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In a place called Nextdoor-the farthest flung outpost of British imperialism-earthborn mortals possess the power of gods. Young Englishman Edward Exeter has spent five years trying to escape the magnetic and powerfully magical pull of the Great Game, which has designated him as its most important player. But war and bloodthirsty intrigue rage on both sides of magical portals and across worlds, and Exeter can resist his destiny no longer. He accepts...
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The Great Game of Gods is afoot in a world on the brink of madness . . . In the summer of 1914, a young man of reputation beyond reproach awakens under police guard-grievously injured and accused of heinous, impossible murder. And in a strange, distant place, the youngest member of a penniless acting troupe has been taken prisoner by the loyal minions of a corrupt, vengeful goddess. For an ancient prophecy has divided the realm's ruling deities...
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In the midst of the horror of the First World War, a stranger falls from nowhere into the mud and death of Flanders battlefield-bruised, babbling, and stark naked . . . with a remarkable story to tell. The Great Game-the timeless diversion of human gods, a ruthless contest of treachery, magic, betrayal, and manipulation, created to relieve the tedium of immortality-goes on.
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Sherlock The Great Game volume 5
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Sherlock admits defeat after failing to save the last hostage. John fears that Sherlock lacks compassion and is enjoying the deadly challenges. Shortly afterwards, the police discover a body washed ashore near Waterloo Bridge, which Sherlock immediately declares is part of the bomber's game. He concludes that the man discovered a grave secret about a prized painting, which led to his assassination by a notorious hitman nicknamed Golem. John discovers...
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Sherlock The Great Game volume 3
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Sherlock and John head to Janus Cars to search for answers about Ian Monkford. It becomes quickly evident that the rental car owner is a liar. Sherlock sees through his deception and solves the mystery of the missing banker. However, our villain is not slowing down just yet. The Detective is being led to investigate the death of a reality TV star, where he realizes that there is a clear thread connecting each crime.
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Sherlock The Great Game volume 6
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After an intense struggle, the Golem escapes, sparing the lives of Sherlock and John. Back at the gallery, the bomber calls, using a child as hostage, and pressures Sherlock into proving that the suspicious painting was fake. The gallery curator admits the forgery and reveals that her accomplice is a person named Moriarty. John heads to where Andrew West's body was discovered. Sherlock surprises him by revealing that he has been secretly investigating...
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The complete WWI alternate reality trilogy, featuring a realm where humans can be gods, and an Englishman is called to be a liberator.
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In the summer of 1914, Edward Exeter, a young English gentleman, awakens under police guard-grievously injured and wrongly accused of his friend's murder. Meanwhile, the youngest member of a penniless acting troupe has been taken prisoner by loyal minions of a corrupt, vengeful goddess in the alternate...
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Word arrives at the Darien-4 space station that the Siguldians have invaded Darien. The Siguldian forces under the Dracon, Mehrak Dracu, consist of Moroi warriors and dragons, supported by a larger number of Yerboli serfs. The peaceful Darien's need help. Gareth Owen and Mariska Gabor are sent to the planet Darien in the Orion Nebula to mount a guerilla warfare attempt to oust the Siguldians. Mariska will take the lead because, on Darien, females...
9) Mehrak Dracu
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With the aid of a few Yerboli and Darien females, Mariska Gabor and Gareth Owen have succeeded in taking back the sub-continent of Sambhar. Meanwhile, the supreme Siguldian leader, Sigismund Dracu the Thirteenth, sends General Azamat to Earth to obtain hydrogen bombs. Sigismund's cousin, Mehrak Dracu, takes charge of thwarting the rebellion. Gareth fights a dragon in a successful effort to gain Yerbol support, and experiences an interaction with the...
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Sherlock The Great Game volume 1
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Holmes and Watson come face to face with a formidable foe...
Several hostages are caught in a deadly game... Sherlock and John race against time to solve a series of bizarre cases, free the victims, and uncover the culprit...
This manga adapts 'The Great Game', the third episode of the smash-hit Hartswood Films TV show starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Watson.
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