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The Ring of Words

Author : Peter Gilliver
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199568367
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The Ring of Words written by Peter Gilliver and published by . This book was released on 2009-07-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tolkien's first job, on returning home from World War I, was as an assistant on the staff of the Oxford English Dictionary. He later said that he had "learned more in those two years than in any other equal part of his life." The Ring of Words reveals how his professional work on the OED influenced Tolkien's creative use of language in his fictional world. Here three senior editors of the OED offer an intriguing exploration of Tolkien's career as a lexicographer and illuminate his creativity as a word user and word creator. The centerpiece of the book is a wonderful collection of "word studies" which will delight the heart of Ring fans and word lovers everywhere. The editors look at the origin of such Tolkienesque words as "hobbit," "mithril, "Smeagol," "Ent," "halfling," and "worm" (meaning "dragon"). Readers discover that a word such as "mathom" (anything a hobbit had no immediate use for, but was unwilling to throw away) was actually common in Old English, but that "mithril," on the other hand, is a complete invention (and the first "Elven" word to have an entry in the OED). And fans of Harry Potter will be surprised to find that "Dumbledore" (the name of Hogwart's headmaster) was a word used by Tolkien and many others (it is a dialect word meaning "bumblebee"). Few novelists have found so much of their creative inspiration in the shapes and histories of words. Presenting archival material not found anywhere else, The Ring of Words offers a fresh and unexplored angle on the literary achievements of one of the world's most famous and best-loved writers.

The History of Middle-Earth Index

Author : Christopher Tolkien
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Middle-Earth Index written by Christopher Tolkien and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete integrated indices of History of Middle-earth volumes. For the first time every index from each of the twelve volumes of The History of Middle-earth has been published together in a single volume - to create a supreme index charting the writing of Tolkien's masterpieces The Lord of The Rings and The Silmarillion.

Limits of Power

Author : Elizabeth Moon
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345533062
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Limits of Power written by Elizabeth Moon and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2013 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A re-emergence of magic after centuries of absence sparks brutal pogroms throughout the Eight Kingdoms, pitting a group of resolute heroes against the machinations of a vicious traitor.

Lord of the Elves and Eldils

Author : Richard Purtill
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1681493101
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Lord of the Elves and Eldils written by Richard Purtill and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at the fantasy and philosophy of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien. The two men were friends and fellow professors at Oxford, renowned Christian thinkers who both "found it necessary to create for the purposes of their fiction other worlds not utopias or dystopias, but different worlds." "The great importance of [Lewis and Tolkien] is that they have succeeded in restating certain traditional values in a way that they make an imaginative appeal to a very wide audience, young and old, traditionalist and non-traditionalist." — Richard Purtill, Author, J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality, and Religion

Tolkien and the Great War

Author : John Garth
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0544263723
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Tolkien and the Great War written by John Garth and published by HMH. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the First World War influenced the author of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy: “Very much the best book about J.R.R. Tolkien that has yet been written.” —A. N. Wilson As Europe plunged into World War I, J. R. R. Tolkien was a student at Oxford and part of a cohort of literary-minded friends who had wide-ranging conversations in their Tea Club and Barrovian Society. After finishing his degree, Tolkien experienced the horrors of the Great War as a signal officer in the Battle of the Somme, where two of those school friends died. All the while, he was hard at work on an original mythology that would become the basis of his literary masterpiece, the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In this biographical study, drawn in part from Tolkien’s personal wartime papers, John Garth traces the development of the author’s work during this critical period. He shows how the deaths of two comrades compelled Tolkien to pursue the dream they had shared, and argues that the young man used his imagination not to escape from reality—but to transform the cataclysm of his generation. While Tolkien’s contemporaries surrendered to disillusionment, he kept enchantment alive, reshaping an entire literary tradition into a form that resonates to this day. “Garth’s fine study should have a major audience among serious students of Tolkien.” —Publishers Weekly “A highly intelligent book . . . Garth displays impressive skills both as researcher and writer.” —Max Hastings, author of The Secret War “Somewhere, I think, Tolkien is nodding in appreciation.” —San Jose Mercury News “A labour of love in which journalist Garth combines a newsman’s nose for a good story with a scholar’s scrupulous attention to detail . . . Brilliantly argued.” —Daily Mail (UK) “Gripping from start to finish and offers important new insights.” —Library Journal “Insight into how a writer turned academia into art, how deeply friendship supports and wounds us, and how the death and disillusionment that characterized World War I inspired Tolkien’s lush saga.” —Detroit Free Press

