land green land green german novel published best known work story portrays young people living police state soviet imposed communist dictatorship romania ending emigration germany narrator unidentified young woman belonging ethnic german minority said novel written memory romanian friends killed regime like books land green illustrates position german minority romania suffered double oppression regime rural german speaking community tries preserve culture enforcing traditional rules main characters escape environment university study city suffer political oppression exercised regime flee country germany cultural considered german eastern europeans critics read novel abuse ensuing trauma normal human relationships rendered impossible lack freedom expression threat violence imprisonment execution possibility personal friend traitor written style flashbacks time shifts language book reflects trauma political oppression publication german translation dutch novel received moderate attention gained international audience english translation michael published translation won international dublin literary award largest prize given single work fiction published english following announcement awarded nobel prize literature land green entered bestseller list plot character introduced reader girl named shares college dormitory room girls including narrator records experiences diary relating efforts escape world school society rides buses night anonymous sex men returning home factory work affair gym teacher soon joins communist_party book ends found dead hanging closet left diary narrator having supposedly committed suicide betrayed country party publicly denounced school ceremony soon narrator shares diary male friends kurt life escape attend college engage mildly subversive activities unsuitable german books banned songs writing crude code taking photographs buses carry prisoners prison construction sites german speaking communities receive mail mothers complaining illnesses children causing trouble fathers members nazi romania world war hide diary documents including photographs books deserted town quickly clear officer captain interested begins subject regular possessions searched mail opened threatened captain dog graduation separate ways remain contact letters regular visits letters read jobs kurt works supervisor instance narrator translates german factory fifth member befriends narrator clear acting partly orders lives miserable regime demands lose jobs apparently political reasons discuss fleeing country weeks arrives germany found dead fall window frankfurt hotel narrator likewise acquire germany continue receive death threats kurt remains romania longer working later found hanged novel ends passage began don speak said characters narrator kurt hail similar backgrounds german romanian students university suffer persecution oppose regime characters especially kurt deliberately developed great detail noted critics characterization point primarily poet poetic interest likewise said explain lack chapter organization transitional phrases main characters suffer oppression survive end book dies hanging commits suicide fleeing germany kurt found hanged narrator friend dies cancer genre autobiography novel partly autobiographical like narrator comes german speaking minority romania father man world war trained teacher lost position refusing cooperate emigrated germany interview mentioned real persons recognized characters including land green recognition characters case previous book land green best girlfriend died young betrayed stop loving earlier interview danish newspaper went greater detail friend portrayed novel good friend romania came visited germany finally escaped country service turned left passport lying saw chance morning ordinary person passport greece italy spain confessed shortly naturally throw happened period receiving death threats like fled romania kept far away know count friend novel approaches details green title mothers warn children eat green claiming poisonous novel regularly depicts police officers fruit officers lack fruit parallels persecution human race green suggest childhood childhood narrator watches romanian police guards streets city pocket green reverted childhood stealing village trees vision police state manned thieves reads like kind fairy tale brutality language style critics recognized writing political form manifest resistance claims power studied complex ambiguous imagery according larry reviewing book new_york_times poetic quality language essentially connected author objective author seeks create sort poetry spiritual material life communist romania critics generally shown appreciation novel language nicholas writing guardian prose simple level sentence safely assume translation faithful original blurred point times left unsure exactly going deliberate flight country learn horses driven mad fear novel language language general praised precision peter secretary swedish academy noted extreme precision words things left reviewer australian noted narrator named words liberty appear book usually referred dictator named twice characters jewish survivor notes dictator comparison hitler themes trauma psychological trauma caused fear novel fear isolation abandonment characterize lives person narrator friends describes fear life independent subject critic argues written response trauma life dictatorship citizens romania lived constant fear secret police said interview fear novel autobiographical according driver land green presents trauma testimony narrator gives testimony relates testimony friends suffering friend supposedly kills testimony preserved diary wrote sexual exploits men struggle cope guilt having joined communist_party effort better narrator preserving sharing friends paramount importance especially memory erased days death party establishment additional complexity comes testimony interwoven narrator testimony testimony interview published said concerned showing childhood experiences narrator frightened non child replicated larger adult image cut narrator father image presented early novel parallel father dictator evidenced fear retribution trauma causes victims strain friendship resulting lack trust disrupting normal human relationships remainder victim life novel portrays ongoing trauma survivors fall dictatorship critics focused different effects trauma novel work general argues style characterized narrative gaps illustrates effects trauma trauma structures memory trauma integrated narrative memory exists gap blank spot articulated returns form surprisingly literal flashbacks dreams notes effect distorted body image gives rise radical notably scene interrogation lists narrator clothes possessions narrator responds listing body parts eyes ears nose lips neck notes critic says central says increasingly prose coupled recent moving narrative suggest possibility overcoming trauma noted prose developing complicated situation german speaking minority romania recurring theme writing historically germans recruited austria-hungary southern areas following expulsion turks ottoman_empire given special privileges allowed language roman catholicism areas orthodox church paramount communities spoke german 20th century ethnic germans hitler proposed unite greater germany millions ethnic germans expelled eastern_europe war thousands forced labor camps years later romania communist government late 20th century status central themes land green idea explored detail valentine article romanian german conflicting identities community narrator member described extremely following persecution war remaining survivors desire germany exerted control especially children community addressed topic work translated english german community holds language habits attempt deny romanian dictatorship rules critic characterized communal attempt followed tradition according world narrator mother writes letters hope keeping daughter emotionally connected home village narrator father member father uncle example novel proposes tension inside romania culturally atmosphere community politically world main characters attend college german romanian main characters germany quickly discover german romania romanian germany face new social cultural linguistic difficulties commits suicide weeks arrival frankfurt critical reception academic interest book attracted academic interest scholars discussed distinct categories language style relation politics trauma studies given psychological pressure novel characters grow regime literary studies german minority romania topic valentine texas state university published article titles discussed monograph german legacy german language literature eastern_europe attention press german press novel publication generated modest positive attention reviewed novel length die october analyzing function fear praising book poetic epic comparing transitions structure found homer wrote simply use german language makes way language favorable review dutch translation appeared national daily newspaper english translation likewise favorably reviewed review san_diego union said heartbreaking tale bitter dark beautiful larry review new_york_times described book novel observed detail author seeks create sort poetry spiritual material life communist romania radio free europe reported novel favorite ali iranian pro democracy activist read persian translation shortly released prison awards award novel english translation won international dublin literary award received translator michael comments jury remarked main themes novel politics language saying novel brilliantly evokes world cruelty oppression set communist romania dictatorship land green portrays lives group students teachers integrity continuously betrayed stark vivid prose explores terror stricken society political green title stand truth brutal suppression world speaking matter life death author style novel individual characters drawn understated book bleak beautiful humorous heartbreaking award drew attention novel end year published paperback books northwestern university press nobel prize literature won nobel prize literature presentation ceremony member swedish academy referred land green account flight group youths terror regime immediately following announcement sales novels translated english thursday morning award announced land green accounts best book close business day publication history land green second novel published leaving romania der war der appeared german followed english translation published united_states metropolitan books november dutch translation published french language swiss media shown interest author novel translated french award paperback editions translation published united_kingdom later year september new cover art published united_states northwestern university press november november won nobel prize literature paperback released united_kingdom 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vicar vicar novel anthony courtship young woman feud titular