The Absolute Book
By: Elizabeth Knox
3.22
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Taryn Cornick believes that the past--her sister's violent death, and her own ill-conceived revenge…
Want to Read $ 4.99"Suddenly Taryn was furious. 'Why the hell are you always so careful?' 'What else should I be? Most of the good in the world is remedial. It's fixing things and caring for people. Taking care."-Elizabeth Knox, The Absolute Book
"No matter how out of the ordinary demonic possession was, it was still somehow a smoker's lung cancer, a drunk's pancreatitis, a philanderer's STI - a thing she had brought upon herself by not behaving properly."-Elizabeth Knox, The Absolute Book
"Something terrible had happened in his life to send him back to her looking for revenge. He believed she had been unlucky for him and was to be blamed for some calamity, some failure or loss. But he didn't want to tell her about it; he just wanted her to suffer and be reduced, in his imagination and her own. There was no point in understanding any of this if she couldn't see a way through it."-Elizabeth Knox, The Absolute Book
"She felt the Muleskinner was less interested in enjoying her attention than figuring out what he could do for her. There were people who stole near to you, and you could sense their shadows touching you, darkening the air around you, and beginning to stretch out over your life. But it wasn't like that with the Muleskinner. Rather, it was as if Taryn's shadow had attached itself to him, and he wasn't going to feel right again until he had helped her change her life. Taryn sensed that she was dragging the Muleskinner's imagination around after her, and when she left, his thoughts would continue to follow her. He'd keep thinking, What can I do for Taryn?"-Elizabeth Knox, The Absolute Book
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Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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3. Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
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4. The Mars House
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"What makes you think I know?' asked Zach, who, if questioned, would deny his own existence out of sheer habit."-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)
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9. The Absolute Book
By: Elizabeth Knox
3.22
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
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"Suddenly Taryn was furious. 'Why the hell are you always so careful?' 'What else should I be? Most of the good in the world is remedial. It's fixing things and caring for people. Taking care."-Elizabeth Knox, The Absolute Book
"No matter how out of the ordinary demonic possession was, it was still somehow a smoker's lung cancer, a drunk's pancreatitis, a philanderer's STI - a thing she had brought upon herself by not behavi…"-Elizabeth Knox, The Absolute Book
"Something terrible had happened in his life to send him back to her looking for revenge. He believed she had been unlucky for him and was to be blamed for some calamity, some failure or loss. But he …"-Elizabeth Knox, The Absolute Book
"She felt the Muleskinner was less interested in enjoying her attention than figuring out what he could do for her. There were people who stole near to you, and you could sense their shadows touching …"-Elizabeth Knox, The Absolute Book
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"She wasn't sure what to do next. They were so close. The room so hot. Their anger alive and temporarily frozen like the sparks of only moments ago; Attis's breath fast and heavy and the scent of him …"-Cari Thomas, Threadneedle (The Language of Magic, #1)
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