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Avec l'appui de plusieurs centaines d'interviews réalisées sur six ans, David Kushner, également auteur de Jacked : l'histoire officieuse de Grand Theft Auto, a retracé l'histoire d'id Software et de leurs titres séminaux : les jeux de tir Wolfenstein 3-D, Doom et Quake. Ce récit, il nous en fait part à travers Les Origines de Doom. Les débuts de Carmack et Romero, construit comme un roman palpitant qui nous plonge en immersion dans le quotidien...
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Abandoned at the age of two, Brân Finch anxiously waits for a family to take him in. But each year, the Elfin boy is passed over for other orphans.
Can it be that his eerie resemblance to the evil sorceress Maggie Crow has something to do with it?
Brân leaves the orphanage and ends up roaming from village to village picking pockets in order to survive. On one occasion, he is forced to escape from five village guards by jumping into a raging...
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Most miniature wargames take the form of simulating a single battle with the opponents either winning or losing and that's that until the next game. Such games can be a fun test of tactical skill but it can be even more rewarding if they form part of a wider campaign. In a campaign, the players commanding the forces have to make the decisions at the strategic level that determine the context of any battles that occur. The outcome of these battles...
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Ombra is a rough type who lives alone in the mountains. One day a man asks him for help; prince Sirius, the son of the king and his concubine.
It's been ten years since the king razed Ombra's village to the ground, killing his parents and anyone he's ever loved. Now he's consumed by emotions, conflicted by his desire for revenge and perhaps something else.
Meanwhile Sirius, who can't remember his past, doesn't recognize Ombra's internal struggle,...
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With its richly imagined universe and large cast of finely-drawn characters, Julian May's Saga of Pliocene Exile has won devoted fans across the globe who find new layers, details, and ideas with each reading.
Covering all four novels-The Many-Colored Land, The Golden Torc, The Nonborn King, and The Adversary. This reading guide offers a plot chronology, the author's original maps, a descriptive listing of all the characters, and three delightful...
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The Art and Making of Fantasy Miniatures is a showcase of some of the best talent in the industry. Compiled with the cooperation of eleven of the most innovative companies from Europe, the UK and USA, it shows what goes in to the creative process of taking an initial concept from two-dimensional sketches and translating it into a three-dimensional figurine ready for collectors and tabletop gamers. Game designers, artists and sculptors explain their...
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For Fans of the Tales of Tolkien, Middle-earth, and More
"...a great resource for readers and film-viewers who are new to Tolkien and curious about all things Middle-earth." -Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor and president of Signum University
#1 New Release in British & Irish Literary Criticism
Learn about the man who wrote The Lord of the Rings in this Middle-earth treasury. Full of answers to common questions asked by readers to learn about...
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Even for those who have never read Jules Verne (1828-1905), the author's very name conjures visions of the submarine in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, the epic race in Around the World in Eighty Days, the spacecraft in From the Earth to the Moon, and the daring descent in Journey to the Center of the Earth. One of the most widely translated authors of all time, Verne has inspired filmmakers since the early silent period and continues to fascinate...
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Interviews with the genius behind The Man in the High Castle and countless other science fiction classics.
In the field of science fiction, Philip K. Dick is unparalleled. His novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? became the classic film Blade Runner. His short story "The Minority Report" was adapted for the screen by Steven Spielberg. The Man in the High Castle has become a hit series on Amazon, and those titles represent only a small fraction...
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True Blood, HBO's blockbuster paranormal drama, enthralls a diverse audience of 13 million viewers (and counting). Menus at the now-famous Fangtasia and Merlotte's Bar and Grill play a key role in the series, providing sustenance for its human characters, evoking memories of a bygone life for its vampires, and serving as a powerful symbol for the desires and carnal needs the characters harbor. It's no wonder so many fans revel in at-home parties inspired...
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