velvet serial based novel velvet serial velvet historical novel published sarah waters debut novel set victorian england 1890s tells coming age story young woman named falls love male follows london finds ways support journeys city plot elements prompted scholars reviewers compare similar british urban adventure stories written charles daniel novel lesbian themes concentrating self discovery waters working phd english literature decided write story like read employing love variety people districts london consciously chose urban setting opposed previous lesbian themed fiction read characters escape oppressive society live apart waters chose characters interact surroundings acknowledged book lesbian presence history victorian london recorded main character experiences theatrical profession perpetual motion city allow observations social conditions exploring issues gender class difference waters debut novel velvet highly acclaimed chosen new_york_times library journal best books waters followed novels set victorian era received reviewers offered praise velvet use humour adventure sexual novel adapted somewhat controversial series produced broadcast bbc stage play inspiration publication sarah waters years old joined student house kent sharing bed falling love young woman lived winters year relationship recalled cold isolated romantic intense special waters queen mary college writing phd gay lesbian historical fiction onward interested victorian era learning activism socialism women suffrage period inspired write work fiction kind like read specifically waters intended write story focused urban setting previous lesbian themed books miller patience sarah women escape oppressive home life live freely woods said time lesbian history waters drawn victorian era social norms existed period stated find fascinating period feels close lots ways utterly strange things think know stereotypes simply wrong considering gay lesbian literary heritage waters influenced oscar chris hunt wrote street historical novel gay male themes set victorian era stated velvet female version street plot similar secret life walter waters pitched velvet british publishers rejected began considering american publishing houses picked quickly literary agency agent spent year trying sell book mainstream publisher time velvet accepted press previously passed project waters begun work second novel plot nancy sheltered year old living working class family helping restaurant kent instantly desperately male named butler performs season local theatre begin friendship grows finds opportunity perform london better exposure asks join enthusiastically agrees leaves family act performs acknowledge relationship continues love jealous fight forces admit feels insists relationship secret simultaneously manager walter decides needs performing partner reach true success suggests role initially horrified idea takes duo famous realises gone family year return home returns london early find bed walter announce act finished married deeply bruised discovery streets london finally boarding house weeks state madness funds run male costumes took memory time begins walk streets london man easily passes man sex begins renting dressed man male clients letting know woman meets socialist activist named florence lives near boarding house know hired wealthy widow tastes named diana realising initially enjoying object diana friends stays year dressed finest men clothes diana afford relationship diana throws streets london trying find florence eventually florence melancholy child stays florence brother working florence grow closer year live learns previous florence child died shortly giving birth florence deeply love affections returned outing women pub recognised fans florence past florence begin love affair putting theatrical skills use assists preparing speech upcoming socialist rally event jumps onstage help noticed asks come continue affair secret realising shame continues feel compromised affair happiness turns away joins florence literary elements style greatest literary strengths velvet according reviewers literary scholars vibrant portrayal districts streets london waters ability create sympathetic realistic characters use lush descriptions particularly interested women review books example cites scene meets removing glove shake hand girl hands covered rank sea liquor flesh crab meat fingers family years ceased entirely notice like herring fears kissing hand telling instead like includes descriptions sights sounds victorian london examples elements detailed waters born wales considers london writer intense affection city immigration specifically waters moved walking london seeing remnants historical eras like ghosts passing find exciting love city apparent reviewers lesbian review books writes summons era attitudes projecting screen reader mind wrap sound feel points east end new_york_times remarks passion narrator voice absolutely convincing citing example nancy statement sister start book continues visit butler like saw like filling like wine glass filled wine watch acts like like dust walks stage pretty suit nice voice sweet makes want smile saw girl like knew girls like observer praise passionate character steel independent compare flanders victorian set novels waters uses humour attractive touch effectively velvet according narrator describes irony curious career rent boy end diana words waters fun writing novel told robert observer obligations meet stemming subsequent success writer continue writing story genre path plot indicates velvet journeys streets london elements novel scholar emily story coming age adventure far simple coming story literary london writes plot classical elements fairy tale follows main character growth progression moral ending includes course events case princess charming finds true love florence bit somewhat stout certainly wealthy driven improve world likely characters review publishers weekly states series events leading finding love unpredictable moving experiences eventually reveal faults society moves primary element novel reasons waters books frequently compared stories charles reader follows movement sheltered theatre performer rent boy mistress housewife socialist showing allegiance ideals michael seattle times writes inability adhere profession setting remaining end novel indicates worst enemy likewise independent considers selfish writes half novel taking place theatrical settings playing role character life play stage set theatre streets london starts spectator watching onstage later watching men behave improve act performer predatory diana friends finally takes role director assists perform speech point able reconcile identity story ends waters consciously chose create complicated plot impressed iris claim entire stories worked advance writing method waters velvet themes sexuality sexuality sexual identity prevalent theme novel title obscure victorian pornographic slang reference nick contemporary british authors velvet celebration lesbian sexual diversity writes appreciation existence waters characters existence forces analysis positions period puts women forcing readers compare women victorian era present day sexual attitudes difficulty accepting love butler women union walter according music halls rough areas shown handling drunken audiences humour grace instance overcome flees stage drunken patron shouts lesbian episode leads final scene walter bed display pleasure union tinged shame compares desire desire love compulsory particular lesbian existence scholar asserts waters velvet following novels set victorian era affinity establishing literary tradition existed women engaging sex relationships victorian era invisible little knowledge literary interests waters acknowledges accuracy lesbian life victorian era primary goal purpose authentic imagine history recover short bursts lesbian themed literary activity occurred 1920s authors barnes surge activity published lesbian pulp fiction occurred 1950s early 1960s notable lesbian authors ann taylor helped establish lesbian literary identity helped inform readers lives cultural landmarks little information existed waters states deliberate crusade write reflection knows agenda books agenda life bizarre write reflected reasons writing velvet waters said searching identity lesbian writer waters victorian set novels depictions sexual encounters according vivid velvet review advocate calls book sexy seattle times suggests scene shows open eat evocative tom jones follows marked difference recently written fiction frank depictions lesbian sexuality specifically penned women censorship lesbian sex mental behaviour employed erotic element controlled benefit men lesbian literary scholar writes uncomfortable sexual writing wish reject stereotype lesbian sexual vampire spends time bed safer lesbian sex kept closet covers don wish world stick beat gender experiences series lesbian relationships shifts female male time giving reader opportunity view london society multiple perspectives gender reaction novel according waters uses symbolism clothing skirts pants stays ties sort significance gives declares 19th century english literature type character able enjoy adventures native novel males acted observer walking city district single exception flanders prostitute nancy giving ability offer perceptions london society man woman music halls employed display male allow half novel action commentary gender place according scholar wilson puts trousers time perform partner realises impact double act states successes achieve girl compared enjoy clad boy male common world novel performers popular certain types depictions men acceptable reality pretend london swells gentlemen town sing wilson provides evidence depictions supported class divisions poorer music hall patrons enjoyed fun upper class upper class generally found harmless laugh famed fact men women able laugh common perceptions writing period years waters employs continuity past present particularly relates outsider view sexuality gender diana finest gift received expensive watch requires winding diana leaves diana mansion emily uses example velvet fits declaration homosexual produce alternative gay lesbian stories use rites passage mainstream stories leaving aside importance birth marriage reproduction death time evident narration novel person account past told years later past florence waters uses line novel begins cycling story novel language bridges divide waters employs word describe unusual remarkable instead refer homosexuality uses term specifically highlight unusual applies gender emotions father uses symbol calls real fish exhibits male female characteristics compares sits feminine attire seen stage dressed man boarding house staying male costume troubled looks like man instead woman pretending man suggests contemporary term prostitutes gay girls waters readers class starting working class girl experiencing music halls prostitution luxury socialist struggle journeys class system velvet varied gender portrayals love affairs