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Ksp visual enhancements rss 1.6.19/25/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() If manufacturers’ flight manuals and operators’ standard operating procedures do not include guidelines for the use of the cyclic trim release button, it could lead to aircraft control problems in a DVE due to the sub-optimal use of the AFCS. ![]() Neither the manufacturer’s flight manual nor the operator’s SOPs warned of the potential hazards associated with the use of the trim release button under conditions such as a DVE. The application of power while in a steep, low-airspeed, high-rate-of-descent condition caused the helicopter to enter vortex ring state. When the pilot flying instinctively increased the collective, the helicopter’s rate of descent rapidly increased to 1800 fpm. As the helicopter descended below 250 feet radar altitude, it was in a steep, 800 fpm descent, at very low airspeed, with power being applied. Flying the visual approach in a DVE while depressing and holding the cyclic trim release button increased pilot workload and contributed to control difficulties that resulted in an unstable approach. In this occurrence, the helicopter reached a nose-up attitude of 17°, an excessive rate of descent, and an increasing left sideslip while on final approach. As seen in previous occurrences, this technique reduces the overall effectiveness of the automatic flight control system (AFCS). The investigation also determined that while on final approach in a DVE, the pilot flying depressed and held the cyclic trim release. As a result, the SOPs provided flight crew with insufficient guidance to ensure that approaches were being conducted in accordance with industry-recommended stabilized approach guidelines. Additionally, CHO had not adopted the recommended practice of requiring crews to check and verbally confirm that the approach was stable at specific intermediate progress targets (typically referred to as gates) on final approach. The degraded visual environment (DVE) made it difficult for the pilots to recognize the unstable approach.Ĭontributing to the difficulties encountered, CHO standard operating procedures (SOPs) made no reference to energy state in its stabilized approach criteria, increasing the risk of a low-energy state developing and going undetected. The helicopter’s low-energy state went undetected by the flight crew, who were focused on the helideck, which was sitting above the fog and in an area without a discernible horizon. The investigation determined that during the final visual approach, the helicopter entered a low-energy state: it was flying at low airspeed with a high rate of descent, a nose-up pitch attitude, and at a low power setting. The extent of the helicopter’s damage is unknown, as the helicopter has been removed from service. The aircraft then returned to Halifax/Stanfield International Airport without further incident. The crew regained control of the aircraft and arrested the descent at approximately 13 feet above the water.ĭuring the subsequent hand-flown departure, a second inadvertent descent occurred but was rectified in a timely manner. During the descent, the helicopter’s engines were overtorqued, reaching a maximum value of 146%. Shortly after they commenced the visual approach, a high-rate-of-descent and low-airspeed condition developed in low-visibility conditions. During the second missed approach, the flight crew acquired visual contact with the platform and elected to carry out a visual approach. Two instrument approaches were attempted at the platform but both were unsuccessful due to low clouds and poor visibility. On board were 2 pilots and 11 passengers. On 24 July 2019, at 1154 Atlantic Daylight Time, a Canadian Helicopters Offshore (CHO) Sikorsky S-92A helicopter (registration C-GICB, serial number 920121), departed from Halifax/Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia, on an instrument flight rules flight to the Thebaud Central Facility, approximately 155 nautical miles to the east-southeast. ![]()
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42 flat screen tv9/25/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() How well does it fare on the A90K? Almost as well. Before now, we’ve only seen it implemented on Sony’s larger sets (the Bravia XR A80J in the previous generation and the Bravia XR A95K in this one), and it’s worked remarkably. On its higher-end models, Sony employs a technique it calls Acoustic Surface Audio+ to turn the screen itself into the TV’s speaker. Though not ideal, this isn’t uncommon with smaller 4K TVs, and it wasn’t enough to prevent the A90K’s picture from being thoroughly satisfying overall. The only picture flaw we noticed was some light smudging of a 1-pixel chess pattern on a 4K test screen we use to see how TVs handle fine detail. 