Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN: 9780544445789
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This four-volume, deluxe pocket boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbit and the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King). Each book features a leatherette cover with stamped title and all four books are held in a leatherette bound box with gold foil stamping. Shrinkwrapped. In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins is whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in Hobbiton by the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves. He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the dwarf; Legolas the elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. J.R.R. Tolkien's three volume masterpiece is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale--a story of high and heroic adventure set in the unforgettable landscape of Middle-earth.
The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Boxed Set
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780547928180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This four-volume, deluxe paperback boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbit and the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King). In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins is whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in Hobbiton by the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves. He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the dwarf; Legolas the elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. J.R.R. Tolkien's three volume masterpiece is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale--a story of high and heroic adventure set in the unforgettable landscape of Middle-earth.
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780547928180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This four-volume, deluxe paperback boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbit and the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King). In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins is whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in Hobbiton by the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves. He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the dwarf; Legolas the elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. J.R.R. Tolkien's three volume masterpiece is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale--a story of high and heroic adventure set in the unforgettable landscape of Middle-earth.
The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
Author: Robert Foster
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0345449762
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
For the millions who have already ventured to Middle-earth—and for the countless others who have yet to embark on the journey—here is the one indispensable A-to-Z guide that brings Tolkien’s universe to life. EVERY CHARACTER From Adaldrida Brandybuck to Zaragamba—every Hobbit, Elf, Dwarf, Man, Orc, and other resident of Middle-earth is vividly described and accurately located in its proper place and time. EVERY PLACE Colorful and detailed descriptions of geographical entries allow you to pick up the action anywhere in Middle-earth and follow it through The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and beyond. EVERY THING From stars and streams to food and flora, everything found in Middle-earth is alphabetically listed and, when necessary, cross-referenced. This is truly a master key to Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0345449762
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
For the millions who have already ventured to Middle-earth—and for the countless others who have yet to embark on the journey—here is the one indispensable A-to-Z guide that brings Tolkien’s universe to life. EVERY CHARACTER From Adaldrida Brandybuck to Zaragamba—every Hobbit, Elf, Dwarf, Man, Orc, and other resident of Middle-earth is vividly described and accurately located in its proper place and time. EVERY PLACE Colorful and detailed descriptions of geographical entries allow you to pick up the action anywhere in Middle-earth and follow it through The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and beyond. EVERY THING From stars and streams to food and flora, everything found in Middle-earth is alphabetically listed and, when necessary, cross-referenced. This is truly a master key to Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
The Hobbit - The Lord of the Rings
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780007522934
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When they were first published, THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world.This new boxed set contains both titles and features brand new cover designs. It offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien's remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' part in the epic quest for the Ring - beginning with Bilbo's fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780007522934
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When they were first published, THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world.This new boxed set contains both titles and features brand new cover designs. It offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien's remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' part in the epic quest for the Ring - beginning with Bilbo's fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom.
The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien Box Set
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063437503
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 1367
Book Description
The first-ever publication of the collected poems of J.R.R. Tolkien, spanning almost seven decades of the author’s life and presented in an elegant three-volume hardcover boxed set. J.R.R. Tolkien aspired to be a poet in the first instance, and poetry was part of his creative life no less than his prose, his languages, and his art. Although Tolkien’s readers are aware that he wrote poetry, if only from verses in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, its extent is not well known, and its qualities are underappreciated. Within his larger works of fiction, poems help to establish character and place as well as further the story; as individual works, they delight with words and rhyme. They express his love of nature and the seasons, of landscape and music, and of words. They convey his humor and his sense of wonder. The earliest work in this collection, written for his beloved, is dated to 1910, when Tolkien was eighteen. More poems would follow during his years at Oxford, some of them very elaborate and eccentric. Those he composed during the First World War, in which he served in France, tend to be concerned not with trenches and battle, but with life, loss, faith, and friendship, his longing for England and the wife he left behind. Beginning in 1914, elements of his legendarium, “The Silmarillion,” began to appear, and the “Matter of Middle-earth” would inspire much of Tolkien’s verse for the rest of his life. The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien presents almost 200 works across three volumes, including more than 60 that have never before been seen. The poems are deftly woven together with commentary and notes by world-renowned Tolkien scholars Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond, placing them in the context of Tolkien’s life and literary accomplishments and creating a poetical biography that is a unique and revealing celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063437503
