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I. Asimov: A Memoir ("robots En El Tiempo" De I. Asimov Ser.)
by Isaac AsimovArguably the greatest science fiction writer who ever lived, Isaac Asimov also possessed one of the most brilliant and original minds of our time. His accessible style and far-reaching interests in subjects ranging from science to humor to history earned him the nickname "the Great Explainer. "I. Asimovis his personal story--vivid, open, and honest--as only Asimov himself could tell it. Here is the story of the paradoxical genius who wrote of travel to the stars yet refused to fly in airplanes; who imagined alien universes and vast galactic civilizations while staying home to write; who compulsively authored more than 470 books yet still found the time to share his ideas with some of the great minds of our century. Here are his wide-ranging thoughts and sharp-eyed observations on everything from religion to politics, love and divorce, friendship and Hollywood, fame and mortality. Here, too, is a riveting behind-the-scenes look at the varied personalities--Campbell, Ellison, Heinlein, Clarke, del Rey, Silverberg, and others--who along with Asimov helped shape science fiction. As unique and irrepressible as the man himself,I. Asimov is the candid memoir of an incomparable talent who entertained readers for nearly half a century and whose work will surely endure into the future he so vividly envisioned.
I.D. (Watchers #3)
by Peter LerangisTo stay alive, an adopted girl must discover the secret of her birthWhen her parents tell her that she is adopted, Eve is upset but not surprised. After all, she doesn&’t look like her parents, and has always felt a strange distance from them. But as she approaches her fourteenth birthday, something begins to feel very wrong. While skiing, she sees a girl about her age die suddenly of a heart attack. A few days later, Eve learns that the girl&’s sudden death is part of a pattern of fourteen-year-olds dying of strange causes, based on a chromosomal defect. One of the dead is Alexis, a girl who looks exactly like Eve. Eve tracks down Alexis&’s parents, hoping she has finally found her real family—but it turns out Alexis was adopted too. Something is killing fourteen-year-old children, and finding out where she comes from is the only way for Eve to save herself. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Lerangis including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
I.K.S. Gorkon: Book One (Cold Equations)
by Keith R. DeCandidoBEGINNING AN ALL-NEW SERIES OF KLINGON ADVENTURES! These are the voyages of the Klingon Defense Force vessel I.K.S. Gorkon, part of the mighty new Chancellor class. Its mission: to explore strange new worlds...to seek out new life and new civilizations... ...and to conquer them for the greater glory of the Klingon Empire! Newly inducted into the prestigious Order of the Bat'leth, Captain Klag, son of M'Raq, leads the crew of the Gorkon into the unexplored Kavrot Sector to find new planets on which to plant the Klingon flag. There, they discover the Children of San-Tarah, a species with a warrior culture that rivals -- and perhaps exceeds -- the Klingons' own, living on a planet that would be a great addition to the Empire. Klag could call in General Talak's fleet to bring the world under the Klingons' heel -- but the San-Tarah offer Klag a challenge he cannot refuse. The Gorkon crew and the San-Tarah will engage in several martial contests. If the Klingons lose, they will go and never trouble the planet again -- but if they are victorious, the San-Tarah will cede themselves to the Empire, and Klag will have singlehandedly conquered an entire world! The first tale in a glorious adventure that will be remembered in song and story throughout the Empire!
I.R.L.
by Jenny GoebelA spooky tale of virtual school gone very, very wrong...Not every kid would be thrilled to move to rural Alaska, but sixth grader Lucy is eager to leave her bullies behind and start over. However, it turns out that Lucy's new school does remote learning from October to April, when the roads become too icy to navigate safely. Being the new kid is hard enough -- how is she going to make friends when she can't meet anyone in person?!Luckily, the sixth grade class at White Pine Secondary School is tiny (just thirteen students) and they're all super nice and really welcoming. While chatting on zoom, they ask Lucy lots of questions about living in the big city, some of which strike Lucy as a little odd but she just chalks it up to the fact that her new classmates have spent their whole lives in a VERY small town.As the ice starts to thaw, Lucy grows increasingly excited about meeting her new friends in person! But when she enters the school's address on her phone's GPS, it leads her to a crumbling, clearly abandoned building with a rotted wood sign in front -- a sign that reads White Pine Secondary School.There's nothing else in sight... except a tiny cemetery with snow-dusted headstones poking out of the frozen ground. Headstones will some very familiar names on them . . .Lucy doesn’t know what to believe. Are her new “friends” pulling an elaborate prank? Or is truth far, far more horrifying?
