"As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated...

Presents the classic trilogy which chronicles the great quest undertaken by the hobbit Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring to journey across Middle-earth and cast the One Ring, filled with the power of the Dark Lord Sauron, into the Cracks of Doom. Includes a selection of reference materials, and an index.

During the Second World War, four English children go on an adventure through an old wardrobe that leads to a magical land called Narnia. They must find an ally as they battle an evil queen.

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages, it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in "The Hobbit." Now, in a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself...

Presents two Mary Poppins classic stories that inspired both the 1964 film and the Broadway musical about an extraordinary nanny.

The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with The Eyre Affair continues with Jasper Fforde's magnificent second adventure starring the resourceful, fearless literary sleuth Thursday Next. When Landen, the love of her lif