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Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return. He becomes a thief for a band of dwarves and soon finds himself in the midst of a war with the evil goblins and wargs, and is forced to make a decision between the call of duty and the pull of the simple life.
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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...
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Scottish soldier Jamie Fraser and his wife, Claire Randall, a twentieth century doctor who has traveled two centuries back in time, find themselves in South Carolina on the eve of the American Revolution, where they must fight to save a young girl. Now Claire has gone to find Jamie, the man she loved more than life, and has left half her heart behind with their daughter, Brianna. Claire gave up Jamie to save Brianna, and now Bree has sent her mother...
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Chronicles of Prydain volume 3
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English
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When Princess Eilonwy is sent to the Isle of Mona for training, she is bewitched by the evil enchantress Achren, so Taran and other friends must try to rescue her.
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Left behind volume 3
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It has been nearly two years since the day of the mass disappearances. In one cataclysmic instant, millions all over the globe simply vanished, leaving everything but flesh and bone behind. Global war has erupted, and the Tribulation Force sets a suicidal course that places them in direct opposition to the rise of Antichrist.
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Time warp trio volume no. 2
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Once again, three friends are sent back in time by a magic book and they find themselves prisoners of the evil pirate Blackbeard.
8) Neanderthal
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Former lovers and now academic rivals Matt Mattison and Susan Arnot travel to northern Asia to investigate a prehistoric tribe which has "existed for over forty thousand years ... with powers that man cannot even imagine."--Jacket.
11) King's dragon
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A fantasy tale on a king whose kingdom is attacked by an enemy employing huge dogs. Lots of blood and gore. By the author of The Golden Key.
12) Dragondrums
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When his boy soprano voice begins to change, Piemur is drafted by Masterharper Robinton to help with political work and is sent on missions that lead him into unusual and sometimes dangerous adventures.
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"Spiraling outward from the dramatic life story of a woman called Stone Telling," this is an "interweaving of story and fable, poem, artwork and music ... [which tells of] the culture of the Kesh, a peaceful people of the far future who inhabit a place called the Valley on the Northern Pacific Coast."--Cover of U. of California Press pbk. ed.
14) The stone raft
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In a mythic adventure and political fable about the contemporary European community, the Iberian peninsula detaches from the Continent and floats off to sea, becoming home to a group of god-like humans.
15) Black sun rising
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DAW Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Physical Desc
489 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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On the distant world of Erna, four people--Priest, Adept, Sorcerer, and Apprentice--are drawn together to battle the forces of evil, led by the demonic fae, a soul-destroying force that preys on the human mind.
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Word and the void volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
First edition.
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420 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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On July 4, the town of Hopwell in Illinois, is invaded by demons intent on destruction. Opposing them is Nest Freemark, a girl who has magical powers. The drama comes when a demon announces he is her father.
17) Grendel
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English
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The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his own side of the story.
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Lost swords volume 7th
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
1992
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
251 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
Description
Valdemar turns up in the hut of Waldemar seeking guidance in finding a wife.
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