Far in the future, 60,000 light-years from Earth, a loose confederacy of Terran exiles is locked in battle with the enigmatic Protoss and the ruthless Zerg Swarm. Each species struggles to ensure its own survival among the stars in a war that will herald the beginning of mankind's greatest chapter -- or foretell its violent, bloody end.
Danny Liberty was a good reporter...too good. When his investigations struck too close to the heart of the corrupt Terran Confederacy, he faced a simple choice: continue his current series of exposés, or take a hazardous new assignment covering the Marines on the front lines of the Koprulu Sector. It didn't take him long to decide....
Behind the attacks of the Zerg and the Protoss lies the story of a lifetime, but every piece of information blurs the mystery further. Thrown into the middle of a war where the outcome will determine mankind's very survival, the only thing that Danny Liberty knows for sure is that the only person he can trust to keep him alive is himself.
Liberty's Crusade
The first in an epic new series of space warfare novels set in the world of the bestselling computer game!
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From Publishers Weekly
It's chick lit for the AARP crowd in Thayer's spirited but not very funny 14th novel. A chance meeting at a cocktail party brings four Boston-area women in their 50s and 60s together to found the titular club, in which they confess their woes and plot to help one another. Recovering alcoholic and perennial hippie Shirley, a talented masseuse, unknots workaholic Alice, who clues Shirley on how to dress for success, craft a business plan and establish her dream spa-retreat. Brilliant and lovable, but a "dowdy academic," Marilyn botches her attempt to save Alice's high-power job but rediscovers her sexuality (after the Club revamps her wardrobe) and loses her insufferable husband, Theodore. Faye, a widow and blocked painter, solves a locked-room mystery while sleuthing on behalf of Marilyn and also discovers her inner art therapist. Thayer dutifully lays down her threads and weaves them into a busy plot. She bluntly and repeatedly tackles the physical consequences of menopause: hip spread ("a confetti of cellulite"), flabby midsections ("like having a sleeping puppy lying on a pillow in her lap, except that when she stood up, the puppy, pillow and lap remained") and hair loss (but "you can get a wig for your pubic hair.... Something called a merkin"). There are tender and funny moments, but the novel suffers from awkward expository dialogue, long stretches of backstory, and-surprising from much-published Thayer (Between Husbands and Friends; Stepping)-too many instances of telling rather than showing.
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From Booklist
Best-selling author Thayer fashions a delightfully quirky look at the pains and the passions of middle age. Four menopausal women meet at a retirement party and discover they have much in common despite their disparate backgrounds and educations. Bonding and banding together, high-powered career gal Alice, widowed matriarch Faye, New Age masseuse Shirley, and mousy academic Marilyn decide to join forces in a collaborative attempt to solve each other's professional, marital, physical, and emotional problems. The results are hilarious as they discover both the rewards of sisterhood and the power of chocolate. Still, each woman gets more than she bargained for when fate--with a little help from the club members--takes dramatic and unexpected turns. Sure to be a hot item, this humorously poignant tribute to women of a certain age has the potential to charm readers of all ages and both sexes.
Margaret Flanagan
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Review
?Nancy Thayer tackles her subject with gusto and infectious
joie de vivre.?
?ELIZABETH BUCHAN,
New York Times bestselling author of
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
?
The Hot Flash Club is a fun, fast-paced novel about four women discovering the joys of friendship. Warm, lively, wise, and as much fun as a girl?s night out,
The Hot Flash Club is sure to be a hit.?
?KRISTIN HANNAH,
New York Times bestselling author of
Between Sisters
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Review--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
“Nancy Thayer tackles her subject with gusto and infectious
joie de vivre.”
—ELIZABETH BUCHAN,
New York Times bestselling author of
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
“
The Hot Flash Club is a fun, fast-paced novel about four women discovering the joys of friendship. Warm, lively, wise, and as much fun as a girl’s night out,
The Hot Flash Club is sure to be a hit.”
—KRISTIN HANNAH,
New York Times bestselling author of
Between Sisters
From the Hardcover edition.
作者简介
Jeff Grubb writes novels, designs games, and creates worlds. He lives in Seattle.
| 出版社 | Simon & Schuster International |
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| 作者 | Jeff Grubb |
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