![]() ![]() Its magic! But will it remake Felix as his enemies fall? Margaret Atwoods novel take on Shakespeares play of enchantment, retribution, and second chances leads us on an interactive, illusion-ridden journey filled with new surprises and wonders of its own.-Description from publisher. Here Felix and his inmate actors will put on his Tempest and snare the traitors who destroyed him. After 12 years revenge finally arrives in the shape of a theatre course at a nearby prison. Instead, after an act of unforeseen treachery, Felix is living in exile in a backwoods hovel, haunted by memories of his beloved lost daughter, Miranda. ![]() Now hes staging a Tempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, it will heal emotional wounds. His productions have amazed and confounded. About the Book Felix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. ![]()
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In Michael Moorcock’s vast and imaginative multiverse, Law and Chaos wage war in a never-ending struggling over the fundamental rules of existence. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some of the wordplay, such as “more can than knot” and “more pause than fast-forward,” will tickle older readers with their accompanying, comical illustrations. The line reads: “I wish you more treasures than pockets.” Most children will feel the better wish would be that he had just the right amount of pockets for his treasures. Then there's a picture of a boy on a beach, his pockets bulging with driftwood and colorful shells, looking frustrated that his pockets won't hold the rest of his beachcombing treasures, which lie tantalizingly before him on the sand. His feet are visible, but it's not clear whether he's floating in the deep end or standing in the shallow. The line “I wish you more tippy-toes than deep” accompanies a picture of a boy happily swimming in a pool. 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We discover the origins of the names of the constellations. ![]() ![]() We hear the tales of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Cupid and Psyche, and mighty King Midas. We follow the drama of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus. Edith Hamilton's mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture-the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present. The world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thus, Hem and Mina come to work together as they untangle all the details of the offer, even as they fight the explosive attraction between them. And it sets her thinking why her uncle wants this so much. Her uncle wants her to find evidence to support WTA, and she is aghast at doing something that will jeopardize her reputation in the industry. 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