tunnels novel tunnels subterranean fiction novel british authors gordon brian williams initially self published mole released tunnels chicken house story follows year old archaeologist underground civilization called colony friend chester flee colony set find father place deeper earth colony tunnels critically received complaints lengthy slow start recorded book placed new_york_times children chapter books bestseller list february march book tunnels series followed deeper closer spiral terminal bbc recorded books released audio editions february media announced direct film adaptation novel plot main influence fourteen year old life father share interest fascination buried past begins notice strange men live promptly goes missing friend chester search discover blocked cellar home finding passage leads door set rock door old lift takes set doors street lies lit row like street lamps houses appear carved walls flank street soon captured police underground community known colony prison visited son reveal actually born colony real family father younger brother eventually released prison taken home uncle delighted informs adoptive father recently willingly traveled place deeper earth colony learns religious rulers colony going chester fend refuses abandon friend uncle plan rescue chester surface attempt rescue chester sent train arrive forced leave chester escape attempt revealed adoptive sister actually family monitor boys head series tunnels eternal city old stone city estimated roman times air filled deadly avoid soldiers patrol city vicious attack dogs eventually emerge bank thames makes home health helps jean flat recovers soon return underground find adoptive father attempt rescue chester encounter patrol uncle kills member calls mortally wounded fight strong uncle chooses stay boys time escape help member uncle gang escape small hiding place half way colony eternal city rest uncle told chester train pass directly hiding spot shortly jump train hole floor hiding spot find chester ride book epilogue kills hiding surface poison publication history novel initially self published title mole circle spiral march limited run copies financed sale gordon house book received trade press attention launch entire run sold day november barry chicken house announced agreed publish mole second book series working london famously signed connection led book branded harry potter authors barry decided book tunnels reflect changed limited editing announcement publication date press coverage price original self published books jumped dramatically copy selling tunnels released july united_states hardcover december paperback february canada book released paperback july hardcover january mass market paperback february united_states tunnels initial printing copies february march appeared new_york_times children chapter books best seller list sequel deeper released united_states february book published united_states february fourth book called closer published fifth spiral released september authors released final novel terminal concluding series critical reception reviewers criticised tunnels slow pace praised remainder book fast paced excitement suspense adventure britain children author philip reviewing guardian thought long wait discover underground city dull reader anticipation noting event occur page observe city reached fantastic fun begins paced exciting places frightening bloody thought characters named drawn sunday_times july jones described book good adventure pages inconclusive noted book best seller month release based simply stories discovery publisher barry found harry potter publishers weekly thought book holes set action future books like guardian commented slow start noted pace picked colony reached school library journal wrote slow start pace picks praised plot twists setting review wrote exciting thought novel appears promising series horn book review felt readers lose patience slow beginning observed adventure lovers like plot formats bbc released version tunnels canada november united_states november reader jack garnered critical praise haunting tone ability depict people colony irish sounding accent rulers intimidating aristocratic united_states recorded books released recording october read stephen february media announced assigned direct film adaptation novel polish publishers website features interactive game based tunnels


jaws novel jaws novel american writer peter tells story great white shark small resort town voyage men trying kill novel grows interest shark attacks learned exploits shark fisherman frank commissioned write novel period struggled freelance journalist marketing campaign orchestrated paperback publisher jaws incorporated book sales clubs attracted media interest publication february novel great success staying bestseller list weeks subsequent paperback selling millions copies following year reviews mixed literary critics finding prose characterization lacking despite novel effective suspense film producers richard david brown read novel publication bought film rights selecting steven_spielberg direct film adaptation jaws film released june omitted novel minor focusing shark protagonists jaws highest grossing movie history point watershed film motion picture history father summer blockbuster film sequels followed film plot summary story set fictional seaside resort town long_island new_york night massive great white shark kills young tourist named open waters finding remains body washed beach investigators realize attacked shark police chief martin orders beaches closed mayor larry town fear damage summer tourism town main industry harry meadows editor local newspaper attack days later shark kills young boy named alex old man far shore local fisherman ben sent authorities kill shark disappears water deputy find boat anchored shore covered large bite holes massive shark tooth stuck blaming deaths tries close beaches meadows investigates mayor business contacts determine wants beaches open meadows links mafia pressure beaches open order protect value real estate mafia invested great deal money meadows recruits marine biologist matt woods hole institute advise deal shark wife ellen misses affluent life marrying having children starts romantic relationship younger brother man date brief affair outside town rest novel suspects liaison haunted thought beaches open people pour town hoping glimpse killer shark sets patrols watch fish boy narrowly escapes attack close shore closes beaches hires professional shark hunter kill shark set vessel trio soon odds methods anger especially blue shark uses illegally bait rich college boy argue suspicions possible affair ellen grow stronger eventually attempts days sea return port night day wants bring shark proof cage initially refuses considering idea offers dollars ocean shark finally shows animal feet long visibly excited awe unsuccessful attempts shark goes underwater cage resolves photos shark trying kill bang stick shark attacks cage tearing apart kills eats larry arrives house returns home informs ellen wife leaving leaves tells ellen thought great couple return sea following day shark starts boat able shark leaps water stern huge hole aft section causing boat begin sink shark falls water foot gets rope dragged underwater floating seat spots shark swimming prepares death shark gets feet wounds rolls water dies great fish sight dragging body manages shore makeshift float lone survivor ordeal development peter long time fascination sharks frequently encountered fishing father result years considered writing story shark attacks people happen came wouldn away interest grew greater reading news story fisherman frank catching great white shark weighing pounds shore point long_island new_york worked freelance writer struggling support wife children meantime literary agent scheduled regular meetings publishing house editors editor thomas lunch seeking book ideas find proposals non fiction interesting instead favored idea novel shark beach resort sent page office editor paid pages pages comprise chapters manuscript received total advance crew confident seeing expert sharks given author self described knowing amateur sharks read research books seen documentary blue water white death commissioned book started researching possible material sharks sources peter blue shark splendid savage sea thomas allen shadows sea david davies sharks shark attacks began writing agent reminded deliver pages return spent money hastily written pages met like attempt making book comedic approved pages went eventual book changes asked follow tone introduction month delivered rewritten chapters approved alongside broader outline story manuscript took year half complete time worked makeshift office company new_jersey winter converted turkey seaside property wife family connecticut summer dictated changes rest book including sex scene wife changed ellen feel place marital sex kind book revisions alongside sporadic payments advance delivered final draft january partly inspired jersey shore shark attacks recorded fatalities critical injury shark attacks july july story similar story book vacation beach town atlantic coast haunted killer shark people eventually commissioned hunt kill shark sharks responsible similarity incident book kids attacked body water ocean incident child adult attempted save attacked killed creek freshwater creek miles inland atlantic novel film mike nearly killed pond actually small inland cove connects open ocean small tributary title cover shortly book went print needed choose title working titles development calls water rising regarded ideas jaws death jaws melodramatic weird title frequently writer estimating ideas raised novel title minutes production book writer discussed problem editor tom restaurant new_york agree word like let title like fact word means says jaws book jaws said mean said don know short fits jacket work said okay thing jaws cover wanted illustration seen jaws shark design director alex assigned book illustrator minor task image eventually vetoed sexual overtones compared sales managers eventually settled printing jacket subsequently discarded editor oscar noted title jaws vague title tried minor new cover town instead turned artist paul bacon bacon drew enormous shark head suggested adding swimmer sense disaster sense scale subsequent drawing eventual hardcover art shark head rising swimming woman despite acceptance bacon cover like cover assigned new_york illustrator roger different paperback following bacon concept illustrated favorite novel opening shark attacks research went american museum natural history took advantage great white exhibits closed cleaning photograph models photographs provided reference ferocious looking shark realistic painting shark female swimmer following good requested model lie approximate position crawl oil board painting created cover eventually reused universal_studios film posters themes style story jaws