broad church vicar low church nobleman methodist minister vicar attempt young woman gone expected depiction fallen woman controversial unusually wrote preface defending anticipated controversy contemporary reviewers tended ignore subplot instead courtship novel reviews generally positive reviewers readers acquired taste 1850s 60s novels unhappy darker tone later novels fortunes suffered mode novel publication owing publishers popular magazine originally intended instead issued monthly numbers form unpopular reading public lost readers result plot summary vicar set small town wiltshire develops connected frank eponymous vicar mary subplot involves courtship mary childhood friend vicar wife harry friend falls deeply love mary recognises good man fears woman man marries guardian aunt urge accept proposal telling affection feel come marriage face advice reject outright asks time consider mary finds love seeks second cousin captain walter falls love accepts offer marriage strikes form colonel captain father son fortune left late mother impoverished captain fears return india regiment mary unwilling inflict poverty end engagement mutual consent mutual regret mary yields warning theirs long engagement end captain finds able marry woman fortune comes pass death captain cousin heir family makes likely eventual heir current accepts captain heir buying colonel interest prevent family fortune lovers reunited leaving bitter family second subplot involves family miller jacob youngest son sam hard worker mill fallen bad companions absent home sam sister carry worse having yielded father living life sin unknown location farmer murdered course suspicion falls sam associates believes sam innocence acts sam discovers carry whereabouts resolves rescue finds temporary home clear permanent solution involve bringing family means winning father forgiveness carry leaves home found distraught eventually returns mill half resolved old home greeted mother sister father reluctantly allows remain family home eventually forget shame brought family carry remains family rest life returned past ensures find honest husband sam charged murder associates hanged continues work mill eventually marries girl methodist subplot centres relationship village methodist minister principal landowner believes sam guilty murder angered support spreads rumours relations carry grants permission build chapel piece land neighbouring residence hopes sight sound bell vicar tries reconcile existence chapel subsequently comes light land belong instead parish embarrassed pays chapel new location intervention son member parliament reconciled major themes plight fallen woman according plight carry center story vicar written chiefly object exciting pity sympathy fallen woman raising feeling forgiveness minds women autobiography argued punishment far heavier women men cases blame women given opportunity returning decent lives august shortly vicar begun appear form monthly numbers railroad ruin opened lane title character play representation stage provoked exchange pages times critics argued depiction prostitute theatre innocence unmarried girls attending performance supporters including responded worse women regularly portrayed italian operas considered suitable young women police court news times somewhat pages saint paul october article controversy read defence advertisement vicar took exception arguments times young women 1860s wrote unaware existence prostitution attempting ignorance virtue promoting vice accurate depiction miserable life woman streets arm young people resist harm lies character utterly false false human nature false london life conception known prostitute false comes contact supposed love love peculiar profession represented causing personal remorse exhibited fine creature noble woman man honoured loving ends success dirty miserable known knowledge deter thoroughly ignorance exhibited bright existence danger open noble capable final success book edition vicar appeared april bore preface felt compelled justify presentation character like carry reiterated points depicting fallen woman noble lead readers vice true depiction woman misery deter readers yielding hearts parents daughters fallen afford opportunity returning love courtship recurring theme work difficulty choosing henry james expressed described love story primarily love story love story constructed system young lady lovers young man treated forms present consequences spring false situations illustrate point james cited vicar mary col unlike majority mary called judge good bad good men presented sympathetic admirable character reader learns far captain character given reason mary prefer rival woman necessarily fall love man merits wrong woman marry love regardless worthy qualities girl period david view carry mary comprise girl period essay accused contemporary english girls imitating prostitutes dress speech manner declared girl period away moral consideration regard counsel aware views references novel according highly portrayal carry condition denial claim appointed courted trouble mary brought came disregard counsel attempted follow advice friends elders near end novel writes author describe young woman prompted conscience wide awake guided principle willing need sacrifice struggling wrong causing infinite grief nearly bringing utter allowed believe right marry man love opinion stories women essential given titular pre book vicar title changed point novel development early planning stages tentatively named count wrong religion vicar described religious novel frank explicitly religious character author won renown depictions lives clergy novels wrote social spiritual lives vicar object apply christian doctrine life world variety religious beliefs represented novel characters jacob primitive methodist family belongs low church high church charity tested response carry passes test william expresses hardened doctrine jacob little beliefs similar early life novelist supporter beginning sympathies tended increasingly broad church defended bishop expressed doubt literal truth old testament questioned doctrine eternal punishment contained creed resembled creator belief personally acquainted generous outspoken broad minded bit like portrait author clerical dress proves satisfaction providence state church publication history week early approached dallas fellow member club dallas appointed editor week magazine published firm evans agreed provide novel length beginning fee course correspondence dallas wrote course understood intended periodical week wrote vicar june november novel begun washington author mission negotiate postal treaty international copyright arrangements united_states concluded return england early stages unsuccessful campaign parliamentary seat borough publication date neared difficulties arose january dallas asked permission serial publication months agreed allow novels run months vicar career editor request diminished author income initially refused subsequently agreed delay months publication begin early july matters improve march dallas new request week bought rights victor hugo forthcoming novel expecting begin january hugo schedule novel available april magazine space run hugo novels willing vicar gentleman magazine instead gentleman magazine michael words inferior paper lower class reader poor general reputation personal feelings involved resented fact englishman asked yield disgust proposition think chiefly victor hugo novels regard nature added feeling asked way broken engagement failed work finished stipulated time week week month month duty french radical thrown refused hugo novel published gentleman magazine beginning end june sale week new publisher progress vicar magazine evans issued monthly numbers running july object mode independent publication fallen favour public suffered loss reputation readership result suffered loss agreeing reasons unspecified accept novel publication vicar published monthly magazine philadelphia time american book edition issued evans released novel book form single volume thirty illustrations henry woods year english language books published harper new_york leipzig russian translation published moscow dutch translation van published russian released recently editions published dover publications oxford_university press issued introduction david society introduction john reception preface suggests anticipated controversy depiction carry vicar happen times declared nice easy safe reading book old ladies young ladies welcome regulated families contemporary reviewers tended neglect carry subplot focus mary conduct criticised magazine times saturday review complained sort book pleasant described novel rate satisfactory book keeping reaction readers reviewers grown accustomed tone characters novels happy darker tone later works later critics varied opinion novel henry james loudly derided novels described article slow excellent story capital example interest produced means michael wrote sure title enduring reputation mary earlier critics found irritating wrote day sensible young woman wholly natural james pope labelled novel dull production recently scholars looked increasing favour describing powerful work suffered neglect present day critics increasingly carry subplot suggested supported similarity passages vicar autobiography small house referring johnny aspects portrayal based novelist early adulthood london


