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Aetheric Mechanics is a graphic novella created by Eagle Award-winning writer Warren Ellis.[1] It is 48 pages long, illustrated in black and white by Gianluca Pagliarani, and was published by Avatar Press in October 2008. Aetheric Mechanics is set in an alternate history March 1907, where steampunk technology is advanced far beyond the technology of the modern real world, including two-way television communications, air- and spacecraft powered by reactionless drives, and large combat mecha. The British Empire (which in this setting, includes realms on other planets) is engaged in a war against Ruritania. The war is not going favourably for Britain, but the British government is covering up just how badly the war is going, including the fact that Ruritania is preparing an invasion of Britain.

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I'm not a woman, man, human, nor animal. I am me, and??? I'm only here to protect. A completely new work from the same universe of “Reimei no Arcana.”

Combined for the first time here are Maus I: A Survivor's Tale and Maus II - the complete story of Vladek Spiegelman and his wife, living and surviving in Hitler's Europe. By addressing the horror of the Holocaust through cartoons, the author captures the everyday reality of fear and is able to explore the guilt, relief and extraordinary sensation of survival - and how the children of survivors are in their own way affected by the trials of their parents. A contemporary classic of immeasurable significance.

A tale about a princess, a knight and a dragon.

From Tokyopop:To survive a fatal train wreck, Sekai Maihime is thrust back in time where she discovers she has hidden powers that are connected to a doll, 'S.' She is both aided and limited by 'S's' vague (but kind) guardian, Sovieul, who is the cause for Sekai's presence in 17th century France. Sovieul vows to protect Sekai, but offers little information as to why these strange events are happening.Unfortunately, they encounter Machiavello (also referred to as the Devil) who looks a lot like Sekai's childhood friend and love Midou. Machiavello covets the powers shared by Sekai and 'S' so he may obtain the power of the Devil R. Sekai only wants to find Midou and return to her time, but she's constantly hindered by her conflicting desires with 'S' and by Machiavello's attempts to obtain her body. To find Midou, Sekai must cooperate with 'S' and Sovieul to traverse through time while avoiding Machiavello.

The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. He is thrown into an eternal, inescapable prison known as the Abyss from which there is no escape. There, he meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, do they lead only to crushing despair for Oz, or is there some shred of hope for him to grasp on to?

A collection of 5 short stories:1) Wild ButterflyIt is wartime, and Oliver takes up a job as an adjutant teacher at a small village school. When an unorthodox new teacher, Mikhail, arrives - the once somber and bleak campus becomes filled with new life. Soon the classrooms formerly stifled under strict imperial rule begin to reverberate with the children's joyful laughter...but will the ray of sunshine known as Mikhail really be able to stay forever?2) Senyoden - Legend of the Demon OracleAbout the meeting between a traveler and a demon who was once human.3) The Strange Tale of ShiramineBased on the legend of Emperor Sutoku, the 75th Emperor of Japan.4) FangsA young man suspects that his vampire lover is cheating on him...5) Tomuraishi - Protector of the DeadSomeone is trying to raise the dead. Enter one truly cool dude to lay them back down.Note -Only the 4th story, 'Fangs' contains BL. The other four are simply short stories with a shoujo flavour.

