Outcast (Guardians' League, Book 2)

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In one instant, everything Renee Hardin knew was destroyed. Vampires were real, and now she had the bloodlust and fangs to prove it. Thrown into a new world, the only friend she has is Eli, a man who could've been drawn from her worst fears... or her darkest dreams. Mysterious and ancient, Eli is the most powerful of vampires and the most determined to rid the world of the predators that feast upon the innocent. He has spent thousands of years alone, wanting nothing, needing no one. But when a beautiful woman's mortal life is stolen before his eyes by the very Outcasts he hunts, Eli has no choice but to pose as her Sire and take her in and try to prevent their evil from poisoning her soul. Sexual attraction between Sire and fledgling is utterly forbidden, yet every moment with Renee makes him all the more aware that he is not her Sire. Fearless, sassy, and vibrantly alive, she awakens feelings he thought long dead and buried. But how can he risk loving her when it would mean revealing the sins that caused the gods to turn their backs on him for eternity? Warning, this title contains explicit sex and violence.

Customer Reviews:

Now THIS is a romance...........2007-05-13

I was so intrigued by Eli in the first book: HUNTED. He absolutely fascinated me, and sometimes stole the scene with his endless power, and great conscience.

In this book, he meets his match. I won't ruin the story, but if you love romance with drop your jaw love scenes, this is for you.

Eli should be a role model for every hero. Passion, and compassion. Men are always trying to figure women out. Those two words are the answers they seek. Study Eli guys!!!

Please Amelia....hurry with more.

Great new series.......2007-01-05

Another great new vampire series. The men in both books are alpha yet likeable and the women do not get on the readers nerves yet are more than match for their mates! Loved it.

I couldn't put it down!.......2006-12-09

The characters are so vivid, you can't help but read the entire book in one sitting. Hunted is not only a steamy story, it's laced with laugh out loud humor. I had to put the book down I was laughing so hard! I can't wait to read her second book!

Amelia's Vampires Rock!.......2006-12-04

This book was fabulous! I can't wait for the next one in this series.

A sharp, sexy vampire tale.......2006-11-25

We first met Eli as the enigmatic leader of the Guardians' League in Amelia Elias's first book, Hunted. Shadowy, secretive, and not above resorting to downright trickery to achieve his ends, Eli isn't the sort of vampire who makes friends and acquaintances easily.

When he comes across Renee, a vampire fledgeling who's been abandoned by her Outcast sire--a vicious, amoral vampire of the kind Eli has pledged to kill--he's torn. Eli doesn't want companionship, doesn't need it, and has very good reasons for avoiding it. What reasons? Hey, that'd be spoiling things.

Renee is an Outcast, and as Eli knows only too well, blood will tell. But she's also an innocent, and maybe, just maybe, there's the possibility he can save her from her heritage.

Fast-paced, sharp, sexy and funny, Outcast is not to be missed. Fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunters, JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood and Jennifer Armintrout's Blood Ties are sure to love Amelia Elias's Guardians' League.

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Veil was not bad. He was just angry.
Cool, but sad.
Don't forget to read Outcast of Rrewall
Great series
Pretty Good.

Outcast of Redwall (Redwall, Book 8)
Brian Jacques
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ASIN: 0441004164

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When ferret Swartt Sixclaw and his arch enemy Sunflash the Mace swear a pledge of death upon each other, a young creature is cruelly banished from the safety of Redwall. As he grows, he seeks revenge on the people of Redwall and finds himself embroiled in a hostile battle with far-reaching consequences.

An epic tale of Redwall from the pen of master storyteller Brian Jacques, Outcast of Redwall is a kaleidoscope of color, range, and emotions that culminates in a bitter contest between good and evil. None of the passion of the earlier Redwall titles is lost, as some of the most cherished landscapes and best-loved characters from previous books are revisited, with a wisdom and clarity that has developed and endured.

