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| Featured Product | Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays
by McFarland
Source criticism--analysis of a writer's source material--has emerged as one of the most popular approaches in exploring the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.
This set of new essays by leading Tolkien scholars describes the theory and methodology for proper source criticism and provides practical demonstrations of the approach. |
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MIRROR IMAGE…
Nero is a mage with a murky past, working with a tight-knit crew out of Amsterdam. When a Johnson hires the team to extract her to see what they can do, she surprises them even further with the real mission: infiltrate a high-level business meeting and make sure the pending asset sale goes to the Johnson herself.
And there’s one more twist to this run: Nero will... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$5.99
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MYTHOS TERROR IN THE AGE OF STEAM
“We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that... [click here for more] |
Chaosium |
$8.95
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The great Star League general, Aleksandr Kerensky. Colonel Archer Christifori, a man with a score to settle. Neilson Geist, on Christmas patrol. MechWarrior Joanna of Clan Jade Falcon. A Sandoval scion. An eleven-year-old girl. Northwind Highlanders. A prisoner of war. They all have two things in common.
A universe torn apart by unending warfare.
A mission, to stand up against the darkness.
This... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
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Ogres are bigger than you. Ogres are stronger than you. Ogres rule the world.
It’s always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call.
Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites. It’s always been that way. It’s the natural order of the world. And they only eat people sometimes.
But when the headman’s son, Torquell, dares... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$9.99
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Shadows Run Deep There is a taint in Chicago, a barely suppressed shiver of horror that touches all who make their home in the city. In this collection of three connected novellas, vampire, werewolves and mages all pursue their visions of power. Each novella tells part of the story of the hidden monsters of the Windy City. A World of Darkness® Novel Author Janet... [click here for more] |
White Wolf |
$4.99
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Take your seat. Delta Green: Dark Theatres presents eight new stories of intrigue and horror, eight theaters in which desperate actors engage clandestine passion plays for the grim amusement of alien gods, Witness the horrors of the Raids on Innsmouth the terrible secrets of World War II, the tropical nightmare of Vietnam, the chill vacuum of Yuggoth, the asynchronous folds of space-time,... [click here for more] |
Pagan Publishing |
$4.99
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You are NOT CLEARED for this book. These eight tales of cosmic horror and personal apocalypse were not written to make you feel secure about your place in the universe. They are here to unsettle you, to horrify you, and to challenge your misguided notions of history, humanity, and morality. Enjoy. Born of the federal government's 1928 raid on the degenerate coastal town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts,... [click here for more] |
Pagan Publishing |
$4.99
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Dark Minds & Bright Souls collects some of the previously published poetry of little-known poet and author Steve Thompson.
Inside, you’ll find poems about love, depression, madness, insecurity, anxiety, fear, heartbreak, dating and various other morbid subjects.
It’s enough to turn you to drink. Oh, there are poems about that, too.
A collection of poems for various... [click here for more] |
Laidback DM |
$20.00 $10.00
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The Weird Fiction Megapack collects both modern and classic stories from the classic pulp magazine, Weird Tales, with selections ranging throughout the 20th Century, but focusing mainly on the classic era of the 1930s. Included are works by many famous authors, such as H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Manly Wade Wellman, E. Hoffmann Price, Tennessee Williams, and many more—with... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
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EIGHTEEN WHISPERS TO THE DARKNESS
‘The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.’
So begins H. P. Lovecraft’s essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature,” arguably the most important analysis of horror ever written. Yet while hordes of writers have created works based on Lovecraft’s... [click here for more] |
Pelgrane Press |
$6.40
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"Born of the U.S. government's 1928 raid on the degenerate coastal town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts, the covert agency known as Delta Green spent four decades opposing the forces of darkness with honor, but without glory. Stripped of sanction after a disastrous 1969 operation in Cambodia, Delta Green's leaders made a secret pact: to continue their work without authority, without support, and without... [click here for more] |
Arc Dream Publishing |
$9.99
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Welcome to Glitter & Mayhem, the most glamorous party in the multiverse.
Step behind the velvet rope of these fabulous Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror tales of roller rinks, nightclubs, glam aliens, party monsters, drugs, sex, glitter, and debauchery.
Dance through nightclubs, roller derby with cryptids and aliens, be seduced by otherworldly creatures, and ingest cocktails that... [click here for more] |
Apex Book Company |
$4.99
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THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO ACQUIRE A BATTLEMECH...
In the year 2456, the Great House of the Federated Suns is between the rock of the Terran Hegemony and its fielded BattleMechs, and the hard place of the Lyran Commonwealth, which has just acquired the plans to build its own walking war machines.
