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The intrigue and royal conspiracy in the Bard’s Richard III is given a dark manga twist that will appeal to aficionados of both comics and the classics.<BR><BR>Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil.<BR><BR>Richard, mourning his loved one, tumbles in a wave of grief. Still, he finds the strength to stand again and hold up his sword with a mighty righteousness as the showdown with Richmond begins. The curtain finally rises on the Battle of Bosworth, and the story of King Richard and the War of the Roses comes full circle.

Spin off ispirato al videogioco "Sekiro: shadows die twice" della casa di produzione FromSoftware. Incentrato sul personaggio non giocante Hanbei e ambientato nell'epoca Sengoku, pubblicato in contemporanea mondiale in Giappone, Corea, Stati Uniti, Spagna, Francia, Germania e Italia. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

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Set in the mythical village of Watersmeet, in post-Medieval Britain, two dramatic stories unfold. Allhan travels through a vast forest, and returns to the civilised world he once knew. Changed and disorientated by his experiences, he struggles to regain his memory. He meets Elgiva, a young woman desperate to escape her life as a farmer's daughter. Can they forge a new life together? Interwoven is the story of twin brothers Alaric and Alsoph Cooper, growing up in the village of Watersmeet. As young men, their polarised natures come to exert an extraordinary influence on the local community. As events come to a passionate and violent climax, consequences of past actions suddenly take root in the present and there are devastating choices to be made. Connected yet separate, the characters in Where Waters Meet journey through time and landscape, to create a mystery that will enchant and haunt.A novel that blends reality with myth,folk tale with history introducing the reader to a new "re-enchantment " genre.

Molto tempo è passato da quando Thorfinn è stato acquistato come schiavo da Ketil, e il ragazzo ha continuato a vivere un'esistenza solitaria, come se in lui non ci fosse più un briciolo di voglia di vivere... Almeno fino all'arrivo di Einar. Insieme, i due hanno iniziato a lavorare duramente nell'appezzamento di terra messo a disposizione dal padrone, per riconquistare la libertà perduta. Thorfinn è ormai consapevole che anche la vita lontano dai campi di battaglia è dura e sottoposta a regole precise, a volte spietate, ma tutto sommato è riuscito ad adattarsi anche grazie all'aiuto dell'amico. Gli incubi, tuttavia, continuano a tormentarlo, e lo porteranno a incontrare nuovamente due importanti figure del suo passato...