The Course of the Heart
Three Cambridge friends are haunted for decades by a partly forgotten ritual that may have opened a door to the divine.
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Lord of Light
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A young Sith assassin’s brutal upbringing and hidden perspective reveal how Darth Maul was shaped by pain and loyalty.
Hujan
In a futuristic, disaster-scarred world, a young woman seeks to erase painful memories tied to love and loss.
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Middlegame
Two gifted twins, secretly engineered through alchemy, are drawn toward an impossible destiny that could remake reality.
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An immortal crow tells a human his long, strange story across ages, worlds, and the many meanings of death.
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A weary Roland moves through flashbacks and ruins as he closes the gap between his past and the road to the Dark Tower.
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During the Master’s rule, Martha Jones crosses a broken Earth telling stories of the Doctor to keep hope alive.
Dooku: Jedi Lost
A Sith apprentice uncovers the hidden past of Count Dooku through recordings, revealing how a Jedi became disillusioned.