On a basic level, this is a marvelous fantasy adventure story. Look deeper and you will find that Outcast of Redwall, along with the other titles in the series, has a divine, enduring quality that ranks it among he best in children's literature. --Susan Harrison

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Abandoned as an infant by his father, the evil warlord Swartt Sixclaw, Veil is raised by the kindhearted Bryony. Despite concerns from everyone at Redwall, Bryony is convinced that Veil's goodness will prevail. But when he commits a crime that is unforgivable, he is banished from the abbey forever. Then Swartt and his hordes of searats and vermin attack Redwall, and Veil has to decide: Should he join Swartt in battle against the only creature who has ever loved him? Or should he turn his back on his true father?

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Veil was not bad. He was just angry........2007-09-30

The "Outcast" is "Taggerung". If you've read "Taggerung", but not this book, you will get a good grip on what you're expecting. If not, here are the basic guidelines that I will break down in the story:

-Good/Bad species raised in a different environment (AKA, otter in a vermin camp)

-Somehow, God/Bad specie keeps their `generics' intact (AKA, otter remains static throughout, as in `forever good')

-A perfect goodbeast will always be there to tip the scales (AKA, the chosen Redwall Warrior)

-A bad guy dead in a single blow (AKA, well...that's mostly every book you can relate that too)

The `Outcast of Redwall' tells the story of Veil, a ferret abandoned after a large battle where his father, Swartt Sixclaw, had to flee with his horde. From the get-go, Swartt did not offer to care for Veil and left him in the care of a rat maid, not even giving his son a name. It is the precious creatures of Redwall who seize him and give him the name Veil. Of course, if you've read "Taggerung" somehow, this ferret creature remains forever evil, is kicked out, and while the ending seems as though he slightly turned the tables for good, he's still depicted as evil, even by his foster mother Bryony, the very mousemaid he had saved!

Yes, the book is dedicated mostly to Sunflash the Mace, who is probably the most ridiculously perfect character created (next to Triss). `pparantly, he gets bit by three very poisonous snakes, and miraculously survives because his ghost father and grandfather want him alive to get to the mountain. Puleeze...

Well, back to Veil. While Deyna in `Taggerung' seems to get more `character development', Veil is barely given a few roles himself for us to see what kind of character he's supposed to be. He's spoiled, greedy, a thief, and I blame that on Bryony. From the get go, she was too meek, too soft, too forgiving, to ever think about putting Veil in his place. If she had more backbone, then so would Veil. It makes me wonder why no Redwaller even bothered to teach Veil the same lessons like they supplied for the other dibbuns. I guess they were too busy getting away from him and calling him `vermin' behind his back to put a paw on him. Guess the ferret might give them germs.

This book should have been one of the best Redwall books ever written, but when the writer seems to be just as prejudged as the Redwallers, there is little hope for Veil. And it's sad. Even with him risking his life to save his adopted mother, he is still treated as scum. I can see why he wanted to attempt murder at Redwall. If I was treated like that, and I had no proper upbringing, or no way to put my anger towards, then I can see why Veil did what he did. I didn't think it was intentional for the writer to think that way, but there are a lot of things in this book that should've taken a new direction, but failed. And that's why "Outcast" turned out the way it did, a poorly-written book that slammed its good-concept into the dirt.

Cool, but sad........2007-09-29

This book is awesome. I'll totally give it that. The only thing I didn't like about it is it's so sad. There were just so many parts that made me feel dissapointed, betrayed, and just sad. There is an amazing battle near the end, which is great. So, all in all, this is a great book.

