Subversive Adaptations
Subversive Adaptations

Author: Petr Bubeníček

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 3319409611

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This book deals with film adaptations of literary works created in Communist Czechoslovakia between 1954 and 1969, such as The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (Zeman 1958), Marketa Lazarová (Vláčil 1967), and The Joke (Jireš 1969). Bubeníček treats a historically significant period around which myths and misinformation have arisen. The book is broad in scope and examines aesthetic, political, social, and cultural issues. It sets out to disprove the notion that the state-controlled film industry behind the Iron Curtain produced only aesthetically uniform works pandering to official ideology. Bubeníček’s main aim is to show how the political situation of Communist Czechoslovakia moulded the film adaptations created there, but also how these same works, in turn, shaped the sociocultural conditions of the 1950s and the 1960s.

Honor's Price
Honor's Price

Author: Mike Rossi

Publisher: Winged Hussar Publishing

Published: 2024-07-16

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 195887261X

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It’s been ten years since the ancestral lands of the Free Dwarf clans were conquered by the residents of the Abyss. Forced to take refuge in King Golloch’s great dwarven empire, the surviving free dwarves have scraped by as second-class citizens among their imperial brethren. Reduced to refugees, the Free Dwarves chaff under Golloch’s authoritarian rule, and are determined to one day reclaim their homes from the Abyssal Dwarves. Dinnidek, the young leader of the remnants of Clan Daamuz, fed up with the lies of Golloch’s court, hatches a plan to bring his people out of exile and retake their clan hold. With the help of his sister Diessa (the clan Stone Priest), his brother Daerun, and the other clan thanes, Dinnidek will lead his people across the High Sea of Bari, back to a land filled with nightmares. The journey will test the clan’s very existence, but honor demands that they risk it all for the clan’s survival.

Ratkin
Ratkin

Author: Brian Campbell

Publisher: White Wolf Games Studio

Published: 1999-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781565043428

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse is about anger over the loss of what the shapeshifting Garou hold dearest: Gaia, the Earth itself. Corruption from without and within has caused the destruction not only of the Garou's environment, but also of their families, friends and culture, which extends in an unbroken line to the very dawn of life. No matter how righteously the Garou hold themselves, no matter how they prey on their destroyers, the corruption spreads. Now the time for reconciliation is past. This grave insult against Gaia can end in only one way: blood, betrayal... and rage. The Ratkin take their rightful place among the werebeasts with this Changing Breed Book.

Sarah and Her Daughter
Sarah and Her Daughter

Author: Bertha Pearl

Publisher:

Published: 1920

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13:

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"A Jewish family in the New York ghetto." Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation

Octopath Traveler: The Complete Guide
Octopath Traveler: The Complete Guide

Author: Square Enix

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Published: 2022-08-23

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1506735266

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Master Square Enix's critically acclaimed RPG Octopath Traveler with this comprehensive guide! Explore every corner of Orsterra with the help of this complete guide which includes insight and explanation of the main narrative as well as boss strategies for each of the games' eight protagonists! Dive deeper with detailed environment maps, subquest information, and beautiful illustrations that fully realize Octopath Traveler's HD-2D graphics with exclusive explanations and commentary from the development team. Dark Horse Books and Square Enix present a faithful localization of the original Japanese volume, offered in English for the first time! Whether you're a first-time player or looking to take your game to one hundred percent completion, this guide book is not to be missed!

Aspect Core Rulebook FC 2015 SC
Aspect Core Rulebook FC 2015 SC

Author: Heather Gunn

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-06-19

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 131228952X

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Aspect is not your ordinary dungeon crawling, dragon slaying role playing game. Aspect focuses on freedom of character development, not linear progression. Its rich mechanics allow for sharpened words as well as sharpened blades, duels of social wit and mental cunning as well as strategic physical combat familiar to veteran gamers.

The Dogman of Topanga
The Dogman of Topanga

Author: Bret Burquest

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2000-09-07

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1462814093

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Kay Weston, crime reporter, has uncovered a CIA drug smuggling operation but her newspaper refuses to print it without further corroboration. Determined to expose the operation, she moves to a secluded retreat to write the story on her own. Shortly after encountering an enigmatic loner who shares a nearby cave with a pack of dogs, she has a series of bizarre incidents with digital clocks that beckon her to look at them whenever it is 11:11 AM or 11:11 PM. Suddenly, she becomes the target of unknown killers.

The Book Of Creatures
The Book Of Creatures

Author: Timothy Groves

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-01-20

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1105473058

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Great adventures require great foes! Within this book are a host of monsters, from the tiniest pixie to the most massive of dragons. Creatures of all variety lie in wait for careless adventurers. All the creatures in this book are suitable for any fantasy campaign, and many can be used in other settings as well. Also included are a selection of new character races. So the next time a cocky warrior kicks down a door...you'll be ready.

City of Strife
City of Strife

Author: William King

Publisher: Typhon Press

Published:

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13:

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"The King of High Adventure," Starlog. "Immediately convincing, classically brooding," Steve Tompkins, TheCimmerian.com To the world at large, he is a mercenary and assassin, a brutal killer with a deadly blade. In reality Kormak is a Guardian, one of an ancient order sworn to protect humanity from the servants of the gathering darkness. Kormak is a sword and sorcery hero in the tradition of Conan, Solomon Kane and Druss the Legend, a driven man with a mission to hunt down the ancient demons who slaughtered his family. His fast-paced, action-packed adventures take him from one end of his richly detailed fantasy world to the other. CITY OF STRIFE A sinister conspiracy brings the great city-state of Vermstadt to the edge of civil war. A brutal murderer slays the poor and eats their hearts. A plague of supernaturally intelligent rats threatens to overwhelm the metropolis. The invincible Silent Man rises from his grave to kill again and again. Join Kormak as he attempts to piece together the links between these terrible events and put an end to them before catastrophe befalls the city.