The Deed of Paksenarrion

Author : Elizabeth Moon
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1618243055
Total Pages : 1136 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book The Deed of Paksenarrion written by Elizabeth Moon and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete at Last in a Single Hardcover Volume ¾the Finest Trilogy of Epic Fantasy in a Decade Paksenarrion, a simple sheepfarmer's daughter, yearns for a life of adventure and glory, such as was known to heroes in songs and story. At age seventeen she runs away from home to join a mercenary company and begins her epic life . . . Book One: Paks is trained as a mercenary, blooded, and introduced to the life of a soldier . . . and to the followers of Gird, the soldier's god. Book Two: Paks leaves the Duke's company to follow the path of Gird alone¾and on her lonely quests encounters the other sentient races of her world. Book Three: Paks the warrior must learn to live with Paks the human. She undertakes a holy quest for a lost elven prince that brings the gods' wrath down on her and tests her very limits. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "Engrossing . . ." ¾Anne McCaffrey "A tour de force . . ." ¾Jack McDevitt "Worldbuilding in the grand tradition, background thought out to the last detail." ¾Judith Tarr "Superlative . . ." ¾Booklist "Brilliant . . . the excitement of high heroic adventure . . . will enchant the reader." ¾Bookwatch

Echoes of Betrayal

Author : Elizabeth Moon
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345524187
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Echoes of Betrayal written by Elizabeth Moon and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is an excellent series, and Echoes of Betrayal is particularly well done. [Elizabeth Moon] is a consistently entertaining writer, and this book lives up to her standards.”—San Jose Mercury News All is not well in the Eight Kingdoms. In Lyonya, King Kieri is about to celebrate marriage to his beloved, the half-elf Arian. But uncanny whispers from the spirits of his ancestors continue to warn of treachery and murder, and a finger of suspicion points in a shocking direction. Meanwhile, in Tsaia, the young king Mikeli grapples with unrest among his own nobility after granting the title and estates of a traitorous magelord to a Verrakaien—who not only possesses the forbidden magic but is a woman. The controversial decision and its consequences put the king’s claim to the throne in peril. But even greater danger looms. A dragon’s wild offspring are sowing death and destruction, upsetting the ancient balance of power. A collision seems inevitable. Yet when it comes, it will be utterly unexpected—and all the more devastating for it. “Fans of epic fantasy . . . should enjoy this series.”—Library Journal “Rousing action and intriguing plot twists.”—Kirkus Reviews Includes a preview of the next book in the Paladin’s Legacy series, Limits of Power

The Complete Guide to Middle-earth

Author : Robert Foster
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345449762
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Guide to Middle-earth written by Robert Foster and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2001-12-04 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the millions who have already ventured to Middle-earth—and for the countless others who have yet to embark on the journey—here is the one indispensable A-to-Z guide that brings Tolkien’s universe to life. EVERY CHARACTER From Adaldrida Brandybuck to Zaragamba—every Hobbit, Elf, Dwarf, Man, Orc, and other resident of Middle-earth is vividly described and accurately located in its proper place and time. EVERY PLACE Colorful and detailed descriptions of geographical entries allow you to pick up the action anywhere in Middle-earth and follow it through The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and beyond. EVERY THING From stars and streams to food and flora, everything found in Middle-earth is alphabetically listed and, when necessary, cross-referenced. This is truly a master key to Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

