全书由一篇简介开始，简介的内容其实就象是聊天，作者与读者之间的聊天。写这篇文章时候的小花絮，那篇文章的灵感来自哪里，另外一篇写完之后的感受，诸如此类的话题，对于阅读理解后面的文章有一定的帮助。

你是否也有这样一个爸爸：
在家就知道看报纸，
家务事不管也不问，
偶尔出去买个牛奶，
却过了很久很久都不回来……
爸爸，你到底去哪儿啦？
嘘……说不定每个爸爸都是超级英雄，
一不小心就拯救了宇宙呢！
《吹牛爸爸的奇幻之旅》讲述了一个脑洞大开的冒险故事，充满了奇思妙想和叫人捧腹大笑的幽默感。这是一个能让不爱阅读的孩子也爱不释手的故事，还能培养孩子的想象力和对科学的兴趣。

小奇是一个再普通不过的男孩，
但他有两件宝贵的东西，
一个是微笑，一个是头脑。
这些看不见的力量，
让他比冰霜巨人还要强大。
平凡的孩子，
也可以战胜冰霜巨人、战胜自己，
创造春回大地的奇迹。
《奇迹男孩与冰霜巨人》是一个充满智慧和勇气的北欧神话小故事，能给孩子带来相信自己、乐观生活的力量。

This physical edition of The Sandman: Act II from Brilliance Publishing contains a beautifully crafted booklet outlining episodes, characters, and voice talent. It also includes 3 exclusive Sandman stickers created with exclusive character art from Audible.
Enter the Dreaming again as the blockbuster audio adaptation of "the greatest epic in the history of comic books" continues in The Sandman: Act II. James McAvoy returns to voice Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, in this sequel to the #1 New York Times audio best-seller. Journey into a world of myths, imagination, and terror based on the best-selling DC comic books and graphic novels written by Neil Gaiman (returning as the Narrator), and lose yourself in another groundbreaking, immersive drama adapted and directed by the award-winning audio master Dirk Maggs.
In the absolutely packed Act II, the dark fantasy resumes and the Sandman expands into the French Revolution, Ancient Rome, 19th-Century San Francisco, 8th-century Baghdad, and beyond. New and familiar characters abound, voiced by a bright mix of performers, including Kat Dennings, Regé-Jean Page, Emma Corrin, Michael Sheen, Kristen Schaal, Brian Cox, John Lithgow, Jeffrey Wright, and so many more, including fan-favorite narrators Simon Vance and Ray Porter.
Just close your eyes and listen again as the greatest epic continues.
Act II of the audio series The Sandman adapts collected volumes 4 (Season of Mists) and 5 (A Game of You) of the comics in their entirety, and most of volume 6 (Fables & Reflections).

Alternately haunting, bittersweet, erotic and nightmarish, the seven stories in this book--one for each of the Endless siblings, each illustrated by one of the best artists in comics--reveal strange secrets and surprising truths. Now collected as the eleventh volume in Neil Gaiman's seminal, New York Times best-selling series, The Sandman Vol. 11- Endless Nights, celebrates its 30th anniversary with an all-new edition!
Joined by a dream team of artists from around the world, Neil Gaiman--the Hugo Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of American Gods and Coraline--returns to the beloved characters he made famous in The Sandman Vol. 11- Endless Nights.
The Sandman Vol. 11- Endless Nights reveals the legend of the Endless, a family of magical and mythical beings who exist and interact in the real world. Born at the beginning of time, Destiny, Death, Dream, Desire, Despair, Delirium, and Destruction are seven brothers and sisters who each lord over their respective realms. In addition to the seven tales of the Endless, The Sandman- Endless Nights includes a biography section in the spirit of the Sandman collections (designed by Dave McKean) and a summary of each volume in the Sandman Library.
This highly imaginative book, the first graphic novel to be listed on the New York Times best-seller list, boasts diverse styles of breathtaking art as these seven peculiar and powerful siblings each reveal more about their true being as they star in their own tales of curiosity and wonder. Written by series creator Neil Gaiman, The Sandman- Endless Nights is illustrated by some of the industry's best talents, including Frank Quitely (All-Star Superman), P. Craig Russell (The Sandman- The Dream Hunters), Glenn Fabry (Preacher), Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra) and more!