limited humans respond shark menace fish given detail descriptions anatomy presence creating sense threat menace violent descriptions shark attacks killer sea populated equally predatory humans mayor ties mafia housewife criminals tourists meantime impact predatory deaths resemble play enemy people mayor small town problem drive away tourists source comparison raised critics dick particularly characterization ending featuring confrontation shark dies way captain central character chief fits common characterization disaster genre authority figure forced provide guidance affected sudden tragedy focusing working class local leads book prose describe contempt conflicts rich outsider publication history says involved conception initially realized book potential tom novel prospects sent book month club paperback houses book month club book qualifying main selection reader digest selected publication date moved allow carefully orchestrated release released hardcover february book clubs followed national campaign paperback release bought paperback rights points enormous sum money rights years later reverted subsequently sold random house jaws release jaws great success according john biography steven_spielberg novel entry california best seller list caused producers richard david brown pre production jaws film buying copies novel sent opinion makers members class jaws state successful book day sales good nationwide engineering hardcover stayed new_york_times bestseller list weeks peaking number selling total copies paperback version successful topping book charts worldwide time film adaptation debuted june novel sold million copies domestically number eventually reached million copies worldwide sales estimated million copies success american broadcasting company invite episode american writer wound swimming sharks australia nature related television programs critical reception despite commercial success reviews mixed common criticism focused human characters michael rogers rolling_stone declared humans particularly likable interesting confessed shark favorite character suspects steven_spielberg shared sentiment saying initially found characters wanted shark win characterization changed film adaptation critics derided writing time reviewer john described novel cliché crude literary calculation events refuse life momentum climax lacks coffin resemble bath version dick writing village_voice declared jaws rubber teeth plot boring pointless turn jaws turn article listener criticized plot stating novel bite feed time scenes attempts story line andrew new_york_times book review felt despite book serving fluid entertainment passages hollow poor scene connections stark narrative reviewers found jaws description shark attacks entertaining john new statesman asserted characterisation humans fairly rudimentary shark skill scene appears imagined special pitch intensity christopher praised novel short review new_york_times highlighting strong plot rich thematic washington_post robert jones described jaws gripping fish story tightly written paced study forged touched metaphor makes enter water new_york magazine reviewer smith found novel immensely despite lack memorable characters plot surprise originality smith wrote expectations provides ecology feel good tops terrific battle scene years following publication began feel responsible negative attitudes sharks novel ardent ocean article national geographic published writes considering knowledge accumulated sharks years couldn possibly write jaws today good conscience generally accepted great whites ate people choice know attack human accident shark mistakes human normal prey death widow declared author kept telling people book fiction comparing jaws godfather took responsibility fear sharks mario took responsibility mafia film adaptation richard david brown film producers universal pictures heard book publication time reading agreed novel exciting deserved feature film adaptation unsure accomplish agent sold adaptation rights plus extra write screenplay delighted author little money time low sum agreement occurred book surprise bestseller securing rights steven_spielberg making theatrical film express universal producers hired director play protagonists producers cast robert roy richard contract promised draft jaws screenplay wrote drafts passing job writers writer credited author responsible shooting script actor writer appears film playing small onscreen role reporter adaptation wanted preserve novel basic concept removing changing having found characters book changes removal affair ellen matt making survivor world war uss indianapolis disaster changing cause shark death extensive wounds tank explosion director estimated final script total scenes book relocated scouting book long_island setting brown found grand fitting idea vacation area lower middle class appearance shark destroy tourist business setting island new_england filmed martha massachusetts released theaters jaws highest grossing film time record held years release star wars satisfied adaptation noting dropping allowed little details characters film success lead sequels involvement despite drawing characters according payment adaptation related royalties got late called agent replied studio arranging deal sequels disliked idea saying don care sequels want sequel movie 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adventures adventures known dog stories child know american novel written albert published george follow dog contains additional short stories featuring fictional version real life rough including stories initial arrival place death mate day death stories originally published magazines touch themes justice concepts right wrong notes decided publish novel numerous letters received response novel thousands visitors came visit real life grave initially intended adventures final book stories eventually publish book stories novel bestseller received fans novel new readers critics praised stories charming entertaining finding delightful desirable dog critic new_york criticized writing style felt unbelievable character noting book lovers enjoy listed wilson company list books deemed useful warner brothers purchased film rights dog adventures intending produce series films possibly television series film dog released june unsuccessful box office project dropped novel public domain work plot coming couple referred master mistress purchase pure bred rough named guard dog home place surprised receive instead adult dog decide quickly shows intelligent easily views people friends including house night man climbs window bag thinks playing game bag play thief chases shoots bag realizes man friendly turns attack thief falls ditch knocking unconscious afterward longer strangers easily true town mistress saves attack sick dog chased police citizens believe dog shot upset mistress knew goes home day town constable comes boat place execute notion master argues dog refuses allow shot ordering officer property man leaving boat unable swim danger drowning jumps brings shore grateful officer states killed dog came kill looks little like young couples place lake shore driven master week later taken compete dog men lake boss champion king plots coat red master earlier incident accidentally king coat instead dogs change locations left having answer dog ruined coat wins silver trophy hero stuff master mistress buy female named lady companion mate protector slave food best places lie flashes nasty temper lead bite ears grows older generally behaved house dog months old tries attack beloved mounted bald eagle belonging master locks shed night punishment night catches fire desperately tries break door free jumping high window join lady inside master awakened arrives time free badly burned coats lady returns week hospital stay play son wolf longer recognizes takes hiding car ride accidentally master mistress visit friends dogs allowed residential park staying quickly escapes returns park waiting master mistress wake follows strange scent neighbor house leading blamed destroying room house quickly discovered neighbor pet monkey hidden owner like park new pet rules returns home lady returned mate year old nasty penchant making trouble comes stay place months frequently lies plays horrible staff quit caught kicking plain sight master loses temper goes rage runs away gets lost falls high cliff landing small finds jump save boy trapped boy keeps warm rescue party arrives mate lady run killed speeding driver deliberately aimed car owners saw crime unable catch driver time terribly local tennis tournament finds lady killer attacks man kill master calls mistress explains shocked crowd man takes cured home later learn crowd destroyed man expensive car expelled club killing lady strange company master mistress annual fall camping trip mountains weeks trip bear leading fight master ends bear end trip accidentally left tied tree camp site owners returning find missing dog trapped forest fire bear fought earlier rushes past fur rope follows animals forest sit nearby lake owners arrive runs burning fire join old dog new tricks year old praised bringing mistress lace found road begins searching road things find stealing unintentionally people nearby watching items gotten sensitive older age owners praised gifts ranged picnic basket night finds baby kidnapped wealthy household employee baby set grass changed flat tire eventually catch carrying child home fights men attack eventually chasing car escape baby returned parents arrested hurt present results praise lot activity house large escapes herd attacks mistress tries garden charges battles old age blunt struggles fight badly injured bruce wolf return forest time aid younger dogs able easily drive fleeing pig runs directly path place cars driven car thief knocked unconscious feelings hurt battle finished dogs mistress holding joining end quickly guard aging befriends seven year old girl father works place father forces assist work brutally slow master place superintendent try quell behavior success walk girl protects father day master mistress workers holiday father starts beat accidentally dropping heavy basket comes rescue retreat pets sleeps goes barn father waiting closes door senses gives courage stand father man sees runs away fear unknown died sleep master mistress crying body development publication albert penned short story mate basing main character real life rough short story publication january issue red book magazine began writing additional short stories stories published saturday evening post ladies home journal atlantic monthly red book remained consistent stories collected stories novel form publishing dog year real died novel received critics readers best seller available evidence indicates real born december unlike fictional counterpart unknown lineage american club registration papers living years heart dog died september obituary featured multi page spread september issue