![]() ![]() But salvation at the end of all things will come only through the gravest of sacrifices. While Gordon and his Kaiju storm toward Washington D.C., Hudson, along with his team and some new and unusual allies, race to stand in their path, hoping to spare the nation-and the world-from destruction. Directed by General Lance Gordon, a man who carries Nemesis’s vengeful heart in his chest, directs the Kaiju, and when Hudson finds protection from an unlikely source, the General turns his attention to his next target. ![]() Hudson is targeted, putting the FC-P headquarters, known as the Crow’s Nest, and his team, in the very large crosshairs. ![]() But it soon becomes apparent that these attacks aren’t all random events. But no one is prepared for what rises from the depths.įive Kaiju attack cities and consume the world’s citizens in an unstoppable rampage around the globe. In the time since Boston fell and Nemesis retreated to the ocean’s depths, Hudson has helped prepare the United States against future attacks. Jon Hudson, head of the Department of Homeland Security’s Fusion Center – Paranormal division, is haunted by Boston’s destruction at the hands of Nemesis, a three-hundred-foot tall monster with the heart of a murdered little girl, Maigo. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() I haven’t met many little British comedies that I haven’t at least fallen a tiny bit in love with, and this one sounded fabulously absurd. When I saw it pop up, I just couldn’t resist it. Review: Sheep’s Clothing was originally published in 2011, but did not show up on my radar until it was re-released this month by Manifold Press. ![]() With work to do, a house to improve and a hunky farmer to lust after, things are looking up! In sheep country just how much trouble can a gay, English, werewolf plumber get into? Everywhere needs someone who can fix pipes and fit lights, right? So he ups stakes and moves to a quiet valley in rural Wales. Definitely check this one out if you’re in the mood for something different that will make you chuckle!īlurb: A terrifying personal change plus a family bereavement might have been bearable, but the break up of a relationship as well is just too much for handyman Darren Murchison to take. At a Glance: I loved the originality of this fun little read. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He marries his childhood sweetheart Nancy but has a strained relationship with their daughter Viola who shows little appreciation for the horrors Teddy witnessed when he served in Bomber Command.Īlthough the structure of ‘Life After Life’ may have seemed rather gimmicky at first glance, its real strengths were in Atkinson’s excellent storytelling and a cast of engaging characters, both of which are also present in ‘A God in Ruins’. Spanning his life across the twentieth century and four generations of the Todd family, it draws on Teddy’s youth at Fox Corner, his wartime experiences as a pilot flying a Halifax bomber followed by later post-war years with his family. Her latest book ‘A God in Ruins’ is a “companion novel” rather than a sequel which focuses on the life of Ursula’s younger brother Teddy. Kate Atkinson’s previous novel Life After Life published in 2013 told the story (or rather stories) of Ursula Todd who lives her life several times over in many variations with very different outcomes. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The boldly colored background papers, of varying texture, make the leaves pop. Fiery maple, brown mottled catalpa and bright yellow ginko leaves take the shape of various animals and objects on each spread. All the while, Ehlert sparks her foliage flight of fancy with her snazzy leaf collages. past the spotted cows," and punctuates the lyrical text with an occasional refrain ( " a Leaf Man's got to go where the wind blows "He left no travel plans." From that breezy beginning, the narrator imagines the different flight patterns the Leaf Man may have followed "past the chickens, toward the marsh. A narrator recalls the Leaf Man that used to live nearby but recently blew away with the wind. ![]() ) returns to one of her favorite themes-the rainbow beauty of autumn leaves-for this refreshing riff on leaf peeping and collecting. ![]() |