Set in the medieval fantasy kingdom of Valdemar, this unique and exciting novel continues the story of Talia. Having mastered the powers necessary to a guardian of the kingdom, she faces the final preparation for her initiation as adviser and protector of the Queen.

For use in schools and libraries only. Talia, a young runaway, is made a herald at the royal court after she rescues one of the legendary Companions. When she uncovers a plot to seize the throne, Talia must use her empathic powers to save the queen.

Exiled to the Shadows for centuries, a man more than mortal awakens in an Earth hospital with no memory of his past—and is surrounded by enemies who hunger for his destruction. For Corwin is of the blood—the rightful successor to the throne of the real world. But to rule, he must conquer impossible realities and demonic assassins... and survive the ruthless machinations of the most insidious malevolence imaginable: his own family.

《魔戒》的電影改寫劇本時間長達七年，籌備時間高達三年，拍攝時間共計二百七十四天，動員人數高達數萬人。呈現在銀幕上的是如詩如畫，栩栩如生的中土世界。究竟這個電影是如何呈現出這麼細緻而又詩意的，卻從來不曾存在於這個世界上的視覺風格？本書中數百幅之前從未曾曝光的彩圖、草稿，描 繪了這部電影背後重造新世界的企圖與野心！以下是幾則讓人讚嘆不已的情報，但卻不過是本書的幾個經典範例而已：•電影中許多精彩的特效都是結合了模型和高科技才完成的。在甘道夫奔馳進艾辛格尋找薩魯曼的畫面中，竟然只有甘道夫和座下的駿馬是真實的，其餘的樹木、道路、建築和山川，全都是來自紐西蘭各地的風景拼貼而成！如果不是這本書道出幕後的秘密，您絕對不可能會知道！
人類、精靈、矮人的服裝如何設計，書中完整收錄了詳細的設計圖，讓讀者清楚瞭解為了銀幕上一閃即逝的鏡頭，工作人員付出多少的心血！
本書將透過那些創造了魔戒奇蹟的藝術家之口，加上大量圖片的輔助，娓娓道來電影幕後製作的驚人細節和眾人所投注的心思。書中的圖片超過五百禎！

《胡林的儿女》是托尔金动笔最早、构思修改时间最长的故事，被视为托尔金创造的中土世界最重要的三大故事骨干之一。他一生不断修改，留下大量遗稿。本书由他的儿子克里斯托弗整理出版，忠实地以托尔金的文字呈现出一个生动完整的故事。
在 魔戒时代之前遥远的第一纪元，精灵和人类的军队在泪雨之战中惨败，黑暗魔王魔苟斯囚禁了人类领袖胡林，对他的一双儿女——图林和妮诺尔降下毒咒。胡林被迫 透过魔苟斯的眼睛目睹自己骨肉的遭遇：精灵、矮人、兽人、格劳龙等奇幻角色在中土大地纷纷登场，图林这个刚毅的男儿在魔苟斯的邪念作弄下，亦是在自身孤傲 性格的驱使下，一步步走向他人生的宿命。曲折离奇的故事中包含了珍贵的友谊、美丽的爱情和彻骨的悲怆。
Return to Middle Earth.....
The Children of Hurin is full of magical Tolkien trademarks you'd expect,
elves, eagles, dwarves, rampaging orcs, swords that glow and fire breathing
dragons, not to mention epic battles between good and evil, rich
landscapes, lifelong friendships and forbidden love, this book will appeal
to MiddleEarth fanatics and families alike.
Illustrated by Alan Lee, who won an Oscar for his artwork on The Return of
the King.

