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Nightrunner Series
Nightrunner or variant may refer to: * The ''Nightrunner'' series, a multi-part fantasy series written by Lynn Flewelling * Nightrunner (character), a fictional character created for publisher DC Comics * '' The Night Runner'', a 1957 film directed by Abner Biberman *'' Nightrunners of Bengal'', a novel by John Masters * ''Night Runner'', a type of Skaven unit in Warhammer See also * " Runner in the Night", a song performed by the sextet Ryder at the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nightrunner Series
The Nightrunner Series is a multi-part series of heroic fantasy novels by American writer Lynn Flewelling. It currently contains seven novels and a collection of related short stories. 'Nightrunning' refers to espionage, the principal occupation of the series' two protagonists, Seregil and Alec. The books also explores sexuality and gender roles, presenting a world where bi- and homosexuality are as accepted as heterosexuality, as well as a realm (Skala) which is ruled by Queens rather than Kings, and in whose army women warriors have a major role. The series has been published by Bantam Spectra and Del Rey Books. Both companies are owned by Random House, Inc. A prequel trilogy titled The Tamir Triad, written by Flewelling, takes place centuries beforehand. Synopsis ''Luck in the Shadows'' Seregil rescues Alec, a poor orphaned hunter mistakenly arrested for spying. After hiring Alec to guide him through the Northern Lands, Seregil notes Alec's quick learning ability and fast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightrunner (character)
Nightrunner (Bilal Alsselah) is a fictional character created by David Hine and Kyle Higgins for publisher DC Comics. A comic book superhero, Nightrunner first appeared in '' Detective Comics Annual'' #12 (February 2011). Nightrunner is a Belgian citizen of Algerian origin who lives in Antwerp in the eastern suburbs of Antwerpen, Belgium. He was recruited by Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson for Batman Incorporated''.'' Publication history Nightrunner was introduced in a two-part story that spanned ''Detective Comics'' Annual #12 and ''Batman'' Annual #28 in December 2010 (cover-date February 2011). David Hine created Nightrunner to mirror the current social and political situations unfolding in the French projects of Clichy-sous-Bois. Fictional character biography Bilal Alsselah (), a French-Algerian, was raised by his single mother on the outskirts of Paris, France. Though peaceful, on Bilal's birthday, he and his friend Aarif were caught in the middle of a protest, and beaten m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Runner
''The Night Runner'' is a 1957 American film noir drama film directed by Abner Biberman, produced by Albert J.Cohen, and starring Ray Danton and Colleen Miller. Its screenplay was written by Gene Levitt. The story focuses on a released mental patient who falls in love but cannot control his violent urges. Plot Roy Turner, a mental patient with a violent past, is prematurely released from a state mental hospital because of overcrowding. His psychiatrist advises him to avoid stressful situations. Realizing that he cannot handle the pressures of big-city life, he moves into a beach-side motel in a small coastal town in Southern California and falls in love with Susan Mayes, the daughter of the motel's owner, Loren. Things go very well until Loren discovers the truth about Roy's hospitalization. While Susan is out one evening, Loren commands Roy to leave, calling him a "lunatic". Roy snaps, killing the man. At first, no evidence ties Roy to the crime and, for a time, things again l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightrunners Of Bengal
''Nightrunners of Bengal'' is the title of the first novel by John Masters. It is a work of historical fiction set against the background of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. It was published in 1951 in the United Kingdom by Michael Joseph, London, and in the United States (also 1951) by the Viking Press, New York. The novel at first attracted criticism from reviewers, who objected to the depiction of Indians and what they perceived as overly graphic descriptions of acts of violence. However, it was made the American Literary Guild's Book of the Month on publication, and was widely sold. Plot introduction It introduced the fictional Savage family, whose history of service in British India rather resembled that of Masters' ancestors. Plot summary The novel is set in the Presidency of Bengal at the time of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The central character, Captain Rodney Savage, is an officer in a Bengal Native Infantry regiment, stationed in the fictional city of Bhowani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skaven (Warhammer)
''Warhammer Fantasy'' (later renamed ''Warhammer: The Old World'') is a fictional fantasy universe created by Games Workshop and used in many of its games, including the table top wargame '' Warhammer'', the '' Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' (WFRP) pen-and-paper role-playing game, and a number of video games: the MMORPG '' Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning'', the strategy games '' Total War: Warhammer'', '' Total War: Warhammer II'' and '' Total War: Warhammer III'' and the two first-person shooter games in the Warhammer Vermintide series, '' Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide'' and '' Warhammer: Vermintide 2'', among many others. Warhammer is notable for its “dark and gritty” background world, which references a range of historical cultures such as the Holy Roman Empire, Mesoamerica, ancient Egypt, and medieval France, and is populated with a variety of races such as humans, high elves, dark elves, wood elves, dwarfs, undead, orcs, lizardmen, and other creatures familiar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