From Floating-Sakura:It contains nine one-shot romance manhwa by Wann."Return of Princess Rouana" -- Asha was sent by her master Cayan, the so-called "evil sorcerer," to send a message to the Royal Court that Princess Rouana will be returning home. Forty years ago, it was believed that the sorcerer Cayan kidnapped Princess Rouana and the deadly plague, the curse of Cayan. However, when Asha starts spending more time in the castle, she finds the place strangely familiar. Slowly, she discovers the secret Cayan wants her to find."Believe Ye Your Eyes?"-- Sei is a guy with a face so beautiful that he can easily get any girl. Unfortunately, after a certain accident, he cannot see women -- yes, all women are invisible to him. Of course, he couldn't care less since being able to have a physical relationship with them is enough for him. Seeing them means trouble because they may become special to him. One day, Sei notices something -- he can see one woman, the annoying girl that lives next door whom he never bothers to pay attention to. Strangely, he is the only person who is invisible to her. Slowly, he starts investigating her, but gradually, he starts falling in love with her..."A Short Game About A Chance Encounter" -- This is the story of two people meeting each other by chance and falling in love. The manhwa itself is put together in the most narrative, where the narrator rewinds the story after each turning point of the story and retells it with a switch of scenario and possibilities. This is really a simple story told in the most unusual method ever."Automation" -- 1105 is an android that was "born" with defects: she opened her eyes while being manufactured and she can dream. Yet, she isn't the only one. Shaa, known as 1004, also opened her eyes from the beginning. The two become close and they teach each other emotions that they are not suppose to have as androids. One day Shaa overhears her master saying that androids are implanted with the memories of humans, and she realizes the she and 1005 are not actually "faulty products"...."A Cold"-- A simple story about a couple breaking up due to a minor fight. After they break up, the two of them can't help regretting it. She takes on his habit of eating ice mix in the middle of winter, while he, who has never gotten sick, now has a cold. The two continue to take on each other's habits until one day..."Purple Eyes" -- Ruben was born with the ability to make accurate predictions and read people's mind. He and his brother, Dave, and his brother girlfriend, Pat, are stuck in a ghost town when their car breaks down, and have no choice but to stay there for the night. There, Ruben discovers the history of the ghost town when he starts recalling the memories of an innocent girl who burnt to death at a witch trial. Ever since then the town has suffered from a curse, where every single girl in the village perished after hallucinations and high fever..."Leucadian" -- There was a famous Greek poetess who jumped off a cliff and committed suicide after she was rejected by her beloved. That cliff is called Leucadian. Leucadian has become a legend where it is rumored that anyone, with a broken heart, who jumps off the Leucadian Cliff and survives will recover from his or her loss. On a cruise trip on the Mediterranean Sea, Len meets the girl of his dream, but she is always alone, staring into the ocean. It turns out that she came to the Leucadian Cliff with a broken heart..."Mint Flavor" -- She and Mia have been best friends for 10 years and they know everything about each other. Mia has just come back from a trip to Rome with her boyfriend and they haven't seen each other for two weeks. She goes over to her place first thing when she gets back to Seoul and finds out that Mia has just broke up with her boyfriend. Together they discover that their feelings for each other are more than just as friends...."A Flying Lesson" -- When Herman runs away from her tutor, she picks up a bird who considers her as his mommy. He's not just any bird - he's a human with wings. Herman becomes attached to the little birdy, Lilda, and is determined to to teach Lilda how to fly...

Chaos reigns as the curtain descends on the age of the samurai. Atsuhime, born to the Satsuma branch of the Shimazu clan is to wed Iesada Tokugawa, the 13th shogun. However, soon after their marriage, Atsuhime’s beloved husband dies, leaving her to defend the clan as she is tossed about by the waves of history. Watch as this exceptional woman from Satsuma lives out a trouble-filled life while resolutely moving forward no matter what in this moving historical comic! Source: JManga

Eliza is sick of being fawned on for her status and looks. She yearns for love like in the romance novels she reads. Suddenly...

University student Kiyotaka Hirose finds a love letter tucked into the pages of a borrowed book. The intended recipient is a mystery, but the writer’s identity is clear: a fellow student who’s suddenly leaving Tokyo and heading back to his hometown. Hirose is determined to return the letter, and as he tries to do so he runs into a black-market match seller, Seiji Hanashiro. Drawn to each other at first sight, tangled up in destiny and their own feelings, the men see their lives turned upside down by a single love letter. The first volume of Sakae Kusama’s standalone series, Lost Letters.

People bathing at a temple are gossiping about the Atoner. A young man, traveling along a tributary of the Nile River, hears about the Atoner from them. The Atoner is offered to the gods as a "sacrifice to atone for sin." Marked on the forehead, blinded, castrated, and condemned to wander, the The Atoner is both shunned and feared. Yet, despite their disgust, people do not kill the Atoner out of respect for the divine offering. The young man eventually encounters the Atoner, who becomes his traveling companion...