Author: Kody Boye
Publisher: Kody Boye
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
The poor suffer in slums. The rich flourish in megacities. And video games dominate the eSports landscape. In a far-off future, humanity’s poorest communities have been devasted by a plague. With treatment almost inaccessible for those who cannot pay, many are tasked with taking care of their loved ones until the end. For one young woman named Sophia Garza, her family’s future, and her ill mother’s potential salvation, lies in her ability to climb the ranks in a video gaming competition with an enormous cash prize. However, when a rolling blackout strikes the slums Sophia lives in, all seems lost—until a representative from Kingsman Online Games comes knocking at her door with the promise of a second chance. With absolutely nothing to lose, Sophia accepts the offer—without realizing she’s fallen into the megacorporation’s cruel trap. In a simulation where pain is real, and death in real life possible, what lengths will people go in order to survive? This special edition contains all three novels of the Kingsman Online trilogy.
Kingsman Online: The Complete Series
Author: Kody Boye
Publisher: Kody Boye
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
The poor suffer in slums. The rich flourish in megacities. And video games dominate the eSports landscape. In a far-off future, humanity’s poorest communities have been devasted by a plague. With treatment almost inaccessible for those who cannot pay, many are tasked with taking care of their loved ones until the end. For one young woman named Sophia Garza, her family’s future, and her ill mother’s potential salvation, lies in her ability to climb the ranks in a video gaming competition with an enormous cash prize. However, when a rolling blackout strikes the slums Sophia lives in, all seems lost—until a representative from Kingsman Online Games comes knocking at her door with the promise of a second chance. With absolutely nothing to lose, Sophia accepts the offer—without realizing she’s fallen into the megacorporation’s cruel trap. In a simulation where pain is real, and death in real life possible, what lengths will people go in order to survive? This special edition contains all three novels of the Kingsman Online trilogy.
Publisher: Kody Boye
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
The poor suffer in slums. The rich flourish in megacities. And video games dominate the eSports landscape. In a far-off future, humanity’s poorest communities have been devasted by a plague. With treatment almost inaccessible for those who cannot pay, many are tasked with taking care of their loved ones until the end. For one young woman named Sophia Garza, her family’s future, and her ill mother’s potential salvation, lies in her ability to climb the ranks in a video gaming competition with an enormous cash prize. However, when a rolling blackout strikes the slums Sophia lives in, all seems lost—until a representative from Kingsman Online Games comes knocking at her door with the promise of a second chance. With absolutely nothing to lose, Sophia accepts the offer—without realizing she’s fallen into the megacorporation’s cruel trap. In a simulation where pain is real, and death in real life possible, what lengths will people go in order to survive? This special edition contains all three novels of the Kingsman Online trilogy.
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Author: Mark Millar
Publisher: Image Comics
ISBN: 9781534305229
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
THE SECRET SERVICE: KINGSMAN is the critically acclaimed comic book series by Kick-Ass writer MARK MILLAR and Watchmen's DAVE GIBBONS. Now a Hollywood blockbuster starring Colin Firth and Taron Egerton, and directed by MATTHEW VAUGHN, KINGSMAN reinvents the spy genre for the 21st century. The story follows a British secret agent who takes his wayward nephew under his wing and trains him to become a gentleman spy. Together, they uncover a plot that links kidnapped celebrities with a plot to eradicate 90 percent of the human race! This 2017 edition comes with a limited edition FOX MOVIE COVER and a brand-new cover by DAVE GIBBONS, revealed in August. Collects THE SECRET SERVICE #1-6
Publisher: Image Comics
ISBN: 9781534305229
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
THE SECRET SERVICE: KINGSMAN is the critically acclaimed comic book series by Kick-Ass writer MARK MILLAR and Watchmen's DAVE GIBBONS. Now a Hollywood blockbuster starring Colin Firth and Taron Egerton, and directed by MATTHEW VAUGHN, KINGSMAN reinvents the spy genre for the 21st century. The story follows a British secret agent who takes his wayward nephew under his wing and trains him to become a gentleman spy. Together, they uncover a plot that links kidnapped celebrities with a plot to eradicate 90 percent of the human race! This 2017 edition comes with a limited edition FOX MOVIE COVER and a brand-new cover by DAVE GIBBONS, revealed in August. Collects THE SECRET SERVICE #1-6
The Beautiful Ones: The Complete Series
Author: Kody Boye
Publisher: Kody Boye
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
In the Great South, beauty is a currency all young women wish to have. But all beauty comes with a price. Set on the backdrop of a raging civil war, The Beautiful Ones follows sixteen-year-old Kelendra Byron as she is lifted from the depths of poverty to become one of her country's Beautiful Ones, at the cost of her free will. This dark, near-future world—hailed as "Cinderella in Dystopialand" by one reviewer—will take readers to the heights of fame and fortune, and reveal the horrors that come as a result. This special edition contains all three novels of The Beautiful Ones trilogy.
