Lara Pulver
1) Fleming
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Starring Dominic Cooper, this action-packed drama tells the real story of Ian Fleming, the man who created James Bond. London, 1939: Ian Fleming is an irresponsible playboy living in the shadow of his dead war hero father and his domineering mother. When the Second World War breaks out, Ian finds himself with a job in Naval Intelligence. At first, Ian is inclined to treat his new job as an adventure but, as the shocking consequences of war become...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
In the third of the USA Today bestselling Ghosts of the Shadow Market series, Anna Lightwood, eldest child of Gabriel and Cecily, is mad, bad and dangerously dapper. Every rake has an origin story, though: now under Brother Zachariah's eye we see Anna's doomed love story unfold.
Praise for the The Mortal Instruments/The Infernal Devices Series:
"[A]n almost Shakespearean rollercoaster ride."
— VOYA
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The next installment in the blockbuster franchise follows vampire death dealer Selene as she fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In a world where thought and faith are controlled, one man fights to set knowledge free. Leonardo Da Vinci is tortured by a gift of superhuman genius. He finds himself in a conflict between truth and lies, religion and reason, past and future. His quest for knowledge nearly becomes his undoing, but Da Vinci's genius prevails and he emerges as an unstoppable force that lifts an entire era out of darkness and propels it into light.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Destruction was not his design. After a long and disastrous personal quest, it's a slow, painful rebirth for Leonardo Da Vinci as he comes to the realization that his greatest enemy is himself. After travelling from Florence to South America and back in his relentless search for the fabled Book of Leaves, Florence is in ruins and dear friends have recently been buried. Da Vinci now must rebuild himself, as well as his beloved city, just as the Turks...
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Same Genius. New World. Florence is thrown into chaos in the wake of the Pazzi conspiracy and Leonardo da Vinci must push the limits of his mind and body to defend the city against the forces of Rome. When the dust settles, friends are buried and rivalries are enflamed. While the Medicis go to unthinkable lengths to deal with new threats, da Vinci continues on his quest to find the fabled Book of Leaves and uncover the secret history of his mother....
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Fleming The Man Who Would Be Bond volume 3
Language
English
Description
Ian loses himself in a tempestuous affair, and becomes riddled with self-doubt.
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Series
Fleming The Man Who Would Be Bond volume 4
Language
English
Description
Ian finally gets his chance for action out in the field, but will he return home a hero?
Author
Series
Fleming The Man Who Would Be Bond volume 1
Language
English
Description
Hedonistic Ian Fleming lands a job in Naval Intelligence as a war in Europe returns.
Author
Series
Fleming The Man Who Would Be Bond volume 2
Language
English
Description
Despite the excitement of juggling a relationship and a blossoming affair, Ian feels increasingly trapped behind his desk. Eventually he lands a mission to France but when it spins out of control and he returns home to news of a tragic death, it's finally clear that war is far from a game.
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Language
English
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Description
On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and follows her brave dwarf retainers into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom.
12) MI-5
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Underworld: A beautiful vampire warrior is entrenched in a war between the vampire and werewolf races. Although she is aligned with the vampires, she falls in love with a werewolf who longs for the war to end.
Underworld, Evolution: Vampire warrior Selena and the half werewolf Michael hunt for clues to reveal the history of their races and the war between them.
Underworld, Rise of the Lycans: An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Joining the Outlaw's fight against injustice is mysterious Brother Tuck and a feisty Locksley girl, Kate. Robin leads the battle for a free world, but it's tough when corruption and evil sweep the land. The King is absent fighting in the Holy Land and while his throne is empty, his treacherous brother Prince John plots to seize it. The prince has his eye on Nottingham for his new capital and the country is on the brink of civil war.