Beset by enemies on all sides, what is Prince Simon Davion to do? Why, employ his... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
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RISE OF A WARRIOR...
In the 31st century, the BattleMech is the ultimate war machine. Thirty meters tall, and vaguely, menacingly man-shaped, it is an unstoppable engine of destruction.
In the 31st century, the Clans are the ultimate warriors. The result of generations of controlled breeding, Clan Warriors pilot their BattleMechs like no others. In the 31st century, Aidan aspires... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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The world of speculative fiction is expansive; it covers more than one country, one continent, one culture. Collected here are sixteen stories penned by authors from Thailand, the Philippines, China, Israel, Pakistan, Serbia, Croatia, Malaysia, and other countries across the globe. Each one tells a tale breathtakingly vast and varied, whether caught in the ghosts of the past or entangled in a postmodern... [click here for more] |
Apex Book Company |
$2.99
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The landmark anthology series of international speculative fiction returns with volume 5 of The Apex Book of World SF. Cris Jurado joins series editor Lavie Tidhar to highlight the best speculative fiction from around the world.
Cyberpunk from Spain, Singapore and Japan; mythology from Venezuela, Korea and First Nations; stories of the dead from Zimbabwe and Egypt, and space wonders from India, Germany... [click here for more] |
Apex Book Company |
$4.99
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The dark between the planets is cold and empty, and filled with every kind of death--from the fast to the seemingly unending…
Note: This digital edition includes the PDF, EPUB and MOBI (Kindle) versions of the book. ... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$0.99
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THE QUEST FOR BATTLEMECHS TAKES ITS TOLL ON ALL WHO SEEK THEM...
The BattleMech. King of the battlefield. Prized. Feared. Coveted.
Fearing being left behind in the arms race among the other Great Houses, the Draconis Combine will do anything—anything—to possess this fearsome technology.
Even grind its most loyal subject into useless husks in a decades-long attempt... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$1.99
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An autobiography, a travelogue and a history, A PRIVILEGED LIFE documents nearly ninety years of adventures. Pym Trueman has been a pioneer, a homemaker, and from time to time a fairy godmother of the highest order. From Australia to India, Samoa and back again, she has expended her life's energies on nurturing healthy communities inclusive of all cultures, ages, genders, ethnicities, abilities and... [click here for more] |
VDL |
$3.00
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"The Apex Book of SF series has proven to be an excellent way to sample the diversity of world SFF and to broaden our understanding of the genre's potentials." --Ken Liu, winner of the Hugo Award and author of The Grace of Kings
These stories run the gamut from science fiction, to fantasy, to horror. Some are translations (from German, Chinese, French, Spanish, and... [click here for more] |
Apex Book Company |
$4.99
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A DANGEROUS DECEPTION...
Truebirth: Born in the laboratory, these genetically engineered soldiers train to be the ultimate warriors. They are the elite pilots of the Clan's fearsome BattleMech war machines.
Freebirth: Born of the natural union of parents, these too are soldiers, but pale imitations of their Truebirth superiors. Despised for their imperfections, they fight where and... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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In The Apex Book of World SF 2, editor Lavie Tidhar collects short stories by science fiction and fantasy authors from Africa and Latin America.
An expedition to an alien planet; Lenin rising from the dead; a superhero so secret he does not exist. In The Apex Book of World SF 2, World Fantasy Award nominated editor Lavie Tidhar brings together a unique collection of stories from around... [click here for more] |
Apex Book Company |
$4.99
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Now firmly established as the benchmark anthology series of international speculative fiction, volume 4 of The Apex Book of World SF sees debut editor Mahvesh Murad bring fresh new eyes to her selection of stories.
"A truly unforgettable collection, showcasing the best of speculative fiction that the world has to offer." —Strange Horizons
"The fourth... [click here for more] |
Apex Book Company |
$4.99
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New York homicide detective, John Webb, is having a bad week. Mind you, family reunions are bad enough, but since the focus is the brutal and sudden murder of his favorite uncle, Reverend Carl Rivers, it’s even worse. And, it doesn’t help John one little bit that his investigation is hampered by a local sheriff’s deputy with a chip on his shoulder, the local homegrown psychic, an amorous librarian... [click here for more] |
Untreed Reads Publishing |
$4.99
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THE CLAN INVASION COMES TO A HEAD...
In 2786, the elite Star League Army fled the Inner Sphere, abandoning the senseless bloodshed ordered by the Successor Lords. Now, almost three hundred years later, the Clans, heirs of the Star League Army, turn their eyes back upon their former home. Nothing will stop them from raising the Star League banner over Earth once again.
For two years,... [click here for more] |
Catalyst Game Labs |
$4.99
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Myth! Intrigue! Dirigibles! Literacy!
