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Books


The Maze Runner

Synopsis: Imagine waking up one day in total darkness, unsure of where you are and unable to remember anything about yourself except your first name. You're in a bizarre place devoid of adults called the Glade. The Glade is an enclosed structure with a jail, a graveyard, a slaughterhouse, living quarters, and gardens. And no way out. Outside the Glade is the Maze, and every day some of the kids -- the Runners -- venture into the labyrinth, trying to map the ever-changing pattern of walls in an attempt to find an exit from this hellish place. So far, no one has figured it out. And not all of the Runners return from their daily exertions, victims of the maniacal Grievers, part animal, part mechanical killing machines.Thomas is the newest arrival to the Glade in this Truman-meets-Lord of the Flies tale. A motley crew of half a dozen kids is all he has to guide him in this strange world. As soon as he arrives, unusual things begin to happen, and the others grow suspicious of him. Though the Maze seems somehow familiar to Thomas, he's unable to make sense of the place, despite his extraordinary abilities as a Runner. What is this place, and does Thomas hold the key to finding a way out? In The Maze Runner, Dashner has crafted a creative and engaging novel that's both mysterious and thought provoking.

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The Scorch Trials

Synopsis: Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. No more variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to. In the Maze, life was easy. They had food, and shelter, and safety . . . until Teresa triggered the end. In the world outside the Maze, however, the end was triggered long ago. Burned by sun flares and baked by a new, brutal climate, the earth is a wasteland. Government has disintegrated—and with it, order—and now Cranks, people covered in festering wounds and driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim . . . and meal. The Gladers are far from finished with running. Instead of freedom, they find themselves faced with another trial. They must cross the Scorch, the most burned-out section of the world, and arrive at a safe haven in two weeks. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them. Thomas can only wonder—does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind? Or will he forever be at the mercy of WICKED?

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The Death Cure

Synopsis: Thomas knows that Wicked can't be trusted, but they say the time for lies is over, that they've collected all they can from the Trials and now must rely on the Gladers, with full memories restored, to help them with their ultimate mission. It's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test. What Wicked doesn't know is that something's happened that no Trial or Variable could have foreseen. Thomas has remembered far more than they think. And he knows that he can't believe a word of what Wicked says. The time for lies is over. But the truth is more dangerous than Thomas could ever imagine. Will anyone survive the Death Cure?



The Movie
The movie is in pre-production by 20th Century Fox. At the beggining of the year, it was published that the responsible for the direction would be Catherine Hardwicke. Although, since then, there are no more news about it or even a confirmation, as you can check in IMDB. Let's wait. :)


What did I thought?
I've read only the first one, but it was enough to make me fascinated about the series. Do you know when a book is so damn good that you can't put it away? When you stay hours awake reading? The Maze Runner is just this kind of book. I wanna thank Ernie for reccomending me the trilogy. Yesterday, the second book was released over here and it caught me totally by surprise. I just went to the book store and there it was. I couldn't be happier! I will start reading today. If you like dystopian young-adult novels and really enjoyed The Hunger Games, for example. I HIGHLY reccomend. Sometimes, it's even better than Suzanne Collins novel!

:D


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What do you guys think?]]> http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/10618/emma-to-star-in-bling-ring-new-poster Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:45:17 +0000 General chester 10618@/discussions
Not much about the project is known, although Variety has posted the following synopsis:
Inspired by real events, the film follows a group of teenagers who commit a string of celebrity burglaries.

We’re certainly eager to see Emma Watson branch out further! Does this sound like a suitable project for Ms. Watson?

Hypable: http://www.hypable.com/harry-potter/2012/02/29/emma-watson-tapped-for-sofia-coppolas-next-bling-ring/]]> http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/9851/the-music-thread Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:48:21 +0000 General Phineas 9851@/discussions So, the forum has been kinda crazy lately. I thought we'd all like to get together for some super happy mega fun family time, and post some songs.
I know there's a thread somewhere in the forum of music, but whatever. I just want a thread where we can all get along and post music and be happy. No debating, no attacking opinions, no hate. Just...music.
But but but but that being said, I think whoever posts should leave some kind of constructive comment about the previous song. Or some other previous song, it doesn't really matter.
I'll start us off ^_^

]]> http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/8593/the-negative-thread Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:03:03 +0000 General Pumpkinjuice 8593@/discussions http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/9176/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-and-lotr-official-thread Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:02:00 +0000 General Joshie 9176@/discussions http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/8290/the-avengers-official-thread Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:13:08 +0000 General xMIKEx 8290@/discussions The Avengers




]]> http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/10102/a-song-of-ice-fire-official-discussion-thread-game-of-thrones Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:48:00 +0000 General Wolf_Potter 10102@/discussions A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin.