II consorte
by Mary CalmesCostruirsi una nuova vita a New Orleans è tutto quello che Jason Thorpe desiderava: il suo pittoresco negozietto attira uno staff devoto e grazie al suo cuore premuroso e amorevole ha una leale cerchia di amici. Dopo essersi lasciato alle spalle il gelo di un’assurda e pericolosa notte nello stato di Washington, comincia a sentirsi soddisfatto, finché non scopre qualcosa di incredibile in agguato nelle tenebre fumose delle strade piene di ombre del Vieux Carré, qualcosa che si rivela terrificante… e del tutto affascinante. Il principe dei vampyr, Varic Maedoc, è in visita a New Orleans quando scopre che l’uomo che aveva soccorso il suo consigliere è lì nel Quartiere Francese. Pensa di limitarsi a incontrare Jason e ringraziarlo… finché non posa lo sguardo su di lui. Varic, che ha dedicato la vita a proteggere l’onore della sua razza, non ha mai voluto un compagno, ma sa immediatamente che deve avere quell’uomo, e che non andrà bene nessun altro. Varic desidera portare Jason nel suo mondo, tenerlo al sicuro, ma qualcuno a cui non piace quell’influenza umana e rasserenante sui vampyr ha dei progetti letali che potrebbero distruggere i suoi sogni. Ora, incapace di distinguere i nemici dagli amici, Jason deve trovare un modo per tenersi stretto il cuore del principe intanto che lotta per la propria vita.
INFINITE STARS: DARK FRONTIERS
by Bryan Thomas SchmidtContinuing the definitive space opera anthology series. Today's most popular writers produce new stories in their most famous universes, alongside essential and seminal short fiction from past masters.The definitive collection of explorers and soldiers, charting the dark frontiers of our expanding universe. Amongst the infinite stars we find epic sagas of wars, tales of innermost humanity, and the most powerful of desires - our need to create a better world. The second volume of seminal short science fiction, featuring twenty-six new stories from series such as Wayfarers, Confederation, The Lost Fleet, Waypoint Kangaroo, Ender, Dream Park, the Polity and more.Alongside work from tomorrow's legends, revisit works by masters who helped define the genre: Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Campbell, Becky Chambers, Robert Heinlein, George R.R. Martin, Susan R. Matthews, Orson Scott Card, James Blish, E.E. "Doc" Smith, Tanya Huff, Curtis C. Chen, Seanan McGuire, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, Larry Niven and Steven Barnes, Gardner Dozois, David Farland, Mike Shepherd, C.L. Moore, Neal Asher, Weston Ochse, Brenda Cooper, Alan Dean Foster, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kevin J. Anderson, David Weber and C.J. Cherryh.Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers brings you the essential work from past, present, and future bestsellers as well as Grand Masters of science fiction.