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 1367
Book Description
The first-ever publication of the collected poems of J.R.R. Tolkien, spanning almost seven decades of the author’s life and presented in an elegant three-volume hardcover boxed set. J.R.R. Tolkien aspired to be a poet in the first instance, and poetry was part of his creative life no less than his prose, his languages, and his art. Although Tolkien’s readers are aware that he wrote poetry, if only from verses in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, its extent is not well known, and its qualities are underappreciated. Within his larger works of fiction, poems help to establish character and place as well as further the story; as individual works, they delight with words and rhyme. They express his love of nature and the seasons, of landscape and music, and of words. They convey his humor and his sense of wonder. The earliest work in this collection, written for his beloved, is dated to 1910, when Tolkien was eighteen. More poems would follow during his years at Oxford, some of them very elaborate and eccentric. Those he composed during the First World War, in which he served in France, tend to be concerned not with trenches and battle, but with life, loss, faith, and friendship, his longing for England and the wife he left behind. Beginning in 1914, elements of his legendarium, “The Silmarillion,” began to appear, and the “Matter of Middle-earth” would inspire much of Tolkien’s verse for the rest of his life. The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien presents almost 200 works across three volumes, including more than 60 that have never before been seen. The poems are deftly woven together with commentary and notes by world-renowned Tolkien scholars Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond, placing them in the context of Tolkien’s life and literary accomplishments and creating a poetical biography that is a unique and revealing celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Shade Series: Books 1-6 Boxed Set
Author: Marilyn Peake
Publisher: Marilyn Peake
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3303
Book Description
Shade: Girl on a hero’s journey, going from smart-ass to badass. This boxed set contains all six books in the YA Paranormal Mystery / YA Urban Fantasy Shade series. Although this series deals with a number of serious issues—drug and alcohol abuse, cutting, and disturbing world events—it's primarily about a teenaged girl finding out who she really is and that she's capable of so much more than she ever thought possible. And there’s lots of magic! As Shade excels in magic school, which she begins attending in Book 3, she’s sent abroad as a foreign exchange student where she continues to solve crimes related to ghosts and other magical creatures. Shade (Shade Series Book 1): Finalist, Young Adult Fiction category, 2015 National Indie Excellence Book Awards. Shade learns she’s a ghost whisperer when her mother moves them into an old house with a ghost in the attic. This is right before Shade’s junior year of high school. With her full name of Galactic Shade Griffin, she’s a target for bullies. Nevertheless, Shade powers through, rescuing several girls in her high school who have gone missing with the help of the ghost in the attic. Shade and the Skinwalkers (Shade Series Book 2): Semi-Finalist, Young Adult category, 2019 Kindle Book Awards. At the beginning of her senior year of high school, Shade’s mother moves them once again, this time to a trailer park in Roswell, New Mexico. Shade is thrown into a world inhabited not only by ghosts, but also by witches, faeries and shapeshifters. She and her best friend, Kai Zahnii, must fight the evil skinwalkers alongside magical creatures Shade never knew existed. Shade and the Castle by the Sea (Shade Series Book 3): Semi-Finalist, Young Adult category, 2020 Kindle Book Awards. Graduating high school, Shade is accepted into a college for the magically gifted, which introduces her to students with a wide range of magical abilities. Falling deeply in love with a merman, everything seems idyllic and magical. That is, until Shade discovers a horrible secret about the college, one that will haunt her dreams and waking moments. Shade and the Pure-Blood Faeries (Shade Series Book 4): Shade faces several major challenges during her sophomore year at Ocean View College, an institution for training those with magical abilities. She supports her selkie friend Apple as she undergoes a difficult surgery. She helps solve the mystery of local children who have gone missing, some returning to their parents in disturbing condition. Learning that the pure-blood faeries wield way too much power in a system that holds others back, Shade also begins fighting to change the status quo. This becomes a pivotal year in Shade’s life as she grows into her destiny as a ghost whisperer. Shade and the Vampires of Romania (Shade Series Book 5): As a foreign exchange student in Romania, Shade must deal not only with ghosts, but also with the undead. Her first semester trains her to deal with the in-between worlds, including that space between the dead and the undead. No amount of training can prepare her, however, for stepping into a world where vampires and other undead such as the strigoi and moroi are so much more than legend. Shade and the Crystal Orb (Shade Series Book 6): During their senior year at Ocean View College, Shade and her friend Li Zhang travel to Scotland to complete a research project on the kelpies. While there, they meet a number of these magical creatures. Things take a dangerous turn when they get swept up in a situation among the kelpies and two other magical groups, the Fin Folk and asrai. When Shade and Li meet Nessie the Loch Ness Monster, things happen that forever change the lives of everyone at their college for the magically gifted.