washington_post notes like waters prisons come characters court poverty gender time sees reading material available locations settings symbols vast class differences victorian london specifically diana keeps trunk pornographic literature read sexual encounters extremely wealthy resident london neighbourhood john wood identifies contemporary term lesbian uses tom novel particularly refer working class tom victorian reference waters admits probably prevalent characters suggest waters includes historical reference medical profession starting acknowledge identify female homosexuality 19th century friend diana named reads aloud party medical text describing histories acknowledged including story discussed wealthy women party young woman large consider lower class women attempt prove point diana maid prevents humiliation final rift diana book strike face diana gives black eye bloody cheek throwing street goes florence house filled socialist literature diana supporter women suffrage reading literature political material picks contrast feels florence friends engage heated political debates asks questions feels stupid knowing answers florence introduces writings eleanor edward carpenter introduction intimacy critical reception velvet critically acclaimed release waters writing style highly praised wrote story utterly high narrative steel independent wrote new genre lesbian novel gorgeous reviews praised writing waters debut offers terrific entertainment swiftly paced colorful depictions 1890s london supporting characters comparing depiction nancy parents fishing community david adding highly charged explicitly presented erotic heat john perry san_francisco_chronicle stated qualities tricked fabric yards fringe offers sensual experience leaves reader author sheer effort perry acknowledge modern optimism probably impetus driving waters vision lesbian past called waters extremely confident writer combining precise descriptions irony wit skilled multi layered lesbian historical romance graham review boston_globe characterised novel style inviting delicious new_york_times drew attention scene dresses lover page drowned diana friends ends violently cast house cold highlighting passage startling power disappointed ending wrote lesbian fiction reach wider readership far deserves waters person carry banner reviewers compared velvet fruit similar story woman sexual awakening waters credits influence lesbian writing states books different writing like waters suggests reviewers lesbian author recall popularity novel cast standard affinity follow waters consciously darker set women prison character connects spirits dead waters found follow success velvet reviewers marked differences main characters seeks states desires margaret affinity compelled desire internally struggles velvet won literary award lesbian fiction betty award given commonwealth citizens produced novel reaching age library journal chose best books year new_york_times included list notable books year adaptations television velvet adapted bbc television drama serial originally screened episodes bbc produced bbc independent production company head productions starred anna chancellor diana florence bbc previously adapted fruit scenes dramas follow explicit head productions defended decision air entire program uncut waters surprised bbc chose produce broadcast television adaptation followed detail sexual book thoroughly enjoyed role despite counteract hard core sex huge sense humour huge sense fun joy life utterly believable moment thought fuck reason standing naked screenwriter andrew davies said attracted story featured girl transitioning included interests victorian compared pride prejudice wrote bbc screenplay dirty bits waters davies concerned use scenes diana bbc allowed news releases told bbc featuring swearing sex toys daily_mail reported viewers began protest bbc representatives story comparing flanders waters especially appreciated way davies interpreted love wrote line hate way feel according waters complicated emotions music adaptation written film waters wrote song titles lyrics music references novel song performance adaptation davies wrote composition dressed performing brothers pick girls park involved teaching kiss onstage audiences watching women dressed men reality having affair view audience waters wrote similar description compares act relationship sexual encounters performance onstage noting irony insisted absolute secrecy performed thousands slow fast good better walked crimson curtain lay boards kissed paid persistent claims film adaptation velvet directed starring beyoncé insists false right quotes cited wonders false quotes story originate playwright wrote stage adaptation velvet showcased school music drama theatre london october directed rogers production featured original music hall songs praised authentic interpretation novel stage april announced play receive world premiere year begin previews lyric september official opening night september booking limited period october following premiere production play scheduled transfer royal theatre edinburgh 50th anniversary season royal theatre company run october november velvet adapted stage wade directed turner choreography david design lighting design jon clark music michael bruce sound nick manning


dragon egg dragon egg hard science fiction novel written robert forward published story dragon egg star surface gravity billion times earth inhabited intelligent creatures size seed live think develop million times faster humans novel june chronicles civilization beginning discovery agriculture advanced technology face face contact humans observing hyper rapid evolution civilization orbit dragon egg novel regarded landmark hard science fiction typical genre dragon egg attempts communicate unfamiliar ideas imaginative scenes giving adequate attention known scientific principles involved plot summary star half million years ago light years earth star turns star remnant star radiation explosion causes earth organisms including group ancestors star short lived jets sided magnetic field set course passing astronomical units sun human detect star dragon egg send expedition explore star contains half solar mass matter compressed diameter kilometers miles making surface gravity billion times earth outer crust compressed cubic centimeter mainly iron high concentration millimeter inches white dwarf star material atmosphere iron centimeters inches thick star slightly causes crust crack produce mountains millimeters inches high large formed liquid material deep cracks centimeters high meters eventually collapse causing dragon egg allow stable equivalent chemistry compounds constructed bound strong force earth bound electromagnetic force star chemical processes million times faster earth self molecules appear shortly life begins star star continues cool complex life plant like organisms appear lineage later animals earliest stealing organisms later predators adults star intelligent species called gender number mass adult human extreme gravity dragon egg volume seed flattened shape millimeters inches high millimeters inches diameter eyes millimeters inches wide minute eyes clearly good light longest ray band growth civilization develops race weapon tactics overcoming dangerous predator november human expedition dragon egg starts building facilities rest story including history civilization spans june humans standards day dragon egg seconds typical lifetime minutes clan agriculture brings predictable food supply repetitive work shortly volcano emerges area clan carry food distant sources generations volcano soil clan leads population long journey new territory fertile genius mathematics measure band food supply situation desperate clan survival depends self sacrifice oldest members course generations come worship humans spacecraft god records satellites movements cause develop writing generations later build arena accommodate thousands humans notice novel regular feature conclude intelligent beings inhabit star use laser send simple messages gradually realize satellites crew creatures communicate frustrating apparently long great arena engineer proposes send messages humans attempts transmit civilization territory ineffective travels mountain range transmit directly spacecraft conquering fear heights flattened creatures living billion humans recognize message realize live million times faster humans real time conversations impossible humans send sections expedition library reading astronomy article realizes half million human years ago created races generations later hours humans develop gravity manipulation generations later spacecraft visits human need extreme gravity fields survive control precisely races face face safety decided transferring technologies far advanced humans stunt humanity development leave clues challenging locations going separate ways development history writer robert forward described inspired frank drake suggestion intelligent life inhabit stars physical models implied drake creatures microscopic time forward outlining book newer models indicated size seeds later forward found earlier letter discussed idea high gravity life sun science fiction novelist forward scientist larry author science fiction writing later evening forward agreed collaborate novel aliens star soon found busy hammer writing jerry forward wrote draft publishers suggested story rewritten busy finally editor del provided comments guided forward del bought novel forward described work textbook star physics disguised novel publication history english languages literary significance reception science fiction critic john wrote novel generates sense wonder positively saying romance science chris described minor classic science fiction shows best worst elements hard ideas definitely come found writing human cast dull appreciated forward ability share fascination create communications races lived vastly different speeds consider research detailed construction scenario dragon egg excellent example hard science fiction scientist described book science impossible dismiss john pierce regarded dragon egg hard science fiction best forward later novel rainbow genre worst novels cardboard human characters matter dragon egg focus deeper personalities characters novel makes readers care fate ruler treatment fails pierce wrote best works genre create literary experience unusual kind instead offering metaphor reality reader recognizes create new realities reader caught robert regards forward especially dragon egg successor mission gravity strongly science based science fiction opinion hard science fiction authors like forward successors relatively strongly influenced genre evolution public perception genre awards nominations dragon egg won award novel placed 14th novel category sequel forward published sequel dragon egg consider scientific background rigorous dragon egg novel civilization humans aboard spacecraft dragon slayer deal problems


