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"There are tales of MIddle-earth from times long before The Lord of the Rings, and the story told in this book is set in the great country that lay beyond the Gret Havens in the West: lands where Treebeard oncw walked, but that were drowned in the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World.

"In that remote time Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in the vast fortress of Angband, the Hells of Iron, in the North; and the tragedy of Túrin and his sister Niënor unfolded within the shadow of the fear of Angband and the war waged by Morgoth against the lands and secret cities of the Elves.

"Their brief and passionate lives were dominated by rthe elemental hatred that Morgoth bore them as the children of Húrin, the man who had dared to defy and scorn him to has face.  Against them he sent his most formidable servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a huge wingless dragon of fire.  Into this story of brutal conquest and flight, of forest hiding-places and pursuit, of resistance with lessening hope, the Dark Lord and the Dragon enter in direly articulate form.  Sardonic and mocking, Glaurung manipulates the fates of Túrin abd Niënor by lies of diabolic cunning and guile, and the curse of Morgoth was fulfilled.

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"The earliest versions of this story by J.R.R. Tolkien go back to the end of the First World War and the years that followed; but long afterward, when The Lord of the Rings was finished, he wrote it anew and greatly enlarged it in complexities of motive and character; it became the dominant story in his later work on Middle-earth.  But he could not bring it to a final and finished form.  In this book I have endeavored to construct, after long study of the manuscripts, a coherent narrative without any editorial invention."

- CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein.  After serving in the First World War, Tolkien embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in thw world.  He is, however, best known as the creator of Middle-earth and the author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.  His books have been translated into more than forty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.  He died in 1973 at the age of eighty-one.

Christopher Tolkien, born on November 21, 1924, is the thrid son of J.R.R. Tolkien.  Appointed by Tolkien to be his literary executor, he has devoted himself since his father's death in 1973 to editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion, the collections entitled Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth.  Since 1975 he has lived in France with his wife, Bailiie.

QUEEN
FOR A YEAR

It was a radiant and royal match - Matholuch, King or Ireland, and the beautiful Branwen, own sister to Bran, the giant who ruled Britain.  And for a glorious year they loved and reigned splendidly in Tara.  But then the dark shame that lay behind their marriage was revealed - and, for the sake of his throne and his power, Matholuch cast Branwen into slavery.

For fear of her Brother's vengeance, Branwen and her fate were kept hidden - until the day the coast watchers saw the mighty figure of Bran leading his fleet through the shallow seas to Ireland.  Then Matholuch sent for Branwen and restored her to honor... but it was too late!

"THESE BOOKS ARE NOT ONLY THE BEST FANTASIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY, BUT ALSO GREAT WORKS OF FICTION."
- THE SATURDAY REVIEW

PRINCE OF ANNWN
THE CHILDREN OF LLYR
THE SONG OF RHIANNON
THE ISLAND OF THE MIGHTY

- AVALIABLE FROM DEL REY BOOKS -

The Prophecy of Mouvar is at work in the Seven Kingdoms, and in the Worlds of the many Frames.

As a young man, Kelvin Knight Hackleberry proved to be the Roundear of the Prophecy: he liberated his ownKingdom of Rud from the cruel usurper Zoanna, and then went on the defeat the evil King Rowforth in the alternate world of Rud.

But now Zoanna and Rowforth have joined forces to take revenge on Kelvin - and they intend to have it through his unborn child.  Kelvin's beloved Heln lies helpless in the prison Zoanna and Rowforth have built for her, while Klevin is trapped in a distant Frame World, a captive of the dread Chimaera.