老天師找全性報仇，秒殺

In the final Sandman tale, Morpheus makes the ultimate decision between change and death. As one journey for the Endless ends, another begins for the Lord of Dreams and his family, bringing with it a time of reflection and a sad celebration.
One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven.
In The Wake, ancient gods, old friends and enemies alike gather to pay tribute to the fallen King of Dreams, bringing to a close the long story of Morpheus of the Endless. In the aftermath, echoes of Morpheus reverberate, touching a man who refuses to die, a Chinese sage lost in a desert of dreams and an aging William Shakespeare, who must fulfill one last obligation to the Sandman in his own twilight years.
Collects The Sandman #70-75.

《努门诺尔与中洲之未完的传说》汇集了自远古至魔戒大战结束、时间跨度足有数千年之久的种种中洲逸事：
巫师甘道夫对促成矮人聚首袋底洞、谋复孤山的生动叙述；
伊熙尔杜身遭不测，魔戒落入大河的前因后果；
加拉德瑞尔的过往与力量之戒的铸成；
刚铎与洛汗两国缘何结下同仇敌忾的生死盟约；
沉沦之地努门诺尔漫长历史遗留的唯一记载；
以及初代黑暗魔君尚未败亡之时，杜内丹人的先祖图奥是如何亲见司掌众水之神乌欧牟现身于贝烈瑞安德的海滨，传奇英雄图林又何以慨叹自己“自童年起就在魔苟斯的黑暗迷雾中摸索”。
本书是为渴望更加了解中洲的语言文化、历史传说、风土人情的读者准备的厚礼。
诚然，书中“每个故事都是‘未完’的，差别只在程度的深浅，并且是多种意义上的‘未完’”，但传奇本无穷尽，故也永不终结。

★献给未来的永恒经典，我们时代最伟大的奇幻史诗。
★20世纪严肃想象力之源，蕴含对世间万物最本真的好奇心与最深刻的洞察力。
★ J.K.罗琳、乔治•马丁、彼得•杰克逊、阿西莫夫、阿瑟•克拉克……众天才敬仰的大师巅峰。
★ 5 0种语言世间传诵，60载光阴历久弥新。
★ 托尔金基金会指定，全新纯正译本。托尔金专家邓嘉宛据《魔戒》50周年纪念版重译。
★ 面向未来的装帧设计。华语世界首次完整还原托尔金亲绘《魔戒》封面插画。赭红书盒覆磨砂书套。
这是一部为了世界的光明未来，誓死抵抗黑暗的伟大史诗。
至尊魔戒，拥有统御众戒、奴役世界的力量，黑暗魔君索隆苦觅已久。为了守护家园，魔戒继承人弗罗多毅然离开宁谧淳朴的夏尔，踏上前途未卜的旅途。与他同行的是睿智的巫师、勇敢的人类、美善的精灵、坚毅的矮人和热爱和平的霍比特人。征途见证了勇气与友谊。跃马客栈里的重重暗影，卡扎督姆桥的怒吼炎魔，勇猛骁勇的洛汗骠骑，范贡森林的上古树须，凄厉嘶嚎的邪恶戒灵，陡峭山壁旁的巨型毒蛛……每个人各自抵御着无尽的诱惑与磨难，承担起属于自己的善恶考验。
平凡的霍比特人战栗在末日烈焰面前，他能战胜这噬灭灵魂的至尊魔戒吗？
全书共三部：《魔戒同盟》《双塔殊途》《王者归来》。
奥斯卡桂冠《指环王》三部曲电影原著小说。

