Book De*ion The second novel in the War of the Ancients trilogy featuring theworld of WarCraft--the fastest-selling electronic strategy game ofall time. Continuing the story begun in The Well of Eternity, thisis the tale of the maverick mage Rhonin and his dragon ally Krasusas they are propelled through time into their world's dangerous andmysterious past--while the Dark Lord Sargeras plans to overrun thefree peoples of the world. A follow up to DAY OF THE DRAGON, the second book in THE WAR OFTHE ANCIENTS trilogy, the maverick mage Rhonin and his dragon allyKrasus are propelled through time into their world's dangerous andmysterious past. While back in the present, the Dark Lord Sargerassets in motion a plan to overrun the free peoples of theworld. Publisher Comments : THE BURNING LEGION HAS COME. Led by the mighty Archimonde, scores of demonic soldiers nowmarch across the lands of Kalimdor, leaving a trail of death anddevastation in their wake. At the heart of the fiery i
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
Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien’s classic masterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits’ epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring. 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 gift set, published to celebrate the release of the first of Peter Jackson’s three-part film adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, contains both titles and features cover images from both films. 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 fat
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Though the young Warchief Thrall ended the demon curse thathad plagued his people for generations, the orcs still wrestle withthe sins of their bloody past. As the rampaging Horde, they waged anumber of devastating wars against their perennial enemy -- theAlliance. Yet the rage and bloodlust that drove the orcs to destroyeverything in their path nearly consumed them as well. Long ago, on the idyllic world of Draenor, the noble orc clanslived in relative peace with their enigmatic neighbors, thedraenei. But the nefarious agents of the Burning Legion had otherplans for both of the unsuspecting races. The demon-lord Kil'jaedenset in motion a dark chain of events that would succeed not only ineradicating the draenei, but forging the orc clans into an single,unstoppable juggernaut of hatred and destruction.
Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying realityTV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced toappear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only onerule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeesteps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, shesees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to deathbefore. For her, survival is second nature.
A boy of many faiths. A 450-pound Bengal tiger. A shipwreck. A lifeboat. The Pacific Ocean.With more than six million copies in print life of Pt'has become a modern classic, combining grand storytelling with a profound exploration of age-less themes: faith and truth, fact and fiction, man versus nature, and innocence and experience.
这是一个不凡的世界,人的灵魂是一个以动物形式存在的精灵,且人与精灵密不可分,不然,生命将不复存在。 13岁的莱拉,长在这世界的牛津大学,没有家庭之爱,不识富有、强大但已成故的父母,更不知自己身负震撼世界的诅咒;她终日与玩伴及他们的精灵自由自在地嬉闹,长成了一个诡计多端、恣意妄为且谎话连篇的野女孩。然而,可怕的预言无法抗拒,莱拉注定要承担起救世主之责,扮演人类之母夏娃角色;人人畏惧的“尘埃”出现了,饕餮游荡在城市各个角落,玩伴接连莫名失踪,快乐时光彻底完结于密友罗杰的失去,巨大的阴谋正在酝酿之中…… 于是,在这个唯她可懂、能预知未来的黄金罗盘——真理仪的帮助下,浑然不觉险恶的莱拉决定去寻找被邪恶科学家掠走的孩子们,从此开始了拯救世界的艰难之旅;她朝着未知的北极而去;等待她的,有披
This book tells the story of how a young man from Tier, in what is now Germany, became the father of communism, an economic sysytem that changed the world.Readers will learn about Karl Marx's life, the revolution of his thought, and the effect that his ideas had on society.
Film tie-in edition of the bestselling classic work of fantasy of Bilbo Baggins’ adventures in Middle-earth, featuring the complete story as shown in the film trilogy, with a striking cover image from Peter Jackson’s film adaptation and drawings and maps by J.R.R. 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 twentieth century.