field fancy magazine reported received hundreds letters fans asking publish stories people visit grave collected short stories novel stories published earlier ladies home journal new stories magazines new set stories primarily revolved themes right wrong abuse authority justice intending book write late killed fictional chapter novel novel published george adventures seven years novels later change mind release novel published initial publication adventures released year republished dog stories child know entered public domain released online project print demand form echo library downloadable reception adventures quickly best seller praised new readers existing fans critics gave mixed reviews literary digest called stories delightful sketches invoked feeling privilege admitted friendship obtain devotion animal like reviewer springfield republican found entertaining previous novel felt written understanding dog nature stories universally read reviewer daily recorder considered charming story worth book calling delightful great hero new_york considered unbelievable undesirable dog felt wrote style wearing despite note dog lovers likely enjoy book wilson company listed standard catalog selection titles useful books covering classes literature 1960s warner brothers purchased film rights novel late wife hoping produce sequel possible television series follow dog film 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eldest eldest second novel inheritance cycle christopher sequel eldest published hardcover august released paperback september eldest released format like eldest new_york_times bestseller deluxe edition eldest released september including new information art illustrator author editions eldest translated different languages eldest begins following important events story continued adventures dragon journey realm order training dragon rider plots story focus cousin leads inhabitants join takes father role leader eldest ends battle burning plains faces new dragon rider new dragon reviews pointed similarities eldest works lord rings praising themes book friendship honor reviews commented style genre eldest considered possibility film adaptation similar film plot synopsis setting eldest begins days events preceding novel dwarf city inside mountain named southeastern fictional continent inheritance cycle takes place novel protagonists travel different places capital city located forest northern portion small town located northwestern valley capital located southern portion located city southern portion characters story told person protagonists nearly accompanied dragon multiple points view multiple stories place concurrently protagonist characters meet characters return including warrior daughter queen cousin major character leader dies replaced daughter angela new characters introduced eldest dragon appears briefly minor protagonist reappears later primary antagonist dragon reprise roles primary antagonists plot summary eldest begins king rebel force ambushed killed gone twins assumed dead funeral daughter elected command protagonists decide travel forest trained dragon rider dwarf king decides adopt clan foster brother accompany forest meets dragon dragon missing leg dragon rider secretly alive forcibly dragon crippled fight hide avoid hunting taught use logic magic theory scholarship combat things cousin planning marry katrina daughter butcher village peace unexpectedly attacked soldiers strangers killed father village sons equipment takes hammer attacks soldiers soldiers escape saying want information entire village sets defenses second invasion escape night wakes find katrina attacked house takes cloth face sees monsters humans bites leaving injury leave katrina captured chasing village butcher katrina father village joins escape originally parents chooses mount attack empire effectively refugees suffer financial troubles learns create expensive lace magic sell extremely low rates night room character named saves assassination attempt enchanted killed surrendering information subversive group based called black hand plotting kill later attends meeting key figures government discuss potential upcoming battle empire learn conflict coming sooner initially suspected forces attack sending help meantime continues training discouraged causes multiple times day book similar problem believes good choice mate tries win affections tells proper turn replies important education efforts fail bring closer later ancient ceremony blood oath celebration altered dragon changes alter senses enhance abilities effectively turning human hybrid healing wounds injury continues training learns empire soon attack afterward confesses feelings rejects harshly dismayed leaves completing training aid battle leaving given bow magical arrows belt diamonds enchanted copy poem wrote presented blessing planning rescue katrina decides solution join convinces entire village travel village reaches pay barges sail meets friend tells dragon rider stunned cousin dragon rider asks help reach decides group friends steal ship called dragon wing village chased group boats force gigantic eye trap enemy ships arrives camp attack army thousand soldiers group join able repel opposing army help reinforcements eventually dragon rider appears favor empire hostile dragon rider kills dwarf king soon begins fight dragon rider soon revealed old friend tells kidnapped forced loyalty dragon hatched named shows mercy old friendship leaving reveals brother takes sword believes inheritance ultimately army forced retreat heavy losses arrival village departure manages defeat twins heads hammer enhancing title end reunites decides help rescue katrina critical reaction eldest received generally negative reviews met criticism similar derivative nature school library journal noted eldest lacked originality find reception fans acknowledged themes eldest based generally works writers criticized eldest said school library journal noted reviewers stop children reading book entertainment_weekly rated eldest worst books calling page drag boston_globe gave negative review eldest criticizing low points drama rises wet pop christian science monitor gave eldest grade similar reviews criticized long plot similarities lord rings star wars lack humor review commented secondary major characters best book gave eldest poor review giving stars main reason dull pace review like christian science monitor strongest sequence book positive reviews eldest magazine saw eldest similarity works said eldest displayed emotional depth publishers weekly gave positive review eldest praising revelations final pages barnes noble gave positive review eldest particular style characters themes friendship forgiveness responsibility honor eldest won award young adult literature eldest nominated british book award children book year section disney adventures book award colorado blue spruce award young adult book award wyoming soaring eagle book award themes themes eldest noted barnes noble reviewer praised honor friendship responsibility forgiveness book reviewer called themes age school library journal commented looked definition good evil review identifying specific themes said author themes book exciting review praised story themes power family commented theme eldest goals author explore aspects human nature job attempt understand people act differs point view practice present reasons best ability actions beliefs characters necessarily themes religion highly religious growing religious background set wondering higher powers literary style genre eldest falls genre juvenile fiction fantasy reviews commented eldest borrowed fantasy genre reviews criticized praised writing style author los_angeles_times noting writing mature criticized novel inconsistent entertainment_weekly review negative story slow paced washington_post said eldest needed shortened reviewer boston_globe said english bad dog worries worries devastation spreads hand barnes noble called writing style fluid children literature praised story richly detailed reviews compared story fantasy elements characters concluded despite derivative exciting held film adaptation book adapted film remains matter speculation asked movie adaptation eldest premiere christopher replied think know opening weekend critics considered possibility sequel reviews critic said 20th century fox plans adapt eldest jumping gun tough time convincing die hard fans return helping critics gave film positive reviews skeptical possibility sequel studio hopes build franchise expecting way according interview director comments march october announcement trilogy expanded book cycle plans eldest movie limited edition deluxe version eldest called limited edition released september published random house deluxe edition included excerpt poster cover art history art christopher list characters places objects dwarf clans deluxe edition released format eldest published countries translations english different languages translations languages spanish portuguese serbian appeared worldwide eldest publishers including publishes polish portuguese eldest publisher indonesian translations eldest published july included seen manuscripts christopher


marching men marching men novel american author anderson published john lane novel anderson second book novel son marching men story norman young man lack personal ambition miners hometown moving chicago discovers purpose workers having march major themes novel include organization laborers disorder role exceptional man society theme led post world war critics compare anderson approach order war axis powers marching men written hobby project anderson working advertising combination small run mediocre reviews poor sales convinced anderson publisher marching men second run novel reprinted times publishers including russian translation generally forgotten reading public step development author development history like son anderson wrote second novel worked advertising ohio years published literary writing decade established writer marching men written attic room anderson home set escape demands focus writing author later claimed written novels secret anderson secretary remembers manuscript company time inspiration marching men came author time chicago like protagonist worked warehouse went night school robbed fell love times service spanish american war took place end war armistice anderson wrote memoirs time marching got rock shoe separating fellow soldiers remove observed recalled giant huge terrible time noble remember sat long time army passed opening closing eyes combined later reading works thomas mark possibly jack london anderson inspiration marching men literary plot summary books novel begins fourteen year old norman packaging bread uncle village wit ironically nicknames putting appearance mother coal creek bought savings late husband father cracked long frustrated local miners expecting bread credit settling debts closes strike