INSÔNIA Sim 299
by Rayanne Holanda Johan TwissO planeta Ethos está em guerra com um inimigo misterioso conhecido como Splicer. Sua única defesa eficaz é a Iniciativa Prime. Todo recém-nascido com o código genético compatível são tirados de suas famílias e injetados com o Estímulo Prime. Aqueles que sobrevivem a injeção, desenvolvem habilidades extraordinárias e são recrutados no treinamento militar. Após de completar doze anos, Aidan é transferido para a turma avançada no Centro de Treinamento Prime Monte Fegório. Seus dons especiais o concedem sucessos nunca vistos antes nos treinamentos de simulação virtual, o levando onde nenhum outro Prime chegou. Ninguém sabe o que acontece após a sim 299, nem mesmo o Diretor Tuskin, o cruel e recluso governante planetário. Mas algo, ou alguém, tem guiado Aidan até a sim 299. Se ele conseguir passar nos testes finais, ele pode descobrir a chave para acabar com a Guerra Splicer. "Eu estava no limite do meu assento. Não posso esperar pelo próximo." - WhisperingStories.com "Estimulante para ler." - ReadersFavorite.com "Se você gosta de ficção científica, não perca isso." - Southern Belle Reviews "Um enorme sucesso!" - Mama's Litle Minions Reviews
INVASORES, LOS (EBOOK)
by Alejand AgostinelliImaginemos que un extraterrestre está leyendo este libro. Que cada lector elija al biotipo extraterrestre que más le guste. No importa, en este caso, cuál es la apariencia física del extraterrestre, ni su planeta de origen, ni el carácter pacifista o guerrero de sus intenciones. No importa cómo se alimenta, ni cómo copula, ni cómo funciona su aparato excretor. No importa el diseño de sus naves espaciales ni tampoco la tecnología que las impulsa. No importa dónde está leyendo este libro: si en su planeta, si a bordo de su nave o en la base que, como todo el mundo sabe, los extraterrestres tienen en Roswell. Lo único que importa, en este caso, es que es un extraterrestre y que está leyendo este libro. Es indudable que éste será un libro imprescindible en toda biblioteca extraterrestre, y no lo digo por sus historias sobre extraterrestres: al fin y al cabo, todo extraterrestre más o menos informado las conoce o al menos ha oído hablar de ellas. Es indudable, decía, que éste será un libro imprescindible en toda biblioteca extraterrestre, porque éste es un gran libro sobre seres humanos. Y si ellos, los extraterrestres, planean visitarnos, o bien en son de paz, o bien para invadirnos, este libro puede resultarles muy útil para conocernos. La materia prima del trabajo de los buenos periodistas y Alejandro Agostinelli es uno de los mejores que conozco son las personas, y no la política, la economía, los deportes, el arte, la ciencia o los extraterrestres. Los buenos periodistas terráqueos no olvidan jamás que cada episodio que describen, cada historia que cuentan, trata sobre seres humanos. Alejandro Agostinelli ha dedicado buena parte de su vida a investigar este tipo de casos: me consta que podría escribir veinte libros tan buenos como éste sin repetir una sola historia. Como lector, deseo que lo haga. De esa maravillosa materia está hecho Invasores, concebido y escrito para que lo disfruten los lectores de todo el universo, pero sobre todo, los que residen en la Tierra.
IRL
by E.A. FieldSomething is wrong in Bunker, Illinois. Nora Grace Moon thought her toughest challenge this semester would be managing her OCD, but when her deceased roommate turns up as a reanimated corpse, her world starts to collapse. When her uncle sends her a cryptic message, Nora realizes it must be a call for help. She reaches out to fellow gamer Wesley for advice, a US Marshal with real-life skills for tactical survival, not just in-game. They venture out into a world that is growing more and more deadly by the moment—not only are the undead spreading, but other humans are taking advantage of the societal breakdown. And unknown to Nora and Wesley, they have been targeted by an ancient archeological society who will stop at nothing until they have what Nora has: an artifact that will unleash a new world order of the undead. IRL is a paranormal thriller about leaving the online world and dealing with things "In Real Life."
ISLA MISTERIOSA: CAPÍTULO FINAL
by H. Madison Catalyna JacksonAtrapadas en una isla, descruben que su siguiente misión es revelar los misterios de la isla. Introduciendo el Capítulo Final de una serie de tres libros. Chica Brillantina y Chica Agua se acaban de volver líderes de misiones. En un buen día como cualquiera en Mundo Héroe, las chicas paseaban por las calles cuando de repente son arrojadas a una isla misteriosa. En la isla descubren que su misión es revelar los secreto que oculta la isla. ¿Quieres leer más libros de H.Madison? No te pierdas "X-Finney Contraataca" y "La misión más peligrosa".
ISO: In Technologies Wake (In The Wake Of Technology Ser.)
by Jason BitzerA well-planned attack on the U.S. leaves the Hawaiian Islands isolated. After enduring a high casualty first wave attack by a Chinese regime, the island regroups and is thrust into a power struggle between the various factions remaining. Power is non-existent and resources scarce. Using a civilian designed closed-loop technology named the "Kapu system," a Hawaiian philanthropist, Ha'a Klien, will attempt to use his family estate's resources to put the islands back together. A race for control of this new sustainable Hawaiian society is on. Inches from martial law and a repeat of Hawaiian history, locals band together in resistance against a leftover military group that no longer answers to the U.S. Government. Every facet of the Hawaiian population will need to learn to work together to avoid a military coup. A war against the snatcher of lands, "Ku-kaili-moku," has begun again.
