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Tolkien's acclaimed modern classic 'fairie' tale, read by Derek Jacobi. Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children.

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is a collection of poetry written by J. R. R. Tolkien and was first published in 1962. The audio is read by Sir Derek Jacobi and is a collection of 16 poems that contain an assortment of bestiary verse and fairy tale rhyme. It is a stunning recording that captures all the characters in their own charming and mysterious ways.

While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J.R.R. Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal. This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, went through several drafts over the years.

Plunged into preparations to take his father’s throne, Prince Paradon is torn between the duty of his birth and his want to avoid the shackles of power. Even as the country prepares to celebrate, Paradon can feel an unrest brewing within the walls of the castle. Unsure of who he can trust, where to turn, Paradon is thrown into dangers he could never have foreseen as he uncovers the truth of his father’s death.

I'll do anything not to marry the girl my parents want me to. Including marrying her brother in a drunken panic. I'm not gay, but I can fake it long enough to get our parents off my back, right? Cue hiding out for the next two years, but nothing is that simple, because I'm offered a spot on the US National team. Now we have to fake it for the entire world as the poster boys of gay fencers while Colin makes me doubt everything I think I am. I'm not prepared for all the ways I depend on Colin. Or the place he's filling in my life.

Penguin presents the audio edition of We're All Wonders by R J Palacio, read by Kivlighan de Montebello. I know I can't change the way I look. But maybe, just maybe, people can change the way they see.... In this short story, listeners experience what it's like to live in Auggie's world - a world in which he feels like any other kid, but he's not always seen that way. We're All Wonders taps in to every child's longing to belong and to be seen for who they truly are.

Zum ersten Mal im Hörbuch: "Beren und Lúthien" von J.R.R. Tolkien. Ein dramatisches Schicksal überschattet die Liebe von Beren und Lúthien. Sie gehört den unsterblichen Elben an, während er ein Sterblicher ist. In seiner tiefen Abneigung gegen alle Menschen zwingt ihr Vater, ein großer Elbenfürst, Beren eine unlösbare Aufgabe auf: Bevor dieser Lúthien heiraten darf, muss er von Melkors Krone einen Silmaril rauben. Unerschrocken macht sich Beren auf den Weg, den Silmaril für seine Liebe zu gewinnen.

Die Komplettlesung von "Nachrichten aus Mittelerde" erstmals als Hörbuch. Vom tragischen Held Túrin, der gegen einen Fluch kämpft, von der Freundschaft der Menschen mit der Elbenkönigin Galadriel und von dem Einen Ring und dem Kampf um Mittelerde - davon erzählt J.R.R.Tolkien in den Geschichten aus Mittelerde und von der Insel Numénor. Sein Sohn Christopher hat diese chronologisch geordnet, mit Kommentaren und Verweisen versehen, und eventuelle Widersprüche zu "Herrn der Ringe" und dem "Silmarillion" notiert.

In den Ältesten Tagen Mittelerdes, lange vor dem Herrn der Ringe, wird Húrin von dunklen Mächten gefangen genommen. Seine Kinder, allen voran sein Sohn Túrin, nehmen den Kampf gegen das Böse auf...

Die Dichtkunst der Hobbits: Bilbo und seine Freunde können nicht nur Abenteuer bestehen, sondern haben sich auch der Dichtkunst verschrieben. J.R.R. Tolkien hat den Hobbits eine Stimme gegeben und die Gedichte aus dem Roten Buch in ihrem Namen verfasst.

Im Auenland gehen merkwürdige Dinge vor. Sauron ist wieder erstarkt und die Schatten seines Reiches Mordor werden länger...

A collection of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour.

J.R.R. Tolkien beschrieb das Zweite Zeitalter von Mittelerde als ein "dunkles Zeitalter, von dem nicht viel erzählt wird...". Lange mussten sich die Leserinnen und Leser mit den Hinweisen auf dieses Zeitalter begnügen, die in Der Herr der Ringe und dessen Anhängen zu finden waren. Erst als Christopher Tolkien "Das Silmarillion" und "Nachrichten aus Mittelerde" herausgab, weitete sich der Blick auf diese Epoche: Es ist die dramatische Geschichte vom Aufstieg und Fall des Inselreichs Númenor, dem Schmieden der Ringe der Macht, dem Erstarken Saurons sowie dem letzten Bündnis von Elben und Menschen.

Aisling is a siren. Only, she doesn’t know it. In a family who didn’t teach her about what they are but used their gifts to con others, she escaped to find a better life for herself. Nash is a fighter. A rogue vampire who wants nothing more than to leave the covens, the politics and the rage behind him. He fights in an underground ring but otherwise keeps to himself.

Book 1: The Destiny of Dragons, and the first entry in the Farenar Saga. Anzig struggles to live up to the reputation of his legendary father, but he has his chance when he must represent their clan at the greatest gathering of dragons in a generation. Anzig brings news of a human invasion and a please for assistance to fight this old enemy. The last thing Anzig expects is to volunteer for a suicidal mission deep into human territory to retrieve the lost artefact, the Axinstone.

With the BDB training center reopening, and the Brothers looking to add more soldiers in the war against the Lessening Society, fan favorite Callum decides to find his purpose in fighting. Apex knows what suffering the male has survived, and he joins the program just to make sure Callum doesn't get himself killed. As the two hit the streets, and the danger gets real, Callum must decide whether he can open himself up to love or if he will give in to his inner darkness and spiral down into an abyss of hatred and death...forever.

Buckle up for an explosive ride into the heart of battle with 'Contested Landing' – the ultimate anthology of military science fiction that'll leave you on the edge of your seat! Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with relentless invaders in heart-pounding actions across the cosmos. From pulse-pounding firefights to jaw-dropping heroics, these adrenaline-fueled tales will thrust you into the heart of interstellar conflict like never before.

Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal Elf. Her father, a great Elvish lord, was deeply opposed to Beren, and imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien. Undaunted by Lord Thingol’s challenge, Beren and Lúthien embark on the supremely heroic attempt to rob Morgoth, the greatest of all evil beings, of a Silmaril, one of the hallowed jewels that adorn the Black Enemy’s crown.

Erzählt wird der gesamte Mythos, an dessen Ende die Geschichte von "Der Herr der Ringe" die Drei Zeitalter abschließt: jener fernen Epoche, in der die Ringe geschaffen wurden, Sauron an die Macht kam, Elben und Zwerge ihre magischen Kräfte erlangten und der Krieg von Mordor wütete.

Nelle Due Torri la Compagnia si sgretola. Merry e Pippin sono fatti prigionieri dalle forze del Male, ma riescono a fuggire e trovano soccorso tra gli Ent, esseri giganteschi, mezzi alberi e mezzi umani, con i quali si lanceranno all’attacco della torre di Saruman. Aragorn, Legolas e Gimli stringono un’alleanza con i guerrieri di Rohan, un popolo fiero e luminoso come l’argento di cui si veste, che per secoli ha resistito all’assalto delle tenebre. Nel frattempo Frodo e il devoto Sam continuano il loro faticoso viaggio verso il Monte Fato guidati da Gollum, l’antico possessore dell’Anello Unico.