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The Gathering (Armstrong novel)


The Gathering is a novel by Kelley Armstrong. It was released April 12, 2011 by HarperTeen. The Gathering is the first book in Armstrong's Darkness Rising trilogy. Darkness Rising is the second trilogy in the Darkest Powers series. Darkness Rising follows a new set of kids. The Darkness Rising trilogy follows a sixteen-year-old girl named Maya Delaney. The setting for The Gathering is a small medical-research town called Salmon Creek on Vancouver Island. Salmon Creek was built by St. Cloud Corporation, the owners of
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a remarkable achievement, and Cooper's gifts for description and characterization provide additional pleasure to novels already replete with intellectual enjoyment." Joel Chaston writes, "Among Cooper's books for children, the "Dark Is Rising" series is her masterwork. The five novels in it are rich with symbolism and poetic passages. "The Dark Is Rising", perhaps the best single book of the series, certainly rivals and sometimes surpasses the work of the major fantasy writers--with whose work it is frequently compared." Amelia A.
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The Seeker (film)


Dark Is Rising". Cunningham visited Romania to prepare production for an early 2007 start to target a September 28, 2007 release date. "The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising" is very loosely based on the second book in Susan Cooper's series "The Dark Is Rising Sequence", titled "The Dark Is Rising". Walden Media hired screenwriter John Hodge in October 2005 to adapt the story for the big screen. The mythology of Cooper's book was considered to be the plot, and Hodge was tasked to
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search for the Things of Power. In the first novel, "Over Sea, Under Stone", they search for the legendary Grail of King Arthur. They also appear in the third book, "Greenwitch", and the last book in the series, "Silver on the Tree". In the poem featured prominently throughout The Dark Is Rising, they are the ones referred to as "three from the track". Their last name is linked with Will Stanton's in British paleohistory; see Stanton Drew stone circles
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The Seeker (film)


The Seeker (also known as The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising) is a 2007 American family drama-fantasy film adaptation of the second book in the five-book children's fantasy series "The Dark Is Rising" by Susan Cooper. The film is directed by David L. Cunningham and stars Ian McShane, Alexander Ludwig, Frances Conroy, Gregory Smith, and Christopher Eccleston as the Rider. "The Seeker" is the first film to be produced by 20th Century Fox and Walden Media as part of their Fox-
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"The Dark Is Rising "is a series of five contemporary fantasy novels for older children and young adults that was written by the British author Susan Cooper and published 1965 to 1977. "The Dark Is Rising", the second novel in the series, was published in 1973. The series is sometimes called "The Dark Is Rising Sequence", which is the title of its UK omnibus edition (first 1984) and its US boxed set edition (first 1986). It depicts a struggle between forces of good and
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Batman: Dark Moon Rising


"Dark Moon Rising" is a two-part comic book series written by Matt Wagner about the superhero Batman. It contains two six-part miniseries entitled "Batman and the Monster Men" and "Batman and the Mad Monk". The two series take place after the events of "" and before "". "Batman and the Monster Men" has Batman have his first encounter with Professor Hugo Strange and his hulking Monster Men. It also introduces Julie Madison, as well as her father Norman, to the
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away to the Old Ones. Small rhyming prophecies serve to guide the protagonists throughout the series. Science Fiction author and filker Julia Ecklar has set these rhyming prophecies to music, and the resulting song, also called "The Dark Is Rising", won the 1997 Pegasus Award for Best Sorcery Song. The characters in this book, which was published several years before the others, are younger than those in the rest of the series, and the issues are presented as less cosmic. Overall the book is aimed at younger readers
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series: The Dark Hunter Universe, Hellchasers and Sea Wolves. They are historical fantasy. The Chronicles Of Nick take place well before the first Dark Hunter novel (Fantasy Lover) and follows one of the series' main characters: Nick Gautier. Shadows of Fire is a four book continuation of CON. After this is finished there will be an as of yet untitled adult trilogy that will finish the story line. The League series is divided into two generations. Generation 1 is Nemesis Rising. Generation 2 is Nemesis Legacy.
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Wizards at War


Wizards at War is the eighth book in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. In this book, for the first time in a millennia, the wizards would have to go to war... The Lone Power, suspecting that a new threat is rising to its dark abilities, creates a surge of Dark Matter, called "the Pullulus", to eclipse the universe. Because of the way that the Pullulus affects the universe's structure, the Senior Wizards lose their wizardry and only wizards before adulthood are still able to fight
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Mevagissey


