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...

"The Fall of Gondolin centers on evil Morgoth, and his foe, Ulmo. At the heart of their power struggle is the hidden city of Gondolin, whose king, Turgon, is reviled by Morgoth. Guided unseen by Ulmo, the man Tuor sets out in search of Gondolin. There, he weds the king's daughter, with whom he has a son. As Morgoth attacks, Tuor and his family escape and Gondolin falls. Christopher Tolkien uses a 'history in sequence' mode in this edition. In...

A princess who has lost her mother and father finds herself in a terrifying world that urgently needs a queen. Sophia is smart, beautiful, and accomplished, a beloved princess devoted to the people and to reading books. The kingdom is hers, until she is plunged into a nightmarish realm populated by the awful beasts she read about as a child. The beasts are real. And so is the great army marching on her castle. The people look to Sophia for protection....

"From the internationally bestselling author of The Iron Fey series comes the final novel in the fiery and unforgettable Talon Saga. Get ready to burn ... Today, we strike back. We show Talon that we will never accept their new world. Ember Hill has learned a shocking truth about herself: she is the blood of the Elder Wyrm, the ancient dragon who leads Talon and who is on the verge of world domination. With the Order of St. George destroyed, Ember,...

Pirates from the warring Rosian and Freyan empires continuing preying on each other's ships, unaware that they are being controlled by a sinister cabal, in the first book of a new series set in the world of the Dragon Brigade trilogy.

Ever since Pippa and her beloved horse, Zephyr, were banished from the slopes of Mount Olympus, they've tried to adjust to living a normal life on the ground. But when Pippa rescues a lost winged colt, she knows she must take him to the land of the gods and goddesses, where he belongs--even though she's been warned never to return. Up on Mount Olympus, however, disaster awaits. The gods and goddesses are at war, and all of the winged horses have disappeared....

Twenty-year-old Prudence "Rue" Akeldama and her friends journey in a gaudy dirigible to India in search of a superior type of tea for her adoptive father (a wealthy vampire), only to run headfirst into danger, intrigue, werewolves, and local politics.

"Piers Anthony's 37th adventure in Xanth changes the Mood to one of Doom! Kody woke up in a hospital bed, not knowing how he got there. Before his questions could be answered, he was told that he was about to undergo surgery, and that there could be some side effects.... And then he woke up again, this time in Xanth. Kody is the only person in Xanth who has not been affected by a dreadful spell that reverses how people see each other. What was adorable...

The Worm Ouroboros (1922) is a high fantasy novel by E. R. Eddison. Inspired by the Norse sagas and medieval history, Eddison crafted an epic story of magic, adventure, romance, and war. Praised by New York Times critic Edwin Clark as a novel that "transcends all ordinary life," The Worm Ouroboros is frequently named among the greatest works of fantasy fiction ever produced. At their palace in Demonland, Lord Juss, his brothers Goldry and Spitfire,...

Trapped in a nightmare, twenty-four-year-old Sahara is pushed into a sea of new opportunities when she leaves her desert home for a musical symposium in the middle of the ocean. There, she discovers new secrets about herself, including that she might be the savior the Sea has been looking for. But facing off against a tyrant mermaid is the least of her worries as she battles for the freedom of the Sea.