evening drunk miners assault saved troupe soldiers marching formation episode remains closed goes work mining office years old mother ill work young man gets job day prank fellow point blind drunk horrible mess purpose having reached breaking point takes rest father savings leaves coal creek chicago evening arrives city world fair despite shortage jobs easily finds warehouse job routine work day night school independent reading night day break ordinary usually gives urging neighbor frank turner barber amateur violin maker goes dance despite meets somewhat shop owner develops relationship books iii book iii begins returning coal creek mother funeral funeral procession miners attend fall spontaneously step inspired power marching men chicago gained wealth business dealings loans money necessary quit working time attend school lawyer long time ambition long admitted bar son wealthy industrialist found murdered order quell newspaper speculation involvement political bosses decide media attention framing small time thief andy brown acquaintance jail brown requests act lawyer refuses ends job unsuccessful solo investigation turns wealthy turned settlement house volunteer margaret help margaret new woman dresses self assured demeanor capable acting independently bothered decides aid tip connections able clear andy brown wrongdoing interim margaret develop romance books vii slowly building idea marching men law practice decides wants marry margaret leaving formal party family mansion asks margaret marry gets nervous flees respond weeks later falls asleep house wakes hair realizing relationship intimate thought goes margaret reveals past experiences women margaret hears confession declares marry talk weeks later neighborhood strike finds shop recently come new ownership rushing train station finds depart house confrontation margaret claim leaving margaret father david leader trust nicknamed prince city extends hand men shake narrator noting soon marching men idea workers coming marching work evenings nervous newspaper reports rumors worker gatherings men affairs discuss matter david volunteers dissuade organizing communicate point marching men movement peaks demonstration labor day speech riding carriage father fringe demonstration margaret overcome later allegiance father book ends night solitary david foil stereotype ruthless businessman window overlooking city life choices woman knew roads looking deliberately road beauty success life went regret road failure knew road beauty themes unity workers anderson novels poor white desire class struggle major theme marching men addition dedicated american critic placed marching men trend alongside play man masses critic noted novel plot shows place process reasoning vision historical necessity time beginning novel narrator extension treats disorganized workers miners coal creek laborers chicago shown mastered bosses unlike follow trend comes coal creek bury mother sees usually miners marching step funeral procession workers powerful force organized specifically realization chapter book young man sees troupe marching soldiers disperse mob consequence save family strike end novel nascent power marching workers organized affirmed city necessary act opposed brand ruthless capitalism rejects socialism opting instead act system individual moral social responsibility order versus disorder line ideal unified workers quest order chaos marching men order disorder forward narrator elements plot examples comparisons plot begin early miners disarray compared organized soldiers later chicago contrasted orderly routine finally frustrated mass job encounters arrival city seen neat groups marching men young reporter book plot points phrases heart men lies sleeping love order speaking body shook strength desire end vast disorder life work set order chaos despite repetition theme text discussion influence ironic critic busy organizing marching men opposed narrator ignores chaos city constantly traversing larger scale difficult know anderson takes seriously nostalgic notion civil war soldiers marching inspiration aesthetic power exaggerated traits fact ironic representations benefits order view mark likened anderson order masculine force masculine italian unlike anderson actually combat military service moved away violence experiencing world war exceptional man book opening chapter narrator marching men portrayed separate course novel compared times certain men soldiers leaders soldiers reads napoleon fact anderson protagonist level great man making dream object women men coal creek chicago size strength noted teenage years later joined brains completes night school lawyer critics helps marching men read novel characters anderson short story cycle ohio biographer john earl represents author disdain fear parts modern american life america breed talented charismatic romantic cruel use powers achieve frightening goals combining ideas exceptional leader unified workers raised questions critics concerning parallels impulse marching men era charge anderson acknowledged posthumously published memoirs literary significance criticism publication reviews marching men moderate small number reviewers taking strong negative review anonymous critic new_york_times book review noted beginning novel sufficiently lead reader expect novel possibly average interest average merit ultimately concludes book particular reviewers mention novel character development anti climactic ending aside faults critics commented marching men deliberate calling book generous vision future despite book deficiencies reviewers practically unanimous praising realistic description mood anderson settings coal creek chicago settings scheme acknowledged tempered new_york reviewer clever original idea like editor francis wrote marching men succeeds greater american realities critic george bernard review adds anderson book interested chiefly expression vigorous sincere mind written decade anderson established writer release short story cycle ohio marching men generally considered sons unpublished novels anderson apprentice novels viewed plot weak ending marching men seen precursor similar criticism anderson later novels publication history marching men second book anderson book contract publisher john lane son mid american chants published edition copies printed poor sales copies kept novel reprinted picked following anderson success ohio novel poor white short story collection triumph egg press case western reserve university critical edition marching men introduction noted anderson scholar ray lewis white basis anderson early manuscripts addition john lane version russian edition marching men published loosely translated step


irregular magic high school irregular magic high school known japanese lit poor performing student magic high school japanese web novel series published internet web novel website october march reached deal began releasing work light novel format beginning july story arc received manga adaptation varying manga artists publishers year anime adaptation announced broadcast april september irregular magic high school franchise localized english companies light novels manga adaptations licensed press america licensed anime series anime series networks later available story takes place alternate history magic exists polished modern technology follows siblings high magic high school keeping connections infamous clan secret attempt live daily life peace apparent magical abilities series received light novels appeared japan polls selling series japan million copies sold addition manga anime adaptations appeared selling charts english reviewers mixed negative reception anime adaptation complex magic series received warmly exposition criticized heavy unclear poorly executed plot series set world alternate history magic exists polished modern technology ability use magic determined limiting existence following world war world shifted nations united_states north_america new soviet_union great asian alliance japan japan magic community informally governed master clans lieu government limited treated forced enter magic related schools magic high schools exist japan different aspects magic referred numbers story follows bodyguard sister candidate succeed master clan high school students based magical abilities enlisted course student viewed best students second course considered technical knowledge combat abilities unique magic techniques causes people view irregular school standardized rankings main characters siblings year children late parents forced marriage mother died father married mistress leaving siblings live maya aunt leader reason born unique magic reconstruct detonate matter fear rallied death forcing maya measures ensure survival creation powerful act seal power second dull emotions love assign bodyguard order develop sense loyalty family vacation okinawa invasion great asian alliance joins independent magic equipped battalion headed major point life developed interest engineering magical technology revolutionary technology family company leaves technology identity silver voiced considered strongest world candidate succeed specialty freezing magic unique magic allows freeze person consciousness addition half magic casting abilities seal powers family vacation okinawa treated akin clan members begins warm saves life existence point touch males expresses jealousy females genetically different love following engagement maya orders voiced polls light novel ranked popular light novel characters outside franchise appear fighting climax group group consists seven classmates spends time daily school life assist investigations dangerous situations daughter born clan leader mistress creates strained relationship family optimistic personality considered best clan magic enhance sword combat techniques considers best friend crush voiced girl disposition called crystal eyes allows components magic invisible people ability mentally strains requiring wear glasses control vision calm feminine personality voiced commonly referred leo grandson fortress series modified grandfather survivors fortress series causes early death leo inherited grandfather physical fears inherited fortress series faults combat leo uses magic objects body augment combat abilities voiced clan magic dealing spirits years prior series failed ritual created psychological block prevented magic effectively involvement confidence allowing regain magical talents voiced descendant group extinct referred elements elements elements magic loyalty genetically genes uses light magic genetic loyalty directed voiced best friend daughter extremely wealthy man mature girl rarely shows emotion inherited mother talent magic voiced niece guardian created serve clan barrier type magic junior serves maid second bodyguard student council disciplinary committee student council group students provides liaison teachers students disciplinary committee consists students essentially rule