J. R. R. Tolkien

The first ever paperback edition of Tolkien's complete Father Christmas letters, including a new introduction and rare archive materials.

This de luxe collector's edition features the first edition text and contains a facsimile page of Tolkien's original manuscript. The book is quarterbound with a special gold motif stamped on the front board and is presented in a matching slipcase.

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts, this is the first complete, standalone Middle-earth book by J. R. R. Tolkien since The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

This is the definitive collection of Tolkienâ??s five acclaimed modern classic â??fairieâ?? tales in the vein of The Hobbit, fully corrected and reset for this edition and all beautifully illustrated in pencil by the award-winning artist, Alan Lee.

Ohne große Ansprüche lebt Bilbo Beutlin im Auenland, bis er von dem Zauberer Gandalf und einer Horde Zwerge aus seiner Beschaulichkeit und seinem gemütlichen Alltag gerissen wird. Auf einmal findet er sich mitten in einem Abenteuer wieder, das ihn zu dem riesigen und gefährlichen Drachen Smaug führt, der einen kostbaren Schatz in seinen Besitz gebracht hat und eifersüchtig hütet ... Mit 26 Farbtafeln und 41 Schwarzweißzeichnungen des bekannten Tolkienkünstlers Alan Lee, der für den Herr-der-Ringe-Film maßgeblich die Visualisierung von Tolkiens Welt und Figuren gestaltet hat. Allen Lee, geboren 1947 in Middlesex, gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Illustratoren der Werke J. R. R. Tolkiens. Für seine Designs der Herr-der-Ringe-Filmtrilogie wurde er 2004 mit dem Oscar ausgezeichnet.

This de luxe collectorâ??s edition includes the first edition text and features an exclusive colour frontispiece illustration on a fold-out sheet. The book is quarterbound, with a specially commissioned motif stamped in three foils on the front board, and is presented in a matching slipcase.

The definitive collection of Tolkien's classic "fairie" tales, in the vein of The Hobbit, illustrated by Oscar winner Alan Lee Never before published in a single volume, Tolkien's four novellas (Farmer Giles of Ham, Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wootton Major, and Roverandom) and one book of poems (The Adventures of Tom Bombadil) are gathered together for the first time, in a fully illustrated volume. This definitive collection of works -- which had appeared separately, in various formats, between 1949 and 1998 -- comes with a brand-new foreword and endmatter, and with a series of detailed pencil illustrations by Alan Lee, in the style of his other award-winning Tolkien work, most recently in The Children of H rin. The book is the perfect opportunity for fans of Middle-earth to enjoy some of Tolkien's often overlooked yet most creative storytelling. With dragons and sand sorcerers, sea monsters and hobbits, knights and dwarves, this collection contains all the classic elements for Tolkien buffs of all ages.

J. R. R. Tolkien sin klassikar Hobbiten frå 1937 foreligg nå endeleg på nynorsk! . I eit hol i marka budde det ein hobbit. Ikkje eit ufjelgt, skitvore og vått hol, fylt med makk og sure eimar, og heller ikkje eit turt, berrt sandhol utan noko å sitje på eller ete; det var ei hobbit-hole, og det tyder trivsel.. Hobbiten Bilbo Skrepping lever stillsamt og roleg i hola si. Men ein dag dukkar trollmannen Gandalv opp, i lag med tretten dvergar. Dei vil ha han med seg på ei lang . og farleg . ferd, for å røve skatten som vert vakta av den skrekkelege draken Smaug. Nærast mot si vilje vert Bilbo med på jakta, og til sist syner han seg å vera både rådsnøgg og ha evner som innbrotsjuv. Eilev Groven Myhren fekk Nynorsk litteraturpris 2007 for si omsetjing av Ringdrotten (Lord of the Rings). Han har hovudfag i musikkvitskap ved Universitetet i Oslo, og har elles studert norsk, folkeminne og norrønt.

J. R. R. Tolkien's The Children of H rin is one of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days. This paperback edition includes eight color paintings by renowned Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee and a black-and-white map. The Children of H rin is the first complete book by Tolkien since the 1977 publication of The Silmarillion. Six thousand years before the One Ring is destroyed, Middle-earth lies under the shadow of the Dark Lord Morgoth. The greatest warriors among elves and men have perished, and all is in darkness and despair. But a deadly new leader rises, T rin, son of H rin, and with his grim band of outlaws begins to turn the tide in the war for Middle-earth--awaiting the day he confronts his destiny and the deadly curse laid upon him.

