Prisoners of Power

Title: Prisoners of Power, also known as Inhabited Island
Original title: Обита́емый о́стров
Author(s): Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Translation: Helen Saltz Jacobson
Release year: 1969 (RU), 1977 (ENG)
Publisher: Macmillan (ENG),

Why in Database: There is one mention of a turtle in this book, probably it refers to real animals.

The English Translation does not have the turtle element, but the original Russian text uses the word “черепахами” which means turtles.

And Rada, his dear sister . . . and his funny uncle with his ancient bones and primeval skulls.

1. And Rada, his dear sister . . . and his funny uncle with his ancient bones and primeval skulls.


Source: Mossar, Developed: XYuriTT

The Fall of Numenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth

Title: The Fall of Numenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth
Author(s): Brian Sibley (editor), J.R.R. Tolkien
Release year: 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins

Why in Database: Turtles appear in this book in one fragment, real animals are described.

In the south there were some land-tortoises, of no great size; and also some small freshwater creatures of turtle-kind.

Source: Mossar, Developed: XYuriTT

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4

Title: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4
Year: 2010
Producer: Traveller’s Tales
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, iOS, OS X, Android, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One,
Genre: Action-adventure
Note based on: PC

Why in Database: In this game, in the level where we gain access to the Slytherin common room, we can see through the windows, sea turtles swimming in the lake.

Author: XYuriTT

Echo

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Year: 2023-2024
Actors: Alaqua Cox, Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Graham Greene, Devery Jacobs, Cody Lightning, Morningstar Angeline, Dannie McCallum, Braydee Cardinal, Vincent D’Onofrio, Darnell Besaw, Katarina Ziervogel, Isabella Madrigal, Wren Zhawenim Gotts
Genre: Action, Adventure, Criminal, Drama, SF
Country: USA
Viewing method: Whole series

Why in Database: Turtle elements appear in three out of five episodes in this series! And if you count the teaser of next episodes in the first one, then in four episodes! But we don’t count it.

These elements are:
E02 – Lowak – In a scene taking place in the past, you can see a turtle jumping from the bank into the river.
E03 – Tuklo – The turtle is clearly visible in the machine with stuffed animal – it is showed from several angles.
E04 – Taloa – In the room where the main character visits Kingpin, there are three silver decorative turtle shells.

Author: XYuriTT

Sprzedawcy marzeń

Title: Sprzedawcy marzeń
Author(s): Various
Release year: 2023
Publisher: ŚKF

Why in Database: In one of the stories in this collection (“Kałuża”, written by Agnieszka Żak), turtles appear, literally in the form of one mention.

Pomiędzy rubinowymi gałęziami koralu pływały błazenki, pokolce i inne tropikalne rybki we wszystkich kolorach tęczy. Na parapetach osiadły rozgwiazdy, a z okien wypłyneły żółwie.

Source: Mossar, Developed: XYuriTT

Rocky Balboa

Title: Rocky Balboa
Year: 2006
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Tarver, Milo Ventimiglia, Burt Young, Geraldine Hughes, Tony Burton, A.J. Benza, James Francis Kelly III, Talia Shire, Lou DiBella, Mike Tyson, Henry G. Sanders, Pedro Lovell, Ana Gerena
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA

Why in Database: In this film, in the opening scene, you can see two turtles in the main character’s apartment. According to various sources, these are the same animals that we saw in the movie Rocky, 30 years earlier.

Author: XYuriTT

Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City

Title: Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City
Author(s): Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta
Release year: 1998
Publisher: Berkley Boulevard

Why in Database: Turtle appears in this book as a single fragment abou a violet turtle.

Outside, sitting on a rock, a violet puffer turtle swelled its bladders, straining the limits of its shell’s flexibility, and then exhaled on a low bassoon note. Heavy beetles crawled up trees and clicked their rear legs together in a rattling rhythm.

Author: XYuriTT

Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade

Title: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade
Author(s): Delilah S. Dawson
Release year: 2023
Publisher: Random House Worlds

Why in Database: Turtles appear in this book in the form of a mention of aggressive underground turtles, followed by a description of very turtle-looking animals called Thraxsos – it is possible that both are the same animal.

She reached out in the Force, feeling the rippling dance of the grass, the steady waving of the trees, the green shoots at the tips of each vine, the possibility in the rich, black soil. She could feel tiny bugs, busy worms, burrowing mammals, and some very aggressive underground turtles.

Before Tualon could answer, Iskat darted forward, swinging her lightsabers as a giant shape galloped out of the grass—and right through the shield. Her upswing caught it in the wide, scaly neck, and it tumbled sideways, muscular legs churning. It was reptilian, rippling with violet and green stripes that looked like dappled shadow and a wide, stout body as tall as her shoulders with a sort of frilled shell on its back. Its long tail thrashed, and its four stubby legs flailed as it tried to stand even as thick, violet blood gushed from its wound.

“Thraxsos,” the Anzellan muttered. “Useless things. The giant birds that preyed upon them died out, and now they just gallop around, eating everything in sight, including each other.

Source: Slavek_8, Developed: XYuriTT

Fate of the Jedi VI: Vortex

Title: Fate of the Jedi VI: Vortex
Author(s): Troy Denning
Release year: 2010
Publisher: Del Rey

Why in Database: Turtles appear in only one scene in this book, the tree turtles seen by the characters are mentioned.

The stalks of the club mosses had grown knobby with tree turtles, and the ferns sagged with the weight of dangling wing-snakes.

Author: XYuriTT