Greenwitch") in her well-known fantasy series "The Dark Is Rising" in Mevagissey (named 'Trewissick' in the books), where she used to holiday as a child. Mevagissey House is the vicarage from the first book 'Over Sea Under Stone', where Jane first meets the mysterious Mr Hastings. The Wurzels wrote a song called "Mevagissey". In an episode of the 1990s BBC children's television series "Maid Marian and Her Merry Men", the Sheriff of Nottingham (played by Tony
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Dark Shadows


the theatrical film "House of Dark Shadows". The second series of books consists of three novels by Lara Parker, "Angelique's Descent", "The Salem Branch" and "Wolf Moon Rising", as well as "Dreams of the Dark", by horror authors Elizabeth Massie and Stephen Mark Rainey. There also have been several books about "Dark Shadows", including "The Dark Shadows Almanac" and "The Dark Shadows Companion". During its original run, "Dark Shadows" was featured in
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Seven Sleepers in a short story, "The Legend of the Sleepers", in his book "The Encyclopedia of the Dead". Italian author Andrea Camilleri incorporates the story in his novel "The Terracotta Dog". The Seven Sleepers appear in two books of Susan Cooper's "The Dark Is Rising" series; Will Stanton awakens them in "The Grey King", and in "Silver on the Tree" they ride in the last battle against the Dark. The "Seven Sleepers" series by Gilbert Morris takes
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entire series of films. The series continued with the television series "Dark Rising: The Savage Tales of Summer Vale" (2011), the television film "Dark Rising: Summer Strikes Back" (2011) and the five-episode television series "Dark Rising: Warrior of Worlds" (2014). The franchise is a joint production of Harilaid's Black Walk Films and Cymek's Defiant Empire Films. There are two Earths. Our Earth, the one we know and love, and Dark Earth, a world
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Julie C. Dao


In 2016 Dao received a three-book deal from Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Books. "Forest of a Thousand Lanterns", the first novel in the "Rise of the Empress" series, was published in 2017. The story is a dark fairy tale retelling of "Snow White" from the perspective of the villain, about women battling for control of a throne. Dao has said that she wrote "Forest of a Thousand Lanterns" because she longed to see herself represented in the books she was reading
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The Dark Heroine


book of the "Dark Heroine" series, was first published under the pseudonym Canse12 on a website called "Wattpad", a website that is dedicated to the reading and sharing of stories from around the world, but under the name of "Dinner with a Vampire". Throughout the duration of the time, "Dinner with a Vampire" was available to read online with chapters of the story still being uploaded, Gibbs' popularity began to rise as her story was read and spread worldwide. With a fanbase of 20,652
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The Dark Is Rising


The Dark is Rising is a 1973 fantasy novel by Susan Cooper. The second in The Dark Is Rising Sequence, the book won a Newbery Honor. Will Stanton begins to have strange experiences on his 11th birthday, just before Christmas. He soon learns he is one of the Old Ones, a guardian and warrior for the Light. He learns that he must help find the four Things of Power for the Light in order to battle the forces of the Dark. The first of these Things of Power is the Circle of
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Babylon Rising


get the rucksack. The fate of him and the rucksack are unknown. The third book in the series, called: "The Europa Conspiracy", is about the rise of the Seven, Michael Murphy's attempt to find the handwriting on the wall and his growing relationship with Isis, as well as the complication of Talon's attempts to assassinate Murphy under direction from the Seven. It also contains an attempted terrorist attack on a New York City bridge. The fourth book in Babylon Rising, "The Edge of Darkness"
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The Dark Knight Rises


and Morgan Freeman. Eight years after the events of "The Dark Knight", merciless revolutionary Bane forces an older Bruce Wayne to resume his role as Batman and save Gotham City from nuclear destruction. Christopher Nolan was hesitant about returning to the series for a third film, but agreed after developing a story with his brother and Goyer that he felt would conclude the series on a satisfactory note. Nolan drew inspiration from Bane's comic book debut in the 1993 "" storyline, the 1986 series "The Dark Knight Returns"
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Lynn Abbey


editing anthologies. Her works for TSR include stories set in the Forgotten Realms and the Dark Sun settings. Lynn Abbey wrote for TSR's Dark Sun series starting with "The Brazen Gambit". Further novels in the series include "The Rise and Fall of a Dragon King", a novel exploring the topic of genocide, a central theme in the ancient history of Athas, the world on which the Dark Sun setting takes place. Along with "Cinnabar Shadows", all three of Abbey's books written for the Athasian
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Rachel Rising


injury caused by Malus months earlier. She kills him, but he is able to shoot her before he dies. Rachel dies next to his bed, hoping she will finally stay dead. She awakens in the morgue, where Zoe is watching over her. The series debuted to mostly positive reviews, earning an average score of 8.6/10 from critics according to the review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup. Writing for Comic Book Resources, Kelly Thompson praised the first issue's balance of humor and dark elements. The series continued to receive
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comic books and graphic novels publications. In 2017, director Chuck Russell was attached to direct and help to write the screenplay for the film titled "The Seven Sins: Dawn of the Tyrant Knight". It was announced Boccardi created a new media property named Dark Light Dawn. The first book in the series has been announced for publication in North America by Macmillan Publishing Group on August 1, 2017. The book is written by Jon Land and created and owned by Boccardi. Inspired by recent geopolitical events, rising terrorism,
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The Dark Tower (series)


the sun rises in the north and sets in the east. As the series opens, Roland's motives, goals and age are unclear, though later installments shed light on these mysteries. For a detailed synopsis of the novels, see the relevant article for each book. The series has become a linchpin that is interwoven with, and ties together, much of King's body of work. The worlds of "The Dark Tower" are in part composed of locations, characters, events and other various elements from many of
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The Dark Flood Rises


