Sunday, 22 December 2024

24 December

Today is the name day for people called Adam.

Adam is a common masculine given name in the English language, of Hebrew origin and means "man" or "humanity". 10 famous Adams:

  1. Adam: the first human-being in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam)

  2. Adam Ant: English singer and actor, lead singer of Adam and the Ants.

  3. Adam Driver: American actor known for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.

  4. Prince Adam: the Beast's true human form in Disney's 1991 animated and 2017 live-action films.

  5. Adam Kay: British author, comedian, and doctor. He wrote the book This is Going to Hurt.

  6. Adam Nimoy: American TV director, son of actor Leonard Nimoy.

  7. Adam Smith: economist, philosopher, and author of The Wealth of Nations.

  8. Adam West: American television actor best known for playing Batman.

  9. Adam Sandler: American film actor whose films include The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates.

  10. Adam Bede: title character of George Eliot's 1859 novel, Adam Bede.


A Very Variant Christmas

Last year, Jade and Gloria were embroiled in a bitter conflict to win back their throne and their ancestral home. This year, Queen Jade and Princess Gloria want to host the biggest and best Christmas party ever in their palace. They invite all their friends to come and bring guests. Not even the birth of Jade's heir just before Christmas will stop them.

The guest list includes most of Britain's complement of super-powered crime-fighters, their families and friends. What could possibly go wrong?

Gatecrashers, unexpected arrivals, exploding Christmas crackers and a kidnapping, for starters.

Far away in space, the Constellations, a cosmic peacekeeping force, have suffered a tragic loss. They need to recruit a new member to replace their dead colleague. The two top candidates are both at Jade and Gloria's party. The arrival of the recruitment delegation on Christmas Eve is a surprise for everyone; but their visit means one guest now faces a life-changing decision.

Meanwhile, an alliance of the enemies of various guests at the party has infiltrated the palace; they hide in the dungeon, plotting how best to get rid of the crime-fighters and the royal family once and for all. Problem is, they all have their own agendas and differences of opinion on how to achieve their aims.

Not to mention that this year, the ghosts who walk the corridors of the palace on Christmas Eve will be as surprised by the living as the living are by them.

Themes 
Christmas; superheroes; reunions; parties; life choices; shocking surprises; mistaken identity; kidnap and rescue.

Reasons not to read it

  • It's a bit short. You could probably read it in one sitting.
  • Most of the action takes place at a Christmas party. In a palace.
  • It's all about Christmas but there doesn't seem to be a schmaltzy moral message.
  • There are a couple of babies and some small children in it - and one nearly gets eaten.
  • Santa appears in it, but he isn't really Santa.
  • Superheroes. Again.
  • Not to mention a whole bunch of super-villains. Again all new ones and not the ones we know from Marvel or DC.

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