Praise for
DRAGON'S GOLD

"Goos quest fantasy in a traditional mode... one of the better examples of its type."  - S.F. Chronicle

"Action, character development, and romance blend nicely in this captivating tale that will appeal to fantasy fans."  - Kliatt

"Anthony has long been one of the best fantasy writers when it comes to mining good and evil in his most interesting characters, with the proportions varying with perspective.  'Chimeara's Copper' is no exception."  - Pittsburgh Press

SHARON GREEN

Having given pledge to the godlike Mida to forge an alliance with the macho males who followed Mida's rival, the man-god Sigurr, became Jalav's most difficult assignment.  The alliance was needed to stand against the invaders from the stars.  Without it, they would all - the male-dominated cities and the wild free women of the plains - fall before them.

Jalav set off for Sigurr's stronghold, a lone woman, to challenge the rulers of that harsh city to meet her as equals.  But double-cross followed double-cross and she found herself a chained slave in a fortress of scornful masters.  But Jalav, though her body could be conquered, her will could not.  Prevail she must if the command of her goddess was to be carried out.

An action-packed novel of sexual warfare, of love versus lust, and sword versus sword.  By the popular author who compares favorably with Janet Morris and John Norman.

From librivox.org:

A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim.

In the multiple parallel universes of the Twelve Related Worlds, only an enchanter with nine lives is powerful enough to control the rampant misuse of magic - and to hold the title Chrestomanci...

THE CHANTS are a family strong in magic, but neither Christopher nor Cat can work even the simplest of spells.  So how can they hope to thwart the schemes of an avaricious enchanter and a ruthless young witch - schemes that could destroy all the worlds of Chrestomanci?

In the multiple parallel universes of the Twelve Related Worlds, only an enchanter with nine lives is powerful enough to control the rampant misuse of magic - and to hold the title Chrestomanci...

THERE IS A WORLD in which the peaceful city-state of Caprona is threatened by the malevolent machinations of a mysterious enchanter... and another in which magic is outlawed and witches are still burned at the stake.

In two world where the practice of magic has gone dangerously awry, there is only one solution - call upon the Chrestomanci.

From amazon.com:

Is love worth betraying everything? Plunge into the second adventure in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly).

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go -- especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil—and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings—and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?

In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures her readers back into the dark grip of New York City's Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation.

From amazon.com:

Discover this first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly).

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...

Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.

From amazon.com:

Love is a mortal sin, and the secrets of the past are deadly. Plunge into the third installment in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly).

To save her mother’s life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters—never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

As Clary uncovers more about her family’s past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he’s willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City—whatever the cost?

Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the third installment of bestselling series the Mortal Instruments.

Includes an exclusive sneak peek of the fourth book in the Mortal Instruments series: City of Fallen Angels! And don't miss the teaser from Clockwork Angel, the first book in the Infernal Devices trilogy, the prequel to the Mortal Instruments series.

A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK TWO

"Martin amply fulfills the first volume's promise and continues what seems destined to be one of the best fantasy series ever written."
- The Denver Post

In this eagerly awaited sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination.  A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any you have ever experienced.

A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky.  And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns.  Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.  It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night.  Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside.  Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel... and the coldest hearts.  For when kings clash, the whole land trembles.

From audible.com:

The Claw of the Conciliator continues the saga of Severian, banished from his home, as he undertakes a mythic quest to discover the awesome power of an ancient relic, and learn the truth about his hidden destiny.

Listen to more in the Book of the New Sun series.

From audible.com:

Audie Award Finalist, Package Design, 2014

I can’t stop thinking big....

International best-selling author Kevin J. Anderson teams up with Rush lyricist and drummer Neil Peart to expand the story set out in Clockwork Angels, the 20th studio album by the legendary rock band.

All the journeys of this great adventure -

It didn’t always feel that way

For more than two centuries, the land of Albion has been ruled by the supposedly benevolent Watchmaker, who imposes precision on every aspect of life. Young Owen Hardy from the village of Barrel Arbor dreams of seeing the big city and the breathtaking Clockwork Angels that dispense wisdom to the people, maybe even catching a glimpse of the Watchmaker himself.

I was brought up to believe....

