave novel mixed comments writing surprise apex hides hurt novel packed number elements blended multi layered structure unfortunate technical service themes ideas entertainment newspaper club complimented book writing taking cues protagonist profession keeps prose streamlined comes uses craft novel tune moment marketing content blogger thinks branding terms michael sydney morning herald called book abundant irony honors pen oakland miles literary award


science fiction novel american author collins installment hunger games following hunger games catching fire book continues story agrees unify districts rebellion capitol hardcover editions published august days edition went sale book sold copies week release exceeding publisher expectations received generally positive reaction critics novel adapted films hunger games released november hunger games released year later inspiration development collins said main inspiration hunger games trilogy came classical account greek mythology punishment killing king son athens forced sacrifice seven youths seven crete labyrinth killed son king decided end terror volunteered join group victims ultimately killing leading companions monster labyrinth collins said parallels roman empire fictional nation describes hunger games updated version roman games ruthless government forcing people fight death popular entertainment collins explains came latin phrase means bread refers strategy roman emperors masses providing food entertainment previous books trilogy contains chapters chapters parts structure collins previously series chronicles came collins background act structure apparent trilogy collins stated knew beginning going write trilogy cover title information revealed february cover continues previous books theme symbol peace novel title comes hybrid birds feature novels storyline publishers weekly stated hybrid birds important symbol hope rebellion books collins existed plot sister friends gale reluctantly adjust highly structured life underground district rebellion feeling manipulated eventually agrees act poster child rebellion condition district president alma coin vows grant immunity past hunger games tributes including friend lover annie reserve right personally murder president snow captured rebels learn alive tortured capitol attempt control rescue team succeeds discover brutal form involving use venom extreme fear programmed hate fear attempts kill kept restrained heavy guard times rebel seek way restore controversial strategy proposed gale wins decisive victory district rebels launch final campaign capitol team film crew recording squad rebel propaganda deployed trivial assignment capitol president coin sent mission dangerous unpredictable believes coin wants dead impossible control filming safe capitol neighborhood team commander killed subsequently intense violence urban warfare involves hunger games like monsters team mates including killed presses president snow mansion reaches mansion drops carrying bombs explode group trapped children rebel including sister rush help injured children deliberately strategy second wave explodes taking killed severe burns rebels succeed taking capitol deeply depressed sister death confronts president snow snow claims coin orchestrated bombing resulted death arguing coin appear snow work turn supporters disposal escaped bomb capitol knowing true acknowledging previous agreement lie realizes horror strategy kill developed earlier gale confronts gale possible involvement merely expresses uncertainty convinced establishing republic governed representatives districts coin intends assume snow power maintain status quo day snow executed president coin asks remaining hunger games vote capitol capitol punished districts holding final hunger games target children capitol leaders reflects exactly evil capitol committed rebellion failed votes yes understands hidden meaning proceed execution shoot snow bow snow flashes smile reminding promise agrees making decision raises bow shoots coin instead killing immediately attempts suicide stops arrested ensuing riot riot snow found dead acquitted coin murder reason insanity relocated ruins home district months later district natives return gradually recovered memories love love recognizing need hope strength write book preserve memory died suffers flashbacks wakes screaming helping overthrow snow coin preserved possibility transition representative form government tremendous personal cost epilogue set years later children hunger games good children represent hope future generations benefit sacrifices parents day children learn parents involvement games war feels distressed plays repetitive game reminding good thing seen series ends somber reflection worse games play themes reviews noted themes previous books explored review baltimore sun noted themes series including physical hardships loyalty extreme circumstances traversing morally ambiguous terrain continued larger scale book deal betrayal violence people time symbolically touching thousands lives lead people war finally realizes trust president coin leader district interview collins noted series tackles issues like severe poverty starvation oppression effects war collins replied inspiration father going war vietnam sure children understood consequences effects war christian science monitor noted brutal trilogy collins doesn war lightly characters debate morality involved tactics try overthrow rotting immoral government pay high cost tactics new_york_times wrote perfect teenage story refined rage cruel arbitrary power adult world review usa_today bob pointed novel contained optimism hope emerges despair future better future noted central question real real asked novel susan carpenter los_angeles_times pointed writing takes readers new territories brutal confusing world unclear sides characters presumed repeatedly stood head publication history released canada august new_zealand australia received book day later august released simultaneously august audio sales book million copy printing week release book sold copies following printed additional copies bringing initial print run million trade president ellie said sales exceeded expectations book released book format topped sales week ending august beating girl dragon tattoo held spot april hunger games books book fifth second book taking eighth march book sold million copies release promotion promote release held midnight release parties official event new_york_city attended collins included activities card reader face painters prizes signed copies catching fire hunger games themed cups collins arrived read chapter novel explaining read accent narrator midnight copies sold signature stamp collins hand injury unable sign release released trailer book launched facebook page gained fans days held contest win visit collins online countdown clock release date advertisements book websites entertainment_weekly romantic times national entertainment association sold goods shirts posters games collins held district blog tour winners received free copy august tour scheduled starting books wonder new_york official party took place tour ended november place books store lake forest park washington critical reception received generally positive reviews critics noted suspense drop catching fire start entertainment_weekly gave book said collins kicked brutal violence notch edge seat plot publishers weekly gave book starred review calling best beautifully orchestrated intelligent novel succeeds level review went praise sharp social commentary world building reviews gave starred review saying book exactly fans looking grab let susan carpenter los_angeles_times compared battlefield iraq said book bit original series ending review wow baltimore sun nancy knight commented book ends ostensibly happy note heartbreaking effects war loss aren sugar coated readers thinking effects war society new_york_times said perfect teenage story refined rage cruel arbitrary power adult world criticized plotted hunger games bob usa_today gave book stars christian science monitor reviewer described entirely gripping read review sacramento bee praised action scenes battle capitol reviewer criticized collins giving time finish loose ends writing disappointment hits primarily collins starts home stretch didn time chapters handle threads film adaptation hunger games trilogy adapted series films stars film hunger games signed movies split parts released november released november francis lawrence director hunger games catching fire returned direct final movies series moore played president coin


