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Dark Sun (other)
''Dark Sun'' is a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign setting. Dark Sun(s) may also refer to: Books * ''Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb'', a 1995 book by Richard Rhodes * Dark Sun (novella), ''Dark Sun'' (novella) a book in the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore * Dark Sun Gwyndolin, a fictional character from ''Dark Souls'' Other uses * Dark Sun (Maya ruler), the nickname of a Maya king of Tikal * ''The Dark Sun'', a 1990 Italian film * Dark Suns (film), ''Dark Suns'' (film), a 2018 documentary film by Julien Élie * DarkSun, a Spanish power metal band * Dark Suns, a German progressive metal band * Dark Sun (album), an album by Dayseeker * A solar eclipse See also * Dark Star (other) * Black Sun (other) * Black Star (other) * The Dark Side of the Sun (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Sun
''Dark Sun'' is an original ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (D&D) campaign setting set in the fictional, post-apocalyptic desert world of Athas. ''Dark Sun'' featured an innovative metaplot, influential art work, dark themes, and a genre-bending take on traditional fantasy role-playing. The product line began with the original '' Dark Sun Boxed Set'' released for D&D's 2nd edition in 1991, originally ran until 1996, and was one of TSR's most successful releases. ''Dark Sun'' deviated from the feudalistic backdrops of its Tolkienesque pseudo-medieval contemporaries, such as ''Greyhawk'' or '' Forgotten Realms'', in favor of a composite of dark fantasy, planetary romance, and the Dying Earth subgenre. ''Dark Sun''s designers presented a savage, magic-ravaged desert world where resources are scarce and survival is a daily struggle. The traditional fantasy races and character classes were altered or omitted to better suit the setting's darker themes. ''Dark Sun'' differs further in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Rhodes
Richard Lee Rhodes (born July 4, 1937) is an American historian, journalist, and author of both fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning '' The Making of the Atomic Bomb'' (1986), and most recently, ''Energy: A Human History'' (2018). Rhodes has been awarded grants from the Ford Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation among others. Rhodes is an affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. He also frequently gives lectures and talks on a broad range of subjects, including testimony to the U.S. Senate on nuclear energy. Biography Richard Rhodes was born in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1937. Following his mother's suicide on July 25, 1938, Rhodes and his older brother Stanley were raised in the Kansas City, Missouri, area by his father, a railroad boilermaker with a third-grade education. When Rhodes was ten, their father remarried. The new wife starved, exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Sun (novella)
''Dark Sun'' is a World Book Day novella in the popular CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore Robert Kilgore Muchamore (born 26 December 1971) is an English author of young adult fiction. He's best known for his ''CHERUB'', '' Henderson's Boys'' and '' Rock War'' series. Early life Robert Kilgore Muchamore was born in Tufnell Park, Lon .... It fits into the series between '' The Sleepwalker'' and '' The General''. Plot Following the previous book 'Mad Dogs', Greg "Rat" Rathbone is on an undercover mission to befriend the son of notorious activist, Kurt Lydon, and change the plan of his nuclear system. Rat is soon invited to a sleepover by Lydon's son George and after defeating a group of bullies in a fight earns further popularity from George and his overweight Chinese friend, Zhang. Back at campus, Lauren Adams, Jake Parker and Andy Lagan are forced to do physical training on the assault course after messing around in front of a guest speaker. Although overseen by volunte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Souls
is a dark fantasy action role-playing game series developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Created by Hidetaka Miyazaki, the series began with the release of ''Dark Souls (video game), Dark Souls'' (2011) and has seen two sequels, ''Dark Souls II'' (2014) and ''Dark Souls III'' (2016). It has received critical acclaim, with its high level of game difficulty, difficulty being among its most discussed aspects, while the first ''Dark Souls'' is often cited as one of the greatest games of all time. The series had shipped over 37 million copies outside of Japan . Other FromSoftware games, including ''Demon's Souls'', ''Bloodborne'', ''Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice'', and ''Elden Ring'', share several related concepts and led to the creation of the Soulslike subgenre. Setting The games take place within the land of Lordran, where the player's character fights against knights, dragons, phantoms, demons, and other monstrous or supernatural entities. The acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Sun (Maya Ruler)
Dark SunThe ruler's name, when transcribed is tz'a?-no?-CH'E:N?-na, Martin & Grube 2008, p. 52. (fl. 810), was an ''ajaw'' of the Maya city of Tikal Tikal (; ''Tik'al'' in modern Mayan orthography) is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Pre-Col .... He ruled 810 and was probably the son of Nuun Ujol K'inich. The monuments associated with Dark Sun are: Stela 24; Altar 7; Temple 3 Lintel 2?.Martin & Grube 2008, p.52. Notes Footnotes References * Monarchs of Tikal 9th-century Maya people 9th-century monarchs in North America {{Mesoamerica-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Sun
''Il sole buio'', internationally released as ''The Dark Sun'' and ''Dark Sun'', is a 1990 Italian thriller-drama film directed by Damiano Damiani.''Variety Film Reviews'', Volume 21, Garland Pub., 1989 Plot After the death of his mother a man returns to his hometown in Italy. Once there he is forced to participate in various crimes committed by the mafia. Cast * Jo Champa: Lucia Isgrò * Michael Paré: Ruggero Brickman * Phyllis Logan: Attorney Camilla Staffa * Erland Josephson: Attorney Belmonte * Luciano Catenacci: Commissioner Catena * Leopoldo Trieste: Alfonso Isgrò * Mattia Sbragia: Journalist * Tano Cimarosa: Agent * Tony Sperandeo Tony Sperandeo (born 8 May 1953) is an Italian actor of cinema and television. Sperandeo is notable for frequently playing the roles of tough characters from his native region, Sicily. As of 2011, he was working on ''La Nuova Squadra'', a police ...: Spacciatore See also * List of Italian films of 1990 References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Suns (film)