2020 gamut, 72.2% to 71.2%, though neither’s score is objectively impressive.Īs upscaled to 4K from 1080p, Mission: Impossible - Fallout lost none of its densely chiseled immediacy. Finally, the QN90B edged out the Sony in the wider Rec. That’s lower than Samsung’s penultimate QN90B that had readings of 1,143 nits and 981 nits under similar conditions, but the A90K proved better at HDR color, at least as far as the UHDA-P3 color gamut was concerned (it covered a winning 97.66% to the Samsung’s 94.91%). In our HDR tests, the A90K displayed drastically improved brightness, with, for example, 640 nits in Standard and 541 nits in Custom, both at 10% window size. (Many OLED sets get over 100%, but the A90K could do so only in its garish Vivid mode, to the tune of 128.28%.) 709 color gamut was second only to the Vizio’s 99.92%. Thankfully, the Sony’s SDR color was considerably better: Its Delta-E value, which measures the difference between color at the video source and as displayed on the screen (with lower numbers being better), was a category-leading 8.2386, and its 99.78% coverage of the Rec. The 43-inch Samsung QN90B, the A90K’s closest competitor we’ve evaluated, managed 700 and 277 nits in comparable modes the considerably lower priced 43-inch Samsung Q60B hit 378 and 315, and the 50-inch Vizio M-Series Quantum 499 nits in Standard (its Calibrated Dark result was lower, at 121 nits). In Standard picture mode, it was 219 nits in Custom (Sony’s version of calibrated) it was 206 nits. OLED TVs rarely get overly bright, but the A90K’s SDR brightness was about as low as we’ve seen from TVs in this size range. In our lab tests, performed with an X-Rite i1 Pro spectrophotometer, SpectraCal VideoForge Pro pattern generator, and Portrait Displays’ Calman calibration software, the A90K demonstrated itself to be more or less what you would anticipate from an OLED in this price stratum as outfitted with Sony’s unique collection of XR-branded, on-the-fly image processing technologies: strong, but not life-changing. ![]()
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Summer phoenix drugs9/25/2023 ![]() ![]() I tried to steady myself but my legs buckled under me and I fell to the floor. I knew the symptoms all too well, for it was not the first time this had happened to me. My heart was racing, my vision was blurring and I was becoming disorientated. On the guest list was Australian soap star-turned-singer Jason Donovan, who returned to his hotel room throughout the night to snort lines of cocaine and eventually collapsed with cocaine-induced seizures. He was wheeled out of the Viper Room on a stretcher.ĭonovan described the harrowing incident in his memoir Between the Lines: My Story Uncut. In 1995, a little more than a year after River Phoenix died from an overdose outside of the infamous club, Johnny Depp threw a birthday party for his then-girlfriend Kate Moss. Kate Moss's 21st birthday wasn't an exception – which could be expected from the model whose look basically inspired the term "heroin chic." The Viper Room is known for the drug-fueled debauchery that ensued inside its doors during the '90s. Taylor had to pay $500 in damages to the Viper Room's owners in order to avoid having charges pressed against him. The cops throw me in the back of the cop car, and I just passed out in the back seat. I just start spitting at them and cursing them. People are coming out and laughing at me. They very politely handcuffed me and sat me on the curb right outside the Viper Room. I didn’t even try to run I just walked over and put my hands on the hood. ![]() I kicked that plate glass window, wearing shorts. It shatters and I turn around and there is a cop car sitting right at the red light. A cop was sitting at a nearby red light and witnessed the whole thing. Though he was wearing shorts, he took the dare, and the window shattered. The artist was admittedly "hammered" when his friend dared him to kick his foot through the glass window of the famed LA club. After getting booted from Rainbow Bar & Grill for throwing shot glasses at people, front man Corey Taylor took his drunken debauchery across the street to the Viper Room. When Slipknot was recording Iowa in Los Angeles, the band spent a night on the Sunset Strip where they had an unfortunate run-in with the cops. I think I'm OD'ing." Phoenix collapsed outside of the club in front of his brother and sister, Joaquin and Rain Phoenix Rain sat on River's chest to try and stop his convulsing. His skin began to gray, and he allegedly told Forrest, "I don't feel so good. On the night River overdosed, he drank a speedball – a mix of heroin and cocaine dissolved into a drink – and chased it with Valium. Prior to Phoenix's passing, the troubled actor allegedly went on a days-long drug binge with John Frusciante, the notorious drug-addicted guitarist from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.