notable committee activities federation ensures school clubs don come conflict committees closely related work preserve peace campus student council president siblings year school puts innocent facade actually highly talented sniper form offensive magic involves firing dry ice projectiles course story joining student council disciplinary committee develops attraction places awkward situations fun magic university twin sisters high voiced people worked alongside year leader disciplinary committee personality completely feminine boyfriend half brother combat uses whip like blade uses magic manipulate toxic chemicals second leader activities federation head clan inherited clans barrier magic perpetual barrier defensive offensive purposes members master clan forcing politically involved magic community outside school voiced marina siblings second year succeeded youthful looking girl interest magic engineering suspects silver able use unique magic named dream people succeeded good girl engaged boy loves voiced voiced voiced characters year student high school successor clan combat magic includes manipulating air water molecules unique magic allows water organism accompanied best friend credited discovering sixteen codes fundamental magic feels family adopting parents death promises serve forever losing school competition seek improve overcome voiced agent ministry public safety school counselor takes duties seriously frequently assists gathering information addition disposition magic trains enhance hiding abilities voiced master minority older form magic chooses politics spends time gathering information training disciples voiced home android designed serve humans created owned high club visitor arc vessel supernatural dubbed parasites parasite began identifying presence developed feelings love prevent falling wrong hands buys voiced middle man orchestrated major conflicts series unknown organization led wishes destroy voiced shields leader army force known stars military identity considered thirteen publicly declared strategic voiced publication conception story conceived protagonist abilities measured standardized evaluation mistakenly categorized poor performing student irregular premise served basis character processes scripting story arcs create scenarios characters behave interact certain ways second plan scene script story leads scene professed feel characters alive scripting published work online web novel website october march point publication sent original work pseudonym original work setting shared similarities irregular magic high school causing editor identity offer publication deal march author announced work going published light novel 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network editors review episode anime saw potential typical anime premise praising lead protagonist handling mysteries surrounding plot martin hopeful male lead plot concept expressed criticism indistinguishable animation constant exposition viewers felt bland special fourth reviewer hope expressed immediate dislike series criticizing lacking engage viewers lazy adaptation light novel concluding review remember time saw single factor thing recommend reviewed series future episodes praised enrollment arc standardized testing criticized schools competition arc execution weak exposition felt characters felt series doesn live potential cited background music animations possible reasons post review highly positive anime series calling dark horse contender new anime series year praised technical fundamental aspects magic series breaking supernatural approach works usually liked potential impact future events reviewer liked series noted certain viewers aspect liked characters story complex technical magic system mysteries panned exposition citing poorly timed heavy failing explain things better clarity concluded review writing anime great different director hired


country country novel speculative fiction author william gibson political thriller set contemporary north_america followed author previous novel pattern recognition succeeded zero history featured core cast characters plot comprises intersecting tales protagonists henry musician turned journalist researching story art young cuban chinese operative family occasion employ cia agent drug translator held captive brown strangely authoritarian secretive man themes explored include technology political climate united_states aftermath september attacks country quickly reached mainstream north american bestseller lists nominated british science fiction association awards plot summary strand novel follows henry member early 1990s cult band freelance journalist hired advertising write story nascent magazine described european wired use technology art world helped curator richard investigates los_angeles artist virtually deaths celebrities river phoenix leads bobby expert technologies handles technical requirements background navigation systems united_states military paranoid refusing sleep gps grid square consecutive nights talk admiration chinese cuban family freelance illegal brown describes associated support personnel based new_york_city assigned hand series mysterious old man adept form encompasses variant free running religion alluded old man connections american intelligence circles hopes explain mysterious death father old man calls favour family dispatches dangerous new assignment identity old man remains unclear context implies pattern recognition protagonist father having removed channels normal life focus disrupting sees criminal elements operating united_states government tracking family man known brown lead covert operative organization unclear connection government orientation brown appears background law enforcement little training brown team attempt track activities old man help brown captive translate russian family communicate addicted anti anxiety drugs kept brown controls supply brown believes old man possession information revealed undermine public confidence participation iraq war attempts capture data brown instead fed old man intricate schemes strands novel converge shipping container unspecified cargo transported route unknown destination vancouver old man team tow shipping container revealed contain millions dollars diverted iraq reconstruction funds background composition initial conception development writing process country began gibson desire write novel ideas themes wished explore impetus story grew author visual impressions lower manhattan winter character emerged little material original pitch novel posted online early promotional campaign book publishers survived final draft original proposal focused obscure iraqi chronicles story disappeared millions iraqi reconstruction money readers blog included female networks theorist interested technology mixed heritage family organized crime plot followed readers attempt track shipping container behalf unnamed villain characters proposal appear final version albeit altered form early draft featuring musician turned journalist half cuban spy protagonists satisfy gibson introduced character drug translator story family chinese cuba turning crime based historical events role illegal inspired real crime families specializing smuggling phenomenon gibson encountered course work consulting entity global business network intended novel pattern recognition standalone work elements manifested script eventual successor including character marketing guru gibson developed plot apparent magazine way country came inhabit fictional universe predecessor january interview author revealed later novel set spring described shared world novels live gibson introduced media websites links friend initially found phenomenon excessively conceptual despite finding compelling idea digital grid mapping surface earth gibson saw little storytelling traction instead reworked material art novel started thought art stuff work way technology earlier fiction commented subsequent interview started liking wasn going conception artworks novel derived art movement inspired movement art magazine gibson reading regularly time novel exhibits gibson characteristic brand awareness key plot element pattern recognition products writing process author found writing process solution mystery container novel come written pages manuscript pre release gibson announced novel october blog fragments work posted non time leading reader speculation content plot novel following day blog featured exploration title close friend collaborator jack august gibson appearance virtual world second life reading novel later reflecting experience remarked second life construct lot corporate imagined report times described event heavily meaning light gibson role shaping virtual worlds interview promote release novel gibson revealed issues affected writing process pattern recognition sense text potentially online sort invisible theoretical text extends narrative novel direction commented recipient advanced reading copy initiated magazine literary project guise novel fictional magazine intent novel author volunteers track references cloud data surrounding work elements story internet resources google project precedent joe clark attempt logging pattern recognition took years develop complete novel published themes invite tea going country explores themes relating espionage war martial familiar themes author previous novels uses technology employed art nature celebrity author pattern recognition carried sequel review guardian observed novel ghost signs signs signs difficulty telling difference gibson pages data clues reader treatment technology novel notions virtual reality prominent gibson early fiction character proposes integral indistinguishable element physical world domain visited book tour novel gibson elaborated theme proposing meant called longer sphere activity separate secondary normal human activity increasingly common parts normal life free exception book point commented everyday life continues everyday life class divide elements novel author found poignant class division people access world power wealth vast majority experience gibson cited brown evidently routine use private jet example author felt time writing social widening drew parallels victorian era world breakthrough novel middle class super rich predominantly criminal victorian world writing country kept running feeling world actually trying predict victorian middle class like mexico like mexico_city think probably good direction interview telegraph promoting novel gibson world moving situation social status determined access communications technology material wealth political climate world ways september true beginning 21st century point narrative way responded changing things people world narratives narratives different versions cause effects event like seismic shock waves moving time line changes post september america including society appeared prominent motif gibson thought pattern