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Children of Time is a 2015 science fiction novel by author Adrian Tchaikovsky. The novel follows the evolution of a civilization of genetically modified Portia labiata (arachnoid) on a terraformed exoplanet , guided by an artificial intelligence based on the personality of one of the human terraformers of the planet.
Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (in the U.S.) or dazzle painting, is a family of ship camouflage that was used extensively in World War I, and to a lesser extent in World War II and afterwards. Credited to the British marine artist Norman Wilkinson, though with a rejected prior claim by the zoologist John Graham Kerr, it ...
A time slip is a plot device in fantasy and science fiction in which a person, or group of people, seem to travel through time by unknown means. [12] [13] The idea of a time slip has been used in 19th century fantasy, an early example being Washington Irving's 1819 Rip Van Winkle, where the mechanism of time travel is an extraordinarily long sleep. [14]
The O'Keefe books further connect, through such characters as Adam Eddington, Canon Tallis and Zachary Gray, to the Austin family series of books, which take place primarily in "chronos" (or "ordinary, wrist-watch" time). [1] Further overlaps between characters connect virtually every L'Engle novel into one large series of books.
The Temple of Deir-el-Bahari in Egypt contains a series of carvings that depict an expedition for incense. [9] The Babylonians used incense while offering prayers to divine [10] oracles. [11] Incense spread from there to Greece and Rome. Incense burners have been found in the Indus Civilization. [12] Evidence suggests oils were used mainly for ...
Brazilian Portuguese (Portuguese: português brasileiro; [poʁtuˈɡejz bɾaziˈlejɾu]) is the set of varieties of the Portuguese language native to Brazil and the most influential form of Portuguese worldwide. [ 4][ 5] It is spoken by almost all of the 203 million inhabitants of Brazil and spoken widely across the Brazilian diaspora, today ...
Pages in category "Time Life book series". The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Divergent is a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels by American novelist Veronica Roth set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian Chicago. [ 1] The trilogy consists of Divergent (2011), Insurgent (2012), and Allegiant (2013). [ 2][ 3] A related book, Four (2014), presents a series of short stories told from the perspective of one of ...