Don't forget to read Outcast of Rrewall.......2007-04-13

Outcast of Redwall by: Brian Jacques is a thrilling adventurous fantasy but I would not recommend this book to kids who don't like to read. The story opens in the base camp of Sixclaw a evil weasel, where he was holding Sunflash hostage. At the same time when Sunflash was being held to a tree, a bird came down from the sky and saved Sunflash and they ran away together in to the woods. But little does Sunflash and the bird know is that Sixclaw was chasing them with all of his beasts so that they can kill Sunflash. Sunflash saves and meets a creatures on the way when Sixclaw sees Sunflash at a big battle he runs away so Sunflash has to chase him.When they see each other they battle for a long time but who kills who?
Sunflash the mace is a character driven to kill evil creatures. During the first chapter Sunflash is very weak mentally and physically who was a slave for the evil weasel Sixclaw. After he escapes he became strong and brave again. This creature gets captured a lot but always escapes and usually kills the animals that captured him. Sunflash never gets really tired unless he was just in a big battle. One of the settings was Salamandrostron it was a big city where badgers rule. Also Sunflash was going to be the next king. He got in trouble by the present king by going into a place where no one was supposed to go.
In conclusion The Outcast of Redwall is a book you should read because it is thrilling and it will make you want to read until you're finished.

Great series.......2006-10-18

Great series for young and old looking for a mental shut-down for bed book.

Pretty Good........2006-09-08

This is better than all the others but in the first book in it but, it doesn't tell at all about the outcast at all who is that mean creature who works with that weird animal that acted like she knew that death had been in the camp.
But this is highly recomended for ages 7-10 and is pretty good.
the first book Redwall is not even close to this!

Caleb A. Craig.

Sons of the Dark: Outcast - Book #3 (Sons of the Dark)

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SOTD
My fav of the Sons of the Dark so far...
confused
Pretty Good... more connected with the Daughters of the Moon
We hear Kyle's story

Sons of the Dark: Outcast - Book #3 (Sons of the Dark)
Lynne Ewing
Manufacturer: Volo
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0786818131
Release Date: 2005-03-07

Book Description

Four guys living in Los Angeles:A rock star, a rebel, an artist, and a shaman.Like most students at Turney High School, they're just trying to survive. But for these four--Renegades on the run from the sinister world of Nefandus--survival means learning how to control their powers and fulfill their destiny as The Sons of the Dark

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SOTD.......2007-09-03

I've been wanting to read this book.. so happy i did...
it told me more about the Daughters because after the 12th book i was wondering what had happened to them... i cant wait for #13!!!!
it's coming out in December!!!!

My fav of the Sons of the Dark so far..........2006-05-21

I loved this book. There were many twists in this book that made it hard to put down... i finished it in 4 hours. And there are parts in this book that made me laugh too. my favorite line has to be: "No! that's my kiss!" Yeah i love Kyle's story, it's a bit sad though, and his relationship with Catty is still up in the air. I hope they can be together though. I realized something after reading this book, ok maybe a few people will disagree with me but, you don't exactly find out what happens to the daughters in this book, you find out earlier. I mean, if you read DOTM 12, you find out then that they were captured, Kyle's story just explains a little more of what is going on currently. Anyway... this is a must have. I truely enjoyed it, eventhough Obie is my favorite Son, I liked Kyle's story the best. I hope Ewing comes out with #5 soon and the rest of the DOTM series as well because I like them both. The Girls have more fun, because that's true in real life....nahh just kidding guys. ~~~Lata

confused.......2005-10-26

i've read the book but the odd thing is how can what happened to serena be true when her boyfriend is 2nd in line to the atrox? can someone explain that.

Pretty Good... more connected with the Daughters of the Moon.......2005-03-27

This book was decent, however parts of it left me confused and wondering. Basically, Kyle finds out about his past and his power, and the reader finds out what happened to the Daughters of the Moon after The Becoming. Overall, the book was good, but some parts confused me.

We hear Kyle's story.......2005-03-23

We find out in this book what happened to the Daughters after the Becoming and Kyle's power and that Catty and Kyle's destiny are connected and that Kyle and Catty have a lot of similarities. This is a very good book and I highely recommend it.

The Outcast (Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book 8)

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A Good Book To Read.
Going Downhill
AMAZING book!
Wonderfully written series!
The best guardian book!!!

