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“This week, the staff from Old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins recommends fantasy history, a locked-door mystery and the tale of a sci-fi spy.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. It presents a future American society where books have been outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The novel follows …
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““The Beheading Game” begins in the hours after Anne Boleyn’s beheading, when she wakes to find herself unceremoniously laid to rest in a makeshift coffin, her head wrapped in linen at her knees.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anne Boleyn (; c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, and Queen of England from 1533 until she was beheaded in 1536 for treason (consisting of alleged adultery, including alleged incest with her…
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“Discarded by King Henry VIII for being unable to give him a male heir and reviled by Cromwell for being too smart for her own good, she was ultimately executed based on trumped-up charges of adultery, incest, and high treason.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anne Boleyn (; c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (née Parker; c. 1505 – 13 February 1542) was an English noblewoman. Her husband, George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, was the brother of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mary Boleyn (c. 1499 – 19 or 30 July 1543), also known as Lady Mary, was the sister of English queen consort Anne Boleyn, whose family enjoyed considerable influence during the reign of King Henry VII…
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“Anne escapes the Tower of London, sews her head back on, then sets out on a quest to kill Henry VIII before he can marry her own lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anne Boleyn (; c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (née Parker; c. 1505 – 13 February 1542) was an English noblewoman. Her husband, George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, was the brother of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir William Boleyn, KB (1451 – 10 October 1505) of Blickling Hall in Norfolk and Hever Castle in Kent, was a wealthy and powerful landowner who served as Sheriff of Kent in 1489 and as Sheriff of Norf…
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“The stakes are high — if Jane gives birth to a rival heir, Anne’s daughter, Elizabeth, will lose her claim to the throne.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (née Howard; c. 1480 – 3 April 1538) was an English noblewoman, noted for being the mother of Anne Boleyn and as such the maternal grandmother of Elizabeth I of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (née Parker; c. 1505 – 13 February 1542) was an English noblewoman. Her husband, George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, was the brother of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Seymour (; c. 1508 – 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the ex…
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““The Beheading Game” is a prescient reminder that “mouthy” women have always been punished.”
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““The Beheading Game” is a debut novel by Rebecca Lehmann.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Now, thanks to debut novelist Rebecca Lehmann, nearly five hundred years after Anne Boleyn's death, one of history's most maligned women finally has the chance to tell her story.
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web search NEUTRAL — Now, thanks to debut novelist Rebecca Lehmann, nearly five hundred years after Anne Boleyn's death, one of history's most maligned women finally has the chance to tell her story.
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“Arthur Fletch, one of the world’s bestselling novelists, is a reclusive genius known for his iconic protagonists and fiendish twists.”
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“Fletch’s agent and editor have summoned these writers in the hope that one of them will imagine a worthy ending for this final book.”
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“The species that can mine the element needed for lightyear-spanning space travel is the species Ro admires.”
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