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Top Ten Tuesday – Most Anticipated Release for the First Half of 2021
On January 5, 2021 January 5, 2021 By The Unseen LibraryIn List15 Comments
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that currently resides at The Artsy Reader Girl and features bloggers sharing lists on various book topics. For the first Top Ten Tuesday list of the year, participants need to list their most anticipated releases for the first half of 2021.
Despite only just starting, 2021 is already shaping up to be an epic and exciting year for books with a huge range of impressive and highly anticipated novels due for release in the next 12 months. This includes exciting debuts, anticipated sequels and the latest entries in beloved bestselling series. The first half of the year is looking particularly awesome, with a substantial number of incredible upcoming releases that I am deeply looking forward to.
Due to how many awesome books are currently set for release between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021, this ended up being a rather difficult list to pull together. There were way too many extraordinary upcoming books that I could have included, and I ended up having to make some very tough calls and cutting several novels that have an immense amount of potential. Despite this, I am rather happy with the eventual choices that I made, and I think that this list reflects the upcoming novels and comics I am going to have the most fun reading. I have mentioned several of these books before in my weekly Waiting on Wednesday articles, and some of them also appeared on my recent Summer TBR list. However, there are also some interesting new books that I am discussing for the first time here, so that should give this list a bit of variety. So let us get to my selections and find out which upcoming novels are my most anticipated releases for the first half of 2021.
Honourable Mentions:
A Prince and a Spy by Rory Clements – 21 January 2021
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020): Volume One – Fortune and Fate by Alyssa Wong and Marika Cresta – 26 January 2021
Firefly: Life Signs by James Lovegrove – 16 March 2021
Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good by Timothy Zahn – 27 April 2021
Top Ten Tuesday (By Release Date):
Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz – 26 January 2021
Exciting thriller writer Gregg Hurwitz is set to return later this month with the latest entry in his awesome Orphan X series. I have deeply enjoyed the previous two books in this series, Out of the Dark and Into the Fire, and Prodigal Son looks like it will have a fun and fantastic story to it.
The Three Paradises by Robert Fabbri – 2 February 2021
This next novel on this list is The Three Paradises, the second entry in the Alexander's Legacy series that examines the wars fought in the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death. The Three Paradises serves as a sequel to the excellent 2020 novel, To the Strongest, and it should turn out be a fun and entertaining read.
Relentless by Mark Greaney – 23 February 2021
Following on from his 2020 hit, One Minute Out (which was one of my favourite books and audiobooks of 2020), outstanding thriller author Mark Greaney returns with Relentless, the 10th entry in his Gray Man series. In his latest novel, Greaney's assassin protagonist will attempt to get to the bottom of a lethal conspiracy involving several missing intelligence agents. I have extremely high hopes for this book and I think it has the potential to be one of the top books of 2021.
Star Wars: Victory's Price by Alexander Freed – 2 March 2021
While there are several awesome pieces of Star Wars fiction coming out in the first half of 2021, the one that I am most excited for is Victory's Price by Alexander Freed, the third and final book in his Alphabet Squadron series. The previous two entries in the series, Alphabet Squadron and Shadow Fall, have been some of the strongest Star Wars novels in recent years and I have deeply enjoyed this intense, character driven series. This final entry will feature the final showdown between two rival groups of pilots and should be quite the emotional thrill ride.
Breakout by Paul Herron – 9 March 2021
Breakout is an intriguing thriller novel that I really like the sound of. Breakout will follow an imprisoned former cop's attempt to escape a flooded supermax prison filled with the most dangerous convicts in the country. This cool sounding book has the potential to be one of the most awesome and exciting releases of the year and I am really looking forward to reading it.
The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst – 9 March 2021
I had the very great pleasure of reading Sarah Beth Durst's standalone fantasy novel, Race the Sands, last year, which proved to be one of the best books of 2020. Since then, I have been keeping a close eye out for any new books from this acclaimed fantasy author and I was very excited when I saw she was releasing another standalone novel in a few short months. This upcoming book will follow a group of damaged fantasy heroes, many years after their legendary victory over a great evil. The Bone Maker sounds like it will be an incredible, character driven epic and I am deeply excited for it.
The Two-Faced Queen by Nick Martell – 30 March 2021
In 2020 I was blown away by Nick Martell's impressive and clever fantasy debut, The Kingdom of Liars, which saw a fantastically flawed protagonist attempt to find the truth in a corrupt kingdom where magic costs people their memories. This was an extremely compelling and exciting novel, and I cannot wait to get my hands on the upcoming sequel, The Two-Faced Queen, which I believe will be another outstanding read.
Usagi Yojimbo: Volume 35: Homecoming by Stan Sakai – 14 April 2021
It should as no surprise to anyone familiar with me that the entry I am most excited about is a Usagi Yojimbo comic. The Usagi Yojimbo series is easily my favourite comics of all time and each year I eagerly await the one new volume that comes out. This upcoming volume, Homecoming, will be the 35th overall volume of the series and the second volume published fully in colour (the first being 2020's Bunraku and Other Stories). Homecoming sounds like it is going to have some major storylines that will see Usagi return to his childhood village, where many enemies and painful memories await him. I have no doubt whatsoever that I am going to absolutely love this latest Usagi Yojimbo comic and it is going to be one of the best things I read all year.
The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence – 5 May 2021
Last year I was lucky enough to get a copy of my first Mark Lawrence novel, The Girl and the Stars, which contained an epic and impressive fantasy storyline set deep beneath the ice of an unforgiving world. I deeply enjoyed this novel, and I am quite excited to check out the sequel, The Girl and the Mountains, which looks set to continue the fantastic and captivating narrative from the first book.
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik – 29 June 2021
The final entry on this list is The Last Graduate by bestselling author Naomi Novik. The Last Graduate will serve as a sequel to A Deadly Education, a fun and addictive fantasy novel that was one of my favourite books of 2020. I had an outstanding time reading A Deadly Education (I powered through it in about a day), and I cannot wait to see how Novik continues this incredible story.
That is the end of this list. I am extremely happy with how my latest Top Ten Tuesday article turned out and this list contains an intriguing collection of upcoming books that should prove to be incredible reads. I think that nearly every one of these books has the potential to get a full five-star rating from me and I cannot wait to see what amazing and exciting stories they contain. While I am waiting to get my hands on these books, why not let me know if any of the above interest you, as well as what your most anticipated releases for the next six months are in the comments below.
Top Ten Tuesday – Favourite Books of 2020
On December 29, 2020 January 11, 2021 By The Unseen LibraryIn List19 Comments
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that currently resides at The Artsy Reader Girl and features bloggers sharing lists on various book topics. In the final Top Ten Tuesday for the year, participants needed to list their favourite books of 2020. This is a bit of a continuation of a series of lists I have been doing over the last month which highlighted some of the authors and books I have been most impressed with this year, including my favourite audiobooks and my top pre-2020 books I read this year. However, I am extremely excited to showcase my absolute favourite releases of the year, of which there are quite a few.
While most of 2020 has been absolutely shitty, I think we all got a little bit of solace out of the fact that it was a pretty amazing year for books, with a huge range of incredible releases coming out across the genres. I have had the great pleasure of reading or listening to so many outstanding books this year, and quite a few of this year's releases have become instant favourites of mine. I must admit that I somewhat struggled to pull this list together, as there were so many books that deserved to be mentioned. Therefore, because I am a soft touch, and because the quality of the books I read this year is so impressive, I have decided to expand this list out to 20 entries. These 20 books are my absolute favourites from 2020, and I would strongly recommend every one of them to anyone who is interested.
Now, I should mention that there is going to be a bit of a crossover between the below entries and some other previous lists I have done before. In particular, several of these novels appeared on my Top Ten Favourite Audiobooks of 2020 list and my Top Ten Favourite Books from the First Half of 2020 list which I ran back in July. To make it onto this list, a book needed to be released here in Australia during 2020 and had to be a top quality read. I have not included any novels that I have not read this year, even they sounded awesome, and I am sure that several, such as The Obsidian Tower by Melissa Caruso, would have made the cut. I have also excluded Call of the Bone Ships by R. J. Barker, as I am only partway through it at the moment. I decided to leave off my usual Honourable Mentions section, as the extra 10 entries kind of make it unnecessary. Overall, though, I have fairly happy with how this Top 20 list turned out and I think it contains a pretty good range of novels that really showcases the different types of books I chose to read this year. So without further ado, here is the list:
Top 20 List (no particular order):
The Trouble With Peace by Joe Abercrombie
Let us start of this list with the masterclass in dark fantasy fiction that was The Trouble With Peace by the always awesome Joe Abercrombie. The sequel to last year's A Little Hatred (which also made last year's Top 20 Favourites list), The Trouble With Peace presents the reader with another exceptional and deeply entertaining read that places its damaged protagonists onto a whole new battlefield. Easily one of the best books I read all year, I have no doubt that the final book in this trilogy is going to top all my 2021 favourites lists.
The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
The moment I heard that a new Ken Follett book was coming out in 2020 I knew that it was going to be one of the best historical fiction reads of the year, and boy was I right. The Evening and the Morning is an addictive and deeply compelling read that serves as a clever prequel to Follet's iconic The Pillars of the Earth. Featuring an impressive historical backdrop and some great point-of-view characters, The Evening and the Morning was an exceptional novel that is really worth checking out.
Usagi Yojimbo: Bunraku and Other Stories by Stan Sakai
There was no way that I could exclude the latest Usagi Yojimbo from this list. Readers of this blog know I am a major fan of the awesome and criminally under-read Usagi Yojimbo comic series by the masterful Stan Sakai, which follows a rabbit samurai in an alternate version of Feudal Japan. 2020's entry, Bunraku and Other Stories, was another impressive entry in the series which easily made it onto this list due to its fun collection of stories, including one great entry that re-imagines the original Usagi Yojimbo comic (as seen in Volume One: The Ronin). This was a great read, and I cannot wait to get my next fix of Usagi Yojimbo.
I have long meant to check out the highly acclaimed Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher, and 2020 was the year that I finally did, with the action-packed Battle Ground. Battle Ground was an exceptionally fun and exciting read that puts the protagonist in the middle of a massive supernatural war to decide the fate of Chicago. Epic in every sense of the word, I powered through Battle Ground in extremely short order and had an outstanding time listening to it. I am now a mega fan of this series and I plan to go back and listen to some of the older novels in the series next year.
Next we have one of the best debuts of 2020, The Thursday Murder Club by comedian Richard Osman. The Thursday Murder Club was a captivating and awesome murder mystery novel with strong comedic elements that sees a group of retirees attempt to solve a series of murders taking place around their retirement village. Funny, sweet, and containing an impressive mystery, this was a fantastic book from a great new author.
After writing one of my favourite debuts of 2019, Gideon the Ninth, up and coming author Tamsyn Muir, rockets her way onto my favourite reads of 2020 list with Harrow the Ninth. Harrow the Ninth is an exceptional read that follows a group of half-insane necromancers deep in space. Containing an extremely complex but ultimately exceptional narrative, this second book in the series proves to be an amazing read that I deeply enjoyed.
How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It by K. J. Parker
You have no idea how excited I was when I heard that bestselling author K. J. Parker was releasing a sequel to Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City, which was one of my favourite books of 2019. This sequel is an awesome and entertaining continuation of the first book's story, and this time it follows an actor who attempts to con everyone to save his city. Easily one of the funniest books I read all year, How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It was an automatic inclusion on this list, and I cannot wait to see if Parker is going to continue this fantastic series in the future.
The Grove of the Caesars by Lindsey Davis
Another great read from one of my favourite historical fiction authors, Lindsey Davis, The Grove of the Caesars was a compelling historical murder mystery which sees a sassy private investigator hunt a serial killer in ancient Rome. Highly recommended.
Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio
For the third year in a row, science fiction supernova Christopher Ruocchio makes his way onto my favourite books of the year list with the epic and impressive Demon in White. Serving as the third entry in his Sun Eater Sequence (which has also featured Empire of Silence and Howling Dark), this was an expansive and powerful science fiction novel that follows a doomed protagonist across a dark gothic universe. An absolute masterpiece, I guarantee that the next book in the series will be one of my top books of 2021.
Another new author I decided to check out this year was Sarah Beth Durst and her standalone fantasy novel, Race the Sands. This was an incredibly fun and intriguing read that sees the future of a distinctive fantasy realm decided with monster racing. I had a great time reading this fast-paced and exceptional book and I cannot wait to see how Durst's next novel, The Bone Maker, turns out.
Ink by Jonathan Maberry
I do not think anyone is surprised that I included the latest Jonathan Maberry novel on this list. Ink was another captivating, if disturbing, novel from Maberry, who provides a more horror based read about a memory-stealing, tattoo-absorbing vampire who is hunting the haunted town of Pine Deep. I really enjoyed this book, and it proved to be another exceptional release from this clever author. Make sure to keep an eye out for Maberry's next novel, Relentless, which will serve as the second entry in the Rogue Team International series (the first entry, Rage, was one of the best books of 2019), which will no doubt appear on this list next year.
Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020): Volume One: Dark Heart of the Sith
What is an Unseen Library Top Ten list without a piece of Star Wars tie-in fiction on it? While there were some great Star Wars novels and comics this year (Doctor Aphra and Shadow Fall come to mind), this first volume of the new Darth Vader comic book series was easily the best piece of Star Wars fiction I read all year. Diving into the psyche of Darth Vader right after he reveals his identity to Luke in The Empire Strikes Back, Dark Heart of the Sith is a deep and rich Star Wars tale that was one of the best comics of 2020.
The Kingdom of Liars by Nick Martell
Another great debut from 2020, The Kingdom of Liars was an impressive and inventive fantasy novel that sets a traitor's son on a journey of redemption. Loaded with a compelling story and set in a great new fantasy setting, The Kingdom of Liars was an addictive read, and I think Nick Martell has a very bright future indeed.
Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
I read quite a few good murder mysteries this year, but one of my favourites was Fair Warning by the always amazing Michael Connelly. Featuring his journalist protagonist Jack McEvoy, Fair Warning features a superb mystery that I had a wonderful time unravelling. While I did also enjoy Connelly's other novel of 2020, The Law of Innocence, I think Fair Warning had the stronger story and it was another classic from Connelly.
The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde
If you are need of a laugh after 2020, do yourself a favour and check out this wacky and weird new novel from Jasper Fforde. Set in an alternate Britain where rabbits have become anthropomorphised and are now demanding equal rights, The Constant Rabbit is a wildly entertaining and amazingly clever read that contains some comedy gold. While I am a big fan of Fforde's unusual novels (such as his last book, Early Riser), I was surprised by how funny I found The Constant Rabbit to be, and I honestly could not stop laughing as I read my way through it.
One Minute Out by Mark Greaney
One of my favourite thrillers of the year was this latest entry in the Gray Man series by veteran author Mark Greaney (who made last year's list with his military thriller Red Metal). One Minute Out sees Greaney's assassin protagonist hunt down a group of human traffickers and engage them in all out war. An enjoyable, action-packed read, One Minute Out is an amazing novel and I cannot wait to read Greaney's next book, Relentless.
An extremely fun fantasy novel set in a deadly magical school where everything tries to kill the students, need I say more? This was an epic and captivating novel that I ended up reading in a single night.
The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden
One of the top authors of historical fiction, Conn Iggulden, returned in 2020 with a brand-new series that chronicles the various wars the plagued ancient Athens. The first book in this series, The Gates of Athens, was an exceptional read that showed a whole angle to war against the Persians and which was an absolute treat to read. Highly recommended.
Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke
While I still have to pull a review together for this book, I had to include Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke on my favourites list. The sequel to one of my favourite books of 2018, City of Lies, Hollow Empire is loaded with intrigue, assassinations, and poison eaters in this great fantasy thriller.