The Outcast (Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book 8)
Kathryn Lasky
Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0439739519

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Nyroc has exiled himself from the Pure Ones. He flies alone, feared and despised by those who know him as Kludd's son, hunted by those whose despotism he has rejected, and haunted by ghostly creatures conjured by Nyra to lure him back to the Pure Ones. He yearns for a place he only half believes in -- the great tree -- and an uncle -- the near-mythic Soren -- who might be a true father to him. Yet he cannot approach the tree while the rumor of evil clings to him. To prove his worth, Nyroc will fly to The Beyond the Beyond seeking the legendary Relic and bring it, a talisman of his own

Customer Reviews:

A Good Book To Read........2007-06-07

This is a great book to read if your a owl-lover, or a Guardian of Ga'Hoole fan. I'm now reading the ninth book, "The First Collier" I hoped that Kathryn could bring back her touch again. The first six books she wrote were AWESOME!

Going Downhill.......2007-04-16

Kathryn Lasky is starting to disappoint me. The first five or six books were great, but once they started to bring in Coryn and Nyra? The series started to go downhill. As with most series, if the author starts to write too many books, the writing gets sloppy. What happened to the action of the first book? Why bring in weird characters in weird ways? For instance, the wolfish creatures in the Beyond the Beyond. I'm saddened that Lasky can't make her old characters more interesting! I loved the Band, but now there's only Coryn. Please Kathryn, do something!

AMAZING book!.......2006-08-03

This is an awesome book, and in the week I had it I think I read it 5 times! (uber-fast reader) It's an awesome book!!!!!!

Wonderfully written series!.......2006-07-03

I fell in love w/ owls after reading the 1st book that I had borrowed from the library for my 11 yr old son to read!!
Especially Barn Owls! I am a fan!

The best guardian book!!!.......2006-06-24

I give this a 5 stars because I've read all the books even the ninth, still waiting for the tenth, guadians are my life! Any way, it's amazing! Everyone should read this book! I wish I could tell you everything but then it would ruin the surpise in the end. Just becarful there's some thing that you won't like.

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Two From the Dipple
Classic tale.
senior reader
Masks of the Outcasts

Masks of the Outcasts
Andre Norton
Manufacturer: Baen
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1416509011

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The planet Korwar was a glittering jewel of a world, inhabited by the galaxy's wealthiest, visited by the upper classes of other worlds in search of diversion. The jewel had a flaw: the Dipple, its name coming from a contraction of "displaced person," where the misfits, the hopeless, the penniless eke out a wretched existence on the dole. Two young men hoped to escape from the Dipple: Troy Horan was deported from his own planet after it lost an interstellar war. When he had a chance to work in an unusual pet shop, offering exotic creatures from other worlds to the wealthy, he though his luck had changed. But the owner was playing a dangerous game of intrigue, and when he was murdered Troy barely escaped with his own life. Aided only by telepathic animals from old Terra who had befriended him, he had no choice but to hide in ruins left behind by the now-vanished original inhabitants of Korwar; ruins which explorers had entered without returning. . . . Nik Kolherne had a face so cruelly scared and disfigured that he wore a mask to cover it. When he was recruited with a promise of being given a new face, a face which would make a young heir think he was someone else, he was uneasy, but accepted the offer. Then he found out that he was party to a kidnapping for more sinister purposes than he had been told, and he was the only hope of the young heir's survival-if the two of them could survive on a planet veiled in eternal night, swarming with dangerous predators. . . .

Publisher's Note: Masks of the Outcasts has previously appeared separately as Catseye and Night of Masks. This is the first combined publication of the complete book.

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Two From the Dipple.......2007-09-24

Masks of the Outcasts (2005) is an omnibus edition of two SF novels in the Dipple universe: Catseye and Night of Masks.

When the War of Two Sectors broke out, the Council evacuated Displaced Persons to centers on several worlds. One of these Dipples was located on Korwar, a playground planet frequented by the rich and powerful from many worlds. The Dipple stood to the south of Tikil, the planetary capital.

Some inhabitants of the Dipple found their way out by working as casual laborers in Tikil. Others volunteered for offplanet labor and were shipped out in frozen sleep. A few bought membership in the Thieves Guild.

In Catseye (1961), the Horans had been evacuated from Norden to the Dipple on Korwar. Range Master Lang had volunteered for military service and did not return. Then his wife died of the Cough, a passing illness that was particularly hard on those from Norden. Their son was the sole survivor of the Horan family.