Publisher: Kody Boye
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
In the Great South, beauty is a currency all young women wish to have. But all beauty comes with a price. Set on the backdrop of a raging civil war, The Beautiful Ones follows sixteen-year-old Kelendra Byron as she is lifted from the depths of poverty to become one of her country's Beautiful Ones, at the cost of her free will. This dark, near-future world—hailed as "Cinderella in Dystopialand" by one reviewer—will take readers to the heights of fame and fortune, and reveal the horrors that come as a result. This special edition contains all three novels of The Beautiful Ones trilogy.
The Minds Behind the Games
Author: Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476671109
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Featuring interviews with the creators of 36 popular video games--including Deus Ex, Night Trap, Mortal Kombat, Wasteland and NBA Jam--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of some of the most influential and iconic (and sometimes forgotten) games of all time. Recounting endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega publishers and the uncertainties of public reception, the interviewees reveal the creative processes that produced some of gaming's classic titles.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476671109
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Featuring interviews with the creators of 36 popular video games--including Deus Ex, Night Trap, Mortal Kombat, Wasteland and NBA Jam--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of some of the most influential and iconic (and sometimes forgotten) games of all time. Recounting endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega publishers and the uncertainties of public reception, the interviewees reveal the creative processes that produced some of gaming's classic titles.
Down With This Ship
Author: Katie Kingman
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 1635830680
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
In this funny, flirty, and geeky rom com, teenage fanfic writer Kole must come to terms with internet fame, her insecurities, and a crush she never saw coming.
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 1635830680
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
In this funny, flirty, and geeky rom com, teenage fanfic writer Kole must come to terms with internet fame, her insecurities, and a crush she never saw coming.
The Sugar Casino
Author: Jonathan Kingsman
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781516854592
Category : Sugar trade
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
SUGAR - a carbohydrate or toxic chemical; an excuse for obesity or the cause; much maligned or a natural ingredient? If nothing else, sugar triggers controversy, blame and myths on a global scale...and everyone seems to have an opinion, informed or otherwise. The Internet and the media are alight with articles citing added sugar as the leading cause of every disease and social ill from cancer to juvenile delinquency.How can this be true when per capita sugar consumption has been falling for the past forty years in most developed countries and has only increased slightly in the US? It is wrong to blame sugar for our ills; we need to find the real culprits.In this far-reaching and wide-ranging book Jonathan Kingsman, a 37-year sugar-industry veteran, dispels many myths, both about sugar and about how commodity markets work. He looks carefully at human rights, environment sustainability, speculation, food prices, commodity trading, market manipulation, government intervention and health. He provides some surprising conclusions.Anyone who is interested in how their food is produced and how it arrives on their plate, or into their cereal bowl will enjoy this book.With contributions from, or interviews with:* Isara Vongkusolkit, Chairman of Mitr Phol Sugar Group* Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder and CEO of Olam International Limited * Robert Kuok, Sugar King of Asia and international businessman * Chris Mahoney, Director of the Agricultural at Glencore International PLC * Greg Page, Executive Chairman of Cargill Inc.* Ralph Potter, Mentor to the sugar trade * Luc Tappy, Professor of Physiology at the University of Lausanne* Sven Sielhorst, Co-ordinator of the Sugarcane Programme at Solidaridad
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781516854592
Category : Sugar trade
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
SUGAR - a carbohydrate or toxic chemical; an excuse for obesity or the cause; much maligned or a natural ingredient? If nothing else, sugar triggers controversy, blame and myths on a global scale...and everyone seems to have an opinion, informed or otherwise. The Internet and the media are alight with articles citing added sugar as the leading cause of every disease and social ill from cancer to juvenile delinquency.How can this be true when per capita sugar consumption has been falling for the past forty years in most developed countries and has only increased slightly in the US? It is wrong to blame sugar for our ills; we need to find the real culprits.In this far-reaching and wide-ranging book Jonathan Kingsman, a 37-year sugar-industry veteran, dispels many myths, both about sugar and about how commodity markets work. He looks carefully at human rights, environment sustainability, speculation, food prices, commodity trading, market manipulation, government intervention and health. He provides some surprising conclusions.Anyone who is interested in how their food is produced and how it arrives on their plate, or into their cereal bowl will enjoy this book.With contributions from, or interviews with:* Isara Vongkusolkit, Chairman of Mitr Phol Sugar Group* Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder and CEO of Olam International Limited * Robert Kuok, Sugar King of Asia and international businessman * Chris Mahoney, Director of the Agricultural at Glencore International PLC * Greg Page, Executive Chairman of Cargill Inc.* Ralph Potter, Mentor to the sugar trade * Luc Tappy, Professor of Physiology at the University of Lausanne* Sven Sielhorst, Co-ordinator of the Sugarcane Programme at Solidaridad
Art of the Cut
Author: Steve Hullfish
