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FriesenPress Henri's Last Gift
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£25.64
Manchester University Press Folk Horror on Film: Return of the British
Book SynopsisWhat is folk horror and how culturally significant is it? This collection is the first study to address these questions while considering the special importance of British cinema to the genre’s development.The book presents political and aesthetic analyses of folk horror’s uncanny landscapes and frightful folk. It places canonical films like Witchfinder General (1968), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) and The Wicker Man (1973) in a new light and expands the canon to include films like the sci-fi horror Doomwatch (1970–72) and the horror documentary Requiem for a Village (1975) alongside filmmakers Ken Russell and Ben Wheatley.A series of engrossing chapters by established scholars and new writers argue for the uniqueness of folk horror from perspectives that include the fragmented national history of pagan heresies and Celtic cultures, of peasant lifestyles, folkloric rediscoveries and postcolonial decline.Table of ContentsForeword by John DasIntroduction: what makes the folk horrific? – Louis Bayman and K.J. Donnelly Part I: Debating The Wicker Man (1973) 1 The context of The Wicker Man – Ronald Hutton 2 A deeply religious people: The Wicker Man, contemporary paganism, and Dracula reversed– Laurel Zwissler 3 Folk horror: a discursive approach, with application to Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man (1973) and Neil Jordan’s The Company of Wolves (1984) – Mikel J. Koven Part II: Return of the British repressed 4 The folk of folk horror – Derek Johnston 5 Doomwatch: sacrifice zones and folk horror – Dawn Keetley 6 My ancestors died here: Requiem for a Village and the rural English horror of modernity and socio-cultural change – Paul Newland 7 Outsider history, or outside of history – K. J. Donnelly 8 Anglo creep and Celtic resistance in Apostle – Beth Carroll 9 Women’s folk horror in Britain: history, industry, style – Amy Harris Part III: Folk horror’s cultural landscapes 10 Ritualistic rhythms: exploring the sensory effect of drums in British folk horror cinema – Lyndsay Townsend 11 ‘Nature came before man’: human as subject and object within the folk horror anti-landscape – David Evans-Powell 12 Hieroglyphics: Arthur Machen on screen – Mark Goodall 13 Albion unearthed: social, political and cultural influences on British folk horror, urban wyrd and backwoods cinema – Andy Paciorek 14 ‘Isn’t folk horror all horror?’: a wyrd genre – Diane A. RodgersIndex
£81.00
iUniverse WolfBurn: Together Forever, Always One, Never
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£10.21
iUniverse Sick and Twisted
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£15.16
Image Comics Curse Words Volume 5: Fairy-Tale Ending
Book SynopsisFINAL VOLUME. The epic fantasy series concludes here, as Wizord, Margaret and the entire gang fight an epic battle that will take our dark heroes from our world to the Hole World and back again. Will Sizzajee be vanquished? Will our little family of evil wizards ever find happiness and stop being so dang evil? LET'S FIND OUT! Collects CURSE WORDS #21-25 and the SPRING HAS SPRUNG SPECIAL.
£13.49
Image Comics Dracula, Motherf**ker
Book SynopsisVienna, 1889: Dracula's brides nail him to the bottom of his coffin. Los Angeles, 1974: an ageing starlet decides to raise the stakes. Crime scene photographer Quincy Harker is the only man who knows it happened, but will anyone believe him before he gets his own chalk outline? And are Dracula's three brides there to help him... or use him as bait? A pulpy, pulse-pounding graphic novel of California psych-horror from acclaimed creators ALEX DE CAMPI and ERICA HENDERSON.Trade Review"The slim volume packs in action, avoids exposition, and lets the art carry characterizations rather than rely on dialogue dumps. This feminist-friendly evolution of the Brides of Dracula mashes up pop culture and classic references from a comics maverick to offer dizzy, delicious fun for horror fans." —Publishers Weekly
£999.99
Image Comics Friday Deluxe Edition
£36.38
Image Comics Violent Flowers
Book SynopsisMaria Llovet is an especially exciting name in comics nowadays. AIPTA sensual vampire tale about vengeance and acceptance, and the importance of embracing who we really are. Vengeance blooms in their veins. An ancient clan of vampires reunites after centuries: the Sentinel, a vampire who watches over all supernatural creatures, has been murdered. His erratic sister, Carnelia, will stop at nothing to get revenge, even when she's charged with a mortal to take care of. In our world where the cult to youth and beauty rules, Carnelia has remained old and wrinkled for ages, abstaining from her vampire urges. But her ADDICTION to blood may prove her resolution is not as firm as it seems.
