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"The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga" by Various. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal...
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History of Middle-earth volume 7
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The Treason of Isengard is the seventh volume in Christopher Tolkien's History of Middle-earth and the second in his account of the evolution of The Lord of the Rings. This book follows the long halt in the darkness of the Mines of Moria (which ended The Return of the Shadow) and traces the tale into new lands south and east of the Misty Mountains. Tolkien introduces us to Lothlorien, land of the elves, where we meet the Ents, the Riders of Rohan,...
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This is the third volume of the History of Middle-earth, which comprises here-tofore unpublished manuscripts that were written over a period of many years before Tolkien's Simlarillion was published. Volumes 1 and 2 were the Book of Lost Tales, Part One and The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two. Together, these volumes encompass an extraordinarily extensive body of material ornamenting and buttressing what must be the most fully realized world ever to...
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Follow Aeneas as he flees a burning Troy with his family and sets out on a dangerous journey to found what will one day become The Roman Empire. Thrill with him as he gets caught up in conflicts between the gods, all the while striving to complete his own grand destiny. Virgil intended this book to be a sequel to the Iliad and the Odyssey, and as such it takes up with events just after the finish of the Odyssey. Inscribed here are myths and legends...
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In this collection of tales: A minotaur seeks renewed glory for himself and his comrades; a ship full of misfits sails in search of the Beastmother; two Valons find themselves in a smelly situation; a hunter searches the Kitherlund Swamp for the witch that killed his wife.
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Au cours d'une tempête, la jeune Léa Jourdan et son équipage font naufrage au large des ctes de Bretagne. Elle est propulsée dans un monde parallèle, peuplé d'êtres extraordinaires qui la prennent pour l'Élue, celle qui délivrera enfin leurs terres du joug de Wargok le Cruel.
Dans cette aventure, elle va rencontrer trois compagnons. Seth, un patrouilleur, Azzam, un maître de l'air, et enfin Staëgus, une créature inquiétante avec laquelle...
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Beowulf is the oldest surviving epic poem from the Old English canon originating between 521 AD and 1026 AD. Authorship is unknown thus attributed in this edition to "an unknown Anglo Saxon poet." Scholars continue to hotly debate single authorship versus communal authorship or transcriptions over time of orally transmitted legend. Likewise, it is also unknown the exact location in England where the poem was composed. The Nowell codex (likely the...
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A truly breathtaking new anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders, Swords & Dark Magic offers stunning new tales of sword and sorcery action, romance, and dark adventure written by some of the most respected, bestselling fantasy writers working today-from Joe Abercrombie to Gene Wolfe. An all-new Elric novella from the legendary Michael Moorcock and a new visit to Majipoor courtesy of the inimitable Robert Silverberg are just two of the...
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Une maison perdue en Oklahoma, un évènement arrivant tous les matins à 3h11 la nuit d'Halloween, cinq auteurs pour écrire leur version de l'histoire. Des adolescents en mal de sensations ou un agent immobilier très décidé, une gentille famille, une écrivaine en quête d'inspiration ou un jeune garçon sur la route des vacances... Tiendront-ils jusqu'au matin ?
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Dragons have inflamed our hearts and imagination for centuries, making them some of our most enduring heroes and villains. Who hasn't dreamed of finding a dragon's hoard and matching wits with the fantastical creature with everything on the line? These seventeen stories will delight and entertain you for hours.
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