The final entry on this list is the deeply thrilling horror novel, Devolution, which sees a small community cut-off from the rest of America attempt to survive an ancient terror, Sasquatches. Devolution was a fantastic novel from Max Brooks, author of World War Z, and it was another fun book that I smashed out in a day. I loved the action-packed and extremely clever narrative that Brooks cooked up for this novel and it was one of the most exciting and enjoyable books of the year.
Well, those are my 20 favourite books of 2020. It turned out to be quite a good list in the end, and I am very glad that I was able to highlight so many fantastic books. 2021 is set to be another excellent year for amazing reads (and let us face it, we all want out of 2020), and I will be examining some of my most anticipated books for the first half of the year next week. In the meantime, let me know what your favourite books of 2020 were in the comments below, and make sure you all have a happy and safe New Years.
WWW Wednesday – 23 December 2020
On December 23, 2020 By The Unseen LibraryIn WWW Wednesday4 Comments
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words, where bloggers share the books that they've recently finished, what they are currently reading and what books they are planning to read next. Essentially you have to answer three questions (the Three Ws):
So, let's get to it.
Call of the Bone Ships by R. J. Barker (Trade Paperback)
I honestly have not made a lot of progress with Call of the Bone Ships this week. This is purely because I have barely had time to sit down to read, not because I am not enjoying this great fantasy novel. Call of the Bone Ships has so far proven to be an excellent read, as well as a fantastic follow up to the previous entry in the series, The Bone Ships, and I look forward to finally finishing it off soon.
Cyber Shogun Revolution by Peter Tieryas (Audiobook)
I was in the mood for something fun and different so I thought I would try the audiobook version of Cyber Shogun Revolution, the third book in the United States of Japan series by Peter Tieryas. This is an awesome series that imagines an alternate version of America that was conquered by the Japanese and the Nazis during World War II thanks to the development of mecha technology. I have previously read the second entry in the series, Mecha Samurai Empire, and have been meaning to check out this book for some time. I am a couple of hours into Cyber Shogun Revolution at the moment, and so far it is proving to be an intriguing and unique novel with a rather interesting plot.
Star Wars: Poe Dameron: Free Fall by Alex Segura (Audiobook)
Fool Me Twice by Jeff Lindsay (Trade Paperback)
That's it for this week, check back in next Wednesday to see what progress I've made on my reading and what books I'll be looking at next.
Waiting on Wednesday – 2021 Star Wars Tie-In Novels
On December 23, 2020 By The Unseen LibraryIn Extended Universe, Science Fiction, Star Wars, Tie-in Novel, Waiting on Wednesday3 Comments
Welcome to my weekly segment, Waiting on Wednesday, where I look at upcoming books that I am planning to order and review in the next few months and which I think I will really enjoy. I run this segment in conjunction with the Can't-Wait Wednesday meme that is currently running at Wishful Endings. Stay tuned to see reviews of these books when I get a copy of them. For this week's Waiting on Wednesday I take a look at the bevy of cool upcoming Star Wars novels that are set for release in early 2021.
I have been in a major Star Wars mood for the last week (well, more of a Star Wars mood than I usually have). This improved Star Wars mood seemed to begin sometime on Saturday, coinciding with me watching the epic finale of a certain television show. With the sheer awesomeness of The Mandalorian coursing through me, it made me think that, while most of the year has been pretty abysmal, it has been a pretty exceptional year for Star Wars. I have personally enjoyed nearly every novel, comic and television show that has been released in 2020 and there have been some truly exceptional pieces of tie-in fiction. 2021 is actually shaping up to be an even better year, not least because of all the really cool shows that they are currently planning to release (I believe that only dogs and dolphins were able to hear my excited squeals when Disney did their big reveal of upcoming shows a couple of weeks ago). With that in mind, I thought I would take this opportunity to highlight some of the amazing upcoming Star Wars tie-in novels that have been announced for the next year, all of which I will grab and review as soon as I possibly can (this is the way!).
Let's start this article off by talking about The High Republic. Announced late last year, The High Republic range was advertised as the brand-new era of Star Wars tie-in fiction. Set 200 years before the events of The Phantom Menace, The High Republic shows the Jedi at the absolute height of their power and looks set to follow a whole new generation of heroes as they explore a very different version of the Star Wars universe to that depicted in the films. In order to explore this new period of Star Wars history, a whole set of novels and comics have been commissioned, featuring the talents of some of the top authors of Star Wars tie-in fiction. These novels and comics were initially set for release earlier this year, but then 2020 happened and things naturally got pushed back a little. Most of these novels are now currently set for release in the next couple of weeks and will be amongst the first books of 2021 that I will check out. While I love all things Star Wars, I am especially keen to check these novels out as it will provide me with a glimpse at this new timeline that is set to become a major part of the franchise in the coming years (for example, one of the shows they recently announced, The Acolyte, will apparently be set in or towards the end of The High Republic era).
The first of these books that I will be reading is the interesting-sounding Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule, which is set for release on 5 January 2021. Light of the Jedi will be the first adult Star Wars novel set in this period, and because of this it is bound to be one of the most prominent and important entries in the entire The High Republic range, setting the tone for the entire project and introducing much of the backstory and lore. In order to tell this vital tale, Light of the Jedi will be written by acclaimed author Charles Soule. I am a major fan of Soule's work as a comic book writer, having particularly enjoyed his Star Wars comics, including the exceptional Poe Dameron comics, The Rise of Kylo Ren limited series and the deeply impressive Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith series (make sure to check out my reviews for Volume 2: Legacy's End and Volume 3: The Burning Seas). As a result, I have high hopes for Light of the Jedi, especially with the really cool synopsis that has already been released.
Light of the Jedi Synopsis:
Long before the First Order, before the Empire, before even The Phantom Menace. . . Jedi lit the way for the galaxy in The High Republic.
It is a golden age. Intrepid hyperspace scouts expand the reach of the Republic to the furthest stars, worlds flourish under the benevolent leadership of the Senate, and peace reigns, enforced by the wisdom and strength of the renowned order of Force users known as the Jedi. With the Jedi at the height of their power, the free citizens of the galaxy are confident in their ability to weather any storm But the even brightest light can cast a shadow, and some storms defy any preparation.
When a shocking catastrophe in hyperspace tears a ship to pieces, the flurry of shrapnel emerging from the disaster threatens an entire system. No sooner does the call for help go out than the Jedi race to the scene. The scope of the emergence, however, is enough to push even Jedi to their limit. As the sky breaks open and destruction rains down upon the peaceful alliance they helped to build, the Jedi must trust in the Force to see them through a day in which a single mistake could cost billions of lives.
Even as the Jedi battle valiantly against calamity, something truly deadly grows beyond the boundary of the Republic. The hyperspace disaster is far more sinister than the Jedi could ever suspect. A threat hides in the darkness, far from the light of the age, and harbors a secret that could strike fear into even a Jedi's heart.
The next entry in this article is another The High Republic novel, Into the Dark by Claudia Gray. Into the Dark is a young adult Star Wars novel that is currently set for release on 2 February 2021. This young adult book will be set during the same major event introduced in Light of the Jedi and will follow a different set of Jedi characters as they attempt to navigate the disaster. This second novel appears to have a more typical young adult story, with a teenage character coming into his own, but it sure sounds like it is going to be a great read. Just like with Light of the Jedi, Into the Dark is in the hands of an outstanding author, Claudia Gray, who has written some fantastic Star Wars novels in the past, such as the captivating Master & Apprentice, which was one of my favourite audiobooks of 2019.
Into the Dark Synopsis:
Padawan Reath Silas is being sent from the cosmopolitan galactic capital of Coruscant to the undeveloped frontier—and he couldn't be less happy about it. He'd rather stay at the Jedi Temple, studying the archives. But when the ship he's traveling on is knocked out of hyperspace in a galactic-wide disaster, Reath finds himself at the center of the action. The Jedi and their traveling companions find refuge on what appears to be an abandoned space station. But then strange things start happening, leading the Jedi to investigate the truth behind the mysterious station, a truth that could end in tragedy….
Those are the two The High Republic novels I am currently most interested in checking out. There are a couple of young reader or junior fiction The High Republic novels that are also coming out in early 2021 for young Star Wars fans. Some additional The High Republic novels are also set for release later in the year, although most of them are currently untitled or have had very few details revealed about them so far. I will probably cover these additional The High Republic novels in a few months' time (probably around May the Fourth), but this article is far from done. Early 2021 will also see the release of two additional Star Wars novels set outside The High Republic era, both of which serve as sequels to awesome Star Wars novels from 2020.
The first of these books is Victory's Price by Alexander Freed, which is currently set for release on 2 March 2021. Victory's Price is the third and final novel in the exciting Alphabet Squadron series, which follows a mismatched group of damaged Rebel pilots, known as Alphabet Squadron, in the immediate aftermath of the fall of the Empire. I have had an amazing time reading the previous two entries in the series, Alphabet Squadron and Shadow Fall, both of which provided the reader with excellent character work and fantastic fighter pilot action sequences. This third book will follow on from the shocking aftermath of Shadow Fall, which saw the protagonist and leader of Alphabet Squadron, Yrica Quell, return to her former Tie-Fighter unit, Shadow Wing, after being rejected by her fellows in the Rebellion. This third book looks set to be another intense and emotional thrill ride and I cannot wait to see how Freed concludes this fantastic series.
Victory's Price Synopsis:
The aces of the New Republic have one final chance to defeat the darkness of Shadow Wing in this thrilling conclusion to the Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron trilogy!
In the wake of Yrica Quell's shocking decision-and one of the fiercest battles of their lives-the remnants of Alphabet Squadron seek answers and closure across a galaxy whose old war scars are threatening to reopen.
Soran Keize has returned to the tip of Shadow Wing's spear. Operation Cinder, the terrifying protocol of planetary extermination that began in the twilight of the Imperial era, burns throughout the galaxy. Shadow Wing is no longer wounded prey fleeing the hunters of the New Republic. With its leader, its strength has returned, and its Star Destroyers and TIE squadrons lurk in the darkness between stars, carrying out the fallen Emperor's final edict of destruction-as well as another, stranger mission, one Keize has championed not for the dying Empire, but for its loyal soldiers.
Alphabet Squadron's ships are as ramshackle and damaged as their spirits, but they've always had one another. Now, as they face the might of Keize's reborn juggernaut, they aren't sure they even have that. How do you catch a shadow? How do you kill it? And when you're finally victorious, who pays the price?
Last, but certainly not least, is the second novel in the compelling Thrawn Ascendancy series, Greater Good, by Timothy Zahn, which will hopefully be released in early May 2021. For nearly 30 years, Timothy Zahn has been one of the top writers of Star Wars tie-in fiction, creating a huge number of impressive stories and iconic expanded universe characters. His defining creation is without a doubt the character of Grand Admiral Thrawn, the ultimate Imperial strategist, who has proven his worth as a major antagonist in both the old Star Wars Legends canon and the current Disney-owned Star Wars canon. Not only was Thrawn an impressive character in the Star Wars Rebels animated series but he was recently mentioned in The Mandalorian (an event that elicited a particularly high squee from me) and looks set to appear in live-action form in the upcoming Ahsoka show. I have a lot of love for Zahn's writing (for example, his great Star Wars heist novel, Scoundrels), and I have particularly enjoyed his work in recent years. This includes his Thrawn series, which sees the author provide a new backstory to the titular character that fits within the bounds of the current canon. Zahn produced some exceptional reads for this series, including Thrawn (which is one of my favourite pieces of Star Wars tie-in fiction), Alliances and Treason. The Thrawn Ascendancy series dives even further back into the character's past and shows some of his younger exploits with his planet's defence forces, where he encounters a series of plots to destroy the Chiss Ascendancy. The first novel in this series, Chaos Rising, was a compelling 2020 read, and I look forward to seeing how the series continues next year with Greater Good.
Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good Synopsis:
Thrawn and his allies race to save the Chiss Ascendancy from an unseen enemy in the second book in the epic Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn.
Thrawn's latest triumph still rests newly on his shoulders. Despite leading the Chiss to victory and bringing glory to the House of Mitth, the true threat to the Ascendancy has not yet been extinguished. Their foes do not send threats or ultimatums, or mass ships on the edge of the Chaos. Their weapons come cloaked in smiles and generosity: Gifts offered freely. Services granted unconditionally.
Across the Ascendancy, seemingly inconsequential events could herald the doom of the Chiss. As Thrawn and the Expansionary Defense Fleet rally to uncover the enemy plot, they discover a chilling truth: rather than invade Chiss capitals or pillage their resources, they strike at the very foundation of the Ascendancy, seeking to widen the rifts between The Nine Ruling Families and the Forty Great Houses below. As rivalry and suspicion sow discord among allies, each warrior must decide what matters most to them: the security of their family, or the survival of the Ascendancy itself.
As you can see, there are some awesome Star Wars tie-in novels set for release in 2021. All of the above sound extremely interesting and captivating, and I cannot wait to read all four of them, as well as the other Star Wars books set for release later in the year. Let me know which Star Wars novels you are most looking forward to reading in 2021 and feel free to gush about the upcoming television shows as well.
Top Ten Tuesday – Favourite Audiobooks of 2020
On December 22, 2020 December 28, 2020 By The Unseen LibraryIn Audiobook, List10 Comments
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that currently resides at The Artsy Reader Girl and features bloggers sharing lists on various book topics. For this latest Top Ten Tuesday, participants needed to list the top ten books they hoped that Santa would bring them, however, I am going to do a slightly different topic. As we are nearing the end of 2020, I have decided to once again produce a series of lists that highlight my favourite books for the year, judged by several different criteria. I have previously listed my Top Ten Pre-2020 novels I read this year and now I am going to focus on something else, my Top Ten Favourite Audiobooks of 2020.
Readers of my blog only need to check out my extensive audiobook category to know that I have a lot of love for the audiobook format. In my opinion, the audiobook is often the best way to experience a good book, and in many cases this format makes a book more enjoyable for me. As a result, I listened to quite a few audiobooks this year, and while several of them are books that had been released before 2020 and featured in my Throwback Thursday posts, a large majority of them were released this year. There were some outstanding audiobook adaptions this year, and while I had a few books to choose from, I was eventually able narrow my absolute favourites down to a top ten list.
For this list I have only included audiobooks released in 2020 that I have listened to and completed, so I am excluding a few books that probably had some great audiobook productions (for example, I am sure that audiobooks of The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett or Devolution by Max Brooks were amazing, but I ended up reading a physical copy of them instead). While all of the books that made the top ten are outstanding novels, I have tried to take overall audiobook production into account while choosing my list. Each of the books that I included below had great narrators and I think that for most of these novels the audiobook format actually enhanced the story and helped me enjoy the book even more. I am extremely happy with how this list eventually turned out (with my typical extended honourable mentions section), and I had an amazing time coming up with this latest Top Ten article.
The Salvage Crew, written by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne and narrated by Nathan Fillion
House of Earth and Blood, written by Sarah J. Maas and narrated by Elizabeth Evans
Star Trek: Discover: Die Standing, written by John Jackson Miller and narrated by January LaVoy
I was also strongly tempted to use Star Trek: Picard: Last Best Hope, but I felt that Die Standing had a stronger and more exciting story that worked well with the audiobook format.
Song of the Risen God, written by R. A. Salvatore and narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
Top Ten List:
Battle Ground, written by Jim Butcher and narrated by James Marsters
The Thursday Murder Club, written by Richard Osman and narrated by Lesley Manville
Harrow the Ninth, written by Tamsyn Muir and narrated by Moira Quirk
Race the Sands, written by Sarah Beth Durst and narrated by Emily Ellet
Into the Fire, written by Gregg Hurwitz and narrated by Scott Brick
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, written by Sarah Kuhn and narrated by a full cast
While a couple of other 2020 Star Wars tie-in novels did have more compelling or original stories, I felt that the combination of the fun adapted narrative in this audio drama and the excellent full voice cast made Doctor Aphra the best Star Wars audiobook of the year.
The Trouble With Peace, written by Joe Abercrombie and narrated by Steven Pacey
Ink, written by Jonathan Maberry and narrated by Ray Porter
The Kingdom of Liars, written by Nick Martell and narrated by Joe Jameson
One Minute Out, written by Mark Greaney and narrated by Jay Snyder
Well that is the end of this latest Top Ten list. All of the above novels are extremely good, and I would highly recommend each of them in their audiobook format. There is still time for me to listen to a few more great audiobooks this year, and I am planning to listen to either A Fool's Hope by Mike Shackle or Cyber Shogun Revolution by Peter Tieryas next. Let me know what your favourite audiobooks of 2020 were in the comments below, and I might try and check them out.
Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke (Trade Paperback)
Star Trek: More Beautiful than Death by David Mack (Audiobook)
Hideout by Jack Heath (Trade Paperback)
Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer (Trade Paperback)
Top Ten Tuesday – Books on my Summer 2020-21 TBR
On December 15, 2020 By The Unseen LibraryIn List4 Comments
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that currently resides at The Artsy Reader Girl and features bloggers sharing lists on various book topics. For this Top Ten Tuesday, participants need to list the top releases that they are looking forward to reading this winter (or summer for us down here in Australia). This is a fun exercise that I have done for each of the preceding seasons, and it is always interesting to highlight the various cool-sounding books and comics that are coming out in the next few months.
For this list I have come up with 10 of the best novels that are coming out between 1 December 2020 and 28 February 2021. I have decided to exclude novels that I have already read, or I am currently reading, so that took a couple of key books off the list. Still, this left me with a rather substantial pool of cool upcoming novels that I am excited for, which I was eventually able to whittle down into a great Top Ten list (with a few honourable mentions). I have previously discussed a number of these books before a number of my Waiting on Wednesday articles and I think all of them will turn out to be some really impressive and enjoyable reads.
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 1 – Fortune and Fate by Alyssa Wong and Marika Cresta – 26/01/2021
Daughters of Night by Laura Shepherd-Robinson – 1/02/2021
Serpentine by Jonathan Kellerman – 2/02/2021
City of Vengeance by D. V. Bishop – 9/02/2021
A Fool's Hope by Mike Shackle – 3/12/2020
The first entry on this list is A Fool's Hope by Mike Shackle, the sequel to Shackle's epic debut, We are the Dead. I have been hearing some great things about his book already and I am really looking forward to checking it out. The trade paperback version of this novel is apparently not available down here in Australia until February 2021, but the audiobook version is already out, so I might grab that instead.
Colonyside by Michael Mammay – 29/12/2020
Colonyside is the third book in the amazing Planetside series by impressive science fiction author Michael Mammay. I have really enjoyed the first two novels in this series, Planetside and Spaceside, both of which were among my favourite books of 2018 and 2019 respectfully, and I cannot wait to see how the third entry in this excellent science fiction thriller series turns out.
Star Trek: Picard: The Dark Veil by James Swallow – 5/01/2021
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to read the first Star Trek: Picard novel, The Last Best Hope, which did an awesome job of bridging the gap between The Next Generation and Picard television series. Now acclaimed tie-in fiction author James Swallow presents the second Picard book, The Dark Veil, which will follow Captain William Riker and his crew as he gets drawn into the chaotic events the precede the Picard series. I had an amazing time reading the previous Picard novel and I have high hopes that this new upcoming book is going to be just as enjoyable.
Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule – 5/01/2021
Now what would a Top Ten List on this book be without a Star Wars tie-in novel featured somewhere. Luckily there are several great upcoming Star Wars novels set for release in the next three months that I am quite excited to check out. Most of these novels are part of The High Republic range of Star Wars novels and comics, which are going to be set 200 years before the events of The Phantom Menace. Of these, the one I am most interested in reading is Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule. Light of the Jedi is set to be the main introductory novel to this new range of Star Wars fiction, and I am very curious to see what happens in this new period of the expanded universe. This new novel is written by one of the top authors of Star Wars fiction, Charles Soule, whose work on Star Wars comics such as the Dark Lord of the Sith comics (check out my review for Volume 2: Legacy's End and Volume 3: The Burning Seas), has been rather incredible, and I am very excited to see what happens in this new book.
A Prince and a Spy by Rory Clements – 21/01/2021
The fifth book in Clement's exciting Tom Wilde historical thriller series, A Prince and A Spy looks set to be an excellent novel to start off 2021 with. I have really enjoyed the previous entries in the Tom Wilde series, including Nucleus, Nemesis and Hitler's Secret, and this upcoming book sounds particularly exciting as it contains a conspiracy set around the death of the Queen's uncle during World War II.
Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz – 2/02/2021
I am particularly looking forward to checking out Prodigal Son, the upcoming sixth book in Hurwitz's Orphan X series. The Orphan X book are an awesome and wildly thrilling series that sets an elite and incredibly deadly former government assassin go up against a series of dangerous opponents across America. I have really enjoyed the last two novels in the series, Out of the Dark and Into the Fire, and I cannot wait to see how Prodigal Son turns out.
The Mask of Mirrors by M. A. Carrick – 27/01/2021
The Mask of Mirrors is an intriguing upcoming fantasy debut that I think has a lot of potential and should make for a compelling and entertaining read.
The Three Paradises by Robert Fabbri – 1/02/2021
One of my favourite historical fiction authors, Robert Fabbri, returns with the second entry in his Alexander's Legacy series, The Three Paradises. The first book in this series, To the Strongest, was a lot of fun and I am very keen to see where this crazy historical story goes next.
Relentless by Mark Greaney – 23/02/2021
Top thriller author Mark Greaney returns with the 10th novel in his Gray Man series, Relentless, that sees his protagonist, assassin Court Gentry, investigate a new conspiracy around the world. Greaney has been killing it over the last couple of years, especially with the previous two entries in the Gray Man series, Mission Critical and One Minute Out, and this upcoming book looks set to be another fantastic and captivating novel.
The Kaiser's Web by Steve Berry – 23/02/2021
The final entry on this list is The Kaiser's Web, the 16th upcoming entry in the long-running Cotton Malone series. The Cotton Malone books are an exciting and interesting collection of novels that feature a series of fascinating history-based conspiracies. I have been really getting into this series over the last couple of years, and the last two novels, The Malta Exchange and The Warsaw Protocol, have contains some excellent and intriguing adventures. The Kaiser's Web features another cool sounding plot and I cannot wait to dive into this latest adventure.
Well that is the end of my Top Ten list. I think it turned out pretty well and it does a good job of capturing all my most anticipated books for the next three months. All of the above books should be pretty epic, and I cannot wait to read them soon. Let me know which of the above you are most excited for and stay tuned for reviews of them in the next few months.
Top Ten Tuesday – Books for a Holiday Road trip
On December 8, 2020 By The Unseen LibraryIn Audiobook, List6 Comments
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that currently resides at The Artsy Reader Girl and features bloggers sharing lists on various book topics. For this latest Top Ten Tuesday, participants have a Holiday/Seasonal Freebie, meaning that we can do whatever topic we want, preferably with a seasonable twist to it. Well, down here in Australia, summer has just rocked up and this usually means long drives to family homes for Christmas or to some magnificent stretch of beach for a well-deserved break. While I myself do not have any upcoming travel planned, this topic did get me thinking about trips and I had the idea to try and help those people with upcoming road trips, or any form of extended travel, choose an audiobook to keep you and any potential passengers entertained.
People familiar with my blog will know that I am a big fan of audiobooks; in many ways, they are some of the best way to enjoy a book from a talented author. However, not all good audiobooks make for great entertainment on a road trip. With that in mind, I have scrolled through some of my favourite audiobooks to find the ones I think would be the best for anyone taking a long trip. To make this list, the audiobooks I chose had to not only be amazing novels but also had to have an excellent narration and the ability to keep a driver or passengers' attention on a long trip. While I know that some people are going to be experiencing particularly long trips in the coming weeks, I tried to feature audiobooks with shorter runtimes so that those who are taking shorter excursions (say a roundtrip of eight or nine hours) can get through an entire book without trying to make time at home to finish it off. That being said a few longer novels did end up making the cut, but all of these are great for longer trips. I also tried to avoid any novels that would require a great deal of prior knowledge or hard-to-obtain background information so that everyone in the car could enjoy the book without any need for explanation or lectures from those people more familiar with the series. To that end, I have tried to avoid any novels that are later entries in a series or which require some form of assumed knowledge about a franchise. While I have included a couple of tie-in novels, I tried to use those books that require only a smidge of familiarity with their respective franchise to enjoy, and I am confident anyone can easily enjoy any book I ended up featuring.
While I did have quite a few criteria to meet, I was eventually able to come up with a good list for this topic, including several honourable mentions. I am pretty happy with how this list turned out and I have personally really enjoyed each of the below audiobooks. I honestly believe that all of them would make for a great listen during an extended bit of travel or a road trip and each of them comes highly recommended.
The Black Hawks, written by David Wragg and narrated by Colin Mace – 12 hours and 9 minutes
Those in a mood for an exciting time of their road trip could do worse than check out this excellent and entertaining debut from last year, The Black Hawks by David Wragg. The Black Hawks is a great read that takes several compelling characters on an action-packed adventure across a dangerous landscape. Filled with betrayal, battle and clever twists, listeners will be well entertained with is book.
Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope, written by Una McCormack and narrated by Robert Petkoff – 11 hours and 40 minutes
While there are several cool Star Trek novels that could make for great road-trip listening, I would personally suggest this fantastic tie-in to the recent Picard television show. Serving as an introduction to the darker Star Trek world Picard encounters in his new television series, there is a lot to love about this book and it is well worth checking out.
Star Wars: Ahsoka, written by E. K. Johnston and narrated by Ashley Eckstein – 7 hours and 4 minutes
After recent developments in the phenomenon that is The Mandalorian, one of the Star Wars audiobooks I would strongly recommend is Star Wars: Ahsoka. The Ahsoka audiobook helps to expand on the character and presents listeners with a compelling and personal adventure. Narrated by Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka in the animated television series, this is a fantastic and timely audiobook to check out on the road this holiday.
Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line, written by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham, and narrated by Kristen Bell – 8 hours and 43 minutes
Speaking of audiobooks that feature iconic characters being voiced by their actors, listeners will have an awesome time with this Veronica Mars tie-in novel, The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line. Written by series creator Rob Thomas and narrated by Veronica Mars herself, Kristen Bell, this is an outstanding tie-in to the clever television show that also contains a compelling crime fiction story and people will be able to quickly power through this on the way to their destination.
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The Salvage Crew, written by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne and narrated by Nathan Fillion – 8 hours and 21 minutes
The first entry on this top ten list is The Salvage Crew, a very clever and intense science fiction novel that is guaranteed to keep everyone entertained on your trip. Featuring the silky voice of the one and only Nathan Fillion, you will find yourself entranced with this audiobook, especially as the author backs up the awesome narration with a top-notch science fiction adventure story.
Race the Sands, written by Sarah Beth Durst and narrated by Emily Ellet – 15 hours and 45 minutes
Those readers with a particularly long drive in their future and who are in the mood for an excellent standalone fantasy novel would do well to check out Race the Sands by the always impressive Sarah Beth Durst. Race the Sands is an extremely exciting and compelling novel that features great characters, political intrigue and clever worldbuilding, all set around people racing monsters in the desert. This is a very easy book to listen to and the miles will fly away as you listen to Race the Sands. Just don't let the race scenes inspire you too much on the road; I don't want to be responsible for you getting a speeding ticket!
Redshirts, written by John Scalzi and narrated by Wil Wheaton – 7 hours and 41 minutes
If you want to laugh your way through an entire road trip you should definitely check out Redshirts by acclaimed science fiction author John Scalzi. Redshirts is a very entertaining parody of Star Trek and is essentially one big sendup of all the tropes, bad writing and over-the-top characters The Original Series is known for. Despite being a parody, Scalzi comes up with an incredibly clever story that gets extremely meta in places, while also introducing the listener to some very interesting characters who you become surprisingly attached to. Top that off with the narration of Wil Wheaton (who else would you want narrating a Star Trek parody), and you have yourself an exceptionally fun audiobook to listen to. My wife and I recently listened to this on a road trip ourselves and we were absolutely cracking up the entire time, and this comes highly recommended as a result.
The Holdout, written by Graham Moore and narrated by Abby Craden – 10 hours and 15 minutes
Those drivers who would prefer a crime fiction novel should think about checking out The Holdout by Graham Moore. The Holdout is a standalone crime fiction novel that follows an infamous jury who found a notorious murderer not guilty and who must now find out who killed one of their members years later at a reunion. This is an extremely captivating book that features an amazing split-timeline narrative, showing the original trial and the murder investigation set in the present. This is a great novel and listeners will be on the edge of their seat for the entire trip.
Legend, written by David Gemell and narrated by Sean Barrett – 13 hours and 13 minutes
Now if I had a particularly lengthy road-trip on the horizon one of the books I know I would be loading up Legend by David Gemell. While this might not be too practical for shorter trips, I would gladly do a trip twice if it meant I could finish this epic book in one go. Featuring an extended and desperate siege, Legend is one of the better fantasy novels I have had the pleasure of listening to and it does not take long for readers to get utterly enthralled with its impressive and thrilling story.
Star Wars: Scoundrels, written by Timothy Zahn and narrated by Marc Thompson – 13 hours and 57 minutes
While there are a number of awesome Star Wars tie-in novels I could have included on this list, I decided in the end to go with Star Wars: Scoundrels. Scoundrels is an exceptional novel from one of the top authors of Star Wars fiction in the world today, Timothy Zahn. This is an excellent book that features fan favourite characters Han Solo, Chewbacca and Lando engaging in an elaborate heist with a team of rogues and thieves. This is a perfect read for a longer car trip, and it is filled with several fantastic characters engaged in some good-old fashioned thievery in the middle of the Star Wars universe. Requiring very little knowledge about the Star Wars extended universe, this audiobook can be enjoyed by anyone even vaguely familiar with the series and is really worth a listen to.
Tomorrow, When the War Began, written by John Marsden and narrated by Suzi Dougherty – 7 hours and 20 minutes
Those looking for a new series to get obsessed about should use any upcoming road trips as an opportunity to try out the first book in the acclaimed Tomorrow series, Tomorrow, When the war Began. Essentially Australia's answer to Red Dawn, this book follows a group of teenagers as they try to survive a sudden invasion of Australia by a foreign power. This is one of my absolute favourite series of all times and is probably some of the best Australian young adult fiction ever written. It is extremely easy to power through these audiobooks in a short amount of timer and they would be among some of my first choices if I had a long trip planned.
Any Discworld novel, by Terry Pratchett
I am kind of cheating by including an entire series here, but I could honestly listen to any of these books again and would not hesitate to recommend the entire Discworld series to anyone in the mood for a book that is wacky, clever, compelling and wildly entertaining. Practically any of these books would make for excellent entertainment during a car ride and I find it hard to believe that anyone would be bored while listening to them. While I love each of these books, I would probably recommend either Moving Pictures or Guards! Guards! (both with a runtime of 10 hours and 8 minutes) as they are great entry points to the series for new readers. An incredibly series to get into, you will not regret listening to them these holidays.
Planetside, written by Michael Mammay and narrated by R. C. Bray – 8 hours and 38 minutes
Another great read with a shorter runtime is Planetside by Michael Mammay. Planetside is an incredible novel and it is probably one of my favourite debut novels of all time. Mammay packs an intense and addictive story into this shorter audiobook, and listeners are treated to an outstanding and clever science fiction mystery novel, which sees an old veteran attempt to find a missing soldier on an occupied alien planet and instead uncovers a massive conspiracy. Listeners are guaranteed to be transfixed from start to epic finish with Planetside and it would be an exceptional novel to listen to while on a long drive.
The Anomaly, written by Michael Rutger and narrated by Brandon Williams – 9 hours and 41 minutes
For the final entry on my list, I have included The Anomaly by Michael Rutger. The Anomaly is a great horror novel that follows the makers of a web series as they explore an ancient cave in the Grand Canyon, only to find it filled with ancient terrors. This is a great novel for those who are in the mood for a scary book to listen to on their way home and readers will really love this amazing audiobook. I was particularly impressed with the dark, claustrophobic atmosphere that this audiobook produced and horror buffs will have an amazing time listening to this. That being said, maybe turn it off if you have to drive at night.
Well that's my latest Top Ten Tuesday list. I think it turned out extremely well, and if you have some upcoming travel planned (or even just some time to kill in lockdown), you would do well to try any of the above books. Let me know which of the featured novels you enjoyed the most, as well as what audiobooks you would recommend for a car trip in the comments below and makes sure you drive safe these holidays.