''Dark Suns'' () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Julien Élie and released in 2018.Jean-Baptiste Hervé"Soleils noirs aux RIDM : Des restes humains" ''Voir'', November 9, 2018. The film examines the epidemic of murder as consequence of the illegal drug trade in Mexico. It centres on "the stories of disappeared women" and "the violence against journalists, union leaders, social rights activists, and priests", primarily through the personal testimonies of surviving friends, colleagues and family members of murder victims.Jérôme Delgado"«Soleils noirs»: noirceur et rage de vivre" ''Le Devoir'', September 7, 2019. The film premiered at the Montreal International Documentary Festival in November 2018, and received a commercial run in 2019 alongside other film festival screenings. In 2023 Élie followed up with '' The White Guard (La Garde blanche)'', which delved further into the issue of state-sponsored violence in Mexico. Critical response In a review for ''Film In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DarkSun
DarkSun is a Spanish power metal band from Asturias. Formed in 2002 after the split of Nörthwind, the band has since released six studio albums. DarkSun has often cited Blind Guardian, Helloween, Angra, and Rage as their biggest and most important influences. History ''El Legado'' (2002–2005) After the split of power metal band Nörthwind, three of the members formed heavy metal band Vendaval. The rest of the members, guitarists Tino Hevia and Daniel Gonzalez, and keyboardist Helena Pinto, formed DarkSun. The band recruited bassist Pedro Junquera and drummer Daniel Cabal, who had also worked with Relative Silence along with Helena Pinto. They decided to record an album after recruiting all the members to have a stable lineup. In the middle of 2003, DarkSun went to Germany to record what would become their debut album. It was recorded at VPS Studios, produced by Ingo Cjavkoski (better known as Rage's producer), and mixed at House of Music Studios by Achim Köhler (m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Suns
Dark Suns is a German progressive metal band formed in 1997. It is currently composed of guitarists Maik Knappe and Torsten Wenzel, with Maik's brother Niko performing the vocals and drums. The band has released one demo, one EP, and five studio albums as of 2016. History The band was founded in 1997 by Tobias Gommlich and Niko Knappe, two well known players of the local metal scene in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany. Dark Suns was initially planned to only be a side project for Knappe and Gommlich, but they spent more and more time on it, eventually finding themselves absorbed in this "side project". In 1998 they recorded a demo called Below Dark Illusion. During that time they had numerous band member changes. Their first EP, ''Suffering the Psychopathic Results of Daily Blasphemy'' was released in 1999, and contained only one, 14-minute song. The band began to write their first album, '' Swanlike'', in 2001, and self-released it in 2002. In 2003, guitarist Gommlich left t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Sun (album)
''Dark Sun'' is the fifth studio album by American post-hardcore band Dayseeker. The album was released on November 4, 2022, through Spinefarm Records and was produced by Daniel Braunstein. Critical reception ''Kerrang! ''Kerrang!'' is a British music webzine and quarterly magazine that primarily covers rock, punk and heavy metal music. Since 2017, the magazine has been published by Wasted Talent Ltd (the same company that owns electronic music publication ...'' gave the album 3 out of 5 and stated: "There are aspirations for grandiosity on tracks like 'Neon Grave', and the poignant 'Midnight Eternal' does hit hard, but by the time the obligatory, uninspired acoustic number 'Paper Heart' rolls in, you're feeling empty. Ultimately it's not a bad record, but it also doesn't leave much of an impact." Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Dayseeker * Rory Rodriguez – lead vocals * Gino Scambelluri – guitars, backing vocals * Ramone Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solar Eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season in its new moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to Ecliptic, the plane of Earth's orbit. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In #Types, partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured. Unlike a lunar eclipse, which may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth, a solar eclipse can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world. As such, although total solar eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every 18 months on average, they recur at any given place only once every 360 to 410 years. If the Moon were in a perfectly circular orbit and in the same orbital plane as Earth, there would be total solar eclipses once a month, at every new moon. Instead, because the Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Star (other)
Dark Star or Darkstar may refer to: Astronomy * Dark star (Newtonian mechanics), a star that has a gravitational pull strong enough to trap light under Newtonian gravity * Dark star (dark matter), a star heated by annihilation of dark matter particles within it * Dark-energy star, an object composed of dark energy that outwardly resembles a black hole Media and entertainment Film * ''The Dark Star'' (1919 film), a lost 1919 silent film * ''The Dark Star'' (1955 film), a 1955 West German drama film * ''Dark Star'' (film), a 1974 science fiction comedy film directed by John Carpenter * ''Dark Star'', a 1978 film distributed by David Grant * '' Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World'', a 2014 Swiss documentary * "Darkstar", a fictional military aircraft in the 2022 film '' Top Gun: Maverick'' Television * Darkstar (''Ben 10''), or Michael Morningstar, a character in the ''Ben 10'' franchise Literature Comics * Darkstar (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics superhero * Darksta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