“Engle writes her new book in clear, short lines of stirringfree verse. Caught by the compelling narrative voices, many readerswill want to find out more.”—Booklist, Starred Review “A powerful narrative in free verse . . . haunting.”—The HornBook “Hauntingly beautiful, revealing pieces of Cuba’s troubled pastthrough the poetry of hidden moments.”—School Library Journal “Young readers will come away inspired by these portraits ofcourageous ordinary people.” —Kirkus Reviews “The poems are short but incredibly evocative.”—Voice of YouthAdvocates
All three Hunger Games books in one gorgeous package The extraordinary, ground breaking New York Times bestsellers--"The Hunger Games," "Catching Fire," and "Mockingjay"--are available now in a deluxe foil boxset edition.
All three parts of the epic masterpiece 'The Lord of the Rings' in one paperback. Features brand new packaging, the definitive edition of the text, fold-out flaps with the original two-colour maps, and a revised and expanded index. 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 the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom, deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Since it was first published in 1954, 'The Lord of the Rings' has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworld
宇宙由无数平行的世界组成、借助奇妙的魔法神刀的切割可以彼此穿行。 生活在另一个牛津的少年威尔,遭遇着莫名追杀;在一只神秘的猫的指引下,他跨过一个秘密的窗口,来到另一个横行着吞噬成人精灵的妖怪的世界…… 出于对母亲深沉的爱,威尔决定去寻找失踪多年的探险父亲。殊不知这对父子的命运早已与关系宇宙生死的巨大阴谋密不可分了…… 亡命天涯的威尔遇到了继续在朝自己使命的莱拉,并偶然得到那把可以切开宇宙从而在不同世界穿梭的魔法神刀; 其实,这并非偶然,许多世纪前,就有了关于他和莱拉的神秘预言:他们即是亚当与夏娃,必须联合女巫和天使,以及所有正义的力量,帮助阿斯里尔勋爵,才能对抗强大的宗教和政治势力,揭开“尘埃”的秘密,拯救宇宙;而伊甸园那条引诱他们的蛇,则是女科学家马隆博士…… 如同所有伟大的故
The Two Towers' is the second part of JRR Tolkien's epic masterpiece 'The Lord of the Rings'. This paperback edition has the classic black cover featuring Tolkien's own design and includes the definitive edition of the text. The Company of the Ring is sundered. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go...JRR Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a vast new mythology in an invented world which has proved timeless in its appeal. Part of a set of three paperbacks, this popular edition is once again available in its classic black livery designed by Tolkien himself.
The final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy, now in a new deluxe foil edition. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss Everdeen. The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the biggest and most talked-about books and authors in recent publishing history!
In the mist-shrouded haze of the past, long before the beginningof recorded time, there stood the world of Azeroth. Every kind ofmagical being strode the countryside among the tribes of man, andall was at peace -- until the arrival of the demons and horrors ofthe Burning Legion and their baneful Lord Sargeras, dark god ofchaotic magic. Now Dragons, Dwarves, Elves, Goblins, Humans, andOrcs all vie for supremacy across the scattered kingdoms -- part ofa grand, malevolent scheme that will determine the fate of theworld of
Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien’s classic masterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits’ epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring. 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 gift set, published to celebrate the release of the first of Peter Jackson’s three-part film adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, contains both titles and features cover images from both films. 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 fat
DAY OF THE DRAGON: A terrifying upheaval among the highestranks of the world's Wizards sends the maverick Mage, Rhonin, on aperilous journey into the Orc-controlled lands of Khaz Modan. WhatRhonin uncovers is a vast, far-reaching conspiracy, darker thananything he ever imagined -- a threat that will force him into adangerous alliance with ancient creatures of air and fire if theworld of Azeroth is to see another dawn. LORD OF THE CLANS: Slave and Gladiator. Shaman and Warchief. Theenigmatic Orc known as Thrall has been all of these. Raised frominfancy by cruel human masters who sought to mold him into theirperfect pawn, Thrall was driven by both the savagery in his heartand the cunning of his upbringing to pursue a destiny he was onlybeginning to understand -- to break his bondage and rediscover theancient traditions of his people. Now the tumultuous tale of hislife's journey -- a saga of honor, hatred, and hope -- can at lastbe told.