Posts Tagged ‘horror’

Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: Luna’s Veil by Wes Verde #BookTrailer #BookTeaser

We’re happy to announce Wes Verde’s Luna’s Veil Book Teaser Trailer is this week’s PUYB Trailer of the Week! About the Book Title: Luna’s Veil By Wes Verde Publication Date: June 29, 2024 Pages: 328 Genre: Horror Leonard Burton wakes up to find his life in ruins. His wife is dead, and no one believes his story about what killed her – he’s not even sure he believes it himself. Now, in jail for the crime and with no friends, his prospects are bleak. That is, until he is rescued by Dr. Cecil Gainor, an enigmatic investigator and perhaps the only other man who knows what unnatural horrors are
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Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: Urbex Predator by Jens Boele #BookTrailer #BookTeaser

We’re happy to announce Jens Boele’s Urbex Predator Book Teaser Trailer is this week’s PUYB Trailer of the Week! About the Book


📚{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Jens Boele’s Urbex Predator Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Horror #Thriller

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jens Boele’s Urbex PredatorVirtual Book Tour March 4 – August 30. · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Title: Urbex Predator Author: Jens Boele Publisher: Independent Publication Date: February 4, 2024 Pages: 394 Genre: Horror / Thriller A relic from the Cold War, the old barracks beckon photographers, influencers, and adventurers, shrouded in secrets and peril. Nela and Tess dare the eerie ruins for their photography thesis, while Zander, Yelka, Vivien, and Damon embark on a simultaneous shoot. Amid the abandoned shadows, Yelka’s group runs into
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents THE SIREN’S SCREAM VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR #Mystery #Horror

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Thomas White’s The Siren’s Scream Virtual Book Tour February 13 – March 10. · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Inside the Book · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Title: The Siren’s Scream Author: Thomas White Publisher: Savvy Books Pages: 492 Genre: Mystery/Horror An old mansion sits atop of a cliff, overlooking the ocean, in Santa Cruz, CA. A young realtor, Darcy Wainwright, manages to sell the dilapidated old house to Henry Childs, an obese nebbish who is obsessed with the property. In the backyard
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  • November 25, 2022
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📚 First Chapter: The Siren’s Scream by Thomas White #FirstChapter #ChapterOne

Title: The Siren’s Scream Author: Thomas White Publisher: Savvy Books Pages: 492 Genre: Mystery/Horror BOOK BLURB An old mansion sits atop of a cliff, overlooking the ocean, in Santa Cruz, CA. A young realtor, Darcy Wainwright, manages to sell the dilapidated old house to Henry Childs, an obese nebbish who is obsessed with the property. In the backyard is a pool. Not an ordinary pool but a giant tide pool. In the tide pool is a siren with an evil agenda for revenge. Book Information Release Date: October 5, 2022 Publisher: Savvy Books Soft Cover: ISBN: ‎ 978-1088067819; 480 pages; $21.14 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3TEz7kx Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sirens-scream-thomas-white/1142494493?ean=9781088067819 Purchase your
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents THE SIREN’S SCREAM VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR #Mystery #Horror

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Thomas White’s The Siren’s Scream Virtual Book Tour December 5 – 30. · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Inside the Book · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Title: The Siren’s Scream Author: Thomas White Publisher: Savvy Books Pages: 492 Genre: Mystery/Horror Blurb: An old mansion sits atop of a cliff, overlooking the ocean, in Santa Cruz, CA. A young realtor, Darcy Wainwright, manages to sell the dilapidated old house to Henry Childs, an obese nebbish who is obsessed with the property. In the backyard
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents CAPTAIN CLIVE’S DREAMWORLD Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Horror #DarkFiction