He watches the steamliners drift by, powered by alchemical energy, as they head toward Crown City - never dreaming that he is already caught between the grandiose forces of order and chaos, between the Watchmaker and his nemesis, the Anarchist. Owen’s journeys begin at a fabulous carnival with clockwork wonders beyond his imagination, and take him aboard airships, far into the Redrock Desert to seek lost cities, through storms at sea to encounters with pirates...and give him a chance at love.

Clockwork Angels: The Novel is a remarkable, innovative story unlike any other.

The basis for this novel, Clockwork Angels: The Album by Rush, is available now at rush.com.

From audible.com:

Some lives can be summed up in a sentence or two. Other lives are epics. In Clockwork Angels, number-one best-selling author Kevin J. Anderson and legendary Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart created a fabulous, adventurous steampunk world in a novel to accompany the smash Rush concept album of the same name.

It was a world of airships and alchemy; clockwork carnivals; pirates; lost cities; a rigid Watchmaker who controlled every aspect of life; and his nemesis, the ruthless and violent Anarchist, who wanted to destroy it all. Anderson and Peart have returned to their colourful creation to explore the places and the characters that still have a hold on their imaginations.

Marinda Peake is a woman with a quiet, perfect life in a small village; she long ago gave up on her dreams and ambitions to take care of her ailing father, an alchemist and an inventor. When he dies, he gives Marinda a mysterious inheritance: a blank book that she must fill with other people's stories - and ultimately her own.

Clockwork Lives is a steampunk Canterbury Tales and much more, as Marinda strives to change her life from a mere "sentence or two" to a true epic.

From audible.com:

Moon has spent his life hiding what he is - a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged creature of flight. An orphan with only vague memories of his own kind, Moon tries to fit in among the tribes of his river valley, with mixed success. Just as Moon is once again cast out by his adopted tribe, he discovers a shape-shifter like himself... someone who seems to know exactly what he is, who promises that Moon will be welcomed into his community.

What this stranger doesn't tell Moon is that his presence will tip the balance of power... that his extraordinary lineage is crucial to the colony's survival... and that his people face extinction at the hands of the dreaded Fell! Now Moon must overcome a lifetime of conditioning in order to save himself - and his newfound kin.

Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard PI. Turns out the ‘everyday’ world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in.

A bargain made with the Queen of Air and Darkness has forced Harry into a new job: professional killer.  His first task is to bring death to an immortal.  As if that wasn't hard enough, Harry learns of a danger to Demonreach, the living island hidden upon Lake Michigan.  A danger that could destroy billions and land him in the deepest trouble he has ever known.

Harry has only twenty-four hours to gather the allies he has left and prevent a cataclysm - all while the power he bargained to get, but never meant to keep, lays seige to his very soul.

MAGIC - IT CAN GET A GUY KILLED.

'The most reliable post-Buffy supernatural series on offer'
Time Out

WE SEE ENGLAND, WE SEE XANTH,
WE SEE MELA'S UNDERPANTS

In fact, Gwenny Goblin, Che Centaur and Jenny Elf are just about the only creatures on Xanth who have been spared the sight of Mela Merwoman's undergarments - preoccupied as they are with helping Gwenny beat out her awful half-brother Gobble for chiefship of the goblin horde.  But first they must master space and thyme... and find the fabulous egg that sits between the Roc and the hard place.  While Mela - who would gladly relinquish her oft-viewed undies for a new husband - joins they Adult Conspiracy... and quickly discovers the power of a perfect pair of panties!

"INGENIOUS, BRILLIANT, AND HILARIOUS."
Washington Post

Imagine, if you will...

a flat world sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle.  In truth, the Discworld is not so different from our own.  Yet, at the same time, very different... but not so much.

In this, the maiden voyage through Terry Pratchett's divinely and recognizably twisted alternate dimension, the well-meaning but remarkably inept wizard Rincewind encounters something hitherto unknown in the Discworld: a tourist!  Twoflower has arrived, Luggage by his side, to take in the sights and, unfortunately, has cast his lot with a most inappropriate tour guide - a decision that could result in Twoflower's becoming not only Discworld's first visitor from elsewhere... but quite possibly, portentously, its very last.  And, of course, he's brought Luggage along, which has a mind of its own.  And teeth.

