Although the novel's fantasy elements ( voodoo and black magic, tarot readings and precognition, ghosts and mysticism ) are secondary to the brutal murder that is the focus of the plot, it is set in the same milieu as Asprin's Griffen McCandles novels ( Dragons series ), Dragons Luck and Dragons Wild.

Although the novel's author, Nelson Algren, was initially brought to Hollywood to work on the screenplay, he was quickly replaced by Walter Newman.

Although modern Japanese writers covered a wide variety of subjects, one particularly Japanese approach stressed their subjects ' inner lives, widening the earlier novel's preoccupation with the narrator's consciousness.

Although the novel's audacity seems very tame a century later, Ann Veronica was considered a scandalous work by many in its day and was denounced as " capable of poisoning the minds of those who read it " by The Spectator.

Although it was published anonymously, the novel's authorship became well known the following year, when her second novel, Phases of an Inferior Planet ( 1898 ), announced on its title page, “ by Ellen Glasgow, author of The Descendant .”

Although the newest pyramid is huge, black and flares at the top, that image is not related to the Luxor Las Vegas hotel, which was built in 1992, several years after the novel's publication.

Although Conroy drew on his experiences as a cadet at The Citadel, as well as stories from similar military schools during the 1960s to create the setting for the story, he has explicitly stated that the novel's plot and principal characters are a product of his imagination.

Although no record existed of Jackson's having visited there, it too became a popular tourist destination, a status continuing for years after the novel's publication.

* Poor Little Bitch Girl ( 2009 ) -- Although one of the novel's main characters originates from the Lucky Santangelo novels, and the core character of the series, Lucky, makes a brief appeance, Poor Little Bitch Girl is not considered to be a part of the series.

Although severely wounded, Book II survived the novel's events.

Although Dr. Watson appears only in the novel's 1912 bookend scenes, a significant sub-plot concerns Holmes ' efforts to ( temporarily ) replace the former with a young Parisian, who, while useful, is not nearly as brave or devoted as Holmes ' usual companion.

Although unsatisfied with the novel's " abrupt " conclusion, Richard A. Lupoff praised Triton as " a thoroughly absorbing, highly rewarding reading experience.

Although more than a century has passed since its publication, the novel's satirical observations of political and social life in Washington, D. C., remain pertinent.

Although the novel focuses on the relationships between the major characters, the shadow of creeping fascism, especially the racial laws that restricted Jews ' participation in Italian society, looms over all the novel's events.

Although the seduction is successful, things do not quite play out the way Ludvik expects ( this is the novel's third joke ), and he is left once more to sit and think bitter thoughts.

Although the TV series featured 3 episodes with other on-screen survivors from previously lost earth-flights, the novel's character Marjorie and the ships Anne and Marintha do not appear and are not mentioned in the series.

Although the film follows Shute's original novel closely, the film notably omits references to the supernatural that had been contained in the original novel, including the use of automatic writing to resolve a key element in the original novel's story.

Although Ageyev makes little explicit reference to the Russian Revolution of 1917, the novel's obsession with addictive forms of thinking finds resonance in the historical background, in which " our inborn feelings of humanity and justice " provoke " the cruelties and satanic transgressions committed in its name.

Although chapters 4: 9-10 have said that there is " no king in Zion ", these chapters predict a new military ruler will emerge from Bethlehem, the traditional home of the Davidic monarchy, to restore the security of Israel.

Although Gandhi did not originate the All-India Muslim Conference, which directed the movement in India, he soon became its most prominent spokesman and attracted a strong base of Muslim support with local chapters in all Muslim centers in India.

Although the Republican Party and Democratic Party chapters in Puerto Rico have selected voting delegates to the national nominating conventions since the early 1900s, public interest in these processes heightened as a result of the efforts of a group of Democratic statehooders led by Franklin Delano López in 1976 to elect delegates supporting former Georgia Gov.

Although the WCTU had chapters throughout North America with hundreds of thousands of members, the " Christian " in its title was largely limited to those with an evangelical Protestant conviction and the importance of their role has been noted.

Although many local chapters felt it was necessary to maintain a level of security by either practicing self-defense as some CORE, SNCC, and NAACP local chapters did, the national level of all these organizations still maintained the idea of non-violence to achieve civil rights.

Although fewer episodes were produced during the second season ( 13 compared to 18 in the first season ), NBC repeated five Season 1 episodes ( re-edited to feature the final five chapters of Danger Island ) to maintain continuity of story line immediately following the first run of the 13 Season 2 episodes.

Although the oldest of the Society's Alumni Associations are college based associations affiliated with existing chapters, the last years of the twentieth century saw the evolution of Regional Alumni Associations as a vehicle by which to increase alumni participation and support.

Although polemic, which would definitely clarify the discipline ’ s past erratic wanderings and amnesias and an almost total theoretic oblivion in the field of history in Slovenia, is not a usual tool of scientific communication in these regions, it is nevertheless clear that Taja Kramberger has opened ( among some other researchers, such as Drago Braco Rotar, Rastko Močnik, Maja Breznik, Lev Centrih, Primož Krašovec, in a small, theoretically much less pertinent part also Marta Verginella and Oto Luthar ) an important segment of future debates, which are needed to elucidate some of the neglected and spontaneously transmitted chapters of the Slovenian ( distinctly ethnocentric and Sonderweg ) history.

Although Darwin revisited some areas during the expedition, for clarity the chapters of the book are ordered by reference to places and locations rather than by date.

Although YAF members and chapters were engaged in many projects to influence public policy and elect conservative candidates to office, the leadership of the organization was well aware that their goals and objectives were more long-term.