city end time city end time science fiction novel american writer bear published august del united_states united_kingdom story follows present day seattle strange dreams city years future attempting ward entity consumed rest ancient universe broken laws physics novel belongs dying earth rooted hard science fiction incorporates genres including fantasy horror bear called science fiction stretched degree said novel honors writers changed face science fiction fantasy including william hope arthur clarke pays homage novel night land city end time shares number plot elements novel received mixed reception critics reviewers impressed novel scope felt characters story difficult follow new scientist described half book gripping original tale complained second half bear story ideas images city end time nominated award best science fiction novel john campbell memorial award plot summary city end time city earth years future novel backstory describes aging universe continued expanding fabric weakened burnt humanity dispersed encountered entity destroying decaying universe consumed matter replaced space time inconsistencies laws physics resulting chaos spread rapidly driving humans ancient earth sun attempt fend approaching leaders dying earth sent human living ancient alien race returned earth adopted daughter constructed fate logs intelligent species collected system fell chaos surrounded earth leaders instructed everybody convert real matter virtual mass city fell inhabitants retreated remaining cities knowledge built reality generators protect rebelled instruction convert matter left fend novel present day seattle jack daniel possession sum runners small stone like fate shifting abilities jump fate lines world lines jack disturbing dreams connected breeds living future city fate sum runners hunted collectors working chalk princess entity controlled future hunters place local newspapers inviting contact help future destroying history world lines broken merging past present chaos closing inhabitants unable venture outside city walls instructions create breeds copies ancient humans matter send groups chaos find stands return ventures heard starts batch breeds including leave city search help armed portable reality generators slowly progress landscape search rebel city chaos reached way present day event called terminus hits seattle past present future world lines severed jack daniel having evaded hunters trek seattle protected sum runners drawn waiting instructed create sum runners containing fragmented chaos sent beginning time sum runners programmed lead expected terminus occurred breeds programmed mother drawn find counterparts jack ruined city falls chaos sum runners fragments united history recreated causing failed god background bear award winning science fiction writer seattle won awards including award best novel moving mars hugo awards including award best blood music city end time novel published bear early influences included science fiction authors robert anderson bear called city end time longest ambitious science fiction novel written said significant departure previous works future history unlike tackled interview magazine september bear said inspired write city end time question primitive thinking physics led idea story universe goes reality changed bear told magazine august found appears continuity british science fiction wells time machine arthur clarke city stars house night land speculate evolution deep future bear said works author imagination big influence city end time analysis genre science fiction critic john said city end time example novel dialogue past works said bear pays homage william hope novel night land city end time shares number plot elements books include characters dream cities far future night land surrounded chaos draws arthur clarke future city novel city stars influences past works city end time include shadow time people exchange personalities dreams time men humanity deep future mentally contact people past shadow time turn influenced night land said thought highly bear admired imagination night land created technological preserve far future monsters humanity previously created evolved long periods time bear interpretation night land future landscape place monsters creatures earth bear explanation novel scope opens door interpretations influence city end time short stories universal library library science fiction mystery author peter believes intentional books feature prominently novel present day seattle future sees metaphor life built books writer reader readily notes title suggests city believe city city city end time says kind god kind quasi principle destruction attempting destroy universe tolerate told observed creation evolution universe observed recorded tolerate telling creates fragments libraries end brought form backstory history universe city end time rooted hard science fiction includes genres world said novel similar stephen king dark tower ultimate destination space time heart stories king focuses elements bear adopts scientific approach world described city end time epic science fiction novel elements thriller horror downright creepy characters reviews called book fantasy science fiction critic paul says novel plotting language borrowed wholesale fantasy bear said novel fantasy horror called science fiction stretched degree city end time generally referred dying earth story categorized dying earth reception review publishers weekly described city end time complex difficult beautifully written tale appeal sophisticated readers prefer fast paced action reviewer library journal said novel readers experience theory big creation stories mythology review new scientist described half book gripping original tale portrayal fate talents short brilliant complained second half bear story ideas images reviewer said promising story virtually final act science fiction critic john described book science fiction net complained bear rushes story quickly long locations like memorable said flight future jack daniel gets touch places writing review science fiction science fiction mystery author peter called city end time big sweeping heavily symbolic tale bear ambitious said story focused future city end come merge satisfying unity speculative fiction writer simon writing magazine impressed book total synthesis myth bear ability universal future history book found mix science fantasy horror mythology religion little times felt use viewpoint characters results characters tends blunt plot edges climax review online speculative fiction magazine strange tony keen critical bear novel saying present future passages terribly long ideas complained book difficult follow bear keeps moving suits narrative keen said science fiction novel surprised lack consistency called work fantasy science fiction said revelations end help explain happened point hard care review oakland complained bear felt strong crafting memorable characters struggles novel multiple viewpoints review added takes long time arrives scent bear deliver end satisfy reviewer science fiction critic paul mixed feelings novel review site criticized characterisation saying separate main characters questioned need supernatural entity developed described end time sequence powerful science fictional moment entire book saying found far scary far gripping supernatural intervention said found book ambitious satisfying feels sum parts review site johnson wrote city end time provides plenty wonder awe sense humanity face universe feels bear succeed ambitious story fate reality universe large johnson described immensely complicated story means hints allusions said book ending hints gathered role players achieved johnson wrote bear depictions events grand scale like decay seattle good portrayal key players backdrop strong awards nominations work cited bear august city end time book random house digital inc isbn


classic adventure novel written english author richard adams published ltd london set southern england story features small group rabbits live natural environment possessing culture language poetry mythology epic themes novel follows rabbits escape destruction warren seek place establish new home encountering way richard adams novel rejected publishers accepted won annual medal annual guardian prize book awards adapted animated film later television series titled ran adams completed sequel years later tales random house alfred collection short stories rabbits warren notes pronunciation origin publication history title refers rabbits destination hill north hampshire england near area adams grew story began tales richard adams told young daughters juliet long car journeys explained began telling story rabbits improvised head driving daughters insisted write persistent delay began writing evenings completed months later book dedicated girls adams descriptions wild rabbit behaviour based private life rabbit british naturalist later friends embarking tour subject authored book voyage lane rejected seven times accepted man london publisher wrote associate taken novel rabbits extra sensory perception think mad associate mad risk obituary book bizarre unknown writer turned major london publishers brave intuitive little capital pay advance got review copy desk london adams wrote gave title second edition usa media giant published edition dutch edition published year spectrum according participating libraries hold copies languages translation plot summary warren young rabbit receives frightening vision warren imminent destruction brother fail convince chief rabbit need evacuate set small band rabbits search new home barely warren military travelling group rabbits finds following leadership previously member warren travel dangerous territory silver strongest rabbits eventually meet rabbit named invites join warren nearly killed snare rabbits realize new warren managed farmer protects rabbits number purposes residents new warren simply increase odds survival rescues snare continue journey visions promise safe place settle group eventually finds ideal location set new warren soon reunited holly warren reveal vision true entire warren destroyed humans peaceful habitat realizes female rabbits making future warren certain end inevitable death rabbits present help black headed named locate nearby warren sends small embassy present request waiting group return scout nearby farm find pairs rabbits leads raid farm day rescues returns rabbits learn police state led general rabbits dispatched manage return little lives intact group manage identify named wishes leave warren recruit join escape plan rescue group join start new life freedom shortly led arrives attack newly formed warren bravery loyalty rabbits seal fate general farm formidable fighter rabbit standards stands ground dog closes kill body found followers continues believe survival nearly killed cat saved farm girl owner escaped rabbits story epilogue tells reader morning march years later visited spiritual rabbits hero rabbit stories invites join leaving friends longer needed body departs spirit guide running easily wood beginning bloom characters protagonist brother