Unadulterated fun...  Witty, frequently hilarious."
San Fancisco Chronicle

"[Pratchett is] an achingly funny fantasist who specializes on creating magical worlds just different enough from ours that the simililarities stand out at unexpected angles."
Charlotte Observer

From audible.com:

For the first time ever, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has produced an audio recording of all of Lovecraft's stories. These are not dramatizations like our Dark Adventure Radio Theatre - rather, this is an audiobook of the original stories, in all-new, never-before-heard recordings made by the HPLHS' own Andrew Leman and Sean Branney exclusively for this collection. Working from texts prepared by Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi, this collection spans his entire career from his earliest surviving works of childhood to stories completed shortly before his death. All tales include original music by HPLHS composer Troy Sterling Nies. This audio bonanza features 74 stories adding up to more than fifty (50!) hours of Lovecraftian listening fun, professionally performed and recorded for your enjoyment.

CONAN AT HIS GREATEST...
EPIC FANTASY AT ITS BEST

"Conan is the superman - or super-barbarian, rather - into whom the prolific Robert Erwin Howard was best able to inject his furious dreams of danger and power and unending adventure, of combative and sexual prowess, of hot impulses instantly followed, yet a fighting man's code never broken.  Conan is a true hero of Valhalla, battling and suffering great wounds by day, carousing and wenching by night, and plunging into fresh adventures tomorrow.  While the Hyborian Age through which Conan cuts his bloody swath is the most fully realized of Howard's fantasy worlds; mapped, geographically and economically plausible, provided with a stirring history and prehistory covering many cultures, and peopled by kings and beggars, peasants and poets, hags and queens and lusty girls, as well as warriors and warlocks."  - FRITZ LEIBER

HERE ARE SEVEN OF THE MOST EXCITING
CONAN STORIES, INCLUDING THREE
NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED ANYWHERE

Meet Conan, the gigantic adventurer from Cimmeria - and discover one of the greatest thrills in modern fiction!  With important background material, and a new, more detailed introduction by :. Sprague de Camp.

CONAN
OF CIMMERIA

Conan in his
most savage adventures!

"When he twisted his bullneck to look upward, the blood froze in Conan's veins.  The mist that had obscured the top of the pylon was gone.  The rising half moon shone on and through an amorphous thing, which squatted obsenely on the summit of the column.  It was like a huge lump of quivering semi-translucent jelly - and it lived.  Throbbing, bloated life pulsed within it.  The moonlight glistened wetly upon is as it beat like a huge living heart.  As Conan watched in horror, the thing sent a trickle of jelly down the shaft toward his constrained body...."

Eight harrowing, demonic adventures in the life of Conan including:
QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST and THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER.

CONAN
THE ADVENTURER

The World's greatest
fantasy hero -
the ultimate warrior - Conan!

"Towering above the larger-than-life characters - almost above the fabulous Hyborian world itself - is the figure of... Conan!

"Great, gusty, swaggering, brawling, terrible, wonderful Conan!

"Thief, pirate, mercenary, warrior, general, king - his sandaled feet are unerringly set upon the road of empire.  You have never met his like before - nor, I think, shall you ever again."


Including THE SLITHERING SHADOW and THE DRUMS OF TOMBALKU - plus one of the greatest of all his adventures, THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE!

CONAN
THE BUCCANEER

"Conan stood silently at the quarterdeck rail as the Westrel veered into strange waters.  With only he pole star to guide him, what might he encounter in the darkly glittering immensity?  What fabulous isles and unknown peoples?  Only his prey, the evil Zarono, knew better whiter he was bound!

"The mighty barbarian laughed gustily.  Crom!  A man could die but once.  Enough to combat the terror when one met it, with steel in the hand and battle madness in the heart.  He, Conan, would take his chances on the Nameless Isle."