The Dark Flood Rises is the 20th novel of Margaret Drabble, and was first published in 2016. The title of the book is a quotation from a poem, "The Ship of Death", by D H Lawrence about mortality: “Piecemeal the body dies, and the timid soul/has her footing washed away, as the dark flood rises.” The main theme is growing old and dying. It is told from multiple viewpoints, all of people linked in some way to Francesca (Fran) Stubbs, an
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Thrawn trilogy


a Jedi. Denis Lawson narrates the abridged audiobook of "Heir to the Empire", and Anthony Daniels narrates "Dark Force Rising" and "The Last Command". Lucasfilm and Varèse Sarabande Records producer Robert Townson discussed the creation a score to promote the trilogy; they later collaborated on the "Shadows of the Empire" soundtrack. All three books were later adapted as comic books by Dark Horse Comics. The series was divided into six separate issues per book, and re-released in 2009 as a single hardcover graphic
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Old Magic: A powerful elemental magic, of which the Light and the Dark are the two opposite extremes. Wild Magic: The magic of nature, first used in "The Dark Is Rising" to provide strength to the forces of the Light in the book's final battle. In "Greenwitch", we learn that the Wild Magic is equal in strength to both the Dark and the Light, but that it stands apart and is unaffected by either. High Magic: The most powerful magic, being of the Cosmos
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Children's literature


this period include Ronald Searle's comic "St Trinian's" (1949–1953) and his illustrations for Geoffrey Willans's "Molesworth" series, Jill Murphy's "The Worst Witch", and the "Jennings" series by Anthony Buckeridge. Ruth Manning-Sanders collected and retold fairy tales. Her first work "A Book of Giants" contains a number of famous giants, notably "Jack and the Beanstalk". Susan Cooper's "The Dark Is Rising" is a five-volume fantasy saga set in England and
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Khan Noonien Singh


in IDW Publishing's 2010 comic miniseries "Khan: Ruling in Hell". From 2013 to 2014, IDW published a five-part series of comic books telling the story of the "Into Darkness" incarnation of Khan. The first issue in the series acknowledges the discrepancy of Khan's physical appearance compared to that of the previous incarnation. In keeping with the prime timeline's backstory, Khan's beginnings, rise to power, and involvement in the Eugenics War are depicted. It is also revealed his birth name was Noonien
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Are You Afraid of the Dark? (book series)


Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a book series that is based on the television series of the same name. This book series was created in 1995. The first book was written by John Peel, who later wrote three more books in the series. Only two books from the series, "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure" and "The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors", were actually adapted from episodes of the TV series, and each has the same title as the episode on which it was based.
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Dark Matter (prose anthologies)


Dark Matter is an anthology series of science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories and essays produced by people of African descent. The editor of the series is Sheree Thomas. The first book in the series, "Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora" (2000), won the 2001 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. The second book in the Dark Matter series, "Dark Matter: Reading the Bones" (2004), won the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology in 2005.
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Dark Challenge


