The Siege of Burning Grass
A pacifist prisoner is forced on a mission across enemy lines, where war, propaganda, and conscience collide.
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A pacifist prisoner is forced on a mission across enemy lines, where war, propaganda, and conscience collide.
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An amnesiac stranger crosses a ruined future Earth to uncover his identity and the truth behind a city ruled by lies.
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Two girls keep climbing through the ruins of civilization, finding meaning in survival, memory, and each other.
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A young colonist follows a forbidden road across a strange world to uncover the secrets behind his society.
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A Victorian expedition to Africa uncovers a lost civilization and its immortal queen, whose beauty hides danger and obsession.
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A scholar chasing forbidden truths in an empire of caste and secrecy collides with hidden magic and buried history.
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An older queer couple takes one last cross-country road trip as a black hole brings Earth’s final days closer.
A comet clips Earth, carrying a small group of survivors on a two-year journey through the solar system.
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