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E. K. Johnston
Emily Kate Johnston, who publishes as E.K. Johnston, is a Canadian novelist and forensic archaeologist. Career Johnston started writing fan fiction in 2002, and wrote her first manuscript in 2009. Her first book, ''The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim'', was published in 2014, and is set in an alternate present-day Ontario where dragons are both real and a menace. The review in ''The New York Times'' called the book "a clever first step in the career of a novelist who ... has many more songs to sing", it was nominated for the William C. Morris Award in 2015. A sequel, ''Prairie Fire'', followed in 2015. Johnston's third book was '' A Thousand Nights'', a retelling of ''One Thousand and One Nights.'' C.S. Lewis's descriptions of the desert in ''The Horse and His Boy'' inspired Johnston in writing her own novel set in the desert. A companion book, ''Spindle'', followed in 2016, which was a reinterpretation of Sleeping Beauty. Her fifth novel, ''Exit, Pursued By A Bear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huron East
Huron East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from parts of Huron Centre, Huron North and Huron South ridings. The East Riding of the county of Huron was initially defined to consist of the townships of Howick, Turnberry, Grey and Morris, the town of Wingham, and the villages of Brussels, Blyth and Wroxeter. In 1903, it was expanded to include the township of Wawanosh East. The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Huron North riding. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament: Election results See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada References External links Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament () is the main information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishers Weekly
''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of Book Publishing and Bookselling." With 51 issues a year, the emphasis today is on book reviews. History Nineteenth century The magazine was founded by bibliographer Frederick Leypoldt in the late 1860s and had various titles until Leypoldt settled on the name ''The Publishers' Weekly'' (with an apostrophe) in 1872. The publication was a compilation of information about newly published books, collected from publishers and from other sources by Leypoldt, for an audience of booksellers. By 1876, ''The Publishers' Weekly'' was being read by nine tenths of the booksellers in the country. In 1878, Leypoldt sold ''The Publishers' Weekly'' to his friend Richard Rogers Bowker, in order to free up time for his other bibliographic endeavors. Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Wein
Elizabeth E. Wein (, born October 2, 1964) is an American-born writer best known for her young adult historical fiction. She holds both American and British citizenship. Personal life Elizabeth E. Wein was born in New York City on October 2, 1964. She moved to England when she was three. When she was six, her father, Norman Wein, was sent to the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, where she lived from 1970 to 1973. As a child, she was fluent in Jamaican Patois. Wein moved back to the United States when her parents separated, and she was raised by her mother Carol Flocken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania until her death in a car accident in 1978, after which Wein lived with her maternal grandparents. She wrote her first novel at age 11. Wein attended Yale University and, after a year of work-study in England, spent seven years getting a PhD in Folklore at the University of Pennsylvania. Wein moved to England with her English husband Tim in 1995 and settled in Scotland in 2000. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Graham
Jo Graham (born 1968) is an American author who debuted in 2008 with her novel ''Black Ships'', a re-imagination of ''The Aeneid''. She lives in Maryland. ''Black Ships'' received a star rating when reviewed by ''Publishers Weekly'' and was nominated for the 2009 Locus Award for Best First Novel. Her second novel, ''Hand of Isis'' (March 2009), which features the reincarnated main character of ''Black Ships'', was given a starred review by ''Kirkus Reviews''. Books * ''Black Ships'' (Hachette Book Group, 2008) :2009 Locus Award Finalist2009 Locus Award Finalists. . Retrieved 2009-05-28. * ''Hand of Isis'' (Hachette Book Group, 2009) * ''Stealing Fire'' (Orbit, 2010) * * ''Steel Blues'', with Melissa Scott (Crossroad Press, 2013) * ''The Emperor's Agent'', (Crossroad Press, 2013) * ''Cythera'', (Supposed Crimes, November 2013) * '' Silver Bullet'', with Melissa Scott (November 2013) * ''Stargate Atlantis: Unascended'', with Amy Griswold (Fandemonium, 2014) * '' Wind Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episode II – Attack Of The Clones
An episode is a narrative unit within a larger dramatic work or documentary production, such as a series intended for radio, television or streaming consumption. Etymology The noun ''episode'' is derived from the Greek term ''epeisodion'' (). It is abbreviated as '' ep'' (''plural'' eps). Taxonomy An episode is also a narrative unit within a ''continuous'' larger dramatic work. It is frequently used to describe units of television or radio series that are broadcast separately in order to form one longer series. An episode is to a sequence as a chapter is to a book. Modern series episodes typically last 20 to 50 minutes in length. Narrative sub-units Narrative sub-units of episodes are called segments, bounded by interstitials, such as commercials (Radio advertisements and Television advertisements), continuity announcements, or other segments not direct continuations of the prior segment. Carpool Karaoke is a television show segment that is now a spin-off television series. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padmé Amidala