我要向全人类证明，这世界是所有逃亡者的地狱。
小说主人公为躲避警方追捕，来到一座偏僻的孤岛上，从此踏入一段交错的时空；在这个有着两个太阳和两个月亮的奇妙世界中，他遭遇了一群神秘人物，他们在岛上的生活循环往复，周而复始，仿佛某种无止境的轮回。逃亡者爱上了其中一名叫福斯蒂妮的女子，然而最终发现她的世界于自己可见却不可及。为接近自己的所爱，他必须利用科学家莫雷尔留下的发明，为追求灵魂的永恒牺牲一切……
小说集丰富的想象、周密的逻辑和纤细浪漫的叙述风格为一体，兼具斯蒂文森的科幻悬疑与爱伦•坡的幽暗神秘，是西语幻想文学的巅峰之作。小说出版后的几十年来曾多次被改编为电影，并为多部影视剧提供了灵感来源，2004年以来在美国大获成功的电视剧《迷失》(LOST)亦深受该书影响。

由托尔金所写的《魔戒》，是一部充满矮人、精灵、骑士、巫师、半兽人、神仙等等的奇幻探险故事。本书澎湃壮丽的背景，奇特而丰富的人物，带领了全世界奇幻（Fantasy）创作类型的发展及延伸，堪称20世纪以来最壮丽的史诗作品，改编成电影后更是轰动世界。
故事讲述了天真无邪的哈比男孩佛罗多继承了一枚戒指，却发现它就是黑暗魔君索伦铸造的至尊魔戒，具有奴役全世界的力量。在甘道夫的指导下，佛罗多和精灵、矮人、哈比人、游侠、人类组成远征队，要将魔戒扔进末日火山口销毁。索伦已派出黑骑士四处搜寻这枚戒指，而魔戒又有强大的腐蚀力，会使佩戴者心灵扭曲；善的力量能否战胜恶的诱惑？……此版本还独家收录了艾伦•李50幅手绘彩色插图。

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When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil? Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

Tolkien’s poignant epilogue to The Lord of the Rings.
Bilbo’s Last Song is a poem written by Bilbo, hero adventurer of The Hobbit, before he leaves Middle Earth to take a ship to the Undying Lands beyond the sunset, at the end of The Lord of the Rings. The song is both a longing to set forth on his ultimate journey and a tender farewell to friends left behind.
Ship, my ship! I seek the west,
And fields and mountains ever blest.
Farewell to Middle-earth at last,
I see the Star above your mast!!
Stunningly illustrated by Pauline Baynes, a friend of Tolkien’s for many years, her magical, jewel-like paintings depict the journey that brings the ring bearers and the company of elves to The Grey Havens, and the ship that is waiting to take them on their final journey.
Publication will coincide with the release of the second Lord of the Rings movie, The Two Towers.

唯一獲得授權的設定集，讓讀者一窺彼得．傑克森光彩耀眼的「王者再臨」的內幕設定，超過六百張幾乎完全未曾出現在其它媒體上的獨家繪圖、草稿和電影中的數位特效！！獲獎無數的「魔戒三部曲」系列唯一獲得授權的設定集，讓讀者一窺彼得．傑克森光彩耀眼的「王者再臨」的內幕設定！六百禎前所未見的獨家繪圖、草稿和電影中的數位特效！更有彼得．傑克森特別撰寫的結語！從艾倫．李與約翰．豪威的鉛筆草稿到驚人的數位合成背景，蓋瑞?魯索讓您獨享一窺啟發彼得．傑克森的這些藝術創作。從米那斯提力斯到末日火山，從亡靈大軍到巨大的蜘蛛屍羅，電影中的每個重要地點和生物全都擁有鉅細靡遺的介紹，創作者們也詳細的解說如何將這個作品搬上螢幕。本書將帶領你一起穿越這個向不可能挑戰的精采歷程！
「魔戒電影設定聖典III」揭露了整部電影從分鏡表演變為最後成果的精采過程，超過六百張幾乎完全未曾出現在其它媒體上的圖片。這本獲得官方授權的作品包含了艾倫．李與約翰．豪威的鉛筆草稿、獲得奧斯卡提名的姬拉．迪克森的服裝設計、以及奧斯卡得主理查．泰勒領軍的威塔工作室所設計出的雕像、繪圖和數位特效。從米那斯提力斯到末日火山，從亡靈大軍到巨大的蜘蛛屍羅，電影中的每個重要地點和生物全都擁有鉅細靡遺的介紹，創作者們也詳細的解說如何將這個作品搬上螢幕。連被修剪掉的片段也沒有遺漏！
作者簡介
蓋瑞．魯索GARY RUSSELL
在媒體界擁有豐富的工作經驗，他曾經是雜誌編輯、小說家、專欄作家和廣播劇作家。他之前的作品包括了辛普森家庭等電視影集的報導作品、魔戒電影設定聖典１、2、3。

