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A sumptuous full-colour art book containing the complete collection of almost 200 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps created by J.R.R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings.

<p> <strong>Continuing the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of George R.R. Martin's landmark series, this gorgeously illustrated special edition of <em>A Clash of Kings</em> features over twenty all-new illustrations from Lauren K. Cannon, both colour and black-and-white, and a special foreword by Bernard Cornwell.</strong> </p> <p>The Iron Throne once united the Sunset Lands, but King Robert is dead, his widow is a traitor to his memory, and his surviving brothers are set on a path of war amongst themselves. At King's Landing, the head of Lord Eddard Stark rots on a spike for all to see. His daughter Sansa is betrothed still to his killer's son Joffrey - Queen Cersei's son, though not the son of her late husband Robert. Even so, Joffrey is now a boy-king, Cersei is his regent, and war is inevitable.</p> <p>In Dragonstone, Robert's brother Stannis has declared himself king, while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storm's End - and Eddard Stark's fifteen year old son Robb wears the crown of the north at Winterfell.</p> <p>A comet in the night sky, red and malevolent, the colour of blood and flame, can only be an omen of murder and war. Stannis's child Princess Shireen dreams of dragons waking from stone. And a white raven has brought word from the Citadel itself, foretelling summer's end. It has been the longest summer in living memory, lasting ten years, and the smallfolk say it means an even longer winter to come...</p> <p>The first rule of war is never give the enemy his wish. But winter will be the biggest enemy. From beyond the Wall the undead and Others clamour for freedom, and from beyond the sea the long-dead Dragon King's daughter hatches her revenge. Robb Stark will be exceedingly lucky to reach adulthood.</p>

<p>'<b>Before there was <i>Game of Thrones</i> - there was </b><i><b>Dragonlance</b>' </i>- Vox.com<br/><br/><b>The first and best Dragonlance trilogy, set in the magical, adventurous world of Krynn.</b><br/><br/>--<br/><br/><b>Now dragons have returned to Krynn and the gods have fled. Darkness and war engulfs the land . . . </b><br/><br/>Once merely creatures of legend, the dragons have returned - but with their arrival comes the departure of the old gods - and all healing magic. As war threatens to engulf the land, lifelong friends reunite for an adventure that will change their lives and shape their world forever . . .<br/><br/>Meet<b> Sturm the Solamnic knight, Tanis Half-Elf, Tasslehoff Burrfoot the irrepressible Kender, Flint the Dwarf, Caramon the warrior and his twin brother, Raistlin the red-robed mage </b>- former comrades together again after five years apart, and looking for adventure.<br/><br/>They find it when they see a woman use a blue crystal staff to heal a villager. Wondering if it's a sign the gods have not abandoned them after all, they investigate and swiftly find themselves in deep trouble.<br/><br/>The Seekers, a new religious order, wants the artefact for their own ends, believing it will help them replace the gods and win the continent of Ansalon. Now these old comrades in `arms must fight again to prevent the staff from falling into the hands of darkness . . .<br/><br/><b><i>The Dragonlance Chronicles</i> features the three novels <i>Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night </i>and<i> Dragons of Spring Dawning.<br/><br/>--</i></b><br/><br/>'M<b>y love of fantasy stems from my stumbling onto these</b>, and reading them, as a teenager' - 5 star reader review<br/><br/>' Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and Dragonlance will always be the<b> epitome of classical fantasy' </b>- 5 star reader review<br/><br/>'Once you start with this magnificent Trilogy,<b> you will want more and more</b>! The epic novels by Weis and Hickman provide the readers with stories about<b> friendship, love, war, and how different races struggle together for survival' </b>- 5 star reader review</p>

<p>ncluding brand-new paintings, this is a fully illustrated new edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings. The Silmarillion fills in the background which lies behind the more popular work, and gives the earlier history of Middle-earth, introducing some of the key characters. The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth, through the Second Age and the rise of Sauron, to the end of the War of the Ring.</p><p>They are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the Elves made war upon him in his impenetrable fortress in Angband for the recovery of the Silmarils, three jewels containing the last remaining pure light of Valinor, seized by Morgoth and set in his iron crown. Accompanying these tales are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as told in The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien could not publish The Silmarillion in his lifetime, as it grew with him, so he would leave it to his son, Christopher, to edit the work from many manuscripts and bring his father's great vision to publishable form, so completing the literary achievement of a lifetime. </p><p>This special edition presents anew this seminal first step towards mapping out the posthumous publishing of Middle-earth, and the beginning of an illustrious forty years and more than twenty books celebrating his father's legacy. Also included is a letter by J.R.R. Tolkien written in 1951 which provides a brilliant exposition of the earlier Ages, and almost 50 full-colour paintings by Ted Nasmith, including some which appear here for the first time.<br/></p>

<p><b>A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.<br/><br/>This is the hugely-anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's <i>The House in the Cerulean Sea</i>, a cosy-fantasy triumph and a <i>New York Times </i>bestseller.<br/><br/>International Exclusive Edition: </b>This exclusive hardback edition features gorgeous sprayed edges.<br/><br/>Arthur Parnassus has built a good life on the ashes of a bad one. He's headmaster at an orphanage for magical children, on a peculiar island, assisted by love-of-his-life Linus Baker. And together, they'll do anything to protect their extraordinary and powerful charges.<br/><br/>However, when Arthur is forced to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself fighting for those under his care. It's also a fight for the better future that all magical people deserve. Then when a new magical child joins their island home, Arthur knows they've reached breaking point. The child finds power in calling himself a monster, a name Arthur has tried so hard to banish to protect his children. Challenged from within and without, their volatile family might grow stronger. Or everything Arthur loves could fall apart.<br/><br/><b><i>Somewhere Beyond the Sea </i>is a story of resistance, lovingly told, about the daunting experience of fighting for the life you want to live and doing the work to keep it.</b><br/><br/><b>Praise for <i>The House in the Cerulean Sea:</i></b><br/><br/>'I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect' - V. E. Schwab, author of <i>The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</i><br/><br/>'It will renew your faith in humanity' - Terry Brooks, author of the Shannara series<br/><br/>'A witty, wholesome fantasy that's likely to cause heart-swelling' - <i>The Washington Post</i></p>

An exciting 2025 release by bestselling Piatkus author!

<p>The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One <i>New York Times</i> bestselling Stormlight Archive.<br/><br/>Dalinar Kholin has challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions, and the Knights Radiant and the nations of Roshar have a mere ten days to prepare for the worst.<br/><br/>The fate of the entire world - and the Cosmere at large - hangs in the balance.</p>