Green Glowing Skull

A breathtakingly original, darkly comic, surprisingly contemporary and deeply surreal tale from the author of THIS IS THE WAY, Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year. After fleeing his dying parents and the drudgery of work in Dublin for the Manhattan of his imagination - a place of romance and opulence, dark old concert halls and mellow front parlours quieted by the hiss of the phonograph cylinder - Rickard Velily hopes to be reborn as an Irish tenor, and to one day be reunited with the love of his life. At the very peculiar Cha Bum Kun Club, a masonic-style refuge for immigrants who can't quite cut it in New York City, he meets Denny Kennedy-Logan and Clive Sullis, and a plan is enacted: to revive the art songs and ballads of another time for a hip young city in thrall to technology and money. But that is without reckoning on meddlesome sprites, the phantoms of the past - and more malign forces who plot to subjugate the human race. Green Glowing Skull is a half-crazed brain-shunt of a trip around the spirit world, the cyber world and a woozily recognisable real world - a darkly comic tale of mythologies, machines and the metaphysical swirl.

Music and Irish Identity represents the latest stage in a life-long project for Gerry Smyth, focusing here on the ways in which music engages with particular aspects of Irish identity. The nature of popular music and the Irish identity it supposedly articulates have both undergone profound change in recent years: the first as a result of technological and wider industrial changes in the organisation and dissemination of music as seen, for example, with digital platforms such as YouTube, Spotify and iTunes. A second factor has been Ireland’s spectacular fall from economic grace after the demise of the "Celtic Tiger", and the ensuing crisis of national identity. Smyth argues that if, as the stereotypical association would have it, the Irish have always been a musical race, then that association needs re-examination in the light of developments in relation to both cultural practice and political identity. This book contributes to that process through a series of related case studies that are both scholarly and accessible. Some of the principal ideas broached in the text include the (re-)establishment of music as a key object of Irish cultural studies; the theoretical limitations of traditional musicology; the development of new methodologies specifically designed to address the demands of Irish music in all its aspects; and the impact of economic austerity on musical negotiations of Irish identity. The book will be of seminal importance to all those interested in popular music, cultural studies and the wider fate of Ireland in the twenty-first century.

For fans of Harry Potter, Goosebumps, and A Series of Unfortunate Events, this page-turning fantasy novel for ages 8-12 will keep young readers turning every page and cheering in triumph. Rudy Berkman thought he was the luckiest kid in the world when his family moved to Danville, recently named "The Best City in the World." There is no crime and the schools are considered the best in the nation. The only problem is, all the kids at Danville Junior High act like mindless robots and his teachers seem to want him dead! When an enchanted homework comes to life and 'eats' his dog alive, Rudy embarks on a dangerous quest with his kooky grandpa and the school bully to rescue his beloved best friend from a greater evil than he could ever imagine. This action-packed adventure is ideal for reluctant readers, superhero fans, and anyone who is looking for the next magical story after finishing Harry Potter.

About the Book Reverence: Reawakening follows a young, fallen angel who must endure a series of trials in order to maintain her position in the heavens. Throughout this story, she struggles to process an overflow of information, emotions, and revelations she was not prepared for. Duralle S. Hare hopes this story encourages people to remain strong and press on, even when life gets confusing and difficult to keep up with. About the Author Growing up, Duralle S. Hare watched a lot of cartoons and anime, and spent a majority of the time reading fiction. As Hare got older, he decided to write stories of his own, so he could entertain people and make them think about the challenges we face in life. Hare attended a Baptist church for the majority of his life, leading to a great understanding of the faith he practices. Though he would never claim to know everything, he has learned a lot from meeting and interacting with people from several different walks of life.

The year is 2250, and it has been six months since James Kirk joined Starfleet Academy. A rebellious young man, Kirk is used to doing things his way--and whenever he feels like it. However, the Academy is changing him little by little, showing him how to transform his headstrong attitude and ambition into qualities that make him a leader. Kirk's behavior often brings him to clash with another Starfleet Academy member, a half-Vulcan, half-human named Spock. This book series will delve into the lives and relationships of Kirk and the other recruits at the Academy, their training, their missions, and their romances. In The Delta Anomaly, a shocking San Francisco crime shakes up Starfleet Academy, entangling Kirk, McCoy, Uhura, and Spock…. and turns out to have chilling intergalactic implications.

Ram has been ignored and dismissed his entire life. His parents patronise him, his older brother belittles him, his class pretends he doesn’t exist, and he is certain he will fail his impending A-Levels. The only good part of his life is Kass, a fellow outsider he has known since childhood. But when the bruises on Kass from her abusive father get worse and worse, Ram decides to don a mask and frighten him into changing his ways. After his scare tactic goes fatally wrong, the mask he wore calls out to him again to clean the city's filth. Neo-noir thriller meets coming-of-age mystery, catskull explores the violence inherent in an unforgiving city and what it does to the people who inhabit it. It complicates questions of what is right, what is lawful, and who pays the price in the quest for justice. "Myle Yan Tay’s debut novel is a sharp, dark look at the education system as a potential site of violence and harm. This is writing that doesn’t flinch and dares the reader to sit with and in discomfort while excavating deeply existential questions about what defines who we are as a society and the individuals who build (or break) it." —Pooja Nansi, Author of We Make Spaces Divine

A library that exudes the aura of a thieves’ den. With grimy stone walls of concrete. Tall and oppressive. A mountain of malice. That musty smell reminiscent of books and mold warned the determined Gerald Coder of the build’s true nature. A hotbed of illegal, deadly grimoires. His target smack in the middle. Somewhere. Enjoy this first exciting novel of an enthralling epic fantasy duology that only the acclaimed Jonathan Evan Hudson could tell. Perfect for fans of unique monsters and mayhem.

Dive into the acclaimed Jonathan Evan Hudson’s stunning epic fantasy duology Chronicles of a Ring Reaper. Scimitar for a Throat: A library that exudes the aura of a thieves’ den. And warns the determined Gerald Coder of the build’s true nature. A hotbed of illegal, deadly grimoires. His target smack in the middle. Somewhere. Axe for a Neck: Death crept toward Gerald Coder from the shadows. Clicks against the dry mud warned him of that much. But man must keep his promises. A fool’s errand of a journey or not. And his arcane weapons to overcome the impossible. Enjoy this stunningly spellbinding omnibus of a complete epic fantasy duology that only the acclaimed Jonathan Evan Hudson could tell. Perfect for fans of unique monsters and mayhem.