This is an opportunity to revisit Middle-Earth. Like many science fiction and fantasy fans, I grew up on Tolkien and devoured everything I could of his writing. The later collections of notes and fragments compiled by Christopher Tolkien have always been somewhat impenetrable for me, teasing a recapture of the magic from those early days. However, not until these new compiled works have been released have they spoken to me in the same way.
Reading the book as an audio work also helped. This makes the notes and commentary palatable without dragging you away from the narration of events.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume complete with new illustrations in watercolor and pencil by renowned artist Alan Lee.
J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a "dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told." And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise…
James O'Brien describes events that I was present for, the stupidity of Brexit and its aftermath. However, to get O'Brien's take on this provides a counterpoint to my own and illuminates much about the sequence of events. I found myself having to revisit my own thinking about what happened, and learning more about O'Brien's villainous cast of characters. An excellent read.
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THE REVEALING, DEFINING ACCOUNT OF THE DARK NETWORK THAT BROKE OUR COUNTRY.
Something has gone really wrong in Britain.
Our economy has tanked, our freedoms are shrinking, and social divisions are growing. Our politicians seem most interested in their own careers, and much of the media only make things worse. We are living in a country almost unrecognisable from the one that existed a decade ago. But whose fault is it really? Who broke Britain and how did they do it?
Bold and incisive as ever, James O'Brien reveals the shady…
A trip down memory lane to a world I once spent days and days within. LEGO Space was my Lego and Tim Goddard's re-imagining of the story behind those classic models, welding the fiction into a historical LEGO account of humanity's early explorations of space is just brilliant. A must read for any fans of 1980s LEGO.
Come explore an incredible LEGO (R) universe in LEGO Space: Building the Future. Spaceships, orbital outposts, and new worlds come to life in this unique vision of the future, built completely from LEGO bricks. A selection of step-by-step building instructions will have you constructing your own cosmic creations to play with at home. Marvel at interstellar battlecruisers, space pirates, charming robots, and other stunning builds from an amazing future!
In the aftermath of Phobos Station’s destruction, sinister forces fight to control humanity’s fragile first steps in colonizing other worlds. There are competing agendas at work. Some seek to overthrow the Corporations and Governments, others just want to see everything burn.
In the midst of it all, Captain Ellisa Shann and her crew are fighting to survive and to unlock the secrets of a mysterious and ancient alien ship.
Vigilance is the conclusion to the epic science fiction story that began with Fearless and continued with Resilient. What new revelations await in the ongoing Fractal Series?
