The rising AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s bolstered American homophobia, the effects of which can be seen in Charlie’s dad and brother’s behavior, as well as in Brad’s dad’s violent reaction after finding him together with Patrick. They have a nostalgia for older music and film like The Beatles and Rocky Horror Picture Show, perhaps because of the freedom and creative expression that those cultural pieces represent in contrast with the cultural conservatism of the 1980s and early 1990s. Charlie and his friends are a collection of misfits, and the music they listen to reflects their eclectic individual styles and tastes. Music like that of the Smiths and Smashing Pumpkins became a popular counter-culture movement in the late 1970s and again in the early 1990s. This story is set in the early 1990s, a time of revived interest in punk and alternative rock.
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We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. 17, 2023, AMC announced a short-form Spin-Off series entitled ◊ Night Island which is based on the Interview with the Vampire and The Queen of the Damned novels. Now Louis is offering him another interview, recounting the full story of how he was turned by the French vampire Lestat de Lioncourt ( Sam Reid), and of their complicated relationship.Īlong with Mayfair Witches, the show is part of what AMC is promoting as the Immortal Universe. In the summer of 2022, dying journalist Daniel Molloy ( Eric Bogosian) is summoned to a penthouse apartment in Dubai, where he is reunited with Louis de Pointe du Lac ( Jacob Anderson), an immortal vampire that he tried to interview 49 years earlier, with limited success. 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Over the nine centuries since her death, truth, faith and fantasy have combined to create a myth held dear by succeeding generations. How did this medieval queen, canonized in 1249, create such a lasting impression? High on the list of the world’s most popular women of history is Queen Margaret of Scotland who died in 1093. Juniper McKenzie was singing and playing guitar in a pub when her small Oregon town was thrust into darkness. And as Michael leads his charges to safety, he begins to realize that the engine failure was not an isolated incident. Michael Pound was flying over Idaho en route to the holiday home of his passengers when the plane’s engines inexplicably died, forcing a less than perfect landing in the wilderness. The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash that rendered all electronic devices and fuels inoperable-and plunged the world into a dark age humanity was unprepared to face. Stirling presents his first Novel of the Change, the start of the New York Times bestselling postapocalyptic saga set in a world where all technology has been rendered useless. Her enthusiasm for the project was infectious. By the time the coffee finished brewing, I'd agreed to join Andrea and Sandie in the proposal. I just bubbled up and said, “You’ve got to write that! What a killer idea!”ĭEBBY: One morning I woke up, put on a pot of coffee, checked my e-mail, saw Andrea's message about her fabulous devotional idea. SANDIE: When Andrea called and told me the idea she’d had, I didn’t realize she was thinking about inviting me to join her. So I guess you might say it was a God-thing! SIX WHOLE MINUTES I had to wait! Then I recalled the Bible passage in which God tells us, "Be still and know that I am God." And I thought, I need to be still.and let my nail polish dry. Tell us how the idea for this book came about?ĪNDREA: I was at the nail salon getting a manicure, and had to wait a pesky 6 minutes for my fingernails to dry. But friendship doesn’t necessarily lead to writing a book together. Andrea and Debby Mayne co-authored a Christmas novella. Andrea Boeshaar was once a literary agent who represented Sandra D. Though they hadn’t each met, these ladies were well acquainted before they set out to write this book. I'll comment that the book also does have some sexuality I consider it appropriate for the story. Although this violence is not gratuitous - it's actually rather restrained and tasteful while still being true to the times and events - I think it puts this book a bit beyond a more sensitive 12-year-old reader, so I'm marking this book as suitable for ages 13 and up. I would caution that the first third of the book, set in Egypt, is one long drumbeat of impending and then arrived doom, including the death (by suicide) of both beloved parents, and other violence (see the CSM details). This vivid, compelling historical fiction about fascinating characters should have terrific appeal to teen girl readers, and is enjoyable reading for adults too! The author did an outstanding job I gather she's written non-fiction on this historical period and to solid knowledge of the era she has in this book also added great storytelling. The whole story in Altered consists of a chase. But, there are particulars that nagged at me which, individually, are irrelevant, but together, they become a little too bothersome to simply forgive and forget. And if they’re both going to survive, they must piece together the clues of their past before the Branch catches up to them and steals it all away.Īltered is one of those books that are highly addicting, with action that engrosses you until you become quite satisfied with the read. Now on the run, Anna soon discovers that she and Sam are connected in more ways than either of them expected. Sam and the boys don’t remember anything before living in the lab-not even their true identities. But her father pushes her to flee, making Sam promise to keep her away from the Branch, at all costs. When the Branch decides it’s time to take the boys, Sam stages an escape, killing the agents sent to retrieve them.Īnna is torn between following Sam or staying behind in the safety of her everyday life. Her father works for the Branch at the helm of its latest project: monitoring and administering treatments to the four genetically altered boys in the lab below their farmhouse. When you can’t trust yourself, who can you believe?Įverything about Anna’s life is a secret. |