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The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan #1)

by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author)

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read in May 2025

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Stephen Poltz said: " I was very surprised by this book. It’s a murder mystery wrapped in a fantasy world with giant sea creatures which attack the city during the rainy season. I think this is the first murder mystery I thoroughly enjoyed. I was able to follow the progre ...more "

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The Nature Of Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Elvish Ages & Númenórean1

the first big section describes time differences between the Valar (gods) , the Quando ( Rlves), and humans. Elves live longer because their "year" is comprised of multiple sun years. The live to be 100-200 in Elf years, but that's thousands in sun years. Then Tolkien goes on to calculate the major characters in each age and readjust their ages against the events of each Age. He has tons of calculations for the generations of elves from their awakening and later discovery by Olome Through the Great March to Valinor. He discusses rates of growth, puberty serial maturity number of children through the Ages, and the slowing down of aging and increase of spiritual development.

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“Sometimes people need to lie to themselves most of all.”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

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“Linc remembered the dark thrill he felt. It started in his chest, just below his heart, and traveled down his body, ending at his groin. It was like a seed had been planted in him, and it now bloomed. The tendrils snaked through his veins, the leaves unfurling in his bloodstream. He couldn't speak, afraid that he would spit up leaves and petals.”
― Craig Laurance Gidney, A Spectral Hue

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