leads rabbits eventually chief rabbit particularly large powerful loyal brave quick sees good individual bring table makes sure gets left earning respect loyalty warren relies advice brother instincts absolutely rabbit literally means little thousand rabbits single word numbers greater indicates smallest litter rabbits younger brother visions strong instincts intelligent rabbits group quiet intuitive directly act leader listen follow advice mate officer largest rabbit group literally means fur head refers shock fur head powerful fierce shown way plan defeat larger stronger general final battle leaves severely wounded survives leader clever rabbit black tipped ears capable understanding concepts rabbits find realises instance wood rabbits use tactic twice travel water works snare kills saving trusted advisors given task plan way rescue holly captain warren escapes warren destroyed men near death finds warren health trusted companions rabbit escapes holly destruction tells jokes cope help holly warren leaves rabbits killed snare strong hardy rabbits given warren upbringing learns quickly gets group reason selected represent rabbits expedition rabbits escapes order live wild rabbits strong expected reached maturity described book stupid rabbit accepted regardless rabbit notable storytelling ability speed instrumental farm dog siege silver strong rabbit given silver gray fur fights alongside helps defend rabbits journey teased silver fur warren reasons willing leave small rabbit looks guidance protection encourages grows loyal proves constant particularly holly destruction warren lives assists arranging liberation inhabitants general suspects orders guards close eye escapes mate like visions means literally shine fur fur shining like rabbit dark fur tries escape mutilated display discourage escape attempts liberated quickly proves expert ranger black headed forced injured wing refuge befriends rabbits help characterized frequent accent unusual discovering warren helping rabbits colony promises visit according adams based fighter norwegian resistance world war general main antagonist fearless brutally efficient rabbit orphaned young age founded warren chief larger stronger lacks mercy kindness leads attack destroy warren act revenge stealing narrowly defeated bravery apparent death fighting farm dog lives rabbit legend captain trusted subordinate loyal brave clever officer disappears chief rabbit reforms making peace rabbits head council police forces storm ordered kill supernatural death fleeing god figure created world promised rabbits allowed thrive literally means sun rabbit folk hero protagonist nearly rabbits stories represents rabbit wants smart tricky devoted warren phrase means prince thousand enemies stories excessive similar rabbit prince rainbow god figure serves foil attempts times rabbit mythical folk hero second command leader considered clever chief black rabbit somber phantom servant god appears rabbit folklore kind analog grim similarly ensures rabbits die time term moon darkness language fictional language created author richard adams novel spoken rabbit characters fragments language presented adams consist dozen distinct words chiefly naming rabbits mythological characters objects world themes described silver mirror ing timeless struggles freedom reason blind emotion individual corporate state adams draws classical heroic quest themes homer creating story epic motifs hero odyssey book explores themes exile survival heroism leadership political responsibility making hero community joan analysis adams works contemporary review identifies community hero motifs hero journey realm bring save people powerful element adams tale theme derives author exposure works joseph campbell especially study comparative mythology hero thousand faces particular campbell theory based view unconscious mind stories world story concept hero invited comparisons characters homer odyssey courage strength poetry storytelling parallels epic poem odyssey kenneth declared stands tradition scholar john calls adams novel book believed company fled warren destruction companions like encounter seductive home warren land lotus goes compare rabbits battle fight basing story popular books middle ages renaissance adams old myth flight disaster heroic refugee search new home story thousand years old told religious symbolism suggested contains symbolism religions stories meant mimic elements real world religion asked bbc radio interview religious symbolism novel adams stated story like adams said rabbits worship believed adams explained meant book story sense kind political myth simply wrote story told little girls instead explained let religious stories meant legendary tales similar rabbit robin hood stories interspersed book humorous grim tales real story reception economist heralded book publication saying place children children literature dead peter senior book reviewer newsweek gave novel glowing review adams handles narrative authors claim write adventure novels true achievement lies consistent altogether created identified work subtly speaks child engaging characters fast paced action echoed nicholas tucker praise story suspense new statesman adams successfully resurrected big adventure story moments tension involved reader finds checking things going work right page daring finish preceding world admired received american publication object general approval reception united_states mixed unlike predominantly positive reviews keith science fiction writer conservative social commentator writing national review declared novel pleasant intellectual firepower adventure story crude boot rabbits bad rabbits john notes book quickly achieved high popularity despite fact came high price jacket publisher hardly heard fred book promise happiness value meaning children fiction praises author use prose express ordinary human rabbits perspective universal motifs liberation self determination led tendency minority groups read narrative novel despite author assurance intended sort rachel reflecting founding israel remarked turns plenty people seen histories book people struggles cold war protest corporate state ireland famine praised fantasy genre motifs hit home culture welcome bring plug awards adams won medal library association recognising year best children book british subject won annual guardian children fiction prize similar award authors win twice california selected inaugural california young reader medal young adult category annually honours book years big read survey british public voted second greatest book time criticism gender roles modern classics edition novel contains nicholas tucker wrote stories fit modern world consideration sexes contrasted sensitivity far mechanical attitude tucker considers portrayed little passive baby factories male rabbits essay originally published new_york_times book review lanes criticized adams treatment gender observed story celebration male bravery loyalty bunch arrive triumphant ideal spot realize females mating fully thirds adams saga lanes argued devoted male reviewer labelled rape rabbits ruthless single minded mean spirited search females males miss love existing band adams lanes continued instruments reproduction prevent achievement reaching hollow victory evidence lanes pointed holly assessment rescued value came naturally consider simply breeding stock warren lanes argued view female rabbits came adams source text private life rabbit text contrast rabbit world new initiated dissatisfied young females lanes concluded adams novel marred attitude females finds confirmation hugh playboy private life rabbit similar vein literary critic jane thomas stated draws anti feminist social tradition removed usual human context imposed rabbits eerie clarity thomas find admire calling splendid story anti feminist bias damages novel minor way later explained wrote angry hurt read book felt adams treated kind contempt couldn silent adams sequel tales includes stories female rabbits play prominent role warren suggested attempt story tune political 1990s published adaptations film martin wrote directed animated film adaptation voice cast included john hurt richard harry simon roy film featured song bright eyes sung art released single song number hit plot remained relatively unchanged film plots warren eventually grew seventeen rabbits additions holly rabbits liberated farm movie includes band adaptation praised cutting adams book beating heart film seen positive critical attention film received nomination hugo award best dramatic presentation additionally british television station channel_4 documentary greatest cartoons named greatest cartoon time television book adapted animated television series broadcast canada produced martin starred known british actors including stephen dawn french john hurt richard running total episodes seasons story broadly based novel characters events retained story lines characters especially later episodes entirely new second season nominated award best original music score dramatic series miniseries july confirmed bbc airing new animated series based book april announced series production bbc consist hour episodes series budget million theatre adapted stage time ran lyric london directed cast included matthew joseph richard tone production inspired tension war interview guardian commented closest humans come feeling like rabbits war conditions tried capture anxiety reviewer times called play exciting brutal tale survival said glorious adapted theatre chicago john production directed cast included scott chris paul role playing game inspired creation role playing game main characters talking rabbits published fantasy games unlimited introduced innovations role playing game design game allow players non roles detailed martial arts skill systems fantasy games unlimited published second edition game game modified republished steve jackson games official supplement music song bright eyes written mike performed art film adaptation book addition song numerous bands musicians reference music italian power metal band trick treat released planned concept albums album called rabbits hill includes cover song bright eyes originally written mike american folk rock trio america performed song titled released warner records april album composed singer songwriter song lyrics refer story elements including phrase hear distance ear ground swedish progressive rock musician recorded suite named rabbit music based book album attic thoughts years later released entire album devoted novel titled music inspired british post hardcore band fall concept band recorded trilogy albums based loosely mythology trilogy known warren consists albums british electronic group shot music video single ghosts album featured references american art rock band know trail dead song self titled album called prince thousand enemies american hip hop group common market recorded song called black patch war new_jersey based hardcore punk band takes character novel cover art album melodies features rabbit resembling song best features sample film american rapper sole album selling live water references story tunnel chorus song tokyo american singer songwriter album rabbits run inspired brief history time song honey bee owl city contains lyrics crow referencing title chapter american electronic dance music producer named record label radio hour broadcast bbc radio 1970s book read roy musical background music george performed academy martin fields direction adapted cassette john association australian broadcasting company renaissance players produced john narrated francis distributed mind eye hour cassette recording read john published books tape santa isbn andrew recorded half hour version story released digital download book narrated multiple award winning parodies episode british comedy entitled animals nature bbc forced escape rabbit suits fury animals granted equal rights humans features music animation style movies american robot chicken parody book main characters rock place rabbits