On Saturday, Jan. 30, Tyson Foods is recalled more than 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets over concerns the food is contaminated with plastic. Some consumers have complained that they found small pieces of soft, blue plastic in the product.
For many people, this raises major concern. Parents should switch and buy a different product of chicken nuggets. Depending on how big the plastic is it can be a choking hazard for children. Tyson Foods is losing a lot of money. It's in the negatives for stocks by dropping down 1.28% due to their recalls.
Consuming a lot of plastic can lead to problems in your body. Phthalates damage the chemistry of fatty acids, most importantly, docosahexaenoic acid. This is the fundamental chemistry necessary for making every cell lining or membrane. These fatty acids are the foundation for brain health including memory and recall.
A statement from Tyson said, "The problem resulted from a product scraper inside a blending machine." Consumers who've purchased the recalled nuggets should either throw them away or return them to the store where they were purchased. There have been no illnesses or adverse reactions reported as a result of the possible contamination. Some school had to switch their chicken because most had relied on Tyson's Food. There have been reports in Erie of customers finding peculiar materials in their chicken.
In addition to Tyson's chicken, Perdue Food voluntarily recalled more than 16,000 pounds of Fun Shapes Refrigerated Chicken Breast Nuggets on Monday. Billy Lucas, a former student from Cathedral Prep, said that he normally buys Tyson's chicken products but from all of the complaints about plastic being in it he thinks differently of it now.