Publisher: Marilyn Peake
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3303
Book Description
Shade: Girl on a hero’s journey, going from smart-ass to badass. This boxed set contains all six books in the YA Paranormal Mystery / YA Urban Fantasy Shade series. Although this series deals with a number of serious issues—drug and alcohol abuse, cutting, and disturbing world events—it's primarily about a teenaged girl finding out who she really is and that she's capable of so much more than she ever thought possible. And there’s lots of magic! As Shade excels in magic school, which she begins attending in Book 3, she’s sent abroad as a foreign exchange student where she continues to solve crimes related to ghosts and other magical creatures. Shade (Shade Series Book 1): Finalist, Young Adult Fiction category, 2015 National Indie Excellence Book Awards. Shade learns she’s a ghost whisperer when her mother moves them into an old house with a ghost in the attic. This is right before Shade’s junior year of high school. With her full name of Galactic Shade Griffin, she’s a target for bullies. Nevertheless, Shade powers through, rescuing several girls in her high school who have gone missing with the help of the ghost in the attic. Shade and the Skinwalkers (Shade Series Book 2): Semi-Finalist, Young Adult category, 2019 Kindle Book Awards. At the beginning of her senior year of high school, Shade’s mother moves them once again, this time to a trailer park in Roswell, New Mexico. Shade is thrown into a world inhabited not only by ghosts, but also by witches, faeries and shapeshifters. She and her best friend, Kai Zahnii, must fight the evil skinwalkers alongside magical creatures Shade never knew existed. Shade and the Castle by the Sea (Shade Series Book 3): Semi-Finalist, Young Adult category, 2020 Kindle Book Awards. Graduating high school, Shade is accepted into a college for the magically gifted, which introduces her to students with a wide range of magical abilities. Falling deeply in love with a merman, everything seems idyllic and magical. That is, until Shade discovers a horrible secret about the college, one that will haunt her dreams and waking moments. Shade and the Pure-Blood Faeries (Shade Series Book 4): Shade faces several major challenges during her sophomore year at Ocean View College, an institution for training those with magical abilities. She supports her selkie friend Apple as she undergoes a difficult surgery. She helps solve the mystery of local children who have gone missing, some returning to their parents in disturbing condition. Learning that the pure-blood faeries wield way too much power in a system that holds others back, Shade also begins fighting to change the status quo. This becomes a pivotal year in Shade’s life as she grows into her destiny as a ghost whisperer. Shade and the Vampires of Romania (Shade Series Book 5): As a foreign exchange student in Romania, Shade must deal not only with ghosts, but also with the undead. Her first semester trains her to deal with the in-between worlds, including that space between the dead and the undead. No amount of training can prepare her, however, for stepping into a world where vampires and other undead such as the strigoi and moroi are so much more than legend. Shade and the Crystal Orb (Shade Series Book 6): During their senior year at Ocean View College, Shade and her friend Li Zhang travel to Scotland to complete a research project on the kelpies. While there, they meet a number of these magical creatures. Things take a dangerous turn when they get swept up in a situation among the kelpies and two other magical groups, the Fin Folk and asrai. When Shade and Li meet Nessie the Loch Ness Monster, things happen that forever change the lives of everyone at their college for the magically gifted.
