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Violet's in her element. Cosplay at the ready, she can't wait to feel part of her favorite fandom: The Gallows Dance, a mega book and movie franchise that she and her friends know every word of (canon and fanfic included). But at Comic Con, a freak accident transports Violet and her friends into the story for real. And in just the first five minutes, they cause the death of the heroine, and get taken prisoner by the rebel group she was supposed to lead to victory. It's up to Violet to take her place...but when you change the script in one place, the rest gets revised too....

Everyone remembers the night the boy band Eleven broke up. Hearts shattered around the world, including my own. I made a mistake, and I've been avoiding bandmate Mason Nash ever since. At first it was hard, but 18 months ago, he made it easier by leaving Hollywood and disappearing. When Eleven reunion talks start, I'm against it completely. I could really do with the publicity, but I don't want to face Mason again. I'm sure he won't want to see me either.

Mason Nash hat Hollywood und die Boyband »Eleven« hinter sich gelassen und lebt zurückgezogen. Als Gerüchte über eine Reunion aufkommen, möchte er nichts davon wissen. Doch dann steht plötzlich Denver Smith vor ihm – sein ehemals bester Freund, der ihn ohne Erklärung im Stich gelassen hat. Denver hat vor einigen Jahren einen Fehler gemacht und ist nun hin- und hergerissen: Die Reunion könnte ihm helfen, aber die Konfrontation mit Mason und den alten Gefühlen ist schwer.

Sports fandom isn’t what it used to be. Owners and executives increasingly count on the blind loyalty of their fans and too often act against the team’s best interest. Sports fans are left deliberating not only mismanagement but also political, health, and ethical issues. In Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports Industrial Complex at Its Own Game, sportswriter and lifelong sports fan Craig Calcaterra outlines endemic problems with what he calls the sports-industrial complex.

Violet's in her element - cosplay at the ready, she can't wait to feel part of her favourite fandom: The Gallow's Dance, a mega-story and movie franchise. But at Comic Con, a freak accident transports Violet and her friends into the The Gallows Dance for real - and in the first five minutes, they've caused the death of the heroine. It's up to Violet to take her place and play out the plot the way it was written. But stories have a life of their own....

To politicians and parents, Mortal Kombat was a menace to society. To gamers, it was a way of life. From dedicated hustlers who put thousands of miles on their odometers driving coast to coast to challenge the top players in arcades, to fans who devote their free time to collecting action figures, setting world records, and plumbing the depths of its lore, the Mortal Kombat franchise has topped sales charts for thirty years, and its popularity shows no signs of waning. But before Mortal Kombat offended politicians and sold over 12 million units, executives at Midway saw it as filler.

Paul Walker’s life was more than fast cars and Hollywood fame—it was a story of authenticity, generosity, and a legacy that continues to inspire. Paul Walker traces his remarkable journey from a California childhood spent surfing the Pacific to global superstardom as Brian O’Conner in The Fast and the Furious. With cinematic storytelling and deeply researched detail, this biography explores Walker’s rise through teen films, his breakout into one of cinema’s most enduring franchises, and the quieter passions that defined him behind the scenes. Readers will discover the man beneath ...

We all know how it started: a teenage girl from Pennsylvania moved to Nashville and soon rose to the top of the country music charts. This is where Taylor Swift’s story started in 2006, but it’s also where our story, as Swifties, began. The Story of Us is a heartfelt journey through Swiftie history, capturing the evolution of a fandom that has stood the test of time.

Ihre Musik hat Lacey Logan zum Star gemacht, und jetzt, wo sie im Rampenlicht steht, tut sie alles, um ihre Privatsphäre zu schützen. Nachdem sie herausfinden musste, dass ihr Freund sie hintergangen hat, beginnt allerdings nicht nur Laceys sorgfältig aufgebaute Fassade zu bröckeln, sondern sie ist auch von heute auf morgen wieder Single. Dann begegnet sie Jimmy – Baseballspieler, wahnsinnig sexy und überhaupt nicht ihr Typ. Trotzdem fliegen heftig die Funken.