Húrins barn er en episk fortelling om striden mellom Morgoth og alvene i Det første tideverv, om dragen Glaurung mot Húrins etterkommere Túrin og Niënor, om ondskapen mot de gode kreftene. J. R. R. Tolkien begynte på Beretningen om Húrins barn rundt første verdenskrig. Han jobbet konstant med dette manuset, som skulle bli hovedverket i hans tekster om Midgard. Tolkien rakk aldri å bli helt ferdig, men takket være utrettelig innsats fra sønnen, ble Húrins barn ferdigstilt og utgitt i 2007. Boken er utstyrt med forord, innledning, note om uttale, tillegg og navneliste utarbeidet av Christopher Tolkien, og er rikt illustrert av Alan Lee.

Painstakingly restored from Tolkienâ??s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, this illustrated paperback of the epic tale of The Children of Húrin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves, dragons, Dwarves and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien.

In his acclaimed collection Tales Before Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson illuminated the sources, inspirations, and influences that fired J. R. R. Tolkien's genius. Now Anderson turns his attention to Tolkien's colleague and friend C. S. Lewis, whose influence on modern fantasy, through his beloved Narnia books, is second only to Tolkien's own. In many ways, Lewis's influence has been even wider than Tolkien's. For in addition to the Narnia series, Lewis wrote groundbreaking works of science fiction, urban fantasy, and religious allegory, and he came to be regarded as among the most important Christian writers of the twentieth century. It will come as no surprise, then, that such a wide-ranging talent drew inspiration from a variety of sources. Here are twenty of the tributaries that fed Lewis's unique talent, among them: "The Wood That Time Forgot: The Enchanted Wood," taken from a never-before-published fantasy by Lewis's biographer and friend, Roger Lancelyn Green, that directly inspired The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; E. Nesbit's charming "The Aunt and Amabel," in which a young girl enters another world by means of a wardrobe; "The Snow Queen," by Hans Christian Andersen, featuring the abduction of a young boy by a woman as cruel as she is beautiful; and many more, including works by Charles Dickens, Kenneth Grahame, G. K. Chesterton, and George MacDonald, of whom Lewis would write, "I have never concealed the fact that I regarded him as my master." Full of fascinating insights into Lewis's life and fiction, Tales Before Narnia is the kind of book that will be treasured by children and adults alike and passed down lovingly from generation to generation. INCLUDING SEVENTEEN MORE WORKS BY THE PROGENITORS OF MODERN FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION: "Tegn r's Drapa" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "The Magic Mirror" by George MacDonald "Undine" by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu "Letters from Hell: Letter III" by Valdemar Thisted "Fastosus and Avaro" by John Macgowan "The Tapestried Chamber; or, The Lady in the Sacque" by Sir Walter Scott "The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton" by Charles Dickens "The Child and the Giant" by Owen Barfield "A King's Lesson" by William Morris "The Waif Woman: A Cue--From a Saga" by Robert Louis Stevenson "First Whisper of The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame "The Wish House" by Rudyard Kipling "Et in Sempiternum Pereant" by Charles Williams "The Dragon's Visit" by J. R. R. Tolkien "The Coloured Lands" by G. K. Chesterton "The Man Who Lived Backwards" by Charles F. Hall "The Dream Dust Factory" by William Lindsay Gresham

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of first publication, a new de luxe edition of The Silmarillion, featuring the revised, reset text, a colour frontispiece illustration, bound in special materials and presented in a matching slipcase.

Die Vernichtung des einen Rings und der letzte Kampf um die Vorherrschaft in Mittelerde - die Abenteuer der Gefährten gehen dem Ende entgegen. In würdiger Nachfolge von Achim Höppner lässt Gert Heidenreich jedes Wort des letzten Teils des Herrn der Ringe erklingen. Er erzählt von Frodo und seinen Freunden so einfühlsam und zugleich mit solcher Kraft, als spüre er die Macht des Rings. Vollständige Lesung, 2 mp3-CD, Laufzeit ca. 980 Minuten, Sprecher: Gert Heidenreich

Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.