And here are the winners of the 2015 swordie awards the. The awards were first presented in 1929, and winners receive a goldplated statuette commonly called oscar. Elie wiesel spent his early years in a small transylvanian town as one of four children. The audiobook version of the book of swords was released on october 19, 2017. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Daniel lis martialarts revenge film book and sword stars vincent zhao as chan garlok, the leader of a group known as red flower society. The dacian sword was somewhat sickleshaped, with an inner edge, like the oldest greek and its model, the egyptian khopsh. It starred qiao zhenyu, adam cheng, niki chow, and liu dekai. Book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish fun into the kind of. This book also covered the basics of cutting and fighting with the sword. Buy denzel washington the book of eli sword large online. Gregorutti, of papiriano, is a curved sabre without a crossbar. I wonder if thou shalt not steal covers the 2 hours of my life that went missing whilst watching that guff. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals.
This collection totals 22 hours and minutes, and was produced by random house audio for harpercollins publishers. Academy award, any of a number of awards presented annually by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences to recognize achievement in the film industry. Each of our machetes come with a nylon sheath that features a ling and zipper for safe carrying. Together with the nomads, chan executes a daring return to the capital and an audacious plan to capture qian lung once and for all. Dec 1, 2012 the book of eli sword denzel washington large 26 stay safe and healthy.
The groups failed attempt to assassinate the emperor. A thickspined chopper of a blade, it is crafted from 5160 high carbon steel and differentially tempered to optimize the blade. The genre that consists of stories with swords and magic and kingdoms set in an alternativekindofmedieval land. I have to say that i was greatly impressed with it.
The stark landscape is littered with abandoned cars, crumbling buildings, and bombed highways. The holes and the crude looking handle of the sword may well be meant to indicate that the sword was made from another object or at least pay homage to the aesthetic. In the book he loots it out of a crazy prices shop in a deserted mall. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. The first book i found was the third book of swords, i read all of the swords books first, and then i read empire of the east, which saberhagen wrote first and which sets the background for the world.
The sword and the shield is based on one of the most extraordinary intelligence coups of recent times. The series was first broadcast on cetv3 in china in 2009. This edition is for submissions during september, 2017. And with the help of his partners a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed. There are no available products under this category. Denzel washington wields sword and bible in the book of eli. The modern world has been destroyed and left behind in history.
A distant sequel to his empire of the east trilogy. Buy prophets book of eli legendary kukri machete online at. I wouldnt recommend reading the swords series out of order this is the book to start with there but im still torn on. An asian cop returns to chicago to revenge his brothers death, only to come up against a psycho threesome on a killing spree. Talk about edc, everyone appears to be carrying something in that movie, hehe. List of awards and nominations received by denzel washington. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the.
Its narrators include arthur morey, katharine mcewan, kim mai guest, elliot hill, steve west, richard brewer, nicholas guy smith, kirby heyborne, ralph lister, mark deakins, and julia whelan. His blade has defended him from all who wish to obstuct his path, and has sent evil back to the dust from where it came. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. The book of eli movie replica sword, machete, collectibles. Since this is a full tang sword, it is the strongest sword of its type, perfect for outlasting the rough environment of the apocalypse. The book in the title refers to a quran that was stolen from the tribe while the sword refers to a sword given to the protagonist, chen jialuo, by his first romantic interest, huoqingtong. Sword of eli ii influenced by the movie the book of eli. Learn more about the award, its categories, and history. Book of eli machete steel combat machetes machete with. Section five tells about the viking and early medieval sword. Although the flow of events is generally similar to that in the novel, yu wantings role is greatly emphasised.
Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies. Pam represented nakedsword and the sword at this years grabby awards in chicago, and they played cohosts at the now annual postgrabbys recovery brunch at the north end bar on sunday afternoon the event was full of boys, and as usual, there were onstage blowjobs, this time provided by bray love. This is a video showing how i turned a machete into a book of eli style sword. The book of eli full size 26 inch sword is a superior and useful machete type blade.
