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Before Cirque Du Freak...Before the war with the vampaneze...Before he was a vampire... Larten Crepsley was a boy. As a child laborer many centuries ago, Larten Crepsley did his jobwell and without complaint, until the day the foreman killed hiscousin as an example to the other children. In that moment, young Larten flew into a rage that the foremanwouldn't survive. Forced to live on the run, Larten now sleeps incrypts and eats cobwebs to get by. And when a vampire named Sebaoffers him protection and training as a vampire's assistant, Lartenagrees. This is his story.

Building on the story begun in The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring this is the second part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien’s own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin – alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien’s own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power – the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring – the ring that rules them all – which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Part of a set of three paperbacks, this popular edition is once again available in its classic black livery designed by Tolkien himself.

CatchingFire,TheSecondBookInTheNewYorkTimesBestsellingHungerGamesSeries,IsNowAvailableInADeluxeFoilEdition!AgainstAllOdds,KatnissEverdeenHasWonTheAnnualHungerGamesWithFellowDistrictTributePeetaMellark.ButItWasAVictoryWonByDefianceOfTheCapitolAndTheirHarshRules.KatnissAndPeetaShouldBeHappy.AfterAll,TheyHaveJustWonForThemselvesAndTheirFamiliesALifeOfSafetyAndPlenty.ButThereAreRumorsOfRebellionAmongTheSubjects,AndKatnissAndPeeta,ToTheirHorror,AreTheFacesOfThatRebellion.TheCapitolIsAngry.TheCapitolWantsRevenge.

SunnyLewinhasbeenpackedofftoFloridatolivewithhergrandfatherforthesummer.AtfirstshethoughtFloridamightbefun--itisthehomeofDisneyWorld,afterall.ButtheplacewhereGrampslivesisnoamusementpark.It’sfullof...oldpeople.Reallyoldpeople. Luckily,Sunnyisn’ttheonlykidaround.ShemeetsBuzz,aboywhoiscompletelyobsessedwithcomicbooks,andsoonthey’rehavingadventuresoftheirown:facingoffagainstgolfball-eatingalligators,runawaycats,andmysteriouslydisappearingneighbors.Butthequestionremains--whyisSunnydowninFloridainthefirstplace?Theanswerliesinafamilysecretthatwon’tbesecrettoSunnymuchlonger... 这个夏天，桑尼将在佛罗里达和外祖父一起度过。 原本对这个夏天充满期待的桑尼，却很失望，她发现外祖父住的地方根本没有好玩的游乐场，而且，到处都是老人，非常非常老的老人。 幸运的是，桑尼不是那里的孩子，她遇到了一个叫巴兹的男孩。 巴兹是个狂热的漫画迷。 很快，桑尼和巴兹开始遇到各种奇怪的事情：吃高