Juice
In a scorched far-future Australia, a fugitive stalls for his life by telling a captive the story of everything that led him here.
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The Course of the Heart
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The Prestige
Two rival Victorian magicians wage a lifelong battle of secrets, with descendants later uncovering the truth.
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An original 1818 Gothic classic where a scientist creates life, then faces the human cost of abandonment.