IV
by Donnefar Skedar4 es la última colección de historias de terror / terror lanzada por Donnefar Skedar (autor de cuentos como The House , Sisters , Fear Hijacking)entre otros). Al comienzo del libro, el autor explica en "Carta al lector" por qué esta es su última colección y la razón por la que abandonó el género Terror. Con 12 cuentos diversos y completamente desvergonzados, el autor nos lleva desde el comienzo de cualquier libro fantasmal a una perturbación íntima digna de la Deep Web o Creepypastas . Con una lectura no recomendada [pero no bloqueada] para niños menores de 16 años, el autor deja en este volumen sus últimos registros en el género Terror con historias escritas entre los años 2012 a 2018.
Iago's Penumbra: A Metaphysical Novel
by Rose GuildensternIPPY AWARDS GOLD WINNER, VISIONARY/NEW AGE FICTONCOVR AWARDS SILVER WINNER, VISIONARY FICTION2024 AMERICAN BOOK FEST BEST BOOK AWARDS FINALIST, VISIONARY FICTION A metaphysical visionary novel that takes readers on a spiritual journey seen through the lens of a paranormal romance between a ghost and a clairvoyant. Everybody loves a good ghost story, yet poor dead Vee feels anything but &“good&” being stuck upstage in the heavens of her own afterlife. She can peek in on Val, who&’s &“downstage&” with the living but haunted by ghosts. Then there&’s Julie, stubbornly stage left but longing to be downstage with Val. And finally, poor Peter remains solitary in his stage-rightness with the sneaking suspicion he might be dead wrong. Trapped at center stage lurks the demon Iago, willing to bridge heaven and hell to exit this cursed performance once and for all. Just as Good Omens revamped the book of Revelation and His Dark Materials reimagined Milton&’s Paradise Lost, Iago&’s Penumbra is a modern love story about the darkness that redeems us, rooted in the works of William Shakespeare—with a little philosophy, physics, and cosmic horror thrown in, just for fun. PRAISE FOR IAGO'S PENUMBRA... &“I don&’t think it would be possible to expect anything quite so entirely creative, clever and consuming, full of surprises, romance, drama and, of course, magic... No doubt Will[iam Shakespeare] himself would be proud.&” —Emily Carding, author of So Potent Art: The Magic of Shakespeare
Iain M. Banks (Modern Masters of Science Fiction)
by Paul KincaidThe 1987 publication of Iain M. Banks's Consider Phlebas helped trigger the British renaissance of radical hard science fiction and influenced a generation of New Space Opera masters. The thirteen SF novels that followed inspired an avid fandom and intense intellectual engagement while Banks's mainstream books vaulted him to the top of the Scottish literary scene. Paul Kincaid has written the first study of Iain M. Banks to explore the confluence of his SF and literary techniques and sensibilities. As Kincaid shows, the two powerful aspects of Banks's work flowed into each other, blurring a line that critics too often treat as clear-cut. Banks's gift for black humor and a honed skepticism regarding politics and religion found expression even as he orchestrated the vast, galaxy-spanning vistas in his novels of the Culture. In examining Banks's entire SF oeuvre, Kincaid unlocks the set of ideas Banks drew upon, ideas that spoke to an unusually varied readership that praised him as a visionary and reveled in the distinctive character of his works. Entertaining and broad in scope, Iain M. Banks offers new insights on one of the most admired figures in contemporary science fiction.
Ibenus (Valducan #Book Three)
by Seth SkorkowskyAfter surviving a demon attack, disgraced police detective VICTORIA MARTIN tracks down the Valducans in search for answers. Recognizing her potential, and despite the warnings of the other knights, ALLAN HAVLOCK, protector of Ibenus, takes her in as his apprentice. As the Valducans travel to Paris to destroy a demon nest infesting the catacombs, the knights find themselves hunted by an Internet group intent on exposing them. Victoria, who belongs to this group, must desperately play both sides to not only protect herself, but Allan, whom she has begun to love. Ibenus, however, has other plans.
