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List Of Fictional Islands
Below is a list of islands that have been invented for films, literature, television, or other media. A * Speckle Frew, The Abarat: 25 islands in an archipelago, one for each hour and one for all the hours, from the series ''The Books of Abarat'' by Clive Barker * Absolom: a prison island in the movie ''Escape from Absolom'' * Acidophilus: an island in Greece appearing in the adventure game ''Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"'' * Aepyornis Island: an atoll near Madagascar, in H. G. Wells' story by that name * Al Amarja: Mediterranean island state in the ''Over the Edge (role-playing game), Over the Edge'' roleplaying game * Alabasta: an island inspired by Egypt in the ''One Piece'' manga series * Alca/Penguin Island: an island off the northern shore of Europe, where penguins were transformed into humans (in fact, a satirical analogue of France) in the 1908 novel ''L'île des Pingouins'' by Anatole France * Alderney: an island and borough based on northeastern New Jersey in ''Grand Theft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speckle Frew
''The Books of Abarat'' are a series of young adult fiction, young adult fantasy novels written and illustrated by English writer and visual artist Clive Barker. The series is intended to contain five books, three of which have been published from 2002 to 2011. The series takes place on the Abarat, a fictional archipelago consisting of twenty-five islands, one for each hour of the day (and one extra). Series * ''Abarat'' (2002) * ''Days of Magic, Nights of War'' (2004) * ''Absolute Midnight'' (2011) * ''Kry Rising'' (forthcoming; working title) * ''Until The End of Time'' (forthcoming; working title; intended as final volume) History Barker began painting illustrations for the first book in the series, ''Abarat'', in 1995. He had originally intended for these paintings to be used in a 25-story "Book of Hours". As the number of paintings increased and the plot idea expanded, he decided the series would require four books (later increased to five) to fully contain the plot and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokémon Ultra Sun And Ultra Moon
and are 2017 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. Part of the seventh generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series, the games are enhanced versions of ''Pokémon Sun'' and ''Pokémon Moon'', which released the previous year. Announced in June 2017, they were released worldwide on 17 November 2017. They were the final mainline ''Pokémon'' games for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, with the series migrating over to the Nintendo Switch the next year. As with previous installments, the games follow the journey of a young Pokémon Trainer, taking place in the Alola region — based on Hawaii. Differences from ''Sun'' and ''Moon'' include an alternate storyline and new gameplay features, characters, Pokémon, and Pokémon forms, including new forms of the legendary Pokémon Necrozma as version mascots. The games received generally positive reception, with critics praising the additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Jersey, Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands. Historically, they are the remnants of the Duchy of Normandy. Although they are not part of the United Kingdom, the UK is responsible for the defence and international relations of the islands as it is for the other Crown Dependency, the Isle of Man, and the British Overseas Territories. The Crown Dependencies are neither members of the Commonwealth of Nations, nor part of the European Union. They have a total population of about , and the bailiwicks' Capital city, capitals, Saint Helier and Saint Peter Port, have populations of 33,500 and 18,207 respectively. "Channel Islands" is a geographical term, not a political unit. The two bailiwicks have been administered sepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Royale
Battle Royale may refer to: * Battle royale, or battle royal, a fight among many combatants ** Battle royal (professional wrestling) Fiction and literature * Battle royale genre, a narrative genre of films, manga, anime and visual novels inspired by the 2000 film ''Battle Royale'' * '' Battle Royal High School'', a manga series published from 1986 to 1989 * "Battle Royal", a section of the 1952 novel ''Invisible Man'', originally published on its own in 1947 * "Battle Royal", a title in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' comics, published in 1997 ''Battle Royale'' franchise * ''Battle Royale'' (novel), a 1999 Japanese novel * ''Battle Royale'' (film), a 2000 film adaptation of the 1999 novel * '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'', a 2003 sequel to the 2000 film * ''Battle Royale'' (manga), a 20002005 manga series adaptation of the 1999 novel * '' Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale'', a 2003 manga series based on ''Battle Royale II: Requiem'' Games * ''Battle Royale'' (Magic: The Gathering), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge Simpson, Marge, Bart Simpson, Bart, Lisa Simpson, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson, Maggie. Set in the fictional town of Springfield (The Simpsons), Springfield, in an unspecified location in the United States, it caricatures society, Western culture, television and the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of The Simpsons shorts, animated shorts with producer Brooks. He created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name; he thought Simpson was a funny name in that it sounded similar to "simpleton". The shorts became a part of ''The Tracey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuneScape
''RuneScape'' is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Jagex, released in January 2001. ''RuneScape'' was originally a browser game built with the Java (programming language), Java programming language; it was largely replaced by a standalone C++ client in 2016. The game has had over 300 million accounts created and was recognised by the ''Guinness World Records'' as the largest and most-updated free MMORPG. ''RuneScape'' takes place in the world of Gielinor, a medieval fantasy realm divided into different kingdoms, regions, and cities. Players can travel throughout Gielinor via a number of methods including on foot, magic (fantasy), magical spells, or charter ships. Each region offers different types of monsters, resources, and quests to challenge players. The game's fictional universe has been explored through a tie-in video game on another of its maker's websites, ''FunOrb'', ''Armies of Gielinor'', and the novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fog (2005 Film)
''The Fog'' is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Tom Welling, Selma Blair, and Maggie Grace. It is a remake of John Carpenter's 1980 film of the same name and was produced by Carpenter and Debra Hill who co-wrote the original film. The film tells the story of a strange fog that sweeps in over an island town off the coast of Oregon, bringing with it the vengeful spirits of mariners who were murdered there 134 years before. The townspeople find themselves trapped and fighting for their lives while discovering the truth of their dark history. Produced by Revolution Studios, It was released by Sony Pictures Releasing's Columbia Pictures label on October 14, 2005. The film was panned by critics and grossed $46.2 million. Plot In 1871, William Blake, a wealthy man suffering from leprosy arranges to purchase half of Antonio Island, off the coast of Oregon, to establish a leper colony for his afflicted people. However, island residents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42nd parallel north, 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. The western boundary is formed by the Pacific Ocean. Oregon has been home to many Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous nations for thousands of years. The first European traders, explorers, and settlers began exploring what is now Oregon's Pacific coast in the early to mid-16th century. As early as 1564, the Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest, Spanish began sending vessels northeast from the Philippines, riding the Kuroshio Current in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. In 1592, Juan de Fuca undertook detailed mapping a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Island (novel)
''Angel Island'' is a science fiction/fantasy novel by American feminist author, journalist and suffragette Inez Haynes Irwin, writing under the name Inez Haynes Gillmore. It was originally published by Henry Holt in January 1914. The novel is about a group of men shipwrecked on an island occupied by winged-women. ''Angel Island'' was reprinted in the February 1949 issue of '' Famous Fantastic Mysteries'', and again in 1978 by Arno Press. In 1988 it was republished by Plume as a "classic of early feminist literature" with an introductory essay by science fiction and fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin. Plot summary Five men are shipwrecked on an island in the Pacific Ocean while en route from America to the Orient. They are the only survivors, and their chances of being rescued are remote as a storm had driven their ship into uncharted waters before smashing it against rocks. The island is 20 miles long by 7 miles wide, and densely wooded with a freshwater lake in the center. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic The Hedgehog
is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist, and his robot army. The main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games are platformers mostly developed by Sonic Team; other games, developed by various studios, include Spin-off (media), spin-offs in the Racing game, racing, fighting game, fighting, party game, party and sports game, sports genres. The franchise also incorporates List of Sonic the Hedgehog printed media, printed media, List of Sonic the Hedgehog features, animations, films, and merchandise. Naka, Ohshima, and Yasuhara developed the Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game), first ''Sonic'' game, released in 1991 for the Sega Genesis, to provide Sega with a mascot to compete with Nintendo's Mario. Its success helped Sega become one of the leading v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knuckles The Echidna
is a character from Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. He is a red anthropomorphic short-beaked echidna who is Sonic's secondary best friend and former rival. Determined and serious, but sometimes gullible, he fights his enemies using brute force and strength. His role is established as the guardian of the Master Emerald, a large gemstone which controls the series' integral Chaos Emeralds, and is the last living member of his tribe, the Knuckles Clan. Knuckles debuted as one of the main antagonists in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' (1994); in '' Sonic & Knuckles'', he first became a playable character. In the games' story, Doctor Eggman tricks him into opposing Sonic and Tails. After antagonizing the duo, he forms a temporary alliance with them after learning of Eggman's trickery. Since then, he has appeared in numerous playable and non-playable roles, as well as in several series of comic books, Western animated television, and Japanese anime, in addition to the feature films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaws (film)
''Jaws'' is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg. Based on Jaws (novel), the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley, it stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw (actor), Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town. Murray Hamilton plays the mayor, and Lorraine Gary portrays Brody's wife. The screenplay is credited to Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography. Shot mostly on location at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts from May to October 1974, ''Jaws'' was the first major motion picture to be shot on the ocean and consequently had a troubled production, going over budget and schedule. As the art department's mechanical sharks often malfunctioned, Spielberg decided to mostly suggest the shark's presence, employing an omi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