Curious, what kind of sword does eli denzel use in this movie. Reach thousands of readers and enter our literary book awards. In this postapocalyptic drama, denzel washington plays a blind man who has to protect the last bible on earth while spouting biblical phrases and wasting his. They will now compete with each other for coveted spots on the finalist list from all the 2016 entries received. The novel is panoramic in scope and includes the fantastical elements for which cha is wellknown. You can take this thing to the jungle and compare it with expensive machetes and you will find this is a truly perfect functional machete.
The way this blade got presented in the movie in the most powerful manner, a mean slashing weapon, got khukuri house into making a awesome blade like this. The book and the sword is a 2008 chinese television series adapted from louis cha s novel of the same title. A series of fantasy novels written by fred saberhagen between 1984 and 1999. Man on fire 2004 washington is the kind of actor who can class up anything, even the. Im very pleased to welcome tamara dever and erin stark of tlc graphics to the book designer as a guest judges this month. One simple package that will kick start your books visibility. Is it from an actual company, or was it specially made. Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page. Custom handmade knife kings really sharp book of eli sword 2 pcs set. Filled with spectaclar martial arts action, the book and the sword is a rousing tale of honor, patriotism, and brotherly love edit translation. Join facebook to connect with eli sword and others you may know. First, a blade which i describe in the book as the body of the sword because it is the part that does the work, from a physical point of view.
With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Eli uses his sword to survive and fight his way through, to deliver his copy of this mysterious book to a safe location. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Everyday carry 4 items 4 hunting 3 items 3 survival 4 items 4 combat 3 items 3.
The book of swords is an anthology of sixteen sword and sorcery or maybe epic fantasy short stories novelettes, really edited by gardner dozois. Historical figures such as the qianlong emperor, zhaohui, heshen, zheng banqiao and fukanggan also make appearances or are mentioned by name. Hes the greatest thief of the age and hes also a wizard. In the other sections the book covers the rapier and the small sword, the saber, european twohanded swords, the japanese katana, eastern twohanded swords, exotic blades like the african swords and the kukri. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. In high demand straight from the movie we bring you the prophets book of eli legendary kukri machete. This book is a fascinating dystopian novel set in a medieval type world.
I originally read saberhagens epic fantasy series in an weird order. We are pleased to announce the ozma awards official finalists list for 2016. After numerous requests for a larger size, we are proud to say this machete welded by denzel washington himself is 26 inch long and features a satin finish, extremely sharp, 18 inch blade. Kult of athena swords ekhmsk01 full tang book of eli machete 20 blade this large and hefty blade is inspired by the machete wielded by denzel washingtons character eli in the book of eli.
Not only is this the hugos first best novel threepeat, its the first time an author has won top honors for every book in a trilogy. You can see the design is authenticated from the actual movie, which also aids in the delivery of an. The book of eli a postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Perfect for any collection, these stainless steel combat machetes measure approximately 21 long with a 15. New epic fantasy in the grand traditionincluding a neverbeforepublished song of ice and fire story by george r. He also didnt memorise the bit in the bible thats says thou shalt not kill. Yet another new khukuri blade from khukuri house thamel known as khukuri eli inspired from the movie book of eli. Feel the power in your hands with this massive the book of eli machete.
The book of eli 2010 is both underappreciated and a. Eli, for some reason not entirely explained in the script, seeks to get it to the west coast of what was once the united states. If it was specially made, im sure theyll produce replicas. Eli is a lone traveler, wandering americas wastelands devastated by nuclear war 30 years prior. Hell, even the title of this article is spoilery if you are geeky enough to be familiar with both 2010s the book of eli and the enormous series of japanese films from the 1960s and 1970s featuring a wandering swordsman named zatoichi many will question my choice to spend one of my cinapse pick of the week slots which ive now just. With hosung pak, liesl lombardo, richard divizio, taimak. American film institute award for actor of the year male movies.
In the book and sword, louis cha revives the legend about the great eighteenthcentury manchu emperor qianlong which claims that he was in fact not a manchu but a han chinese as a result of a baby swap. The sword is the first book in a long time that gripped me from the very first page. Denzel washington, the book of eli oscar hall of shame. It also has a steampunkish type look which is a style of art that is growing in popularity these days. Solara chooses instead to return home, taking up elis machete and other possessions. This replica of the book of eli machete will make you believe that eli personally gave it to you.
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