Icarus
by Roger LevyMankind has reached deep space. Separated from earth and each other by unimaginable reaches of space, forced to adapt to various diverse planetary environments the colonies have become isolated and inward looking, forgetting their pasts, losing touch with their humanity. Until a mysterious ship found locked in the deep rock by a mining team on a planet whose surface is drenched in lethal radiation sparks off a deadly conspiracy that threatens man wherever he is.After his grim dystopias set on a failing earth Roger Levy has spread his wings to give us a broad and exciting SF novel of exotic locales and mindblowing ideas without losing any of his trademark psychological acuity and elegant style.
Icarus
by Roger LevyMankind has reached deep space. Separated from earth and each other by unimaginable reaches of space, forced to adapt to various diverse planetary environments the colonies have become isolated and inward looking, forgetting their pasts, losing touch with their humanity. Until a mysterious ship found locked in the deep rock by a mining team on a planet whose surface is drenched in lethal radiation sparks off a deadly conspiracy that threatens man wherever he is.After his grim dystopias set on a failing earth Roger Levy has spread his wings to give us a broad and exciting SF novel of exotic locales and mindblowing ideas without losing any of his trademark psychological acuity and elegant style.
Icarus Descending: Winterlong, Aestival Tide, And Icarus Descending (The Winterlong Trilogy #3)
by Elizabeth HandWendy Wanders and Margalis return in the thrilling conclusion of the Winterlong trilogy—and their lives hang on one question: &“What is Icarus?&”Araboth is destroyed, open war rules both the earth and sky, and Margalis Tast&’annin sees himself as the last hope for the Ascendants as they fight against the dangerous energumens. Outside the destroyed City of Trees, Wendy Wanders finds herself joining the rebel forces as they wait for the mythical and mysterious Icarus to turn the tide of the rebellion. With the Philip K. Dick Award–nominated Icarus Descending, Elizabeth Hand completes the sensual dystopian Winterlong trilogy. And the explosive conclusion will reveal the final fates of geneslaves, the Ascendants, and the legendary combat leader Metatron as all eyes look to the sky for Icarus. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Elizabeth Hand including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Icarus Rising
by Bernadette GardnerWhat would you do to save a dying civilization? Caleb and Zara have already committed to the daring experiment that could bring the Icarian people back from the brink of extinction. But when the experiment takes an unexpected turn, watch just how far they'll go to get things back on track!To save a dying race, sociologist Caleb Faulkner will forfeit his humanity. He has volunteered to join with an alien creature in order to take part in an ambitious breeding program designed to spare the dominant race on the planet Icarus from certain extinction. Dr. Zara Abbott has spent months helping to prepare Caleb for the joining, hiding her feelings for the man who will become the mate to an Icarian female as soon as he receives his symbiotic wings. When the joining proves disastrous, Caleb and his alien symbion can think of only one thing, mating with Zara. After so long preparing to sacrifice Caleb to the Icarians, will she be able to refuse the man who makes her heart take flight?
Icarus Unbound
by Bernadette GardnerWhat game is Jaran playing? He's chosen Lara as his mate, but she's a full-blooded human and he's a leader of the Icarian race. Is his plan to further humiliate her, as he's done since childhood? Lara has a plan of her own - she'll make him pay for all the years of torment. But passionate kisses and erotic temptation may be more than she can resist!The only full-blooded human member of the winged population on Icarus, Laramee Faulkner has longed to be accepted as one of the tribe. Since childhood, Jaran, the adopted son of the Icarian leaders, has never let Lara forget that she's different. As a boy, he teased and taunted her. As a man, he has the power to give her everything she's always desired, or tear her away from the world she loves.When Jaran chooses Lara as his mate, she's certain his plan is only to humiliate her, but his passionate kisses and sensual commands ignite her long-suppressed desires. Will she be able to resist the erotic temptation and make him pay for all the years he tormented her, or will she give in and claim her birthright as a member of the Icarian race even if it means giving herself to the man who made her feel like an outcast?
Ice
by Anna KavanIn this haunting and surreal novel, the narrator and a man known as the warden search for an elusive girl in a frozen, seemingly post-nuclear, apocalyptic landscape. The country has been invaded and is being governed by a secret organization. There is destruction everywhere; great walls of ice overrun the world. Together with the narrator, the reader is swept into a hallucinatory quest for this strange and fragile creature with albino hair. Acclaimed upon its 1967 publication as the best science fiction book of the year, this extraordinary and innovative novel has subsequently been recognized as a major work of literature in its own right.
