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Author: Alinda Quinn Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781983692574 Category : Languages : en Pages : 222
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Why do terminally ill people keep dying the day Abe Archer and Kate Lasca-Gray visit them? Are they really what the media call them, the macabre minister and his merry mistress? Kate has always believed what her father told her when she was a girl: she is not of this world but instead made of ocean and sky. Today, she is a thirty-five-year-old, up-and-coming advertising executive who has everything going for her: a promising career, a handsome and successful boyfriend, and five years' distance from her father's death. Then, on the project meant to propel her to the top, she is asked to team up with Greta Perkins, a woman whose carefree ways threaten the very foundation of Kate's life, both personal and professional. Daughters of Icarus opens in the year 2049 with Kate on her deathbed. Simon Gray, her husband, receives a box of Kate's mementos. Woven into the present day main story-line are Simon's recurring visits to the box during his wife's final hours in an effort to understand Kate's secret, suspicious behavior over the past forty years. And in a tragic turn, Kate finds herself chin deep in Greta's submerged past, and she discovers that she must dive into the ocean of her own painful truths before she can fly again toward the sun.
Author: Alinda Quinn Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781983692574 Category : Languages : en Pages : 222
Book Description
Why do terminally ill people keep dying the day Abe Archer and Kate Lasca-Gray visit them? Are they really what the media call them, the macabre minister and his merry mistress? Kate has always believed what her father told her when she was a girl: she is not of this world but instead made of ocean and sky. Today, she is a thirty-five-year-old, up-and-coming advertising executive who has everything going for her: a promising career, a handsome and successful boyfriend, and five years' distance from her father's death. Then, on the project meant to propel her to the top, she is asked to team up with Greta Perkins, a woman whose carefree ways threaten the very foundation of Kate's life, both personal and professional. Daughters of Icarus opens in the year 2049 with Kate on her deathbed. Simon Gray, her husband, receives a box of Kate's mementos. Woven into the present day main story-line are Simon's recurring visits to the box during his wife's final hours in an effort to understand Kate's secret, suspicious behavior over the past forty years. And in a tragic turn, Kate finds herself chin deep in Greta's submerged past, and she discovers that she must dive into the ocean of her own painful truths before she can fly again toward the sun.
Author: Brian Greene Publisher: Knopf ISBN: 0307268888 Category : Icarus (Greek mythology) Languages : en Pages : 33
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A futuristic reimaging of the classic Greek myth, as a boy ventures through deep space and challenges the awesome power of black holes. The beauty of the book lies in the images, provided by NASA and the Hubble Space telescope, and printed on board rather than paper.
Author: John Long Publisher: Di Angelo Publications ISBN: 1942549830 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 193
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Taking risks and exploring the unknown are as vital to human beings as our need for air, for growth, for affi rmation that we exist for something. These 19 stories reach deep into humanity’s compulsion for the rush of new experiences. But gently, because it’s not only records we might shatter. When does adventure turn to recklessness? What happens when we toe the edge above the void and face the big silence, where we might see God -- and die without warning? The Icarus Syndrome seeks to capture our push for more and hold it to the light, lofty and free, for as long as we dare tempt the downward slip. Both are possible; only one is assured.
Author: Josie Brown Publisher: ISBN: 9781939056009 Category : Fantasy fiction Languages : en Pages : 372
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Speculative fiction takes us to the moon and beyond, but where would women go if they had the wheel? These 28 authors have an idea, and the destinations are spectacular. From post-apocalyptic Earth to alien landscapes, these short stories explore imaginary worlds through the lens of feminism, revealing what could be for better and for worse. These provocative ideas give us a new way to look at our society...and at women.
