Instead, she and the Army's reckless leader, Ryder, uncover a horrifying truth that threatens to undo all the good she's ever done.With her tech rapidly degrading and her new ally keeping dangerous secrets of his own, Sil must find a way to stop Syntex in order to save her friends, her reputation - and maybe even herself.'The thrill ride of a lifetime' Kat Dunn'Pure adrenaline shot straight into your veins' Jesse Q. Her plan: to win back her employer's trust by destroying the group from within. But when a critical mission goes south, Sil is forced to flee the very company she once called home.Desperate to prove she's no traitor, Sil infiltrates the Analog Army, an activist faction working to bring Syntex down. Doch dann passiert das, was nicht passieren darf: Mellie strandet. An Land kann sie menschliche Gestalt annehmen, doch wenn sie es vor der Dunkelheit nicht in den schtzenden See ihres Volks schafft, bedeutet das ihren sicheren Tod. In the ten years she's been rescuing field agents for the Syntex corporation - by commandeering their minds from afar and leading them to safety - Sil hasn't lost a single life. Mellie kennt diese Regel gut, denn sie ist eine Wandlerin. But with only twelve months left before the supercomputer grafted to her brain kills her, Sil's time is quickly running out. Sharp-edged, tense and thrilling, you'll be holding your breath until the last page' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine ThroneEighteen-year-old Sil Sarrah is determined to die a legend. DO NOT SURRENDER CONTROL.'Mindwalker is a cinematic gut punch of action and espionage.
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The article also mentions the 1973 film version of the book, also released under the title The Hideaways, which I wrote a post about almost two years ago on this blog. When the three of us kids would come home for lunch, she would read what she wrote,” says Paul Konigsburg, 62. “When we were in grade school, Mom would write in the morning. The article then goes into the many inspirations behind the book and Konigsburg’s writing, including this sweet memory shared by her son Paul: The 1968 Newbery Medal winner has never been out of print.” The classic children’s book turns 50 in 2017, and the tale of the Kincaid siblings spending their days wandering about the paintings, sculptures and antiquities, and their nights sleeping in antique beds handcrafted for royalty, is as popular as ever. Konigsburg’s From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. “If visions of Claudia and Jamie bathing-and collecting lunch money-in the Met’s Fountain of Muses bring up fond childhood memories of your own, you’re among the legions of readers who grew up loving E.L. The article’s author, Patrick Sauer, aptly sums up how beloved this book remains: |