£12.59
Image Comics The Infernals Volume 1
Book SynopsisAbe Morgenstern, the son of Satan, has one month to live. Before he dies, he must decide which of his three wayward childrenvolatile narcissist Nero, conflicted field operative Jackal, or troubled schoolgirl Beewill inherit his shadowy empire. But with the forces of Heaven, Hell, and everywhere in between bearing down on them, will they survive long enough to take control of the Apocalypse? And is Abe ready to give up being the Antichrist - or does he have something else up his sleeve? Collects THE INFERNALS #1-5
£14.39
Image Comics Plastic Death Dolls
Book SynopsisThe quirky and plastic-obsessed serial killer Edwyn from 2017's critically acclaimed dark-comedy, horror series PLASTIC returns. In PLASTIC: DEATH & DOLLS, we get to see how Edwyn came to his first kill at 10 years old and how that set him on a bloodsoaked path of decapitations, sporks, and dolls on his way to finding the one true love of his life a sex doll named Virginia. Collects Plastic: Death & Dolls #1-5.
£999.99
Image Comics Bone Orchard Tenement
Book SynopsisFrom the Eisner Award winning creative team behind GIDEON FALLS and PRIMORDIAL, comes the most significant and essential project yet in the bold and ambitious new shared horror universe of THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS!In TENEMENT, Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino bring you the story of seven residents of a building and the dark secrets that bind them together. It begins with a sinister death and leads the neighbors on a mind-melting and horrific journey to save their own lives and each other''s. As they find their way home, the secrets of the Bone Orchard are finally revealed in this critical chapter that readers have been waiting for! Collects Bone Orchard: Tenement #1-#10.
£28.79
Image Comics Terrorwar Volume 1
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£14.39
Red Wheel/Weiser Demon Lover
Book SynopsisThe Demon Lover was first published in 1927, the same year as H.P. Lovecraft''s The Call of Cthulhu. Dion Fortune was among a generation of occult horror writers that formed popular culture''s obsession with secret societies, vampires, demons, ritual magic, and dark powers lurking in the shadows. What sets Fortune apart from so many of her contemporaries is her deep knowledge of the inner workings of magical orders, rites, and practices, and her own freethinking on occult subjects, demonstrated in the classic Psychic Self-Defense and The Mystical Qabalah.
£17.99
PM Press The Primal Screamer
Book SynopsisA gothic horror novel that plunges readers into a world of madness, suicide and anarchist punk.
£13.49
Queer Space Unbalanced Mercy
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£9.95
Wordfire Press LLC Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. ZOMNIBUS: Contains the
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£21.56
Hippocampus Press Lovecraft Annual No. 6 (2012)
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£14.25
Hippocampus Press A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P.
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£28.50
Hippocampus Press Dead Reckonings No. 23 (Spring 2018)
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£8.99
Black Curtain Press The Day the Leash Gave Way and Other Stories
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£12.99
Angelico Press Confessions of the Antichrist (A Novel)
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£22.80
TCK Publishing The Devil's Whispers: A Gothic Horror Novel
£11.99
Oni Press,US Jill and the Killers
Book SynopsisRising stars Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (Mary Shelley Monster Hunter) and Roberta Ingranata (Witchblade, Doctor Who) present a new kind of game where even murder is much more than it seems . . .Returning to school after the unsolved disappearance of her mother, teenager Jill Estrada can't wait for things to return to normal . . . even as her friends become obsessed with Box Killers, a true-crime subscription game where each month's unsolved case is custom-tailored to the life of its player. There's only one catch: Jill's game seems to be all too realand when her clues begin to connect the dots to a very real series of disappearances in her hometown, Jill and her friends must conquer their fears and own personal struggles to solve the case.But can they find the killer before one of their own becomes the next victim?
