![]() The strong and uninvited chemistry between her and the dashing Gabriel makes matters even more complicated. The world of the Ahe'ey challenges and subverts her views about gender, genes, and nature versus nurture. ![]() Sounds like a dream, but it may, in fact, turn into a nightmare. Morgan uncovers a world where women have the power, and where magic is no longer just a figment of her wild imagination. She is a feisty, slightly preachy, romantic feminist full of contradictions and insecurities. Morgan is a dreamer, change maker and art lover. CIPA EVVY Book Awards - 2nd Place - Fiction - Mythology Reader's Favorite - Gold Medal Winner -Young Adult - Fantasy - Epic ![]() "A thoughtful look at empowerment for women." "A rollicking trip into a fantasy world complete with dragons, love and strength, and ideas that really get you thinking." "Highly recommended for all ages." ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The dystopian world building is well done and the descriptions are vivid. "From the opening page of Convergence I was hooked. ![]() In a city where peace is tenuous and loyalties are ever shifting, the past and the present are about to converge.Ĭonvergence is a tech noir work of science fiction with dystopian and cyberpunk elements, and is the first novel in the DRMR series. In order to find her, Jonah will have to sift through the memories of dead men that could destroy what little he has left. ![]() Mesa's abduction is wrapped up in the secrets of a brutal murder during the war's early days, a murder that Alice Xie wants revenged. With his daughter, Mesa, missing in post-war Los Angeles, Everitt is forced into an uneasy alliance with Alice to find her. Xie is a profiteer of street drugs, primarily DRMR, a powerful narcotic made from the memories of the dead. Jonah Everitt is a killer, an addict, and a memory thief.Īfter being hired to kill a ranking officer of the Pacific Rim Coalition and download his memories, Everitt finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a terror cell, a rogue military squadron, and a Chinese gangster named Alice Xie. ![]() ![]() ![]() What sparked the idea for Dory’s character?Īctually, the initial spark came at a dinner with my parents and two older siblings, after my husband asked my Dad if he could marry me. (Hint: the author didn’t have to look too far to find her!) Hanlon, who lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their eight-year-old twins, talked to PW about how Dory came to be. First-grader Dory makes an actual friend in a sequel, Dory and the Real True Friend, a July release from Dial. The illustrated chapter book made an immediate splash, receiving four starred reviews – including one from PW – and landing on five “best books of the year” lists. Nuggy, a gnomish man who announces he is her fairy godmother and turns her into a puppy. ![]() ![]() In last fall’s Dory Fantasmagory, Abby Hanlon introduced a six-year-old who calls on her vivid imagination when her older brother and sister refuse to play with her because she’s a “baby.” For companionship, Dory conjures up Mary, a monster friend, and Mr. ![]() |