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jon Bassoff’s CAPTAIN CLIVE’S DREAMWORLD Virtual Book Tour January 4 – 29. Inside the Book Title: CAPTAIN CLIVE’S DREAMWORLD Author: Jon Bassoff Publisher: Eraserhead Press (print & ebook) Blackstone Audio (Audio) Pages: 234 Genre: Horror/Horror Literature After becoming the suspect in the murder of a young prostitute, Deputy Sam Hardy is “vanished” to a temporary post as the sole police officer in Angels and Hope, an idyllic town located in the middle of the desert, miles from any other sign of life. Hardy soon learns that Angels and Hope was constructed as a company town to support a magnificent amusement
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  • December 6, 2018
  • Authors on Tour, Blog Tour & Book Blast Sign-Ups
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Blessed: The Prodigal Daughter Virtual Book Publicity Tour @ALBryantHSW #Supernatural #Christian #Thriller #Horror #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you A.L. Bryant’s BLESSED: THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER Virtual Book Tour January 7 – March 29! Inside the Book Title: BLESSED: THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER Author: A.L. Bryant Publisher: HSW Publications LLC Pages: 279 Genre: Supernatural Christian Thriller/Horror BOOK BLURB: On New Year’s Eve 2021 the staff at St. Ann’s Hospital witness a medical miracle when a semi-conscious woman walks into the emergency room. The Jane Doe has been stabbed multiple times and as the staff struggle to keep the woman alive in the end all they can do is stand back and watch as their mysterious patient revives herself. Glory wakes up
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Secret Deaths of Arthur Lowe Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you U.L. Harper’s THE SECRET DEATHS OF ARTHUR LOWE Blog Tour June 5 – 30! Inside the Book Title: THE SECRET DEATHS OF ARTHUR LOWE Author: U.L. Harper Publisher: Independent Pages: 235 Genre: Speculative Fiction/Horror/Magical Realism While in the process of bringing his wife, Sandra, back to the living, Arthur journals about moments from his past that changed him. During the journal writing, he rediscovers how, as an orphan, his ability to animate objects and people to life may have ultimately destroyed the lives of the few who grew close to him. The old stuffed teddy bear that helped him assemble
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Sisters: A Mystery of Good and Evil, Horror and Suspense Book Trailer Blast & Win $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Don Sloan’s THE SISTERS Book Trailer Blast April 24! Inside the Book Title: THE SISTERS: A MYSTERY OF GOOD AND EVIL, HORROR AND SUSPENSE Author: Don Sloan Publisher: Independent Pages: 239 Genre: Supernatural/Mystery/Horror/Thriller In this book, written in the style of Stephen King, two young people on vacation in a small New England seacoast town battle unspeakable horror and solve a hundred-year-old mystery. Fourteen Victorian mansions whisper dark secrets among themselves, and a dangerous shadow roams up and down the wide, wintry boulevard in search of new prey. The Sisters: A Mystery of Good and Evil, Horror and Suspense is
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Cat O’ Nine Tales Virtual Book Publicity Tour

We invite you to Krystal Lawrence’s CAT O’ NINE TALES Virtual Book Tour January 3 – 27! Leave a comment on each of her tour stops to let her know you stopped by! Inside the Book: Title: Cat O’ Nine Tales Author: Krystal Lawrence Publisher: Telemachus Press Pages: 284 Genre: Horror/Suspense What evil dwells within the pretty lady next door or the ordinary house cat? What happens when you pursue your dreams into the desert after dark? Beware the man borne of your imagination. He could seek vengeance on the one who created him. Visit a bookstore offering a most alluring and sinister service. Journey to the dark side
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Michael Phillip Cash’s STILLWELL: A HAUNTING ON LONG ISLAND virtual book tour September 19 – 23! Inside the Book Title: Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island Author: Michael Phillip Cash Publisher: Chelshire, Inc. Pages: 192 Genre: Paranormal/Horror Paul Russo’s wife just died. While trying to get his family’s life back in order, Paul is being tormented by a demon who is holding his wife’s spirit hostage on the other side. His fate is intertwined with an old haunted mansion on the north shore of Long Island called Stillwell Manor. Paul must find clues dating back hundreds of years to set
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Raven’s Peak Book Blast – Win Autographed Copy of His Book!

We invite you to Lincoln Cole’s RAVEN’S PEAK Book Blast July 11! Leave a comment on his tour stops during his blast on July 11 and you could win an autographed copy of RAVEN’S PEAK! Giveaway information below. Inside the Book: Title: Raven’s Peak Author: Lincoln Cole Publisher: Kindle Press Pages: 276 Genre: Horror/Paranormal Thriller/Urban Fantasy A quiet little mountain town is hiding a big problem. When the townsfolk of Raven’s Peak start acting crazy, Abigail Dressler is called upon to discover the root of the evil affecting people. She uncovers a demonic threat unlike any she’s ever faced and finds herself in a fight just to stay alive.
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{Fantasy/Horror} Shaytan: A Journey Into Evil Blog Tour Sign Up