Dark Challenge is the fifth book in the paranormal romance series Dark Series by American author Christine Feehan. It is the first book in a trilogy written within the Dark Series, and it starts several months after the events in "Dark Magic". Julian Savage, the twin brother of Aidan ("Dark Gold"), is sent to warn a young singer, Desari, that she and her band have come under suspicion by a fanatical vampire hunting society. Believing this to be his last task to his Prince, Mikhail
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later when it turns out that the Greenwitch possesses something that will unlock the secrets of the Grail. Karen Patricia Smith has written, ""Greenwitch", the third book in the series, is quite different in mood from the earlier books. In this dreamlike novel set in Cornwall, magic often occurs during the hours of darkness and yet readers are not left with the feeling that experiences have been merely imagined. The Greenwitch, a figure created by village women, comes into possession of a great secret coveted by the powers
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brother Chris and Goyer. Chris Nolan said that his brother's original draft was about 400 pages. The film's storyline has been compared with the "Batman" comic book series' story arc "" (1993), which showcased Bane; the mini-series "The Dark Knight Returns" (1986), in which Batman returns to Gotham City after a ten-year absence; and the story arc "No Man's Land" (1999), which depicts a Gotham cut off from the rest of the
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Six Signs. This book is the key book for the main character, Will Stanton. It is in this book that he collects the six signs which become the Circle of Signs, one of the Things of Power, by finding the additional five mandalas (he has been given one earlier) and uses the completed Circle to ward off the forces of the Dark. The book features elements of English folklore that are especially associated with the Thames Valley, with Herne the Hunter making an appearance. The Dark is Rising was an
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Wales to recuperate after an illness. Here he meets Bran, the Pendragon, son of King Arthur, and befriends him. He must also awaken the Sleepers to fight the Dark. "The Grey King" was awarded the 1976 Newbery Medal. Welsh folklore figures strongly in the book. All of the main characters from the other books in the sequence come together in this book, some meeting for the first time, and the current struggle between the Light and the Dark is resolved. After the Light wins the battle,
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(runner up for the medal). Its 2007 film adaptation, titled "The Seeker" in America and "The Dark Is Rising" in Britain, made significant plot and character divergences from the book. Simon, Jane, and Barney Drew: The main characters of the first novel, the Drew siblings, are human children who have known Merriman Lyon as their "Great Uncle Merry" for years. While on holiday in Cornwall, they get caught up in the battle between the Light and the Dark and join the
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more than the other four books in the series. In this tale, Susan Cooper introduces the audience to Merriman, a pivotal character for the forces of the Light and also ties him with Simon, Jane and Barney Drew, three young mortal children, in a quest by the sea which will lead them over sea and under stone to find a grail of legend to help the Light in its struggle against the Dark. In this second book, Will Stanton begins to have strange experiences on his 11th birthday, just before Christmas
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included adaptations of the first, second, and third books in C. S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia" series and the teen novel "Eragon", as well as adaptations of Susan Cooper's "The Dark Is Rising", Cornelia Funke's "Inkheart", Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass", Holly Black's "The Spiderwick Chronicles", Nickelodeon's TV show "", and the "Fantasia" segment (along with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's original poem) "The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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Dark Rising


Dark Rising is a sword and sorcery adult-oriented franchise of two made-for-television films, a twelve episode television series and a five-episode television series, from the husband and wife team of Andrew Cymek and Brigitte Kingsley. The franchise is written by creator Cymek, produced by Kingsley and adapted for film and television by executive producer Mihkel Harilaid. The original film in the series, "Dark Rising: Bring Your Battle Axe" (2007), introduced lead character Summer Vale, played by Kingsley through the
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Dark Fire (Feehan novel)


Dark Fire is the sixth book in the paranormal/romance series Dark Series by American author Christine Feehan. It is the second book in a trilogy written within the Dark Series, and it starts several months after the events in "Dark Challenge". When Darius, the leader of a group of Carpathian musicians, first sees the new mechanic hired to work on the band's touring vehicles, he is astonished to see the red color of her hair. It has been centuries since he last saw colors or even felt emotions
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Blue Moon Rising (novel)


Blue Moon Rising is a fantasy novel by British author, Simon R. Green. The first in a series of four books in the Forest Kingdom series with the main protagonists appearing in six books in the Hawk & Fisher series by Green. The book had a troubled launch with many publishers rejecting Green before being published by Roc. The book became Green's first bestseller. As with other Green books, it is written in a style which combines dramatic storytelling with plenty of wry humour and light relief. The novel is a quest
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Death Dealer (painting)


" paintings, including ones to be used as covers for the comic book series. The painting was used as the cover on Molly Hatchet's debut album in 1978. "Death Dealer" spawned a novel franchise, written by author James Silke. Four novels were published, in order: "Rise of the Death Dealer" (2005) was an Omnibus edition containing the first two novels. Sculptor Randy Bowen produced the first statues based upon the character. Dark Horse Comics published several statues of the character, both full-
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The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born


The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born is a seven-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the first comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove. Stephen King serves as Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on February 7, 2007. The first issue of "The Gunslinger Born" was released at midnight on
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to defeat the Dark: the circle of Signs, the Grail, the Harp, and the Sword. They are obtained in "The Dark Is Rising", "Over Sea, Under Stone", "The Grey King", and "Silver on the Tree", respectively. Greenwitch is the story of the recovery of the stolen Grail. The Book of Gramarye: The ancient "Book of the Old Ones", it is an Old One's rite of passage, while also teaching everything about their powers,
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the additional five mandalas (he has been given one earlier) and uses the completed Circle to ward off the forces of the Dark. The book features elements of English folklore that are especially associated with the Thames Valley, with Herne the Hunter making an appearance. "The Dark is Rising" was one American Library Association Newbery Honor Book in 1974. Based on a 2007 online poll, the U.S. National Education Association named it one of "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". In 2012 it was ranked number 22
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. He soon learns he is one of the Old Ones, a guardian and warrior for the Light. He learns that he must help find the four Things of Power for the Light in order to battle the forces of the Dark. The first of these Things of Power is the Circle of Six Signs. This book is the key book for the main character, Will Stanton. It is in this book that he collects the six signs which become the Circle of Signs, one of the Things of Power, by finding
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Welsh mythology in popular culture