thousand splendid thousand splendid novel american author second following debut runner illegitimate child suffers stigma surrounding birth abuse faces marriage born generation later comparatively privileged youth lives intersect forced accept marriage proposal husband remarked regards novel mother daughter story contrast runner considers father son story continues themes previous work aspects focuses primarily female characters roles society thousand splendid released received favorable reviews publishers weekly library journal number new_york_times bestseller weeks following release week market sold million copies columbia pictures purchased film rights confirmed intentions create movie adaption book creation title title book comes line davis translation poem 17th century iranian poet street eye egypt pass count roofs thousand splendid hide walls interview explains searching english translations poems use scene character leaving beloved city found particular verse realized found right line scene evocative title phrase thousand splendid appears stanza inspiration asked led write novel centered women responded entertaining idea writing story women time finished writing runner novel male dominated story major characters wife men society hadn touched runner entire landscape felt fertile story ideas spring went recall seeing clad women sitting street corners children begging change remember watching walking pairs street trailed children ragged clothes wondering life brought point spoke women life stories truly heartbreaking began writing thousand splendid found thinking women woman met inspired voices faces incredible stories survival good inspiration novel came collective spirit writing disclosed ways thousand splendid difficult write novel runner partly penned runner waiting found second novel ambitious larger number characters dual focus covering multi period nearly years stated began write story picked pace found immersed world vanished developing story captured enabled tune background noise business inhabiting world creating characters took life point real similar runner manuscript extensively revised ultimately wrote book times complete novel anticipated release announced october described story family friendship faith salvation found love summary novel centers women lives series drastic events subsequent friendship support backdrop 20th 21st century split parts focus individual stories relationship women life section happens written present tense lives outskirts mother father wealthy businessman owns cinema lives town wives children illegitimate daughter prohibited live visits thursday fifteenth birthday wants father movie theater pleas mother town goes house refuses ends sleeping street morning returns home find mother committed suicide fear daughter deserted taken live father house arranges married thirty years senior pregnant seven successive times able carry child term sad reality ultimately grows wife inability child particularly son marriage wears gradually abusive introduces girl growing close friends boy living neighborhood eventually develop romantic relationship despite aware social boundaries men women society war comes afghanistan bombarded rocket attacks family decides leave city emotional farewell making love family decides leave packing rocket destroys house killing parents severely injuring subsequently taken recovering injuries discovers pregnant child informed died agrees marry man eager young attractive second wife hopes having son gives birth daughter displeased suspicious results abusive eventually best friends plan run away leave caught bus station beats water days killing years later gives birth son risen power imposed harsh rules population prohibiting women appearing public male relative drought living conditions poor workshop burns forced jobs ill suited sends number caught streets attempts visit daughter day appears outside house reunited realizes hired inform fake death marry returns home work tells father visitor starts beat nearly kills confesses killing order draw attention away publicly executed allowing leave pakistan spend days working guest house summer retreat fall return afghanistan stop village raised discover package father left small sack money letter reads letter discovers regretted sending away return use money fix starts working teacher pregnant child girl named characters ethnic born illegitimate child suffers shame childhood circumstances birth described portrayal key word isolated sense word woman detached day day norms human existence wants connection human despite initially friend alternative mother common married abusive psychologically imposing ethnic born beautiful intelligent girl coming family father university educated teacher states compared fulfilling relationship father childhood friend expected finish school looking personal different representations women life tied second wife husband originally draws resentment feels territory despite daughter practical purposes struggles abuse face marriage end novel stayed ethnic antagonist novel marries arrangement later marries suffering years domestic abuse hands death violent struggle stated hoped create multi layered character saying embodiment tribal character writing didn want write villain person moments humanity love son identified encounter man years earlier foundation character man sweet wife informed planning marry ethnic born boy grew lost leg land age eventually evolve best friends lovers decade separation married expecting child end novel mother servant birth result affair wives legitimate children leaves bitter hangs journeys house birthday betrayal regards act elderly teacher friend dies natural causes father wealthy man wives fathered marries death later regrets sending away dies father educated progressive killed rocket explosion mother brief meeting depicted cheerful happy nature disrupted sons leave home war later killed spends nearly time bed mourning sons victorious later killed rocket explosion born spring daughter conceived fourteen news alleged death arrives order hide child provide decides marry birth marks beginning fall favor friendship born september serves despite abuse mother remains unaware fact killed continuously asks lies saying simply left time initially blaming father mysterious disappearance comes accept father figure themes family asked common themes runner thousand splendid replied novels relationship parent child manifest contradictions prominent theme intend interested appears way parents children love end honor way novels runner father son story thousand splendid seen mother daughter story ultimately considers novels love stories love draws characters isolation gives strength limitations expose perform devastating acts self sacrifice women afghanistan visited afghanistan heard stories happened women endured difficulties gender based violence suffered discrimination barred active life having movement restricted banned essentially practicing legal social rights political rights motivated write novel centered women washington_post writer suggests central theme thousand splendid place women society pointing passage mother states learn learn daughter like compass needle points north man accusing finger finds woman remember book forced accepting marriage requires wear implemented law later increasingly abusive trades weekly review states novel consistently shows women dependent fathers husbands especially sons bearing male children sole path social status critical reception week following release thousand splendid sold million copies number new_york_times bestseller weeks time magazine placed number fiction books praised dense rich pressure packed guide enduring said washington_post book world case wondering thousand splendid good runner answer better thousand splendid received significant praise reviewers publishers weekly calling powerful depiction afghanistan usa_today describing prose beautiful lisa new_york_times attributed book success understanding power emotion popular writers walter guardian wrote skilled telling certain kind story events violence misery abuse doesn characters live direct explanatory style sense moving ending makes narrative slip easily gave novel highly positive review magazine love thing comes mind consider war ravaged landscape afghanistan emotion subterranean powerful beautiful illicit infinitely patient pages thousand splendid best selling novel runner examines connections unlikely friends open parents children quiet hearts new_york_times writer wrote critical review describing opening heavy handed early events novel soap opera despite objections concluded gradually storytelling skills reader objections sheer momentum succeeds making emotional reality lives day day routines able sense daily life like harsh reign similarly christian science monitor concluded thousand splendid ultimately little work literature depictions lead female characters praised commentators john freeman houston_chronicle found enormously winning carol usa_today described heroic characters spirits grasp rays hope summed portrayals branded forced abusive marriage age beauty success recognition law husband share story epic scope spanning decades follows women fortunes mirror beloved battered country pretty look standing find strength need survive entertainment_weekly dubbed males recent literature lisa said exception male characters evil weak woman wrote things male characters probably labeled man film columbia pictures owns movie rights novel finished writing draft screenplay slated direct scott signed producer studios confirmed tentative release date


majesty secret service novel majesty secret service tenth novel james_bond series published cape april initial secondary print runs sold books sold month wrote book jamaica whilst film productions series films filmed nearby majesty secret service second book known trilogy begins concluded live twice story centres bond ongoing search find incident contact college arms london bond finds based switzerland meeting discovering latest plans bond attacks centre based escapes confusion bond meets falls love tracy story pair marry end story kills bond wife hours ceremony number revelations bond character book including showing emotional present previous stories common bond stories names places people knew heard research station based nazis turned research establishment examining races majesty secret service received broadly good reviews british american press novel adapted run story playboy daily comic strip daily express newspaper novel adapted sixth film productions james_bond film series film star george bond majesty secret service adapted play bbc radio starring toby plot year james_bond british secret service operative involved operation trailing private criminal organisation leader organisation nuclear devices subsequently western world described convinced longer exists bond frustrated insistence continue search inability find letter resignation superior whilst composing letter bond encounters beautiful young woman named tracy road subsequently gambling table saves coup paying gambling debt unable cover following day bond follows attempted suicide captured professional taken offices head biggest european crime syndicate tracy daughter child believes way save daughter suicide attempts bond marry facilitate offers bond million million pounds bond refuses offer agrees continue tracy mental health improves uses contacts inform bond switzerland bond returns england given lead college arms london discovered assumed title wants formal confirmation title asked college declare reigning count visit college arms bond finds family motto sir thomas bond world unlikely bond ancestor pretext genetically inherited minor physical lack needs personal confirmation bond college arms representative sir visit atop finally meets undergone plastic surgery partly remove disguise police security services tracking bond learns group young british irish women livestock food truth aide carrying biological warfare agents britain ireland order destroy agricultural economy post world war britain depends believing discovered bond escapes ski chased number kills process afterward state total exhaustion encounters tracy town base mountain told father bond vicinity bond weak helps escape airport woman proposes marriage accepts bond returns england works plan capture helped union bond mounts air assault clinic whilst clinic destroyed escapes run bond gives chase escapes bond flies germany marries tracy drive honeymoon hours later drive past machine tracy killed attack characters themes majesty secret