£16.19
Oni Press,US Cemetery Kids Dont Die Vol. 1
Book SynopsisYOU'RE ONLY ALIVE IF YOU'RE ONLINE . . . The twenty-first century sucks hard, but it's been made somewhat tolerable by the latest media innovation to finally unseat the iPhone. Enter the Dreamwave: the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep. Now the obsession of millions around the globe, it's also the one point of solace for four friends whose lives have been marred by trauma and dysfunction. Together, this group of ultra-online 'Cemetery Kids' spend their nights roaming the open world of the most immersive and brutal horror game ever created: 'Nightmare Cemetery.' Together they seek to dethrone an enigmatic humanoid monster known only as the 'The King of Sleep.' Which was fun—until one of them doesn't wake up . . . and finds their consciousness locked inside a horror game that is anything but imaginary. Now, the three remaining Cemetery Kids must navigate the game's forbidden landscape to rescue the
£14.39
Pegasus Books The Witchs Secret
Book SynopsisAlone and in a new, unfamiliar place, a young witch discovers a murderous plot to turn the tide of the Civil War—which also might be the key to getting her powers and place in society back, if it doesn’t kill her first.After using a forbidden spell to wring a confession from her faithless lover, young witch Joya Shaw finds herself stripped of her power and banished to the magical backwater of the Colorado Territory. But it is 1862, the American Civil War is raging, and going west doesn’t mean leaving the battlefields behind. When Joya arrives at a homesteader’s cabin and discovers the occupants savagely slain, she knows it is no mere murder: traces of demon magic cling to the bodies. When a Union patrol is later wiped out the same way, Joya begins to suspect that someone is trying to create a new weapon for the rebel arsenal. She gambles that thwarting the plot could be the key to ending her exile. But demon hunting is a dangerou
£17.00
Counterpoint Passing Through a Prairie Country
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£22.09
Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Scare Record
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£14.39
Indoeuropeanpublishing.com Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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£21.56
Indoeuropeanpublishing.com The Three Impostors or The Transmutations
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£22.75
Falstaff Books, LLC Beginner's Luck
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£20.89
Writers Republic LLC The Dead and the Bizarre are here and all around
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£21.06
Kodansha America, Inc The Witch and the Beast 4
Book SynopsisDive into Kousuke Satake's suave and explosive manga debut, about powerful women good and evil, featuring a story of vengeance in a stylish, art-deco urban wonderland that's one part Fullmetal Alchemist and one part Cowboy Bebop. Ashaf: a soft-spoken man with delicate features, a coffin strapped to his back, and an entourage of black crows. Guideau: a feral, violent girl with long fangs and the eyes of a beast. This ominous pair appear one day in a town in thrall to a witch-a ruler with magic coursing through her tattooed body, who has convinced the townsfolk she's their hero. But Ashaf and Guideau know better. They live by one creed: "Wherever a witch goes, only curses and disasters follow." They have scores to settle, and they won't hesitate to remove anyone in their way, be it angry mob or army garrison. A dark fairytale set in a steampunk world of magic and monsters, The Witch and the Beast will entice and entrap manga readers looking for their next fantasy action fix!
£11.69
Cosimo Classics Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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£18.99
Adventure Publications, Incorporated Ghostly Tales of Pennsylvania
Book SynopsisRead 27 chilling ghost stories, from two paranormal investigators, about reportedly true encounters with the supernatural in Pennsylvania. The ghost of a notorious gangster roams the halls of Eastern State Penitentiary. Echoed cries from the past emanate from the long-ago home of a famous figure in US history. Pennsylvania is among the most haunted states in America. This collection of ghost stories presents the creepiest, most surprising tales of the Keystone State! Authors Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler are active paranormal investigators with a shared fascination for things that go bump in the night. The professional writers spent countless hours combing the region for the strangest and scariest run-ins with the unexplained. Horror fans and history buffs will delight in these 27 terrifying tales. They’re based on reportedly true accounts, proving that Pennsylvania is the setting for some of the most compelling ghostly tales ever told
£7.99
Austin Macauley Publishers LLC A Room
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£11.39
Amazon Publishing The Bad Weather Friend
Book SynopsisBenny is so nice they feel compelled to destroy him, but he has a friend who should scare the hell out of them in this breathtaking new kind of thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz. Benny Catspaw’s perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favorite chair. He’s not paranoid. Someone is out to get him. He just doesn’t know who or why. Then Benny receives an inheritance from an uncle he’s never heard of: a giant crate and a video message. All will be well in time. How strange—though it’s a blessing, his uncle promises. Stranger yet is what’s inside the crate. He’s a seven-foot-tall self-described “bad weather friend” named Spike whose mission is to help people who are just too good for this world. Spike will take care of it. He’ll find Benny’s enemies. He’ll deal with them. This might be satisfying if Spike wasn’t such a menacing presence with terrifying techniques of intimidation. In the company of Spike and a fascinated young waitress-cum-PI-in-training named Harper, Benny plunges into a perilous high-speed adventure, the likes of which never would have crossed the mind of a decent guy like him.