Support public libraries and explore a world of steampunk fiction! Twelve Hours Later is the brainchild of the Treehouse Writers, fifteen talented authors, artists, and poets, who came together at the Clockwork Alchemy Steampunk Convention to create this must-read steampunk anthology, with 50 percent of the proceeds donated to public libraries. Each author contributed... [click here for more] |
Untreed Reads Publishing |
$3.99
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Set against the immense decadence of Imperial Rome, the story of Atilus depicts the glory, the spectacle, and the blood-lust of the gladitorial games in all their savagery.
In the third year of the reign of Claudius, a young boy, Atilus Cindras, watches in terror as the Roman legions plunder, rape, and route the proud Icení warriors of Britain. When they leave, they take the young men with... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$2.99
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Chasing Pancho Villa is a story of mystery, romance and adventure. In the fall of 1917, Harrison James arrives in New Mexico to investigate the mysterious death of his brother. There he meets the beautiful Maria Washington, notorious gunrunner and revolutionary. Their romance sizzles while his list of suspects grows. James is soon engulfed in subterfuge and drawn into a seamy underworld of... [click here for more] |
Untreed Reads Publishing |
$4.99
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Oso Boyer might be considered a poster boy for good cops, but every man has his breaking point. For him, it's the point where his family is put in danger. What starts out as an arson and murder investigation turns into something much more, and while Boyer is trying to piece together all the various clues, someone is stalking his sister and nephew. It's a journey into a world Boyer never knew existed,... [click here for more] |
Untreed Reads Publishing |
$4.99
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Source criticism--analysis of a writer's source material--has emerged as one of the most popular approaches in exploring the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Since Tolkien drew from many disparate sources, an understanding of these sources, as well as how and why he incorporated them, can enhance readers' appreciation.
This set of new essays by leading Tolkien scholars describes the theory and methodology... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$15.99
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"Readers looking for a dreamlike diversion will find plenty to hold their interest" - Publisher's Weekly
Step right up! Come one, come all, to Jackson's Unreal Circus and Mobile Marmalade. The steam train may look older than your great-grandmother's' china, but within her metal corridors are destinations you have only ever dreamed. They're real, friends, each and every one—and... [click here for more] |
Apex Book Company |
$4.99
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"Here are twenty-five stories of fantasy and science fiction selected from the pages of Wildside Press's Fantasy Adventure anthology series, selected by its editor, Philip Harbottle. Throughout its run of thirteen issues FA presented both original stories and classic reprints by veteran British SF and fantasy writers, including Sydney J. Bounds, John Russell Fearn, John Glasby, Philip E. High, and... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$0.99
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Whether you are new to the Land of Oz or a returning friend, this volume offers hours of reading pleasure. Collected in The Wizard of Oz MEGAPACK™ are no less than 17 complete Oz books -- 15 by the creator Frank L. Baum, plus two bonus novels by Ruth Plumly Thompson continuing the series. Included are:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Ozma of Oz
Dorothy and the Wizard... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
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Four new tales of Doctors Catt and Fisher…
Scholars, shopkeepers, collectors… aficionados. Obtainers of rare antiquities; relic hunters who can’t resist a lead, even when it takes them into terrible danger. There’s always an opportunity to be found amid the confusion, in the wake of the terrible Kinslayer War. There’s always a deal to be done, a tomb to open, a precious thing to… obtain.... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$6.99
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This volume is a follow-up to our Victorian Rogues Megapack and presents no less than 31 additional tales of Victorian-era (or close to it!) villains, rogues, thieves, and criminals.
You don't have to have read the previous volume, of course, since all of these works stand alone. But if you'd rather have an A.J. Raffles or Boston Blackie as the hero or center-point of a story than Sherlock Holmes... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
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THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS DETECTIVE, AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE!
This is Sherlock Holmes as you’ve never seen him before: as an architect in a sleepy Australian town, as a gentleman in seventeenth-century Worcestershire, as a precocious school girl in a modern British comprehensive. He’s dodging his rent in the squalid rooms of the notorious Chelsea Hotel in ’68, and preventing a bloody... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$5.99
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Discover a new world of adventure in this collection of pulse-pounding stories written by some of the greatest fantasy authors around, all set in the World of Aetaltis campaign setting. From the vine enshrouded ruins of a lost jungle temple to the seedy back alleys of the villainous city of Port Vale, experience the thrill of heroic fantasy with these gripping tales of action and adventure.