Martin began writing the series in 1991 and the first volume was published in 1996.
Originally planned as a trilogy, the series now consists of five published volumes;
a further two are planned. The fourth and fifth volumes reached the top of
The New York Times bestseller lists in 2005 and 2011.
Critics have described Martin's work as dark and cynical.
Martin is well known for killing off important characters as being necessary for the
story's depth.

A Game Of Thrones


Published - August 1996.
"Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons
out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime,
trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of
Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall.
At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the
land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime
kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers,
assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens.

Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce
wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win
back his throne; and a determined woman undertakes the most treacherous of journeys.
Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks,
their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to
win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones."

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A Clash Of Kings


Published - November 1998.
"A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel
of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle
for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake
their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against
brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy;
a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend
from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest
and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of
the coldest steel...and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles."

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A Storm Of Swords


Published - August 2000.
"Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the
wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister,
sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most
bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress
who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from
the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they
hold his sister hostage at King’s Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making
her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress
of the only three dragons still left in the world. . . .
A supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses
are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest
until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords. . ."

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A Feast For Crows


Published - October 2005.
"It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery,
the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce.
Or so it appears. . . . With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as
regent in King’s Landing. Robb Stark’s demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels,
and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. Few legitimate
claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still exist—or they are held in hands
too weak or too distant to wield them effectively. The war, which raged out of control
for so long, has burned itself out. But as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not long
before the survivors, outlaws,
renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting
for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble
over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising
faces—some familiar, others only just appearing—are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of
past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead. It is a time when the wise and the ambitious,
the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills,
the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time
for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and
stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. "

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A Dance With Dragons


Published - July 2011.
"In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance
once again--beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen,
the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death.
But Daenerys has three times three thousand enemies, and many have set out to find her.
Yet, as they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen,
with an entirely different goal in mind.
To the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone--a structure only as strong as those guarding it.
There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest challenge yet.
For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.
And from all corners, bitter conflicts soon reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a
grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly
insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness.
But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably
to the greatest dance of all. . . . ."

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The Winds of Winter

FORTHCOMING
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A Dream of Spring

FORTHCOMING
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HBO Adaptation

Season 1: April 2011
Season 2: April 2012

The growing popularity of the series led to it being optioned by HBO for development of a television adaptation,
Game of Thrones, after the first novel. The series premiered on April 17, 2011 to great acclaim and ratings,
and two days later the network picked the show up for a second season. Shortly after the conclusion of the
first season, the show received 13 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama and
Outstanding Supporting Actor.






]]> http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/10620/assassins-creed-official-series-discussion-under-the-black-flag-gameplay-trailer Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:00:16 +0000 General Lord Stafford 10620@/discussions

IV

The year is 1715. Pirates rule the Caribbean and have established their own lawless Republic. Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag introduces Edward Kenway, a brash rebel Pirate Assassin. His fight for glory has earned him the respect of legends like Blackbeard, but also drawn him into the ancient war between Assassins and Templars, a war that may destroy everything the pirates have built. Take part in an incredible and seamless adventure. Discover the most diverse Assassin's Creed world ever created. From Kingston to Nassau, explore 50 unique locations where you can live the life of a pirate. Become one of the most feared pirates in the West Indies. Stand amongst legendary names as you establish a lawless Republic in the Bahamas and relive the truly explosive events that defined the Golden Age of Piracy.

Lord Stafford.]]> http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/9205/video-games-discussion-batman-arkham-origins-teaser-trailer Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:22:52 +0000 General Lord Stafford 9205@/discussions

The place to discuss games, games consoles, and even more games and games consoles!

Lord Stafford.]]> http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/10699/official-man-of-steel-movie-thread Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:59:15 +0000 General RyGuy 10699@/discussions

A Thread for the upcoming Superman film being directed by Zach Snyder.

Cast:
Henry Cavill as Superman
Amy Adams as Lois Lane
Michael Shannon as General Zod
Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent
Diane Lane as Martha Kent
Laurence Fishburne as Perry White
Antje Traue as Faora
Ayelet Zurer as Lara Lor-Van
Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy
Russell Crowe as Jor-El


Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: David S. Goyer & Christopher Nolan
Producers: Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas & Deborah Snyder

]]> http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/4784/the-hunger-games-catching-fire-trailers-out Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:44:52 +0000 General haley11 4784@/discussions
GO HUNGER GAMES! yayy :))

]]> http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/5154/what-are-you-reading-right-now Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:22:16 +0000 General greg 5154@/discussions http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/10607/star-trek-into-darkness-official-thread Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:09:36 +0000 General RyGuy 10607@/discussions


http://www.movieweb.com/news/spock-fights-in-new-star-trek-2-footage-from-the-set



]]> http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/11673/the-official-carrie-underwood-thread Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:54:15 +0000 General Nick 11673@/discussions http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/11527/movies-viewed-in-2013 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:44:03 +0000 General Kranen 11527@/discussions
I just saw my first one.

-Wreck-it Ralph: 7/10]]>