recognition gibson interpreted attacks point experience culture changed course history marked true beginning 21st century crafting pages novel compelled write main character backstory attacks suddenly rendered called experience piece fiction result saw gibson noted use attacks inform writing lee village_voice advanced notion pattern recognition focused extent ambient sense aspects life collapse towers country accepted anxiety premise reflective novels politics present underlying theme country greater extent author previous novels novel read exploration fear uncertainty paranoia america divisive iraq war avoided overtly political themes previous work gibson found bush era politics level climate washington period disclosed interview like sheer sort neo denial reality makes work interesting mike scotland sunday characterized novel startling effective america dave new_york_times elaborated proposing arguably example post novel characters tired pushed forces larger bureaucracy history technology long ready start pushing interpretation reception country appeared bestseller charts august days release novel entered washington_post hardcover fiction bestseller list washington area late august september reached san_francisco canada listed publishers weekly hardcover fiction bestseller list new_york_times best seller list hardcover fiction lasted weeks earned nomination awards best novel finished second michael policemen union standings award best science fiction novel following year august armstrong independent named country best mike felt novel overtly science fiction gibson earlier novels retained wit insights mix techno nuanced edge previous work country essence pronounced telegraph tim martin classic paranoid quest narrative surveillance cold war post iraq era barnes usa_today found events points view shift constantly reader truly feels solid ground judged novel vivid ultimately coherent tale review washington_post bill hailed novel capture compared acclaimed literary fiction don despite complement thieves pirates country conventional thriller precise reflection american bears comparison best work don different sort writer gibson like writes fiction currents dismay fury culture country beautifully multi leveled title takes look culture clear eye minimum editorial comment gibson shows country drifted dangerously governing principles kind ironic nostalgia time character puts grown ups ran things country gibson takes large step forward position entertaining commentators astonishing chaotic present plot prose character park los_angeles_times hailed novel puzzle palace proportions echoes noting fact prominent link pattern recognition sinister tim martin thought plot lacked direction times conceded novel main henry storyline felt lightweight matt writing independent gibson conscious design thread plays backdrop hidden darker wider resonance declared country substantial novel predecessor basis john sydney morning herald concurred writing despite similarity plots novels narrative foundation later novel structure sophisticated visible park singled author prose praise proclaiming sentence authors equal gibson gift poetic description people products nailed beautiful precision ideal catalog matt noted found gibson tendency hyper initially irritating hypnotic quality relentless author prose clay evans daily camera benjamin new_york sun declared real news country flair gibson brought descriptions fit perfectly kinds things seattle times high cool novel contents pleasure gibson prose book simon cooper book agreed gibson prose felt plot characterization let book great lines observations country parts greater gibson master rendering paranoia high tech market society pattern recognition able combine sustained focus time didn work partly way narrative dissipate successfully hold disparate parts partly think main characters passive detached generate sufficient narrative tension gibson better writers science present denying book moments brilliance review providence journal andy smith remarked author master atmosphere character sentiment echoed post dan praising novel intelligence contemporary relevance felt gibson underlying political pre occupation detached narration came expense character development drumming entertainment_weekly awarding novel rating concurred complaining protagonists feel like higher tech useful features actions product manipulation external forces conscious decisions daily_telegraph roger blunt remarking relentless pace plot hid character development deep dental equally shiny matt summed issue opining problem thriller begins technology journalist talking experimental artist matter exciting events later hard care conclusion reviewers divided merits novel ending andy smith lamented finale intriguing novel distinctly tim martin wrote sum parts clay evans dismissed especially meaningful fun matt found lacking traditional thriller excitement san_francisco_chronicle reviewer michael called ingenious reversal proved despite apparent novel oddly optimistic ghost story overall judged novel ultimately unsatisfactory account ending gibson hides complications plot successfully feels important happening roger judged novel triumph style substance exactly way suspect gibson wants colleague martin regular new dark contemporary surge suspicion bad faith novel suggested author approaching apex writing dan concluded comic satire worthy addition gibson canon significant cultural artifact rank author best works


spy loved novel spy loved ninth novel tenth book james_bond series published cape april shortest sexually explicit novels clear departure previous bond novels story told person young canadian woman bond appear thirds way book wrote prologue novel giving credit author reactions critics fans happy book attempted suppress elements blocked paperback edition united_kingdom gave permission title sold film rights harry albert aspects plots character jaws loosely based characters book british paperback edition published death heavily adapted version spy loved appeared daily express newspaper daily comic strip format title tenth film productions series star roger moore bond plot elements novel plot summary structured novel sections describe phases story young canadian woman narrates story detailing past love affairs took field thrown cinema windsor exposure physical relationship ended night subsequently rejected sent letter oxford_university saying forcibly engaged parents second love affair german boss kurt eventually pregnant informed paid switzerland abortion telling affair procedure returned native canada started journey north_america stopping work motor court mountains managers end vacation season looking night owner arrive inventory close winter horror work arrive look insurance purposes hired burn profit insurance blame fire fall incident cruel says want dance attack holding starting remove continue attack rape door stops british secret service agent james_bond appears door asking room having tyre passing bond quickly realises horror danger men eventually gets agree provide room bond tells america wake operation detailed protect russian nuclear expert defected west lives toronto quest night horror set fire attempt kill bond gun battle escape horror car crashes lake bond retire bed alive makes attempt kill bond shoots wakes find bond gone leaving note promises send police assistance concludes telling ugly events lived finishes reading note large police detachment arrives taking statement officer charge detail bond advice warns men involved violent crime espionage regardless including bond dangerous avoid reflects motors end book continuing tour america despite officer warning devoted memory spy loved characters themes continuation bond author sees best realised female characterisation undertaken partly story told person narrative academic black notes closest gets kitchen sink realism bond canon victim life past tough characters novel given attention second lover kurt caricature cruel german forces abortion finishing affair according black horror comic book villains comic book names characters given status villains bond stories second rate professional killers makes believable story casino question morality bond villains brought bond police officer involved argues runs counter theme novel appeared number bond books including concept bond saint george dragon black agrees sees spy loved account vulnerable challenge manipulative nature individuals possibility trapped evil background spy loved written jamaica estate january february shortest manuscript produced novel pages long found book easiest write apologised editor cape ease spy loved described biographer andrew violent story indicative state mind time borrowed surroundings writing point include places seen location upstate new_york drive past way black hollow farm similarly took incidents life novel box royalty windsor mirrors loss establishment colleague sunday_times robert gave printer story minor character frank named jack friend wife neighbours jamaica stuart novel heroine release reception spy loved published april hardcover edition publishers cape pages long cost shillings artist richard undertook cover art raised fee charged artwork included commando knife borrowed editor michael howard cape spy loved published viking books april pages costing reception novel bad wrote michael howard cape explain wrote book increasingly surprised find designed adult audience read schools young people making hero james_bond crossed mind write tale bond record straight minds particularly younger readers experiment obviously gone subsequently requested paperback version book british market paperback version appeared death heightened sexual writing novel banned number countries story published magazine title changed reviews broadly critics welcome experiment bond formula academic pointed spy loved received worst reception bond books daily_telegraph example wrote dear dear dear think books wrote glasgow herald thought finished ability plot deserted entirely substitute fast moving story sorry upper class told detail writing observer richardson described tale new altogether variation going hope doesn spell total eclipse bond blaze richardson ended piece asking author write bit instead critic times dismissive bond describe person cult efficient love war critic dismisses experiment writing novel lacks usual careful construction written disappointment john thought tried way romantic association philip writing times literary supplement considered novel version beauty beast review noted bond arrives scene find threatened problem usual way great quantity ammunition expended kept busy customary sexual associated kill considered words police captain summarized character remarks recent james_bond activities critic listener considered spy loved silly unpleasant worst thing boring critic time lamented fact lacking spy loved high stake gambling scene meal ordering scene torture scene battleship grey blades club critic fact store discovery cruel handsome face james_bond turn halfway latest book anthony wrote author reached unprecedented low reviews negative howard wrote spectator surprisingly new book romantic early sex england nasty needed absolutely thrilling narrator rescued death worse man like james_bond like touch prefer way doubt real fans adaptations comic strip original novel adapted daily comic strip published british daily express newspaper syndicated world adaptation ran december october adaptation written jim lawrence illustrated work adapted comic strip strip reprinted books james_bond vol published spy loved title tenth film productions series star roger moore british secret service agent commander james_bond insisted film contain plot novel steel toothed character horror included jaws


