The Black Opera: a Novel of Opera, Volcanoes, and the Mind of God

Mary Gentle
The secret occult brotherhood of the King's Men don't want to destroy the world, per se. They just think the devil would do a better job at running things than God has. So to change the balance of the world, they are going to write an opera so powerful that the very foundations of the earth are altered. ...

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Hunger

Jackie Morse Kessler
Hunger is a compelling problem story with well developed characters as well as an engaging fantasy. ...

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Stalker

Andreĭ Arsenʹevich Tarkovskiĭ
Surely one of the most enigmatic films ever made, Stalker depicts the journey of three men into the Zone, a quarantined area ungoverned by the ordinary laws of physics. They are searching for the Room, a place said to fulfill the innermost desires of those who enter it. Along the way Tarkovsky blends sepia toned images of nuclear power stations, eerie...

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The Whisper

Emma Clayton
This excellent book is the sequel to The Roar which I found very enjoyable. The story takes up right where The Roar ended.Mika and his twin sister have been reunited and when they touched for the first time they glowed. ...

Review by Christopher S. »