Rand Al'Thor is the Dragon Reborn, the leader who will save the world but in the process destroy it. He is able to touch the One Power but cannot control it. He knows only that he must face the Dark One in a battle to the death.
A collection of critical essays that examines J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings, " and features an introduction by Harold Bloom, and discusses the themes, plot, characters, and other related topics; and includes a chronology.
Will finds himself the unwilling lieutenant of a war-dragon of Babel that has arrived in postindustrialized Faerie and declared himself king, and soon becomes a hero to the city's homeless, who view him as a savior who can help them rebuild their lives.
Imprisoned by the evil Morgoth, the great warrior H?rin Thalion is forced to witness the trials and tribulations of his son, T?rin, and his daughter, Nienor--the consequences of a curse placed on them for their father's alliance with elves.
When she is sent as part of the delegation from Tortall to negotiate a peace treaty with Carthak, fifteen-year-old Daine must use her powers to communicate with animals for more than healing the Carthak emperor's dying birds.
The mage Numair, the knight Alanna, and Queen Thayet enlist thirteen-year-old Daine's help to battle the dreadful immortal creatures that have recently begun to attack the kingdom of Tortall.