novel inheritance cycle christopher released september originally intended conclude inheritance trilogy books writing book decided series complex conclude book reason single book close pages long deluxe edition includes removed scenes previously unseen art released october focuses story dragon continue quest overthrow corrupt ruler empire remaining dragon riders group governed fictional nation series takes place begins immediately preceding novel eldest concludes published alfred books young readers imprint random house children books book sold copies day sale record random house children book novel debuted number usa_today list reviewers criticized book length commenting growing maturity treatment characters plot setting characters begins days events eldest conclude continues story inheritance cycle takes place fictional continent struggle power small country rebel group called attempts overthrow larger empire supported mainly empire populated large numbers humans far allies inheritance cycle focuses story teenage boy named dragon remaining dragon riders group governed past times destroyed rider named took control land greatest fear new rider rise position king empire finds dragon sends servants effort capture forced flee home decide join told person perspectives multiple primary protagonists characters include humans dragons humans return antagonists dragon return minor antagonist role shade appears main antagonist role minor characters reprise roles previous installments inheritance cycle including dwarf humans angela katrina dragon plot summary begins travel home creatures killed uncle rescue katrina held prisoner kill katrina return stays kill remaining suitable punishment katrina father imprisoned reluctant kill fighting remaining mentions discovered names doesn understand ignores pleads mercy kills consulting queen come agreement punish condemned meet daughter arranges affairs regain future crimes travels confronts later revealed teacher angela come order protect traveled empire conflict group soldiers meet spirits travel reveals association crafts boat grass whilst sings flower return discovers katrina pregnant child wedding arranged conduct begins small force enchanted troops attack alongside dragon enchanted soldiers spells cast couldn allow feel pain king king discovers method kill soldiers spell aid cause flee empire winning battle fight marries katrina leader orders attend election new dwarf king mountains leaves reluctance forced remain order protect travels leader hold ancestral home enormous bear regarded threat way staying brief period hold shown forest stone heads new dwarf king elected target failed assassination found work dwarf clan dwarf forces exile having earned sympathies elected new king arrives coronation star rose destroyed battle coronation return capital train revealed memory deceased mentor father asked time right justify revelation reveals source power heart hearts allows holder communicate draw energy dragon belongs dragon deceased great distance away spent years collecting forcing deceased dragons channel energy delighted learn existence dragons imprisoned dark training visits swords riders wouldn create weapon long ago swore oath create weapon fall riders stocks metal required forge rider swords completely exhausted instructions able acquire metal requires roots tree repeated requests creates weapon controlling body gives sword body forged sword special bond sword created making sword burst flames intend use magic suspects sword true depart says time come openly oppose empire combat alongside queen gives happen able advice fly fly city laying siege sent missions military force targets convoy supply wagons guarded enchanted soldiers feel pain unit suffers extreme casualties commander replaced losing hand mission attack large enemy force raiding village plans new commander captain cause operation fail gives new orders kills ninety enemy soldiers leading victory despite saving mission charged punishment public promotes commander sends unit mission leaves command group men enforce idea men working challenges leadership unit forces submit returning squad joins siege city empire siege begins rescues departs find leader city discovers attempting create shade racing kill vision showing fighting power fight sky soon badly wounded midst fighting possesses tries lure fails suffers seizure uses kill killed shortly vision managed create shade fight desperately battling mind stabs heart successful siege tells plans invading empire known background writing books inheritance cycle eldest sold million copies worldwide alfred books young readers imprint random house children books publisher books prepared release printing million copies advance random house biggest initial print run children book said tried let expectations surrounding affect stating author found allow think things actually fell trap sat started single word turned away computer began writing paper instead pages rewritten computer document mother unlike features multiple points view parts book written perspective time series based dragon behavior attitude pets animals grew particularly pet cats thought dragon like cat ways sort self satisfied attitude added challenging depict scenes standpoint dragon enjoyed interesting thoughts opinions ancient language inheritance cycle partly based old norse word ancient old norse word meaning fire found reading dictionary word origins said loved decided base rest ancient language old norse find words went online dug guides language invented words based learned formed system grammar pronunciation guide fit world developing probably difficult writing books languages book created scratch asked sci wire kind challenges faced writing book said trying avoid references modern items actions takes place long industrial revolution said limits things characters use informs extends recent words phrases example going use description short order researched origins discovered coined describe modern cooking short order cook split editing according author features complex story moral sheer number events gives rich narrative halfway writing book realized story complex going end pages decided split books inheritance trilogy inheritance cycle revealed decision october press release stated development writer caused book complex decision bring kill shade end book realized needed new ending book split need plot points strong reader interested ending book point view confrontation combined shade battle reader interested draft book finished april newsletter sent month said busy way editing surprisingly enjoyable experience time hardest editing having material spent days weeks working writer tell spent days certain scene reason final manuscript question matters scene contributes book said executive editor alfred worked eldest assisted editor title cover audio book said words thought book title ancient language word learned series holds particular significance unlike books series subtitle seven promises revealed newsletter official website said added felt suited story way view book halves volume subtitle merely sections john illustrated english cover featuring golden dragon content cover things initially confirmed wrote book originally planned feature green dragon later indicated affected expansion series book cycle liked cover reflects longest intense entry series far japanese translation large publisher split volumes japanese want cover volumes commissioned paint second volume parents drawings based book deluxe edition including arm hand holding sword receives book sword named flames blade provided voice english audio book order help recorded pronunciation invented word list pages long tricky roll properly said prepared going largely physical description specific details voices best creature features described try imagine example jaw work try adapt attach sounds okay ear slightly stranger normal promotion release march book released inheritance cycle official website stating meet god posted video message website stating book meet new terrifying enemy likes laugh good way final released july stating characters pregnant book excerpts released official inheritance cycle website held interview day release book toured cities north_america promote book visit new_york_city september november released united_states canada australia new_zealand singapore united_kingdom september originally supposed released september nancy publishing director alfred books young readers said company received requests hoping host midnight launch parties responded enthusiasm advancing date know fans welcome opportunity celebrate publication midnight party events held united_states september release deluxe edition released october including deleted scenes posters seen art author guide dwarf sold copies north_america day initial print run million copies initial print run day sales largest random house children book division sold copies day united_kingdom fastest selling children book country australia book sold copies making country best selling books year debuted number usa_today list stayed list consecutive weeks march critical reception received mixed positive reviews critical reviewers commenting book length growing maturity treatment characters david durham washington_post gave novel moderately negative review praising streamlined prose said novel loses focus middle added core elements tale end book shows growing maturity quiet moments durham noted parts bore younger readers durham found new characters original added depth characters previous novels inheritance cycle contrast salt lake said hasn learned create characters readers relate praised strong female characters calls pages says reward preceding pages publishers weekly gave negative review criticizing novel relying classic fantasy noting appeal younger readers older readers unimpressed voice youth advocates reviewer criticized length book accusing enjoying wandering fantasy world urging provide cleaner finish series criticized content book asserting lot action forward motion buffalo news commented alternating points views chapters manages convey complexity situation offering refreshing new perspectives children literature writer gave book positive review praising action scenes appeal male female readers asserts long read worth reach end


