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City of time and magic / by Brackston, Paula,author.;
"Paula Brackston's City of Time and Magic is the next installment in the time-traveling Found Things Series. City of Time and Magic sees Xanthe face her greatest challenges yet. She must choose from three treasures that sing to her; a beautiful writing slope, a mourning brooch of heartbreaking detail, and a gorgeous gem-set hat pin. All call her, but the wrong one could take her on a mission other than that which she must address first, and the stakes could not be higher. While her earlier mission to Regency England had been a success, the journey home resulted in Liam being taken from her, spirited away to another time and place. Xanthe must follow the treasure that will take her to him if he is not to be lost forever. Xanthe is certain that Mistress Flyte has Liam and determined to find them both. But when she discovers Lydia Flyte has been tracking the actions of the Visionary Society, a group of ruthless and unscrupulous Spinners who have been selling their talents to a club of wealthy clients, Xanthe realizes her work as a Spinner must come before her personal wishes. The Visionary Society is highly dangerous and directly opposed to the creed of the Spinners. Their actions could have disastrous consequences as they alter the authentic order of things and change the future. Xanthe knows she must take on the Society. It will require the skills of all her friends, old and new, to attempt such a thing, and not all of them will survive the confrontation that follows"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Time-travel fiction.; Antique dealers; Man-woman relationships; Psychic ability; Survival; Time travel; Witches;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Parade / by Cusk, Rachel,1967-author.;
Midway through his life, an artist begins to paint upside down. Eventually, he paints his wife upside down. He also makes her ugly. The paintings are a great success. In Paris, a woman is attacked by a stranger in the street. The attacker flees, but not before turning around to contemplate her victim, like an artist stepping back from a canvas. When a woman dies, her children confront her legacy: the stories she told, the roles she assigned to them, the ways she withheld her love. Her death is a kind of freedom. An artist takes on a series of pseudonyms to conceal his work from his mother and father. His brother does the opposite. They share the same parents, but they have inherited different things. Parade is a story that confronts and demolishes the conventions of storytelling. It surges past the limits of identity, character and plot to tell a true story--about art, family, morality, gender and how we compose ourselves. A writer and a visionary like no other, Rachel Cusk turns language upside down to show us our world as it really is.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Artists; Families; Identity (Psychology); Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Look both ways : a novel / by Barclay, Linwood,author.;
The residents of Garrett Island are part of a visionary experiment. Their cars have been sent to the mainland and now, for one month, they've got self-driving vehicles called Arrivals. With a simple voice command, an Arrival will take you wherever you want to go, and because these cars are networked and aware of each other, road mishaps are a thing of the past. As the world's press arrives for a glimpse of this driverless future, islander and single mum Sandra Montrose preps for the huge media event. She's ready for this new world. Her husband died when he fell asleep at the wheel one night, and she's relieved her two teens, Archie and Katie, may never need drivers' licenses. God knows, Archie already finds enough ways to get into trouble. And Katie, unbeknownst to her mum, is flirting with danger as she investigates what strange secret the old man across the street is keeping in his garage. But as this special media day gets underway, there are signs all is not well. A member of the press has vanished, possibly murdered. There are rumours of industrial sabotage, an unleashing of a malevolent virus. Before long, the Arrivals aren't taking orders from their passengers anymore. They're starting to organise and hunt. And they've got the residents of Garrett Island in their sights.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Automated vehicles; Computer viruses; Islands; Sabotage; Single mothers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser omnibus [graphic novel] / by Chaykin, Howard V.,author,illustrator.; Crusty Bunkers,illustrator.; Effinger, George Alec,author.; Heisler, Michael,letterer.; Leiber, Fritz,1910-1992,creator.; Mignola, Mike,illustrator.; Milgrom, Al,illustrator.; O'Neil, Dennis,1939-2020,author.; Oakley, Bill,letterer.; Simonson, Walter,illustrator.; Starlin, Jim,illustrator.; Van Valkenburgh, Sherilyn,colorist.;
"Fritz Leiber ranks among the giants of fantasy and science fiction visionaries, capturing multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards and influencing a generation of writers. And his most renowned creations are the swashbuckling Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories. Collected here are adaptations of some of the finest of these tales. Join the hulking barbarian and the diminutive rogue as they battle swordsmen, necromancers, and flagons of strong drink!"--
Subjects: Comics adaptations.; Fantasy comics.; Graphic novels.; Leiber, Fritz, 1910-1992; Adventure and adventurers; Swordsmen;
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The terraformers / by Newitz, Annalee,1969-author.;
"From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration of the future. Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her. But the bright, clean future they're building comes under threat when Destry discovers a city full of people that shouldn't exist, hidden inside a massive volcano. As she uncovers more about their past, Destry begins to question the mission she's devoted her life to, and must make a choice that will reverberate through Sask-E's future for generations to come. A science fiction epic for our times and a love letter to our future, The Terraformers will take you on a journey spanning thousands of years and exploring the triumphs, strife, and hope that find us wherever we make our home. "Brilliantly thoughtful, prescient, and gripping."--Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries Also by Annalee Newitz Autonomous The Future of Another Timeline"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Environmentalism; Planets; Survival;
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Camp Zero : a novel / by Sterling, Michelle Min,1982-author.;
