Exploring the childhood of Edward and Alphonse Elric, this novel delves into untold stories that enrich their characters and backstory. Set just a year after their quest for the Philosopher's Stone begins, it reveals formative experiences that shaped their journey. Readers will discover new dimensions to the brothers' relationship and the challenges they faced before embarking on their legendary adventure.
The Elric brothers embark on a journey to the ghost town of Xenotime, a once-thriving mining community now in decline. The townspeople, desperate to restore their home, enlist the help of two of the most formidable alchemists to forge a Philosopher's Stone. This original story, enriched with illustrations, explores themes of desperation, the consequences of ambition, and the quest for redemption in a world steeped in alchemical lore.
Complete the Fullmetal experience with these best-selling novels featuring original stories. Somewhere between magic, art and science exists a world of alchemy. And into this world travel Edward and Alphonse Elric-two brothers in search of the Philosopher's Stone, the ultimate alchemical treasure! Winry, childhood friend of the Elric brothers, is ecstatic to advance her training as an automail mechanic in Rush Valley. Her passion and skills are tested when she crosses paths with a boy who lost a leg and can't get back on his feet. Meanwhile, Edward and Alphonse Elric just can't seem to stay out of trouble, even when they're trying to get noticed for doing good deeds!
Complete the Fullmetal experience with these best-selling novels featuring original stories.
Distributed and Parallel Computing With Ruby
Learn from legendary Japanese Ruby hacker Masatoshi Seki in this first English-language book on his Distributed Ruby library. Discover distributed computing, advanced Ruby concepts, and the philosophy of the Ruby way directly from the source. dRuby, part of the Ruby standard library for over a decade, allows seamless communication between distributed Ruby processes, showcasing its true power. This book uniquely addresses distributed and parallel programming for Ruby developers. Completely updated from its Japanese version, it includes three new chapters by Masatoshi-san, covering the design concepts of the dRuby library and providing step-by-step tutorials. You'll build various distributed applications, mastering distributed programming and advanced Ruby techniques like multithreading, object references, garbage collection, and security. Additionally, you'll learn advanced techniques for integrating dRuby with Masatoshi-san's other libraries, such as eRuby and Rinda, the Ruby version of the Linda distributed tuplespace system. The new chapters focus on integrating dRuby and eRuby, grounding you in parallel programming concepts with Rinda, and creating a full-text search system using Drip. Step by step, you'll gain mastery of dRuby and distributed computing. Familiarity with Ruby 1.9.2 or above is required, and all exercises were run on OS X, though compatibility with other operating systems is expected. Basic Ruby syntax
Complete the Fullmetal experience with these best-selling novels featuring original stories.
Complete the Fullmetal experience with these best-selling novels featuring original stories
Complete the Fullmetal experience with these best-selling novels featuring original stories.
Volume 14 in the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa, following the adventures of two alchemist brothers who seek to repair their bodies after breaking the laws of nature by trying to bring their mother back to life.
Oberst Mustang reist in eine abgelegene Gegend, um dort Truppen auszubilden. Daher beschließen Hughes und Armstrong ihm einen Besuch abzustatten. Die erhoffte Auszeit nimmt jedoch eine unerwartete Wendung, als die Gruppe beim Wandern eine ungewöhnliche Entdeckung macht …