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May 3, 2016 · Circe’s fascination with mortals becomes the book’s marrow and delivers its thrilling ending. All the while, the supernatural sits intriguingly alongside “the tonic of ordinary things.”. A few passages coil toward melodrama, and one inelegant line after a rape seems jarringly modern, but the spell holds fast.
The Risen is a novel written by David Anthony Durham. Released in 2016, it recounts Spartacus' revolt against the Roman Republic. Spartacus Astera Nonus Laelia Hustus Kaleb Crassus rest to be added From the author of the widely praised Pride of Carthage, the superb fictional rendering of Hannibal’s epic military campaigns against Carthage’s archenemy Rome, comes the perfect follow-up: an ...
Now, with verve and intelligence, David Anthony Durham brings us a thrilling retelling that gives voice not only to Spartacus himself, but also Astera, Spartacus’s oracle consort; Nonus, a Roman soldier working both sides of the conflict; Laelia and Hustus, two slave children drawn into the ranks of the rebellion; Kaleb, secretary to the Roman senator and commander saddled with the task of ...
Risen. Written by ANGELA HUNT. Review by Jackie Drohan. A readable novelization of the original screenplay, Risen closely follows the short segment of the Gospel of Matthew following the death of Jesus. The story is recounted from the perspective of Roman Tribune Clavius, whom Pontius Pilate dispatches to find the body presumed stolen from its ...
Mar 5, 2016 · Started Out Great—Then Came the Random Cloud of Bats. On this week's "Geek's Guide to the Galaxy" podcast the panel discusses how Hollywood's latest Biblical epic falls short—and how it could ...
Mar 7, 2016 · By Greg Carey. March 7th 2016. The film Risen retells the story of Jesus’ resurrection and ascension through the fictional Roman tribune Clavius, who supervises both Jesus’ crucifixion and the investigation into what happened to his missing body. Clavius’ encounter with the crucified Jesus, his interviews with enthusiastic disciples and ...
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Followed by. Bleak House. David Copperfield[N 1] is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from infancy to maturity. As such, it is typically categorized in the bildungsroman genre. It was published as a serial in 1849 and 1850 and then as a book in 1850.