獲獎無數的「魔戒三部曲」系列，唯一獲得正式授權的設定集，讓讀者一窺光彩耀眼的「雙城奇謀」的內幕設定！彼得•傑克森的「魔戒首部曲：魔戒現身」是影史上最成功的電影之一，在影像和藝術成就上更是讓人難以忘懷。但是，這一切只是開始，對於製作「魔戒二部曲：雙城奇謀」的設計師和藝術家們，他們必須面對超越前作的挑戰！本書將帶領你一起穿越這個向不可能挑戰的精采歷程！五百禎前所未見的獨家繪圖、素描和電影中的數位特效！魔戒電影設定聖典2雙城奇謀」揭露了整部電影從分鏡表演變為最後成果的精采過程，超過五百張幾乎完全未曾出現在其它媒體上的圖片。
這本獲得官方授權的作品包含了艾倫•李與約翰•豪威的鉛筆素描、獲得奧斯卡提名的姬拉•迪克森的服裝設計、以及奧斯卡得主理查•泰勒領軍的威塔工作室所設計出的雕像、繪圖和數位特效。所有出現在電影中的道具、場景、建築、武器全收錄，連被修剪掉的片段也沒有遺漏！打開本書，你將欣賞到彼得•傑克森如何和旗下才華洋溢的創作者們打造「雙城奇謀」，托爾金的文學作品又是如何的搬上大銀幕，展現傲人的魔力！
作者簡介
蓋瑞羅素在媒體界擁有豐富的工作經驗，他曾經是雜誌編輯、小說家、專欄作家和廣播劇作家。他之前的作品包括了「辛普森家庭」等電視影集的報導作品、《魔戒電影設定聖典１》。
譯者簡介
朱學恆，一九七五年生，中央電機系畢業，因喜愛電玩、科幻，而一腳踏入奇幻文學的推廣。自一九九一年（朱的高中時代）開始接觸奇幻文學後，朱學恆便在報章雜誌上撰寫專欄、架設網站推廣奇幻文學，國內奇幻作品的翻譯及電玩的玩家手冊，幾乎全自其手筆。從一九九八年《龍槍編年史》的翻譯，到最近在台銷售近六十萬冊的《魔戒三部曲》，朱學恆已譯過二十三本奇幻文學譯作，長久以來的耕耘，讓國內原本冷門、次文化的奇幻文學領域，能夠獲得國內市場的肯定與歡迎。
•現任財團法人奇幻文化藝術基金會 董事長兼執行長。
•現任城邦文化事業股份有限公司奇幻基地出版事業部 總策劃。
•1992年於《軟體世界雜誌》（月刊，銷售量約四萬三千多本）開設「奇幻圖書館」(Fantasy Library)專欄，介紹科幻(Science-Fiction)和奇幻(Fantasy)類型作品，為期一年半。
•1998年起密集翻譯英美奇幻文學作品：《龍槍編年史》三部曲，《龍槍傳奇》、《龍槍傳承》、《黑暗精靈三部曲》、《夏焰之巨龍》（以上皆為第三波資訊出版）。
•2001年翻譯聯經年度大書--《魔戒三部曲》、《魔戒前傳：哈比人歷險記》。
•各奇幻或科幻類型的遊戲說明書，如「無聲狂嘯」、「凶兆」(Ripper)、「冰風之谷」（IceWind Dale）、「魔法門七」、「魔法門八」等數十種翻譯。

Will truth and virtue triumph over the deadly darkness of an all-consuming evil?