In this novel, ten year later, Troy Horan has only his wide Range Master belt and a few memories to remind him of Norden. Now he is working as a casual laborer in Tikil. One morning, he is offered a job by the mechnical assigner and accepts it. Today he will escape the Dipple for a few hours.

Troy reports for work at Kyger's, a purveyor of extraordinary pets. On his first day, he frustrates an attempt to steal a pair of Terran cats. Supervisor Zul -- a full-blooded Bushman -- is wounded in the attempt and Kyger offers Troy a seven day contract to fill in for the injured man.

During the incident, Troy receives a warning in mindspeech from the cats. Later, he approaches their cage and exchanges a few thoughts. He conceals these communications from his employer and co-workers since he is not really sure what has happened.

Troy has an affinity for animals and does especially well with the fussel hawk, a hunting bird from Norden. He is asked to accompany a customer into the wild to prove the bird's qualities. He will spend three days in the company of Rerne, a high ranking member of the Hunter Clans.

Before this excursion, Troy is sent to a hillside villa to deliver special food for a pet kinkajou owned by Commander Varan Di. Since the Commander had just been murdered, the patrollers warn off his flitter, but allow him to continue after he explains his errand. As he is approaching the villa, the pet runs away from a patroller carrying it out of the building and leaps into Troy's arms.

The patrollers are upset at finding the pet rummaging through the Commander's papers. Troy points out that the kinkajou is a very imitative animal and his probably copying his master's habitual routine. While he is talking to the patrollers, the kinkajoy is pleading with him in mindspeech to take it away from the estate. Eventually, the patrollers tell him to return the pet to Kyger's shop and they fly away.

In this story, Troy finds that a pair of Terran foxes can also talk to him in mindspeech. He even overhears a conversation between the animals and their master. He begins to suspect Kyger of some form of espionage. Then Kyger is murdered and Zul tries to kill these animals. Troy steals a flitter and flees into the wilderness with the five Terran animals.

In Night of Masks (1964), a decade after the war, Nik Kolherne was one of the unlucky ones who stayed behind in the center. He had been evacuated from his planet on a space freighter that had been forced down by the enemy. Most of the crew and passengers had died in the crash, but Nik had been saved from the wreck.

After the rescue, the Dipple medical staff tried to regrow the torn and burned flesh on his face, but the attempts were unsuccessful. His disfigurements disturbed possible employers, so he cannot find a job on the outside. He even habitually hides his features from his fellow residents.

In this novel, one day Nik is settling down in a warehouse to listen to another fantasy escape tape when he overhears three men discussing an illegal operation. Although he stays as quiet as possible, one detects his presence and lifts him out of his hiding place. Another hits him and knocks him unconscious.

When Nik recovers, he finds himself in the home of Stowar, a man with connections and one of the conspirators. Captain Leeds -- the spacer who had discovered his presence -- recruits Nik for a risky proposition that will entail replacement of his face. Nik will do anything for a new face.

In this story, Nik is inserted onto the villa grounds, appearing to Vandy as a fantasy hero from the child's dreams, and conducts him to a lifeboat that will take them away from Korwar. They travel in stasis and Nik does not recover consciousness until the LB is about to land. Vandy becomes frightened by the pressure and seems to be questioning the Hacon identity, but Nik calms the boy until they have landed.

Dis is a planet of a red dwarf that doesn't emit visible light. The infra-red starshine leaves the world in perpetual darkness. The man who meets them after landing is wearing cin-goggles to transform the IR light to something human eyes can see. Fabic takes them to a set of native ruins that have been converted to human quarters. On the way, he blasts an attacking carnivore out of the sky.

Later, Fabic takes Nik to meet Orkhad, the local veep. Orkhad is a suequ weed smoker, which tends to make the user believe himself capable of any feat. Orkhad doesn't seem to have a high opinion of Leeds, but is willing to let Nik remain just to keep the boy peaceful. During the conversation, Orkhad says several things that contradict the story told by Leeds.

