“I’ll make the other scream for you, Mare, every last one. Not just your parents. Not just your siblings. But every single one like you. I’m going to find them, and they will die with you in their thoughts, knowing this is the fate you have brought them. I am the king and you could’ve been my Red Queen. Now you are nothing.”
More quick picks/recs from our new YA shelves: we have terrific new books in…plus some equally terrific books (both new and recently released) to read after you’re done!
If you loved The Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard, and you’re looking for another book in which latent supernatural powers kick off a killer fantasy series, try:
- The Sin Eater’s Daughter, by Melinda Salisbury
- The Young Elites, by Marie Lu
If you loved The Winner’s Crime, by Marie Rutkowski, and you’re looking to delve into another established high fantasy series - especially if you love Game of Throne-ish political intrigue - try:
- Gathering Darkness, by Morgan Rhodes (#3 in the Falling Kingdoms series)
- The Heart of Betrayal, by Mary E. Pearson (#2 in the Remnant Chronicles, July 2015)
If you loved When Reason Breaks, by Cindy L. Rodriguez, and you’re looking for more books in which literature has an important effect on the characters, try:
- And We Stay, by Jenny Hubbard
- Belzhar, by Meg Wolitzer
If you loved A Cold Legacy, by Megan Shepherd, and you’re looking for a new blend of retelling (here, it’s fairy tales), horror, and thriller, try:
- Tear You Apart, by Sarah Cross
- Crimson Bound, by Rosamund Hodge (May 2015)
The Royal family of Norta, House Calore
In this we find strength, to bind the High Houses, and power, to ensure Silver rule until the end of days, to defeat our enemies, on the borders, and within them.”“Strength,” the crowd rumbles back at him. It’s frightening. “Power.” [insp]
history meme: 04/09 kings/emperors | C H A R L E M A G N E
Charlemagne (Karl der Große or Karolus Magnus) —also know as the Emperor with the Flowery or Flowing Beard because of his long and white beard— was the King of the Franks, the King of Italy, and from 800 the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
He was born in modern day Belgium, the son of the Frankish king Pepin the Short. When Pepin died in 768, his kingdom was divided between his two sons and for three years Charlemagne ruled with his younger brother Carloman. When Carloman died suddenly in 771, Charlemagne became sole ruler. He spent the early part of his reign on several military campaigns to expand his kingdom. He invaded Saxony in 772 and eventually achieved its total conquest and conversion to Christianity. He also extended his dominance to the south, conquering the kingdom of the Lombards in northern Italy. In 778, he invaded northern Spain, then controlled by the Moors. Between 780 and 800, Charlemagne added Bohemia to his empire and subdued the Avars in the middle Danube basin to form a buffer state for the eastern border of his empire.
In 800 a rebellion against Pope Leo III began. Charlemagne went to his aid in Rome and defeated the rebellion. As a token of thanks, Leo crowned Charlemagne on Christmas Day that year, declaring him emperor of the Romans. Although this did not give Charlemagne any new powers, it legitimised his rule over his Italian territories and attempted to revive the imperial tradition of the western Roman emperor.
The immense territories which Charlemagne controlled became known as the Carolingian empire. Charlemagne introduced administrative reforms throughout the lands he controlled, establishing key representatives in each region and holding a general assembly each year at his court at Aachen. He standardised weights, measures and customs dues, which helped improve commerce and initiated important legal reforms. He also attempted to consolidate Christianity throughout his vast empire. He persuaded many eminent scholars to come to his court and established a new library of Christian and classical works.
Charlemagne died in 814. His successors lacked his vision and authority, and his empire did not long outlive him.
Heath Ledger on the red carpet at Australian Film Institute Awards, Dec. 6th, 2006.
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This is a reminder for anyone who may be interested in buying a set of christmas cards from me, you can buy a set of 5 for $15.00 (sorry i had to up the price from 10.00 as i decided that the cards work best at 5.5” by 8.5”) which costs a little extra to print. Or you can buy a single card for $4.00. If any of you are interested and would like to support my work, it would really help me to know how many sets i need to print before hand.Please Email me at malisa.suchanya@gmail.com if you have any questions or orders.
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