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english indonesian novel written published novel narrative voices details rise fall young muslim raised religious winds faith dealings childhood friend writer journalist cum literary editor associated eccentric poet socialist party indonesia wrote february indonesian novel influenced earlier works writers opposed contemporaries attempted distance earlier style dealing mainly faith novel touches interactions writer insisted work meant realistic symbolic representations meanings novel advanced novel published caused considerable discussion religious novel explaining detail literary figures general public praised positive reception influenced nascent government need promote literature nation building translated english adapted film title novel received award indonesian government collection representative works plot plot non linear dutch scholar indonesian literature models representing time frame covered manuscript youth splitting representing time frame narrator meets receives manuscript representing events death following plot summary presented born religious family student lives family adopted sister finishing schooling attempts propose marriage classmate higher social class set marry rich man modern day instead parents ask marry refuses studying islam father early 1940s moves work civil servant works japanese occupation government lives lifestyle days end river body evening morning prayers meets childhood friend introduces friend seeing considers duty return islam finds unable address arguments religion begins faith soon increasingly divorced religious upbringing time mandatory prayer watch movie introduced people different including playboy begins day returns visit family sees night fear near cemetery told seen ghost enters cemetery existence thinks sees ghost runs away frightened ridiculed faith broken leads large fight family islamic faith results family return marries years later relationship suspicious eventually sees leaving hotel near train station incorrectly assumes cheating immediately moves soon contracts tuberculosis weeks returns hearing father ill work issues father rejects devil returns health continues approaches local journalist manuscript details life journalist agrees publish happen long goes night shot chest japanese patrols dying torture station islamic creed lips later claim body characters protagonist novel raised devout muslim confused beliefs influences childhood friend acquaintances confused feelings physically resembles love eventually family seemingly abandoned friends shot subsequently tortured death japanese police according literary critics psychological struggles reflect theories notes comes disappointed traditional religious upbringing overcome modern world poet critic indonesian literature muhammad writes conflict arises torn teachings ultra religious father time emotionally self confident notes versions apparent reader view narrator view narrator reconstruction childhood friend approaches highly educated uses win debates benefits different introduced characters western including future wife time provides emotional support accompanies police station identify body according literary scholar inspired friends professor southeast asian literature university california riverside characterizes balanced main protagonists young introduces resembles love falls deeply love marry increasingly jealous questions relationship picks train station visits aunt attempts force fighting leaves hotel followed based perception events lives cries body asked identify police young considers god known crude wants actions responsible events life ridicule leads strife family flirting including unwanted sexual advances lead divorce describes destructive vain man daily life live ideals tries impress thought based poet known having poet friend notes characterization captured real life arrogance narrator narrator appears parts novel narrates referred novel respectful term little known personal life journalist according indonesian writer literary critic narrator appears representative teach moral lessons reader suggestions writing influences born raised west java trained journalist moving work state publisher dutch_east_indies began literary group proclamation indonesian independence start indonesian national revolution fled west java participated events led socialist party indonesia led association party led draw conclusion drew background writing novel literary works written short stories dramas intended radio stage formally studied writing instead learning write fiction experiences reading existing works including leo writing style heavily influenced particularly found language forms basis modern indonesian native language earlier works begun regularly indonesian japanese occupation translator inspiration came according early 1940s observations common indonesia led depict holding emerging writers increasingly critical older generation indonesian authors narrow minded provincial older contemporary writers wrote similar style older authors disliked comparison according led represent flawed character concept early 1940s completed writing period unemployment february styles uses narrative voices indonesian novel novel starts person description visit japanese police headquarters hearing death narrator referred describes person met main character came tell life story followed described original narrator manuscript tells life story point view respectful term brief narrator meeting person portion book describes death person according serves avoid characters giving objective presentation transitioning point view wrote simply facilitate completion plot writes literary style considers novel main notes literary movement led viewed literature writes style common indonesian literature time novel shows heavy influence including loan words describes forced places sentence structure writers dominated period indonesian literature according raised speaking dutch indonesian developed writers younger notes novel features odd appropriate metaphors resembles earlier works wrong upbringing sails notes stylistic similarities older works death protagonist climax modern despite published years earlier themes symbolism later wrote intended novel deal question existence god agree noting theme faith theme unknown modern indonesian literature time found novel notes psychological concepts guilt fear remorse drive novel describes work taking classic theme versus tradition new manner writes approach theme soon followed writers despite insistence meant realistic symbolic interpretations forward according common interpretations readers conveyed death defeating religion death death according serves development indonesian nation representing killed japanese changed status quo invaded finds place modern world responsible modern character able bring indonesian nation represented terms new world print history published state publisher independent indonesia second printing followed years later cover printing revisions improve flow story published reprinted thirty times printed malaysian times novel translated english collection representative works project reception according publication immediately famous notes fame warm reception released influenced novel strengths personality stature qualities line nascent government need use literature developed new national culture nation building received literary award government indonesia according religious novel depicting interpreted representative religion religious people unable overcome disliked novel lack depth discussion religion necessary better understanding felt explained considered truly representative thoughts friedrich response wrote characters meant realistic people knowledge ideology demanded critics readers literary community praised novel including writers described novel arguing death brought complete closure story describes truly interesting novel arise war independence author describes timeless monument indonesian literature ability represent social factors dominant indonesian society time writing credits book success element remains owing setting story telling techniques legacy 1970s indonesian junior senior high school curriculum adapted novel film title film shot million budget novel non linear plot intended challenge indonesia religious communities release faced controversy ultimately indonesian censorship bureau passed film cuts commercial failure received critics went write novels dust love spreads published singapore manifesto manifest published launch manifesto religious themed novel stated answer came believe god man representative earth explanatory notes