service contains author continuation bond novels calls major revelations bond character start bond showing emotional visiting grave casino year emotional continues bond asking tracy marry character tracy defined female leads bond canon points enigmatic quality bond falls love notes gives relatively little information character bond academic identifies character example characters morals closer traditional villains act good support bond type include russia love tiger live twice fellow academic black noted connection world war wears king medal resistance fighters war reference method differentiate good evil raises question distinction legality according black background majesty secret service written jamaica estate january february whilst bond film filmed nearby draft novel pages long called hell later changed title told nineteenth century sailing novel called majesty secret service seen friend nicholas henderson road market bond books events names life writing 1930s visited austria ski deliberately set slope closed danger snow cracked came catching end remembered incident bond escape occasionally stay sports club austrian alps nazis closed club turned research establishment examining races pseudo scientific research centre inspired centre connection inspiration character rear admiral john apparent bond visiting quarterdeck home rings ship bell hms command ship superior officer naval intelligence division war known temperament christmas lunch tells bond old naval acquaintance chief gunnery officer named actually old colleague old worked stock firm whilst based dragon college arms dragon title researcher robin asked use title book play words address flat combined dragon like creature come spanish generally born physical attribute discovered line bonds bears family motto world appropriated bond family historical references names based spanish nickname sir francis drake fact naming character tracy background wright married wartime lover died air raid bond grief loss wife echo loss wright mistakes novel bond ordering half bottle roger champagne friend patrick pointed roger champagne time produced half bottles majesty secret service second book called trilogy sitting introduced live twice finally killed bond present directs operations distance bond meet majesty secret service constitutes bond meeting release reception majesty secret service published april hardcover edition publishers cape pages long cost shillings limited edition copies printed numbered signed artist richard undertook cover art edition advance orders edition cape immediate second impression copies selling end april end sold excess copies novel published america august new american library changed publishers viking press spy loved book pages long cost topped new_york_times best seller list months reviews writing guardian critic anthony berkeley cox writing francis noted minor errors spotted likely enjoyment novel considered majesty secret service usual level bit writing guardian sister paper observer richardson deliberate moral reformation bond notes bond harder needed richardson thought reforming bond reformed story telling getting loose overall thought certainly best bond books better plotted retains insane grip end writing sunday_times said james_bond man like woman like sheets critic times considered spy loved majesty secret service constitutes substantial complete recovery view reviewer recovery point time forget exaggerated things said sex return simple fact compelling story writing times literary supplement thought new james_bond meeting late sentimental dirty considered time stop treating significant accept good vulgar thriller writer suited times readers new_york herald thought majesty secret service solid houston_chronicle considered novel best notable chapter saga james_bond gene writing boston_globe wrote bond needs quality muster escape alive book gives rise chase scenes good guys bad guys literature fantastic nature plots considered accounts half world secret service ring authenticity previous role writing washington_post jerry thought bond irresistible women handsome menacing way charming nerves steel starting look little older praise novel saying new book millions fans writing new_york_times anthony described biographer john pearson avid anti bond anti man admitted argue success went simply pro set opinion silly tedious novel went majesty secret service better spy loved lazy inadequate story going complaint adventures james_bond bad literature aren good bad literature finished review aren writing bad books like opposite point view taken robert writing los_angeles_times considered work significant point fiction saying bond novels change emphasis fiction important importance claimed sprung revolution taste return qualities fiction submerged 20th century vogue realism importance comparable phenomenon conan holmes stories believed merely accept willing suspension disbelief hunger critic time magazine referred previous criticism thought latest bond signs took critics heart complained consumer hero critic worse follow bond threatened international clearly fate worse death eventually machine lethal red saves james_bond better self adaptations majesty secret service april june issues playboy comic strip novel adapted daily comic strip published daily express newspaper syndicated worldwide strip ran nearly year june adaptation written henry illustrated john strip reprinted books james_bond vol published majesty secret service novel adapted sixth film productions series starred george appearance bond role films produced different order books continuity storylines broken films altered accordingly character present previous film live twice bond met previous meeting ignored plot majesty secret service radio novel adapted bbc radio saturday drama strand toby played graves die day portrayed bond appeared film radio adaptations novel


song ice fire song ice fire series epic fantasy novels american novelist screenwriter george martin volume series game begun published martin initially envisioned series trilogy published planned seven volumes fifth recent volume series published dance dragons took martin years write sixth novel winds winter written song ice fire takes place fictional continents point view chapter story limited perspective range characters growing novel thirty fifth main stories war families control rising threat supernatural northernmost reaches ambition deposed king exiled daughter assume iron throne martin inspirations included wars roses french historical novels kings song ice fire received praise diverse portrayal women religion realism assortment disparate points view confronts reader success survival point view characters assured morally ambiguous world song ice fire questions concerning loyalty pride human sexuality morality violence frequently arise april books sold million copies worldwide translated languages fourth fifth volumes reached new_york_times best seller lists releases derived works prequel series comic book adaptation card board video games plot synopsis song ice fire takes place fictional world seasons years end centuries events novel backstory seven kingdoms united lord seven kingdoms founder dynasty beginning game years passed rebellion led robert deposed killed ruler king proclaimed robert king lord seven kingdoms principal story chronicles power struggle iron throne great houses following death king robert game robert eldest son immediately proclaimed king mother lord stark king robert hand chief advisor discovers siblings product twin executed treason response robert brothers lay separate claims throne period instability regions attempt self rule eldest son proclaimed king north establishes independent kingdom region iron islands called war kings progress middle second book clash kings second story takes place far north year old wall ice defends seven kingdoms wall sworn brotherhood night watch protect realm incursions free folk humans living north wall night watch story told primarily point view jon snow son stark jon follows footsteps uncle stark joins watch young age rising quickly ranks volume storm swords night watch storyline increasingly war kings story follows daughter ruler seven kingdoms set continent located directly east narrow sea storyline isolated dance dragons married elder brother powerful slowly independent intelligent ruler right rise power aided historic birth dragons hatched eggs given wedding gifts dragons soon symbol legitimate claim iron throne devastating weapons war publishing history overview books ice fire series published hardcover later released paperback editions harper voyager publishes special editions series translated languages page totals given editions novels george martin successful fantasy sci author writer writing song ice fire book series martin published short story novel mid-1990s won hugo awards awards awards short fiction early books received fantasy fiction community readership remained relatively small martin took jobs writer hollywood mid-1980s principally worked revival twilight zone beauty beast developed pilots wrote feature film scripts grew frustrated pilots getting related production limitations like budgets episode lengths forcing cut characters trim battle scenes pushed martin writing books worry size imagination works childhood wanted write epic fantasy specific ideas martin hollywood projects summer started writing new science fiction novel called chapters vivid idea boy seeing man finding snow eventually non prologue chapter game putting aside martin finished chapter days grew certain longer story chapters martin perceived new book fantasy story started making maps writing book interrupted years martin returned hollywood produce series abc ordered ultimately aired martin gave agent pages page story projection planned trilogy novels dance dragons winds winter intended follow martin reached novel end manuscript pages felt series needed eventually books long imagined linked long story martin chose song ice fire overall series title martin saw struggle cold fiery dragons possible meaning ice fire word song previously appeared martin book titles song songs dead men sing stemming songs martin named robert frost poem fire ice cultural associations passion versus betrayal possible influences series title revised finished manuscript game pages long publication following august wheel time author robert jordan written short endorsement cover influential ensuring book series early success fantasy readers blood dragon pre release sample drawn chapters went win hugo award best pages removed game manuscript served opening second book entitled clash kings released february united_states manuscript length pages clash kings book ice fire series best seller lists reaching new_york_times best seller list success lord rings films martin received inquiries rights ice fire series producers filmmakers martin months late turning book storm swords chapter written red wedding pivotal scene notable violence themes violence