Although some of the novels in the cycle are direct sequels to one another, many of them follow on directly from the last chapters of La Fortune des Rougon, and there is a great deal of chronological overlap between the books ; there are numerous recurring characters and several of them make " guest " appearances in novels centered on other members of the family.

Although dues moves through the state and national associations, a large portion typically comes back to the local chapters through grants.

Although it is labeled " Unauthorized " for humor, the book is in fact official and considered a Beginning with a multi-layered introduction by Daniel Handler that encompasses twelve of the book's thirteen chapters.

Although there is no one definitive text, the Chinese compilation so far of just its Tibetan versions has filled some 120 volumes, more than one million verses, divided into 29 " chapters ".

Although her participation in that soap opera was relatively short ( she joined the drama after about half of the chapters had been filmed, and her character was killed off before the ending ).

Although each of the " five pillars " receives its own chapter or even two chapters of consideration, the relatively brief eight lectures of The Documentary Hypothesis can only present a few choice and representative instances to buttress each of the major points Cassuto makes, selected from amongst the parade examples used by advocates of the DH to substantiate their case.

Although generally impressed by what he found, he could not forgive the continued existence of slavery in the United States, and the final chapters of the book are devoted to a criticism of the practice.

Although the " rediscovered " Old Text chapters ( and the preface and commentary ) are generally believed to be forgeries from the 3rd or 4th centuries AD, the New Text chapters " are considered by most scholars to be authentic works of the 4th century BC or earlier.

Although he occasionally returns to Kaito, with chapters published irregularly since.

Although the Grand Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa had never previously provided restrictions on membership in its written charter or regulations, an informal " Gentleman's Agreement " encouraged local chapters not to admit minorities to membership.

* Although it has been established by Ian Fleming on numerous occasions that James Bond hates tea, in the opening chapters of the novel Bond drinks tea.

Although the manga has not yet been published in the United States, fan-translated chapters have appeared on some manga websites.

Although he had some trouble with the peasantry, the lands and treasures of the church enabled him to propitiate the nobles and for a time to provide for the expenses of the court.

Although scarce, there are resources available on the internet which provide 3D animal, heart and jewelry patterns in English.

Although the Bogotá junta called itself a " Supreme Junta of the New Kingdom of Granada ," it failed to provide political unity, and battles broke out between cities and towns as each tried to defend its sovereignty.

Although South Africa continued to provide developmental aid, it closed its consulate in Moroni in 1992.

Although he presented much evidence for continental drift, he was unable to provide a convincing explanation for the physical processes which might have caused this drift.

Although the Convention itself does not provide for arbitration or dispute in the case of noncompliance, 30 years of CITES in practice has resulted in several strategies to deal with infractions by Parties.

Although these annals provide most of what is known about Ceawlin, the historicity of many of the entries is uncertain.

Although the content of the document file is arranged in a format that the word-processing program understands, the user is able to choose the name and location of the file and provide the bulk of the information ( such as words and text ) that will be stored in the file.

Although dance is often accompanied by music, it can also be presented independently or provide its own accompaniment ( tap dance ).

Although Diffie – Hellman key agreement itself is an anonymous ( non-authenticated ) key-agreement protocol, it provides the basis for a variety of authenticated protocols, and is used to provide perfect forward secrecy in Transport Layer Security's ephemeral modes ( referred to as EDH or DHE depending on the cipher suite ).

Although the theories that premise doublespeak are still indefinite, there are some theories that have parallels with the theory of doublespeak and Orwell's ideology in Nineteen Eighty-Four and might possibly provide a better understanding of where doublespeak's theories could have come from.

Although the area of Dublin Bay has been inhabited by humans since prehistoric times, the writings of Ptolemy ( the Egyptian astronomer and cartographer ) in about 140 AD provide possibly the earliest reference to a settlement there.

Although EVM schedule measurements are not necessarily conclusive, they provide useful diagnostic information.

Although the author of Hebrews was not directly influenced by Qumran's " Messiah of Aaron ," these and other conceptions did provide " a precedent ... to conceive Jesus similarly as a priest making atonement and eternal intercession in the heavenly sanctuary.

Although these experiments cannot detect individual gravitons, they might provide information about certain properties of the graviton.

Although any amount of rock emplacement and rock deformation can occur, and they can occur any number of times, these concepts provide a guide to understanding the geological history of an area.

Although public education is free, private and parochial schools provide around 75 % of educational programs offered.

Although it was originally planned for the corniche road along Doha Bay, Pei convinced project coordinators to build a new island to provide the needed space.

Although a substantial number of colonies had been designed or subject to provide economic profit ( mostly through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries ), Fieldhouse suggests that in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in places such as Africa and Asia, this idea is not necessarily valid:

Although several of the expeditions have reported close encounters, none have been able to provide incontrovertible proof that the creature exists.

Although MUMPS does not natively offer a full set of DBMS features such as mandatory schemas, several DBMS systems have been built on top of it that provide application developers with flat-file, relational and network database features.

Although at present the majority of M & A advice is provided by full-service investment banks, recent years have seen a rise in the prominence of specialist M & A advisers, who only provide M & A advice ( and not financing ).

Although a supervised dose costs more than a take-home dose the risk of diversion means clinics / prescribers are often reluctant to provide take-home privileges.

Although several of the contributors earn far more than their Mad pay in fields such as television and advertising, they have steadily continued to provide material for the publication.

Although designed for memory, Secure Digital Input / Output ( SDIO ) and CompactFlash cards are available that provide accessories like Wi-Fi or digital cameras, if the device can support them.