*编辑推荐*
★《魔戒》序曲，史诗巨著！全球持续畅销75年！
★《哈利•波特》《冰与火之歌》《阿凡达》无不顶礼膜拜！
★同名奇幻大片12月14日全球热映，《指环王》原班人马制作！
★1937年《霍比特人》首版；17年后，续作《魔戒》才出版。
★官方授权全新中译本，首次收录托尔金亲绘插画。
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在地底的洞府中住着一个霍比特人。
比尔博，一个热爱安逸生活的霍比特人，自得其乐地待在袋底洞他的霍比特洞府里。清晨和煦，睿智巫师甘道夫的到来打破了宁静。“越过冰冷而又雾蒙蒙的大山，在那深深地下洞穴已有千年……”吟着古老的歌谣，十三个矮人将比尔博拽进冒险远行的队伍。在这趟“意外之旅”之中，与世无争的霍比特人比尔博，却孤身一人在暗如永夜的山底洞穴中发现了足以改变整个世界的小小戒指。
《霍比特人》自1937年首次出版，已被翻译成64种语言，销售超过1亿册，成为伟大的现代经典。17年后，续作《魔戒》出版。《霍比特人》完美地融合了史诗气派与童心稚趣。故事发生在精灵强盛的时代之后、人类统治的时代之前。那时著名的黑森林依然耸立，群山间仍充满艰险。如果此前你对这些浑然不知，那么随着这位平凡探险家的不凡旅程，你会和他一道顺便认识食人妖、半兽人、矮人和精灵，也会了解到那个遭到忽视的伟大时代。
初入世界的前路未知，正如去而复返后的无法忘怀……
★J. K.罗琳：“直到《哈利•波特》写到最后一卷时，我仍然坚持认为自己不会超越托尔金。”
★乔治•马丁：“我从来没有想过去追托尔金，他是真正的大师。”
★美国总统奥巴马：“当我像你们这么大的时候……我正一头扎进《霍比特人》还有《魔戒》里。它们不只是冒险故事，更教会我人们如何互动，以及人有善恶。”
★W.H.奥登：“英雄是个霍比特人。我想不出比这本书更好的圣诞礼物了。”

★《霍比特人》《魔戒》前传，中洲远古三大传说完结篇，整个中洲世界的基石。
★奥斯卡奖得主、奇幻插画大师艾伦·李倾情创作8幅彩色插图、15幅黑白插图。
★克里斯托弗·托尔金最后一次整理其父作品，为中洲远古三大传说的合璧画上了圆满的句号。
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这个 述及图奥在刚多林的旅居、他与伊缀尔·凯勒布琳达尔的结合、埃雅仁迪尔的出生、迈格林的背叛、城邦的陷落和幸存者的逃离的故事，这个在家父对第一纪元的想象中处于核心地位的故事，家父平生写出的完整版本却仅有一个，便是那部创作于青年时代的文稿，这样的事实可谓极不寻常。——克里斯托弗·托尔金
继《贝伦与露西恩》《胡林的子女》之后，《刚多林的陷落》作为中洲远古时代的三大传说最终章，见证了第一纪元终于走向终结。这三大传说既是《魔戒》那宏大背景的组成部分，更是《精灵宝钻》必不可少的基石。
《刚多林的陷落》也是克里斯托弗·托尔金编辑整理的最后一部托尔金作品。
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这是托尔金耗费一生所写的故事，虽是个悲剧，你却可看到作者对中洲世界无尽的热情。——《娱乐周刊》
这是一本托尔金迷绝对想要拥有的书，更是一本值得一读的书，即使那些人认为他们已经熟知这个故事了。——《今日圣路易斯》
本书会提醒罗琳所有的读者，罗琳一系列作品中的探索、寻找身份认同，以及笼罩人心的邪恶等许多的主题，是源自托尔金（并其他作家）。两位作者都使用神话、法术和奇幻故事为架构，呈现出这些巨大的议题。——《今日美国》
我热爱托尔金。他的言语词句如同自然万物，如同岩壁的结构与瀑布的奔流。对于我，如果痴心达到托尔金的写作水准，就如同妄想像樱桃树一般绽放花枝，像一只小松鼠想攀上树顶，像一场平常降水想被称作暴风骤雨。——尼尔·盖曼（《美国众神》作者）

胡林的子女的传奇，是J.R.R.托尔金教授创造的瑰丽世界——中洲里最重要的故事之一。与“贝伦与露西恩”“刚多林的陷落”并称中洲远古时代的三大传说；既是《魔戒》那宏大背景的组成部分，更是《精灵宝钻》必不可少的基石。悲剧英雄图林的经历，有世界各地神话的遗绪，又有赫克托耳、科里奥兰纳斯等辈的悲怆。堕落的维拉魔苟斯擒获人类族长胡林，对其威逼利诱软硬兼施，强迫其屈服。胡林的凛然让魔苟斯心生毒计，转而诅咒胡林的儿女——图林和涅诺尔兄妹，并强迫胡林眼见两人遭遇种种不幸……

