In this World Fantasy Award-winning novel, the sorcerer Alderfears sleep.He dreams of the land of death, of his wife, who diedyoung and longs to returnto him so much that she kissed him acrossthe low stone wall that separatesour world from the Dr)/Land--wherethe grass is withered, the stars nevermove, and lovers pass withoutknowing each other. The dead are pulling Alderto them at night.Through him they may free themselves and invade Earthsea. Alder seeks advice from Ged, once Archmage. Ged tells him to go toTenar,Tehanu, and the young king at Havnor. They are joined byamber-eyedIrian, a fierce dragon able to assume the shape of awoman. The threat canbe confronted, only in the Immanent Grove onRoke, the holiest place in theworld--and there the king, hero,sage, wizard, and dragon make a last stand. With millions ofcopies sold worldwide, Ursula K. Le Guin's EarthseaCycle has earneda treasured place on the shelves of fantasy loverseverywhere,alongside the works of such beloved authors as J. R. R.Tolkien and C.

Years before, they had escaped together from the sinisterTombs of Atuan -- she, an isolated young priestess, he, a powerfulwizard. Now she is a farmer's widow, having chosen for herself thesimple pleasures of an ordinary life. And he is a broken old man,mourning the powers lost to him not by choice.A lifetime ago, theyhelped each other at a time of darkness and danger. Now they mustjoin forces again, to help another -- the physically andemotionally scarred child whose own destiny remains to berevealed.With millions of copies sold, Ursula K. Le Guin's EarthseaCycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy loverseverywhere. Complex, innovative, and deeply moral, thisquintessential fantasy sequence has been compared with the work ofJ.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and has helped make Le Guin one ofthe most distinguished fantasy and science fiction writers of alltime. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Aesop was probably a prisoner of war, sold into slavery in theearly sixth century BC, who represented his masters in court andnegotiations, and relied on animal stories to put across his keypoints. All these fables, full of humour, insight and savage wit,as well as many fascinating glimpses of ordinary life, have nowbeen brought together for the first time in this definitive andfully annotated modern edition.

Chris Riddell joins Quentin Blake, Helen Oxenbury, OliverJeffers and Emma Chichester Clark, who have all reimagined Blyton'sbest-loved characters for today's readers. These anniversaryeditions of the classic texts of Enid Blyton's most beloved seriesbenefit the House of Illustration, the world's first dedicated homefor the art of illustration. (www.houseofillustration.org.uk) Acaravan holiday for the Famous Five is bound to be an adventure!And when they stumble across a circus troupe, the gang arethrilled. But some of the circus people have more sinister plansthan just clowning around ...

What on earth would the Secret Seven do without Scamper thespaniel? First he discovers an unwanted visitor - then he protectsthem as they spy on a thief late at night in Bramley Woods!

The Browns are going abroad, and Paddington considers aholiday in France is not to be taken lightly, So he packs adisguise outfit, his magic set and a map of France printed on a teatowel.Paddington is in charge of the “EYETINNERY” and, as Mrs Birdmutters darkly, “There’s no knowing where we might end up.” Buthe’s planning some very good holiday ‘doings’ indeed for theBrowns. And Paddington himself becomes the only bear ever to ridein the famous Tour de France bicycle race – and win a prize!

The Famous Five are having great fun camping out near thehome of a famous scientist. But they might have known there'd be amystery to solve. When the scientist's important research papers gomissing, he needs the gang's help to get them back! But how can theFive work out who took them? And why? These classic editionsfeature Enid Blyton's unchanged text and Eileen A. Soper's originalillustrations.

The exciting adventures ofd'Artagnan after he leaves home to become a musketeer - one of KingLouis' expert swordsmen - in Paris. D'Artagnan becomes aninseperable friend of the three dashing musketeers Athos, Porthosand Aramis, and with them lives by their motto, "All for one andone for all".

The classic bestseller behind this year’s biggest movie, this definitive paperback edition features nine illustrations and two maps drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien, and a preface by Christopher Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon… The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of itschildren's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes adazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; thequality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's belovedtales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at anincomparable price. "Tom Sawyer liked adventures, which means he was always gettingin trouble." Searching for treasure, witnessing a murder, gettingcaught in a bat cave, tricking others into doing his work, runningaway with Huckleberry Finn--Tom Sawyer's antics and mischief-makingare sheer, child-pleasing delight. Every boy and girl shouldexperience the joy and fun of this classic tale.

Nancy and her friends become involved in a search for lost treasure.