Middle Earth World

For fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, discover the story behind their unique friendship forged in the darkness of World War II and how it inspired the stories of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity. In a world devastated by the cataclysm of war...

The world J.R.R. Tolkien created is one of the most beloved in all of literature, and continues to capture hearts and imaginations around the world. From Oxford to ComiCon, the Middle Earth is analyzed and interpreted through a multitude of perspectives. But one essential facet of Tolkien and his Middle Earth has been overlooked: science.

Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Mazzetti examines secret wars over the past decade, tracking key characters from the intelligence and military communities across the world. Among the characters we meet in The Way of the Knife are a young CIA officer dropped into the tribal areas to learn the hard way how the spy games in Pakistan are played; an Air Force test pilot who fired the first drone missile in the Nevada desert; and a chain-smoking Pentagon official who ran an off-the-books spying operation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Many centuries after the passing of mankind, the blight known as the Craven still lingered, lurking within the shadows, a dark hunger awaiting its chance to consume what little was left of their ravaged world. Only one among the Elves knew the true face of their enemy, with the knowledge to awaken the Undying and save the Faerylands before the living veil of the Evermore was forever lost. Ivy Elvenborn was presented with an impossible quest, one that would take her on a perilous journey to the steps of an ancient tower guarded by the secretive Sisterhood of the Drow, in her search for a ...

Long, long ago the Faerie had roamed free, but for countless centuries no the fey themselves have remained unseen, withdrawn and hidden behind the veil of the Evermore. But just how they became imprisoned there was a mystery their on elders had forgotten or refused to speak of, and a subject of taboo among the ancients. The Elvenborn had become a dying race, and now a strange and dreadful blight was encroaching upon their sanctuary. Ivy knew there was something terribly wrong with her world, something unspeakable their kind was hiding from. The Faerylands were vanishing, and she had to find...

Acclaimed Israeli intelligence analyst Avi Melamed has spent more than 30 years interpreting Middle East affairs. His long-awaited Inside the Middle East challenges widely accepted perceptions and provides a gripping and uniquely enlightening guide to make sense of the events unfolding in the region. Melamed considers all the major power players in the Middle East, explains the underlying issues, and creates a three-dimensional picture, an illustration that connects the dots and provides a fascinating road map.

A standalone story set in the New York Times-bestselling Greenwild universe! It's been ten years since the events of the original trilogy, and a new magical threat brings eleven-year-old Annika Marina to the far reaches of the frozen world as she fights for the future of blue magic...

Follow along as Vihaan and Zara take you on a whirlwind tour of their exciting home city. Dubai is filled with tall buildings, beautiful mosques, and huge shopping malls. There is so much to see here!

Before land or law, there was magic. Ancient. Boundless. And deadly in the wrong hands. The Elven King is dead—murdered for defying the Dark Lord. His queen, bearer of the sacred Flame of Aelir and chosen vessel of the prophecy, has been taken and hidden away in a fortress of eternal night. Cut off from the sun, the stars, and the Fates she once communed with, her power wanes. The light within her dims with each passing day. And with it, the hope of the kingdoms begins to die. For centuries, the Queen’s bond with the Fates kept the balance between light and shadow. Through her, the ...