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Sauron Defeated (The History of Middle-earth, Book 9)
The final part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. In the first section of Sauron Defeated Christopher Tolkien completes his fascinating study of The Lord of the Rings. Beginning with Sam’s rescue of Frodo from the Tower of Cirith Ungol, and giving a very different account of the Scouring of the Shire, this section ends with versions of the hitherto unpublished Epilogue, in which, years after the departure of Bilbo and Frodo from the Grey Havens, Sam attempts to answer his children’s questions. The second section is an edition of The Notion Club Papers. These mysterious papers, discovered in the early years of the twenty-first century, report the discussions of an Oxford club in the years 1986-7, in which after a number of topics, the centre of interest turns to the legend of Atlantis, the strange communications received by other members of the club from the past, and the violent irruption of the legend into the North-west of Europe.
The Treason of Isengard (The History of Middle-earth, Book 7)
The second part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. The Treason of Isengard continues the account of the creation of The Lord of the Rings started in the earlier volume, The Return of the Shadow. It traces the great expansion of the tale into new lands and peoples south and east of the Misty Mountains: the emerence of Lothlorien, of Ents, of the Riders of Rohan, and of Saruman the White in the fortress of Isengard. In brief outlines and pencilled drafts dashed down on scraps of paper are seen the first entry of Galadriel, the earliest ideas of the history of Gondor, and the original meeting of Aragorn and Eowyn, its significance destined to be wholly transformed. The book also contains a full account of the original map which was to be the basis of the emerging geography of Middle-earth.
The Book of Lost Tales 1 (The History of Middle-earth, Book 1)
The second of a two-book set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien’s epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor, for the Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion. Embedded in English legend, they are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol to the lonely Isle where the Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs and Orcs; of the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; of the geography and cosmology of Tolkien’s invented world. This first volume in Christopher Tolkien’s epic History of Middle-earth series is the perfect gateway for anyone wanting to tread deeper into the rich tapestry of Tolkien’s world and discover the evolution of the Middle-earth stories.
The Little Liar
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Moving' Daily Mail'It will stay with you' Independent'Profound' Irish Examiner____________________A moving new novel from the beloved author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in HeavenWhen the Nazis invade Salonika, Greece, eleven-year-old Nico Crispi is offered a chance to save his family. He is instructed to convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading towards the east, where they are promised jobs and safety. He dutifully goes to the station platform every day and reassures the passengers that the journey is safe. Only after it is too late does Nico discover that the people he loved would never return. In The Little Liar, Nico's story is interweaved with other individuals impacted by the occupation: his brother Sebastian, their schoolmate Fanni and the Nazi officer who radically changed their lives. As the decades pass, the consequences of what they endured come to light.Exploring honesty, survival, revenge and devotion, The Little Liar is a timeless story about the harm we inflict with our deceits, and the power of love to redeem us.____________________Five-star reader reviews of The Little Liar'An amazing story about truth, war, humanity and loss' 'Another beautiful piece of work by the author. He makes you feel like you are there, know everybody and feel every emotion''Within an exciting and thought-provoking story, without preaching or proselytising, the author invites us to contemplate Truth, and how it is often the first causality of war'''Excellent interwoven stories by a master storyteller. Meaningful insights we can use today''This book nearly broke me''I love Mitch's books, but this is the best of all of them'
The Black Cloud
A 1959 classic 'hard' science-fiction novel by renowned Cambridge astronomer and cosmologist Fred Hoyle. Tracks the progress of a giant black cloud that comes towards Earth and sits in front of the sun, causing widespread panic and death. A select group of scientists and astronomers - including the dignified Astronomer Royal, the pipe smoking Dr Marlowe and the maverick, eccentric Professor Kingsly - engage in a mad race to understand and communicate with the cloud, battling against trigger happy politicians. In the pacy, engaging style of John Wyndham and John Christopher, with plenty of hard science thrown in to add to the chillingly credible premise (he manages to foretell Artificial Intelligence, Optical Character Recognition and Text-to-Speech converters), Hoyle carries you breathlessly through to its thrilling end.
Santa on the Ground
'Hey, I am Kris, a twelve-year-old little boy with irresistible & invincible faith in God and humanity but have been battling my entire life since I was born. I always remember and even assume that everything was already written in our destiny, and we can't design our own life in the way we truly want. Okay, who cares when we already have an arduous life; leave it. We all build intimacy with the beauty of nature and perceive, experience & feel it naively and incessantly but when nature bursts out to torture us in the awful way, we start loathing it. We all hate things that don't come in our favour. We all want life to happen as we want but this would also tangle it because God does everything for a reason even the dreadful. I live in Oslo, Norway, in a dingy wooden house with my doddery aging mother who has been battling much in her life even before I was born. Her subtle wrinkled face with void cheerlessness can't be forgotten in front of my partial happiness.I can't even imagine my life without my mother. She's my world of love. I know, you are thinking how I can talk like a matured person but this happens in people's lives when situations forget to see your age and start making you ache and when you don't have any option, you have to thrive early to triumph over your age. We all conquer when we choose growth over pain. My mom could get married, but she accepted me as her only world and I accepted her as the entire universe of my love.'When I delineate some tales to people about magic, fantasy and art, they never put coincidence in me as they feel, magic happens on the stage only, fantasies exist in the films and art mostly crafted in the paintings but what would happen if magic starts happening in our material life. It looks like a worthwhile string of life when everything seems real and magical at the same time. I also believe the same grudge-bearing truth of life but someone said it right, your hero will not come out until you meet the biggest villain of your life. Magic happens with all of us, but most people ignore it by saying it coincidence every time. Santa on the Ground is heart throbbing, twisted, enchanting tale of a mother and son into the inky woods that would unleash classic adventure, intense emotions, soul-stirring magic spells, unexpected destiny, pure nostalgia, deep excitement, immense pain, loyal friendship and the power of God.