In the satirical parody "Aberystwyth Mon Amour", a group of Druids plan to launch an ark and reclaim the land of Cantre'r Gwaelod. Cantre'r Gwaelod is also a major location in Susan Cooper's "Silver On The Tree", the fifth and final book in her series "The Dark is Rising". The British musical group The Lowland Hundred take its name from the English translation of Cantre'r Gwaelod. It features in the young adult book series of Welsh author Jenny Sullivan. The tale of Culhwch and Olwen appears on
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Survivors (novel series)


while taking part in it, she thinks she sees a glimpse of a very large dog looking like it is made of blackness, sneaking within the shadows of the nearby forest trees; she worries that it might be the supposed Fear-Dog here to torment them all, using the unknown crime-committing dog as his pawn - Storm still wonders who this traitor amongst them could be. "Red Moon Rising" is the tenth book in the series and the fourth book of the second arc, "The Gathering Darkness"
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Masters of Darkness III


Masters of Darkness III is an anthology of horror short works edited by Dennis Etchison, the third and last in the "Masters of Darkness" series. It was first published in paperback by Tor Books in May 1991. It was gathered together with the previous two volumes of the series into the omnibus anthology "The Complete Masters of Darkness" issued by Underwood-Miller in the same year. The book collects fifteen novelettes and short stories by various authors, together with an "author’s note" after each story and a
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In Search of the Dark Ages


2015: Wood's accompanying book based on the series, entitled "In Search of The Dark Ages" (BBC Books, 1981), was published to coincide with the BBC's showing of the second series, with the book release occurring on 19 March 1981, the same day on which the first programme was transmitted. From July to September 1981 the book made "The Times" list of the top-ten best selling books in hardback. Contemporary reviews of the book included comments such as: "Wood's carefully
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The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Sheemie's Tale


The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Sheemie's Tale is a two-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the second non-sequential comic book limited series based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted and scripted by Robin Furth, with illustrations by Richard Isanove. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on January 9, 2013. "Sheemie's Tale" originally was solicited as a one-shot
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The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three / Revenge Sampler


The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three / Revenge Sampler is a free, two-sided one-shot comic book preview published by Marvel Comics. It is the sixth non-sequential companion publication released as an extension of the comic book series based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. Released five weeks in advance of the first issue of "", "The Drawing of the Three / Revenge Sampler" features rough/black-and-white renditions of series artwork by Piotr Kowalski
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The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer


The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer is a one-shot comic book (one-issue limited series) published by Marvel Comics. It is the first non-sequential comic book limited series based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted and scripted by Robin Furth, with illustrations by Richard Isanove. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The issue was published on April 15, 2009. Unlike the previous three story arcs, which follow Roland Deschain and his
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Drenai Series


The Drenai Series is a fantasy series by British writer David Gemmell. The series is about the history of the Drenai Nation and follows various heroes through the ages of its history. Anthologies: Additionally, David Gemmell's novels "Knights of Dark Renown" (1989) and "Morningstar" (1992) are also set in the same fictional world, although they involve events taking place many centuries before the rise of the Drenai. The publishing order of the books does not correspond to the chronology of events that take place in
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for children", and the inaugural Welsh Tir na n-Og Award for English-language books with Welsh background. The concluding "Silver on the Tree" (1977) also won the annual Tir na n-Og Award. The novel "The Dark Is Rising" features Will Stanton, age 11, who learns on that birthday that he is an "Old One" and thus destined to wield the powers of The Light in the ancient struggle with The Dark. In the U.S. it was a Newbery Honor Book
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The Dark Tower (comics)


The Dark Tower, first published in 2007, is a series of comic books (originally published by Marvel Comics and later republished by Gallery 13) based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. Overall, it is plotted by Robin Furth and scripted by Peter David. Stephen King serves as Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first chapter run of the series, originally entitled simply "The Dark Tower", launched February 7, 2007, and consisted of thirty issues that made up five
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The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Evil Ground


The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Evil Ground is a two-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the third non-sequential comic book limited series based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Richard Isanove and Dean White. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on April 3, 2013. Chronologically, "Evil Ground" takes place
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The Dark Tower: Battle of Jericho Hill


The Dark Tower: Battle of Jericho Hill is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It the fifth comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Richard Isanove and Jae Lee. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on December 3, 2009. The series tells the developments leading to the final battle between the gunslingers of
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The Nightrunner Series


C-Squared Productions optioned the rights to the first two books, "Luck in the Shadows" and "Stalking Darkness", with the intention of adapting the text to film. Due to budget concerns, the project has since been called off. Lynn Flewelling originally wrote "Luck in the Shadows" and "Stalking Darkness" as one book. The editor proposed splitting it in two due to the length and “so a series was born”. The series has been published by Bantam Spectra and Ballantine Books. Both
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The Grey King


The Grey King is a contemporary fantasy novel by Susan Cooper, published almost simultaneously by Chatto & Windus and Atheneum in 1975. It is the fourth of five books in her Arthurian fantasy series "The Dark is Rising". "The Grey King" won the inaugural Tir na n-Og Award from the Welsh Books Council as the year's best English-language children's book with an "authentic ". It is set in Wales and incorporates Welsh folklore as well as Arthurian material. It also won the annual Newbery
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Perfect Dark (series)


