But it received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, and was considered a box-office bomb for losing up to $75 million.
A bad plot. But super interesting special effects on the Great Wall of China.
During the reign of Renzong Emperor, a group of European mercenaries travels to China, searching for gunpowder. A few miles north of the Great Wall, they are attacked by a monster.
Only Irishman William Garin and Spaniard Pero Tovar survive.
They sever the monster’s arm and bring it with them. Upon reaching the Wall, they are taken prisoner by the Nameless Order, led by General Shao and Strategist Wang.
The Nameless Order exists to combat Tao Tie, alien monsters that arrived from a meteorite and attack once every sixty years.
The Chalk Pit (2017) is the 9th book in the Ruth Galloway series.
Boiled human bones have been found in Norwich’s web of underground tunnels.
When Dr Ruth Galloway discovers they were recently buried, DCI Nelson has a murder enquiry on his hands. The boiling might have been just a medieval curiosity – now it suggests a much more sinister purpose.
Meanwhile, DS Judy Johnson is investigating the disappearance of a local rough sleeper. The only trace of her is the rumour that she’s gone ‘underground’. This might be a figure of speech, but with the discovery of the bones and the rumours both Ruth and the police have heard that the network of old chalk-mining tunnels under Norwich is home to a vast community of rough sleepers, the clues point in only one direction.
Cross the Line is the 24th installment in the popular Alex Cross series by James Patterson. The novel, set against the backdrop of Washington, D.C., dives into a series of intense events triggered by the death of a high-profile police official, prompting a citywide crisis. …
Alex Cross, along with his wife Bree Stone, who is the chief of detectives, becomes deeply involved in the investigation. The perpetrator, referred to as the “Trigger Man,” appears to target members of the police force specifically.
The investigation reveals that the crimes are not only brutal but also bear signs of personal vendetta, indicating that the killer harbors a deep-seated grudge against law enforcement. …
Based on the 2014 book Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII by Damien Lewis, the film portrays a heavily fictionalised version of Operation Postmaster. …
Ian Fleming … would use Operation Postmaster as the inspirational basis for his James Bond novels.
Oregon is an Audible Originalshort thriller from Audie Award-winning and internationally bestselling author Don Winslow. A short story, only an hour long. But powerful.
Masterfully performed by four-time Academy Award nominee Ed Harris, it delivers an audio experience that will stay with you long after it’s over. Listen now.
It was 1970 in a defeated Rhode Island fishing town. Vietnam and Nixon dominated the national news. Both the near and distant future looked bleak.
But they were five inseparable high school friends with something incredible in common: an unwavering resolve to look after each other no matter what hell life threw at them. And they were on a mission.
The plan was simple: Go off the grid before they turned 18 to avoid the draft. They’d sell some grass, stack some cash, then head west and start a commune. What could possibly go wrong?
Some might find it a little slow and too painstaking.
Upgrade is a 2022 novel by Blake Crouch. It is his tenth stand-alone novel …
The novel explores the ethical and existential ramifications of genetic engineering, set in a near-future world where humanity grapples with the consequences of advanced human genetic enhancement. …
In the late 2060s, Logan Ramsay is a law enforcement official working for the Gene Protection Agency (GPA), an organization established in the aftermath of a global famine known as the “Great Starvation”, which resulted from an attempt to genetically enhance crops.
This catastrophe, which caused the death of 200 million people, was led by Logan’s mother, geneticist Miriam Ramsay. …
It was thought that Mom died — BUT was secretly working on a genetic “upgrade” to improve our species, hopefully helping us last longer on earth.
The plot has as much to do with genetics as it does the relationship between Logan, his sister, and their Mom.
I did like the end of the book. Nice touch, Blake.
Yet another young adult dystopian novel where people are killed for entertainment.
Park’s debut novel, originally released South Korea 2020, was translated to English for 2024 publication.
It’s got the usual weaknesses of this genre. The details makes no sense — so you must quickly try to treat it as symbolic.
Average temperature is -50F. … HOW does anything get done outside?
For example, where in this future version of Earth are they still making planes?
Where are they getting the fuel for motor vehicles? The snow globe has traffic jams!
I doubt I’ll read the inevitable sequels.
Ever since the world plummeted to sub-zero temperatures due to climate change, 16-year-old Jeon Chobahm and the rest of the lower-class population must provide the city’s power via manual labor.
The sole exception to the rule are the actors and directors who live inside Snowglobe, the only temperature-regulated part of the world that is protected from icy conditions.
Chobahm has always felt an inexplicable connection to actress Goh Haeri. When she’s offered the opportunity to move to Snowglobe to secretly pretend to be Haeri after the actress dies under mysterious circumstances, Chobahm quickly realizes that life there is nothing like what she’s seen on TV, and she finds herself caught in the middle of a conspiracy.
Garrett pulls it off well — and keeps the book feeling very contemporary.
… no one bats an eye when a Black reality TV star is found dead—except her estranged half-sister, whose refusal to believe the official story leads her on a dangerous search for the truth. …
“I found out my sister was back in New York from Instagram. I found out she’d died from the New York Daily News.” …
“A briskly plotted, socially astute thriller.” ―Los Angeles Times
“Like a Sister combines the voice and humor Kellye Garrett fans have always loved with a twisting and surprising story sure to attract new readers. Domestic suspense for the Instagram gen. #lovedit.” ―Lori Rader-Day, Edgar-nominated author of The Lucky One
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