Elven Doom

Author : Lindsay Buroker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1951367065

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Elven Doom by Lindsay Buroker Pdf

Dragons make life complicated. Extremely complicated.After returning from Idaho, I was hoping to have time to figure things out with Zav-also known as Lord Zavryd, the dragon who claimed me as his mate without asking-but the dark elves are up to their old tricks again.Actually, they're up to far more deadly tricks, using more powerful magic than I knew existed. I have no idea how I'm going to stop them, but if I can't, my entire city and everybody I care about could be obliterated. To make matters worse, Zav's sister has shown up and is rooting around in my life. His family doesn't approve of me, and she plans to put an end to our relationship... one way or another.

Author : Gregory Bassham,Eric Bronson
Publisher : Open Court
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780812698060

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The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy by Gregory Bassham,Eric Bronson Pdf

The Lord of the Rings is intended to be applicable to the real world of relationships, religion, pleasure, pain, and politics. Tolkien himself said that his grand tale of wizards, orcs, hobbits, and elves was aimed at truth and good morals in the actual world. Analysis of the popular appeal of The Lord of the Rings (on websites and elsewhere) shows that Tolkien fans are hungry for discussion of the urgent moral and cosmological issues arising out of this fantastic epic story. Can political power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt? Does technology destroy the truly human? Is it morally wrong to give up hope? Can we find meaning in chance events? In The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy, seventeen young philosophy professors, all of them ardent Tolkien fans and most of them contributors to the four earlier volumes in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series, address some of these important issues and show how clues to their solutions may be found in the imaginary world of Middle-earth. The book is divided into five sections, concerned with Power and the Ring, the Quest for Happiness, Good and Evil in Middle-earth, Time and Mortality, and the Relevance

Author : Colin Duriez
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780752495620

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Guide to Middle Earth by Colin Duriez Pdf

This absorbing insight into the mind behind Middle-earth will introduce or remind readers of the abundance that exists in Tolkien's thought and imagination. Interweaving sections explore The Lord of the Rings and its history; the key themes, concepts and images in Tolkein's work; the people and places in his life, and his other writings. At the heart of the book is an indispensible A-Z of middle-earth, with detailed entries on Beings, Places, Things and Events.

Author : John Kedrowski
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557149988

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Wormwood - Volume Two - The Gift of the Message by John Kedrowski Pdf

Author : Matthew Davenport
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-16
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781847288219

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Correlya by Matthew Davenport Pdf

Correlya, 2nd Edition, is the culmination of 6 years of independent game design. It is a full-length role-playing game complete with all the rules needed for immediate play. This core book also details the fantasy world of Correlya in extravagant detail. If you are looking for a cutting-edge, rules-savvy, intelligent role playing game, look no further. Take a sneak preview for a bit of what this game has to offer!

Author : Drake Highlander
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781438907444

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What Not to Do When You Find a Spaceship by Drake Highlander Pdf

For some retail leaders, intense competition and changing shopping patterns have created a radical rethinking of strategic focus. This has resulted in a fundamental shift from the traditional emphasis on the 4-Ps of the "marketing-mix" (product, price, promotion, place) to a focus instead on the overall shopping experience. This emerging shift has, in turn, placed "good to great" performance as the governing vision and cornerstone of market advantage. Such a vision has been applied to every aspect of the company's commitment to operational excellence and customer focus in fulfillment of their brand promise. It is in this context that Great Store Performance finds its timely relevance and compelling appeal. This book focuses exclusively on the subject of great store performance; what it means in distinction to typically "good" store performance, why its sustained achievement is so elusive and what is required to make its consistent achievement a reality to achieve and sustain market advantage. The recommendations offered in this book are based on the important findings and conclusions of extensive and groundbreaking field research conducted in over one thousand field executive store visits within several major chain store retailers over the past neatly two decades. Because this is the only book available that deals specifically with the discipline and challenges of retail field leadership, and which is written primarily and directly to and for retail field executives and senior level executives, it promises to be a unique and invaluable contribution.

