Sentences with phrase «series in a fantasy setting»

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With the fifth season of the award winning fantasy series set to kick off early this month, the folks at talkSPORT have put in the good work to discover just which players could find themselves a new career as actors should they decide to hang up their boots.

I love fantasy books, particularly those set in the world we know, and I also really enjoy reading (and writing) books which are part of a series, because the longer you spend with characters, the more they feel like friends.

A strange phone call sets in motion a series of traumatic events in writer / director Jeanne Labrune's self - described «fantasy,» C'est le Bouquet!

starring Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt and returning for a second season in 2019; the hit fantasy series THE MAGICIANS, which was greenlit for a fourth season for 2019; the acclaimed 12 MONKEYS series, set to air its fourth season story conclusion this June; and the CHANNEL ZERO horror anthology series, which is set to air its fourth installment this fall.

This brief recap brings us up to date with Nioh as it appears in its current form — A lovingly crafted homage to the precision combat and mechanics of the Soulsborne games, whilst also introducing an RNG loot system inspired by Diablo and Borderlands and transplanting the action from the more European fantasy aesthetic of Miyazaki's aforementioned series to a feudal Japan setting that is more than a little reminiscent of the Onimusha games.

Last week it was announced that Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) is set to lead the cast of Amazon's Carnival Row, and now comes word that Cara Delevingne (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) has also signed on to star in the fantasy - noir series.

Chris Weitz's current entry in the holiday movie sweepstakes pretty much does what it sets out to do — steal some of that J.K. Rowling magic and sprinkle it over Philip Pullman's series of fantasy novels.

In addition to Overlord and The Heavy, Abrams and Bad Robot are developing the sci - fi fantasy series Demimonde for HBO and have Daisy Ridley set to star in the sci - fi / fantasy drama KolmIn addition to Overlord and The Heavy, Abrams and Bad Robot are developing the sci - fi fantasy series Demimonde for HBO and have Daisy Ridley set to star in the sci - fi / fantasy drama Kolmin the sci - fi / fantasy drama Kolma.

His latest work is directly inspired by the Souls series, including Dark Souls and Bloodborne: The Tarot Restless, a tarot deck and book set in a strange fantasy universe.

by Walter Chaw Opening with a series of panels from Golden Age comics produced circa the era in which the film is set (i.e., 1962), The Butcher Boy identifies Neil Jordan as a director with a secret yen for superhero fantasies.

Final Fantasy IX is one of my all - time favourite games, so grabbing the recent port for the PS4 was a no brainer; easily the most underrated entry in the series, FFIX suffered somewhat due to the decision to return to a more heavily fantasy oriented setting rather than the science fiction inspired ones present in the two previous — and most successful — instalments.

«Jem and the Holograms» (October 23): In this live - action adaptation of the glitzy»80s animated series, a band of young women from humble beginnings become set on becoming superstars, with a little fantasy thrown in the miIn this live - action adaptation of the glitzy»80s animated series, a band of young women from humble beginnings become set on becoming superstars, with a little fantasy thrown in the miin the mix.

Perhaps Card's most innovative work is his American fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker, whose first five volumes, Seventh Son, Red Prophet, Prentice Alvin, Alvin Journeyman, and Heartfire are set in a magical version of the American frontier.

M. TERRY GREEN enjoys a successful self - publishing career with multiple sci - fi / fantasy series set in the Multiverse, based upon her expertise in anthropology and technology.

Cassandra Clare, whose previous best - selling series of YA urban fantasy novels have been set in contemporary New York (The Mortal Instruments) and Victorian - era London (The Infernal Devices), has signed a new deal with Margaret K. McElderry Books for an upcoming series set in present - day L.A..

At the moment he produces novels in four major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the old west, the galaxy - spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, and the superhero series staring Poker Boy.

Marc Silvestri, the co-creator of THE DARKNESS and WITCHBLADE and the creator of CYBER FORCE, presents a new fantasy adventure series set in both worlds in which we live.

Will the Texan be her next victim?The Sky Fire Chronicles is a fantasy series set in America during the late 1800's.

I released Set in Stone, book one of my fun YA fantasy series, The Petralist, in May of 2015.

I love the Golden City series, and this novella is the perfect addition to the fantasy trilogy set in 1903 Portugal.

