Sunday, January 25, 2009

THE NIGHTSIDE

THE NIGHTSIDE






Spoiler for Book I SOmething From The Nightside:
John Taylor is not a private detective per se, but he has a knack for finding lost things. That's why he's been hired to descend into the Nightside, an otherworldly realm in the center of London where fantasy and reality share renting space and the sun never shines.

For John Taylor, there's no place like home...


Spoiler for Book II Agents of Light and Darkness:
A quest for the Unholy Grail-the goblet from which Judas drank at the Last Supper-takes private eye John Taylor deep into the secret, magical heart of London...called the Nightside


Spoiler for Book III Nightingale's Lament:
In the Nightside, the hidden heart of London where it's always 3 AM, Detective John Taylor must find an elusive singer known as The Nightingale. Her silken voice has inexplicably lured many a fan to suicide--and Taylor is determined to stop her, before the whole neighborhood falls under her trance. But to catch the swift-winged Nightingale, he'll have to hear the deadly music--and survive.





Spoiler for Book IV Hex and the City:
Lady Luck has hired John Taylor to investigate the origins of the Nightside--the dark heart of London where it's always 3 A.M. But when he starts to uncover facts about his long-vanished mother, the Nightside--and all of existence-- could be snuffed out.


Spoiler for Book V Paths Not Taken:
John Taylor just discovered his long-gone mother created the Nightside--the dark heart of London--and intends to destroy it. To save his birthplace, he will have to travel back through a very distant--and probably deadly--past.


Spoiler for Book VI Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth:
Private Eye John Taylor is the only thing standing between his not-quite-human mother and the destruction of the magical realm within London known as the Nightside.





Spoiler for Book VII Hell to Pay:
In the wake of the war that left the Nightside leaderless, Jeremiah Griffin-one of the last of the immortal human families-plans to fill the power vacuum. But his granddaughter has disappeared, and he wants John Taylor to use his special abilities to find her. Except someone-or something-is blocking Taylor's abilities.


Spoiler for Book VIII Unnatural Inquirer:
John Taylor is a P.I. with the special ability to locate anyone or anything. The Unnatural Inquirer, the Nightside's most notorious gossip rag, has offered him a million pounds to find a DVD purportedto contain an actual recording of the afterlife. John doesn't know if it's true, but someone-or something-thinks so, and will stop at nothing to possess the disc.


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Saturday, January 24, 2009

STAR WARS - JEDI ACADEMY

STAR WARS - JEDI ACADEMY

Book I Jedi Search
As the war between the Republic and the scattered remnants of the Empire continues, two children--the Jedi twins--will come into their powers in a universe on the brink of vast changes and challenges. In this time of turmoil and discovery, an extraordinary new Star Wars saga begins....

While Luke Skywalker takes the first step toward setting up an academy to train a new order of Jedi Knights, Han Solo and Chewbacca are taken prisoner on the planet Kessel and forced to work in the fathomless depths of a spice mine. But when Hans and Chewie break away, they flee desperately to a secret imperial research laboratory surrounded by a cluster of black holes--and go from one danger to a far greater one....

On Kessel, Luke picks up the trail of his two friends, only to come face to face with a weapon so awesome, it can wipe out an entire solar system. It is a death ship called the Sun Crusher, invented by a reclusive genius and piloted by none other than Han himself...

Book II Dark Apprentice
As the New Republic takes devastating losses in the ongoingwar with the scattered remnants of the Empire, the galaxy's future depends on three small children -- among them the Jedi twins -- born to incredible powers and perils, as an extraordinary new saga unfolds...

While the New Republic struggles to decide what to do with the deadly Sun Crusher -- a new doomsday weapon stolen from the Empire by Han Solo -- the renegade Imperial Admiral Daala uses her fleet of Star Destroyers to conduct guerrilla warfare on peaceful planets. And now she threatens the watery homeworld of Admiral Ackbar. But as the battle for a planet rages, an even greater danger emerges at Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy. A brilliant student delves dangerously into the dark side of the Force and unleashes the spirit of an ancient master of the evil order that warped Darth Vader himself. Working together, they may become an enemy greater than the New Republic has ever fought... more powerful than even a Jedi Master can face.