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Does Cocoa Butter Contain Caffeine?
Caffeine Content in One Cup of Coffee Vs. One Shot of Espresso
Caffeine Content of Dark-Roast Coffee
The Effects of Caffeine Drunk With Aspartame
Decaf Black Tea & Pregnancy
Is Ethyl Acetate Decaf Coffee Safe During Pregnancy?
Written by Sandi Busch
Many pregnant women worry about the safety of caffeine and switch to decaffeinated coffee. But then they learn that a chemical called ethyl acetate was used to remove the caffeine and wonder if it's safe during pregnancy. While the available information indicates it's fine to enjoy a moderate amount of decaffeinated coffee during pregnancy, the best way to be sure it's safe for you is to talk with your physician.
Ethyl acetate is a colorless liquid that has a fruity odor and is responsible for the smell of fruits, such as bananas and pears. In addition to being a solvent that decaffeinates coffee, ethyl acetate is used to flavor foods, and it's added to paints, glues, nail polish remover, printing inks and perfumes. Exposure to ethyl acetate vapors may bother your eyes, and it can irritate skin, but it's not known to cause an allergic response. Potentially serious health problems occur at very high concentrations of the chemical that exceed those used commercially.
Coffee is decaffeinated with ethyl acetate by first immersing the green coffee beans in water, which softens the beans and dissolves the caffeine. The water now holds all the caffeine, so ethyl acetate is added to the water and the caffeine binds to the chemical. When the water is heated, the ethyl acetate steams off, taking the caffeine with it. Then the beans are put back in the water and they reabsorb moisture and coffee oils. This process is called indirect decaffeination because the beans don't come into contact with the ethyl acetate. The end product is often labeled as "naturally decaffeinated." Decaffeinated coffee beans must contain less than 0.1 percent of caffeine, according to the International Coffee Organization.
Coffee During Pregnancy
Caffeine is a well-known central nervous system stimulant that's safe for most people as long as they don't have more than 300 milligrams daily, according to University of Illinois. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends a moderate consumption of no more than 200 milligrams daily for pregnant women. One 8-ounce cup of decaffeinated coffee contains 9 to 12 milligrams, according to MayoClinic.com.
A study published in the December 2011 issue of the European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology concluded that caffeine intake of no more than 300 milligrams a day did not affect the pregnancy or the condition of the newborn baby. In the June 2010 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers concluded that consuming 540 milligrams or more of daily caffeine impaired the weight and length of newborn babies.
The effect of caffeine during pregnancy continues to be studied, but there aren't any studies evaluating the effect of coffee that's decaffeinated using ethyl acetate. In April 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, determined that ethyl acetate can be used safely as a food additive. However, the FDA also tests pharmaceuticals for their safe use during pregnancy and categorizes ethyl acetate as group C. This means that studies have shown an adverse effect in animals, but research has not been completed with people.
Can Drinking Coffee Cause Dry Mouth?
Caffeine Free Soft Drinks
Kahlua Nutrition Information
Congestive Heart Failure & Caffeine
The Ingredients in Diet Pepsi
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Nutrition During Pregnancy
European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: Maternal Caffeine Intake and Its Effect on Pregnancy Outcomes
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Maternal Caffeine Intake From Coffee and Tea, Fetal Growth, and the Risks of Adverse Birth Outcomes
U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Code of Federal Regulations
MayoClinic.com: Caffeine Content for Coffee, Tea, Soda and More
Sandi Busch received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology, then pursued training in nursing and nutrition. She taught families to plan and prepare special diets, worked as a therapeutic support specialist, and now writes about her favorite topics – nutrition, food, families and parenting – for hospitals and trade magazines.