Author: Lily Hyde Publisher: ISBN: 9781406307665 Category : Children's stories Languages : en Pages : 0
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A magical modern fairytale set in Kiev, featuring a girl called Masha who lives in a flying trolleybus called Icarus. When rich Uncle Igor sends her mother abroad to work, Masha stays in Kiev and moves into an old, disused trolleybus called Icarus. But one night there is a terrible storm and Icarus takes off! Masha is transported to an enchanted place where she discovers that, on midsummer eve, she will be able to wish for whatever her heart desires. But will Masha be able to find the enchanted place again and work out her heart's desire in time? And will she make the right wish to bring her mother back home so they can escape Igor's clutches for ever?
Author: Elizabeth Hand Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1453278958 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 482
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DIVWendy Wanders and Margalis return in the thrilling conclusion of the Winterlong trilogy—and their lives hang on one question: “What is Icarus?”/divDIV Araboth is destroyed, open war rules both the earth and sky, and Margalis Tast’annin sees himself as the last hope for the Ascendants as they fight against the dangerous energumens. Outside the destroyed City of Trees, Wendy Wanders finds herself joining the rebel forces as they wait for the mythical and mysterious Icarus to turn the tide of the rebellion./divDIV /divDIVWith the Philip K. Dick Award–nominated Icarus Descending, Elizabeth Hand completes the sensual dystopian Winterlong trilogy. And the explosive conclusion will reveal the final fates of geneslaves, the Ascendants, and the legendary combat leader Metatron as all eyes look to the sky for Icarus./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Elizabeth Hand including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div
Author: Helen Oyeyemi Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1408846381 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 288
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Jessamy Harrison is eight years old. Sensitive, whimsical, possessed of a powerful imagination, she spends hours writing, reading or simply hiding in the dark warmth of the airing cupboard. As the half-and-half child of an English father and a Nigerian mother, Jess just can't shake off the feeling of being alone wherever she goes, and other kids are wary of her terrified fits of screaming. When she is taken to her mother's family compound in Nigeria, she encounters Titiola, a ragged little girl her own age. It seems that at last Jess has found someone who will understand her. TillyTilly knows secrets both big and small. But as she shows Jess just how easy it is to hurt those around her, Jess begins to realise that she doesn't know who TillyTilly is at all.
Author: Raymond Queneau Publisher: ISBN: 9781847491022 Category : Characters and characteristics in literature Languages : en Pages : 161
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In late 19th-century Paris, the writer Hubert is shocked to discover that Icarus, the protagonist of the new novel he's working on, has vanished. Looking for him among the manuscripts of his rivals does not solve the mystery, so a detective is hired to find the runaway character.
Author: Caighlan Smith Publisher: Capstone ISBN: 1630790869 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 337
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Six months alone in the labyrinth has made her strong. But the search for the exit means gambling on an old 'friend' and going against everything she's been taught to survive. You know the labyrinth will have yet more horrors lurking in its depths. You've learned few people can be trusted. But freedom is tantalizingly close. Are you ready to take the risk?
Author: R.D. Shah Publisher: Canelo ISBN: 1800325290 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 377
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An old enemy, a new threat, and a secret that could tear the world apart. Hostage negotiator Ethan Munroe is called urgently to a developing crime scene. A serial killer is holding a young girl hostage, and, inexplicably, demands his attendance. Events quickly spiral out of control, and the security of Ethan's life is stripped away, as he is thrown headlong into a perilous world of deception, espionage and danger, lurking deep within the shadows of political power. Ethan will discover things about himself he could never have suspected, come face-to-face with a terrifying foe, and uncover an unthinkable truth that could not only shatter his own future but that of the world... The enigma that is Project Icarus. A totally gripping conspiracy thriller with a twist you will never see coming, perfect for fans of Lee Child, Scott Mariani, and Adam Hamdy.
Author: Alinda Quinn
Author: Alinda Quinn
Author: Brian Greene
Author: John Long
Author: Josie Brown
Author: Lily Hyde
Author: Elizabeth Hand
Author: Helen Oyeyemi
Author: Raymond Queneau
Author: Caighlan Smith
Author: R.D. Shah