"In a near-future northern settlement, the fate of a young woman intertwines with those of a college professor and a collective of women soldiers in this mesmerizing and transportive novel in the vein of Station Eleven and The Power. In the far north of Canada, a team led by a visionary American architect is building a project called Camp Zero. With its fresh, clean air and cold climate, it's intended to be the beginning of a new community and a new way of life. A brilliant and determined young woman employed as a sex worker to the elite is offered a chance to join the Blooms, a group meant to service the men in camp-but her mission is to secretly monitor the mercurial architect in charge. In return, she'll receive a home for her displaced Korean immigrant mother and herself. Upon arrival at Camp Zero, she is named Rose. Rose quickly secures the trust of her target, but in the camp, everyone has an agenda, and her alliances begin to shift. Through skillfully braided perspectives, including those of a young professor longing to escape his wealthy family and an all-woman military brigade struggling for survival at a climate research station, the fate of Camp Zero and its inhabitants reaches a stunning crescendo. An electrifying page-turner where nothing is as it seems, Camp Zero cleverly explores how the intersection of gender, class, and migration will impact who and what will survive in a warming world"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Climatic changes; Communities; Immigrants; Interpersonal relations; Secrecy;
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Fosse/Verdon [videorecording] / by Butz, Norbert Leo,actor.; Kail, Thomas,1978-television producer.; Levenson, Steven,television producer.; Rockwell, Sam,actor.; Williams, Michelle,1980-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,distributor.;
Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams, Norbert Leo Butz.Bob Fosse is a visionary filmmaker and one of theaters most influential choreographers and directors. Gwen Verdon is the greatest Broadway dancer of all time. Fosse/Verdon will tell the story of these two brilliant, complicated individuals and the love they shared, the art they created, and the price they paid in the pursuit of greatness.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Television mini-series.; Biographical television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987; Verdon, Gwen; Choreographers; Dancers; Man-woman relationships;
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Harmattan season : a novel / by Onyebuchi, Tochi,author.;
"Award-winning author Tochi Onyebuchi's new standalone novel is hard-boiled fantasy noir: Raymond Chandler meets P. Djèlí Clark in a postcolonial West Africa Fortune always left whatever room I walked into, which is why I don't leave my place much these days ... Veteran and private eye Boubacar doesn't need much-least of all trouble-but trouble always seems to find him. Work has dried up, and he'd rather be left alone to deal with his bills as the Harmattan rolls in to coat the city in dust, but Bouba is a down on his luck deux fois, suspended between two cultures and two worlds. When a bleeding woman stumbles onto his doorway, only to vanish just as quickly, Bouba reluctantly finds himself enmeshed in the secrets of a city boiling on the brink of violence. The French occupiers are keen to keep the peace at any cost, and the indigenous dugulen have long been shattered into restless factions vying for a chance to reclaim their lost heritage and abilities. As each hardwon clue reveals horrifying new truths, Bouba may have to carve out parts of himself he's long kept hidden, and decide what he's willing to offer next. From the visionary author of Riot Baby and Goliath, Harmattan Season is a gripping fantasy noir in the tradition of Chandler, Hammond, and Christie that will have you by the throat-both dryly funny and unforgettably evocative"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Noir fiction.; Novels.; Missing persons; Private investigators; Secrecy;
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The Northman [videorecording] / by Björk,actor.; Sjón,1962-screenwriter.; Bang, Claes,1967-actor.; Dafoe, Willem,actor.; Eggers, Robert,1983-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Hawke, Ethan,1970-actor.; Huffam, Mark,film producer.; Kidman, Nicole,1967-actor.; Knudsen, Lars,film producer.; Lindh, Gustav,1995-actor.; Milchan, Arnon,1944-film producer.; Skarsgård, Alexander,film producer,actor.; Taylor-Joy, Anya,1996-actor.; Focus Features,presenter.; New Regency (Firm),production company.; Regency Enterprises,presenter.; Square Peg (Firm),production company.; Universal Pictures (Firm),publisher.; Wan mei shi jie (Beijing) ying shi wen hua you xian gong si,presenter.;
Music, Robin Carolan, Sebastian Gainsborough ; editor, Louise Ford ; director of photography, Jarin Blaschke.Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gustav Lindh, Ethan Hawke, Björk, Willem Dafoe.From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father's murder. Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for strong bloody violence, some sexual content and nudity.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Epic films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fathers and sons; Murder; Princes; Revenge; Uncles; Vikings;
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Better man [videorecording] / by Gracey, Michael,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Gleeson, Simon,1977-screenwriter.; Cole, Oliver,screenwriter.; Currie, Paul,1968-film producer.; Ma, Coco Xiaolu,film producer.; Daly, Jules,film producer.; McMahon, Craig,film producer.; Williams, Robbie,actor.; Davies, Jonno,actor.; Pemberton, Steve,1967 September 1-actor.; Herriman, Damon,1970-actor.; Banno, Raechelle,actor.; Steadman, Alison,1946-actor.; Sina Studios,production company.; Facing East Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Lost Bandits (Firm),production company.; Footloose (Firm),production company.; Azure Centrum (Firm),production company.; Partizan Films,production company.; Rocket Science (Firm),production company.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,presenter,publisher.;
Director of photography, Erik A. Wilson ; choreographer, Ashley Wallen ; editors, Jeff Groth, [and 4 others] ; composer of original music, Batu Sener.Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Alison Steadman.Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Under the visionary direction of Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), the film is uniquely told from Robbie's perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit. It follows Robbie's journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R, Restricted for drug use, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and some violent content.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Musical films.; Biographical films.; Live-action/animation films.; Williams, Robbie; Singers; Musicians; Chimpanzees; Popular music; Rock music; Rock musicians;
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