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Tolosa (Toulouse)
Tolosa: (Greek Τολῶσσα): capital of the Volcae Tectosages in southern Gaul, modern Toulouse.
Relief with a woman and child
Tolosa, modern Toulouse in southwestern France, was the capital of the Volscae Tectosages, a Celtic tribe living half-way between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Their city was built on the east bank of the river Garonne, which was from this place navigable, so that it was easy to reach Burdigala (modern Bordeaux). The corridor Narbonne - Toulouse - Bordeaux was one of the main trade routes in preindustrial Europe, which explains the wealth of Tolosa. It could negotiate its own terms when Rome became interested in the region, in 121 BCE, and probably was an ally of Rome first.
In 106, the Volscae Tectosages sided with the Cimbri and Teutones, two Germanic tribes that were roaming through Europe. The Romans, commandend by their consul Q. Servilius Caepio, retaliated and captured the city, finding an incredible amount of money in a sanctuary, which they believed to have been taken away by the Celts who had sacked Delphi in 279 BCE.note[Pausanias, Guide for Greece 10.19.4-23.9.] Some authors, like Cassius Dio, believe that the gold was indeed from Delphi, and point out that the people who seized it, paid for their sacrilege.note[Cassius Dio, Roman History 27.90.]
Toulouse, mosaic
The Delphian connection, however, was already contested in Antiquity. Posidonius believed that it had been locally produced, pointing at the local mines.note[Quoted by Strabo, Geography 4.1.13.] Posidonius also mentions that silver was found, thrown into the lakes. This story is plausible, because in Gaul, it was a common religious practice to deposit precious objects into lakes.
Roman Tolosa
The city now belonged to the province of Narbonensisnote[Caesar, Gallic War 1.10.] and was given Latin citizen rights by Julius Caesar. The city was fortified by a wall, that was reconstructed in the mid-first century CE.
By this time, the city had come to expand to the west bank of the Garonne, where the Lardenne Plateau lies between this river and the Touch. At a place called Ancely, a religious complex was developed, which included a temple, public baths, seasonal housing, commercial zones, numerous wells, and a swimming pool. Since it was close to the confluence of the Touch and Garonne rivers, the site may have been dedicated to the worship of water, which was, again, a common practice in Roman Gaul.
Toulouse, portrait of an athlete
The amphitheater at nearby Purpan, which is about half a kilometer to the south of the Ancely sanctuary, was probably erected as an annex to the water sanctuary. The outer walls of the amphitheater were made of brick, a product for which Toulouse was famous. Among the Tolosan producers of bricks was a man named Sabinus.
The city appears to have been important as a cultural center as well. The Roman author Suetonius mentions one L.Statius Ursulus of Tolosa, who was "teaching rhetoric in Gaul with great reputation". These words, from his treatise On rhetoricians, are preserved in the the Chronicon of Jerome, who dates this to the years 57-60.note[Suetonius, On rhetoricians 12.1.]
The emperor Domitian (r.81-96) offered full Roman citizen rights and the rank of colonia to Tolosa, which was by now a very big city. One witness to its size is the fact that it needed two aqueducts. To the already existing sanctuaries, a Capitol was added, a temple dedicated to the Roman triad of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. This sanctuary was the scene of the martyrdom of the Christian bishop Saturninus, who was tortured to death during the persecution by the emperor Decius (r. 249-251).
Toulouse, Hercules
During the reign of Aurelian (r.270-275), the city wall was again rebuilt. It was a sign of the times: Germanic tribes could break through the Rhine frontier and proceed deep into the Roman Empire. In 406/407, the Visigoths sacked the provinces of Aquitaine, Novempopulana, Lugdunensis, and Narbonensis; the Christian author Jerome records that it was only with in his eyes that he could "describe the fate of Tolosa, which was only an admirable action of the holy Bishop Exsuperius guaranteed it was not reduced to ashes".note[Jerome, Epistle 123.16.] The poet Rutilius Namatianus also refers to this event.note[Rutilius, Namatianus, On his return, 1.496.]
The Kingdom of Tolosa
In 418, the Visigoths settled in Tolosa, which became the capital of a new kingdom, with a Roman populace and an elite of Germanic descent. For a fifth-century city, Tolosa flourished. Old buildings continued to be in use and were repaired, sometimes with bricks that had been stripped from the abandoned amphitheater of Purpan.
Toulouse, sarcophagus
The Kingdom of Tolosa was loyal to Rome, supported its general Aetius in the war agains the Huns of Atilla (451), and expanded to Spain after the emperor Anthemius had unexpectedly (and unsuccessfully) attacked its ally. When the Franks attacked the Tolosan kingdom, the Visigothic elite retired to their domains in Spain, where the Kingdom of Toledo survived until the arrival of the Islamic armies (711).
The Musée Saint-Raymond is located near the famous Saint-Sernin cathedral. The beautiful collection consists of an overview of the Roman city of Tolosa with a lot of statues and other artefacts, a very rich portrait gallery and a nice collection of tombs and tombstones from the Roman era.
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De Latijnse versie van Wikipedia (Latijn: Vicipaedia Latina) is opgericht in mei 2002 en heeft sinds 19 april 2012 meer dan 73.000 artikelen. Op de Lijst van Wikipedia's naar aantal artikelen staat de Latijnse Wikipedia op de 46ste, en op de Lijst van Wikipedia's op basis van sample-artikelen op de 38ste plaats. De Latijnse Wikipedia is de eerste en de grootste Wikipedia in een 'dode taal'.