Ice
by Sarah Beth DurstWhen Cassie was little she thought her mother had been taken prisoner by trolls because of a deal she’d made with the Polar Bear King. Just a fairy tale to soothe a child whose mother had died. But on her eighteenth birthday, the “fairy tale” comes true when the Polar Bear King comes to take Cassie for his bride. Realizing she has the power to save her mother, Cassie makes her own deal with the bear and finds herself on a journey against time, traveling across the brutal Arctic to the land east of the sun and west of the moon. It is a journey that will teach Cassie the true meaning of love and family—and what it means to become an adult.
Ice (Pushkin Press Classics)
by Anna KavanThis dystopian science fiction classic details the hallucinatory hunt for a white-haired girl, through a frozen, post-apocalyptic landscape&“A haunting story of sexual assault and climate catastrophe, decades ahead of its time&” – The New Yorker&“A strange and compelling classic of dystopian and climate fiction, one that with foreboding and deep compassion maps the psyche and the terrain of dislocation&” – Jeff VanderMeerAnticipating climate fiction and the New Weird literary genre, while garnering fans from Doris Lessing and J.G. Ballard to China Miéville and Patti Smith since it was first published in 1967, this fantasia about predatory male sexual behavior during an apocalyptic climate catastrophe reads as though author Anna Kavan had seen the future.Ice is slowly covering the entire globe; as the glacial tide creeps forward, the fabric of society begins to break down. Through this chaotic landscape, a nameless narrator hunts for the white-haired girl he once loved - or perhaps wishes to annihilate. Battling a powerful enemy known only as the Warden, he travels through nightmarish and ever-shifting scenes, where the object of his obsession remains constantly just out of reach. She is guarded by the Warden and by a cruel older woman who wishes her ill – but each time the narrator seems poised to rescue her the encroaching ice wreaks violence on her fragile body, or his own base nature sends him hurtling onward in his kaleidoscopic pursuit. Again and again the girl appears, but inevitably she eludes him.This dystopian classic, the last book Anna Kavan published in her lifetime, renders her apocalyptic vision of environmental devastation and possessive violence in unforgettable, propulsive, oneiric prose.
Ice Apprentices (Ice Apprentices)
by Jacob NorthPerfect for fans of Skandar and Wilderlore, this compelling middle grade adventure follows a magical apprentice in a land of ice and snow who must uncover why strange monsters are attacking his fellow apprentices…or else suffer the tragic consequences.Tundra is the last settlement in a world of ice. Oswin Fields is its only stray—a foundling rescued from the ice who many think is a drain on scarce resources meant for Tundrans. Then Oswin is summoned to Corridor by Grandmaster Yarrow to learn magic, finally giving him a chance to prove his worth. But Oswin barely has time to embrace his new role before his fellow apprentices start being attacked by monsters. Perhaps even worse, he learns his deceased adopted uncle is considered the most infamous Tundran to ever have lived and might have left followers behind who want to destroy the settlement. Now grappling with an unwanted legacy and mysterious foes, Oswin must look deep inside himself for the strength to prove he belongs in Tundra.
Ice Apprentices: A BREATHTAKING new children's fantasy series
by Jacob NorthA frozen world, mighty monsters and spellbinding magic. Journey to the very edge of the world in this BREATHTAKING fantasy trilogy. Perfect for fans of Skandar and Philip Pullman . . .&“The Ice Apprentices is an extraordinary fantasy debut. The world-building is stunning, the pacing perfect, the characters immediately relatable. Oswin is endlessly curious, hilariously funny and wonderfully kind - he became my new favourite hero within a few sentences. North is such an exciting new talent in middle grade.&” A.F. Steadman, author of the Skandar series Tundra is the last settlement in a world of ice. Oswin Fields is its only stray – a foundling, rescued from the Endless Expanse. So, when he's summoned to the school for ice apprentices, he sets out to prove his worth. But all isn&’t as it seems in this enchanted place. When the beasts begin to strike, Oswin has to risk everything he holds dear. Can he look deep within himself to find the strength to prove that he belongs? .