death storm swords pages manuscript causing problems martin publishers world books published storm swords single volume united_states november language editions divided volumes storm swords debuted number new_york_times bestseller list timeline gap game clash kings storm swords martin originally intended write books fourth book tentatively titled dance dragons focus return associated conflicts martin wanted set story years storm swords younger characters grow older dragons grow larger agreeing publishers early new book shorter storm swords martin set write novel closer length clash kings long prologue establish happened meantime initially chapter iron islands events iron islands impact book told existing characters martin eventually introduced new viewpoints martin optimistic fourth installment released quarter year gap work characters writing hand martin covering events gap solely flashbacks internal hand happen years working book year martin realized needed additional interim book called feast book pick story immediately book martin scrapped idea year gap material written page prologue mixed new viewpoint characters iron islands expanded storylines resulting story interactions complicated plot martin manuscript length feast eventually surpassed storm swords martin reluctant necessary deep cuts book length compromised story mind printing book skin paper giving reader glass option hand martin rejected publishers idea splitting narrative feast parts late book martin started writing characters stories objected ending book resolution viewpoint characters previous books characters spread world friend suggested martin divide story geographically volumes feast approach martin room complete commenced story arcs originally intended felt best approach years later martin moved unfinished characters stories set east north wall book dance dragons left feast cover events king landing iron islands books begin immediately end storm swords running parallel instead involve different casts characters little overlap martin split chapters books having moved popular characters jon snow dance dragons release october november feast went straight new_york_times bestseller list positive reviewers time dubbed martin american fans critics alike disappointed story split left popular characters unresolved storm swords cliffhanger ending dance dragons said half finished martin mentioned epilogue feast volume released year planned release dates repeatedly pushed hbo acquired rights turn ice fire dramatic series aired episodes covering game april pages manuscript length dance dragons eventually published july years writing longer page count writing time preceding novels story dance dragons catches goes feast thirds book covers story martin intended planned large battle sequence leaving character threads ending cliff martin attributed delay mainly knot interviewer understood making chronology characters threads martin acknowledged spending time story rejected theories extravagant critics lost interest series time money planned novels future martin believes volumes series big books manuscript pages sixth book called winds winter taking title book originally planned trilogy displeased provisional title time wolves final volume martin ultimately announced dream spring title seventh book martin said march final novels readers farther north previous books appear book winds winter winds winter resolve dance dragons early open big battles fifth book building battle ice battle bay middle martin finished chapters winds winter viewpoints stark stark accumulating completed pages publication dance dragons martin announced return writing january spent meantime book tours conventions continued working world ice fire companion guide new tales egg december martin posted chapter winds winter viewpoint chapters public pages sixth novel written october martin considers finished rest needs martin gave years realistic estimate finishing sixth book good pace said ultimately book acknowledging publication estimates optimistic past martin intend separate characters geographically indications book published sixth season hbo early january martin confirmed met end year deadline established publisher release book sixth season added lot left write completion book months away writing goes martin revealed previous deadline october considered september considered end year deadline confirmed plot book revealed upcoming season game february martin stated dropped editing projects wild cards writing short stories introductions delivering winds winter dream spring martin firm ending series seventh novel decide firm stated goal tell story beginning end story fit arbitrary number volumes knows ending broad strokes future main characters finish series elements live happily martin hopes write ending similar lord rings felt gave story satisfying depth resonance hand martin noted challenge avoid situation like finale series lost left fans disappointed far theories desires martin said writing dream spring winds winter early said believe dream spring published season hbo series writings early development series martin told major plot points producers david case die new_york_times reported age martin accounts robust health martin confident published winds winter series overtook general concern martin able stay ahead result head writers learned future plot points martin help set new possible seasons included end stories core characters books storylines considered year hiatus wait new books option child actors continue grow popularity martin indicated permit writer finish book series january 2nd martin confirmed sixth volume published start sixth season hbo series song ice fire martin certain write scale return fictional universe context stand novels prefers write stories characters ice fire periods history tales egg project instead continuing series directly possible future project prequel set conquest martin said love return writing short stories stand novels diverse genres science fiction horror fantasy murder mystery audience follows publishing project inspiration writing genre george martin believes profound influences ones experienced childhood having read robert howard robert frank russell youth martin categorized authors literature science fiction fantasy horror write genre result martin classified song ice fire epic fantasy specifically named williams influential writing series favorite authors jack martin considered series particularly medieval setting traditional background epic fantasy historical fiction leaves readers knowing historical outcome original characters increase suspense readers martin felt historical fiction particularly set middle ages excitement absent fantasy similar backdrop wanted combine realism historical fiction magic appeal best fantasies magic favor battles political intrigue decided avoid conventional good versus evil setting typical genre fight homer stands hero villain example wants achieve books martin widely credited fantasy fiction genre adult content including adultery washington_post writing atlantic amber taylor assessed novels hard fantasy vulnerable characters readers emotionally attached cnn found martin mature descriptions far frank found works fantasy authors martin assessed fantasy genre edged decade later writers work going mature themes novels adam roberts called martin series successful popular example emerging fantasy influencing writers associated style joe writing process setting write epic scale martin projected write books manuscript pages early stages series original 1990s contract specified year previous literary works martin realized later new books longer required writing time martin planned months years volume projected planned books released years later ice fire series evolving biggest ambitious story attempted writing books write martin said needed office santa new_mexico fictional world write martin types fiction dos computer software begins day previous day work write day struggle write material previous old versions saved possibly inserted later time martin set ice fire story secondary world inspired writing unlike created entire languages histories middle earth long writing lord rings martin usually starts rough sketch imaginary world fictional setting way described writing coming level process stories scientific core draw emotion instead martin employs maps cast list topping pages fourth volume keeps information mind imagined backstory remains subject change published novels count canon martin intend publish private notes series finished martin drew inspiration actual history series having filled medieval history research visiting historic european landmarks american speaks english history england proved easiest source medieval history giving series british german spanish historic flavor example stark resemble richard 3rd duke york son edward queen resembles margaret elizabeth martin immersed diverse medieval topics clothing food tournaments facts hand needed writing series particular influenced years war crusade wars roses martin making direct adaptations martin inspired french historical novels kings french monarchy 13th 14th centuries story written follow principal landmarks ultimate destination leaves martin room improvisation occasion improvised details significantly affected planned story fourth book martin kept private notes track detailed fifth book martin editors copy editors fans watch accidental mistakes errors slipped publication changed eye colors switched horse gender narrative structure books divided chapters narrated person limited eyes point view character approach martin learned young journalism student character act different locations beginning characters game number characters grows total dance dragons table short lived time characters restricted prologue epilogue david new_york_times noted story importance good guys good guy girl mixed bag unclear advance ambitions ruin enemies unto death time noted readers experience struggle sides fight triumph tragedy everybody hero villain time modeled lord rings ice fire story begins tight focus small group splits separate stories storylines converge finding turning point complex series difficult martin slowed writing depending interview martin said reached turning point dance dragons reached books series structure multiple interwoven storylines inspired wild cards multi authored shared universe book series edited martin sole author martin begins new book outline chapter order write successive chapters single character viewpoint instead working chapters later rearranged character chronology suspense influenced television film scripting background martin tries readers ending ice fire chapter tense moment twist cliffhanger similar act break taught technique cutting fat leaving muscle final stage completing book technique brought page count dance dragons eighty pages dividing continuous ice fire story books harder martin book shall represent phase journey ends closure characters smaller portion characters left clear