Featuring... [click here for more] |
Mechanical Muse |
$14.99 $9.99
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House of Fear: An Anthology of Haunted House Stories The tread on the landing outside the door, when you know you are the only one in the house. The wind whistling through the eves, carrying the voices of the dead. The figure glimpsed briefly through the cracked window of a derelict house. Editor Jonathan Oliver brings horror home with a collection of haunted house stories by some of the finest writers... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$6.99
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The Flagstaff Jailbirds find themselves incarcerated once again after their victory in the final of the Imperial Championships. With Emperor Balder out of the picture, all three of his sons have declared their intentions for the throne, with the Imperial States descending into anarchy and a three-way civil war. The team is not alone this time, as the third-placed Breguet Rangers from Bourbon have been... [click here for more] |
Geoff G Turner |
$2.11
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For most women in the business, Atlantic City is hooker heaven, but Diana Andrews hates the downtime. She can watch her client at the blackjack table for only so long, and the in-house entertainment holds no appeal. When a new man offers her some easy money on the side, the job lands Diana in the middle of a casino rip-off, a cold murder case, and another killing so fresh that it might rub off on her.... [click here for more] |
Untreed Reads Publishing |
$0.50
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Not all detectives are heroes.
And when the dead can't defend themselves, help comes from the most unlikely sources.
It might be from P.I.s with offices in unusually high places (“Heaven Knows”). It might come from shapeshifters in love (“Stakes & Adders”). Hell, it could even come from...you’ve guessed it, Hell. (“667, Evil and Then Some”). But whether you’re... [click here for more] |
Untreed Reads Publishing |
$4.99
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Welcome to the end of time. It’s a perfect day.
Nobody remembers how the Causality War started. Really, there’s no-one to remember, and nothing for them to remember if there were; that’s sort of the point. We were time warriors, and we broke time. I was the one who ended it. Ended the fighting, tidied up the damage as much as I could. Then I came here, to the end of it all, and gave... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$9.99
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Black Cat Mystery Magazine is a new journal devoted to the best in mystery short fiction.
Crime? Noir? Cozy? Private eye? You'll find all genres present and accounted for -- with new tales by the best writers of today!
The first issue features contributions by Art Taylor, John Floyd, Alan Orloff, Kaye George, Josh Pachter, Barb Goffman, Meg Opperman, Michael Bracken, Dan Andriacco, and Jack Halliday.... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$3.99
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From the cold, misty shores of Britain, which the Emperor Claudius had invaded, Atilus Cindras was taken as a boy slave to work and fight for the greater glory of the Roman Empire.
Eventually, he was sent to a gladiator school, and there trained to fight--and perhaps die--in the arena. But Atilus survives the years of decadent slaughter, and gradually gains power and riches as he navigates through... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$3.99
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As a young boy Atilus Cindras had been taken from Britain to Rome as a slave, and trained in the gruesome arts of the gladiators. Fueled by his hatred for Rome, he'd risen to the top of his killing trade with his fierce and deadly skill, and won the coveted Rudis, the wooden sword that gave him his freedom. But he wants more from Rome than this, and gambles all of his money on a commercial venture... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$3.99
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FIREWALKERS ARE BRAVE
FIREWALKERS ARE RESOURCEFUL
FIREWALKERS ARE EXPENDABLE
The Earth is burning. Nothing can survive at the Anchor; not without water and power. But the ultra-rich, waiting for their ride off the dying Earth? They can buy water. And thanks to their investment, the sun can provide power.
But someone has to repair the solar panels when they fail, down in the deserts below.
Kids like... [click here for more] |
Rebellion Publishing Ltd |
$9.99
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Take a short journey to adventure with Iron Kingdoms Excursions! Each season features six volumes, each containing three very short tales—1,500 words or less—about the people, creatures, and machines of Immoren. The Season One Collection gathers all eighteen previously released tales from the first season of Iron Kingdom Excursions into one book. Experience the Iron Kingdoms through... [click here for more] |
Privateer Press |
$5.99
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"Shifting supernatural borderlands inspire awe and ancient gods mirror very human desires in a fear fable that balances complex philosophy with relentless, image-packed action. Tobler creates a fluid, transformative universe that’s equal parts exhilaration and terror." — Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"Richly experimental horror." — Locus Magazine... [click here for more] |
Apex Book Company |
$3.99
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The third volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collection 26 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including a complete novel by H. Beam Piper! Included in this volume are:
“The Man Who Made Friends with Electricity,” by Fritz Leiber “Time Bum,” by C.M. Kornbluth “The Human Equations,” by Dave Creek “The Gun,” by Philip K.... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
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My name is Noah House: magical detective, demon slayer, and former Chosen One.
After being exiled out of polite magical society for a terrible mistake I made, I'm forced to start my own magical detective business to make do. I take the cases no one else takes, solve the crimes that the Government won't, either because they are illegal or too dangerous or would ruin the risk of certain high profile... [click here for more] |
Annulus Publishing |
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