Vandy is very upset with the whole situation and conflicted over his feelings toward Hacon, the fantasy hero. He tries the door and finds it locked. Later he tries the door once again and finds it unlocked. Nik holds him back to plan their actions and then leads the escape.

These stories are typical of the Dipple tales. Some resident of that slum finds a way out and takes it, only to discover that there is a catch. These tales usually involve the Thieves Guild or some other illicit organization, which offers through its agents that which the protagnist most desires.

Highly recommended for Norton fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of strange planets, future cultures, and high adventure.

-Arthur W. Jordin

Classic tale........2007-09-03

Andre Norton's MASKS OF THE OUTCASTS tells of two outcasts: Troy, forced to hide in the wake of his employer's murder, and Nik, who has to hide his scarred face from the world until an offer to masquerade as an heir is tied to his recovery. The two hope to escape the slum which has been their lives - and unusual connections are drawn in this classic tale.

senior reader.......2006-11-01

just purchased this book and never read andre norton as of yet. sat down to enjoy an hour of leisure. three hours later i am still reading and with a short interruption of lunch continued to read while eating my sandwich. never has a book caught me so that i neglected my daily chores. i plan to neglect them today also just to enjoy this rare find of a darn good book. lots of intrigue and speculation, wonder of mystery and guessing as you read. animals talking to humans mentally, possible aliens in hidding. let me ask you-- do dishes and vaccumn or read a darn good book.

Masks of the Outcasts.......2006-08-29

This book fits well in my library. I collect Hardbound Books and Andre Norton

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An Author to Watch!

The Outcast (Liquid Silver Books)
Jayelle Drewry
Manufacturer: Atlantic Bridge Publishing: Liquid Silver Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1595783474
Release Date: 2007-03-27

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In the werewolf world, as in the animal world, instinct rules supreme. One instinct all werewolves live by is the ability to identify their mates. Another is the need for a pack. Unwilling to accept the claim of a potential mate, Jane Lyke is brutalized and exiled from the only home she has ever known. Slowly she heals and learns to live without the comfort of her pack. Now, even if she could go back, she wouldn't. She has proven she needs no one, neither mate nor pack.

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An Author to Watch!.......2007-07-17

I read the first book in this two part series "The Other Half" and enjoyed it so much that I thought I would try "The Outcast". I think each book can and does stand alone, but I enjoyed "The Outcast" more then the previous one. Jane is well fleshed out, her motivations, her actions her feelings make sense to me. In the last chapter of "The Other Half" you are introduced to Jane, after she has been beaten almost to the point of death. Jane has a strength that causes her to take her fear and make it work for her. She's tossed out of her pack, because she refuses to mate with a man that repulses her. In Jane's were world, the woman doesn't get a say, but she makes a stand and she is tossed out alone.

Jane doesn't let that get her down though. She opens her own business, starts socializing again and even enjoys the company of men and she is happy with her existence, until she meets Remy. Remy is Alpha male to the nines and he is not looking for a mate, but Jane draws him in. I loved their interactions, I love how even though he had to be on top, he respected her right to fight, run, and choose. From the first exchange until the book ends I was drawn in and cheering for them to be together. Remy like Jane is an outcast with no pack. They are two strong souls and they were made for each other. Plus it doesn't hurt that sex and the sexual situations are so hot you can practically feel the chemistry off the pages. I read this book in one sitting and am eagerly awaiting more from this author.

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Fascinating historical fiction (with a little truth!)
Not as enjoyable as others in this series
Missing Catherine
readers will feel like they were transported back to 1148

The Outcast Dove (Catherine LeVendeur)
Sharan Newman
Manufacturer: Forge Books
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ASIN: 0765303779