novel trilogy series story set land starts arrival believe decides help war joined forces cursed group called journey resulting fight learns choices actually reflected led dire consequences initially decided write book philosophy evil family members decided write book hindu gods decided base story radical idea gods human beings deeds human life famous gods finishing writing faced rejection publication houses ultimately agent decided publish book embarked promotional campaign included posting live action video youtube making chapter book available free digital download readers ultimately book published february went huge commercial success reprinted number times demand changed publisher hosted big launch book delhi critically appreciated indian reviewers noted writing tended lose focus parts story launch installment titled oath february trilogy fastest selling book series history indian publishing million copies print million sales plot near perfect empire created centuries earlier lord ram greatest kings lived proud empire rulers face severe crisis primary river revered slowly drying extinction face devastating terrorist attacks east land joined forces cursed race physical present king sends north india invite tribes live invited chief brave warrior protector accepts proposal moves tribe reach city received chief medicine tribe impressed way life night stay wake amid high fever orders carry healing process finds devoid symptoms throat turned blue announce taken capital city meets king staying comrades encounter beautiful mysterious woman look face later come know princess daughter life sins committed previous tries court rejects advances ultimately wins heart decide married rule prohibits enraged called obsolete law declares dissolve law allows married amid joy happiness stay comes know wars carrying meets chief inventor invites royal family expedition mount legendary manufactured waters river learns throat turn blue actually lethal taken pure form unaffected sign learns reason lived years develop close friendship royal family returns morning wakes loud noises coming mount troops reach hill find large killed sign finds insignia confirming involvement wars enraged declares war consultation chief minister head army advances land fierce battle fought prevail king captured enraged seeing princess explains similar legend come forward save land launching assault evil hearing utterly distressed visits famous ram temple capital meets priest comes know fate choices life guide future comes temple notices standing temple waiting standing near tree book ends charging save characters locations believes myths memories true past past buried earth ignorance book known characters hindu texts born imagination characters inherit classical traits characters main character story immigrant chief tribe arriving consuming throat turns blue making legend speaks appearance destroyer evil end believing princess daughter emperor falls love marry law considers people bear life sins past skilled swords woman brave childhood course novel marries bears child captain army loyal considered opinion suggestions captain army close childhood friend later renamed title earned defeating tiger single asks permission leader marry chief scientist good friend believe legend believes capable taking new glory emperor effort save country chief minister royal court extremely learned intelligent woman gets verbal conflicts head army critical ways dedicated man eventually avid follower realizes actually lead victory finish lord ram unfinished task good follower lord ram chief medicine intelligent revered woman capable disease realize races followers ram solar calendar try lead life ideal possible believe truth duty honor followers lunar calendar traditionally enemies democratic dynasty believes passion beauty freedom cursed race people physical extremely skilled warriors kingdoms empire known land pure life based areas modern indian provinces delhi pakistan includes parts eastern afghanistan empire known island individual comprises modern indian provinces west country bangladesh parts forest located modern indian province parts dense forest stay capital characters locations adapted books series official website development publication author finance professional educated indian institute management calcutta working insurance industry felt life devoid meaning self ultimately decided spiritual route started reading different indian day watching historical program family got discussion consciousness evil inside man program learned ancient persia demons known term reserved gods indian mythology angels called term reserved demons indian mythology added set thinking exact opposite etymology evil gods struck confront stark odds calling evil decided write book philosophy evil family discouraged saying subject popular narrow audience suggested write thriller adventure novel philosophy story mainstream appeal felt subject better major hindu deity destroyer evil journey stories deliver philosophy wanted convey readers started write book decided base fundamental beliefs noted hindu gods probably mythical beings rich imagination human beings like rest deeds human life famous gods story based probable ancient valley according modern historians included indian royal lineage sun moon calling avid reader history long time inspirations ranged writers like graham gregory series indian comics mythological parts novel relied stories heard childhood family grandfather parents avid readers indian mythology found easy trust heard parents grandparents relied stories novel utilized microsoft divide writings different parts including characters plot sub plots events work correctly losing track events gave strategy time wife suggested alternative asked control fate characters let plot develop applied suggestions result outflow things came bits pieces sequence perspective later release marketing book written felt difficult big publication house publish novel manuscript got rejected publication houses decided apply management skills promote book originally titled man legend finally released literary agent owner landmark khan market new delhi explained daily_news analysis lying said sure big publisher novel finance guy staunch believer digital marketing better reach books market actually puts conversation minute wire friends launched promotion book internet entire chapter digital download website readers interested help musician friend launched live action trailer film youtube built online community facebook twitter surrounding video hold reader interest friend designed book cover according specifications balance reality fantasy chose portray profile standing huge lake designed book covers felt task explained human flesh blood god challenge vulnerable portrayed indian gods seen battle sculpted physique wanted cover symbolic meaning scenery image taken mount lake created clay model broken seal later photographed book increasing book covers dull colors bright oath triumph good evil according promotional campaigns included introducing bound versions chapter novel city felt celebrity associated book wonders promotion sent book known faces publishing world like ultimately agent decided publish copies book celebrity preview attached helped promotion publication rights trilogy including purchased books deal claire roberts media group acting behalf author red ink literary agency book released united_states summer music album called original soundtrack based trilogy books released album extension secret special tracks inspired important like dance war speech books artists like worked album time original soundtrack book series critical reception publication received positive response critics concept prose received mixed reviews statesman felt plot pace characters reader attention allowed flag interesting trilogy progresses admire creative drive finance professional embark ambitious odyssey seas review newspaper wrote book gripping mythological story written modern style commented writer takes sinister journey characters frequently sound society magazine complimented writing saying reading beautifully written creation like waters lake actually sense beats simply times_of_india felt author spins tale adventure slightly read thoughts tended overlap repeat welcome books impressed author crafting rough hot headed great dancer definition hero ready fight good cause lisa new indian express impressed story writing praised interactions intriguing age old thoughts delivered modern context thought interesting added novel unable main characters remained dimensional level received mixed review times reviewer critical usage common everyday language subtle depictions lord ram characters overall written wrote express small observation script writing sharp words like bloody hell god nonsense etc guess great indian audience finish novel find falling little flat reviewer concluded commercial performance commercial success week publication february book hit best seller list magazines newspapers including statesman economic times times_of_india rolling_stone india book printed copies week end july sold copies india decided transfer rights book larger publisher needed book higher grounds publishers bid went publishers distributing partner book edition book published september delhi amidst media launched diplomat praised edited version accompanied release novel january sequel secret crossed print run million copies books continued bestseller lists nielsen gross retail sales impressive million years publishing june million copies trilogy sold million revenue translations books translated number languages like english south asia hindi telugu indonesian tamil english spanish author believing publishing gradually embedded indian business explaining thoughts said genuinely believe years today situation languages account higher sales books english big change happening publishing taking pride culture knowing cultures like television regional language channels local language versions commercial success telugu version translated published publishers distributors book sold copies month went second print order copies local versions books released amazon version available india film adaptation film director productions landed film rights said blown away world creation think book beautifully excited promote labour love effectively director confirmed looking finer details production screenplay initially speculated theatrical adaptation book later proven false september announced directing theatrical release revealed literature festival unnamed hollywood producer bought rights american version films led speculation media helm film release american production january revealing title book revealed film adaptation going probably biggest budget film series confirmed director screenwriter adapting story film script acting creative consultant reviewer


