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Concluding the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the final part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, available as a complete and unabridged audiobook. The armies of the Dark Lord Sauron are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring.

In 1915, The Birth of a Nation casts a spell across America, swelling the Klan's ranks and drinking deep from the darkest thoughts of white folk. All across the nation they ride, spreading fear and violence among the vulnerable. They plan to bring hell to Earth. But even Ku Kluxes can die.

Banding together with the remnants of the Ghoul’s Tooth gang, Garrett finds himself thrust into a power struggle he wants nothing to do with. The city is filled with warring factions, each bent on using every means possible to come out on top, and they all seem to think Garrett is the perfect tool to achieve that.

In Skin Folk, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best spinning tales like "Precious", in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In "A Habit of Waste", a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later she's shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus.

Having defended Moon Wolf Citadel from the super guild, Ragnarok, and carved out a place for himself in Nova Terra, Thorn stands on top of the fantasy world. But Nova Terra is not as simple as it seemed. Thorn quickly discovers that the political leaders in the capital of Northern Angoril are turning jealous eyes on him. The young Titan is forced to take a step back, beset by complications on every side. With players flocking to Greymane Valley the pressure of ruling the Wolfkin grows, not helped by Ragnarok’s unrelenting attempts to destroy his fledgling guild.

Night has fallen and the dead have begun their march. Garrett’s power is growing, and with it the influence of the dream flowers. But with power comes enemies, and Garrett’s enemies outclass him by a large margin. To make matters worse, one of the Great Rulers of the Dream has launched his attack on the budding Klein Family, intending to consume Garrett and expand his territory. With the March of Lesrak underway, the gangs of the city have a simple choice. Band together or die under the claws of the wave of zombies sweeping the city.

Just yesterday, Ian Raven was a champion in Vale Tudo. His fighting spirit and the desire to win led him to the top of the fighting Olympus. Having met death in battle, Ian made a deal with a mysterious entity wearing the mask of a demon and found himself in a new body and a new world. A world that lives by old traditions. A world in which the law is the will of ruthless clans. A world with disturbed balance. A world hurtling toward the abyss.

Jared is a Red-Jeweled Warlord bound as a pleasure slave by the Ring of Obedience. After suffering nine years of torment as a slave, he murdered his owner and escaped - only to be caught and sold into slavery once again. The notorious queen who has purchased him, known as the Gray Lady, may not be what she seems. Soon, Jared faces a difficult choice: his freedom, or his honor.

In an alternate Renaissance Italy where the church regulates magic and licenses magicians, fiery Fiametta Beneforte wants to be more than her goldsmith-mage father's unpaid apprentice. But when the Duchy of Montefoglia is laid under military and magical siege, she unexpectedly must join with Thur Ochs, a young Swiss miner and foundryman, to tap their skills in both metalwork and necromancy to rescue her father's soul and combat an evil sorcerer.

The villainous Drad Redstar has won the favor of king and country after leading a decisive victory over the rebels at Winde Port. Now with a seat on the royal council, he condemns Torsten to a lifetime in the dungeon and invites his militant people to take up residence in the capital. But not all light has been squelched. There is one disgraced King’s Shieldsman left who remains loyal to Torsten, and only he can help free the Glass Kingdom from Redstar and his dark desires to revive the Buried Goddess.

Hannah’s thirst is growing...When Hannah van Kreeosk fled her father’s castle, she thought that finding a willing meal would be the worst of her problems. A natural born vampire, she never expected an attack that would leave her wounded and in need of protection. The handsome Rory Tallerin proves a tempting way to spend her time while she recovers.

Brother Greg’s life is all a façade. As the head Pastor of the mega-church Christian Fellowship Center, life was perfect for a man who desired wealth, power, and influence. Greg achieved all his dreams by only having faith in himself while, at the same time, preaching what his followers wanted to believe. Greg had it all, or so he thought until his past returned to take it away again. Unexpectedly, he was reunited with his childhood best friend Robert, who recently woke up from a coma due to Greg's actions.

