Few twentieth-century authors can compete with J.R.R. Tolkien. More than three-quarters of a century after the publication of The Hobbit in 1937, his works continue to captivate millions of readers across the world. As a collection of papers delivered in 2012 at the Tolkien Society's international conference of the same name, The Return of the Ring is representative of the wide and varied responses Tolkien's works have generated over the decades. The first volume focuses primarily on Tolkien's life, examining the influence of war, philosophy, and religion on his...

Few twentieth-century authors can compete with J.R.R. Tolkien. More than three-quarters of a century after the publication of The Hobbit in 1937, his works continue to captivate millions of readers across the world. As a collection of papers delivered in 2012 at the Tolkien Society's international conference of the same name, The Return of the Ring is representative of the wide and varied responses Tolkien's works have generated over the decades. The first volume focuses primarily on Tolkien's life, examining the influence of war, philosophy, and religion on his...

Julius McCoy, White Child and hero of the Lunar Academy, has seen his dreams shattered. Stripped of his mind-skills and betrayed by his own blood, he is facing an ordinary life back on Earth. That is, until rumours of Tijara's lost crystal begin to surface, sending Julius and his friends on a quest leading to the Guardian's Trail and beyond, to the heart of the Arneshian Empire.

But something evil lies in wait for Julius, a terrifying shadow from the past that will change his life forever.

High space thrills abound in this fifth instalment of FT Barbini's Tijaran Tales...