"A key to the audiobook’s success for fans is its all-star cast — a strong advantage here for audio over print. When a “Next Generation” cast member speaks in 'Fan Fiction,' from Patrick Stewart to Marina Sirtis, it’s that actor’s actual voice you’re hearing." -- The Providence...

Learn about the man who wrote The Lord of the Rings in this Middle-earth treasury. Full of answers to common questions about Middle-earth and the fandom, this book about Tolkien celebrates Why We Love Middle-earth.

Turn Your Fandom into Cash teaches fans how to power up their own geeky businesses, harness the power of their fandom, and shield themselves against the wrath of intellectual property holders. This book will also offer real-world examples for aspiring Tony Starks and Bruce Waynes. In many cases, these passion-pursuits have led to full-time careers; in one case, it created a 100-million-dollar business. This book is filled with advice from geeky creators, all of whom have earned money following their passions.

As the first anthology to assess the nature of fan response and the band's enduring appeal, Fandom and The Beatles: The Act You've Known for All These Years defines and explores the key ways in which this particular pop fusion has inspired such loyalty and multigenerational popularity.

Childhood for Evan Roberts was defined by outings to the old Shea Stadium with his father, always with a scorebook in hand. What began as a gameday ritual replete with misspelled player names and scrawled symbols turned into an obsession with scoring every game he watched, one which persisted as Roberts rose through the ranks at WFAN. Taken together, those scorebooks form a living, breathing Mets diary spanning 30 years of thrilling—and, at times, tortured—fandom. My Mets Bible is an exercise in memory and nostalgia, and a meditation on the things that stick with us as sports fans.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club Pick The Other Woman and The Guilt Trip comes an electrifying next novel. California, 2011: Nicole Forbes lives a quiet life in the small seaside town of Coronado with her husband and daughter. She is not expecting a writer to...

There are fans, and then there are fanatics. In this wondrously immersive look at American sports fandom, George Dohrmann travels the country to find out what distinguishes an ordinary, everyday enthusiast from that special breed of supporter known as the superfan. In Minnesota, Dohrmann meets newly minted generals of the Viking World Order, Minnesota Vikings fans organized along military lines. In Oregon, he shares a few beers with a determined soccer fan who amassed a 4,000-strong cheering section for the fledgling Portland Timbers.

Warren St. John decided to find out why people care so much about the outcomes of games they're not playing in by joining a group where the particulars of the fan psyche would show themselves in sharp relief: the caravan of hundreds of RVs that follow the Alabama Crimson Tide across the South, taking over college towns with a moveable feast of Weber grills, karaoke machines, Igloo coolers, and fast-draining liquor bottles.

Taylor Swift - A Star's Journey by Katt Waxman is an engaging and inspirational biography that chronicles the remarkable life of Taylor Swift, from her humble beginnings on a Pennsylvania Christmas tree farm to her status as a global music icon. Aimed at young readers and fans, this book explores Taylor's early passion for music, her bold move to Nashville at age 14, the breakthrough success of her self-titled debut album in 2006, and her fearless evolution from country roots to pop superstardom with hits like "Love Story," "Shake It Off," and beyond. Through vivid storytelling, Waxman ...

Jun hates boy bands. They are disruptive in the classroom, annoying, have no talent, and are now affecting his role as class president. After a talk with his teacher, Jun must convince his best friend, Saki, to give up her obsession over Akatsuki, the particularly vexing boy band, or abdicate his class privileges. But his talk with Saki doesn’t go well. In his attempt to understand what all the fuss is about, Jun goes down the rabbit hole of Akatsuki, only to find another unusual fan of the boy band that has his classmates raving.

See You At San Diego is the comprehensive chronicle of Comic-Con International and modern geekdom itself as told through countless stories by nearly fifty of the most integral members of the Comic-Con and fandom scene. This full-fledged oral history—bursting with intimate reflections, hilarious observations, and at times, heartbreaking stories—is about how the geek at last inherited the earth and the story of the transformation of mainstream American pop culture into comic book culture over the past century.