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| 39 dvd book Once In Another World Author: Brendan John Sweeney Publisher: New Island (May 2013) newisland.ie ISBN: 978-1848402331 Price: €12.99 Pages: 241 Brendan Sweeney's debut novel has received rave reviews from his literary colleagues and readers alike. Set in Dublin in 1937 when the young Irish Free State is still finding its feet and the rest of Europe is amass with spies and espionage leading up the outbreak of World War II. The story concerns an idealistic young IRA recruit called Holland and Sabine, a Jewish refugee he is ordered to spy on. Holland gets a job chauffeuring a shady Hungarian businessman, Farkas, in order to get close to Sabine who is Farkas's secretary. What follows is an engaging love story with plenty of action thrown in for good measure, set during a very interesting period of our history. When events start to spiral out of control Holland and Sabine go on the run to England. However, Holland's closest friend from the IRA is soon hot on their trail, leading to an action-filled climax. Brendan Sweeny is originally from Co Cavan and now lives in Sweden. As a journalist he worked for the Sunday Press and travelled throughout Europe, picking up languages as he went and writing articles on subjects as diverse as violence in Danish supermarkets and the influence of Celtic myths on Scandinavian literature. 'Once in Another World' was inspired by his MA dissertation on the topic of IRA films, and by his abiding interest in myth, nationalism and the roots of political violence. The Colony Director: Jeff Renfroe Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, Kevin Zegers, Charlotte Sullivan, John Tench, Atticus Dean Mitchell, Dru Viergever and Romano Orzari Runtime: 1hr 35mins Release Date: 25 October 2013 Written and directed by Jeff Renfroe, 'The Colony' is a post-apocalyptic action-packed thriller filmed inside the former NORAD base. Filmed with many similarities to 'The Thing' and 'The Day After Tomorrow', 'The Colony' is an enjoyable sci-fi action film. In what is claimed as the next ice age, the survivors are forced underground; struggling with plague like flu they form a colony in an underground bunker. Led by a firm but fair leader, Briggs (Fishburne) enforces the rules as they were passed down. Throw into the mix an antagonist, as a sub-plot Mason (Paxton) has his own plans of how the colony should be run. The colony forms an alliance with surrounding outposts, on receiving a mayday call a search team is sent to Outpost 5 to check on them. After a day and half's journey in zero temperatures the trio arrive at Outpost 5 to find a threat more terrifying than death by freezing – a ravenous band of flesh tearing cannibals. Who hack and slash their way through colonies in hours. After the failed rescue attempt our main hero Sam (Zegers) makes his way back to the colony with the remainder of the savage posse on his tail – looking to finish the job. game Gears of War: Judgement Gears of War: Judgment is a prequel to the original Gears of War Trilogy – we are taken back before the events to the immediate aftermath of 'Emergence Day'. Damon Baird leads Kilo Squad, accompanied by Augustus 'The Cole Train' Cole; they fight to save the city of Halvo Bay from the most unstoppable enemy yet in the Gears of War universe. With the introduction of a variety of new multiplayer experiences, including OverRun, a thrilling new class-based competitive mode that will pit Locust and COG soldiers in a head-to-head battle unlike anything Gears fans have experienced yet. An objective-oriented mode that lets five-player teams alternate between playing as Locusts and COG soldiers. This new system ensures that each encounter is unique and new because types, timing and locations of enemies change with each new encounter. http://gearsofwar.xbox.com/ Genre: Third Person Shooter - Platform: Xbox 360 - PEGI: 18 - Price €54.97 (gamestop.ie). Released: 22 Mar 2013. © 2013 Microsoft Corporation & Epic Games. All Rights Reserved. www.military.ie the defence forces magazine

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