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Enter the realm. Unleash the darkness. Live the legend. Discover the worldwide phenomenon of the #1 <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling Throne of Glass series in this gorgeous 8-book box set! In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. As dark forces gather on the horizon - forces which threaten to destroy her entire world - Celaena must fight to protect everything she holds dear, thrusting her into the epic, heart-stopping fantasy series that turned #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Sarah J. Maas into a worldwide phenomenon. Fans new and old will dive into this gorgeous hardback box set that contains the entire series: <i>The Assassin's Blade</i>, <i>Throne of Glass</i>, <i>Crown of Midnight</i>, <i>Heir of Fire</i>, <i>Queen of Shadows</i>, <i>Empire of Storms</i>, <i>Tower of Dawn</i> and the thrilling finale, <i>Kingdom of Ash</i>.

<p> <strong>First in a series of hardback boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dustjackets. Set 1 contains special editions of THE SILMARILLION and UNFINISHED TALES reproducing the first edition text, together with the two volumes of THE BOOK OF LOST TALES.</strong> </p> <p><strong><em>The Silmarillion</em></strong> is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's World. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The tales of <em>The Silmarillion</em> are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.</p> <p><em><strong>Unfinished Tales</strong></em> is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth and the rise of Numenor in the Second Age to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those who have read <em>The Hobbit</em> and <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> with a whole collection of background and new stories from the twentieth century's most acclaimed popular author.</p> <p><em><strong>The Book of Lost Tales</strong></em> stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor for the <em>Tales</em> were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called <em>The Silmarillion</em>. Embedded in English legend and English association, 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.</p> <p>In the two volumes of the <em>Tales</em> 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.</p> <p>Published together for the first time, these four books collect the beginning of Christopher Tolkien's forty-year career devoted to presenting his father J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on Middle-earth, a unique accomplishment that celebrates the greatest invented world in all of fantasy literature.</p>

<p>Boxed gift set of Tolkien's classic masterpieces, fully illustrated throughout in watercolour by the acclaimed and award-winning artist, Alan Lee, Conceptual Designer on Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT films. Since they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been two books people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, these works of sweeping fantasy have touched the hearts of young and old alike. </p><p>Between them, nearly 150 million copies have been sold around the world. And no editions have proved more popular than the two that were illustrated by award-winning artist, Alan Lee - the Centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings and the 60th Anniversary edition of The Hobbit. Now, the new hardback editions of these beautifully illustrated works have been collected together into one boxed set of four books. </p><p>Readers will be able to follow the complete story of the Hobbits and their part in the quest for the Ring - beginning with Bilbo's fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom - while also enjoying over seventy full-page colour paintings and numerous illustrations which accompany this epic tale.</p>

<p>Meet Geralt of Rivia - the Witcher - who holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in the bestselling series that inspired the Witcher video games and a major Netflix show. The Witcher's magic powers and lifelong training have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary killer: he hunts the vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. </p><p>But not everything monstrous-looking is evil; not everything fair is good . . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. Translated by Danusia Stok and David French. Andrzej Sapkowski, winner of the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement award, started an international phenomenon with his Witcher series. </p><p>This boxed set contains all eight books: THE LAST WISH, SWORD OF DESTINY, BLOOD OF ELVES, TIME OF CONTEMPT, BAPTISM OF FIRE, THE TOWER OF THE SWALLOW, THE LADY OF THE LAKE, SEASON OF STORMS.</p>

Fallen Gods (deluxe Limited Edition) [Bok / Inbunden]

<p><b>The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive--the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has sold more than 10 million copies, from acclaimed bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.</b></p><p>Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare--and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium's place has thrown everything into disarray. </p><p>Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide--Adolin in Azir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah in Thaylenah. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons . . . and who must do the same for the insane Herald of the Almighty, Ishar. </p><p>At the same time, Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain work to unravel the mystery behind the Unmade Ba-Ado-Mishram and her involvement in the enslavement of the singer race and in the ancient Knights Radiant killing their spren. And Dalinar and Navani seek an edge against Odium's champion that can be found only in the Spiritual Realm, where memory and possibility combine in chaos. The fate of the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.</p><p>Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson </p><p>The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive<br/> The Way of Kings<br/> Words of Radiance<br/> Edgedancer (novella)<br/> Oathbringer<br/> Dawnshard (novella)<br/> Rhythm of War </p><p>The Mistborn Saga The Original Trilogy<br/> Mistborn<br/> The Well of Ascension<br/> The Hero of Ages </p><p>Wax &amp; Wayne<br/> The Alloy of Law<br/> Shadows of Self<br/> The Bands of Mourning<br/> The Lost Metal</p><p>Other Cosmere novels<br/> Elantris<br/> Warbreaker<br/> Tress of the Emerald Sea<br/> Yumi and the Nightmare Painter<br/> The Sunlit Man </p><p>Collection<br/> Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection </p><p>Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians<br/> Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians<br/> The Scrivener's Bones<br/> The Knights of Crystallia<br/> The Shattered Lens<br/> The Dark Talent<br/> Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson) </p><p>Other novels<br/> The Rithmatist<br/> Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds<br/> The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England </p><p>Other books by Brandon Sanderson </p><p>The Reckoners<br/> Steelheart<br/> Firefight<br/> Calamity<br/> Lux (with Steven Michael Bohls) </p><p>Skyward<br/> Skyward<br/> Starsight<br/> Cytonic<br/> Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)<br/> Defiant </p>

'My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as 'quothe'. Names can tell you a great deal about a person. I've had more names than anyone has a right to. My first mentor called me E'lir because I was clever and I knew it. My first lover called me Dulator because she liked the sound of it. I have been called Shadicar, Lightfinger, and Six-String. I have been called Kvothe the Bloodless, Kvothe the Arcane, and Kvothe Kingkiller. I have earned those names. Bought and paid for them. But I was brought up as Kvothe. My father once told me it meant 'to know'. I have, of course, been called many other things. Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have heard of me.' So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Koth, the unassuming innkeepter - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin. If you only read one fantasy novel this year, make this the title you pick up - The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read title.