凡人贝伦与出身不朽的精灵一族的露西恩相爱，然而他们的爱情起初无法得到露西恩的父亲——精灵王辛葛的首肯。为使贝伦知难而退，辛葛提出了求娶露西恩的条件：贝伦必须完成一个看似没有希望完成的任务。这个任务就是传奇的核心，它促使贝伦与露西恩一同立下了无上的英雄功绩：从初代黑暗魔君，比后世的索隆还要强大恐怖的魔苟斯那里，夺回一颗精灵宝钻。
贝伦与露西恩的传奇，是J.R.R. 托尔金教授创造的瑰丽世界——中洲里最重要的故事之一。它位列中洲远古时代的三大传说当中，既是《魔戒》那宏大背景的组成部分，更是《精灵宝钻》必不可少的基石，同时在作者自己的人生中也具有非同寻常的意义。在去世的前一年，J.R.R. 托尔金曾在一封信中述及他对亡妻的怀念。他写道：“她就是后来成为《精灵宝钻》首要部分的那个故事的源头……但故事脱离了正轨，我被抛下了，而我无法去铁面无情的曼督斯面前恳求。”
在本书中，克里斯托弗·托尔金作出了全新的尝试：将故事从大背景中抽取出来，利用作者本人在不同创作阶段写出的一系列文稿，对人物与情节的发展脉络进行梳理和对比，从而向读者展示贝伦与露西恩的故事在数十年的光阴中所经历的演变全貌。

《精灵宝钻》是托尔金对中洲世界起源的设定，蕴含着他为英语民族塑造创世史诗的雄心，由小儿子克里斯托弗•托尔金在其身后整理出版。16幅全彩插画，译文全新修订，新增托尔金揭秘创作历程长文。
始有一如，“独一之神”，其名在世间称为伊露维塔。
精灵，一如的首生子女，生永世热爱星光，他们的美丽并不凋谢或者消逝。
人类，次生子女，一如赐给了他们决定自己命运的自由，还有一样奇特的礼物——死亡。随着时间流逝，连众神亦会嫉羡。
精灵宝钻，由最有天赋的精灵——费艾诺造出。宝钻蕴藏着曾在双圣树上的维林诺之光，那是尚无任何堕落发生的太初时代的最后孑遗。第一代黑暗魔君、堕落的魔苟斯盗走了它们。费艾诺众子发下亵渎神灵的誓言，执意离开家园，前去向大敌发动战争、复仇到底。他们蛊惑族人违背诸神，渡海出征。
同族相残，堕落由此开始……

一只来历不明的蓝熊，将带领我们进入幻想和幽默失控的冒险世界。在一个名叫查莫宁的大陆上，海盗是侏儒，船怪是幽灵，智力是一种传染病，沙暴是方形的，海市蜃楼可以居住，城市会飞上天空……那里，每一个美丽的景色后面都潜伏着一种致命的危险，那里住着各种各样被我们从日常生活中赶走的生灵。在13个半生命片段里，小说主人公蓝熊历尽艰辛，穿过一个童话般的王国，那里的一切都是可能的，就是没有无聊……

In the longest Sandman story, Morpheus becomes the prey of the Furies--avenging spirits who torment those who spill family blood. A journey both begins and ends for the Lord of Dreams as threads and pieces building since the beginning of the series finally come together in a thrilling climax that forever changes the world of The Sandman.
One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven.
The Kindly Ones have many names: The Erinyes. The Eumenides. The Dirae. The Furies. Agents of vengeance, implacable and unstoppable, they do not rest until the crimes they seek to punish are washed clean with blood. It is to them Lyta Hall turns when her baby, Daniel, is taken from her, and it is Dream of the Endless who becomes their target. But behind a mother's grief and unyielding rage, there are darker forces at work, and what they set in motion will eventually demand a sacrifice greater than any the Dreaming has yet known.
Collects The Sandman #57-69 and Vertigo Jam #1.

One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven.
In Worlds' End, wayfarers from throughout time, myth and imagination seek shelter from the fury of a reality storm in the welcoming halls of a mysterious inn. As they wait out the tempest raging around them, the travelers share stories of the places they have been, the things they have seen...and those that they have dreamed.
Collects The Sandman #51-56.

One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven.
In Brief Lives, Delirium, youngest of the extended family known as the Endless, prevails upon her brother Dream to help find their missing sibling, Destruction. Their subsequent odyssey through the waking world, and their final confrontation with Destruction--as well as the resolution of Dream's painful relationship with his son, Orpheus--will change the Endless forever.