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atherine Le Vendeur's curiosity and passion for justice have sometimes led her to brave horrors and solve grisly murders . . . but this time the threat is to those she loves. Catherine's family business relies on her cousin Solomon to negotiate the treacherous path to riches. The fact that Solomon is her cousin is secret, however, because he's Jewish -and if their family connections were discovered, it could mean ruin or death. As Solomon travels to Spain to make their fortunes, he is drawn into a scheme to rescue a Jewish girl taken by Christians during the conquest of the Spanish city of Almeira. To complicate matters, and sorely vex his heart, Solomon encounters his long-lost father Jacob, a man who rejected his Jewish faith and is now Brother James, preparing his own trip to Spain to ransom Crusader knights taken by the Moslems. When a fellow monk is killed by an attacker in the street late one night, it's put down to a random mugging. But James, who is carrying the ransom money, believes that he will be the next target, and he turns for help to the son he had abandoned. Solomon wants nothing to do with his father. But he's confronted by his past, his ancestry, the need for secrecy, and his love for those of his family who have chosen a different path. In dealing with all these things, Solomon will come to a decision about who he is.... and where he really belongs.

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Fascinating historical fiction (with a little truth!).......2006-06-15

I have enjoyed all of the Catherine LeVendeur books, but I especially enjoyed this one. Although Catherine does not appear in this book, we get a more in depth look at Solomon and the world he lived in and traveled through. Solomon is one of the more complex characters that Ms. Newman has created, a man living in both the Christian and the Jewish communities of his time, with connections to both. He has always lived by his wits and intelligence, but here he is faced with two life changing events. He once again has to confront his birth father Brother James, a man who rejects and despises Jews (he is a convert to Christianity), and seems to have a special antipathy for Solomon. But most importantly, we get to meet Anna, who's very exsistance has a profound impact on Solomon's life. She is a wonderful character, and Ms. Newman has done us a great service by showing how Anna was regarded in her time as a blessing and a gift.

I also enjoyed following the route of Solomon's travels, and learning how the Jewish communities of the time were so closely linked. I thorougly enjoyed "The Outcast Dove" and recommend it to anyone interested in excellent historical fiction.

Not as enjoyable as others in this series.......2006-05-03

I was looking forward to this book because I love the Catherine LeVendeur series, and Solomon is a particular favourite of mine. This book features Solomon, and Catherine does not appear. Solomon finds himself travelling with an odd mixture of people. Both Jews like himself and Christians, as well as two priests. To add to the confusion for Solomon, his hated father and his most hated enemy are part of the group. This definitely causes him some troubles because he doesn't know where he is or where he belongs, and people keep getting murdered in their party. I found the book moved a little slow, and had a bit of difficulty getting through it.

Missing Catherine.......2004-11-16

I'm a huge fan of the Catherine LeVendeur mysteries series but had a hard time getting into this one. Since this one focused on Solomon however I found myself a bit bored with the story. Solomon is just not as interesting a character as Catherine, and does not have enough charisma to carry an entire story.

The story line and research are still well done, and as a whole, this is a good book of historical fiction.

readers will feel like they were transported back to 1148.......2003-11-26

Catherine LeVendeur's cousin Solomon is on his way to Almeria to pick up their share of the investment that the ship brings in. He stops at Toluse where he has many friends including Aaron who wants the leader to rescue his betrothed who was sold into sexual bondage after the Christians invaded Almeria. Solomon agrees to rescue the woman he knew as a baby but before he leaves someone killed a monk who gave bags of gold to ransom the girl, money that was meant to free Christian soldiers held by the Saracens.

When he finally leaves the city, he is in a caravan that includes his Sire Brother James, a Christian fanatic who hates all Jews. One the road, Samuel who came along for the adventure is also murdered. Brother James thinks the two deaths are connected. The murder of one of their mercenary knights affirms his belief. Nov he has to prove it.

Unlike the rest of the novels in this series, Catherine LeVendeur doesn't make an appearance and her husband Edgar is in one chapter. Readers get a chance to see how Solomon lives when he is away from his causes keeping his trading business alive. Rich in historical detail and fascinating characters, readers will feel like they were transported back to 1148.

