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Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A sweeping and comprehensive search for the origins of belief in a Satanic figure across the centuries, The Devil's Best Trick is a keen investigation into the inescapable reality of evil and the myriad ways we attempt to understand it. Instructive, riveting, and unnerving, this is a profound rumination on crime, violence, and the darkness in all of us. In The Devil's Best Trick, Randall Sullivan travels to Catemaco, Mexico, to participate in the...
Author
Series
Chronicles of the Nephilim volume 1
Publisher
Embedded Pictures Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In an ancient world submerged in darkness, fallen angels rule as gods, and breed giants and monsters. Mankind is enslaved to evil. Noah, a tribal leader, has been prophesied to bring an end to the rule of these "gods" and save humanity from coming destruction.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", all seven titles of "The Chronicles of Narnia" are packaged in this deluxe hardcover edition, featuring the original, color illustrations by award-winning illustrator Pauline Baynes. All seven Chronicles are bound together in this one magnificent volume with a personal introduction by Douglas Gresham, stepson of C.S. Lewis.
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity disorder. He shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc's enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt" --Container.
5) Bloodline
Author
Series
H.I.V.E volume ; 9
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Otto races against the clock to rescue his friends from a rival organization, but as he desperately fights for his friends' lives, he ends up facing a deadly enemy who is a twisted product of his own bloodline.
6) Mirror magic
Author
Series
Star friends volume 1
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
"Do you believe in magic? Mia and her friends do! And when they meet the Star Animals, a whole world of magical adventures awaits. Mia and her star animal, a fox named Bracken, must use their special powers to stop the forces of dark magic. Mia's older sister has started acting strangely and the Star Animals sense dark magic at work. Can the girls use their newfound Star Magic to help make things right?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Avatar Yangchen has succeeded in bringing a measure of stability to Bin-Er, but her successes have been limited to a single city, and rumors concerning Unanimity--a weapon capable of total obliteration--have led to increasing tensions among the Four Nations. Desperate to restore diplomacy, Yangchen attempts to de-escalate hostilities between heads of state. But in the wake of a brutal assassination and the freeing of Unanimity, Yangchen is forced...
Publisher
Nintendo
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Take to the skies, draw your sword, and experience the earliest story in the Legend of Zelda series. Join Link in his high-flying quest to save Zelda, a childhood friend who must confront her destiny. Soar between floating islands and descend to the treacherous surface world in this updated HD version of the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword game. Gently swing your sword and angle your slashes to uncover and break through opponents' defenses using intuitive...
Author
Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The novella Drop Serene follows the narrative of those portions of Paradise Lost in which the character Satan plays an active role, specifically focusing upon Books I, II, III, IV, IX, and X. This creative thesis explores the concept of Satan as a classical hero. It seeks, while following the narrative arc of Paradise Lost, to reconcile the idea of Satan as a tragic hero. Milton's Satan, by inverting and distorting the motifs of the hero, stands...
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Guts the Black Swordsman is on a rampage as Mogus, master inquisitor of the Holy See, readies Guts' beloved Casca to be burned at the stake as a heretic in the forbidding Tower of Conviction. But Casca's demonic Brand of Sacrifice is drawing hideous dark powers to the Tower, and even if Guts can defeat the mighty Mogus, can he save Casca from the ravenous hordes of Hell? Collects Berserk volumes 19-21."--Publishers website
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Marked with the unholy Brand of Sacrifice that draws the damned to him, Guts the Black Swordsman battles the minions of Hell that thwart his search for Casca, his former captain and lover. But Casca, too, is marked with the Brand, and Guts must find her before the legions of the abyss do! Collects Berserk volumes 16-18.--Publishers website
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Griffith, the mutilated leader of the Band of the Hawk mercenaries, offers up his command to the demon lords of the Godhand in exchange for a rebirth into beauty--and terrible power. But the Hawks' berserker champion, Guts, will take on perdition itself to save his lover, Casca, from the profane violations that only Hell can offer! Collects Berserk volumes 13-15, and includes Berserk Prototype, the original Berserk submission story.
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
"Miles Morales es un chico que por el día estudia en la Academia Visiones de Brooklyn y por la noche se balancea entre los edificios como el Hombre Araña. Un día, un desastroso terremoto azota Puerto Rico, el lugar de nacimiento de su madre, y Miles entra en acción para organizar una recaudación de fondos para la devastada isla. Pero entonces desaparece el padre de una nueva estudiante de su escuela, y Miles comienza a encontrar pistas que...
Author
Series
Marvel super hero squad) volume 3
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Discovering that different Fractals possess different qualities, the Super Hero Squad is stunned when one falls nearby and imbues them with the power of ... overweightedness! How long will it take them to save the day when they've all been supersized? Also, the Falcon takes us on "A Tour of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier!" and Wolverine is forced to take Reptil and Falcon on a "Camping Trip"!
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"...collecting Berserk volumes 37-39 in the original oversized serialization format and with updated translations and three fold-out color posters. Guts the Black Swordsman and company reach the island of Skellig in hopes than Elven magic can heal the afflicted mind of Casca, but first they must face the island's terrifying magical defenses. If they can pass through and reach Elfhelm, the Flower Storm Monarch of the Elves can perform the ritual that...
17) Hail Hydra!
Author
Series
Captain America Steve Rogers volume 1
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"While fighting his way through S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reality-bending small-town super prison, Pleasant Hill, an aged and de-powered Steve Rogers was returned to fighting form by a sentient Cosmic Cube named Kobik. Sam Wilson, the current Captain America, offered to share the title-- and with the Red Skull, Baron Zemo and Kobik all at large after the collapse of Pleasant Hill, the world needs two Captain Americas more then ever ..."
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Guts, the Black Swordsman, has saved the Band of the Hawk from the Midland army, but he must liberate Griffith, the Hawks' leader. Imprisoned and tortured, Griffith is in isolation but is not alone. Horrors dwell within the dungeons, where the living envy the dead! Collects Berserk volumes 10-12.
Author
Series
Berserk deluxe edition volume 09
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Though Guts the Black Swordsman lies at death's door from battling against the giant dragon knight Grunbeld and his legion of demonic Apostles, the witch Schierke has a dangerous card to play to put Guts back in the fight: the unholy Berserker Armor. But the accursed shell that holds Guts together--in a nightmarishly literal sense--unleashes its hosts inner demons, which could tear apart Guts tortured mind and send him into eternal darkness!"--
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The Tower of Conviction has fallen, heralding the unexpected return of Guts' former commander, Griffith, transformed from a mutilated husk into a demon lord. Regenerated into health and beauty with his ambitions intact, Griffith has raised a new Band of the Hawk, recruited from darkness to fulfill his deadly destiny. Collects Berserk volumes 22-24."--Publisher's website.