Erland and “Coen” became Konn Torin (and pssst, he was originally a villain, secretly working for Levana! DUN DUN DUN).Įditing Notes: I really debated whether or not I should “clean up” the text of these deleted scenes before posting them. Naming Notes: For clarity, “Adele” later became Adri, “Merlin” (yes, Merlin) became Dr. I strongly encourage readers to enjoy the published books before proceeding! SPOILERS WARNING: Even though this scene was ultimately deleted from the manuscript, it still contains information and references to things that did make it into the book. I’ll be posting a new scene or excerpt every Friday between now and January 27, spanning the releases of The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book on December 6 and Wires and Nerve, vol. As promised, welcome to the first of nine blog posts featuring deleted scenes from The Lunar Chronicles!
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Now, on the eve of the wedding of the century, Bex is faced with whether everything she’s sacrificed for love-her career, her home, her family, maybe even herself-will have been for nothing. The pressures are almost too much to bear, as Bex struggles to reconcile the man she loves with the monarch he’s fated to become. But the relationship also comes with unimaginable baggage: hysterical tabloids, Nick’s sparkling and far more suitable ex-girlfriends, and a royal family whose private life is much thornier and more tragic than anyone on the outside knows. And when Bex can’t resist falling for Nick, the person behind the prince, it propels her into a world she did not expect to inhabit, under a spotlight she is not prepared to face.ĭating Nick immerses Bex in ritzy society, dazzling ski trips, and dinners at Kensington Palace with him and his charming, troublesome brother, Freddie. 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And Nick and Naomi have grown to loath one another as well, but have kept that a secret since neither can break the engagement without incurring massive bills and embarrassment. Naomi despises Deborah and Nick can’t stand Naomi’s artsy work friends. Almost two years after Naomi Westfield and Nicholas Rose’s first date, the picture perfect couple is engaged and Nick’s overbearing mother, Deborah, is planning their wedding. With a narrator readers will either love or hate, Hogle’s over-the-top debut takes the progression of lovers-to-enemies (and back to lovers) to an unbelievable extreme. As day continues into evening, Jjajja reveals a glorious stack of books filled with stories – and his superlative talent as a storyteller. The pair pack away peas in the storeroom and prepare food for a fish stew, while Jjajja shares childhood memories of friends and fishing. Jiajja, his grandfather, has other plans, however. He wakes to grey skies, rain and the gloomy prospect of a day of boredom ahead of him. Sing to the Moon is the most recent of two picture books set in Uganda written by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl and illustrated by Sandra van Doorn – and what a beauty it is! A young boy dreams of flying, sailing, feasting and wondering, but his reality is far different. It’s raining outside, but Jjajjia and his grandson share a wonderful day of activities, stories and memories. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. The gods don’t grant this power to everyone who seeks it, but only to those chosen to fulfill a high calling. Clerics are conduits for that power, manifesting it as miraculous effects. Healers and Warriorsĭivine magic, as the name suggests, is the power of the gods, flowing from them into the world. No ordinary priest, a cleric is imbued with divine magic. As varied as the gods they serve, clerics strive to embody the handiwork of their deities. 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She seems mildly amused that Horton is still sitting on the silly egg until the egg begins to hatch and then we pick up the story again. And it is when the circus stops in Palm Beach that Mayzie re-enters the story. Now if we were to continue to read the story we would discover how Horton was captured by hunters and that he and the tree, and the nest and the egg were sold to a circus, where people paid to see an elephant sitting in a tree. In the part that I read this morning you were introduced to the two main character’s Horton the Elephant and Mayzie the bird. Is the book familiar to anyone? This was one of Seuss’s first books, it was published for the first time in 1940, fourteen years before the sequel, and it was one of the books that my parents read to me when I was little. Yep this is the same Horton who Heard a Who, and this is where we first hear his philosophy “I meant what I said and I said what I meant, an elephant is faithful one hundred percent.” (Read from beginning to page with animal friends running away) |