£18.99
Amazon Publishing The Witch of Tin Mountain
Book SynopsisIn Depression-era Arkansas, something wicked has come to a haunted mountain town in a novel of uncanny suspense by the author of Parting the Veil. Blood and power bind three generations of women in the Ozark Mountains. So does an evil that’s followed them across the decades. 1931. Gracelynn Doherty lives peacefully on Tin Mountain, helping her adoptive granny work her cures. Despite whispers that the women are witches, the superstitious locals still seek them out, whether to remedy arthritis or a broken heart. But when evangelist Josiah Bellflower comes to town promising miracle healing, full bellies, and prosperity, his revivals soon hold Tin Mountain in thrall—and Granny in abject fear. Granny recognizes Josiah. Fifty years ago, in a dark and desperate moment, she made a terrible promise. Now Josiah, an enemy, has returned to collect his due. As Granny sickens and the drought-ridden countryside falls under a curse, Gracelynn must choose: flee Tin Mountain and the only family she knows, or confront the vengeful preacher whose unholy mission is to destroy her.Trade Review“With LGBTQ representation, Kennedy’s captivating second novel is perfect for historical fiction readers who enjoy a bit of witchcraft, folklore, and mystery.” —Booklist “The antagonist, the demon, goes by three different names and is incredibly real. So real that images from the novel lingered for days in my mind.” —Historical Novels Review “Kennedy weaves an achingly beautiful tale full of dark folklore, powerful women, and spine-tingling suspense. Deirdre’s and Gracelynn’s stories will grab you by the heart and stay with you long after the last page.” —Hester Fox, author of A Lullaby for Witches “Brilliant and enthralling, The Witch of Tin Mountain left me breathless. Gracie and Deirdre are two unforgettable characters, and their stories twine in an intricate braid of complex beauty. Kennedy has secured her place as one of the very best in historical fiction.” —Olivia Hawker, bestselling author of One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow “Kennedy’s sophomore novel weaves a mysterious, gorgeous tale that spans three generations of witches living in Arkansas—and the man who haunts them. A stunning work filled with fear, dark folklore, an Ozarkian voice that grabs you by the throat, and suspense that will keep you guessing, The Witch of Tin Mountain is the perfect read for a bleak winter’s day under the covers…with a flashlight.” —Maria Tureaud, author of The Last Hope in Hopetown “Hauntingly atmospheric and crackling with life, The Witch of Tin Mountain is an unforgettable story of family, magic, love, hypocrisy, and the power—for good or evil—we all carry with us. The richly painted Ozark setting leaps from the page, and all three interlaced story lines are captivating, heartbreaking, and triumphant in equal measure. I inhaled this book in two days. Witchy readers won’t want to miss it.” —Allison Epstein, author of A Tip for the Hangman “Atmospheric and haunting, The Witch of Tin Mountain flawlessly weaves folklore and history into a compelling generational story of love, evil, and magic. With vivid characters and an immersive dive into the beauty and superstitions of her native Ozarks, Paulette Kennedy delivers a darkly captivating novel that readers will devour.” —Erin Litteken, author of The Memory Keeper of Kyiv “Paulette Kennedy has surely cast a spell with The Witch of Tin Mountain. This multigenerational saga beautifully illuminates a little-known (and often misunderstood) corner of America and its history while also providing spine-tingling, eerie chills and thrills along the way. I absolutely devoured this spooky, atmospheric book!” —Alyssa Palombo, author of The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel “Kennedy beautifully captures the earthy, rural, charismatic traditions in her native Ozarks…Gritty and atmospheric, her alluring sophomore novel weaves spiritualism, demons, feminism, and folklore with more than a few twists before the book’s satisfying ending. I loved every page!” —Constance Sayers, author of The Ladies of the Secret Circus and A Witch in Time “The Witch of Tin Mountain is a skillfully plotted home run about three generations of strong women who are bound by history and a curse. Kennedy will delight you with unexpected twists and turns where suspicions and accusations rule the land. Thoroughly enjoyed, a true feast for readers everywhere.” —Andie Newton, USA Today bestselling author of A Child for the Reich “The Witch of Tin Mountain is lush, gripping, and deliciously creepy. Paulette Kennedy, author of the standout debut, Parting the Veil, transports readers to the heart of the Ozarks, a place as brutal as it is hauntingly beautiful, and the home of three generations of women whose special powers make them the target of an evil man set on destroying them. With elegant prose and captivating storytelling, Kennedy spins a fiercely feminist page-turner about the power of love, loyalty, and family—reminding us that it’s the women in our lives who give us strength and provide a light during our darkest hours. This spectacular sophomore novel proves that Kennedy is an author to