Midnight is a novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz. It was published in 1989. The book is a cross-genre novel. It includes aspects of suspense, science fiction, love story, and horror.
Overview
As with many Koontz books, Midnight is divided into parts. Part One: Along the Night Coast, contains chapters one through
fifty-seven. Part Two: Daybreak in Hades, contains thirty-seven chapters, but is similar to Part One in that it begins with its own 'Chapter One'. Part Three: The Night Belongs To Them, follows suit, begins with its own Chapter One, and has forty-one chapters.
It is interesting to note that Midnight contains a total of one-hundred and thirty-five chapters, far exceeding the chapter count of most contemporary novels.
Midnight is Dean Koontz's first No. 1 hardcover on the New York Times bestseller list.
Midnight has a mixture of two classic plots- the great 50's film Invasion of the Body Snatchers and the classic H.G. Wells tale, The Island of Dr. Moreau. And, indeed, Koontz cleverly mentions both of these later in the novel.
Midnight is a fantasy novel, the first book in Erin Hunter's Warriors: The New Prophecy series. Following The Darkest Hour and Firestar's Quest, and preceding Moonrise, it was released May 10, 2005. The novel centers on a group of feral cats living in four Clans: ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, and ShadowClan.
Plot summary
More than a year has passed since the previous book, [The Darkest Hour (Warriors)]. Bramblepaw, Tigerstar's son, has received his warrior name, Brambleclaw. Firestar has had two kits with Sandstorm, named Squirrelpaw and Leafpaw. Squirrelpaw is apprenticed to Dustpelt, and Leafpaw is apprenticed to Cinderpelt, to train to become the next medicine cat of ThunderClan. While Leafpaw and Cinderpelt search for herbs, StarClan, the cats' ancestors, sends Cinderpelt an ominous warning in some burning bracken, a picture of a tiger running through fire, which she interprets to mean that fire and tiger will destroy the forest. Cinderpelt concludes that the warning must be about Squirrelpaw and Brambleclaw, the daughter of Firestar and the son of Tigerstar, respectively. They share the warning with Firestar, who later decides to keep Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw separated.
As a bodybuilder, Crooks won the Ms. Sunshine State competition in 1992 and placed well in several other bodybuilding events through 1998, finishing as high as 2nd place in the 1994 National Physique Committee (NPC) Nationals (heavyweights).
Before getting into bodybuilding, Crooks had considered a career in aeronautical engineering but chose to go into the Air Force, where she spent two years in Germany.
.asia is the official designated regional domain extension for Asia and the Pacific. It is a sponsored generic top-level-domain (gTLD) operated by the DotAsia Organisation Ltd. .asia is open to companies, individuals and organisations who have connection to the region. .Asia domains can be seen and used by international and Asian businesses; regional conferences and symposiums; as well as Asian artists and celebrities.
The .Asia web address was introduced to the public through a comprehensive launch involving a multiphased Sunrise and Landrush process from October 9, 2007 to March 12, 2008. It became available on a first-come-first-served registration basis on March 26, 2008. In 2013, there are more than 455,000 .asia domains registered across 155 countries.
Roll-out/response
.asia founded the first Pioneer Domains Program on July 20, 2007, more than two months prior to the opening of its Sunrise launch. It offered businesses and individuals an opportunity to own and build on any .Asia domain before the TLD opened its doors to mass public registration. Applicants were asked to submit a brief business plan for the domain of choice and make a marketing deposit of US$10,000. The full deposit was returned to successful applicants against proof of marketing attributed to the promotion of the built out .Asia website.
Upon its release in March 1982, Asia enjoyed massive commercial success, reaching #1 in the US and spending nine weeks at the top of the Billboard album chart. According to both Billboard and Cash Box, it was the #1 album in the United States for the year 1982.Asia was certified 4x-platinum in the US by the RIAA on 10 February 1995.
In the band's native UK, Asia did not perform as well as in the US, peaking only at #11. At the same time, it spent a total of 38 weeks in the UK Albums Chart. The record received a gold status in Britain on 18 October 1982. "Heat of the Moment" climbed to No. 46.
Asia's total worldwide sales are estimated at over ten million copies.
Critical reception
Asia's debut album was met with mixed reviews. Robert Christgau panned the record and gave it a rating of "C–". In his Consumer Guide Review the critic stated that "rare that a big new group is bad enough to sink your teeth into any more" and called Asia "pompous – schlock in the grand manner". On the other side, Tom Demalon of AllMusic, in a four-and-a-half-star review, praised the album saying that "there's no denying the epic grandeur of the music, which provided some much-needed muscle to radio at the time, and did so with style".