cut sure readers come installment dance dragons martin originally intended time regular characters designed character arcs ending tragedy triumph written hold readers interest reading main characters killed reader rely hero come unscathed instead feel character fear page turn unresolved larger narrative arc encourages speculation future story events according martin key ice fire future lies dozen years fictional past volume reveals events planned beginning martin careful story predictable viewpoint characters serve unreliable clarify provide different perspectives past events readers believe true necessarily true character development characters heart story martin planned epic ice fire fantasy large cast characters different settings beginning feast page list characters thousands characters mentioned passing disappearing view long stretches martin adds new family growing number secret personality fate family members backstory remains subject change written story martin drew character inspiration history directly translating historical figures experiences manners friends acquaintances people public interest martin aims characters real human characters good bad noble selfish mixed jeff los_angeles_times remarked martin devotion fully inhabiting characters better worse creates momentum novels contains implied criticism moral simplicity themes moral ambiguity martin deliberately ignored writing rules characters starting letter instead character names reflect naming systems european family histories particular names associated specific royal houses secondary families assigned names repeatedly ice fire story children called robert king robert house generation commemoration builder wall commonly occurring given names house confident readers pay attention martin techniques modern times people identical given names adding numbers locations given henry england family names designed association ethnic groups backstory men north simply descriptive names like stark strong descendants invaders south elaborate house names like eastern continent exotic names letter characters designed speak internal voice capture views world atlantic martin ultimately intended readers characters sides stark feud long plot developments force emotional choices contrary conventional epic fantasies ice fire characters vulnerable according atlantic reader sure good shall triumph makes instances martin gets emotionally involved characters lives writing makes chapters events difficult write seeing world characters eyes requires certain including villains said loves children martin found characters mind took writing different directions returns intended story work prove rewarding stark jon snow generate feedback readers martin stated personal favorite gray characters wit making fun write martin said stark hardest character write character deeply involved magic story needs handled carefully supernatural aspects books youngest viewpoint character deal series adult themes like grief loneliness anger martin set young characters grow faster chapters character months respond finished book represents little time passed martin hoped planned year break ease situation age children adults terms seven kingdoms later dropped year gap section timeline gap themes modern fantasy embrace ice fire series generally praised perceived sort medieval realism believing magic moderately epic fantasy genre martin set story feel like historical fiction contemporary fantasy emphasis magic battles political intrigue characters magic gradually increased story series end overt magic contemporary fantasies martin eyes literary effective magic needs represent strange dangerous forces human advanced alien technologies formulaic spells characters understand natural aspects world magical elements like martin drew historical sources build ice fire world walter guardian saw strong resemblance england period wars roses atlantic adam regarded song ice fire story politics heroism story humanity wrestling fulfilling glorious potential power struggle stems feudal system repression fight good evil martin wanted reflect medieval class structures novels explore consequences leaders decisions general goodness automatically competent leaders vice versa common theme fantasy genre battle good evil martin rejects real world attracted gray characters instead angels martin instead nobel prize william view human heart conflict worth writing like people capacity good evil real life martin explores questions redemption character change ice fire series multiple viewpoint structure allows characters explored sides unlike fantasies supposed villains provide viewpoint reader decide good evil novels actions politics fantasy comes imaginative realm martin sees honest necessity reflect real world people die ugly deaths beloved people main characters killed reader expect supposed hero survive instead feel tension fear characters novels reflect substantial death rates war deaths extras major effect readers friend death emotional impact martin prefers hero sacrifice profound human nature according martin fantasy genre rarely focuses sex sexuality ice fire books instead treating sexuality juvenile way completely martin considers sexuality important driving force human life excluded narrative providing sensory detail experience important plot advancement martin aims let readers experience novels sex scenes great exciting mind blowing sex disturbing twisted dark sex disappointing sex martin fascinated medieval contrasts knights ladies poems wore favors tournaments armies raped women wartime non existent concept middle ages served model sexual activity age books novels practices dynasty ancient egypt pure martin provides variety female characters explore novels set society writing characters human beings basic needs dreams influences female characters cover wide spectrum human traits males martin identify point view characters writing process despite significant differences gender age reception critical response science fiction weekly stated dispute martin monumental achievement date groundbreaking song ice fire historical fantasy series reviews orders magnitude better previous works martin described new_yorker weird tales magazine described series superb fantasy saga raised martin new level success shortly release dance dragons bill washington_post sure work fantasy generated anticipation harry potter final duel sacks daily_news saw series turning martin literary critics mainstream readers rare fantasy genre dismissed garbage fit line dragon cage andrew stated success remarkable series debuted mass market publicity kind buzz fantasy scene george martin earned following hard way word mouth characters readers extent writers fantasy dream publishers weekly noted martin rival robert jordan ranks accomplished fantasy anderson gordon fourth volume came time considered martin major force evolution fantasy proclaimed american explaining martin best known america straight fantasy writers time win pulitzer national book award skill narrative exceeds literary novelist writing today said phrase american stuck martin meant picked media including new_york_times better new_yorker entertainment_weekly acclaim borders fantasy globe_and_mail usa_today time magazine named martin influential people world usa_today named george martin author year according globe_and_mail john barber martin manages simultaneously master genre critics depth lack cliché books nonetheless dragons publishers weekly gave favorable reviews ice fire novels points release saying game developed characters accomplished prose sheer bloody clash kings notable particularly lived quality fictional world comparatively modest role magic storm swords rewarding examples contemporary fantasy found feast fourth installment misses half slim way satisfying review dance dragons repeated points criticism fourth volume said new volume similar feel feast martin keeps fresh focusing popular characters notably absent previous book according los_angeles_times martin brilliance atmosphere description enduring fiction settings props painted stage novels readers complex storylines fascinating characters great dialogue perfect pacing willingness kill major characters cnn remarked story differing points view mix observation narration crafted dialogue character plot fascinating style david new_york_times found hundreds characters grace notes history personality advance plot line town recalled series troubles andrew couldn stop reading martin desire know going happen combined absolute inability guess happen left helpless end felt shaken exhausted christian science monitor advised reading novels song ice fire encyclopedia hand catch layered subtle hints details martin leaves books pay attention rewarded questions answered critical voices sam michael guardian detailed game review summarized couldn stop reading archaic aside martin writing excellent dialogue frequently funny descriptive prose immediate atmospheric especially comes building sense dark long impending winter consider novels stand general fantasy genre despite martin alterations fantasy convention rediscovered childhood views things pretty real world deep joy dive completely need surface hours time involves dragons magic death wolves banished princes sales reported overall sales figures song ice fire series vary new_yorker said april publication dance dragons million ice fire books sold worldwide figure repeated globe_and_mail july reported september books including print digital audio versions sold million copies north_america wall_street_journal reported million sold copies north_america usa_today reported million copies print digital overall july million sold copies print december series translated languages usa_today reported fifth book translated languages forbes estimated martin 12th highest earning author worldwide million martin publishers initially expected game best seller installment reach lower positions bestseller list left martin fool game think going successful count book slowly won passionate advocacy independent book popularity grew word mouth series popularity subsequent volumes second volume making new_york_times best seller lists respectively series gained martin old writings new attention martin american publisher reprint print solo novels fourth installment feast immediate best seller release hitting number new_york_times hardcover fiction bestseller list november fantasy novel suggested martin books attracting mainstream readers paperback edition game reached 34th printing surpassing million mark premiered series boosted sales book series ice fire approaching triple digit growth year year sales looking forward seeing tie ins boost sales martin british publisher harper voyager expected readers epic fantasy literature reported million copies volumes print early volumes appeared paperback fiction bestseller lists second quarter point publication july dance dragons sixth print print highest single day sales new fiction title published point books audio books reportedly