Crown of Renewal

Author : Elizabeth Moon
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345533100
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Crown of Renewal written by Elizabeth Moon and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS Acclaimed author Elizabeth Moon spins gripping, richly imagined epic fantasy novels that have earned comparisons to the work of such authors as Robin Hobb and Lois McMaster Bujold. In this volume, Moon’s brilliant masterwork reaches its triumphant conclusion. The mysterious reappearance of magery throughout the land has been met with suspicion, fear, and violence. In the kingdom of Lyonya, Kieri, the half-elven, half-human king, struggles to balance the competing demands of his heritage while fighting a deadly threat to his rule: evil elves linked in some way to the rebirth of magic. Meanwhile, in the neighboring kingdom of Tsaia, a set of ancient artifacts recovered by the former mercenary Dorrin Verrakai may hold the answer to the riddle of magery’s return. Thus Dorrin embarks on a dangerous quest to return these relics of a bygone age to their all-but-mythical place of origin. What she encounters there will change her in unimaginable ways—and spell doom or salvation for the entire world. Praise for Crown of Renewal “Mesmerizing . . . [Elizabeth] Moon offers convincingly realized characters persuasively shaped by the extraordinary richness, depth and texture of the world they inhabit. . . . Such is the allure of an extremely talented writer at the the height of her powers.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Elves, demons, warped magicians, ancient artifacts, time travel, and an agrarian-based society make for an evocative story. . . . The depth of each character’s emotions . . . show the author’s writing power.”—Booklist Praise for Elizabeth Moon Limits of Power “Thoughtful and deeply character driven, full of personal crises as heartbreaking and hopeful as any dramatic invasion . . . Fantasy fans will be delighted by this impressive foray.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Echoes of Betrayal “This is an excellent series, and Echoes of Betrayal is particularly well done. [Moon is a] consistently entertaining writer, and this book lives up to her standards.”—San Jose Mercury News “Rousing action and intriguing plot twists.”—Kirkus Reviews Kings of the North “Moon’s characters navigate an intricate maze of alliances and rivalries. . . . Close attention to military detail gives the action convincing intensity.”—The Star-Ledger “Her storytelling is as electrifying as ever, and her readers should be delighted with this new vista of a well-known world.”—Booklist

A Light from the Shadows

Author : Sarah Bowen
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 159781427X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (978 download)

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Download or read book A Light from the Shadows written by Sarah Bowen and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Hobbit Journey

Author : Matthew Dickerson
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441240322
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book A Hobbit Journey written by Matthew Dickerson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lord of the Rings trilogy has delighted millions of fans worldwide in book and movie form. With the theatrical release of the two-part film The Hobbit slated for 2012 and 2013, attention will once again turn to J. R. R. Tolkien's classic works. In a culture where truth is relative and morality is viewed as old-fashioned, we welcome the chance to view the world through hobbit eyes: we have free will, our choices matter, and living a morally heroic life is possible. In this engaging and thought-provoking book, Tolkien expert Matthew Dickerson shows how a Christian worldview and Christian themes undergird Tolkien's Middle-earth writings and how they are fundamentally important to understanding his vision. This revised and expanded edition of Following Gandalf includes new material on torture, social justice, and the importance of the body.

The Body in Tolkien's Legendarium

Author : Christopher Vaccaro
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147660388X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Body in Tolkien's Legendarium written by Christopher Vaccaro and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The timely collection of essays is thematically unified around the subject of corporeality. Its theoretical underpinnings emerge out of feminist, foucauldian, patristic and queer hermeneutics. The book is organized into categories specific to transformation, spirit versus body, discourse, and source material. More than one essay focuses on female bodies and on the monstrous or evil body. While Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is central to most analyses, authors also cover The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and material in The History of Middle-earth.

Salonika

Author : Stephen Gibbs
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 145350656X
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book Salonika written by Stephen Gibbs and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silaem is like a younger brother to Midhel despite the span of time separating them. Midhel has been walking the lands of Salonika for hundreds of years while Silaem has yet to see a century. Still, the two wizards have grown close so close that Midhel reveals to Silaem his closely guarded secret. Then all hell breaks loose. Readers can witness exciting events unfold in Salonika, a riveting fantasy novel by Stephen Gibbs. Silaem is furious when Midhel reveals the existence of a gateway to another worlda world where there is little understanding of magic but where their weapons of war could reduce countries to rubble. Silaem is convinced that wizards are given power in order to control others. Midhel, however, believes in helping others fi nd their own destinies. He has no wish to abuse his power and has vowed to prevent the knowledge of either world escaping its boundaries by controlling and preventing the use of the gateway. Consumed by his lust for power, Sialem confesses that he has been exploring other dark paths of magic. Midhel is stunned by this revelation and knows that Silaem would now be a bitter enemy he must oppose. Troubled by glimpses of possible futuresall of which are darkMidhel fi nds a glimmer of hope in a fl eeting vision of a warrior in black battling Silaem. But where will he fi nd this warrior, and can he fi nd him in time before all of Salonika falls under Silaems dark rule? Readers can fi nd out as they immerse in this intriguing page-turner.