David S. Arthur will be touring June 1 – 26 with his fantasy/horror novel, SHAYTAN: A JOURNEY INTO EVIL! We are looking for: Reviews (paperbacks – US only please) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Shaytan: A Journey Into Evil Author: David S. Arthur Publisher: Brighton Publishing LLC Pages: 395 Genre: Adventure/Thriller India – 1947. In the heart of the jungle, death stalks the night. The authorities claim it is a man-eating leopard. The natives believe it is something far more terrifying—a creature that by day wears
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Risen II: The Progeny Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Krystal Lawrence’s RISEN II: THE PROGENY virtual book tour March 2-27! Title: Risen II: The Progeny Author: Krystal Lawrence Publisher: Telemachus Press Pages: 281 Genre: Horror/Suspense Format: Hardcover/Kindle Producers take note! Francis Barclay is back and he’s ready for prime time. Fans of horror/suspense masters Stephen King and Dean Koontz are sure to delight in the return of Francis Barclay, the vengeful and bloodthirsty vampire resurrected from the dead after 200 years, in RISEN, by the “Mistress of Macabre,” Krystal Lawrence. Barclay, cremated at the end of RISEN, has once again returned from the ashes — and this time he’s
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Growl Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Ashley Fontainne’s GROWL virtual book tour February 2 – 27! Title: Growl Author: Ashley Fontainne Publisher: RMSW Press Pages: 315 Genre: Gothic Horror/Suspense Format: Paperback/Kindle My name is Sheryl Ilene Newcomb. And yes, my initials are S.I.N. A funny little piece of whimsical humor my parents found amusing when I arrived. Then, it turned out to be true. Looking back with wiser eyes now, my family and I concluded that the events leading up to my transformation started the summer I turned nine. But the day we realized there was a problem, and no turning back, was a week before
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First Chapter: Night Terror by Jeff Gunhus

Title: Night Terror Author: Jeff Gunhus Publisher: Seven Guns Press Pages: 400 Genre: Supernatural Thriller/Horror Format: Purchase at AMAZON Ten years after her abduction and near-sacrifice to the Source, Sarah Tremont struggles to be a normal teenager. As much as she’s tried to suppress the power inside of her, it’s grown dangerously strong and has drawn the attention of those who want to possess her power for themselves. The nightmare that she thought was long over starts again as powerful forces descend upon Prescott City to seek her out. With her parents and Joseph Lonetree’s help, Sarah must stand up to an evil much more powerful than the one
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{Supernatural Thriller Horror} Night Terror Blog Tour Sign Up

Jeff Gunhus will be touring October 6 – December 19 with his new supernatural thriller horror, Night Terror! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback & ebook) Interviews Author Guest Posts Character Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you!   Ten years after her abduction and near-sacrifice to the Source, Sarah Tremont struggles to be a normal teenager. As much as she’s tried to suppress the power inside of her, it’s grown dangerously strong and has drawn the attention of those who want to possess her power for themselves. The nightmare
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{YA Dark Fiction/Horror Novella} The Landfill Blog Tour Sign Up

Kevin Hopson will be touring April 21-30 with his YA Dark Fiction/Humor novel, The Landfill. We are looking for: Reviews (ebook only) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights (HTML provided for both blogger and wordpress blogs) Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you! Billy, a high school senior, has lost a lot in the past year, including his younger sister, Sara. Billy lacks excitement and purpose in life until his curiosity takes him and his best friend, Connor, to an old, abandoned landfill along the river. Connor would rather forget the experience, but Billy can’t
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  • August 29, 2013
  • Book Blasts, Featured, What's New?
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Brood X Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash + Halloween Party Pack!

Pump Up Your Book is proud to announce Michael Phillip Cash’s Brood X: A Firsthand Account of the Great Cicada Invasion Book Blast September 23 – October 25! Michael will be giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card or a Halloween Party Pack for 18 to two lucky people at the end of the blast. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below or on participating blogs throughout the blast and good luck! All participating bloggers willing to host are eligible to win. Thank you! CONGRATULATIONS TO JASMINE992FINE FOR WINNING $25 AMAZON CARD & HALLOWEEN PACK!   ABOUT BROOD X: A FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT CICADA INVASION Title:
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  • October 19, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Spectra Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Joanne Elder, author of the science fiction thriller, Spectra, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT JOANNE ELDER Joanne Elder is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Engineering Science at the University of Western Ontario. During her professional career, she spent several years in the aeronautical and nuclear industries, published numerous technical papers in the field of Metallurgical Engineering and presented at international conferences. She now resides in King City, Ontario with her two teen-aged children and husband. Spectra, Elder’s debut novel, and
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Cemetery Club Online Book Tour April 2012

Join JG Faherty, author of the horror novel Cemetery Club as he virtually tours the blogosphere in 2012 on his first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About JG Faherty JG Faherty has had a varied background that includes working as a laboratory manager, accident scene photographer, zoo keeper, research scientist, and resume writer. Growing up in the haunted Hudson Valley region of New York, some of his favorite playgrounds were abandoned houses and Revolutionary War cemeteries. His hobbies include urban exploring, photography, exotic animal rehabilitation, and playing the guitar. Contrary to popular belief, he is not addicted to Facebook or tacos. 2012 will see two new books published,
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The Noctuary Online Book Tour December 2011