Tide Dragons — the first of a brand new fantasy series set in an alternate medieval Japan — is coming soon.

Card has also written fantasy: The Tales of Alvin Maker is a series of fantasy novels set in frontier America; his most recent novel, The Lost Gate, is a contemporary magical fantasy.

Some of the earliest and most notable authors in the genre who helped it find its feet are: Laurel K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake series — often considered one of the most substantial works in the genre, Neil Gaiman's masterpiece, Neverwhere (the urban fantasy adventure set in London and a twist off parallel London Below), and another in the genre that's developed a major cult following: The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher.

Find all of Ben's books below, from his debut Emaneska Series, set in a cold and brutal Norse - inspired world, to his new Scarlet Star Trilogy, a western fantasy coming - of - age tale set in an alternate 1867 Wyoming and London.

L. R. W. Lee is the author of the Andy Smithson coming - of - age epic fantasy series, set in medieval times with knights, magic and mythical adventures.

For her second series, she did a lot of market research and switched to a more popular type of YA fantasy, vampires in a contemporary paranormal setting.

He's the co-creator of LORDLESS, a fantasy series about a harsh, violent hero set in an bitter arctic wasteland.

If John Green - type contemporary realistic books are trending down in the YA category, and supernatural witch - based modern fantasy is trending up sharply, HarperCollins may come up with a «bible» of plot, character sketches, setting, etc. and ask a few select authors to provide a chapter, effectively competing to see which one will be allowed to write the story (or in some cases the series) in a compressed timeframe.

A Total War Center.net user going by the name «StormOfRazors» spotted a quote from Creative Assembly's Mike Simpson within the pages of the recently released Total War art book, in which he states «and taking the series to a fantasy setting with Total War: Warhammer.»

Super Plexis is a 16 - bit tribute to classic puzzle fighters like Tetris Attack, the Puzzle League series, and Meteos, set in a fantasy world designed to recapture the sights and sounds of old - school Super Nintendo games.

His latest work is directly inspired by the Souls series, including Dark Souls and Bloodborne: The Tarot Restless, a tarot deck and book set in a strange fantasy universe.

The first major deviation from the Souls series is the setting, with Bloodborne eschewing many of the fantasy realm tropes in favour of a grim, Victorian London-esque environment that conjures up fond memories of the old PSX Nightmare Creatures.

The quote, which was spotted by Total War Center.net user StormOfRazors in the new The Art of Total War book from CA's Mike Simpson, states the studio is «taking the series to a fantasy setting with Total War: Warhammer.»

It upholds what the series is based on, which is frenetic sci - fi / fantasy action set in World War II.

Final Fantasy IX is one of my all - time favourite games, so grabbing the recent port for the PS4 was a no brainer; easily the most underrated entry in the series, FFIX suffered somewhat due to the decision to return to a more heavily fantasy oriented setting rather than the science fiction inspired ones present in the two previous — and most successful — instalments.

Each entry in the series transports players to a new fantasy world that is fleshed out over the course of dozens of hours, but Final Fantasy XV's setting never reaches the same lofty heights laid out by so many of its predecessors for a number of reasons.

It is the first of the series to move away from its traditional, pseudo-realistic Roman setting into one of fantasy, where Orcs, Humans, and Elves all vie for supremacy in the gladiator arena.

Developed by Piranha Bytes, creators of the award - winning Gothic and Risen series, ELEX is a handcrafted action role - playing experience set in a post-apocalyptic science - fantasy universe, and puts players into a huge, seamless open world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action.

Showered in extremely positive reviews, The Witcher 3 offered its considerable fan - base remarkable depth and detail, capturing the atmosphere and setting of the Polish fantasy novel series on which it is based with flair.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, for those who haven't played it, is an action adventure RPG set in a fantasy world of dragons, magic and warriors, with a mix of the Dragon Age games and the Dark Soul series.

Bloodborne is a spiritual successor to the Souls series, a franchise that is well known for its punishing mechanics, high risk and reward gameplay, sense of adventure and exploration in dark fantasy settings.

An official expansion pack for the third installment in the series of classic RTS games set in a fantasy world and developed by Blizzard Entertainment since 1994.

It marked a huge change for the series in terms of setting style, as it moved away from medieval fantasy and dove straight into steampunk.