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By the time Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had completed the twelve stories
for The Strand Magazine that are gathered together in The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, he was already growing tired of his
most famous creation, but the financial incentive to continue was
too great. So began the second series of stories, known as The
Memoirs; these introduced such notable characters as Holmes'
indolent brother, Mycroft, and Holmes' most dangerous adversary,
Professor James Moriarty, the 'Napoleon of Crime'. The collection
included such stories as 'The Adventure of the Resident Patient'
and 'The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter', which Doyle would
list later as amongst his favourites. It was to Moriarty that was
delegated the task of ending the career of the world's finest
consulting detective in a final, fatal encounter at The Reichenbach
Falls in Switzerland in the concluding tale, 'The Final Problem'.
A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the
secret power of his "family jewel," so who better to fight
alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?! Momo
Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum
regarding what they'll believe in and what they won't. Their quest
to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes
and paranormal battles they'll have to participate in to believe!
The banana-stealing Serpoians are back! And they've trapped Okarun,
Momo, and Aira in a void to have another go at stealing their
reproductive organs. The subsequent battle causes the powers of the
Acrobatic Silky dwelling within Aira to awaken, and she temporarily
joins forces with Momo and Okarun. But will they be any match for
their opponents after the aliens merge with their minions to form
an even greater being?!
Are high-school girls Nanoha and Chidori ready to face the storms in
their new romantic relationship together?
Nanoha and Chidori are best friends who attend the same all-girls high
school—and also share a heart-pounding secret: they’re lovers. Through
sunny days and tumultuous storms, they’re always ready for new
adventures together.
The couple cherishes each other while hiding their relationship from
their friends. Chidori can’t help but cheer on her super-cool
girlfriend during gym class, and Nanoha wants to flirt while the rain
pitter-patters on the umbrella they’re sharing, no matter who might be
listening. The seasons pass from spring to winter, but their
relationship only grows warmer as time marches on.
Tarot cards have been around since the Renaissance and have become
increasingly popular in recent years, often due to their prevalence
in popular culture. While Tarot means many different things to many
different people, the cards somehow strike universal chords that
can resonate through popular culture in the contexts of art,
television, movies, even comic books. The symbolism within the
cards, and the cards as symbols themselves, make Tarot an excellent
device for the media of popular culture in numerous ways. They make
horror movies scarier. They make paintings more provocative. They
provide illustrative structure to comics and can establish the
traits of television characters. The Cards: The Evolution and Power
of Tarot begins with an extensive review of the history of Tarot
from its roots as a game to its supposed connection to ancient
Egyptian magic, through its place in secret societies, and to its
current use in meditation and psychology. This section ends with an
examination of the people who make up today's tarot community.
Then, specific areas of popular culture-art, television, movies,
and comics-are each given a chapter in which to survey the use of
Tarot. In this section, author Patrick Maille analyzes such works
as Deadpool, Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman, Disney's Haunted
Mansion, Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, The Andy Griffith Show,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and King of the Hill. The cards are
evocative images in their own right, but the mystical fascination
they inspire makes them a fantastic tool to be used in our favorite
shows and stories.
Begin your journey into Middle-earth.
A new legend begins on Prime Video, in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the new prequel series to J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Now is the time to get your hands on the original trilogy again, ending with The Return Of The King.
The Dark Lord has risen, and as he unleashes hordes of Orcs to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into his realm in Mordor. To defeat Sauron, the One Ring must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening.
The Ring corrupts all who bear it and Frodo's time is running out. Will Sam and Frodo succeed, or will the Dark Lord rule Middle-earth once more?
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Carmilla
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Joseph Sheridan Lefanu; Edited by Savannah Stuttgen; Foreword by Mark Leslie Lefebvre
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