![]() ![]() ![]() Due to a phenomenon called "relativistic Doppler beaming," gas in the disk that's moving toward us makes that side of the disk appear brighter, the opposite side darker. As our viewpoint rotates around the black hole, we see different parts of the fast-moving gas in the accretion disk moving directly toward us. The greatest distortion occurs when viewing the system nearly edgewise. The black hole’s extreme gravitational field redirects and distorts light coming from different parts of the disk, but exactly what we see depends on our viewing angle. This movie shows a complete revolution around a simulated black hole and its accretion disk following a path that is perpendicular to the disk. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Endymion is a story about love and memory, triumph and terror-an instant candidate for the field's highest honors. To make love to the one true person who deserves that love is one of the few absolute. ![]() Part of his Hyperion Cantos fictional universe. ![]() If there is a true religion in the universe, it must include that truth of contact or be forever hollow. Endymion is the third science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons, first published in 1996. To see and feel one's beloved naked for the first time is one of life's pure, irreducible epiphanies. Select this result to view Kirk M Simmonss phone number, address, and more. The Rise of Endymion Quotes Showing 1-30 of 61. Now, six years later, Simmons returns to this richly imagined world of technological achievement, excitement, wonder and fear. Kirk is related to Deeann Joy Simmons and Tari Simmons. Hyperion went on to win the Hugo Award as Best Novel, and it and its companion volume, The Fall of Hyperion, took their rightful places in the science fiction pantheon of new classics. This staggering multifaceted tale of the far future heralded the conquest of the science fiction field by a man who had already won the World Fantasy Award for his first novel ( Song of Kali) and had also published one of the most well-received horror novels in the field, Carrion Comfort. ![]() Dan Simmons's Hyperion was an immediate sensation on its first publication in 1989. Hyperion -with a novel even more magnificent than its predecessors. The multiple-award-winning science fiction master returns to the universe that is his greatest triumph-the world of Hyperion and The Fall of ![]() ![]() ![]() There were several authors whom I already read such as Rose Pressey, Debora Geary, and Camilla Chafer. It was very cohesive in its theme, which was Halloween and witches, by having some of the best authors writing about the subject. There was not one story that I did not enjoy and want to continue with. This was one of the better anthologies I have read. This was the perfect ending for a sweet series. When she is offered the chance at a normal life she is willing to do anything. She has spells where she sees things that sometimes come true and other times do not, but they always wreck havoc with her mind. Hannah has been a resident of Chrysalis House for the past 12 years, since she was admitted by her family at age fifteen. The first thing to do is verify that she is actually a witch. Lauren takes the lead here and finds their errant witch in a mental hospital. This witch has sent a simple message,’ help me’, and that is just what they intend to do. ![]() The fetching spell seems to have found another witch but it did not work the regular way. The story has moved forward effortlessly from day one and as they have added more characters things have continued to build toward a finale that might not be expected. ![]() The world is the same one I inhabit but seems more because of the magic that is so abundant. The characters have continued to evolve and become more able to draw me into their world and their lives. This is the last entry in the Modern Witch series and they go out on a somber but high note. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Charles Vess and legendary fantasy author Neil Gaiman were artist and writer respectively on Stardust, the acclaimed illustrated novel turned into a hugely successful movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro.A brand-new collection of the Eisner Award-winning series! This award-winning compendium of English and Scottish fairy tales and folklore returns to print in a sumptuous new collection! Beautifully illustrated by Charles Vess and featuring adaptations by Neil Gaiman - Vess' collaborator on the hugely successful Stardust - and a host of famous fantasy writers, this new edition also boasts never-before-seen art and an amazing gallery of sketches! ![]() ![]() ![]() But no longer.ĭevastated and angry, and under constant threat from an unknown spy at Cimmeria Academy, Allie Sheridan has lost her way.Īnd in FRACTURE, she’s not the only one losing it – everything is falling apart. Cimmeria has been more than a school for Allie, it’s been a safe haven. The third book in the hit NIGHT SCHOOL series. NIGHT SCHOOL: FRACTURE (Little, Brown/Atom, August 2013) The fourth book in the international bestselling series NIGHT SCHOOL – darkly romantic YA thrillers set in a British boarding school like no other. NIGHT SCHOOL: RESISTANCE (Little, Brown/Atom, June 2014) She is well known for her books about Ireland and Paris for Frommers (Wiley) and has co-written books with her husband, the BAFTA nominated filmmaker Jack Jewers.Ĭ.J. Daugherty has lived in the UK so long she considers herself British. ![]() The international bestselling Night School series is the product of that fascination. Although she’s now left the world of crime reporting she has never lost her fascination with what it is that drives some people to do awful things as well as the kind of people who will try to stop them. Daugherty was 22 when she saw her first dead body. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Griffin, a lantern-jawed and chestnut-haired white man, deliberately darkened his skin and spent six weeks travelling through the harshly segregated southern states of America, revisiting cities he knew intimately, in the guise of a black man. Black Like Me, the book in question, had been published three years earlier in November 1961 and it had led to its author being both venerated and vilified. The attack was not random the beating represented a particularly brutal form of literary criticism: Griffin was being punished for having written a book. It took Griffin five months to recover from the assault. Griffin assumed the men were heading over to assist him but instead they dragged him away from his car and proceeded to beat him violently with chains before leaving him for dead. O ne day in 1964 John Howard Griffin, a 44-year-old Texan journalist and novelist, was standing by the side of the road in Mississippi with a flat tyre. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her stepbrother knew her better than anyone else on earth. “You’re up to your neck in dirt and now your pocket and your cell phone are smeared with it.” “Don’t tell me,” came a deep, drawling, masculine voice. 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New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentzĭon’t miss Diana’s new hardcover Dangerous “Nobody tops Diana Palmer when it comes to delivering pure, undiluted romance. ![]() “Diana Palmer is a mesmerizing storyteller who captures the essence of what a romance should be.” “Palmer knows how to make the sparks fly…heartwarming.” New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard “The ever popular and prolific Palmer has penned another sure hit.” “A gentle escape mixed with real-life menace for fans of Palmer’s more than 100 novels.” “Palmer’s talent for character development and ability to fuse heartwarming romance with nail-biting suspense shine in Outsider.” Praise for the novels of New York Times bestselling author ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You can find Silvana’s cheerful decorative crochet rugs and pillow at her online shop Myellowindow on Etsy. Bright crochet designs by Silvana Baez from myellowindow. ![]() Silvana Baez from myellowindow, with Chris. Silvana sells pretty crochet rugs and pillows with her own designs. I also met a talented Argentina crafter Silvana Baez, who set up her craft stall for the first time. Simon the cartoonist Dry Si – Simon’s unique cartoons. Simon considers ‘Parody is the sincerest form of flattery’, and his cartoons drawings are all unique. Simon is also known as Dry Si – The Cartoonist (Facebook page). I am very pleased to have met Simon the Cartoonist. Today I also had a quick read of her interesting book called Eastleigh Then and Now, which contains many old photographs of Eastleigh (including a little bit of Chandler’s Ford). You can find out Penny Legg’s books here, including Military Wives From The First World War to Afghanistan, and Under the Queen’s Colours. In a draw, I was lucky to have won her book titled Bloody British History Southampton. Penny shared a variety of interesting local history books with us. Penny Legg in Chandler’s Ford promoting her books. 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