Books and a comic book series published by Prima Games were released to supplement "Perfect Dark Zero". The first novel, "Initial Vector", was written by Greg Rucka and released in 2005. It is set six months after the events of the game and portrays Dark as an ex-bounty hunter drawn into the Carrington Institute's battle with dataDyne through her own vendetta against the big corporations. Since Rucka could not play "Perfect Dark Zero" while he was writing "Initial Vector", the novel is self
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The Shadow Rising


The Shadow Rising is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan, the fourth book in his series "The Wheel of Time". It was published by Tor Books and released on September 15, 1992. The unabridged audio book is read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. At 393,823 words, "The Shadow Rising" is the longest book of "The Wheel of Time" although it has fewer pages than "Lord of Chaos". "The Shadow Rising" consists of 58 chapters. It is the first book
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Masters of the Universe (comics)


several series of comics and one-shots that mirrored tales of the 2002 Mike Young Productions show; the comic series elaborated and added to the mythos by introducing characters that never made it in after the 39 episodes of the television series. The first issues were seen in the summer of 2002 in the form of special promotional/preview issues, with three mini-series continuing on after; 'The Shards of Darkness' in fall 2002, followed by 'Dark Reflections' and 'Rise of the Snake Men' in 2003
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Harry Potter influences and analogues


Sea, Under Stone" in 1965 and now more commonly bound in a single volume) have been compared to the "Harry Potter" series. The second novel, also called "The Dark Is Rising", features a young boy named Will Stanton who discovers on his eleventh birthday that he is in fact imbued with magical power; in Will's case, that he is the last of the Old Ones, beings empowered by the Light to battle the Dark. The books open in much the same way, with Will
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In Search of the Dark Ages


In Search of the Dark Ages is a BBC television documentary series, written and presented by historian Michael Wood, first shown between 1979 and 1981. It comprises eight short films across two series, each focusing on a particular character from the history of England prior to the Norman Conquest, a period popularly known as the Dark Ages. It is also the title of a book written by Wood to support the series, that was first published in 1981. The series was made by BBC Manchester and narrated by Wood, who was
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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin


The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is a series of novels written by David Nobbs. He also adapted them for a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. It was produced from 1976 to 1979. He adapted the screenplay for the first series from the novel. Some of its subplots were considered too dark or risqué for television and were toned down or omitted. The story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald "Reggie" Perrin, who reveals himself in the first series to be aged 46,
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The Dark Prophecy


The Dark Prophecy is an American fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman mythology written by Rick Riordan. It was published on May 2, 2017, and is the second book in "The Trials of Apollo" series, the second spin-off of the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. The book and its cover art by John Rocco were first announced in 2016. It has been published in hardcover, paperback, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions. To date, "The Dark Prophecy"
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Shadow of a Dark Queen


Shadow of a Dark Queen is a fantasy novel by American writer Raymond E. Feist. It is the first book in "The Serpentwar Saga" and was first published in June 1994. It was followed by "Rise of a Merchant Prince" which was published in 1995. A dark queen is gathering armies in remote lands and desperate men are sent on a suicidal mission to confront this evil. Among these men is Nakor the Isalani, a gambler who knows the true nature of the Queen and whom everyone must wager their lives
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Dark Empire I


Dark Empire I is a 1995 trade paperback compilation of the first six-part comic book miniseries of the Dark Horse Comics metaseries "Dark Empire". Written by Tom Veitch and illustrated by Cam Kennedy, the series was originally released bi-monthly by Dark Horse from December 1991 to October 1992. The subsequent sequel series were collected as "Dark Empire II" and "Empire's End". All three comic series detail the resurrection of Emperor Palpatine in cloned bodies. During the confusion of the civil war between Imperial factions
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Halo Wars 2


life scenarios. Multiplayer modes from the game were available to play at a number of video gaming conventions and expos including E3, RTX, Gamescom, and Paris Games Week. 343 Industries and toy maker Mattel announced a partnership to create a new line of "Halo" toys based on "Halo Wars 2". In August 2017, Dark Horse Comics published the first issue of "Halo: Rise of Atriox", a five-chapter comic book limited series about the games' primary antagonist. "Halo Wars 2"
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Talia al Ghul


-old Damian Wayne (the fifth Robin). She has alternately been depicted as an anti-hero and ally to Batman at times. Talia has appeared in over 500 individual comics issues, and has been featured in various media adaptions. The character was voiced by Helen Slater and Olivia Hussey in the DC Animated Universe, which became her first appearances in media other than comic books. The character was subsequently portrayed by Marion Cotillard in the 2012 film "The Dark Knight Rises", and Lexa Doig in the television series
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Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark


forty playable characters, and has levels based on both Cybertron and Earth. Escalation mode is absent in the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game. In addition, experience points collected by players in both single and multiplayer will be shared. "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark" is a crossover with the "Transformers" film series and the video game series, consisting of "Transformers: War for Cybertron" and "Transformers: Fall of Cybertron". The Dark Spark is a powerful artifact that is capable of
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Bec (novel)


