Classic hardback edition of the second volume of The Lord of the Rings featuring Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket design.



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Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit this three-volume paperback boxed set of Tolkien's epic masterpiece The Lord of the Rings features exclusive covers from Peter Jackson's award-winning film trilogy the definitive text & a detailed map of Middle-earth. Sauron the Dark Lord has gathered to him all the Rings of Power
- the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring
- the ring that rules them all
- which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home & make a perilous journey across the realms of Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever & foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. To celebrate the release of the first of Peter Jackson's three-part film adaptation of The Hobbit THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY readers can discover how the journey continues in The Lord of the Rings with this special boxed set of the complete work with exclusive cover images from the award-winning film trilogy.


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Continuing the story of The Hobbit this seven-volume paperback boxed set of Tolkien's epic masterpiece The Lord of the Rings is a collection to treasure. Sauron the Dark Lord has gathered to him all the Rings of Power; the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring
- the ring that rules them all
- which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home & make a perilous journey across the realms of Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever & foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Discover the incredible epic journey of Frodo in a celebratory seven-volume boxed set of fantasy classic The Lord of the Rings. Box set contains: Book 1: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Ring Sets Out Book 2: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Ring Goes South Book 3: The Two Towers
- The Treason of Isengard Book 4: The Two Towers
- The Ring Goes East Book 5: The Return of the King
- The War of the Ring Book 6: The Return of the King
- The End of the Third Age Book 7: Appendices







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The eleventh part of the Saga of Darren Shan
- one boy's terrifying journey from human to half-vampire to Vampire Prince. Darren's
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The amazing manga retelling of Darren Shan's international best-selling vampire saga with illustrations by Japanese artist Takahiro Arai. The amazing manga retelling of Darren Shan's international best-selling vampire saga with illustrations by Japanese artist Takahiro Arai. Darren's going home. Back to where everything started. The town's changed a lot in the years that he's been away
- but then so has Darren. Plagued by nightmares of what the future seems to hold Darren feels uneasy revisiting the place where he was re-born as a child of the night as though the universe (as though destiny) is plotting to throw something very nasty at him on the streets of his old home. It is. Get your teeth into a bloody good book!
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Tom is increasingly isolated from his friends & resentful of the task ahead. While hes away fighting the Lord of the Void his best friend Sharif is brutally attacked. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant struggling & dyslexic readers. ...

One solution requires expertise in fine wines; another calls on his knowledge of fine art. Lord Peter has the knack of being on the spot at just the right time to spot a thief or blackmail a blackmailer. Or even prevent a murder.. . Whatever the occasion the aristocratic detective uses his razor-sharp mind & unerring instincts to unmask the guilty & go to the aid of their victims. ' She combined literary prose with powerful suspense & it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.' Minette Walters ...

In the grim recesses of the Tower of London two captives begin a passionate love affair that will last years but is destined to destroy them; one is Robert Dudley the other is the future Queen of England Elizabeth I. Pardoned by Queen Mary Dudley & Elizabeth are freed but their mutual longing must be from a distance: Dudley is married & as the next heir to the throne Elizabeth must tread carefully... ...

We all know that there was a ballerina named Pavlova & an earl named Sandwich but there was also a Baron Lamington & a Queen Margarita a Mr Booze & a Captain Fudge. Laszlo Biro invented the biro Jules Leotard wore the first leotard Charles Boycott endured the first boycott & Lord Cardigan loved a good cardigan. There really was a maverick named Maverick & a chauvinist named Chauvin. From literature we have The Illiad which features a bully named Hector & a wise teacher named Mentor. From history we have Vandals who were a destructive tribe & the Zealots who were an intolerant sect. Eager for more original & entertaining trivia to impress your friends? Eamon Evans humorous collection of common eponyms shares the stories behind words & phrases popular throughout the world. Insightful witty &...mostly accurate. ...

Lord Alan Sugars very British success story is one that any aspiring business professional can learn from. He grew up in an East End council flat & boiled beetroots for the local greengrocer & built his own business empire. In the process he became an entrepreneurial icon fixture on the Sunday Times Rich List & television star on the much-loved BBC show The Apprentice. How did this remarkable man go from selling car aerials out of the back of a second-hand van to cruising into Downing Street in his chauffeur-driven Bentley? Brimming with piercing insight & entertaining anecdotes this biography reveals the secrets that took him to the top & shows how you can learn from his soaring career. It identifies & analyses the Great British values that made Lord Sugar one of the countrys wealthiest men including courage honesty hard work & fair play. Never afraid to tear up the rule book he has an unconventional & eccentric streak. In his personal life too Lord Sugar displays the best of British characteristics always remaining a loyal family man. He is also enormously generous supporting numerous charitable & cultural ventures. ...