“A Tolkien Treasury”
A Tolkieni rahandusministeerium on kirjanike, teadlaste ja kunstnike rahvusvahelisest kogukonnast luuletuste, lugude ja lauludega ideaalne kingitus igale Tolkieni fännile. Selle kaunilt illustreeritud autori ja tema loomingute tähistamisel saate pilgu Kesk-Maast. See müütiline maailm ja selle maagilised olendid elavad läbi haiku, laulu ja palju muud selles hobbit-suuruses riigikassas. Natukene suurem kui tikutopsiformaadis raamatuke.
“Allah’s Scorpion”
Under the cover of a moonless night, al-Quaida operatives made their way inside the infamous Camp Delta prison on the American base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Their goal was to free five prisoners. But their attempt fails. The rescuers and prisoners, all former Iranian Navy submarine crewmen, were all killed. Their freedom was to be […]
“Annihilation. Authority. Acceptance” 3 raamatut
The Southern Reach Trilogy. A Novel 1. The Southern Reach Trilogy begins with Annihilation, the Nebula Award-winning novel that “reads as if Verne or Wellsian adventurers exploring a mysterious island had warped through into a Kafkaesque nightmare world” (Kim Stanley Robinson). Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. […]
“Beren and Luthien”
Edited by Christopher Tolkien With illustrations by Alan Lee The tale of Beren and Luthien was, or become, an essential element in the evolution of The Silmarillion, the myths and legends of the First Age of the World conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien. Returning from France and the Battle of the Somme at the end of […]
“J.R.R. Tolkien. Author of the Century”
The definitive critical study of Tolkien’s greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey. Following the unprecedented and universal acclaim for The Lord of the Rings, the respected academic and world-renowned Tolkien scholar, Professor Tom Shippey, presents us with a fascinating and informed companion to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, […]
“New Moon”
I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. “Shoot,” I muttered when the paper sliced my finger. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut. It all happened very quickly then. “No!” Edward roared… Dazed and disorientated, I looked up from the bright red blood […]
“The Children of Hurin”
Edited by Christopher Tolkien With illustrations by Alan Lee Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of The Children of Hurin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles […]
“The Death of Grass”
A post-apocalyptic vision of the world pushed to the brink by famine, John Christopher’s science fiction masterpiece The Death of Grass includes an introduction by Robert MacFarlane in Penguin Modern Classics. At first the virus wiping out grass and crops is of little concern to John Custance. It has decimated Asia, causing mass starvation and […]
“The Dying Game”
On the remote island of Isola, seven people have been selected to compete in a 48-hour test for a top-secret intelligence position. One of them is Anna Francis, a workaholic with a nine-year-old daughter she rarely sees, and a secret that haunts her. Her assignment is to stage her own death and then observe, from […]
“The Fall of Gondolin”
Edited by Christopher Tolkien With illustrations by Alan Lee In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, […]
“The God Effect. Quantum Entanglement, Science’s Strangest Phenomenon”
What is entanglement? It’s a connection between quantum particles, the building blocks of the universe. Once two particles are entangled, a change to one of them is reflected – instantly – in the other, be they in the same lab or light-years apart. So counterintuitive is this phenomenon and its implications that Einstein himself called […]
“The Hobbit”
Illustrated by Alan Lee A great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out onto the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of […]
“The Road to Middle-Earth”
Revised Edition A detailed and fascinating journey to the roots of The Lord of the Rings, by award-winning Tolkien expert Professor Tom Shippey. The Road to Middle-Earth is a fascinating and accessible exploration of J.R.R.Tolkien’s creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Tom Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien’s professional background led him to write […]
“Unseen Academicals: (Discworld Novel 37)”
Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork – not the old-fashioned, grubby pushing and shoving, but the new, fast football with pointy hats for goalposts and balls that go gloing. And now the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match without using magic, so they´re going to try everything else. The […]