The Genoa Chronicles Box Set 7-9
Author: JJ Anders
Publisher: Grayton Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 651
Book Description
The Exiled Zander, crown prince of Genoa, grew up in a kingdom filled with magic and love. His parents, Queen Tresstéanna and King Kriston, raised him and his sisters surrounded by dragons in the east and trolls in the north, along with many more of Genoa’s wonderful creatures. When Zander, along with a handful of his fellow dragon warriors, are whisked away to Earth, he is faced with the first real problems in his life. Zander’s struggles with foreign technology and the fast pace of a large modern city of Denver. It’s difficult and strange, but he knows his team is depending on him to discover the magic which could return him and his fellow Genoan’s home. If he doesn’t end up getting them all killed in the process. Dragon warrior Reyleen, recently assigned to protect her land’s prince, has known many battles. It seems, however, that guarding the self-destructive prince will be her biggest challenge yet. When they are thrusted into the strange land Zander calls Earth, she and the queen’s sorcerer, Belent, must try and keep everyone in the group safe as they attempt to find the doorway home. Protecting the prince isn’t her only problem on Earth, it appears she must also protect her heart. The Betrayed After a horrible attack on the royal family, princess Caylee is left alone to rule Genoa. Seeking any explanation of where her family has disappeared to, Caylee finds help from her family’s trusted friends. When wizard Col discovers the possibility which might find some answers, Caylee embarks on the quest and plunges headfirst into the exhilarating travels on Genoa’s vast ocean. However, she soon realizes that traveling on a ship is far more treacherous than she believed, and captain Rouen’s ship might damage more than her ego, it might just take her heart as well. Captain Bryce Rouen had always lived life to the fullest, yet he maintained a strict code of honor. A code he now is finding hard to follow. Never touch the merchandise. Faced with the royal quest, one filled with dragons, wizards and a princess, he now doubts his pathway. Discovering the mystery behind the quest is only one of his goals, the other, to seek the secrets which hide behind the witching green eyes of the royal princess. The Lost Princess Charlotte always knew this day would come. A day she feared yet could not stop. The day her family was attacked and blown to the far reaches of the universe. Knowing the fight was just starting, she has had years to plan her attack, the only thing she was missing was the right partner to aid her. Penn Balzac was not what she expected. However, what he lacks in experience, he quickly makes up for with trust and enthusiasm. Now all Charlotte needs to do is go to hell and rescue her family. A struggling student at Tharian’s school for wizards, Penn battles to live his life under the strict rules. But when a pretty blue-eyed princess comes along asking for help, Penn is the only one to step forward. However, when they travel to a dangerous world where everything is trying to kill them, he soon realizes he should have studied harder.
Publisher: Grayton Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 651
Book Description
The Exiled Zander, crown prince of Genoa, grew up in a kingdom filled with magic and love. His parents, Queen Tresstéanna and King Kriston, raised him and his sisters surrounded by dragons in the east and trolls in the north, along with many more of Genoa’s wonderful creatures. When Zander, along with a handful of his fellow dragon warriors, are whisked away to Earth, he is faced with the first real problems in his life. Zander’s struggles with foreign technology and the fast pace of a large modern city of Denver. It’s difficult and strange, but he knows his team is depending on him to discover the magic which could return him and his fellow Genoan’s home. If he doesn’t end up getting them all killed in the process. Dragon warrior Reyleen, recently assigned to protect her land’s prince, has known many battles. It seems, however, that guarding the self-destructive prince will be her biggest challenge yet. When they are thrusted into the strange land Zander calls Earth, she and the queen’s sorcerer, Belent, must try and keep everyone in the group safe as they attempt to find the doorway home. Protecting the prince isn’t her only problem on Earth, it appears she must also protect her heart. The Betrayed After a horrible attack on the royal family, princess Caylee is left alone to rule Genoa. Seeking any explanation of where her family has disappeared to, Caylee finds help from her family’s trusted friends. When wizard Col discovers the possibility which might find some answers, Caylee embarks on the quest and plunges headfirst into the exhilarating travels on Genoa’s vast ocean. However, she soon realizes that traveling on a ship is far more treacherous than she believed, and captain Rouen’s ship might damage more than her ego, it might just take her heart as well. Captain Bryce Rouen had always lived life to the fullest, yet he maintained a strict code of honor. A code he now is finding hard to follow. Never touch the merchandise. Faced with the royal quest, one filled with dragons, wizards and a princess, he now doubts his pathway. Discovering the mystery behind the quest is only one of his goals, the other, to seek the secrets which hide behind the witching green eyes of the royal princess. The Lost Princess Charlotte always knew this day would come. A day she feared yet could not stop. The day her family was attacked and blown to the far reaches of the universe. Knowing the fight was just starting, she has had years to plan her attack, the only thing she was missing was the right partner to aid her. Penn Balzac was not what she expected. However, what he lacks in experience, he quickly makes up for with trust and enthusiasm. Now all Charlotte needs to do is go to hell and rescue her family. A struggling student at Tharian’s school for wizards, Penn battles to live his life under the strict rules. But when a pretty blue-eyed princess comes along asking for help, Penn is the only one to step forward. However, when they travel to a dangerous world where everything is trying to kill them, he soon realizes he should have studied harder.
Designing Interfaces
Author: Jenifer Tidwell
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 0596008031
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This text offers advice on creating user-friendly interface designs - whether they're delivered on the Web, a CD, or a 'smart' device like a cell phone. It presents solutions to common UI design problems as a collection of patterns - each containing concrete examples, recommendations, and warnings.
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 0596008031
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This text offers advice on creating user-friendly interface designs - whether they're delivered on the Web, a CD, or a 'smart' device like a cell phone. It presents solutions to common UI design problems as a collection of patterns - each containing concrete examples, recommendations, and warnings.