watch, in the world of gothic fiction and beyond.” —Elissa Grossell Dickey, author of The Speed of Light and Iris in the Dark “The Witch of Tin Mountain drew me in from the very first chapter. Paulette Kennedy takes readers on a journey across generations into the heart of the Ozark mountains where women rise above sexism with cleverness, strength, and—if you listen to the ne’er-do-well traveling preacher—witchcraft.” —Jennifer Bardsley, author of Sweet Bliss “Electrifying! This multigenerational tale that travels across time and space is woven together like a delicate tapestry, and it will stay with you long after the last page.” —Mansi Shah, author of The Taste of Ginger and The Direction of the Wind “Rich with sense of place, brimming with historical detail, and deliciously spiced with authoritative dialect, this tale of women’s resourcefulness and passion and power is pure magic. Kennedy knows the Ozarks and is uniquely qualified to bring the Ozarks culture alive. A thoroughly readable novel!” —Louisa Morgan, author of The Great Witch of Brittany “Paulette Kennedy’s The Witch of Tin Mountain cleverly interweaves the lives of three generations of women, and what starts as a quiet, simmering horror turns into a bubbling and brewing revenge against an insidious returning evil.” —Desirée M. Niccoli, author of Called to the Deep
£8.54
Xlibris Us Horror Night
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£18.95
Turner Publishing Company The Son of Abraham
Book SynopsisTen years after the city of Los Angeles is nearly destroyed by a violent domestic terrorist attack, Esther Robertson struggles to reconcile her father’s culpability as leader of the deadly Son of Abraham cult. She grants CBS’s top reporter, Cooper Carlson, a rare interview and insight into her father, Alan Robertson, who sits awaiting trial for his crimes in federal prison. A report of a horrific and seemingly natural disaster interrupts the interview. Another will follow and another after that. Are these increasingly violent and bizarre phenoms truly natural, or is there another force behind them? In the epic conclusion of the story of the Society at Sinder Avenue, the end times–put into motion by a demonic deal made generations ago–are finally unfolding. Destruction, famine, war, and pestilence reign. But is it God who comes to answer the prayers of the suffering and dying world, or is it Ceit Robertson, the ascended matriarch of the Society, Goddess of the Dead, and Ruler of the Night Forest? Will they offer salvation or Armageddon?Trade Review“The Son of Abraham is an immersive, haunting, touching story about family, love, and the supernatural. Kathleen Kaufman has woven a tapestry of original entities, visceral setting, and dark magical wonder that is equally unsettling and hopeful. A powerful read.” —Richard Thomas, author of Disintegration, and Breaker (Thriller Award nominee) “Beautifully conceived, genuinely chilling and a brilliant culmination to Kathleen Kaufman’s horror saga!” —Jennifer Brody / Vera Strange, award-winning author of the 13th Continuum Trilogy and Disney Chills series
£11.04
Ablaze, LLC Happyland Vol 1
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£999.99
Trepidatio Publishing Rookfield
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£8.96
Sourcebooks, Inc The Twisted Dead
Book SynopsisUSA Today bestseller and rising queen of atmospheric horror Darcy Coates returns with a ghost story that will haunt you long after the final page.Keira is ready for a normal life. Hunted and haunted, all she wants is to put her mysterious past behind her and move forward with her new friends as Blighty Graveyard's groundskeeper. But then she receives an invitation to dinner at the local recluse's crumbling ancestral estate. The mansion is steeped in history that is equal parts complicated and bloody-and at its center is the man who once tried to kill her, now begging for her help.Dane Crispin believes his home is haunted-and that the unquiet dead clawing through the ancient house are after him. Unnerved but intrigued, Keira opens her second sight and discovers he's right: resentful specters cling to Dane...and if she can't find a way to stop them, threaten to consume everything in their path.There's something dark happening in the world beyond most peoples' vision, and if Keira isn't able to sever the ties between the living and the dead, the chained spirits may not be the only things twisted beyond saving.Horror Novels By Darcy Coates:The Haunting of Leigh HarkerThe Haunting of Ashburn HouseFrom BelowGallows HillThe House Next DoorCarrow HauntCraven ManorVoices in the Snow
£8.54
Epic Publishing Finders Bleeders
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£9.36
Amy Baker I Want To Go Home: One Chilly Night Book 1
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£11.24
Julia Ash The Turning Point
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£10.94
Remverse Studios In Lost Dreams the Four Were Bound
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£21.59
Piper House Wayward Suns
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£14.75
Blarney Stone Publishing Last Light Falling - Legion, Book IV
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£13.29
