FW: Sapphire & Steel - 01 - The Passenger

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, February 07, 2010 3:27 PM
Author: buck rider
Subject: Sapphire & Steel – 01 – The Passenger

 

All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel. Sapphire and Steel have been assigned. A dark Winter’s evening in the year 2004. Sixty-six year-old steam enthusiast [...]

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FW: Cornelia Funke - Dragon Rider (Unabridged)

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, February 07, 2010 3:21 PM
Author: buck rider
Subject: Cornelia Funke – Dragon Rider (Unabridged)

 

Firedrake, a young dragon, receives a frightening warning one night: Humans are planning to destroy the valley in which he lives! All the dragons must flee. Their only refuge is a place above the clouds called the Rim of Heaven, which may not even exist. Firedrake boldly volunteers to go ahead first. As he embarks on [...]

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FW: Z. Z. Packer - Drinking Coffee Elsewhere

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, February 07, 2010 3:05 PM
Author: buck rider
Subject: Z. Z. Packer – Drinking Coffee Elsewhere

 

Here is a remarkable debut short-story collection by a fresh and captivating new voice in American literature. Z. Z. Packer’s first collection of short stories is rich with unexpected turns, indelible images, and penetrating insight that belies someone so young. Her stories plunge us into the worlds of people living on the edge and to the [...]

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