Īccording to Bob Forrest, one of Phoenix's close friends who also happened to be at the Viper Room that night, the group would regularly "smoke crack or shoot coke directly into a vein" then "shoot heroin to get a grip and come down enough to be able to carry on a conversation for a few minutes before you start the cycle again." But this night was different because River was unusually wasted. The 23-year-old Oscar nominee was poised to have a career on par with '90s contemporaries like Leonardo DiCaprio when he collapsed outside the club on October 31, 1993. River Phoenix's tragic death cemented the Viper Room's infamous reputation. Despite its cleaned-up image, the Viper Room remains haunted with memories of rampant cocaine abuse and lives cut too short. The night club's reputation has calmed in recent years after shifting ownership and focusing on breaking underground talent rather than housing well-known rock stars like John Frusciante, who performed a bizarre, drug-fueled set in the '90s, and Queens of the Stone Age, who played for free after they already hit it big. Even today, the property is plagued by rumors of ghosts and missing bodies hidden within the bar's black exterior. Though tragic, River Phoenix's Viper Room death was just one mark on the property's sordid history, which includes cash-embezzling mobsters, mysterious disappearances, numerous drug overdoses, and an illegal, multi-million dollar gambling ring. It was a place that epitomized sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, even after the club's ownership changed hands. Since then, the club famously owned by Johnny Depp has been known as a hotbed for unsavory activity. The Viper Room rose to Hollywood infamy after River Phoenix tragically overdosed there on Halloween night in 1993, and his brother's harrowing 911 call was broadcast on news channels around the world. ![]()
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Amazon fire hd 8 case five and below9/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Adding cellular connectivity increases its price even more. At that point, you’re looking at a tablet that costs over $600-more than Apple charges for the entry-level model of its higher-end tablets. The base storage tier is fine for casual use, but if you plan on using the iPad Mini for productivity tasks, it might be necessary to bump up to the high storage tier. The iPad Mini is offered in 64GB and 256GB storage sizes-more than the average for an 8-inch tablet-but you can’t expand it with a memory card later on. The fact that you can import your photo and edit it in professional software like Adobe Lightroom or Photomator-using the Apple Pencil (2nd generation), if desired-speaks volumes about the iPad Mini’s value. Whether you’re video chatting with friends and colleagues or snapping a quick pic of something that catches your eye, you should be very happy with the results. Taking photos and videos with a tablet is more cumbersome than using a phone, but the iPad Mini’s 12-megapixel camera system is unmatched compared to its competition. Resource-intensive tasks like gaming or streaming video with the brightness cranked all the way up will run down the battery much more quickly. You’ll probably get there if you browse the web, listen to music, or stream video with the 500 nits of brightness at 50 percent. If you want to work on an iPad Mini, you’ll find the software you need on the App Store, and the tablet is powerful enough to run it.Īpple says the iPad Mini’s battery lasts up to 10 hours per charge, and that’s true, depending on how you use it. The iPad Mini’s greatest software advantage over Android tablets is the App Store, which is loaded with hundreds of thousands of productivity and leisure applications. Apple’s tablet operating system isn’t as versatile as macOS, but Apple has continuously added features to bridge the gap. If you’ve used an iPhone or previous-generation iPad, you’ll be familiar with many aspects of iPadOS. The pint-sized tablet is powered by Apple’s A15 Bionic chip, which is speedy enough to stream 4K video, load high-resolution images, and play Apple Arcade games with no signs of slowing down. The LED IPS display’s wide color display (P3) reproduction was especially impressive-it can’t match the performance of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro’s miniLED screen, but it holds its own. Its Liquid Retina screen (2266-by-1488 resolution at 326 pixels per inch) made reading text, viewing images, and watching videos a joy. In our tests, there wasn’t a single task the iPad Mini couldn’t do well. However, as is typically the case, its cost-roughly three times higher than our other recommendations-will temper anyone’s enthusiasm. This entire story could honestly be a meditation on how the iPad mini absolutely smokes any other tablet in this screen size bracket when it comes to performance, hardware quality, and software quality.