The Girl With No Dreams
I always asked mom about my father, but she always told me, ‘Your father came for a night to ruin my whole life.'A Story about Dreams, Hope and DeathOh, I am sorry. I’m extremely sorry; I usually forget introducing myself. I’m Amanda, a plain sailing girl who loves to explore love and life in an adventurous way. Everyone has a story for being a different personality, and I have also. I was born poor to raise my old mother instead of she raised me. I am glad that my old mother gave me my first home for nine months. Happiness is hard for our family and sometimes even the hardest. I know when babies are born, they cry, but when I was born, I and my mom both were crying because I had entered a world where cruelty is always the first choice. I had never seen my father so, I was never called to be daddy’s princess, but a normal girl who has no right to see her dreams, not even when I am sleeping.
The Talkative Man
Don't you know about Orchha in India? Orchha is a very bewitching dinky town near Jhansi, Madhya Pradesh. It has a flawless serene, vintage feeling and vibrant icy-cold wind in winter where you can experience a vintage fort, abandoned peaceful sanctuary, emerald green gardens, slow-witted peace, religious eminent temples, and, exceptionally significant, a sacred expeditious Betwa River. And indeed, the town is only expanded in an area of 2KMs and situated near the banks of Betwa River.There's no life that has no desolation, but there's every life that has some contentment.In this stirring Deep, Dark & Delicious Novella, Deepak Gupta tells the tale of two diverse personalities whose lives become intertwined in unexpected ways. Follow the story of The Talkative Man, Vedant and the silent one, Rishi as they search for success and peace, respectively, and discover how, despite their differences, they both ultimately strive to reach a place of understanding. As the tale moves forward, they face the desolation of life and seek contentment, weaving a narrative of the complexities of being human. Along the way, they discover that there can be truth in both the talking and the silence.You know, two people talk too much, but when they get separated, they gulp every inch of silence deeply. Through their interactions and journeys together, the two men learn from each other and discover that each has something to offer the other. They come to understand each other's perspectives and find moments of joy, peace, and contentment in their lives. From its themes of desolation and contentment to its exploration of the clash between ambition and tranquillity, The Talkative Man is an engaging, thought-provoking, most unrealistic yet true story of two men and their peculiar world of deeply moving examination of the duality of life. At its core, the tale is about the power of conversation to bridge divides, build understanding, create connections, & about finding contentment and peace, even in the midst of desolation.Sometimes we all want is loving too much to someone but suppress ourselves, so, we don't feel too much attachment & emotions. We try to walk away because we can't do anything about it. Everything seems drowned in something that can't be explained in words.
The Pigeon With Broken Legs
Every book doesn't have the message because every book is itself the message.The Pigeon With Broken Legs is the life changing, extraordinary story of Rohan, a fourteen years old boy and his father. Undoubtedly, this time the author will leave his readers with the new question of life.A picture expresses a thousand words, but a book tells more than that.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World''Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal.George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century.
Gospel-Truth Mortimer
Mr Chell is a very wealthy man. However, even his money cannot buy him a sense of humour. When he receives a letter demanding thousands of pounds to prevent his imminent kidnap, he must decide whether this is a joke or something more serious. A wry, sly tale, packed with twists and turns and an unexpected ending, ‘Gospel-Truth Mortimer’ is a rollicking read for fans of Agatha Christie. Born in London, Edgar Wallace (1875 – 1932) was an English writer so prolific that his publisher claimed that he was responsible for a quarter of all books sold in England. Leaving school at the age of 12, Wallace made his first steps into the literary world by selling newspapers on the corner of Fleet Street. He worked as a war correspondent after joining the army at age 21, which honed his writing abilities. This led to the creation of his first book ‘The Four Just Men.’ Wallace is best remembered as the co-creator of ‘King Kong,’ which has been adapted for film 12 times (most notably directed by ‘Lord of the Rings’ director, Peter Jackson, and starring Jack Black and Naomi Watts). However, he leaves behind an extensive body of work, including stories such as ‘The Crimson Circle’ and ‘The Flying Squad’.
The Terrible People or The Gallows' Hand
A classic mystery novel and a cheeky sense of humour are often associated with the works of Conan Doyle, but Edgar Wallace's 'The Terrible People' is just as gripping and inventive as Sherlock Holmes. A gang of criminals return from the dead to haunt an heiress, as they seek to find redemption for crimes they didn't commit. It is a novel which never ages and has remnants of a Gothic horror, as the protagonist attempts to exert revenge on those who have wronged him - his executors. Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer so prolific, that one of his publishers claimed that he was behind a quarter of all books sold in England. An author, journalist and poet, he wrote countless novels, short stories, screen plays, stage plays, historical non-fiction, etc. Today, more than 160 films have been made from his work. He died suddenly in Hollywood in 1932, during the initial drafting of his most famous work, "King Kong".