lady forest lady forest novel historical fiction novel american author telling robin hood legend perspective characters associated legend story centers english lady encounters lord robert rival sheriff nottingham amid backdrop prince john schemes aims increase wealth power expense post conquest england brother king richard wrote novel prequel known legend understanding robin hood lacked single origin story decided create original narrative depicted seven different people social structure came join fight medieval england spent year researching writing story sought combine fact legend developing motivations certain characters novel published september books cover designed illustrator anne gilbert lady forest received generally positive reviews analyzed robin hood scholar stephen thomas knight observed strong woman helps robert veteran adjust life england knight connects post vietnam mood existed novel written released sequel lady plot summary story begins spring english county lady attends festival held castle earl wishes honour return surviving heir lord robert seeks audience robert learn manner father sir hugh death previous year robert witness reserved mentally robert strongly having flashbacks sir hugh violent murder hands informs hugh wished marry william harsh sheriff nottingham dismay knows intends marry prince john arrives unexpectedly plans states wish ally earl marrying robert daughter approaches raising taxes ostensibly sent ransom john brother king richard truth john wishes revenue maintain brother imprisonment soon reluctantly manipulated accompanying sheriff attend market nottingham castle kidnapped prisoner william scarlet enraged man imprisoned killing norman soldiers taken depths nearby forest lord robert taught navigate massive forest youth secretly tracks scarlet able secure release accompanying modest manor robert falls ill fever gradually wears mental wall built captivity recovery relationship soon refuses offer marriage robert returns way adam bell scarlet contest encounters father prominent told wish marry prince john intentions grabs power robert refuses barely avoids forced marry escapes help kind sheriff guy flees castle earl displeased son liaison causing robert travel small village namesake holding robert steal funds needed king richard ransom begins rich help gradually befriended time eleanor richard mother working raise ransom legal methods clergy quarter value property gold silver treasures churches imposing taxes small village captured sent sheriff dungeon given ultimatum marry find charged rescued robert arrives friends free arrested prince john money stolen king richard arrives unexpectedly allowing robert associates escape development american author known writing fantasy novels moved historical fiction genre new noted thing wanted try someday dream big mainstream historical epic proposed literary agent write robin hood legend perspective maid understood rendition original story lady forest purely describing novel prequel author explained wanted write story legend came tale seven different people social structure came join fight medieval england key logic historical fact fantasy classic legend developed interpretation things came wanted come know people climb inside heads learn motivated took year research write novel credited resource materials robin hood keen ballads robin hood elizabeth chronicles warren king john works joseph interview stated writing story extremely challenging employs viewpoints main characters lord robert sir guy earl eleanor sheriff plain daughter scarlet outlaw falsely accused rape simple boy jew robert uses raise money ransom shepherd turned reluctant outlaw little john believed experience better writer spoken difficulties writing medieval women particularly contemporary authors accused giving characters independence thought feminist author acknowledged eleanor invented character close boundaries believes eleanor reflection women loose morals existed continued choose believe eleanor looked sexual means seeking freedom choice age women little conversely wrote product times shaped ordinary responsibilities expectations medieval woman gains strength freedom love loss good reputation captive forest analysis stephen thomas knight scholar robin hood written extensively interesting perspective legend according lady forest long line contemporary stories elevated hero status connects corresponding weakening robin story noting relationship novel post vietnam date story robin rendered veteran returning state knight continues evident post vietnam mood basis weakening robin permit strong woman presentation independent intelligent woman helps lord robin establish man leader resistance article published journal gender studies jane stated lady forest long line contemporary fantasy novels depicted women having endure acts rape violence oppression aspects isolated difficulties instance subjected attempted forced marriage added context book praised extraordinary oppressive gender based criteria promoted norman society attack robert compares lady man father met determination intensity release reception lady forest published september new_york_city based books cover art gilbert japanese translation released german edition published stated march interview options taken adapting book added true works followed novel sequel lady depicts effects king richard death persecuted sheriff earl works john favor arthur brittany lady forest received generally positive reviews stephen knight deeming highly effective novel library journal lauded thoroughly researching story overwhelming readers facts predicted book popular wake feature film robin hood prince thieves journal continued author personal touches create delightful historical novel traditional romantic overtones writing colorful active difficult book publishers weekly praised novel lively storytelling pacing helped enjoyable robin hood legend historical fiction book romance reviewer added works beautifully capturing tale robin terrifying bliss love delightful book promising talent publishers weekly included criticisms opining robert unlikely naive depicts


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light house light house satirical novel american screenwriter william originally serialized literary magazine old crow review sold light house books group imprint warner optioned film rights novel manuscript hired write screenplay adaptation novel delayed years plans release alongside upcoming film film produced light house finally published garnered critical acclaim new_york_times proclaimed prose fiction called worthy successor story follows artist named tim runs drug lord seeks refuge new_england inn middle easter work intentionally satirical novels early 19th century british author thomas love hall nightmare abbey plot summary story begins painter named tim suffers critical rejection peers decides break caribbean ends drug smuggling captain gets drunk falls overboard takes boat florida meets jesus lead drug running drugs miami boston collects million payment irish republican army escapes train new_england town winter storm picking force decides lodge seaside admiral inn weekend depart italy bitter new_york journalist writer believes rival author literary career arrives speak fiction workshop held admiral inn immediately detectives mistakenly admiral inn george worries cross dressing contract worker stranded abandoned lighthouse coast raging easter unhappy wife threatens leave morning stuck restaurant cook novel order pay debt incurred night professor director fiction workshop comes rescues brings inn people fiction workshop storm wife returns spa informs trying prostitute new arrival jesus registered false asks sex wife admits lighthouse decides brave storm landing craft immediately water carried tide mainland services prostitute property searching storm crashes inn guest killed table falls dragged sea dragged sea storm assistant round guests location million stole inn fire starts finally shows kills assistant knocking unconscious learns wife leaving prostitute inn completely flames motor boat lighthouse dump dead assistant sea weighed blocks land island runs lighthouse blows rubble lighthouse notices inscription author painted surrounding rocks says thinking time george publication history wrote novel studying drama university massachusetts completed draft light house stuck remained unpublished gave literary magazine old crow review benefit food charity short review editor described serial run light house gritty comedy set massachusetts coastal hotel raging winter storm funny original light house reluctantly rewrote novel times urging agent new_york_city light house sold books imprint warner immediately optioned film rights novel manuscript wanted delay publishing novel order release concurrent anticipated film release warner hired write screenplay adaptation light house light house finally published hardcover following year paperback fellow spy editor went joint book tour billed minor tour interrupted attacks years novel publication bought film rights light house didn like book published wanted wait movie got little hostile spain kingdom realized buy damaging gesture interview stated write good book realize little rewards book far novels concerned light house available german edition translated original january venus rain old crow review press june venus rain old crow review press january venus rain old crow review press june venus rain light house old crow review press january light house old crow review press english german editions june light house new_york books isbn light house roman berlin translated isbn literary significance reception light house intentionally references satirical novels early 19th century british author thomas love hall nightmare abbey novels little plot best known intellectual modes contemporaries characters normally assemble characteristic english country houses predominantly engage conversation nightmare abbey english romantic movement included characters based samuel taylor lord light house published critically acclaimed lackluster sales william review new_york_times called sort old english allows comes mind modern art magazine writing education young chicago_sun-times storyline allows seemingly infinite variety literary artistic taking heavy fire mark los_angeles_times praised refreshing disregard making light house contains race fiction seriously adult cartoon fiction bruce called worthy successor alfred boston herald detected delightful echoes brien modern masters novel concluding end girl gets girl bad guys lose old yankee blows eponymous lighthouse virginia legacy describing women light house mainly vehicles sex men boston_globe entire cast characters appeared created simply allowing makes pretty good spectator sport