Awakening by Marjorie M Liu
The name Amnesty stuck, once I realized what I could do with my gifts. That's what I've been calling my alter ego ever since. I choose to fight now, and I win. I've finally broken the cycle. I'm no longer a victim. Instead, for the sake of women like Alice, I'm the protector . I am Amnesty. What if you suddenly discovered that you had the power within you to turn an attacker against himself? What would YOU do? What our character does may surprise you Find out why she's more powerful without a weapon than with one in Amnesty and Clemency. Explore the adventure in Seeker and horrors in Klinghofer's Folly; with plenty in between. Dare, if you will, to read of the ancient ritual of Lapot and uncover its terrible truth. Go along with a female assassin on what may be her last mission in Assassin of the Seventy-Fourth Floor. Read of the common struggle of an every-day man trying to work out what the right thing to do is in The Foreman. There's lots to be uncovered in this edition. So grab a cup-a-joe, sit back, and read the stories within . if ya' got the moxie.
Marjorie M. Liu is a bestselling novelist and comic book writer. She is the author of more than 19 novels, most notably the urban fantasy series Hunter Kiss and the paranormal romance series Dirk & Steele. She has twice received the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, for The Mortal Bone and Tiger Eye. Ms. Liu's graphic novel work at Marvel includes Black Widow, Han Solo, Dark Wolverine, and Astonishing X-Men. She is the co-creator of Monstress from Image Comics, which has won multiple Hugo, British Fantasy, and Harvey Awards. Ms. Liu was the first woman, and first woman of color, to win an Eisner Award in the Best Writer category. At BookExpo, Ms. Liu was a featured speaker alongside Rachel Maddow, Ta-Nehesi Coats, and Malcolm Gladwell. She has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, MTV, and been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, Hollywood Reporter, Atlantic, and USA Today. She is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker, appearing on panels at San Diego Comic Con, the Tokyo Literary Festival, the New York Times Public Lecture series, Geeks Out, and the Asian American Writers Workshop. Ms. Liu was born in Philadelphia, grew up in Seattle, and has lived in numerous cities in the Midwest, as well as Beijing, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Prior to writing full-time, she was a lawyer. She currently lives in Boston and teaches comic-book writing at MIT.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780606390682 |
| ISBN 10 | 0606390685 |
| Title | Awakening |
| Author | Marjorie M Liu |
| Series | Monstress |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Turtleback Books |
| Year published | 2016-07-19 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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