Author : Bradford Lee Eden
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476617954

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The Hobbit and Tolkienäó»s Mythology by Bradford Lee Eden Pdf

At the 2013 “Celebrating The Hobbit” conference at Valparaiso University—marking the 75th anniversary of the book’s publication and the first installment of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit movies—two plenary papers were presented: “Anchoring the Myth: The Impact of The Hobbit on Tolkien’s Legendarium” by John D. Rateliff provided numerous examples of The Hobbit’s influence on Tolkien’s legendarium; and “Tolkien’s French Connections” by Verlyn Flieger discussed French influences on the development of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures. In discussions with the plenary speakers and other presenters, it became apparent that a book focusing on how The Hobbit influenced the subsequent development of Tolkien’s legendarium was sorely needed. This collection of 15 previously unpublished essays fills that need. With Rateliff’s and Flieger’s papers included, the book presents two chapters on the Evolution of the Dwarven Race, two chapters on Durin’s Day examining the Dwarven lunar calendar, and 11 chapters on themes exploring various topics on influences and revisions between The Hobbit and Tolkien’s legendarium.

Author : Brian Sibley
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547898704

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The Hobbit, the Desolation of Smaug by Brian Sibley Pdf

Journey deeper into the magical world of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, through exclusive interviews with director Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom and principal filmmakers and new cast members, including Stephen Fry as the Master of Lake-town, Evangeline Lilly, who plays Tauriel the Elf, and Benedict Cumberbatch, who reveals film-making secrets about playing the dragon, Smaug. Richly illustrated with a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes photos of the actors, creatures and costumes, and numerous special effects scenes, this essential guide is an indispensable companion to the second film in the award-winning trilogy.

Author : Nick Groom
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781639365043

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Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century by Nick Groom Pdf

An original and thought-provoking reassessment of J. R. R. Tolkien’s world, revealing how his visionary creation of Middle-Earth is more relevant now than ever before. What is it about Middle-Earth and its inhabitants that has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world? And why does Tolkien's visionary creation continue to fascinate and inspire us eighty-five years after its first publication? Beginning with Tolkien's earliest influence—and drawing on key moments from his life, Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century is an engaging and vibrant reinterpretation of the beloved author's work. Not only does it trace the genesis and inspiration for the original books, but the narrative also explores the later film and literary adaptations that have cemented his reputation as a cultural phenomenon. Delving deep into topics such as friendship, failure, the environment, diversity, and Tolkien's place in a post-Covid age, Nick Groom takes us on an unexpected journey through Tolkien's world, revealing how it is more relevant now than perhaps Tolkien himself ever envisioned.

Author : Ed Greenwood,Jeff Grubb
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786962075

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Cormyr A Novel by Ed Greenwood,Jeff Grubb Pdf

The epic historical saga of the most powerful nation in the Forgotten Realms— as told by the world's co-creators Aided and abetted by a powerful family of wizards, the Obarskyr family has ruled Cormyr since its inception one and a half millennia ago. Now, Cormyr's benevolent king, Azoun IV, lies overcome by a deadly malady from which he may not recover. When the vultures begin to circle, hoping to usurp the throne for their own, many question the loyalty of the king’s wizard and advisor, Vangerdahast. It is against this crisis of state that the history of the Forest Kingdom unfolds, relaying the previously untold story of a nation, its rulers, and its wizards.

Author : Jyrki Korpua
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476672885

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The Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien by Jyrki Korpua Pdf

J. R. R. Tolkien is arguably the most influential fantasy writer of all time--his world building and epic mythology have changed Western audiences' imaginations and the entire fantasy genre. This book is the first wide-ranging Christian Platonic reading on Tolkien's fiction. This analysis, written for scholars and general Tolkien enthusiasts alike, discusses how his fiction is constructed on levels of language, myth and textuality that have a background in the Greek philosopher Plato's texts and early Christian philosophy influenced by Plato. It discusses the concepts of ideal and real, creation and existence, and fall and struggle as central elements of Tolkien's fiction, focusing on The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and The History of Middle-earth. Reading Tolkien's fiction as a depiction of ideal and real, from the vision of creation to the process of realization, illuminates a part of Tolkien's aesthetics and mythology that previous studies have overlooked.