sold day dance dragons reached new_york_times bestseller list july unlike big titles fifth volume sold physical digital copies early martin tenth author sell million amazon books volumes volume boxed set best selling books united_states series contributed significantly sales books like box sets merchandise items series contributed increasing geographic coverage books introducing new customers emerging countries like india brazil book series significantly increased overall book sales 1980s early 1990s martin novels slowly earned reputation science fiction circles said received fans letters year pre internet days publication game caused martin following grow fan sites like society followers evolving meet regularly main ice fire seventeen thousand registered members established swedish based fan cuban american descent girlfriend involvement martin work semi professional brotherhood banners unofficial fan club operating globally formed founders longtime members martin good friends martin runs official website lively blog assistance answering letters stated sheer numbers leave unanswered years different types conventions tends science fiction conventions year simply roots meet friends read message boards anymore writing influenced fans twists interpreting characters differently intended martin calls majority fans great enjoys interacting turned years took release dance dragons movement fans called formed creating sites finish book george winter coming fans vocal dance dragons peaked shortly martin issued statement called detractors blog received media attention new_york_times noted uncommon martin book new_yorker called astonishing effort devote denouncing author books love contemporary authors claim inspired passion awards nominations game award winner world fantasy award award nominee clash kings award winner award nominee storm swords award winner hugo award awards nominee feast hugo british fantasy awards nominee dance dragons award winner hugo award world fantasy award nominee derived works martin written prequel tales egg series set ninety years events novel series feature adventures duncan tall egg later king stories direct connection plot song ice fire characters mentioned storm swords feast respectively installment knight published anthology legends sworn sword followed published legends later adapted graphic novels titled mystery knight published anthology warriors planned adapted graphic novel martin planned release collection egg installments planned princess queen blacks appeared books anthology dangerous women explains backstory centuries events novels rogue prince king brother published anthology prequel events princess queen chapter sets novels compiled released science fiction dragon blood dragon july taken chapters game path dragon december taken chapters storm swords arms march based iron islands chapters feast series popularity series growing hbo optioned song ice fire television adaptation pilot episode produced late series commitment episodes march series titled game premiered april great acclaim ratings game reception network picked second season covering clash kings days later shortly conclusion season received emmy award nominations including outstanding drama series winning outstanding main title design outstanding supporting actor drama series peter portrayal hbo announced renewal season april days season premiere length corresponding book season covered roughly half storm swords shortly season premiere march network announced game returning fourth season cover second half storm swords beginnings feast dance dragons game nominated emmy awards season days fourth season premiered april hbo renewed game fifth sixth season season premiered april watched million viewers setting record number series works song ice fire spawned industry spin products fantasy flight games released card game board game collections artwork inspired ice fire series game products released guardians order green dynamite entertainment adapted game titled monthly comic video games available production including game genesis game received mediocre ratings critics social network game titled game ascent beam allows players live life noble series period setting random house released official map book called lands ice fire includes old new maps ice fire world companion book world ice fire martin owners published october licensed products include sized weapon range figures large number gift items based hbo television series popularity hbo series version iron throne icon entire media franchise


maria maria lit virgin mary watching maria watches shortened japanese light novel series written illustrations originally written short story published light novel volumes april april story focuses group teenage girls attending catholic girls academy tokyo japan storyline largely revolves lives close relationships school student council known council manga adaptation published margaret sister magazine margaret series adapted studio episode anime television series episode original video animation series anime adaptations released north_america entertainment title maria watches live action film adaptation released japan november audio dramas music albums published maria received generally positive reviews critics described representative novels credited starting modern trend addition reviving class genre critics praised series strong characterization peripheral characters emphasis romance emotion sexuality criticized overly dramatic times lack characters described reducing chance drama extensive use french titles criticized distracting initially difficult follow million copies light novels published plot setting themes setting maria girls academy fictional catholic school founded tokyo japan school depicted elegant clean pure prestigious institution facilities aside classrooms church greenhouse auditorium park rose mansion council meet students respectable good standing uniform school long black japanese school uniform white collar school uses fictional system year student big sister pick younger girl sister french gives little sister promises look guide basic demands older sister japanese aside prayer instrument union relationship students implicit code behavior especially council student council school measure respect values deeply attached traditional japanese education french occasionally story example series given french subtitle marie means virgin mary watching keeping tone series formal language strictly formal respectful japanese greet bid farewell custom school distinguishable popular phrases series begin finish volume english language version translates word good day girls academy uses lily symbolism white lily flower virgin mary white lily christian symbol purity lily imagery reference story elements romance female characters use names student council school series explicit romantic relationship flashback sisters romantic friendships musical choices maria anime adaptations generally classical music inspired christian hymn maria virgin mary heart referred series context series children song taught students story characters maria story revolves students girls academy character driven focusing interactions characters sort ongoing plot goal attain story begins year student praying virgin mary statue near school entrance suddenly approached cold second year student named uniform seemingly simple act kindness stays rest day speaks meeting friends class lunch school classmate meets took photograph meeting earlier morning asks photo says conditions display upcoming school festival permission agrees sets motion series events involving entire council weeks meeting accepts agrees officially council assists school matters alongside respectively activities council closer members generally finds experiences group enjoyable council story maria revolves council lit mountain lily council acts student council council meet building called rose mansion located school consists stories including meeting room second story council consists offices named roses referred colors yellow rose white rose red rose high importance rose families development student activities school mentioned families receive functional inheritance teachings adopt position given certain circumstances way patrons recognized generations members rose families graduating council continue fair participation events concerning families shown novels rose senior members council possible generally speak members council roses rose makes important decisions group control student council candidates position lasts school year chosen election student run rose position usually given roses called known rose french example unofficially considered council lower year generally execute plans discussed roses like assistants positions council traditionally passed graduation current holder nonetheless elected offices run called example known younger sister rose lower year performs small duties attending roses cleaning rose mansion making tea council lasts school year following year elected automatically production writing debut novel series palace dreams years starting march published short story called maria february issue magazine illustrations previously won novel award readers award february volumes released maria light novel volume admitted maria different usual genre story telling described imperial story set fictionalized classical japan basis girls academy drew experiences attending girl high school scenery taken stretched main gate laid atmosphere school incorporated school system catholic school exposed christianity young age attended completely christian sanctuary middle school notes questions virgin mary heart story ultimately mixed sources ended girls academy media light novels writing maria short story expanded series novels volume published april illustrations terms storyline novel marks beginning series original short story reworked republished ninth volume cherry published light novels series ending farewell april february volumes released began publish short stories illustrations counting debut short stories published included later novels volumes light novel series translated german wrote spin series light novels titled watches illustrated focus younger brother published volumes august november manga manga adaptation drawn serialized manga magazine margaret october october following manga transferred sister magazine margaret december manga serialized margaret august individual chapters collected published volumes released february october volumes republished volumes japan april july story volume follows corresponding volume novels volumes translated german brief manga shots illustrated based scenes novels published february december valentine eve february festival october christmas present december graduation february sunday april beginning year december festival later included volume novels premium book later published volume novels illustration collection shot illustrated published comic magazine august anime episode anime