"The magic ofEarthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, aswise, and as necessary as anyone could dream."--Neil Gaiman, authorof The Sandman The tales of this book explore and extend theworld established by the Earthsea novels--yet each stands on itsown. It contains the novella "The Finder," and the short stories"The Bones of the Earth," "Darkrose and Diamond," "On the HighMarsh," and "Dragonfly." Concluding with with an account ofEarthsea's history, people, languages, literature, and magic, thiscollection also features two new maps of Earthsea.
C. S. Lewis's classic Narnia books spring to life in the handsof award-winning paper engineer Robert Sabuda. Each of the sevenbooks in the series has its own pop-up spread rendered inspectacular detail with stunning special effects. Experience adifferent adventure from Narnia on every spread in this beautifuladdition to the Narnia library—sure to enchant fans of both C. S.Lewis and Robert Sabuda.
Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, andepic battles between good and evil -- what more could any readerask for in one book? The book that has it all is the lion, thewitch and the wardrobe, written in 1949 by C. S. Lewis. But Lewisdid not stop there. Six more books followed, and together theybecame known as The Chronicles of Narnia. For the past fifty years, The Chronicles of Narnia havetranscended the fantasy genre to become part of the canon ofclassic literature. Each of the seven books is a masterpiece,drawing the reader into a world where magic meets reality, and theresult is a fictional world whose scope has fascinatedgenerations. This edition presents all seven books -- unabridged -- in oneimpressive volume. The books are presented here according toLewis's preferred order, each chapter graced with an illustrationby the original artist, Pauline Baynes. This edition also containsC. S. Lewis's essay "On Three Ways of Writing for Children," inwhich he explains precisely