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Cyber shadow price9/24/2023 ![]() ![]() It was announced that the game will be available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch consoles as well as through Steam on Microsoft Windows. Cyber Shadow was available for test play at PAX East 2019. Hunziker described Cyber Shadow as a Nintendo Entertainment System-inspired game that had the principle level designs of Super Mario, the action of Ninja Gaiden, enemy designs of Contra, and the dark visual aesthetic of Batman: The Video Game on the NES.Ĭyber Shadow was officially announced on March 27, 2019, with a one minute-forty second long announcement trailer displaying the game's gameplay, combat, and plot. Since then, Yacht Club Games have been supervising the development of the game as well as managing the marketing, porting, publishing for Cyber Shadow as well as giving Hunziker design feedback. Initially, Hunziker had no plans to have a publisher for the game until Yacht Club Games, the developer for Shovel Knight, approached him in 2017, which he considered to be the only company that could help him publish the game. Cyber shadow game offers you the most complete range of advanced electronic products for your favorite gaming consoles. Sprint - → → / → + (sprint button) to sprintĬyber Shadow has been in development for over the last decade by a one-man development company called Mechanical Head Studios, headed by Aarne "MekaSkull" Hunziker.There are multiple abilities that Shadow can find throughout Mekacity. Pulse-pounding soundtrack by Enrique Martin, produced by Jake Kaufman.Who can be trusted? How far will Shadow go to protect his clan and the one he loves? Experience the gripping story, told both in-game and through animated cinematic story scenes between the action.Return to your old haunts to find supplies, items and upgrades. Cyber Shadow Gardna, Continuous trap card, designed by Konami first released in Jun, 2022 in the set Cyberdark Impact. Search for secrets as you explore the ruined world.Rescue your clan to unlock permanent Ninjutsu skills and abilities, combining them seamlessly as only the warrior of legend could.The world has been taken over by the evil Dr. Relive the authenticity of classic 8-bit challenge or experience it for the first time. Nintendo Switch Cyber Shadow This item will be sent to your system automatically after purchase. ![]()
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Wild at heart tv show cast9/24/2023 ![]() ![]() These are some incredibly serious allegations, and certainly goes beyond wanting some residuals.
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RECORD APPLEWIN9/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Second parts tell it to not register the printscreen button and not give warning (or it complains many times). They just were not setup that way originally.įirst part tells it to go full screen but with a height of 1080. ![]() I can tell you though, it is a lot of work and there are lots of different setups to where you can simply treat an Apple II game like you do a cartridge game. Thus, you are either going to have to have a keyboard around, or you will have to use something like xpadder or some other keyboard to joystick mapper. Usually however, you have to use the keyboard to tell the game you want to use a joystick (i.e., pressing "J" to use joystick or "K" for keyboard). A keyboard was the typical setup with some games having ability to use a joystick natively. Thank you very Such is the state of older computer programs like the Apple II. How can i load them? Is it necessary to rename them in this way?īard's Tale, The (1985)(Electronic Arts)(Disk 1)īard's Tale, The (1985)(Electronic Arts)(Disk 2)īard's Tale, The (1985)(Electronic Arts)(Disk 3)īard's Tale, The (1985)(Electronic Arts)(Disk 4)Īnd then import them like mutiple disks games for PSX, for example? Here below a PSX mutiple disks game: If i run a game, it only appears the emulator GUI but the games doesn't start automatically and it isn't automatically loaded in the DISK 1 slot.ģ) how can i import multiple DISK games and automatically load them when i launch them with LB? Here below some examples: I it possible to use the xbox joypad with every game? If not, how can i know the mapping on the keyboard?Ģ) how can I correctly configure the emulator on LB? Here below my current default settings: I see that directional button are mapped on the numerical keyboard buttons (8, 2, 4, 6), sometimes Q button works as an Action button.but sometimes it doesn't work. ![]() But almost all others games don't detect the joypad.And i'm not able to clearly identify in the keyboard which are the commands. It works with Choplifter, Commando, Impossibile Mission, for example. So it looks like Applewin is configures now as an original II with a language card and an autostart F8 ROM.I'm using AppleWin to emulate Apple II, but i have some issues, please can you help me?īut very often it doesn't work, my joypad isn't detected (i have the xbox one joypad). ![]() It brings me to the Integer prompt, and typing "FP" brings up the Applesoft prompt. Typing "FP" brings up the applesoft "]" prompt as normal.īut like you said, if I then switch the configuration back to Apple II Original mode and press the Apple symbol to reboot, Applewin auto-boots S6,D1 as if it had an autostart F8 ROM, and boots to the following screen: It autoboots the disk in S6,D1 boots to a screen that says Typing "FP" at the ">" clars the screen and returns to the prompt as shown above. It doesn't say "LOADING APPLESOFT INTO LANGUAGE CARD" insinuating that there is no language card present. Starting up Applewin in Apple II original mode I get a screen of alternating ? and inverse characters which indicates a non-autostart F8 ROM, normal for this setup.Īt the monitor prompt *: typing 6P boots the disk image in S6,D1, in this case the DOS 3.3 system master, side 2. ![]()