wolf journey home wolf journey home originally titled hungry home wolf odyssey american young adult novel written originally published simon line drawings jane hart retitled reprinted illustrations publishing based true accounts pleasant valley montana wolf pack novel traces life female alpha wolf named forced relocation pack unfamiliar territory terrified pack begins journey search home eventually arrives valley finds new mate starts new pack prompted write story relocated wolves outraged continued wolves protected areas valley spent years researching wolves working novel animals end expresses hope ideals efforts restore wolf populations nominated teens award american library association novel praised critics praised ability avoid capturing essence wolf behavior life praised story highlighting difficulties wolf relocation programs plot black gray wolf alpha female small pack pleasant valley montana consists mate pups annie seven year old wolf named morning killed leaving try feed raise pups experienced hunter unable bring large game lost teeth steel leg trap leg years ago cubs old left short periods time takes bulk hunting difficult adults successfully cubs alive begin teaching ways wolf summer traps begin appearing area human populations increase annie caught taken away humans days later locked tries free pups unsuccessful humans come regularly fed ensure water later captured helicopter escapes seen wolves kept human facility couple months examined wound treated early winter wolves find strange high place radio events smell bear area flight instincts runs downward leaving cubs awakens quietly annie following trail slower pace continues running direction believes lead pleasant valley swimming middle fork river crossing nearby highway railroad tracks running woodlands drink water tend crosses pyramid peak hungry horse reservoir week food exhaustion cause collapse shore resting continues run hunger spurs pause hunt eventually collapses lake remains unconscious days hunting adults teach survive annie slowly death reaches middle fork valley illness lame foot drive hunt local livestock shot killed human recovers instincts return home begins traveling slowly makes way swan valley cross swan range mission mountains winter makes winter home lake hunting good humans near end winter meets lone wolf large male initially maintain distance hunts herd range specifically aging leader favored refused hunt stops wolf hunt brief skirmish forget friendly form pack leave area heading south mating travels urgent find home raise young settle valley large forested region inhabited humans roads homes weeks den gives birth seven pups dies shortly birth spring arrives pups grow parents care begin making outside den early summer leaves den hunt killed left sole provider pups fully soon learn eat meat father provides slowly begins teaching avoid humans survive human pack ignores human scent frequently find trails human appears occasional sound truck nearby near end summer run killed crossing freeway hunt pups begin hearing strange wolf track find fresh kill familiar human scent new kills appear days young wolves grow larger stronger night hear unusual closer usual reach kill time meet human male pack man disappearing forest ignoring goes leave return edge clearing development publication according wolf person wolf journey home language arts teacher high school northwest montana columnist seattle post stated read news reports pleasant valley wolf pack daily inter lake death pups spurred write novel words death non accidental deaths wolves felt story needed told spent years studying wolves preparation writing novel particularly lives pack wolves federal wolf relocation program documented records kept united_states fish wildlife service pack formed spring pleasant valley montana novel alpha male killed mistaken dog rest pack trapped escaped held transferred park radio able track pack members release eventual depicted novel pups born born spring valley area near stopped receiving signal authorities searched body weeks broken radio collar found creek mike wildlife biologist wyoming wolf recovery project leader man blue truck tracked monitored pack novel fed pups death novel titled hungry home wolf odyssey published simon format january edition included ink illustrations jane hart novel reprinted paperback format january novel later went print enjoying modest success netherlands years later attorney convinced novel young adult readers december usa reprinted edited novel new title wolf journey home format illustrations previous edition new photographic cover new edition novel translated reprinted china aftermath stopped feeding pups thanksgiving year pups learned hunt silver left pack began killing livestock captured relocated parents escaped waking early killed continuing hunt livestock timber killed continued hunting livestock recaptured sent wolf haven international sanctuary washington state lived death cubs escaped initial relocation unknown epilogue novel expresses hope survived bred enabling started continue wolf packs inhabit area continued working wyoming wolf recovery project leader united_states fish wildlife service selected wyoming game fish department wolf program coordinator reception wolf journey home nominated teens award american library association publishers weekly called powerful novel genuinely eye opening tale praised inhabit wild minimum anthropomorphic felt author conveyed reverence ways wild realistic grasp wolves fear humans reviewing title detroit free press rose considered fact fiction book written wolf eye view praised work factual basis extensive research topic felt novel release timed coinciding growing interest wolf research programs particularly park noting novel felt enjoyable wildlife lovers readers wolves pain david chicago_tribune considered novel vein classic incredible journey praising author capturing spirit thought rate skills nature writer falling edge criticized scenes refuses hunt defends old feeling allowed sympathies reality contradicted assertion wolves looking easy meal henderson found memorable tale highlights difficulties wolves protected areas calling beautifully told wolf story tragic outcome recommended novel teenage readers love animals gentle reads great books warm hearts lift spirits recommends novel list inspiring stories young adults considering engaging vivid tale survival contains strong message hope legacy leaves