Books published by HBO

Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Lyra's search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children, and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later jo...ined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As Lyra learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.
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Trouble returns to Monterey, CA. As relationships unravel, loyalties erode, and the potential for emotional and bodily injury still looms large, HBO's smash-hit series is back. In Season 2, the Monterey Five - Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata and Bonnie - look to pick up the piece...s of their shattered lives - just as Perry's mother (Meryl Streep) arrives looking for answers.
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Set in and around Memphis during the early 1970s, Quarry is a thrilling action drama that centers on the character of Mac Conway, a Marine who returns home from a second tour of duty in Vietnam, only to find himself stigmatized by his involvement in a highly publicized massacre w...hile fighting abroad. With the relationship with his wife Joni growing tenuous, Mac finds himself tempted by a lucrative offer from The Broker, a shady criminal involved in a network of killing and corruption that spans the length of the Mississippi River. After a series of events Mac - whom The Broker codenames Quarry - finds himself conscripted against his better judgment into The Broker's crew, a turn of events that has dire consequences for both himself and Joni.
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The Newsroom takes a behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news programme. Focussing on a network anchor (Jeff Daniels), his new executive producer (Emily Mortimer), the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news... well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles, not to mention their own personal entanglements.
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Based on powerful real-life events, 'Chernobyl' dramatizes the story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, the Ukraine nuclear plant disaster of April 1986. This five-part miniseries recounts the remarkable stories of the heroes who fought and fell to save Europe ...from an unimaginable disaster. Jared Harris portrays Valery Legasov, the Soviet scientist chosen by the Kremlin to investigate the accident to reveal how and why it happened. 'Chernobyl' tells a tale of lies and cowardice, of courage and conviction, and of human failure and human nobility.
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