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 104003649X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This is the second volume of the widely acclaimed Art of the Cut book published in 2017. This follow-up text expands on its predecessor with wisdom from more than 360 interviews with the world’s best editors (including nearly every Oscar winner from the last 30 years). Because editing is a highly subjective art form, and one that is critical to the success of motion picture storytelling, it requires side-by-side comparisons of the many techniques and solutions used by a wide range of editors from around the world. That is why this book compares and contrasts methodologies from a wide array of diverse voices and organizes that information so that it is easily digested and understood. There is no one way to approach editorial problems, so this book allows readers to see multiple solutions from multiple editors. The interviews contained within are carefully curated into topics that are most important to film editors and those who aspire to become film editors. The questions asked, and the organization of the book, are not merely an academic or theoretical view of the art of editing but rather the practical advice and methodologies of actual working film and TV editors, bringing benefits to both students and professional readers. The book is supplemented by a collection of downloadable online exclusive chapters, which cover additional topics ranging from Choosing the Project to VFX. In addition to the supplementary chapters, access to the full-color, full-resolution images printed in the book—and other exclusive images—is included.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 104003649X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This is the second volume of the widely acclaimed Art of the Cut book published in 2017. This follow-up text expands on its predecessor with wisdom from more than 360 interviews with the world’s best editors (including nearly every Oscar winner from the last 30 years). Because editing is a highly subjective art form, and one that is critical to the success of motion picture storytelling, it requires side-by-side comparisons of the many techniques and solutions used by a wide range of editors from around the world. That is why this book compares and contrasts methodologies from a wide array of diverse voices and organizes that information so that it is easily digested and understood. There is no one way to approach editorial problems, so this book allows readers to see multiple solutions from multiple editors. The interviews contained within are carefully curated into topics that are most important to film editors and those who aspire to become film editors. The questions asked, and the organization of the book, are not merely an academic or theoretical view of the art of editing but rather the practical advice and methodologies of actual working film and TV editors, bringing benefits to both students and professional readers. The book is supplemented by a collection of downloadable online exclusive chapters, which cover additional topics ranging from Choosing the Project to VFX. In addition to the supplementary chapters, access to the full-color, full-resolution images printed in the book—and other exclusive images—is included.
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Author: K. Kingsman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999694909
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999694909
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Supercrooks
Author: Mark Millar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781534308077
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When the market is flooded with competition and the authorities are on your tail, what's an all-American super villain to do? Go to Spain, of course! Johnny Bolt convinces his villainous pals to pull off one last heist but will culture shock get to them before the policia do? And when Johnny's target is revealed as the greatest super villain of all time, things go horribly wrong.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781534308077
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When the market is flooded with competition and the authorities are on your tail, what's an all-American super villain to do? Go to Spain, of course! Johnny Bolt convinces his villainous pals to pull off one last heist but will culture shock get to them before the policia do? And when Johnny's target is revealed as the greatest super villain of all time, things go horribly wrong.
The King's Man
Author: Elizabeth Kingston
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781515027676
Category : Enemies
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Ranulf Ombrier's fame throughout England for his skill at swordplay is rivaled only by his notoriety as King Edward I's favorite killer. Ranulf's actions have gained him lands, title, and a lasting reputation as a hired butcher. But after years of doing his king's bidding, he begins to fear for his mortal soul and follows his conscience away from Edward, all the way to the wilds of Wales. Gwenllian of Ruardean, Welsh daughter of a powerful Marcher lord, has every reason to leave Ranulf for dead when one of her men nearly kills him. As a girl she was married by proxy to a man Ranulf murdered, only to become a widow before she ever met her groom. In the years since, she has shunned the life of a lady, instead studying warfare and combat at her mother's behest. But she has also studied healing and this, with her sense of duty to knightly virtues, leads her to tend to Ranulf's wounds. Saving her enemy's life comes with consequences, and Gwenllian and Ranulf are soon caught up in dangerous intrigue. Forced together by political machinations, they discover a kinship of spirit and a surprising, intense desire. But even hard-won love cannot thrive when loyalties are divided and the winds of rebellion sweep the land.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781515027676
Category : Enemies
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Ranulf Ombrier's fame throughout England for his skill at swordplay is rivaled only by his notoriety as King Edward I's favorite killer. Ranulf's actions have gained him lands, title, and a lasting reputation as a hired butcher. But after years of doing his king's bidding, he begins to fear for his mortal soul and follows his conscience away from Edward, all the way to the wilds of Wales. Gwenllian of Ruardean, Welsh daughter of a powerful Marcher lord, has every reason to leave Ranulf for dead when one of her men nearly kills him. As a girl she was married by proxy to a man Ranulf murdered, only to become a widow before she ever met her groom. In the years since, she has shunned the life of a lady, instead studying warfare and combat at her mother's behest. But she has also studied healing and this, with her sense of duty to knightly virtues, leads her to tend to Ranulf's wounds. Saving her enemy's life comes with consequences, and Gwenllian and Ranulf are soon caught up in dangerous intrigue. Forced together by political machinations, they discover a kinship of spirit and a surprising, intense desire. But even hard-won love cannot thrive when loyalties are divided and the winds of rebellion sweep the land.