Elvenhome

Author : Yardumian
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1617399647
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Elvenhome written by Yardumian and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relief and joy fill the Faeltheon survivors when they locate their long-lost island home, but their happiness is tempered with caution. Finding their sanctuary inhabited by Humans alarms many of the Elves, though these Humans seem friendly and open. As the two cultures settle down to share the island together, what challenges will they face? Though all seems to be progressing smoothly, their implacable enemy still seeks to destroy them utterly. Will Corot succeed in his evil plan to annihilate the Faeltheon, or will the island sanctuary truly become the long-desired Elvenhome? 'Elvenhome is a delightful story of joy, friendship, sorrow, fear, and the bending of natural desires to the will of the Creator, knowing He truly knows best...' —Deborah Newren, mother of four 'Elvenhome easily wins five out of five stars for me. The Faeltheon books are full of bittersweet wonder that connects you personally to the Elves and Faeries... Young girls lacking something to believe in will benefit especially from these books. I know I did.' —Abygail Merlino, high school freshman

The Outsorcerer's Apprentice

Author : Tom Holt
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 0316368784
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book The Outsorcerer's Apprentice written by Tom Holt and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A happy workforce, it is said, is a productive workforce. Mmmm. Try telling that to an army of belligerent goblins. Or the Big Bad Wolf. Or a professional dragons layer. Who is looking after their well-being? Who gives a damn about their intolerable working conditions, lack of adequate health insurance, and terrible coffee in the canteen? Thankfully, with access to an astonishingly diverse workforce and limitless natural resources, maximizing revenue and improving operating profit has never really been an issue for the one they call "the Wizard." Until now. Because now a perfectly good business model -- based on sound fiscal planning, entrepreneurial flair, and only one or two of the infinite parallel worlds that make up our universe -- is about to be disrupted by a young man not entirely aware of what's going on. There's also a slight risk that the fabric of reality will be torn to shreds. You really do have to be awfully careful with these things.

Oath of Gold

Author : Elizabeth Moon
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1625794460
Total Pages : 637 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book Oath of Gold written by Elizabeth Moon and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 1989-06-01 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paksenarrion¾Paks for short¾was somebody special. Never could she have followed her father's orders and married the pig farmer down the road. Better a soldier's life than a pig farmer's wife, and so, though she knew that she could never go home again, Paks ran away to be a soldier. And so began an adventure destined to transform a simple Sheepfarmer's Daughter into a hero fit to be chosen by the gods. Oath of Gold is the climactic final volume of the epic that Judith Tarr calls "the first work of high heroic fantasy I've seen that has taken the work of Tolkien, assimilated it totally and deeply and absolutely, and produced something altogether new and yet incontestably based on the master... [Moon's] military knowledge is impressive, her picture of life in a mercenary company most convincing. I'm deeply impressed." At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Sovereign's Pairing

Author : E. L. Glenn
Publisher : Needed Vice Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sovereign's Pairing written by E. L. Glenn and published by Needed Vice Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-23 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New author, E. L. Glenn, takes you on an intriguing journey through a reality that contains multiple, parallel universes. Though there are uncountable universes, there is only one Nexus Universe. The progenitor universe from which all the others have originated from. Those within the Nexus Universe have the ‘ability’ to enter any of the others. The Nexus Universe has a problem though, a man named Hessler, who embodies the ‘Antithesis’ spirit, has made it his quest to conquer not only the Nexus Universe, but the other parallel universes as well. To achieve this, Hessler has been using an army comprised of men and orcs, numbering a million. He must also attain the ‘Crystal Sword’, an incredible source of power. The ‘Crystal Sword’ had been hidden in the caverns of one of the kingdoms of the dwarves. Protecting it are wizards, men, elves and the dwarves themselves. They cannot use the ‘Sword’, only one embodied with either the ‘Antithesis’ spirit, or the ‘Sovereign’ Spirit can, and the one embodied with the ‘Sovereign’ spirit, is in another universe. They must find him in the hope of stopping Hessler. Mariah, a searcher in the caverns, has found the prophecy that will lead them to the universe that the ‘Sovereign’ is in. Taking it to the seekers, Mariah is informed that she must be the one to enter the ‘Sovereigns’ universe and bring him to them. There isn’t much time and they have no idea what the ‘Sovereign’ will be like, but he is their only hope. Hessler and his orc army, are almost upon them.