Most Popular Books by Alan Lee

Una historia de amor fantástico del creador de la Tierra Media. El relato de Beren y Lúthien era, o se convirtió, en un elemento esencial en la evolución de El Silmarillion, los mitos y leyendas de la Primera Edad del Mundo concebidos por J. R. R. Tolkien. El autor escribió el relato durante el año siguiente a su regreso de Francia y de la batalla del Somme a finales de 1916. Esencial para la historia y sin haber sido nunca alterado, el elemento central del relato es el destino que ensombrece el amor de Beren y Lúthien, dado que Beren era un hombre mortal y Lúthien una Elfa inmortal, cuyo padre, un gran señor Elfo, en clara oposición a Beren, impuso a éste una tarea imposible que debía llevar a cabo si quería desposar a Lúthien. Éste es el núcleo de la leyenda, que acaba conduciendo al absolutamente heroico intento de Beren y Lúthien de robarle un Silmaril al más malvado de todos los seres: Melkor, también llamado Morgoth, el Enemigo Oscuro. En este libro Christopher Tolkien ha intentado extraer la historia de Beren y Lúthien de la extensa obra en la cual estaba entretejida. Para ilustrar una parte del proceso a través del cual este «Gran Relato» de la Tierra Media evolucionó a través de los años, Christopher ha narrado la historia en palabras de su padre ofreciendo, en primer lugar, su forma original, y a continuación pasajes en prosa y verso de textos posteriores que ilustran cómo ha cambiado la narrativa.

A selection of six poster paintings from the Lord of the Rings.

Moderne Nacherzählung der klassischen griechischen Sagen aus der Ilias des Homer.

A frank and honest memoir by the musician/guitarist/songwriter Alan Lee Shaw and his career spanning over 40 years. From humble beginnings in and out of the limelight, working with an eclectic array of characters from the Pop World: Kirsty MacColl, and Jools Holland to Punk Legends, DeeDee Ramone and The Damned to Russian avant-garde poets and European movies. Alan documents surviving the trials and tribulations from the hilarious to the quite simply bizarre Rock and Punk world of the 1970''s, on to his turbulent tenure in the early 1990''s reformation of The Damned as the band''s main songwriting contributor.

"Der Tag ist wieder einmal der Nacht gewichen. Sie ist mein Verbündeter, umschlingt mich, nimmt mich in sich auf, bis ich mit ihr konturenlos verschmelze. Ich steige über den kleinen Jägerzaun hinüber in den Garten und wate durch den tiefen Schnee. Im Haus sind alle Zimmer hell erleuchtet." Im tiefsten Winter, Eiseskälte, der Schnee türmt sich auf den Straßen, entzündet ein gnadenloser Mann im Namen einer perversen Moral eine bluttriefende Mordserie. Seltsame Blutbotschaften schrecken die Stadt auf. Auch ein beurlaubter Polizist gerät in die Fänge des Rabenmannes, der eine alte Schuld begleichen will. Er ahnt nicht, was sich vor seinen Augen abspielst, schon gar nicht, wer die Fäden zieht.

Police are quitting in record numbers. Crime is skyrocketing and Atlanta burns. To salvage social order, the mayor enacts archaic bounty-hunting laws, and the Wild West comes to a modern-day city. Discover the world of Alan Lee today.

The celebrated governor of Maryland has been compromised at the MGM Casino in National Harbor. His situation is dire, and the implications for the country are brutal. Sinatra and Beck, secret agents for the Joint Federal Investigations Commission, are activated and sent undercover to the high-stakes poker tables. Just how much is Sinatra willing to wager? For America, he''ll risk it all. But for a corrupt governor? Read the next Sinatra thriller today and join the adventure.