Bec is a book by Darren Shan in The Demonata series. It is the fourth book of the series released but it is first chronologically. The protagonist of the book is the central character Bec. It is set in Ireland around 1600 years ago. The last line of the book, "Screams in the dark," is also the first line of the book, as well as the tagline for the novel. Bec is the end of the first part of the Demonata books, where the three protagonists are introduced.
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Mysterion Rises


Rises" was written and directed by series co-founder Trey Parker. It first aired on November 3, 2010 in the United States on Comedy Central. Like all South Park episodes, "Mysterion Rises" was first conceived by Parker and fellow co-founder Matt Stone within a week of the episode's broadcast date. The episode's title is a play on the title for "The Dark Knight Rises", the final film in Christopher Nolan's Batman film trilogy, which was announced only days before the episode aired
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Star Wars: The Old Republic (comics)


Star Wars: The Old Republic is an American comic book series set in the "Star Wars" universe. The series is published by Dark Horse Comics. The first two arcs of the series were originally posted online for reading at 's official site. They then were published by Dark Horse Comics in a comic book series. It is set in the Old Republic timeframe in the "Star Wars" universe. "Threat of Peace" is set in the year 3,653 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin). It is
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Xena


movie "" marks the first appearance of Xena outside of the television series. She also appears in the comics series "," originally released by Topp and Dark Horse Comics, and in 2007, Dynamite Entertainment acquired the rights to the book upon its discovery that the show still had many fans. This resulted in Dynamite Entertainment's spin-off comic book series "Xena: Contest of the Pantheons" and "Dark Xena." This last takes place after the television series ended. Xena is a playable character in the
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The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Battle of Tull


The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Battle of Tull is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the eighth comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Michael Lark, Stefano Gaudiano, and Richard Isanove. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on June 1, 2011. The entire five-issue run
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The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Way Station


The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Way Station is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the ninth comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Laurence Campbell and Richard Isanove. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on December 14, 2011. The entire five-issue run of "The Way Station
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The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Man in Black


The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Man in Black is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the tenth comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Alex Maleev and Richard Isanove. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on June 20, 2012. The entire five-issue run of "The Man
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The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - Lady of Shadows


The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - Lady of Shadows is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the thirteenth comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Jonathan Marks and Lee Loughridge, with covers by Nimit Malavia. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on September 2, 2015. The entire
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The Dark Tower: Fall of Gilead


The Dark Tower: Fall of Gilead is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the fourth comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Richard Isanove and Dean White, with additional cover art by Jae Lee. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on May 13, 2009. In direct continuation of the previous
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The Dark Tower: Treachery


The Dark Tower: Treachery is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the third comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove. Stephen King serves as Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on September 10, 2008. Whereas "The Gunslinger Born" was largely based on the events of "",
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The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Journey Begins


The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Journey Begins is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the sixth comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Richard Isanove and Sean Phillips. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on May 19, 2010. The Man in Black is fleeing across the Desert and challenges
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Jonathan Maberry


Blues", won the 2007 Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. That book was the first of the Pine Deep Trilogy and was followed by "Dead Man's Song" (2007) and "Bad Moon Rising" (2008), all from Pinnacle Books. Maberry is also a freelance comic book writer, first for Marvel and later for Dark Horse and IDW Publishing. His first story, "Wolverine: Ghosts", was published as a backup story in "Wolverine: Anniversary", April 2009. In
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Vespers Rising


Vespers Rising is a part of "The 39 Clues" franchise, which includes the 39 Clues books, card packs, and interactive online games. The book is a transition between the first series, "", and the second, "". It was written by Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Jude Watson. The book was released on April 5, 2011. Unlike the other 10 books (with the exception of the last one), the title card shows a series of dots rather than
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Shadowmancer


Shadowmancer is a fantasy novel by G. P. Taylor, first published privately in 2002. It is a Christian allegory in the form of a fantasy adventure, akin to C. S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia". Taylor wrote the book to counteract what he saw as a rise in atheist propaganda in children's books such as "His Dark Materials". It is the first of four books generally referred to as The Shadowmancer Quartet. The book was a number one best seller in the UK and the US. Two
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The Last of the Jedi: Return of the Dark Side


Return of the Dark Side is the sixth book in Jude Watson's series "". Things go wrong when Palpatine comes to Samaria, ordering Ferus, who is a double agent, to kill his companions. Years ago, when they were both Jedi Apprentices, Ferus Olin and Anakin Skywalker were rivals. Now their paths are about to cross again... Abandoning the Jedi Order saved Ferus's life. As a result, he is the only one who can track down and save Jedi who have survived the rise of the Empire
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Joanna Dark


