![]() "I came to the astonishing conclusion that a huge Chinese fleet of 800 vessels had sailed from China in March 1421 and they'd circumnavigated the world and they had created settlements in North and South America, in Australia, New Zealand, across the Pacific and in the Indian Ocean," Menzies tells NPR's Bob Edwards in a Morning Edition interview. The Chinese beat him to it in 1421, says Gavin Menzies, author of 1421, The Year China Discovered America. ![]() But an amateur historian says Columbus was about 70 years too late. ![]() Book cover from 1421, The Year China Discovered America.Ĭolumbus discovered America in 1492, any elementary school student will tell you. ![]()
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![]() ![]() For Chase, this is his wildest fantasy come true-to finally get his hands on the curvy, caramel-skinned Latina. When she experiences her first mating heat, Sophia isn't prepared for the new feelings she's experiencing, and her secret desire for Chase refuses to remain under wraps. So why, all of a sudden, does she stare at him like a wolf in heat? And what smells like cat? He can't stop thinking about the human's sexy body or how badly he wants to get her naked. Werewolf Chase is head over heels in lust with Sophia. But in her excitement over her discovery-dancing in the lab is never a good idea-she has a teeny little accident with the samples, one canine, one feline, and winds up landing on the syringes, pointy side up. Only the hottest sex can cool a wolf in heat.Īfter her sister is bitten by a werewolf, geneticist Sophia Reece begins researching shape-shifters and isolates a gene she calls Furry Beast-FB for short. ![]() ![]() Rosario Dawson is a veteran actress who has played several major roles, most recently playing Claire Temple on Daredeviland other shows in The Defendersuniverse. A show with the production quality and acting caliber of The Mandalorian will need an actress with plenty of experience and proven on-screen ability to take on such an important character to the Star Wars franchise, despite Eckstein's impressive voice acting talents. Ashley Eckstein does not have much experience acting on screen, having mainly played minor characters on TV shows and a few films in the past. ![]() However, while Eckstein has consistently delivered impressive vocal performances and brought life to a character initially criticized, that does not necessarily mean her voice acting talents will translate to the nuances required for live-action performances. Related: Mandalorian: Ahsoka Means We'll Finally Get Baby Yoda Answers In Season 2 Given her past performances in the Star Wars franchise, it only seems natural for Eckstein to embody the character on the Disney+ live-action series The Mandalorian. Ahsoka played a recurring role in Star Wars Rebelsand also made a cameo vocal appearance in Rise of Skywalker, with Ashley Eckstein providing her voice. Ashley Eckstein has voiced Ahsoka Tano since 2008, beginning with the animated Clone Wars film and then voicing Ahsoka in a lead role in the Clone Wars animated series in seasons 1-5 and currently season 7, which is the show's final season. Ahsoka Tano has grown into one of the most beloved and popular characters in the Star Wars franchise. ![]() ![]() ![]() 2017 saw the publication of 'THE BEAR AND THE WOLF', a short story of love and danger on Rome's northern border, written with SJA Turney. In 2015 Ruth helped to put together 'A YEAR OF RAVENS: a novel of Boudica's rebellion' with co-conspirators Stephanie Drey, E Knight, Kate Quinn, Vicky Alvear Shecter, SJA Turney and Russell Whitfield. ![]() SEMPER FIDELIS (at last, only one title!) PERSONA NON GRATA ('Ruso and the Root of All Evils')ĬAVEAT EMPTOR ('Ruso and the River of Darkness') TERRA INCOGNITA ('Ruso and the Demented Doctor') MEDICUS (the first story, AKA 'Medicus/Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls') The latest book is a novella, PRIMA FACIE, published in July 2019. In the meantime she is also the New York Times bestselling author of a mystery series featuring Roman legionary doctor Gaius Petreius Ruso and his British partner, Tilla. Ruth (RS) Downie left university with an English degree and a plan to get married and live happily ever after. ![]() |