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The American ghetto, the British inner city, and the French urban periphery are widely known as the "problem districts, " the "no-go areas, " the "wild " precincts of their metropolis - territories of deprivation, dereliction and danger to be shunned and feared. In this new book, Lo ïc Wacquant reveals that urban marginality is not everywhere the same, as the reader is taken inside the dilapidated black ghetto of inner Chicago and the deindustrializing banlieue of outer Paris.Wacquant draws on a wealth of original fieldwork, surveys and historical data to show that the involution of America 's urban core is due not to the emergence of an "underclass " but to the conjoint withdrawal of market and state fostered by public policies of segregation and abandonment. In European cities, the spread of quarters of "exclusion " does not herald the formation of ghettos but stems from the decomposition of working-class territories under the press of mass deproletarianization and ethnic mixing. Wacquant goes on to show that neighbourhoods of relegation can assume a range of functions - as reservoirs of low-skill labor, warehouses for surplus populations, or spatial containers for undesirable social categories and activities - depending on the history and shape of urban relations and on the degree and type of state penetration.Urban Outcasts casts new light on the explosive conjunction of mounting misery and stupendous affluence evident in the cities of advanced and advancing countries throughout the globe. By specifying the different causal mechanisms, social modalities and experiential forms assumed by relegation in the American and the French metropolis, this bold book offers indispensable tools for rethinking urban marginality and for reinvigorating the public debate about social polarization and urban inequality at century 's dawn.

Social Outcast: Ostracism, Social Exclusion, Rejection, & Bullying (Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology Series)

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explores the effects of exclusion

Social Outcast: Ostracism, Social Exclusion, Rejection, & Bullying (Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology Series)
Kipling D., Ed. Williams
Manufacturer: Psychology Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 184169424X

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This book focuses on the ubiquitous and powerful effects of ostracism, social exclusion, rejection, and bullying. Human beings are an intrinsically gregarious species. Most of our evolutionary success is no doubt due to our highly developed ability to cooperate and interact with each other. It is thus not surprising that instances of interpersonal rejection and social exclusion would have an enormously detrimental impact on the individual. Until 10 years ago, however, social psychology regarded ostracism, rejection, and social exclusion as merely outcomes to be avoided, but very little was known about their antecedents and consequences, and about the processes involved when they occurred.

Understanding how people relate to each other, why they choose to exclude others, and how and why individuals and groups respond as they do to acts of rejection and exclusion has never been of greater importance than today. Acts of exclusion have been linked to depression, alienation, suicide, and mass killings. Marginalization leads people to seek stronger bonds with fringe elements, thus creating more opportunities for anti-social behaviors.
The main objective of this book is to explore the powerful consequences of being socially outcast at the neurophysiological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral levels. The contributors offer integrative theories that encapsulate the experience of ostracism, exclusion, and rejection. Several chapters explore the role of individual differences in how people respond to exclusion, and the role of social exclusion in triggering adaptive, pro-social or dysfunctional, anti-social behaviors is discussed.

The book is written in a readable yet scholarly style, and researchers, practitioners, and students at both the undergraduate and graduate level should find it an engaging overview of the field. It can be used as a core textbook in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses dealing with social exclusion, and should be of particular interest to practitioners and researchers in applied areas such as clinical, counseling, health, and organizational psychology where the real-life antecedents and consequences of social exclusion are of vital interest.

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explores the effects of exclusion.......2006-06-23

The book gathers together an interesting set of research papers on the effects of exclusion on an individual. There are various types of exclusion or ostracism, as explained by Leary in one article. Several of the papers explain that humans have an innate need to belong to a group, and it is this exclusion which can lead to social pain and interpersonal stress.

The last section of the book has articles on how exclusion can lead to pro and anti-social behaviour by the individuals. The implications for a broader group containing those persons are explored.

A Village of Outcasts: Historical Archaeology and Documentary Research at the Lighthouse Site

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A Village of Outcasts: Historical Archaeology and Documentary Research at the Lighthouse Site
Kenneth L. Feder
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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ASIN: 1559342552

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A fascinating story of Native Americans, freed African-American slaves, and assorted European outcasts who came together and established a settlement that thrived from 1740 to 1860, this case study integrates the history and archaeology of a multicultural, multiethnic New England village.

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