The war against the dragon minions of Queen Takhisis rages on. Armed with the mysterious, magical Dragon Orbs and the shining, silver Dragonlance, the Companions of the Lance lead their people in a desperate final battle. Knight and barbarian, warrior and mage, dwarf and kender—no one has reckoned how high the price of defeat, or even victory, might be.

But now, in the dawn of a new day, the dark secrets that have long shadowed the hearts of the Companions come to light. If they are to truly defeat the five-headed dragon goddess, they must find a way to overcome their own personal conflicts and doubts. From betrayal and treachery to fragility and weakness, the greatest battle now lies within each of them.

Finally armed with dragonlances, a group of heroes, composed of a knight, barbarian, dwarf, and half-elf, faces a deadly showdown with the evil dragons and Takhisis, the Queen of Darkness.

The second title published in the Dragonlance line is now being released in a trade hardcover edition for the first time ever. Featuring the stunning art and design that graced the cover of the paperback edition, this new version is a follow-up to the release of the first title of the series, Dragons of Autumn Twilight,earlier this year. This continues the planned release of all of the core Dragonlance Weis & Hickman titles in trade hardcover, allowing fans and collectors alike the first-ever chance to obtain the entire set in hardcover.

Lifelong friends, they went their separate ways. Now they are together again, though each holds secrets from the others in his heart. They speak of a world shadowed with rumors of war. They speak of tales of strange monsters, creatures of myth, creatures of legend. They do not speak of their secrets. Not then. Not until a chance encounter with a beautiful, sorrowful woman, who bears a magical crystal staff, draws the companions deeper into the shadows, forever changing their lives and shaping the fate of the world. No one expected them to be heroes. Least of all, them. 注：该书有2个封面内容完全一致，货品随机发送

Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace...only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction.
A Feast for Crows
It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery, the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce. Or so it appears....With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King’s Landing. Robb Stark’s demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels, and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. Few legitimate claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still exist—or they are held in hands too weak or too distant to wield them effectively. The war, which raged out of control for so long, has burned itself out.
But as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces—some familiar, others only just appearing—are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead.
It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes...and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests—but only a few are the survivors.

Rarely has there been a tale as gripping, or one as likely to seize the minds and hearts of a generation, as George R. R. Martin's epic high fantasy series. In A Game of Thrones, an ancient kingdom was torn by the ambitions of ruthless men and women; in A Clash of Kings, war, sorcery, and madness swept over the kingdom like a voracious beast of prey. Now, as the brutal struggle for power nears its tumultuous climax, the battered and divided kingdom faces its most terrifying invasion--one that is being spearheaded from beyond the grave....
A Storm Of Swords
Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King's Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. Filled with the stench of death and decay from the destructive dynastic war, Daenerys is gathering allies and strength for an assault on King's Landing, hoping to win back the crown she believes is rightfully hers. But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings bent on overwhelming the Seven Kingdoms arrives from the outermost lineof civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. And as the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest in the quest for victory until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords....Brilliantly conceived and grand in scope, A Storm of Swords is the incredible tale of a world of harsh beauty and powerful magic, torn by treachery, ravaged by brutality, and consumed by greed and ambition. It portrays a war-torn landscape in which nobles and commoners, heroes and villains, the freeborn and the enslaved, all struggle to survive and to find their destinies...along with the dazzling bounty and wondrous enchantment that was once their birthright in the Seven Kingdoms.

In this eagerly awaited sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any you have ever experienced.
A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel...and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles.

GAME OF THRONES: A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO.
Dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine, George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers the fifth book in his landmark series—as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK FIVE
In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance—beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. As they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.
Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way to Daenerys. But his newest allies in this quest are not the rag-tag band they seem, and at their heart lies one who could undo Daenerys’s claim to Westeros forever.
Meanwhile, to the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone—a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest challenge. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.
From all corners, bitter conflicts reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all.