television series adaptation maria aired japan january march tokyo produced studio directed screenplay written based character design anime original designs art director series sound director soundtrack composed series later released seven vhs dvd compilation volumes april october production staff return produce additional television series original video animation series episode second season titled maria maria aired july september tokyo series later released vhs dvd compilation volumes october april season episode series titled maria released dvd november july episode approximately minutes long episode fourth season titled maria aired january march series released dvd compilation volumes march august instead directed seasons fourth season directed addition main anime series parody series called maria secret virgin mary included bonus dvd releases seasons series episodes seven season season season season episodes consist short segments fake parody drawn super deformed style starring cast anime entertainment licensing branch right inc licensed television series series title maria watches north american distribution series released dvd box sets english subtitles follows july season november season march season july season second season translated dubbed english broadcast southeast_asia anime satellite network march seasons licensed spain media audio cds maria anime series opening theme pure ending theme blue songs instrumental tracks composed band ali project released theme song album february original soundtrack anime series released february maria opening theme vocal version pure ali project ending theme blue single pure released august original soundtrack released september maria series opening theme instrumental version pure ending themes single ending theme released october single second ending theme released march original soundtrack series released march maria fourth season single opening theme released february single ending theme released february maria live action film theme song heavenly days released album heavenly days october volumes albums titled maria image album containing image songs background music tracks released april september image album assigned families roses songs sung voice actors anime series vocal album titled christmas album released december produced drama cds january december frontier works produced additional drama cds july july cds use voice actors anime series drama cds based stories novels fifth tenth drama cds released limited edition versions pair character mini figures internet radio internet radio promote maria called web radio maria hosted voice featured voice actors anime series guests features conversations publicity commenting news anime series funny situations plot novels pre broadcast special christmas december later broadcast episodes march november streamed online thursday produced additional broadcasts followed new year day special january special march christmas special december radio returned broadcast main episodes specials august september hosted streamed online wednesday month produced combined radio seasons later released compilation volumes frontier works august february live action film live action film adaptation premiered japanese theaters november film directed wrote script film music composed film released blu ray disc dvd japan july tie film new edition light novel published june cover featuring stars reception reported april million copies original light novels published reception maria anime series generally positive anime news network ann noted series leaves wide open cynical ross anime regarded beautiful graceful anime series adding animation questionable quality overall appealing andrew found series fairly unique compared works explaining story little basic overly dramatic important response actions character story focused anime commented season criticized short personally feel like lacking jason thompson credits maria starting modern trend newer anime titles maria compared include panic best student council aria ross writing novel series felt story classic tale sweet touching witty needs criticized lack teachers series led plot filled activities common high school series criticized low self esteem characteristic element series extensive use french titles ross criticized distracting criticized early anime episodes difficult saying episode throws lot terms names hand ross compared atmosphere presented series artwork anime titles similar setting including bright vivid revolutionary girl reviewer anime compared maria noted dramatic commented unusual character designs compared series said ordinary students ann noted clear expressive eyes character designs gifted understated mobility praising casting choices noting peripheral characters fully realized holly active anime described relationships characters intensely pseudo gay ann noted second anime season tends especially episodes ann describes second season embarrassing oriented season solid characterization strength series holly active anime appreciated focus characters second season loss moving arcs ann regarded season best seasons citing improved production standards melodramatic storylines ann notes fourth season return dramatic form series melodramatic second season increased maturity cast chris writing found odd spend time fourth season felt series needed epilogue enjoyed seeing taking adult responsibilities andrew suggested maria reduced capacity epic drama lack characters considers series pure character driven storyline japanese reviewers regard story revival class genre specifically modern day equivalent notes maria emphasizes romance emotion sexuality respectful treatment themes describes series interesting touching anime series years adding self discovery self acceptance pizza tie campaign fourth anime series started january rose mansion story recreated second life virtual world opened february


bang bang bang bang magical car children novel written son illustrations john initially published volumes released october cape london better known creator james_bond took inspiration subject series engined racing cars called bang bang built count louis early 1920s park known park guest later owner walter chairman robert bang bang loosely adapted film screenplay hughes subsequent published film produced albert producer james_bond film series story adapted stage musical april bbc radio extra adaptation broadcast voice sequels book published written frank plot commander inventor buys old car gaining money selling whistle like lord wealthy owner local factory car sole production motor car company went bankrupt seat touring car enormous restoration complete car named noises starter motor characteristic loud makes starts bang bang big powerful car book progresses car surprises family beginning exhibit independent actions happens family caught traffic jam way beach picnic car suddenly 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halo fall reach halo fall reach military science fiction novel based halo series video games acts prequel halo combat evolved game series book released october halo novel set fictional halo universe taking place 26th century planets locations novel details events led game explains origins super soldiers story series protagonist master chief fall reach conceived discussed possibility halo novel microsoft franchise development group halo story bible created assist keeping halo canon novel written seven weeks shortest writing deadline book received critics thought added depth plot game large number characters highlighted going sell million copies success fall reach paved way xbox game including book halo series william write book entitled halo flood book adapted comic series entitled halo fall reach released book released december comic book adaptation contained new content editing mistakes minor continuity errors novel adapted animated series streamed exclusively halo channel coincide 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space command feeling heavy handed rule colonies revolt fearing rebellion tear apart military leaders approve project secret squad super soldiers quietly suppress rebellion protagonist fall reach soldier master chief catherine creator project introduced alongside lieutenant jacob franklin trainer iii programs teaching physical combat skills named teaches military history strategy master chief companion series present aide lead mission plot novel opens civilian catherine lieutenant jacob traveling meet john year old boy reveals john children possess rare genetic markers making suitable conscription program secret experiment aim creating super soldiers quell rebellions seventy children kidnapped office naval intelligence replaced clones engineered die natural causes shortly point recruits known digit number rest children trained franklin john demonstrates leadership fellow leading promotion squad leader undergo series surgical enhancements turn highly efficient super soldiers cost killing half original seventy equipped powerful battle armor designed respond quickly soldier thoughts given rank master chief petty officer highly successful experience priority shift collective alien races known begin human colonies declaring humanity destruction gods leaves group train generation john comrades face war going poorly technological superiority means space battles heavily favor win engagements suffering tremendous losses prevent discovery earth human colonies vice admiral cole creates cole protocol direct jumps earth population center destruction ship captured jacob commander destroyer discovers ships arriving system single destroys earn rank captain proceed overrun searching mysterious ancient artifact despite costly fight humans manage repel coded transmission surface retreat heads reach bringing tracking device soon given command cruiser pillar autumn secret mission capture religious leaders truce introduces john artificial intelligence assist residing armor mission begin reach attacked massive fleet john reach pillar autumn presumed killed surface reach turning glass course based ancient intercepted course takes massive known halo setting stage events halo combat evolved reception critical reaction book positive particularly depth book added halo universe reviewer commented interesting read greater understanding universe positive comparison robert starship manner story telling praised story book adds quality story fellow reviewer gene park noted descriptions book went presented game calling vibrant complimented characters presented novel saying fit nicely halo universe times characters remember action planet said book isn going win soon written solid page turner basically action movie presented book form praised gritty presentation don science fiction chronicle called book written stated plot book originally sold slowly publishers weekly bestseller fall reach sell copies million copies december novel success convinced microsoft del ray pen novel 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