Join Greg Chapman, author of the horror novella The Noctuary as he virtually tours the blogosphere in December 2011 on his first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Greg Chapman Greg Chapman is an emerging dark fiction author from Australia. In 2009 he was selected in the Australian Horror Writers Association’s Mentor Program under the tutelage of Melbourne author Brett McBean. Since then he has had short stories published in The Absent Willow Review, Trembles Magazine and Morpheus Tales and Eclecticism. Damnation Books published his first novella “Torment” in March 2011 and will release his second, “The Noctuary” in December 2011. Apart from his writing ability, Chapman is
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New Horror Novella for Review: The Noctuary by Greg Chapman

Greg Chapman will be touring in December with his horror novella The Noctuary. Struggling writer Simon Ryan’’s life has gone to Hell. Shadows are pouring into his reality and his words are not his own anymore. He has been chosen to become a scribe for some of the worst creatures of the Underworld – the ones whose sole purpose is to torment human souls – The Dark Muses. As Simon writes, he falls deeper into the abyss and before long he has no sense of what is real. With the help of another scribe, old and mutilated, Simon comes to discover that his writing can mould people and places
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Black & Orange Online Book Tour December 2011

Join Benjamin Kane Ethridge, author of the award-winning dark fantasy horror Black & Orange as he virtually tours the blogosphere in December 2011 on his second tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Benjamin Kane Ethridge Benjamin Kane Ethridge’s fiction has appeared in Doorways Magazine, Dark Recesses, FearZone, and others. His dark fantasy novel BLACK & ORANGE (Bad Moon Books 2010) has won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in First Novel. Beyond that he’s written several collaborations with Michael Louis Calvillo, one of which is a novella called UGLY SPIRIT, available in 2011. He also wrote a master’s thesis entitled, “CAUSES OF UNEASE: The Rhetoric of Horror
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Devil’s Hand Virtual Book Publicity Tour October/November 2011

Join M.E. Patterson, author of the supernatural fantasy novel, Devil’s Hand (Digimonkey Studios), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – November 23, 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About M.E. Patterson M. E. Patterson is an author of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and thrillers, as well as an information technologist. He received an English/Fiction Writing degree from Virginia Tech, where he studied under nationally-recognized writers and poets. He has published short stories on RevolutionSF and his first manuscript for his book, Devil’s Hand, placed in the top five in the Writers’ League of Texas Manuscript Contest. You can visit his website at
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New Book for Review: Black & Orange by Benjamin Kane Ethridge

Benjamin Kane Ethridge is touring in December with his dark fantasy horror novel Black & Orange. Forget everything you know about Halloween. The stories are distortions. They were created to keep the Church of Midnight hidden from the world. Every October 31st a gateway opens to a hostile land of sacrificial magic and chaos. Since the beginning of civilization the Church of Midnight has attempted to open the gateway and unite with its other half, the Church of Morning. Each year they’ve come closer, waiting for the ideal sacrifice to open the gateway permanently. This year that sacrifice has come. And only two can protect it. Martin and Teresa
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Pump Up Chats with Dark Fantasy Author Benjamin Kane Ethridge

Benjamin Kane Ethridge is the Bram Stoker Award winning author of the novel Black & Orange. He received a Masters of Art in English Composition from California State University, San Bernardino, and his thesis was entitled: “Causes of Unease: The Rhetoric of Horror Fiction and Film.” When he isn’t staring into a burning computer screen, Benjamin is defending California’s water supplies as an environmental compliance inspector. His official web presence is www.bkethridge.com and you can FaceBook him here, www.facebook.com/benjamin.kane.ethridge and Tweet him here, twitter.com/#!/bkethridge Thank you for this interview, Benjamin.  Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later?  Do you remember your
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Pump Up Chats with Chamed – Author of ‘My Heart Stopped Beating’

Hello, Chamed. Welcome to Pump Up Your Book. Where are you from? I am Italian, although I am not of Italian descent, I cannot say more. I live in Tuscany. When and why did you begin writing? When I was ten years old I used to write in a journal about what happened to me during the day and my days where not very busy, so my pages were full of sketches and scribbles. I was fascinated by my mother; she used to write a lot. I had always had her romantic and melancholic vision of the writer, enlightened with beauty when absorbed in writing. As the years passed,
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Homecoming – Osguards: Guardians of the Universe Virtual Book Publicity Tour August 2011

Join Malcolm Petteway, author of science fiction novel, Homecoming – Osguards: Guardians of the Universe – Book 1 (Rage Books LLC), as he virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – 26 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Malcolm Petteway Malcolm Dylan Petteway is a senior military analyst, a retired military officer and a twenty-year veteran of the United States Air Force. He flew B-52’s as an Electronic Warfare Officer and has 3,000 flight hours and 300 combat hours. In his distinguished career, Malcolm has used his knowledge in the art of war, military weapons and combat defenses in planning over 400 combat
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