Padmé Amidala (, ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. She first appeared in the 1999 film ''The Phantom Menace'' as the teenage queen of the fictional planet Naboo. In the following two films of the prequel trilogy, Padmé becomes a member of the Galactic Senate and secretly marries Anakin Skywalker, a Jedi Knight. Anakin's fear of losing Padmé drives him toward the dark side of the Force, which results in his transformation into Darth Vader. Padmé eventually dies after giving birth to the twins Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. Natalie Portman portrays Padmé in all three prequel films. In addition to films, Padmé appears in animated series, novels, comics and video games. Creation Padmé is introduced in ''The Phantom Menace'' (1999), the first film of the prequel trilogy. She is mentioned briefly, however, in the 1983 film ''Return of the Jedi'', the final film of the original trilogy. In the film, Leia tells Luke that she has faint memories of he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars Rebels
''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place 14 years after '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) and progresses toward the events of the original ''Star Wars'' film (1977). It depicts the Galactic Empire hunting down the last of the Jedi while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire emerges. The visual style of the series is inspired by the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy concept art by Ralph McQuarrie. The series features new characters, along with some from the original trilogy and from the previous animated series, '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008–2014; 2020). The series comprises four seasons. The series premiered as a one-hour television film, ''Spark of Rebellion'', on October 3, 2014, on Disney Channel prior to the premiere of the series on October 13 on Disney XD. The second season premiered on June 20, 2015, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clone Wars (2008 TV Series)
The Clone Wars, also known as the Separatist Crisis, is a fictional three-year conflict in the ''Star Wars'' franchise by George Lucas. Though mentioned briefly in the first ''Star Wars'' film (''A New Hope'', 1977), the war itself was not depicted until ''Attack of the Clones'' (2002) and ''Revenge of the Sith'' (2005). The Clone Wars are also the setting for three eponymous projects: a 2D animated series (2003–2005), a 3D film (2008), and a 3D animated series (2008–2014, 2020). They have featured in numerous ''Star Wars'' books, comics and games. Within the ''Star Wars'' narrative, the Clone Wars involve a three-year war fought to prevent thousands of planetary systems from seceding from the Galactic Republic and joining the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS), colloquially referred to as the Separatists or Separatist Alliance. The Republic uses an army of clone troopers led by the Jedi Order against the Separatist battle droid army. The conflict was a scheme by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahsoka (novel)
''Ahsoka'', also known as ''Star Wars: Ahsoka'', is a ''Star Wars'' young adult novel written by E. K. Johnston, from an outline by Dave Filoni, published in October 2016. Set between the events of the 3D CGI animated television series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008–2014; 2020), ''Star Wars Rebels'' (2014–2018) and Disney+ TV series '' Ahsoka'' (2023), it is centered on the character Ahsoka Tano, the former apprentice of Anakin Skywalker. In 2020, Ahsoka's role in the Siege of Mandalore and Order 66, described in the novel as backstory, was adapted as the four-part series finale, " Siege of Mandalore", of the revival of ''The Clone Wars'', written by Filoni and directed by Saul Ruiz and Nathaniel Villanueva. In 2022, the main events of ''Ahsoka'' were adapted as "Resolve", the first-season finale of '' Tales of the Jedi'', written by Filoni and directed by Ruiz. Overview ''Ahsoka'' explores what happens to the titular character between her departure from ''Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahsoka Tano
Ahsoka Tano (pronounced ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. She was introduced as the 14-year-old List of Star Wars species (P–T)#Togruta, Togruta Jedi Padawan of Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker in the animated film ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film), Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008) before appearing in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series), subsequent animated television series (20082014; 2020); the sequel series ''Star Wars Rebels'' (20142018); in the live-action film ''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019) as a voiceover cameo; and in the miniseries ''Tales of the Jedi (TV series), Tales of the Jedi'' (2022), voiced by Ashley Eckstein. In 2020, Ahsoka made her live-action debut in the The Mandalorian season 2, second season of the Disney+ series ''The Mandalorian'', portrayed by Rosario Dawson. Dawson reprised the role in a 2022 episode of the Spin-off (media), spin-off series ''The Book of Boba Fett'', and the 2023 series, ''Ahsoka (TV ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
