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"Following her record-breaking run in science fiction, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, brings her immense talent to an epic fantasy novel about the hidden forces that guide our fates. Having helped win a war at great cost in human lives and to its own power, the god known as the Raven of Iraden was forced to continue to fulfill its commitment to its followers and slowly regain its strength through the steady...
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2018.
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"A narrative by the Tower of London's official Ravenmaster about what it's like to live among the ravens at England's most famous national monument, woven together with insight from folklore, history, and contemporary behavioral science about this unusual bird"--Provided by the publisher.
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Yet the truth is that they arrived in Victorian times as props in gory plays for tourists. But the ravens' past has far more high drama. From the plains of the North American Indians to the arctic tundra, all the way to the Tower of London, they have been symbols of cruelty, of survival through adversity, and a loveable icon. Boria Sax shows how our attitudes to the raven and to the natural world have changed enormously over the centuries. By describing...
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Tales tell of how Charles II, fearful of ancient legends that Britain will fall if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave their abode, ordered that the wings of the six ravens be clipped. But the truth is that the ravens only arrived at the Tower in 1883, when they were brought in as props in tales of Gothic horror that were told to tourists. The legend itself originated from the summer of 1944, when ravens in London were used as unofficial...
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Queens of the Tower volume 1
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English
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Two women, two very different destinies, drawn together in the shadow of the Tower of London: Elizabeth of York, her life already tainted by dishonour and tragedy, now queen to the first Tudor king, Henry the VII. Joan Vaux, servant of the court, straining against marriage and motherhood and privy to the deepest and darkest secrets of her queen. Like the ravens, Joan must use her eyes and her senses, as conspiracy whispers through the dark corridors...
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There is a legend that if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave then Britain will fall, so when somebody steals the birds, the Queen calls for Mac B. to find the thief and retrieve them--a mission that takes him to Iceland, where he encounters secret submarines, hungry polar bears, and his arch-nemesis from the KGB.
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Princeless volume 3
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Action Lab Entertainment
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[2015]
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English
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Adrienne and Bedelia rescue Raven, the Black Arrow, from a tower. Adrienne and Raven get into a fight on Sparky, the dragon, and fall into the sea. Raven saves Adrienne from drowning and the become friends. They must also fight a ship load of pirates together before they go separate ways.
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Bryant and May mysteries volume 11
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Bantam Books
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[2014?]
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English
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"A teenager sees a dead man rise from his grave--and moments later is killed in a sudden hit-and-run accident. Seven ravens housed in the impenetrable fortress that is the Tower of London vanish without a trace--and legend has it that when the ravens leave, the city will fall. Bryant and May must figure out how these two inexplicable, seemingly unrelated mysteries fit together as they begin an investigation that finds them confronting a group of latter-day...
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Signed Stories
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2022.
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English
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Oh no - Great Britain is doomed! The Tower of London’s six black ravens have disappeared! But fear not, our bike-loving Detectives, Detective Jack and Deputy Poco Loco are in town to solve the mystery. So hop on your bike and join them on their adventure through the streets of London!
11) The Beyond
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All Channel Films
Pub. Date
1981.
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English
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From legendary Italian horror master Lucio Fulci comes the ultimate classic of supernatural terror. A cursed hotel, built over one of the seven gateways to hell, becomes a malevolent abyss that begins devouring both the bodies and the souls of all who enter in a graphic frenzy of gory crucifixions, brutal chain-whippings, eyeball impalements, sulphuric acid meltdowns, flesh-eating tarantulas, throat-shredding demon dogs and ravenous bloodthirsty zombies.....
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Warner Home Video
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[2018]
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English
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Everyone's favorite super heroic teen team of Robin, Cyborg, Raven, Starfire, and Beast Boy in all-new, comedic, eleven-minute adventures highlighting the hijinks they get into when they aren't out saving the world. In between the big fights with supervillains, the team2s dynamic personalities ensure that even downtime at the Tower or a trip to the movies promises extreme (and extremely funny) fun.
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Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
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[2015]
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English
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This fantasy series tells the alternative history of 19th-century England, where magic once existed and has returned with two men: Gilbert Norrell and Jonathan Strange, who pit their skills against the might of Napoleon, the mythical Raven King and death. The clash between these two British magicians is about to become a dangerous duel of the dark arts where, in the midst of the Napoleonic wars, the real battle is between their oversized egos.
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