Thrill with the most colossal hero of epic fantasy as he battles the demonic powers of Thoth-Amon in a mighty adventure in search of fabulous treasure and a beautiful princess!

Embroiled in seething rebellion,
Sworn to defend the tottering throne of ancient Nemedia,
Pursued by the luscious and shameless Sularia,
Cimmeria's bravest hero challenges the magic-spawned menace that cannot die:
The invincible, diabolical Simulacrum of Albanus.

CONAN

In the fabled city of Shadizar, sultry Princess Tamaris hires Conan to recover the magical gem known as the Heart of Ahriman. Accompanied by the beautiful maiden Jehnna, Conan must vanquish scheming, murderous Bombatta, the princess' henchman, and face the sinister Guardians of the horn, only to confront the foul and ancient, many-fanged demon-god Dagoth. With Jehnna's life and Conan's very soul at stake, Conan must truly be

THE DESTROYER

CONAN
THE FREEBOOTER

Five bizarre tales from the incredible adventures of the most fabulous barbarian warriors:
HAWKS OVER SHEM • BLACK COLOSSUS
SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT
THE ROAD OF THE EAGLES
A WITCH SHALL BE BORN

"Conan the hero of all Howard's heroes, is the armored swashbuckler, indestructible and irresistible, that we've all wanted to be at one time or another; the women, in appearance, manner, and costume (or lack of it)  are the inmates in the sort of harem that harems ought to be but aren't; the villains are villainous as only perfect villains can be; the sorcerers are sorcerers in spades; and the apparitions they conjure up, or appear under their own power, are (thank God!) out of this world."

Pursued by a blood crazed army, ensnared by the wily and beautiful Red Hawk, the magnificent barbarian challenges the supremely evil necromancer Amanar, and is plunged into ultimate struggle with the darkest of demon-gods, the EATER of SOULS.

A Tom Doherty
Associates Book

CONAN

Amid the savage crags of the Kezankian Mountains, Conan is stalked by the sultry huntress Jondra, sought by the lovely thief Tamira, caught between the Army of Zamora and Brythunian warriors seeking revenge.  The mighty Cimmerian must battle hordes of Kezankian hillmen, face the sorcerous evil of Basrakan Imalla, and finally, slay that which cannot be slain: the Beast of Fire.  To conquer, to survive, he must be...  Conan the Magnificent.

A Tom Doherty Associates Book

CONAN

In the fabled kingdom of Ophir, Conan and his Free-Company of mercenaries enter the service of the voluptuous, dark-eyed Lady Synelle, unaware that she is, in secret, high priestess of Al'Kiir, the sharp-horned, multi-fanged demon-god whose worship is almost forgotten in the kingdom.  Better for humankind if it were totally forgotten!

For Al'Kiir's rites center upon the sacrifice of beautiful women, such as Conan's fiery acquaintance, the luscious bandit queen Karela the Red Hawk.  And Al'Kiir also demands the eternal enslavement of perfect warriors....

Plus a Special Bonus!
CONAN THE INDESTRUCTIBLE -
a history of Conan and his times
by L. Sprague de Camp

"NOBODY ALIVE WRITES CONAN BETTER
THAN ROBERT JORDAN." - L. SPRAGUE DE CAMP

A Tom Doherty
Associates, Inc. Book

In Aghrapur, most powerful and corrupt city on the Vilayet Sea, Conan finds himself caught between the intrigues of a voluptuous woman who seeks to enslave the most powerful men of the land and the vile sorceries of a necromancer seeking ultimate power from primeval Chaos.  Stalked by deadly assassins from far Khitai, hunted by killers from beyond the grave, the mighty Cimmerian must rescue a beautiful an innocent noblewoman and brave the horrors of the Blasted Lands if he is to remain
CONAN
THE UNCONQUERED

A Tom Doherty
Associates Book