But when Christine ventures into the uninhabited section of the building
the soul of a twisted and power-hungry Saint festered
Stuart Turton unfurls a breakneck novel of intrigue and suspense
his path collides with a young woman who possesses the legendary Phoenix Tear—a portal stone unlike any other
Kidan must bring Uxlay to its knees and either break free from the horrors of her own actions or embrace the dark entanglements of love--and the blood it requires
In Praise of Floods by James C. Scott trans-rights But when Christine ventures intoJames C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profit A New Yorker Best Book of the Year "Informative, enjoyable, and provocative. . . . Scott's [prose] is dry, clear, and scalding with moral purpose." Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post Rivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually