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Amazon Drive Cloud storage from Amazon. Alexa Actionable Analytics for the Web. AmazonGlobal Ship Orders Internationally. Rand and his friends accept their new destinies though some characters only do so begrudgingly , and plot threads that will continue throughout most of the rest of the series begin here. The pacing issues from the first three books is present, but only in the first two hundred pages or so.

After that, the pacing is actually quite good. The Shaido march toward Cairhien with the intent of conquering all of the Wetlands and Rand pursues them. Mat and Egwene again join Rand in his pursuit of the Shaido, and Mat, having barely endured his own trial in Rhuidean, will be crucial in defeating them, but only if he can be convinced to fight. All of the characters continue to grow, and develop believably and some even begin to show signs of maturity. And, surprisingly, for the first and only time in the series, there are no pacing issues!

The narrative moves along at a steady clip throughout the book. Having defeated the Shaido in Cairhien and freeing Caemlyn, the capital of Andor, from the influence of the Forsaken, Rahvin, Rand begins to plan his next moves. Rand must also navigate the machinations of both Aes Sedai and nobility seeking to either gain his favor or force him into submission. He gathers a force of archers, and rides to Cairhien to meet with his old friend. He arrives just as a plot to capture the Dragon Reborn unfolds, and it will be up to Perrin to save his friend from those who intend to bend the Dragon Reborn to their will.

The pacing issues that plagued the first three books are back in full force, and most of this entry becomes a slog. The character development also largely grinds to a halt. There are still important plot developments that occur in this book, but it is nowhere near as bursting to the seams with plot developments and revelations as its two immediate predecessors. Despite this, like The Eye of the World , the last pages or so are exciting, and the plot jumps from moving glacially into a breakneck pace. The only downside other than the usual pacing issues, is that it seems Rand just arbitrarily decides to attack Sammael.

There was no careful build up and no overarching battle plan. I knew I wanted something epic, and that led me to three options to consider: After thinking about it and asking a few friends their opinions, I opted to start reading The Eye of the World , the first book in The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan as the series had recently been completed. To sum up, what I found was a solid, though imperfect, start to the epic series. Three thousand years before the start of The Eye of the World , it was a time of peace and knowledge. Humanity lived in a veritable paradise that later became known as The Age of Legends.

The Dark One reached through the hole and began to directly affect the world plunging humanity into a bitter war. In their insanity, the male channelers wreaked havoc, caused chaos, and reshaped the world in what became known as The Breaking. Lews Therin, The Dragon himself, was not immune to the corruption of the male half of the One Power, and, after killing his own family in a fit of madness, he killed himself in an explosion of the One Power.

But that was not the end. Prophecy speaks that The Dragon will be reborn when the time is right. Rand and his friends must all leave their homes and face their respective destinies if they are to have any hope to stop the Dark One from destroying all that they know and love. From the beginning, Jordan creates well-crafted and developed characters and plops them into a large, dangerous, and fully realized world.

Unfortunately, pacing issues that will plague the rest of the series also begin here, and at times there are several hundred pages where it seems the plot and characters stagnate while Jordan starts weaving numerous plot threads that will continue through the first three books in the series. However, despite the pacing issues, when Jordan finally starts bringing the book to its conclusion, it quickly becomes exciting.

The last pages of The Eye of the World are excellent and will easily make you forget about all those pages where it seemed nothing was happening, and it comes to an exciting and satisfying conclusion. A man revealed to be a Darkfriend a servant of the Dark One escapes his prison and fixates on Rand. Feeling a duty to his friend, and a duty to The Last Battle, Rand begins his pursuit of the Darkfriend. He is joined by new companions, including a mysteriously beautiful woman, in his travels across the continent.

The second book has an explosive beginning, but the pacing issues of the first book also plague this one as Rand slowly makes his way across the continent. New cities and places are visited, new plot threads are woven, and new characters are introduced. Despite the pacing issues, this book is more exciting than its predecessor, and comes to an ending just as explosive as Rand tries to help the save the world and the life of his friend, Mat.

Still not perfect, but an exciting read regardless of some slow parts. He has saved the life of his friend, Mat, and retrieved an item of utmost importance to The Last Battle, but the battle has already begun in his soul.

In order to learn if he is the reincarnation of Lews Therin Telamon, The Dragon Reborn, Rand ignores the advice of his friends and companions and sets off alone in a desperate flight to the Stone of Tear on the southern coast of the continent where Callandor, the legendary sword that is not a sword, resides. Callandor can only be wielded by The Dragon Reborn, and Rand seeks it to discover the truth about who he is. His friends, fearing not only for his safety, but also for the fate of the world should he die, pursue him.