Book III Champions of the Force
Suspended helplessly between life and death, Luke Skywalker lies in state at the Jedi academy. But on the spirit plane, Luke fights desperately for survival, reaching out physically to the Jedi twins. At the same time, Leia is on a life-and-death mission of her own, a race against Imperial agents hoping to destroy a third Jedi child — Leia and Han's baby Anakin — hidden on the planet Anoth. Meanwhile, Luke's former protÚgÚ Kyp Durron has pirated the deadly Sun Crusher on an apocalyptic mission of mass destruction, convinced he is fighting for a just cause. Hunting down the rogue warrior, Han must persuade Kyp to renounce his dark crusade and regain his lost honor. To do it, Kyp must take the Sun Crusher on a suicide mission against the awesome Death Star prototype — a battle Han knows they may be unable to win... even with Luke Skywalker at their side!

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

The Tales of Beedle the Bard
by : J.K. Rowling


The Tales of Beedle the Bard adalah buku cerita anak - anak oleh pengarang terkenal Inggris JK Rowling. Buku ini dimaksudkan sebagai bentuk lengkap dari buku cerita berjudul sama yang disebutkan dalam Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, buku terakhir dari seri Harry Potter.

Buku ini awalnya hanya diproduksi secara terbatas sebanyak 7 buah, masing - masing ditulis tangan dan diilustrasi oleh JK Rowling. Salah satu dari ketujuh buku itu ditawarkan dalam suatu lelang di akhir tahun 2007 dan waktu itu diharapkan bisa terjual seharga 50 ribu poundsterling. Akhirnya buku itu terjual seharga 1,95 juta poundsterling oleh Amazon.com, harga jual lelang tertinggi yang pernah ada untuk sebuah naskah modern. Uang hasil lelang akhirnya disumbangkan kepada program The Children's Voice charity.

Buku ini akhirnya diterbitkan untuk umum pada tanggal 4 Desember 2008, dengan hasil penjualan akan disumbangkan kepada the Children's High Level Group.

Artikel tentang buku ini di Wikipedia disini.

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Pembunuhan di Pondokan Mahasiswa

Pembunuhan di Pondokan Mahasiswa
by : Agatha Christie
Cerita ini berhubungan dengan sekretaris Poirot yang cekatan: Miss Lemon. Felicity Lemon yang sangat efisien suatu hari membuat 3 kesalahan saat mengetik surat yang sederhana – suatu hal yang tidak pernah terjadi sebelumnya. Hal itu disebabkan karena Mrs. Hubbard, adiknya yang baru kembali dari Singapura menjadi Matron (pengurus) di suatu pondokan mahasiswa milik Mrs. Nicoletis di Hickory Road. Ternyata telah terjadi serangkaian pencurian di sana: sepatu pesta (masih baru dan hanya sebelah), gelang (perhiasan imitasi), cincin berlian (ditemukan di piring sup), kotak bedak, lipstick, stetoskop, giwang, pemantik, celana flanel yang sudah usang, bola-bola lampu listrik, sekotak coklat, syal sutra (ditemukan tercabik-cabik), tas ransel (idem), bubuk boraks, garam mandi, buku resep makanan (hal. 15-16).

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The Alchemist -Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist
by : Paulo Coelho

"Mengapa kita harus mendengarkan suara hati kita?"
tanya si anak, ketika mereka mendirikan tenda pada hari itu.
"Sebab, di mana hatimu berada, di situlah hartamu berada."

Demikian selintas percakapan antara sang Alkemis dan Santiago, anak gembala yang mengikuti suara hatinya dan berkelana mengejar mimpinya. Perjalanan tersebut membawanya ke Tangier serta padang gurun Mesir dan di sanalah dia bertemu sang alkemis yang menuntunnya menuju harta karunnya, serta mengajarinya tentang Jiwa Dunia, cinta, kesabaran dan kegigihan.

Perjalanan itu pulalah yang membawanya menemukan cinta sejatinya: Fatima, gadis gurun yang setia menanti kepulangannya.

Sang Alkemis telah menjadi salah satu buku yang paling banyak dibaca di dunia. Kisah sederhana yang indah dan menjadi sumber inspirasi bagi banyak orang.

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