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Elgato hd60 delay obs studio9/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Please any help would be appreciated as like i mentioned, the only way to fix it it to change something in the audio setting and letting it sync back up, or changing Scenes. I have been on this for months trying to figure this out. Output: x264 encoder/ 4500 Video Briate/ Audio Bitrate 160/ Disabled Advanced Encoder Settings ![]() Select the resolution of your source, this may be 3840x2160 for 4K UHD, 1920x10p, or 1280x720 for 720p. ![]() Go to the next option on the list Resolution. Video: 1080p Base/ 1080 Output/ Bicubic/ 60fps (I have scaled both down to 720 but the problem still occurs.)Īudio: Sample Rate is 48khz on both OBS and Windows Right click on your Elgato Game Capture 4K60 Pro MK.2 layer and go to Propertie s. This video shows you how to fix the Elgato HD60 X Game Audio Lag. OBS and Elgato programs have been updated to the latest drivers and cables have all been upgraded, Elgato connected to the USB 3.0 slot. Just getting started with OBS, what an amazing piece of software. GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8B RAM (Latest Driver Installed) Question / Help Elgato HD60 + GH4 DSLR into OBS for Live Stream has Audio delay Thread starter AmirRumi Start date A. Motherboard: B350 Tomahawk (Latest BIOS Installed) Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700x Eight Core Processor (a bit outdated but still working properly) I personally wouldn't like the 2 other options because I do not know how to adjust the volume, whereas the "Monitor Only (Mute Output)" lets me adjust the volume.Īs far as I can tell, the Elgato program itself does not show the audio lag, but I'm pretty sure it is direct feed so there it no loss in both audio and video. The only way around this situation is to change to a different scene or mess with the audio setting which then syncs it up again, but then the problem comes back within the hour.Ĭhanging the Audio Output Mode in the Elgato HD60s between "Capture Audio Only", "Output Desktop Audio (DirectSound)", and "Output Desktop Audio (Waveout)", does nothing from what I can tell to help with the audio delay. Even around the 30 min mark you can hear the audio delay but it is very noticeable at 1hr. I have an Elgato HD60s connected to my Switch and when I start the program all is fine and though there may be a fraction audio delay (I have the Elgato Audio Monitoring on "Monitor Only (Mute Output)", after about an hour it gradually goes out of sync. ![]()
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Mix tiles above couch9/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Whether you’re tiling your kitchen, bathroom or elsewhere, matching your wall tiles and floor tiles can be a tricky task for the inexperienced – so, in today’s post, we’ll be taking you through some of the simple and stylish ways you can mix and match your tiles. The Canon EOS 70D is 7 Years Old.With the rising popularity of tile-clad feature walls and the expanding range of floor tile types and styles, combining the two is something most modern homeowners should think about in at least one of their rooms.I'm going to hop back over to Google find replacement for these photo tiles. What a bummer! Sorry to say I can't make recommendations at this time for Mixtiles, not with this sort of quality control. The other two Mixtiles look okay, but the one is just not something I would ever give as a gift to my why - especially not from our son! A simple inspection, heck, just glancing at one of these Mixtiles would tell me that the ink has smeared (shown above) and this shouldn't be shipped. It didn't take me much more than a couple of seconds to realize quality control must not exist here. However, I figured I should check out their work since I’d never purchased Mixtiles before and didn’t really know what to expect. When the box arrived, I came close to just wrapping it up and placing under the tree. Types of Photography: 19 Popular Photography Genres You Can Try.How to Remove ANYTHING From a Photo in Photoshop?.But I suppose free shipping is free shipping, so I waited patiently for the order to arrive. The ordering process was pretty much what you would expect - simple and straightforward.Īs mentioned before, shipping was free, but I found it to be a bit on the slow side. ![]() After a few days, I decided to try them out (so I guess the retargeted ads worked, eh?!). ![]() In fact, it would be a few days before I would make my order.Īfter visiting Mixtiles, for the next few days I was hammered with Mixtile retargeted ads from all over. Mixtiles ReviewĪs I noted earlier, the whole reason why I ordered some Mixtiles was to give them to my wife for Christmas.