![]() ![]() ![]() Cameron is repped by WME and Ziffren Brittenham. Lash and Uchida are repped by ICM, Anonymous Content, and Hansen Jacobsen. Lu is repped by Anonymous Content, Nelson Literary Agency, and Alexander, Lawrence, Frumes & Labowitz, LLP. ![]() “At its heart, her story is a near-future romantic thriller, in both real and virtual worlds, and I couldn’t be more excited to help bring it to life onscreen.” “From the moment I started Marie’s inventive novel I was captivated by its high-adrenaline plot, its immersive world creation, and enthralled with its beguiling and complicated young heroine Emika Chen,” Cameron said. In addition to “Warcross,” Lu is the author of the bestselling “Legend” series and the #1 New York Times bestselling series “The Young Elites.” Before becoming a full-time author, she worked in video games. ![]()
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With four World Series titles and eight All-Star game appearances, Darryl was extremely successful in his MLB career, but his personal life was filled with challenges. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() By this, what I mean is that the story isn’t adapted into a standard novel format. It wasn’t the story of Beren and Luthien itself that didn’t work for me, it’s the overall structure of this book. Although I’m super happy that I approached The Children of Hurin without knowing anything about it and ended up loving it, I wish I have known about the overall content of Beren and Luthien before I bought it because I wouldn’t have bought it. Beren and Luthien isn’t like The Children of Hurin. It’s pretty much a standard standalone fantasy novel format with a self-contained story that can be read and enjoyed by anyone who loves fantasy novel. The novel begins with a preface from Christopher Tolkien, then the story starts and continues until the end without break in prose form. ![]() The Children of Hurin has a novel format with a standalone story. Unlike The Children of Hurin, unless you’re a lover of poetry or you’re a diehard Tolkien fans, I doubt the overall content of this book will be enjoyable to read. ![]() ![]() It soon becomes clear that there is one last puzzle to solve, and Avery and the Hawthorne brothers are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player. She knows their secrets and they know her.īut as the clock ticks down to the moment when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help-and whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything. ![]() And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. ![]() The paparazzi are dogging her every step. ![]() To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES!Īvery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Filled with vivid imagery, vibrant characters, and beautiful language, it's the kind of story you can get completely lost in over and over and over again. With the help of a fierce, bookish heroine, a timeless romance, and witty social critique, the romantic classic is compulsively (re)readable. ![]() Out of all of Jane Austen's novels, Pride and Prejudice is the most beloved and widely read. Even if you're a die-hard fan of the original novel, you'll delight in these creative reimaginings, I promise. Classics are called such for a reason, but what happens when someone decides to take one and retell it in a new way? Pretty amazing things, or at least that's what happens in this collection of the best Pride and Prejudice book adaptations. ![]() |