The third book deviates significantly from the first two. While developing the supporting cast is a nice, fresh approach, the pacing is once again not great, and most of the book is spent by the various characters wondering where Rand is. On top of that is the fact Jordan may have written himself into a corner here. He had written of so many prophecies of the Dragon Reborn in the previous books that fulfilling all of the prophecies becomes a bit of a chore for readers.

Laxness was an Icelandic author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novel, Independent People , in So I resolved to see if he had any other, less daunting books on which a new reader could cut their teeth. Whenever I go into an independent bookstore, I always feel the obligation to buy something. Translated into English by Magnus Magnusson.

Under the Glacier tells the story of an unnamed protagonist whose acumen and ability to write in shorthand has caught the attention of the Bishop of Iceland. Not to mention the pastor has been abandoned by his wife, but has not sought out divorce and remarriage as a clergyman should. The narrative is told in a semi-stream of conscious style as a report both written and recorded on cassettes by Embi. Compounding all this is the heavy symbolism that pervades the novel. Translated by Magnus Magnusson. By luck or magic, Steinar becomes the owner of a wonderfully beautiful horse that is the envy of his neighbors and the great love of he and his family.

The king thanks him profusely and Steinar wends his way back home on foot. Steinar unties the Mormon. This is an achingly wonderful book. It is beautifully told with many layers of symbolism and narrative enveloping. Layered symbolism permeates the novel and may often leave readers pondering if the real world is just a magical illusion, or vice versa.

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Few books have left me quite so emotionally exhausted as this one, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in modern Icelandic literature, any Utahn who may have an interest in the Icelandic immigrants that settled in Spanish Fork during the latter part of the nineteenth century, or anyone who just likes to read a good book. Providence of Fire , by Brian Staveley. Cover art by Richard Anderson. He was very nice and down-to-earth, and I was excited to read his book. Working in publishing gives me a unique problem: But most importantly, it never gave the reader a reason to care whether or not the characters prevented the approaching calamity.

Yet the world they live in is far more complex than they could ever have realized; a world where every positive action could have lasting, negative consequences. And in order to keep chaos at bay all three will need to learn to trust others as well as themselves. Where the first book in the trilogy plodded along interminably before anything noteworthy happened, this entry leaps through several hundred pages at a breakneck speed from the beginning.

The characters travel hundreds of miles, make startling and unexpected alliances, and see themselves through tremendous threats. With the exception of maybe Valyn, whose major character growth comes at the very end, the characters all develop believably and accordingly to the circumstances in which they find themselves and do their best to rise to the physical, mental, emotional and even spiritual challenges they face. Their world requires action and decisiveness, not unlike our own, and they often step forward, not because they know a solution, but because they have to step forward.

Like Providence of Fire , we must often trust to hope, faith, and chance to tackle the challenges in our life. And, as Kaden learns through the course of his journey, what we have is the present. Not only is it a vast improvement over its predecessor, it is everything a good fantasy novel should be. I wrote about it a couple of years ago ago. So imagine how excited I was when Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods was announced during the summer of I had to wait a year before I was able to watch it with subtitles, and another half year beyond that to watch the English dub. Most people myself included were just happy to see DBZ updated with contemporary, high-definition animation since the TV show ended in Japan long before the HD age.

Wong says the key to how it has been able to recycle so much is simple: HK Recycles runs workshops and seminars for clients on how to separate their waste before collecting recyclable materials from them. Fees are charged to cover the cost of moving the recyclable materials to companies that do the processing. HK Recycles is able to collect clean and well-sorted recyclable materials because their collectors talk to clients and offer tips on what can and cannot be recycled drink cartons, for example, are not suitable.

And the task is made easier by issuing zippered heavy-duty plastic bags prominently labelled for glass, paper, plastic and metal. Wong says there has been so much interest in HK Recycles services that they have had to take down the fee listing on its webpage. Even so, there are to potential clients on their waiting list. Details have yet to emerge on the government's new recycling fund but Wong wonders how effective it can be if local recycling contractors prove reluctant to modernise their operations.

Many companies conceded in a Hong Kong Productivity Council report last year that collection is inefficient and expensive because they must pay to pick up the recyclable materials from various districts.

Yet none of the recycling companies that Wong spoke to expressed any interest when he outlined the HK Recycles business model and the software used to track and gather data about their operations. Following a successful inaugural Zero Waste Week in June, environmental campaigners have added a Zero Waste corporate challenge to the programmes rolling out under the annual Hong Kong Clean-up event.

Now in its 15th year, the clean-up drive starts tomorrow and runs until November 1. Last year, 51, volunteers collected 3, tonnes of rubbish from across Hong Kong. Lisa Christensen and Nissa Marion initiated the Zero Waste event three months ago to encourage Hongkongers to reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfills by using fewer disposable items and recycling resources.

And with the corporate challenge, they hope to focus business efforts by helping them set targets and come up with comprehensive solutions. For more details, visit hkcleanup.

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