imperial imperial novel american author released june sequel zero literary debut shortly followed film adaptation imperial zero self destructive disillusioned youths approach middle age present day like earlier novel took song imperial named album action novel takes place years zero story follows clay new_york based screenwriter returns los_angeles cast new film embroiled sinister world friends confronts darker aspects personality novel opens literary device suggests possibility narrator imperial narrator zero ostensibly narrated clay able comment earlier novel style development film adaptation novel explores clay tendencies personality explicit zero chose sentimental reputation zero years artifact 1980s imperial retains characteristic style applies 2000s decade 2010s covering things impact new communication technologies daily lives began working imperial development novel lunar park previous works imperial depicts scenes sex extreme violence minimalist style devoid emotion commentators noted unlike previous works imperial employs conventional devices popular fiction reviews mixed frequently reviewers felt novel successful return themes explored zero lunar park american derided boring self background development imperial began read zero writing process novel lunar park novel takes album imperial bedroom zero named single reading novel began reflect characters zero soon found idea imperial continually returned idea making notes detailed outline longer finished book felt process note taking limited novels genuinely wanted stay couple years attributed having written novels biggest influence course writing imperial american novelist kind noir fiction found inspiration didn know books ended makes books journey tone style created terms plotting opined plots don matter solutions mysteries mood kind universal idea man searching moving moral landscape trying protect forced investigate impetus imperial wrestled try sentimental view zero artifact 80s alongside john hughes movies ray fast times high felt began assessing audience reactions work working lunar park april mtv_news announced nearly finished novel published time revealed novel main characters return prior publication convinced editor remove graphic lines imperial torture scenes later regretted extreme act self imperial said line description silver wall felt clay written stated plans changes book stands second edition months prior book release tweeted sentence novel movie random house website later announced sale date june paperback released picture book cover short synopsis described book focusing middle aged clay screenwriter drawn old circle amidst clay begins dating young actress mysterious ties julian rip recently murdered hollywood producer life begins spin control imperial los_angeles returns book setting new_york clay prior coming home major locations plot action imperial depicts clay returning los_angeles having lived new_york years order assist casting new film meets old friends characters zero like clay involved film industry friend trent married blair manager clay classmate daniel carter famous producer julian wells male prostitute zero ultra high class representing struggling young actors wish future careers rip clay drug dealer controls repeated plastic clay attempts romance rain turner gorgeous young woman auditioning role new film leading promise cast knowing old narration reveals number men women past comes relationship hurt damaged course relationship unknown persons driving frequently reminded individuals murder young producer knew clay watches film murder later attributed rip iphone novel progresses clay learns rip rain obsessed clay discovers julian currently rain boyfriend rip hand julian julian found murdered rain confronts clay role affair raped response later receives video julian murder rip overdubbed angry clay means crime novel depicts sequences savage sexual physical abuse beautiful young girl young boy clay clay experiences feelings remorse guilt julian death exploiting rain scenes strongly implied blair hiring people follow clay return giving wants offers provide clay false prevent police arresting accomplice julian murder characters critical attention given development characters original book years review opined characters incapable growth find jesus skilled psychologist right medication fend despair bound american development critics observed ways developed people clay example mind spirit body destined remain unchanged undeveloped zero characters novel compose hollow representation mtv generation possibly imagine remained reviewers particularly sympathetic like novel characters equally cultural described reviewer seminal characters american fiction subject film clay describes parents ran studio expose children black light book bill shows children parents writing scripts producing movies imprisoned hollywood youth drug cultures looking things outside comments new_york press careers new relationships different states mind clay protagonist zero paralyzed observer active character grown clay emerges according writer wasn interested characters clay author exploration intense clay successful screenwriter occasional producer credit returns help cast listeners reminiscent involvement film adaptation short story collection longer teen clay described details arguably worse american patrick says wouldn disagree crimes ambiguous terms clay psychology notes cycle control rejection inevitable pain gets romantic los_angeles_times notes clay shares biographical details successful party boy fictional counterpart asserts contrary clay opposed portrayal zero imperial makes clear clay manipulative words guilty zero clay stuck thinking feeling little possible enemy emotion regular alcohol living kind psychic locked syndrome zero novel poses question clay reality independent asking clay followed guilty conscience crimes committed crimes novel clay shifts damaged final scene imperial torture enacted clay beautiful teenagers bought systematically abused demonstrates clay graduation observer active torture novel written person clay perspective clay felt betrayed zero uses imperial stand case ultimately reveals far worse author zero began hint clay bears similarities earlier character zero according reviewer changed clay shell able approximate interactions experiences acts exploitation ways new character opening book presents clay zero merely writer pretending asked changed clay passive guilty explained felt clay original novel equally guilty bothered clay didn save little girl raped novel independent notes zero hardened far according time real person ultimately comes speculates maybe fear turned monster remarks finds developments clay exciting reviewer summarized character development nascent zero left dead end novel deeply presentation human nature study evil blair trent share marriage blair remains according brown moral center work trent hollywood manager notes blair trent children children described hardly mentioned absence unsettling absence parents story teenagers nature characters world julian wells gone establish exclusive escort service hollywood zero clay felt protective julian fallen prostitution drug addiction new novel attempts killed dispatch julian late book clay casual mention early rhythm felt suited book speculates artist looking destructive force hadn planned kill character finding writing felt right rip occupies terrifying comic relief roles novel vice describes like books character originate clay doesn want know makes kind writing style writing observer kelly university_of_oxford observes novel philosophical qualities thriller style hints form investigation kelly describes extent confronts minimal limits identity worst depths human nature argues novel motif facial amounts message people read face value furthermore past action greatest indicator future behaviour leaving room change growth self terms stylistic literary changes displays fondness previous works novel written trademark writing style refers sexual tone regard style cites particular work filmmakers feels technique gives reader unique kind insight characters comments feeling isn feeling terms style told vice enjoyed return challenge achieve kind tension words enjoyable reviewers popular fiction derided style flat found unexpectedly moving literary devices themes imperial opens zero novel film actual items fictional history imperial clay describes movie based book knew labeled fiction details altered names weren changed hadn happened los_angeles_times describes little trick allows establish newer book primary narrative author real world san_francisco_chronicle calls neat trick self reviewer describes ambitious philip making new narrator real clay allows acknowledge robert popular performance julian film died adaptation milestone lot ways device allows novelist insert self critique sunday_times reviewer notes imperial finds characters little sore depiction zombies john read imperial parody author zero meant describing clay voice immersed writing pleased style bother admit wrote story man frightened love regard opening narrative opining certainly clay names book don author guess clay imperial referring told vice hadn explicitly considered writing novel clay referring comments lunar park uses self consciousness device according vice self consciousness means imperial mere sequel culmination work containing violence american terror lunar park raises sequel question commenting don think sequel mean isn narrated sure guess maybe switched names stand asked motif casual approach bisexual characters novels continued imperial stated didn know wished provide answer depicting extremely conscious choices believes interesting aspect work details notes sexuality frequently described bisexual hard pin reviewers long tried probe autobiographical themes work vice clay says contemporary authors naming michael examples don asked novels autobiographical tells interview fully clay emotional connections vice attributes streak age zero came led seen voice generation feels autobiographical truths novels lie writing processes like emotional parody suggests zero clay originally portrayal discusses lightly kinds self present book clay clearly working film adaptation time fully aware character zero ostensibly author clay knew clear differences characters example lines book felt clay thought subjects noticed feels adapting middle age clay isn imperial new territories compared zero huge shift technological novel picks aspects early 21st century culture internet viral videos depict executions novel reflects technology changes nature relationships additionally clay text book text real life feels unconscious exploration dynamics brought new technology author fans zero feel betrayed imperial thrust narrative exploitation reviewer describes novel central theme hollywood industry town running exploitation criticizes theme irish times review notes positively vision society bleak dark studies human animal shocking new setting poses questions hollywood intended variation ancient rome movie industry review found celebrity setting visited novel allows number observations contemporary pop culture clay asserts exposure ensure fame comments zero clay worked protect bleak moral landscape views clay major flaw developed guilty clay new novel says portrait big imperial idea difference notes portrait earlier ones american lunar park come form moral bent time comments reaches dead end reviewer clay world exaggerated scenes torture reach heights fantasy comparing imperial brave new world command economy rampant late capitalist new humans zombies character face smooth redone way eyes shocked open perpetual surprise face mimicking face looks reception guardian attempted aggregate found reviews imperial noting times reviewer felt novel simply dull impoverished london review books felt spite flaws book enjoyable beautiful liners fun seeing old magic applied popular culture era apple stores internet videos lost new statesman compiled reviews independent observer new_york_times reviews positive praising modern noir book atmosphere philip scott observer saying ranks best register review accused falling flat attracting negative comparison martin flair perfect surreal description struggle set effective context writers attempting gauge book reception describe mixed press deemed novel reviews negative citing kelly article guardian counter example deeming read like restrained criticism outright praise subject reviews british critic mark notes tendency reviews unpredictable cited irony favour right wing critics extent liberal media attack work states accepts label attributes