THE GRIPPING FIRST BOXSET IN THE NEXT GREAT DETECTIVE SERIES. ★★★★★ ''I read these in one sitting. Honestly, I can''t stop.'' ★★★★★ ''A worthy successor to Robert Parker and his Spenser books.'' Meet Mack August.He doesn''t fit in-a gritty, wise-cracking, world-weary homicide detective from the mean streets of Los Angeles. Now transplanted to Roanoke, a smaller city in Virginia, and striking it out on his own. BOOK ONE - August Origins The first client at Mack''s new office is a stunner, a knockout in designer khakis.She''s also the sheriff. Seems trouble has followed Mackenzie from the West Coast and Sheriff Stackhouse needs his help... BOOK TWO - The Second Secret Meet Veronica Summers. She''s a femme fatale in Jimmy Choo heels--a local attorney needing the services of a private investigator.She''s come to the right place. Mackenzie August is hired to sniff out a traitorous informant hiding in an underworld operation. It''s an assignment he should turn down--if only someone other than Ronnie Summers had asked, maybe he could have... BOOK THREE - Flawed Players Meet Dr. Everett Owens--a respected anesthesiologist bringing his tale of woe to the door of professional sleuth Mackenzie August. Roanoke City''s premiere residents are being burglarized and Everetts'' been framed for the crime. Written for lovers of Spenser, Stephanie Plum, Elvis Cole, Kinsey Millhone, and Myron Bolitar. Start Reading The Next Great Detective Today!

AN AMAZON MYSTERY BEST SELLER★★★★★ "A rousing crime novel." - Amazon Top Reviewer Mack August, frustrated Los Angeles police detective, moves to a smaller city in Virginia to start over. Rather than join the force, he opens his own P.I. shop and hires out to local attorneys--until Sheriff Stackhouse comes calling, a stunner in designer khakis. Trouble has arrived, she explains, in the form of a gang general from the West Coach. He''s galvanizing the drug trade using vicious strong-arm tactics, and the police can''t identify him. The Sheriff begs Mackenzie to take a temporary assignment teaching at an inner city school, to infiltrate the general''s operative ranks inside, identify the crime boss, and bring him down. It''s an impossible task; he''d be a bull in a china shop. He could lose his license and people might get hurt. But if anyone can pull it off...It''s the next great private detective, Mackenzie August. ★★★★★ "In the company of greats."★★★★★ "Parker, Spillane, Sue Grafton, Raymond Chandler...Alan Lee will soon be in their company." Read Sophomore Slump today and begin the adventure.

Presents the epic depicting the Great War of the Ring, a struggle between good and evil in Middle-earth, following the odyssey of Frodo the hobbit and his companions on a quest to destroy the Ring of Power.

J.R.R. Tolkien avait une grande connaissance et un grand amour pour la mythologie. Le symbole de l''Anneau en constitue l''héritage fascinant. L''Anneau de Tolkien est une enquête sur l''inspiration et les sources de J.R.R. Tolkien. Elle montre comment Le Seigneur des Anneaux est le résultat de l''antique tradition orale qui remonte à l''aube de la culture occidentale et comment, en s''appuyant sur les mythes et les légendes primitives du monde, J.R.R. Tolkien créa sa propre mythologie pour le XXe siècle. Magnifiquement illustré par Alan Lee (auteur des aquarelles de l''édition reliée du Seigneur des Anneaux), L''Anneau de Tolkien est un voyage extraordinaire dans les récits les plus magnifiques et évocateurs que les peuples de notre monde se sont racontés les uns aux autres.

Een tovenaar dwingt Paul de verdwenen spiegelsteen uit een diepe zee te halen. Hierbij spelen vreemde spiegelbeelden een duistere rol. Prentvertelling met grote, realistische tekeningen in kleur waarin hologrammen zijn verwerkt.

Paul accède, par le miroir de la salle de bain, à un monde moyenâgeux où il est chargé de recouvrer la pierre de cristal, au péril de sa vie. Cette pierre que convoite le magicien Salaman, révèle à qui s''y réflète ses pensées et ses sentiments les plus secrets. Les hologrammes (7) intégrés à l''illustration ajoutent à la dimension féérique et constituent une innovation très intéressante.

Vampires are real. Or at least they are in the world Alex Dexter lives in.