Het probleem voor de Latijnse Wikipedia is, dat dit een taal betreft die geen moedertaalsprekers meer heeft, dus een dode taal is. Dit maakt bijdragen aan deze taalversie gecompliceerd omdat spellingsregels wel vastliggen maar juist gebruik van grammatica geen makkelijke zaak is. Bijdragers zijn dan ook vaak docenten en studenten die deze klassieke taal bestuderen, maar ook schrijvers uit de katholieke kerkgemeenschap die met deze taal werken aangezien nog steeds officiële stukken van de Rooms-Katholieke Kerk in het Latijn geschreven worden.

Externe links
 Openingspagina van de Latijnse Wikipedia
 "Latin Lovers im Vatikan", Der Spiegel, 28 mei 2007
 "Veni Vidi Wiki: Latin Isn't Dead On 'Vicipaedia'", The Wall Street Journal, 29 september 2007
 "In praise of . . . Latin", The Manchester Guardian, 3 oktober 2007
 "Page of the month on the Latin Wikipedia is Azerbaijan (Adrabigania)" op mithridates.blogspot.com, 6 februari 2009

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The latest artists to make it onto our Hang music radar, and our MP3 playlist, are 'Matt Venuti and the Venusians'. a group of ambient / atmospheric musicians led by 'Matt Venuti', a multi-instrumentalist composer based in San Francisco.
And it was the beautifully poignant song 'The Yolanda Trail' (presumably named after the hiking trail found on the north side of 'Mount Tamalpais', Marin County, California), with the PANArt Hang at its center, that made us sit up and pay attention. Accompanied by various other assorted instruments, and what might possibly be the 'Electronic Valve Instrument', that Matt Venuti is also well known for playing, the song comes from the groups latest album 'Hangisphere'.
and emotional, with the more upbeat and playful. With tracks like the aforementioned 'The Yolanda Trail', and 'The Lydian Passage', containing a thoughtful meditative quality, while overall, Hangisphere, is a pretty upbeat album, with songs like 'Elephunk' and 'Naked Moonlight', urging you to get your groove on. Earning Matt Venuti and the Venusians, a place amongst the likes of: Portico Quartet, Manu Delago, Davide Swarup, and Wadhom, on our current favorites list.
Or alternatively, you can visit the Venusians website: HERE. Or check them out over at last.fm: HERE.


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role of community worker
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A CHW may be a lay health worker, community health advocate, patient navigator, promotor de salud, or another care provider, and may be trained and certified in a particular area, such as chronic disease management education. As a consultant he works with individual and groups to assist in their problems and programs.As a broker he helps people to reach services they need and make the system more useful. With little existing literature on the role of CHWs on the health care system, this study helped provide guidance to policymakers and practitioners on a number of areas that could improve the status of the CHW field. This paper argues that the role of youth and community development practitioners, the work that they do, is essentially out of love for humanity. 6 Community organizer having the required characteristics and skills and the knowledge about the process and steps of community organization will be able to apply the same in different settings by appropriate roles. To provide guidance on their integration, we characterized roles and functions of community health workers in primary care through a literature review and synthesis. They represent the voices and needs of target groups and disadvantaged communities to policy makers at local and national level. How Will CHWs Affect Change? Often we will use dolls or stuffed animals to practice what to do and say. The Supporting and Strengthening the Role of Community Health Workers in Health System Development Thematic Working Group (CHWs TWG) promotes evidence research production, synthesis and knowledge-sharing from differing contexts on the work of CHWs. This is what Marxism and socialism offers in the twenty-first century. CHWs may perform the following roles: Create connections between vulnerable … The idea behind community development is simple: residents take collective action to generate solutions to common problems. Community health workers have potential to enhance primary care access and quality, but remain underutilized. Community support workers provide social, physical, and emotional support to clients such as the disabled or elderly. The scope of the job responsibilities and the corresponding pay range is typically dependent upon the size of the municipality and the population of the area the officer is serving. From a community perspective, the social work role is to conduct assessments and share information with the identified community of interest. 1. 3. Usually, professionals in this role are retained by cities, social services agencies or non-profit neighborhood development organizations. What is the role of the Health and Community Service Worker in a psychosocial approach to health and wellbeing. This is what youth and community development work has to offer today. The organizer gives importance to the process than the product. The role of the community health worker started as a societal position, appointed by and responsible to the community's members. The different roles of a community organizer are discussed here. Animator – in any process of community organization the organizer encourages, provides direction and guide … Their work can be both rewarding and demanding, therefore successful community workers must have a deep desire to work with people and create change. a country, village, town, or neighbourhood) or in virtual space through communication platforms. The number and diversity of social work roles provide opportunity for a great deal of creativity in practice." —Suppes, M., Cressey Wells, C. (2003) Some of the many professional roles in Social Work are Broker. Completed in 1998, the National Community Health Advisor Study helped identify core roles, competencies, and qualities of Community Health Workers. Role of Social Worker Social worker plays various types of roles in catering the needs of his clients. The Initiative provides CHWs with creative strategies, materials, and tools for training, educating, and changing lifestyle behaviors so CHWs can be active promoters of health in their community. Community outreach workers deal with problems on a daily basis, and must have good problem-solving skills. Community health workers may address a broad range of health issues or provide a wide range of services for a specific health issue. Connecting with the community is the primary focus of this occupation. It raises awareness of the crucial role of CHWs within the health system and firmly positions learning from networks and TWGs as a … By the role of enabler the organizer would create independency among the people by which avoid the dependency syndrome. Other times, we will take turns being the child and the community helper. The role of a community social worker is to unite members of these groups to work toward a common goal, so the community can function effectively. What are social determinants of heath and their relevance in equity and accessibility to health care? In turn, the social worker learns from the people in their communities, enhancing collaboration and partnerships that lead to achieving real social change. Advocates and activists dedicated their time and talents to ensuring that local people received the health information, resources and health care services they needed. Community service workers function in a variety of organizations. 5. Researcher. Job Description. Community workers usually work in teams and liaise closely with the police, social workers, teachers, probation officers and other agencies. The social worker is involved in the process of making referrals to link a family or person to needed resources. Provides clients with a positive role model. A community health worker (CHW) is a member of a community who is chosen by community members or organizations to provide basic health and medical care within their community, and is capable of providing preventive, promotional and rehabilitation care to that community. All About Outreach. Aligned to this is a growing use of community health workers (CHWs) to deliver T2DM self-management support with good clinical outcomes especially in High Income Countries (HIC). Support self-isolation and monitor patients in the community while ensuring delivery of food, social and medical support. Roles of Community Health Workers The roles and activities of community health workers (CHWs) are tailored to meet the unique needs of the communities they serve.
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Epworth Healthcare and Vecima Networks are very different companies, but they both chose to use DH2i's DxConsole -- for very different reasons.
Epworth HealthCare is growing rapidly, and so is its data. But because it is one of Australia's largest not-for-profit healthcare providers, the company had to ensure fast failovers even with the information surge. Meanwhile, Canadian telco Vecima Networks was seeking a painless replacement for its HP PolyServe clustering software, which had reached end of life. Yet despite these different business problems, the two companies ended up in the same place.
Lance Ripps, infrastructure team lead at Epworth, said company servers were taking on more of the duty of handling clinical data, with new medical records reaching 10 TB per year. With vital information like medical records, Ripps can't afford to give his servers any downtime. He was looking for help with consolidation and high availability. To add to his problem, Ripps described Epworth's database environment as "thrown together," with an overly complicated clustered environment. Its heterogeneous server environment includes HP servers running Windows versions 2003 to 2008, HP OpenVMS storage, Microsoft SQL Server databases and over three hundred applications spread over two sites. So, the company needed something that could work on various platforms.
DH2i caught his attention because it promised extremely fast failovers. The Fort Collins, Colorado-based vendor is known for its DxConsole software, a server application virtualization program that can manage SQL Server instances in virtual environments. Don Boxley, CEO of DH2i, said that DxConsole is designed to provide high availability, consolidation and disaster recovery for SQL Server instances, regardless of whether a company is running physical, virtual or cloud-based servers. The software decouples the application instance from the server, providing access to it no matter where it is located.
Boxley stressed that DxConsole is "infrastructure agnostic," which is especially important to Epworth. The healthcare provider can now stack multiple SQL Server instances on a server and then move them from one server to another in five seconds. The company's main goals -- fast failover and less downtime to support a growing data footprint -- are still in the works. Epworth is in the middle of migrating to DxConsole, a process that started last year.
Vecima Networks had a different goal in mind when it chose DxConsole. Vecima went looking for a new server application virtualization model because it had previously been running Polyserve, which was reaching end of life. Brian Gale, systems analyst at Vecima, was looking for a new system that was as similar to Polyserve as he could find, so as to minimize the learning curve.
"If you've used Polyserve, then DxConsole is really easy to set up and get running," Gale said. "The learning curve for it was really low." DxConsole is currently being marketed as a replacement for Polyserve.
Vecima's servers run an HP Blade system with four blades dedicated to SQL Server, all of which are running Windows 2008 R2. It also has virtual machines for testing. Machines running non-SQL Server instances are kept separate.
Like Ripps at Epworth, Vecima's Gale was looking for software that would allow him to keep SQL Servers in a cluster with rapid failover. He also wanted resource management and automatic email alerts for problems. DxConsole has both clustering and virtualization, which according to DH2i's Boxley, is "the best of both without the constraints of either." Consequently, Gale kept his SQL Server clusters, but added virtualization to improve failover.
Epworth and Vecima both plan to continue to use DxConsole.