Joanna Dark is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the "Perfect Dark" video game series. She debuted in the Nintendo 64 first-person shooter "Perfect Dark" and is a player character in all the games of the series. Outside of video games, Joanna appears as the lead character in all the "Perfect Dark" novels and comic books. Joanna is an operative for the fictional Carrington Institute, where she was given the code name "Perfect Dark" in honor of her flawless performance in training tests
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The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - Bitter Medicine


The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - Bitter Medicine is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the fourteenth comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Jonathan Marks and Lee Loughridge, with covers by Nimit Malavia. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on April 20, 2016. The entire five
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The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - The Sailor


The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three - The Sailor is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the fifteenth comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Juanan Ramirez with Cory Hamscher and Jesus Aburtov with Federico Blee, with covers by Jay Anacleto and Romulo Fajardo Jr. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published
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The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home


The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is the second comic book miniseries based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of novels. It is plotted by Robin Furth, scripted by Peter David, and illustrated by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove. Stephen King serves as Creative and Executive Director of the project. The first issue was published on March 5, 2008. The story depicts the title character of Roland Deschain as he returns to
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Jamie Thomson (author)


a sequel, Dark Lord: A Fiend in Need, published by Orchard in March 2012. A third in the series, Dark Lord: Eternal detention came out in 2014, along with the first in a new series of comedy adventure in space: The Wrong Side of the Galaxy. A second SF novel, A Galaxy Too Far is published in November 2015. In February, 2017, the fourth in the Dark Lord series, The Headmaster of Doom, came out. The Dark Lord books are also available in Spain
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Masters of the Universe


it in after the 39 episodes of the television series. The first issues were seen in the summer of 2002 in the form of special promotional/preview issues, with three mini-series continuing on after; 'The Shards of Darkness' in fall 2002, followed by 'Dark Reflections' and 'Rise of the Snake Men' in 2003. After delving into the back-stories of Skeletor's henchmen Beast-Man, Mer-Man, Trap-Jaw and Tri-Klops in a four issue 'Icons of
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The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower


result will be different; there may yet be rest. The series ends where it began in the first line of book one: The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 2005. On May 18, 2016, Stephen King tweeted a photo of the Horn of Eld with the caption 'Last Time Around', referring to the end of the final book and revealing that the upcoming 2017 film is a sequel to the book series rather than a direct adaptation. In the beginning of the film, Roland has the Horn of
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Moribito II: Guardian of Darkness


Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness is the second book in the "Moribito series", a series of fantasy novels by Japanese author Nahoko Uehashi. It was written in 1999 and published by Kaisei-Sha Publishing Co., Ltd. in hardcover format and by Shinchosha in bunkoban format. The English translation was published in 2009 by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic. The novel follows the main character of the first book, Balsa, as she returns to her home country following the events of Guardian of the Spirit
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Will Brooker


Nolan's third Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, and the publication of his book "Hunting the Dark Knight: Twenty-First Century Batman", Brooker published several high-profile articles on the character, including contributions to SFX, "The Huffington Post", "Newsweek", "The Guardian", Total Film and "The Independent". His work was also quoted in "The New York Post". "Hunting the Dark Knight" was well received by SFX magazine: 'Taking multi-faceted
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Rachel Rising


constant dark themes in "Rachel Rising" left Moore feeling drained, and he wanted to move on to projects that were more fun, like "Motor Girl". "Rachel Rising" has been collected into a series of square bound paperbacks containing six issues each. The same day the first collection was released, "The Walking Dead" #95 included a promotional excerpt from "Rachel Rising" #1. A hardcover omnibus, "Rachel Rising Black Edition", was made available to order at the 2016 Emerald City
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Touch the Dark


Touch the Dark is the first book in "The Cassandra Palmer series", written by best-selling author Karen Chance. The book introduces the series heroine, Cassandra "Cassie" Palmer, as well as several other series regulars. Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits-talents that make her attractive to the dead and the undead. The ghosts of the dead aren't usually dangerous; they just like to talk...a lot. The undead are another matter. Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries
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Shoo Rayner


. His first published work was a set of six stories for the Oxford Reading Tree called Lydia. Rayner has had a hand in several popular series for early readers. He is the illustrator for Rose Impey's long-running "Animal Crackers" books, and, as both author and illustrator, he created the "Dark Claw," "Rex Files," and "Ginger Ninja" series. These series have very different themes: the "Dark Claw" books are a spoof of Star Wars and other such science
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The Dark Is Rising Sequence


free will, the Dark fights for chaos, confusion and the subversion of man's agency. Will Stanton: The main character of the second novel, and a major character in the entire series, he is the seventh son of a seventh son, in a large, close human family. His eleventh birthday marks the beginning of his magical awakening and rise to power as the last of the Old Ones. "The Dark Is Rising" tells how he came to power, met Merriman Lyon, and accumulated the six "
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