Macaulay Culkin for Best Villain for his performance). He also appeared, while a student at the School of American Ballet, in a filmed version of "The Nutcracker" as the title role in 1993, which was staged by Peter Martins from the 1954 George Balanchine New York City Ballet version of the work. He was in the films "Getting Even with Dad" (1994), "The Pagemaster" (1994) and "Richie Rich" (1994), which were all only mildly successful at the box office. In 1994, Macaulay took a break from acting after his 15th film in seven years. Desiring a "normal life", he went to a
City at the End of Time the universe and overwhelms the Typhon. "City at the End of Time" is rooted in hard science fiction, but includes several other genres. SFF World said the novel is similar to Stephen King's "Dark Tower", where "an ultimate destination that defies both space and time are at the heart" of both stories. But whereas King focuses on "fantastical elements", Bear adopts a "scientific approach". SFF World described "City at the End of Time" as "an Epic Science Fiction novel [with] elements of thriller and horror with some downright creepy characters." Kirkus Reviews called the book an "eschatological fantasy", and science