negative criticism imperial earlier works received past earlier schools feminist criticism today observes young girls reading works correctly opining books shouldn read lens old school feminism end author observes older women reviewing imperial issues feelings betrayal feels ironic book fact critique certain kind male perspective behaviour tom writing sunday_times praised novel qualities known violence asks new sequel zero moving noting presence feelings novel different usual style touching personal qualities notes lunar park atrocities american source imperial pulls thread reaches zero energy new book traced pages lunar park fellow writer jay observes pages lunar park moving passages know recent american fiction coming terms relationship father book vice observes final passages imperial lunar park pack lot emotional impact san_francisco_chronicle imperial definition deeply creepy little world write way genius created entire parallel universe like kind print book achievement remarks stands year zero creatively psychologically typical features earlier works remain intact example depictions violence commenting self aspects brown san_francisco_chronicle recommends endeavor stop worrying start looking exit personal rabbit hole buffalo news awarded novel editor choice jeff simon comments brings excessive flavor obama america regards novel writing style comments person sentences run individual sections book minimal fictional territory heaven mastery wall_street_journal hand described prose style flat book violent aesthetic irish times book closer remarkable novel american moral writer concerning writing notes despair blunt factual seldom approaches following positive comments concludes negatively book bleak performance tired study feeling improvised screenplay performed cast sums novel consists doors left slightly rooms opportunities fully explored critics questioned book relevance contemporary audience dallas news poses question imperial story interested anymore blunt spare journal entry prose longer backstage pass lives rich famous furthermore tom argues 1980s decade bargain retro trends ready nostalgia easy package fashion lines shows review novel theme dark hollywood longer culture shocking revelation fails capitalize opens highlight positive aspects brutality american add dramatic update making sequel celebrity film earlier backstage pass wall_street_journal damned novel dull stricken goes boston_globe reviewer opined aiming noir territory james ends rated episode place andrew mccarthy played clay zero film described novel exciting shocking conclusion surprising actor praised clay character citing wicked vulnerability character covers alcohol hostility portrayal world pain suffering beneath glossy seductive hollywood mccarthy described experience reading book like old friend owing consistency characters voices possible film adaptation mtv_news announced finished writing imperial writer told interview begun looking ahead possibility film adaptation felt interpreting sequel movie adaptation starring andrew mccarthy robert james great idea months prior book release zero actor andrew mccarthy stated early days thinking potential film adaptation mccarthy felt novel adapt characters imperial owned 20th century fox sold film rights zero prospective film imperial rights revert fox stated vice june interested writing screenplay july author clarified california chronicle saying deal attached vague talk cast members far know right happening robert involved film straight production remembering adaptation process zero went admits learned cautious saying turn dark character sort interesting drive david lynch kind movie totally wrong don know


lord lord regency romance novel american author chase published books installment series set story follows half english half italian known lord lord immoral behavior hardened difficult childhood meets match trent year old capable trading chase love italian culture decided background provide ample motivation product parents inability understand cultures stories chase heroine strong female deciding model type women lived generations previously practical frank attitude sex lord retelling beauty beast author stating like beast society lord positively received release earned award best short historical prize given annually romance writers america year lord won romantic times regency historical romance award literary critics romance readers described best historical written praising novel wit developed characters plot summary background story prologue born devon 2nd italian wife disgusted child describing devil spawn olive thing large black eyes ill limbs nose years later husband lover father told mother evil creature sent teased classmates appearance boy grows learning hide feelings given inheritance father clever ways fortune uses money way plot story begins paris intelligent immoral 3rd meets match miss trent arrived city rescue nearly brother bad influence instantly attracted seeks hide feelings developed hard sarcastic personality hostile believes care money year old beautiful strong refused dozens marriage proposals years wishes maintain independence exchange requests send brother england exchange valuable religious icon sell wants icon destroy reputation ruin brother reach reputation remains intact spends week personally overseeing excessive drinking gambling angrily confronts unexpectedly kiss later party relationship discovered party departs assuming invited force marry leaving angry leave reputation loss reputation surprise converts proposition marriage proposal london weeks later route estate devon assumes repulsed gross body opposite true filled self appearance personality initially avoids relationship despite efforts seduce eventually apologizes realizes difficult behavior later enter disagreement illegitimate son year old boy calculating mother wants wants rescue boy poor living conditions boy ill behaved reminds self age eventually persuaded rescue neglected boy mother comes terms mother abandonment realizes scared lonely boy invited live estate boy mother pleasure given large told find fortune paris background development american author chase began writing career crafting traditional novels regency romance literary lord published ninth novel released installment known series following lion daughter captives night characters feature lord francis appear previous chase works chase said lord book came gift writing gods book struggle book pure fun start finish possessing love italian culture chase decided male protagonist english half italian giving italian ancestry mother chase able develop character justify motivations explains having half italian fit aspects story background behavior times chase adds difficult childhood stemmed parents inability accept cultures makes loving household grown better self image dealt bullying school different way grown altogether different man meets antique shop writing novel chase knew female protagonist strong equal forceful personality chase admits novel set period leading victorian era woman like dealt writing like assume typical young lady time handle think boring live chase instead modeled type women lived generations previously practical frank attitude sex wishing depict extreme female chase emphasizes clothing gives chance exercise wit latest ridiculous meeting observes wearing blue sort currently fashion differs chase interested fashion author felt way dress great extent tells way simpler fashionable attire expresses analysis lord typically classified regency romance novel story set post regency era features strong female heroine characteristic chase known including author explains history cases today women considered consider lesser beings matter books women lesser matter words world way think romantic fiction scholars identified trent feminist heroine alpha male hero met match chase qualities typical romantic hero heroine near end story marriage promptly falls asleep causing husband supposed entry introduction popular fiction lord represents modern retelling classic beauty beast suggesting chase story morality tale restoring humanity directed levels society lower classes classic intended chase makes direct reference novel compares relationship beauty beast interview author described novel beauty beast story stating like beast novel society chase describes truly awful rude intimidating consciously uses way uses vast wealth social position control world protect sad way isolated like beast fairy tale trapped castle means smart cynical sarcastic sharp eye ridiculous sense humor adept clever represents beauty story enters beast accord equal matter awful acts leading couple marriage makes assurances provide financially point brings lawsuit agree convert agreement leading english professor relationship bid studied presence capitalism modern economics storylines contemporary romance genre lord regency romance novel depict types economic seen contemporary argues repeated monetary promises contain echoes kind wealth monetary security financial reward heroes mills promise husbands couple physically attracted financial considerations play factor release reception lord released january books publisher released chase novels according chase website novel published fourteen languages spanish translation released japanese translation released book edition published landed new_york_times best seller list august novel earned award best short historical prize given annually romance writers america won regency historical romance award granted romantic times review publication praised chase exquisite creates sharply original characters moves new exciting ways true treasures genre essence excellence word writes soon release book won accolades award bodies including best historical single title romance romance readers anonymous best historical romance reader voice romance novelist hunter recalled lord read season published described witty heartfelt flawed hero heroine pacing perfect reader hold ride surprise book pushed peoples happy buttons ended winning year think revolt novel popularity endured considered best historical published website romance voted place years deemed best time historical romance romance readers anonymous years list reads romance reviews sarah deemed favorite historical romance believed successful recommendation male professor proved worth author anne walker similar list smart romance books publishers weekly included lord observed chase penchant creating smart thoughtful witty meaning writing publishers weekly author called lord example chase game opined characters bodied evenly matched passion die romance reader know book keeper shelf book reviews wrote consider chase epic tale best regency written novelist james recommended lord readers interested trying historical romance time saying novel brilliant funny sexy dialogue chase expressed surprise novel enduring popularity writing saw indication reader favorite january fans discussed views favorite parts novel twitter books randomly gave away signed copies participating