"Peter Singer has breathed new life into Apuleius's The Golden Ass-a hilarious, bawdy tale and one of the earliest novels-accentuating its remarkable empathy for animals. Apuleius's The Golden Ass, one of a handful of extant ancient novels, remains relatively unknown. Peter Singer, the renowned philosopher and author of the modern classic Animal Liberation, remedies this neglect, bringing the comic tale back to the wider reading public. With a version...

When darkness comes, those who are sworn to protect the light must stand.

The dragon Queen has awakened from her slumber and she has her eyes set on one thing. During the century of her absence, her people failed to find the egg that was stolen from her.

The Queen will do whatever it takes to get her egg back and she'll cut down anyone who tries to stand in her way. Including her own kind.

Now, our Novian

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For fans of Tolkien and lovers of Christmas holidays, Letters from Father Christmas is a gorgeous, festive gift featuring a wealth of letters that Tolkien created for his children, appearing in this format for the first time. Published on the 100th anniversary of the first letter Tolkien sent to his firstborn, John, in 1920, this handsome edition will also include an introduction from daughter-in-law Baillie Tolkien, reflecting on the centenary anniversary...

"A full master of the epic fantasy."
—Tulsa World

One of the world's most acclaimed fantasists, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb returns to the world of her popular "Tawny Man" trilogy with Dragon Haven—the second book, following Dragon Keeper ("Imaginative, literate, and compassionate from first page to last" —Booklist) in an epic adventure about the resurgence of dragons in a world that both needs and

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The third installment in the best-selling series that kicked off with The Mythology Class, which Publishers Weekly called "a must-read" and a "genre-defining classic of Filipino comics." It's open season on the Mythology Class as an army of the undead hunts them down! The next chapter in the Mythology Class saga, this pulse-pounding epic plays out in the porous border between worlds. The Mythology Class has been placed in desperate situations before,...

This revised and expanded edition of Tolkien's own Hobbit-inspired poetry includes previously unpublished poems and notes, and is beautifully illustrated by Narnia artist Pauline Baynes. 'Here is something that no devotee of the Hobbit epic can afford to miss, while awaiting a further instalment of the history of these fascinating people – a selection [of verses] offered as an 'interim report' to those interested in Hobbit-lore, and to any others...

With the hopes of the faerie realm turned to dust, Alva Viola Taverner and Hector Henry Featherson strike the final blow to the veil between worlds, shattering it and returning them to the human realm. But one hundred years have passed for humanity, and things have changed. The world awaiting them now bears larger teeth and sharper claws, and it hungers for much more than their lives. *Fourth installment of the serialized novel."The first great serialized...

The Strange Ways of Dragons takes the reader on an whirlwind journey into the cryptic, labyrinthine mindscape of the great winged serpent. Through the compelling poetic storytelling of Arthur Lee Conway, a riveting allegorical tale is revealed, one where dragons are both fire-breathing and antics-stirring in equal measure. Their sense of sight is far grander than that of an eagle's, their sense of hearing is more potent than an elephant's, and their...

The Seas of Caladhan have never been safe for a woman...

The warning had never rang more true for Brigid, who, as a fifteen year old stowaway, was tossed into the sea by the ruthless sailors she'd sought passage from. Left to die at the hands of the sea, no one expected the sea to show her mercy instead.

Transformed into a syren at the hands of the ocean's goddess, Brigid joins the band of bloodthirsty women intent

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Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold: Enchantress Zuleika fled the wicked King Thorn's court to travel the world, helping those who need her magic most. A search for her merchant father's lost ships leads her to an enchanted island, where Prince Vardan is afflicted by the most powerful curse Zuleika has ever encountered. She's determined to try to reverse the spell. Can the enchanting beauty and the beastly prince break the spell? Dance: Cinderella...