Author : Yardumian,DiDomenico,Kern,Ward
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781617399640

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Elvenhome by Yardumian,DiDomenico,Kern,Ward Pdf

Relief and joy fill the Faeltheon survivors when they locate their long-lost island home, but their happiness is tempered with caution. Finding their sanctuary inhabited by Humans alarms many of the Elves, though these Humans seem friendly and open. As the two cultures settle down to share the island together, what challenges will they face? Though all seems to be progressing smoothly, their implacable enemy still seeks to destroy them utterly. Will Corot succeed in his evil plan to annihilate the Faeltheon, or will the island sanctuary truly become the long-desired Elvenhome? 'Elvenhome is a delightful story of joy, friendship, sorrow, fear, and the bending of natural desires to the will of the Creator, knowing He truly knows best...' —Deborah Newren, mother of four 'Elvenhome easily wins five out of five stars for me. The Faeltheon books are full of bittersweet wonder that connects you personally to the Elves and Faeries... Young girls lacking something to believe in will benefit especially from these books. I know I did.' —Abygail Merlino, high school freshman

Author : Austin M. Freeman
Publisher : Lexham Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781683596684

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Tolkien Dogmatics by Austin M. Freeman Pdf

Theology through mythology J. R. R. Tolkien was many things: English Catholic, father and husband, survivor of two world wars, Oxford professor, and author. But he was also a theologian. Tolkien's writings exhibit a coherent theology of God and his works, but Tolkien did not present his views with systematic arguments. Rather, he expressed theology through story. In Tolkien Dogmatics, Austin M. Freeman inspects Tolkien's entire corpus— The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and beyond—as a window into his theology. In his stories, lectures, and letters, Tolkien creatively and carefully engaged with his Christian faith. Tolkien Dogmatics is a comprehensive manual of Tolkien's theological thought arranged in traditional systematic theology categories, with sections on God, revelation, creation, evil, Christ and salvation, the church, and last things. Through Tolkien's imagination, we reencounter our faith.

Author : Jaclyn Moriarty
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781913101701

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The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere by Jaclyn Moriarty Pdf

Oscar is just skipping school and hanging out at the local skatepark when he suddenly finds himself transported into a world very different to his. And this is his own account of his adventures from Monday to Friday last week. In the company of Bronte Mettlestone, Esther, Imogen and Alejandro, ordinary Oscar finds himself on a quest to locate nine separate pieces of a key, held by nine separate people, in order to unlock a complicated spell that had trapped the Elven city of Dun-sorey-lo-vay-lo-hey. If they don't succeed in their quest, on Friday at noon the spell becomes permanent, the Elves will be crushed to death and Oscar will be trapped in this magical world forever. (The account, it should be noted, has been written at the request of Oscar's school's Deputy Head Teacher. She wants to know exactly what Oscar considered more important than coming to school last week.)

Author : Antony Cummins
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786787965

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The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Tolkien's World by Antony Cummins Pdf

Tolkien's Middle Earth continues to capture the global imagination. In this accessible (but unofficial) guide, this sometimes confusing world is broken down into bite-sized sections that bring it to life for the newcomer and the fanatic alike. Become an expert in Tolkien's world – the easy way! The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Tolkien’s World offers something that’s never been attempted before: a single timeline, in chronological order, of all the events in Tolkien’s notorious complex books. Why was it so shocking that Galadriel gave three strands of her golden hair to Gimli the Dwarf? Why is Sauron afraid of Aragorn’s sword? Why does a Balrog lurk under a dwarven underground city and how did the seven lost Seeing Stones come into being? How did the hobbits manage to have such a peaceful life? Who were the warriors whose corpse lights hover in the Dead Marshes? From handy lists of characters, places, weapons and types of magic to the 150 illustrations capturing overlooked details such as armour colours, heraldic signs and crests, this easy-to-follow guide to Middle Earth will ensure you’re never baffled by alternate character names, confusing mythologies or labyrinthine plots again.