Now Rand grapples with the weight of being a ruler, but quickly things go wrong. Evil strikes, and a series of inanimate objects turn rouge, attacking their owners. Egwene and Elayne attempt to find the rest of the group, and to make up their minds about Rand. What happens in the fourth installment of the Wheel of Time series?
“We rode on the winds of the rising storm; we ran to the sounds of the thunder. We danced among the lightning bolts and tore the world asunder.”
After Rand leaves into the mountains, separating from his group, the band splits up and embarks on a myriad of different adventures. Perrin seeks to understand his inner wolf, after meeting a man gone savage to it. Mat is healed of his bond to the dagger while Egwene and Nynaeve run to a new city where they are seen as abominations before finding a secret within. Can the group find each other again?
“Knowing serves no real purpose, but then, neither does not knowing. Myself, I always prefer knowing too not.”
After infecting himself with the tainted magic, Rand stays to train with a band of warriors, but his close friend from his original town is hurt, and only a specific dagger can heal him. Now Rand has to travel out to the world, armed with magic he doesn’t yet understand. Meanwhile Perrin is grappling with his wolves but will be forced to call upon their help in service of his friend.
“The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.”
This book follows a group of adventurers, starting with the perfectly normal sheepherder Rand, who delves into the world of adventure after encountering the strange beings entering his town. Enlisting the help of his friends, they begin traveling around the world, collecting more strange people in their ragtag group, before stumbling upon a strange kind of extremely dangerous magic. Thus begins an adventure over 14 books.
In 19th century England, people presume magic to be long dead. But they’d be wrong, two magicians of vastly different personalities continue their work today. As the country heads into the Napoleonic wars, they might just need the help of these two bizarre men. Meanwhile, the fairies grow bored, and wander into the human world looking for fun, often causing hijinks and chaos.
Athena Liu is everything that June Hayward wants to be. Beautiful, charismatic, and, most importantly, a successful author. After June’s debut novel fails spectacularly, she becomes jealous of Athena, who is extremely successful for her age. But when Athena invites June to her apartment to hang out, she chokes to death on uncooked pancake batter. June is terrified and she calls the police immediately. But before leaving the scene, she spots an unfinished manuscript for Athena’s upcoming novel, which she has told no one about yet.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King follows Andy Dufresne, a banker wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, as he endures life in Shawshank Prison. Over decades, he becomes friends with Red, a longtime inmate who smuggles contraband, and quietly works on an escape plan while maintaining hope through small acts of defiance.
Invincible: Compendium One by Robert Kirkman follows the journey of Mark Grayson, a teenage boy who inherits superpowers from his father, Omni-Man, a heroic figure with a dark secret. As Mark embraces his role as the superhero Invincible, he faces numerous challenges, including powerful enemies and the realization that his father’s intentions may not be as noble as they first appeared. The book blends action, personal struggles and family dynamics while exploring themes of responsibility, morality and identity.
Ashley C. Ford writes a stunningly beautiful memoir about her childhood experiences, and, most importantly, her relationship with her parents. For as long as she can remember, her dad has always been in prison for a crime that she wasn’t allowed to know of, and her emotionally distant mother formed new relationships with other men. Ashley recounts her experiences with her absent father and her strained relationship with her mother, who is trying to recover from heartbreak and the stress of being the sole provider for Ashley.
Hench is a novel that revolves around Anna Tromedlov, a hench who does data entry for supervillains. Her only “superpower” is being exceptional at spreadsheets and organization. But when she is called to take part in a hands-on mission with a supervillain, an encounter with a hero leaves her bed-bound. With a new cane and a newfound sense of determination, Anna is angered that she was laid-off and considered a casualty to heroes who couldn’t care less about people like her.