Īfter searching for photo tiles, Google gave me a number of options, and I elected to visit Mixtiles. The Mixtiles app currently has a 4.8-star rating on the app store from more than 10,000 reviews. The app is pretty basic, but it’s easy to use and does what it is supposed to do. Mixtiles makes it easy to select which of your photos you want printed via their Mixtiles app ( Android, iOS). I found a few sites offering promo codes, but there didn't seem to be any that actually worked. I did a search for "Mixtiles promo code" and another for "Mixtiles coupon code" with no such luck. ISO Explained for Beginner Photographers.Famous Photographers in History: The Ones You Need to Know.Shipping from Mixtiles is free, so that’s an added bonus! Learn More: This price is very competitive in this niche, and is lower than many of the Mixtiles alternatives listed above. Though each of the Mixtiles competitors I’ve listed below offer slightly different products, the overall idea of providing small photos that can be easily rearranged without damaging the wall remains the same. This seems to be a fairly crowded space, as I found a number of companies that make these sort of photo tiles. These tiles can be attached and reattached without leaving any marks on the wall, so if you tire of the way you initially have them displayed, you can switch things up without worry of damaging drywall, paint, wallpaper, and so forth.Īs you'll soon find out in my Mixtiles review, I didn't get far enough in the process to mount these photo tiles to the wall. Their website bills Mixtiles as a way to “turn your photos into affordable, stunning wall art.” Mixtiles are 8-inch by 8-inch photo tiles that easily attach to your wall via peel-and-stick tape. In this Mixtiles review, I’ll share my experience with you, let you know how these photo tiles turned out, and offer my thoughts on Mixtiles alternatives, too. Mixtiles seemed like an appropriate choice. I wanted something that was small, modular, and would allow her to arrange the photographs as she saw fit. I know my wife has some wall space in her office where she would love photos of our little guy, so that’s the route I decided to go. With the holidays approaching, I wanted to get my wife something special from our 4-year-old son. ![]()
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Ms peregrin9/24/2023 ![]() ![]() When tragedies strike both their families, the two brilliant teens are thrown into direct opposition. He's also the Republic's most wanted criminal, prone to stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Day, on the other hand, is an anonymous street rat, a slum child who failed his own Trial. She looks forward to the day when she can join up and fight the Republic’s treacherous enemies east of the Dakotas. June is rich and brilliant, the only candidate ever to get a perfect score in the Trials, and is destined for a glowing career in the military. Still, it's wonderfully refreshing to see a heroine using her brain to win a war rather than strapping on a sword and charging into battle.ĭespite the stale fat-to-curvy pattern, compelling world building with a Southern European, pseudo-Christian feel, reminiscent of Naomi Kritzer's Fires of the Faithful (2002), keeps this entry fresh.Ī gripping thriller in dystopic future Los Angeles.įifteen-year-olds June and Day live completely different lives in the glorious Republic. Elisa’s "mountainous" body shrivels away when she spends a month on forced march eating rat, and thus she is a better person. With a character so smart that she doesn't have much to learn, body size is stereotypically substituted for character development. Elisa uses her untried strategic knowledge to always-good effect. War is coming, and perhaps only Elisa's Godstone-and knowledge from the Belleza Guerra-can save them. ![]() With no warning, this fat, self-loathing princess is married off to a distant king and is embroiled in political and spiritual intrigue. She's a devout reader of holy books and is well-versed in the military strategy text Belleza Guerra, but she has been kept in ignorance of world affairs. He also whirls a major storm, flying bullets and a time loop into a wild climax that leaves Jacob poised for the sequel.Ī trilogy opener both rich and strange, if heavy at the front end.Īdventure drags our heroine all over the map of fantasyland while giving her the opportunity to use her smarts.Įlisa-Princess Lucero-Elisa de Riqueza of Orovalle-has been chosen for Service since the day she was born, when a beam of holy light put a Godstone in her navel. Though Jacob’s overdeveloped back story gives the tale a slow start, the pictures add an eldritch element from the early going, and along with creepy bad guys, the author tucks in suspenseful chases and splashes of gore as he goes. They are seen floating in the air, posing with a disreputable-looking Santa, covered in bees, dressed in rags and kneeling on a bomb, among other surreal images. The interspersed photographs-gathered at flea markets and from collectors-nearly all seem to have been created in the late 19th or early 20th centuries and generally feature stone-faced figures, mostly children, in inscrutable costumes and situations. The stories turn out to be true-but Jacob discovers that he has unwittingly exposed the sheltered “peculiar spirits” (of which he turns out to be one) and their werefalcon protector to a murderous hollowgast and its shape-changing servant wight. The brutal murder of his grandfather and a glimpse of a man with a mouth full of tentacles prompts months of nightmares and psychotherapy for 15-year-old Jacob, followed by a visit to a remote Welsh island where, his grandfather had always claimed, there lived children who could fly, lift boulders and display like weird abilities. Riggs spins a gothic tale of strangely gifted children and the monsters that pursue them from a set of eerie, old trick photographs. ![]() |