1. Be Honest- If you tell the truth, you can never go wrong. If your partner gets angry or offended, this is an indication that something you said has hit home.
2. Use Tact- This is extremely important. You can better get your ideas across by using the right message. Understanding how to approach your mate can be the difference between well, making a difference. If you are hostile, there's a good chance your partner will get defensive.
3. Think Before You Speak- Think about what you want to say before you talk with your significant other. You can even write your thoughts down first if you get flustered easily.
4. Be Ready For An Open Discussion- If you're ready to talk about something that's bothering you, be ready to discuss it in depth. Your mate may not understand or be hurt that you waited so long to say something.
5. Don't Wait- Like #4, if you wait to talk about it, you risk two things. One, your partner may be hurt by you not saying something sooner. And two, you risk resenting your partner for the continued behavior that you don't like. Address the problems as soon as possible to avoid future issues.


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Q: How to get property name of JSON Object in C# Here's a sample JSON data:
{"data_header":"[
    {
        "id":"1",
        "name":"aa"
    },
    {
        "id":"2",
        "name":"bb"
    }
]"}

In C# function, I do this to convert this data into my C# object:
JObject jsonObj = JObject.Parse(jsonData);
JArray arr = (JArray)jsonObj["data_header"];
MyModel model = arr.ToObject<MyModel>();

Works fine. Now, how do I get this "data_header" value from jsonObj ?
Thanks for any help.

A: Shanid,you mentioned you tried @JayakrishnanGounder solution and you got an error, is it possible your model may not be designed to handle the JSON data structure.
public class NameModel
{
   [JsonProperty("id")]
   public int id {get;set;}

   [JsonProperty("name")]
   public string name {get;set;}
}

public class ContainerModel
{
   [JsonProperty("data_header")]
   public List<NameModel> data_headeer
}

So now you should be able @JayakrishnanGounder method of deserialize using JSON.net.
var model = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ContainerModel>(json);

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At first glance, you may think that Anguilla shopping is not this Caribbean island's #1 activity. And you'd be right. But who cares?
St. Martin, a duty free country, is a mere 20 minutes away. For many reasons, most items are much cheaper, and the shops are more exciting and varied.
But, while you have to hunt a little, you will find some truly unique shops and galleries scattered around -- yes, Anguilla shopping does exist.
The store is the best in Anguilla shopping... hip, cool and calm.
A radio pipes reggae music, while you browse through fashionable pants, shorts, bathing suits, caps, sandals etc.
The clothing is relaxed and breezy. Perfect for Anguilla beach weather.
Beautiful, colorful, tropical prints are a trademark of the store.
It's easy to miss Irie Life while driving on this road. Why? Because we all look left, towards Sandy Ground, while the Irie Life sign and store are on the right! We passed right by it... twice!
Also, Irie Life is not located right on the road. Rather, we found this fun-filled store tucked away behind another charming gift shop (although the owner of that store rarely seems to be in -- if the door is locked, ring the bell -- it's a nice gift shop).
Everyone in the family found something fun and interesting to wear here.
Even though I truly loved this one of a kind shop, my Dad loved it much more than I did!
He loved the pants, shirts, caps, the atmosphere - everything!
He bought half the store each time we went!
For a full report, there's more on Irie Life here!
Most Caribbean islands are filled with street after crowded street of duty free electronic & jewelery shops. Not Anguilla though!
Like I said, St. Martin has many more shops and we especially loved the french side. Finding neat shops like Irie Life and Cheddie's is more fun, though. "Anguilla shopping" is sort of like tripping over unexpected gems, rather than trekking from one well-merchandised store to another.
Owned and run by Ken and Renee Reinl, Limin' Boutique carries unique and authentic Anguillian and Caribbean souvenirs hand-made in the region. Beachy and breezy, this shop has such a fresh feel, reminiscent of beach-side shops up in the Northeast and Nantucket.
What began as a hobby for founder Carrol Shannon has grown into a thriving business. Producing hand-crafted, island-made soaps, scented candles and a whole range of body care products, Caribbean Soaps & Sundries' products make for sweet and special gifts and souvenirs.
The only store of its kind on the island, Megasavers offers a wide variety of goods from pool and beach toys to homeware, all at a discounted price for members. With shipments arriving regularly, they have a terrific selection of items.
Offering a 100% Anguillian-made product, Anguilla Sea Salt sources and creates ready-to-eat salt from Anguilla's oceans right in Island Harbour. A family owned and operated business, it's a unique souvenir sold in a charming West Indian-style cottage.
Step into Olivia Lake's workshop, The Gift Box, for a varied offering of high quality gift baskets fit for every occasion.
Gadget City is Anguilla's go-to tech shop. They carry a wide variety of items, all at competitive prices. If you're looking for a WiFi spot (serving complimentary coffee and tea), or need access to a printer, they've got you covered for that, too.
Petals Boutique on Meads Bay is open! Petals offers a refreshing Anguilla shopping experience by the beach. Petals carries everything from trendy beach wear to locally made and Anguilla-inspired crafts.
Visit Exotic Plus to get the goat!
A colorful one stop shop for artisan crafts, Anguilla souvenirs and sweet smoothies. Stop in for a sip and a chat with Sea Spray's owner, Pam!
A charming shop in Sandy Ground, Bijoux Boutique catches the eye with its pretty decor. Go inside to find many items for children, women and a few for men too.
A store of our own :-) Anguilla Beaches' Gallery & Print Shop is an online collection of some of your favorite Anguilla photos, seen on our Instagram and in the Newsletter. This digital shop brings you prints and ready-to-hang canvas versions. Here's to bringing "Anguilla blue" home!
If you come looking for Why Knot, you will find da'Vida's gift shop! It has a nice assortment of beach cover ups, sandals, and small gifts. Worth a visit if you are having lunch at da'Vida's Bayside Grill.
Looking for trendy wear on Anguilla? Boopsie's Boutique is one of a kind, rivalling even the most fashionable shops in Canada's fashion capital, Montreal!
Fabiana Liburd designs the most classic Anguilla souvenir, perfect for everyday use on your visit to Anguilla and filled with the warmest memories upon your return home. Don't miss "Why Knot," at da'Vida on Crocus Bay!
Fun, funky, tasty and refreshing! What more could a girl want?
An off-the-wall jumble of ocean debris and flamboyant personality!
What's Your Favorite Anguilla Shop?
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