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Author: Alphena
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2016-05-18
Total Pages: 105
ISBN-13: 1504997735
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In a world of no war, theres an island full of mystical creatures hidden from the world, until Zaferia meets Drakusor, rather, Drakus kidnaps herand her world is turned upside down. Will there be an happily ever after or will things take a turn for the worst.
Author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 571
ISBN-13: 0007203586
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'The Fellowship of the Ring' is the first part of JRR Tolkien's epic masterpiece 'The Lord of the Rings'. This 50th anniversary edition features special packaging and includes the definitive edition of the text.|PB
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Dragonsteel, LLC
Published: 2021-11-23
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 1938570278
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As Brandon Sanderson’s #1 bestselling Skyward series celebrates its third volume, Cytonic, travel back in time to the origin of Cytonics in the novella Defending Elysium. Centuries before Spensa looked skyward from the planet Detritus—back on Old Earth before it was lost—Jason Write faced a crucial question: was humanity ready to join galactic society? When faster-than-light communications were discovered by a small telephone company in 2071, alien species such as the Tenasi and Varvax overheard them and came to visit Earth. Because the Phone Company controls all communications with the aliens, their operatives like Jason operate above the law. Now, on the space platform Evensong, one of the Phone Company’s scientists has gone missing before surfacing in a hospital with amnesia, and Jason is sent to investigate. Right as he arrives, the body of a murdered Varvax ambassador is discovered, sure to cause a galactic incident. Coln Abrams of the United Intelligence Bureau seizes the opportunity to investigate Jason as he deals with the crisis. This could be the UIB’s chance to discover the Phone Company’s secrets—how does FTL communication work, and what is Jason hiding? Winner of Spain’s UPC Award for Science Fiction in 2007.
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012-02-15
Total Pages: 480
ISBN-13: 054795199X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A New York Times bestseller for twenty-one weeks upon publication, J.R.R. Tolkien's Unfinished Tales is a collection of short stories ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and further relates events as told in The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings. The book concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the story of the emergence of the sea-god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan and the journey of the Black Riders during the hunt for the Ring. Unfinished Tales also contains the only surviving story about the long ages of Númenor before its downfall, and all that is known about the Five Wizards sent to Middle-earth as emissaries of the Valar, about the Seeing Stones known as the Palantiri, and about the legend of Amroth.
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 1992-04-22
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 0345375211
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The extraordinary history of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Embedded in English legend and English association, they were set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol (or Ælfwine) to Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Isle, where Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts and original ideas of Gods and Elves; Dwarves and Orcs; the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; Nargothrond and Gondolin; and the geography and cosmology of the invented world. Praise for Book of Lost Tales 1 “In these tales we have the scholar joyously gamboling in the thickets of his imagination. . . . A commentary and notes greatly enrich the quest.”—The Daily Telegraph “Affords us an almost over-the-shoulder view into the evolving creative process and genius of J.R.R. Tolkien in a new, exciting aspect . . .The superb, sensitive, and extremely helpful commentary and editing done by Christopher Tolkien make all of this possible.”—Mythlore
Author: E. Gary Gygax
Publisher: Game Day
Published: 2008-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780981895727
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Of Dice & Pen is a collection of short stories by noted game designers, including the last Gord the Rogue story from the late E. Gary Gygax (1938-2008). The anthology is dedicated to the memory of Gary Gygax. The collection includes stories from the imaginations of these top gamers: Gary Gygax was one of the original inventors of Dungeons & Dragons, the founder of TSR, Inc., and the first and longest-playing Dungeonmaster; he is considered by many to be the "Father of Role-Playing Games." K.R. Bourgoine is a creator of card, board and role-playing games. Chris Clark is founder of Inner City Games and co-founder of Hekaforge Productions (with Gygax). Lisa Steenson is co-founder of Gut Bustin' Games and invented the Redneck Life boardgame. Matt Forbeck is a full-time author and game writer, and is a 23-time nominee, 12-time winner of the Origins Award. Carey Grayson is the designer of the game 24/7. Andrew Looney is the Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of Looney Labs, which publishes the card games Fluxx, Chrononauts, and produces the Icehouse game system, among other games. Graeme Thomson is the inventor of GO Mental and is the co-principal of HL Games. James L. Cambias is the author of GURPS Space and STAR HERO, and is the co-founder of Zygote Games; seven of his stories have appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Thomas Rafalski is a writer of role-playing-game material. Tim Pelzel is the inventor of the game Science Fusion, the Elements of the Sciencenauts. Elizabeth T. Danforth is a writer, editor and artist who has contributed material for more than 100 game companies and book publishers; in 1996 she was inducted into the Academy of Gaming Arts and Design Hallof Fame. Andy Vetromile is a freelance writer, editor and designer in the gaming industry. Jason S. Walters is the author of numerous role-playing-game books. David Wainio is co-founder of Three Sages Games. Patrick Matthews is founder and game designer of Live Oak Games. Curt Covert is the owner of Smirk and Dagger Games. Rick Loomis is the founder and president of Flying Buffalo Inc., the longest-running adventure game company under its original management; his credits include Tunnels and Trolls role-playing game, Nuclear War card game, and the first president of the Game Manufacturers Association. Lee Kamberos is the creator of StrikeForce 2136 RPG. Catherine G. Thomson is a co-founder of HL Games.
Author: Charlaine Harris
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-04-01
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 1101638877
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Welcome to the wide world of paranormal pastimes, where striking out might strike you dead. Editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner are your announcers for this collection of the most peculiar plays ever made—including a story featuring Sookie Stackhouse and Manfred Bernardo… Sports fans live and die by their teams’ successes and failures—though not literally. But these fifteen authors have written spirited—in more ways than one—tales of killer competitions that would make even the most die-hard players ask to be benched. This anthology includes tales of unusual athletics by: JAN BURKE • DANA CAMERON • ADAM-TROY CASTRO • BRENDAN DuBOIS • CHARLAINE HARRIS • TONI L. P. KELNER • CAITLIN KITTREDGE • WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER • ELLEN KUSHNER • MERCEDES LACKEY • JOE R. LANSDALE • LAURA LIPPMAN • SEANAN McGUIRE • BRANDON SANDERSON • SCOTT SIGLER
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2014-02-21
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 0544363795
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This collection will entertain all who appreciate the art of masterful letter writing. The Letters of J.R.R Tolkien sheds much light on Tolkien's creative genius and grand design for the creation of a whole new world: Middle-earth. Featuring a radically expanded index, this volume provides a valuable research tool for all fans wishing to trace the evolution of THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
Author: Karen Wynn Fonstad
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2014-06-10
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 0547524404
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Karen Wynn Fonstad's THE ATLAS OF MIDDLE-EARTH is an essential volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans. Here is the definitive guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from its founding in the Elder Days through the Third Age, including the journeys of Bilbo, Frodo, and the Fellowship of the Ring. Authentic and updated -- nearly one third of the maps are new, and the text is fully revised -- the atlas illuminates the enchanted world created in THE SILMARILLION, THE HOBBIT, and THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Hundreds of two-color maps and diagrams survey the journeys of the principal characters day by day -- including all the battles and key locations of the First, Second, and Third Ages. Plans and descriptions of castles, buildings, and distinctive landforms are given, along with thematic maps describing the climate, vegetation, languages, and population distribution of Middle-earth throughout its history. An extensive appendix and an index help readers correlate the maps with Tolkien's novels.
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 1986-07-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780345339737
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The awesome conclusion to The Lord of the Rings—the greatest fantasy epic of all time—which began in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarms out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron’s power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the One Ring, ruler of the accursed Rings of Power, must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring, he begins finally to despair.
