The second of the Rat's trilogy and the weakest of the three, basically a rehash of the first, with the main character from the first novel trying to destroy a group of rats that escaped from London to the green belt. Still good though.
It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures, with their razor sharp teeth and the taste for human blood, began to be realized by a panic-stricken city. For millions of years, humans and rats have been natural enemies. But now for the first time – suddenly, shockingly, horribly – the balance of power has shifted…..
If Princess Diana had been murdered, what sort of man would have killed her? Maybe one who made accidents happen. Maybe one who didn't realize who he was murdering.. The pseudonymous Cain, a British journalist, has come up with a clever premise for his first novel. One summer night in 1997, Samuel Carver, an extremely capable assassin who only targets bad guys, is in a Paris tunnel ready to make a hit. He causes a speeding black Mercedes to smash into a stone pillar, leaving the car's principal passenger, a dangerous terrorist, he's been told, undoubtedly dead.
Course No. 302 (12 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Taught by Elizabeth Vandiver Whitman College Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin 1. Heroes' Homecomings 2. Guests and Hosts 3. A Goddess and a Princess 4. Odysseus among the Phaiakians 5. Odysseus Tells His Own Story ...
In Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Now, in The Diamond Age, he delivers another stunning tale. Set in 21st-century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a state-of-the-art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin named Nell. Her life, and the entire future of humanity, is about to be decoded and reprogrammed.