Asia was launched in 1780 and made six voyages as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She participated in three actions, two against the French and one against the Dutch. She left the EIC's service in 1799 and traded between London and Lisbon until 1802 when new owners from Embden renamed her Reine Louise de Prusse and returned her to trading with the East Indies. Asia is last listed in Lloyd's Register for 1808 on the London-Batavia trade.
EIC voyages
EIC voyage #1 (1781-83)
Asia, under the command of Captain Robert Maw, sailed from Portsmouth on 13 March 1781, bound for Bombay and China as part of a convoy of Indiamen accompanying a British squadron under CommodoreGeorge Johnstone. At about the same time as the British sailed, a French squadron under the command of Bailli de Suffren left France. Both squadrons were en route to the Cape of Good Hope, the British to take it from the Dutch, the French aiming to help defend it and French possessions in the Indian Ocean, including Rodriguez Island, Ile Bourbon (Réunion), Île de France (Mauritius), and Pondicherry.
(Payne/Downes) They put away the DDT now But gave metal to the sea A hundred years can't wait A hundred years can't wait another day The only eagle, only tree Within a desert that was green A hundred years can't wait A hundred years can't wait another day Midnight Draws ever near Daylight Is fading so fast It's so close to midnight Midnight The melting ice will fuel the sea By burning gold from ancient tree A hundred years can't wait A hundred years can't wait another day This is progress, this is sin Injecting poison in her skin A hundred years can't wait A hundred years can't wait another day Midnight Draws ever near Daylight Is fading so fast It's so close to midnight
TRENTON, New Jersey...Chris Butler, CEO of the NationalTreeCompany, and many businesses like his are counting on shipments that en route from Asia but won't reach their ports before the strike begins, at a minute after midnight ... economy ... .
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Archer Aviation this week secured another purchase order agreement for its flagship Midnight air taxi ...East, and SoutheastAsia.
Produced by Hong Kong studio MediaAsia, Twilight of the Warriors... The film also proved an audience favorite at Cannes, where it screened in the prestigious festival's midnight section for genre movie gems.
On Sunday, July 28th, PresidentNicolas Maduro won reelection there ... Additional links. ... Sure ... For those people who are listening right now, it’s like midnight Alan’s time. He just flew in from Venezuela and he’s flying to Asia tomorrow.
Fans located in the United States can expect the spoilers by approximately Wednesday evening or Thursday (after midnight). Meanwhile, fans in Asia will most probably have the spoilers by around Thursday morning or afternoon ... ET/10 a.m. CT/8 a.m. PT ... .
For those located in the United States, the spoilers should be available by Tuesday evening or Wednesday (past midnight). Meanwhile, for those located in Asia, the spoilers should be out by Wednesday morning or afternoon ... on Sunday, July 21, at 11 a.m.
When to expect One Piece Chapter 1121 spoilers ...Fans in the United States should have the spoilers out by around Tuesday evening or Wednesday (after midnight). Meanwhile, fans who are in Asia should get the spoilers by Wednesday morning or afternoon ... .
Readers who are in the United States should have the spoilers by Wednesday evening or Thursday (past midnight). Meanwhile, for the readers in Asia, the spoilers should be out at approximately Thursday morning or afternoon ... ET/10 a.m. CT/8 a.m. PT ... .
Scroll down for full list of winners. It marks the next feature from Dagatan, whose fantasy horror was the first ever Midnight section selection from Asia at Sundance in 2023 ... “Thank you Bifan for nurturing genre films ... NAFF 2024 winners ... , dir ... , dir ... .
Fans located in the United States should have the spoilers available by approximately Tuesday evening or Wednesday (after midnight). Meanwhile, fans located in Asia should have the spoilers by around Wednesday morning or afternoon ... ET/10 a.m. CT/8 a.m ... .
(MENAFN - PRovoke) The 2024 Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards has extended its final deadline to midnight on 1 July, via the dedicated entry platform. The 14th edition of the Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards ... .
When to expect One Piece Chapter 1119 spoilers ... Readers in the United States will have the spoilers out by around Tuesday evening or Wednesday (past midnight). For readers in Asia, that would be around Wednesday morning or afternoon ... ET/10 a.m. CT/8 a.m.
... the east coast at midnight on the 21st ... In most other regions of the world, especially throughout Europe and Asia, console players will be able to access Shadow of the Erdtree at midnight local time.