Faryn had arrived in the kingdom she had only ever heard of a year ago. She had no choice but to recruit the help of an unwanted ally—Daemon, Dante’s older brother—to get an army to save Thana.

E se quello che più ci spaventa, il mostro sotto il letto, non fosse così irreale come crediamo? Paura, occulto e fantascienza. Storie di mostri e creature, provenienti dalle profondità del mare e della terra, agiscono in una realtà parallela alla nostra, così vicina da sfiorarsi e fondersi. In questa raccolta sono presenti tutti i simboli, le ambientazioni, le tematiche e i personaggi che hanno reso H.P. Lovecraft uno degli autori dell'orrore più amati della letteratura mondiale. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) è considerato uno degli autori più importanti e apprezzati della letteratura mondiale.

Pollen is a visitor from the far reaches of space, and his mission is to save the Earth from human destruction with the power of his mysterious, living ring. Accompanied by a ragtag group of friends, he journeys across the United States to deliver a message to the president and the world.

In questo secondo volume della saga ambientata nel Regno di Taglia, i preparativi per l’incombente anno della Mattanza Giubilare sono giunti a compimento. In un mondo medievaleggiante che scorre fra contrade dai nomi rivelatori – Silvatroce, Fierenze, Pianura Pagana – i mattatori spietati si incontrano di arena in arena, versando fiumi di sangue in nome della legge "doma o sarai domato". Neanche la religione, ormai quasi indistinguibile dalla negromanzia, pone un argine etico a questa deriva. "Dura lex sed lex": il Regno di Taglia è pura indole assassina unita a mancanza di qualsiasi pietà.

Primo episodio della saga collocata nel medievaleggiante Regno di Taglia, "Vilupera" si muove all'interno della regione di Penumbria, terra senza santi né eroi, in balia di mercenari e fuorilegge, assediata da una guerra senza fine e popolata da belve mostruose. Lutti e Malavita si contendono il feudo di un eretico, due stranieri senza passato spargono sangue nelle contrade degli Appenninferni e il Maladriatico e un oscuro cardinale cospira per instaurare un ordine nuovo e duraturo.

Sudario, re di guerra e brace, chiama a raccolta i suoi reduci per l’ultima Cappiata, dove non sono ammessi poemi né proclami. In un’apocalittica partita a necrobriscola contro le orde dei quattro Pascoli, il sovrano e la sua armata arrancano tra maceria e nobiltà. La linea del fronte è in rotta: la Cattedrale sorta dalle acque infiamma l'orizzonte e le sue campane muggiscono coi toni della fame più nera.

Siete pronti per una nuova scorpacciata di violenza nel medievaleggiante Regno di Taglia? Al largo delle coste di Romagma, il crudele Blasco da Grama riunisce la sua temibile Combriccola del Balera. I pirati del Maladriatico navigano a vista, fra maledizioni, leggende truculente e abbordaggi epici. Le loro scorrettissime avventure sono raccontate da un testimone di estrema sfiducia: il nostromo Arraffaello Draghetti, che descriverà il tutto nel suo disgustoso diario di abbordo. Conosciuti anche come fratelli grimdark, Luca Mazza e Jack Sensolini sono i fondatori di "Ignoranza Eroica".

"Sudario" è il terzo episodio della saga sul medievaleggiante Regno di Taglia. Stavolta, però, l'azione si sposta ben oltre i confini finora conosciuti. Re Sudario e i suoi cavalieri si avventurano, infatti, nell'enigmatica Aldilafrica, "frontiera di tutte le conquiste, tomba di tutti gli invasori". Ostacolato dallo spietato Cannibale con le sue truppe, il re dovrà fare i conti con un continente inospitale, violento e tetro, fra imboscate di temibili Congobardi e miraggi di cui è sempre meglio diffidare.