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One day I shall astonish the world / by Stibbe, Nina,author.;
"Susan and Norma have been best friends for years, at first thrust together by force of circumstance (a job at The Pin Cushion, a haberdashery shop in 1990s Leicestershire) and then by force of character (neither being particularly inclined to make friends with anyone else). But now, thirty years later, faced with a husband seeking immortality and Norma out of reach on a wave of professional glory, Susan begins to wonder whether she has made the right choices about life, love, work, and, most importantly, friendship."--Publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Life change events; Marriage; Self-realization in women; Women;
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Skandar and the phantom rider / by Steadman, A. F.;
Skandar Smith has achieved his dream: to train as a unicorn rider. But as Skandar and his friends enter their second year at the Eyrie, a new threat arises. Immortal wild unicorns are somehow being killed, a prophecy warns of terrible danger, and elemental destruction begins to ravage the Island. Meanwhile, Skandar's sister, Kenna, longs to join him, and Skandar is determined to help her, no matter what. As the storm gathers, can Skandar find the key to stop the Island tearing itself apart before it's too late for them all?Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Unicorns; Magic; Siblings;
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. [videorecording] / by Kloves, Steven,screenwriter.; Rowling, J. K.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.; Barron, David(Film producer),film producer.; Delbonnel, Bruno,director of photography.; Yates, David,1963-film director.; Bonham Carter, Helena,1966-actor.; Coltrane, Robbie,actor.; Desplat, Alexandre,actor.; Gambon, Michael,actor.; Grint, Rupert,1988-actor.; Heyman, David,1961-actor.; Radcliffe, Daniel,1989-actor.; Rickman, Alan,actor.; Shaw, Fiona,1958-actor.; Smith, Maggie,1934-actor.; Spall, Timothy,1957-actor.; Thewlis, David,1963-actor.; Thompson, Emma,actor.; Walters, Julie,1950-actor.; Watson, Emma,1990-actor.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.; Heyday Films,production company.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),production company.;
Director of photography, Bruno Delbonnel ; editor, Mark Day ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; score composer, Nicholas Hooper ; production designer, Stuart Craig.Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters.Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction--the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital surround 5.1.Empire Award, Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy, 2011
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Children's films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Potter, Harry (Fictitious character); Rowling, J. K.; Friendship; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization); Magic; Wizards;
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Mary Shelley [videorecording] / by Al-Mansour, Haifaa,1974-film director.; Jensen, Emma,screenwriter.; Booth, Douglas,1992-actor.; Fanning, Elle,1998-actor.; Powley, Bel,1992-actor.; Williams, Maisie,1997-actor.; Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.; IFC Films,presenter.; Parallel Films (Firm),production company.; Gidden Media,production company.;
Director of photography, David Ungaro ; editor, Alex Mackie ; music, Amelia Warner.Elle Fanning, Maisie Williams, Bel Powley, Douglas Booth, Ben Hardy, Tom Sturridge, Stephen Dillane, Joanne Froggatt, Hugh O'conor.The real-life story of Mary Shelley, and the creation of her immortal monster, is nearly as fantastical as her fiction. Raised by a renowned philosopher father in eighteenth-century London, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin is a teenage dreamer determined to make her mark on the world, when she meets the dashing and brilliant poet Percy Shelley. So begins a torrid, bohemian love affair marked by both passion and personal tragedy that will transform Mary and fuel the writing of her Gothic masterwork.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Historical films.; Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851; Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822; Man-woman relationships; Authors;
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Raining Stones. by Loach, Ken,film director.; Jones, Bruce,actor.; Phoenix, Gemma,actor.; Brown, Julie,actor.; Fallon, Mike,actor.; Tomlinson, Ricky,actor.; Hickey, Tom,actor.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bruce Jones, Gemma Phoenix, Julie Brown, Mike Fallon, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom HickeyOriginally produced by Shout Studios in 1993.This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
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Seventhblade / by Laird, Tonia,author.;
After the murder of T'Rayles's adopted son, the infamous warrior and daughter of the Indigenous Ibinnas returns to the colonized city of Seventhblade, ready to tear the streets asunder in search of her son's killer. T'Rayles must lean into the dangerous power of her inherited sword and ally herself with questionable forces, including the Broken Fangs, an alliance her mother founded, now fallen into greed and corruption, and the immortal Elraiche, a powerful and manipulative deity exiled from a faraway land. Navigating the power shifts in a colonized city on the edge and contending with a deadly new power emerging from within, T'Rayles must risk everything to find the answers, and the justice, she so desperately desires.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Alliances; Gods; Magic; Murder; Revenge;
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Dream machine [graphic novel] : a portrait of artificial intelligence / by Appupen,author,illustrator.; Daudet, Laurent,author.; translation of:Appupen.Dream machine, ou comment j'ai failli vendre mon âme à l'intelligence artificielle.English.;
Hugo, a Parisian entrepreneur, has launched his startup on Large Language Model technology at the heart of the revolution embodied by ChatGPT. On the verge of securing the deal of the century with the digital giant REAL, he wonders about the latter's real motivations: is this the making of a dream or a nightmare? Could Hugo's developments be used for social and political control? REAL's plans for the international launch of their "immortality game" seem to be increasingly opaque, and as useful and efficient AI promises to be, he begins to realize it may also be a potential source of catastrophic outcomes and indecent concentrations of wealth.
Subjects: Science fiction comics.; Graphic novels.; Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence;
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Glory on ice : a vampire hockey story / by Fergus, Maureen.; Fearing, Mark.;
After years alone in his castle, Vlad is ready to try something new, so he strolls into town to find a hobby. At first none of the activities seem quite right for him. But when he overhears the junior hockey team vowing to crush and destroy their rivals, he's thrilled. It sounds perfect! Vlad immediately falls for the game, but he also quickly realizes that superhuman powers don't mean much in hockey without a mastery of the basics. Can a centuries-old vampire really learn new tricks? Glory on Ice celebrates teamwork, perserverance, and a love of hockey that will last a lifetime, even for an immortal being.LSC
Subjects: Vampires; Hockey stories.;
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The memory of souls / by Lyons, Jenn,1970-author.;
Now that Relos Var's plans have been revealed and demons are free to rampage across the empire, the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies--and the end of the world--is closer than ever. To buy time for humanity, Kihrin needs to convince the king of the Manol vané to perform an ancient ritual which will strip the entire race of their immortality, but it's a ritual which certain vané will do anything to prevent. Including assassinating the messengers. Worse, Kihrin must come to terms with the horrifying possibility that his connection to the king of demons, Vol Karoth, is growing steadily in strength. How can he hope to save anyone when he might turn out to be the greatest threat of them all?
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Princes; Nobility; Dragons; Wizards; Demonology;
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The gates of Athens / by Iggulden, Conn,author.;
490 BC. Under Darius the Great, King of Kings, the mighty Persian army - swollen by 10,000 Immortal warriors - have come to subjugate the Greeks. In their path stands an army of freeborn Athenians, and among them is fearsome and cunning soldier-statesman, Xanthippus. Knowing defeat means slavery lends keenness to his already sharp blade. Yet people soon forget that freedom is bought with blood. Ten years later, Xanthippus watches helplessly as Athens succumbs to the bitter politics of factionalism, when the Persians cross the Hellespont in ever greater numbers to raze Athens to the ground. Facing overwhelming forces by land and sea, the Athenians call on their Spartan allies for assistance - to delay the Persians at the treacherous pass of Thermopylae.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Darius I, King of Persia, 548 B.C.-485 B.C.; Kings and rulers;
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