Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic
$29.99 Add to cartA catalogue of fantasy lands, islands, cities, and other locations from world literature, from Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond.
This Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 r… [more below]
- Author: Guadalupi, Gianni
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 776
- Publish Date: November 02 2000
- ISBN10: 0156008726
- Language: English
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Rhetorics of Fantasy
$28.95 Read moreExamining fantasy literature
Transcending arguments over the definition of fantasy literature, Rhetorics of Fantasy introduces a provocative new system of classification for the genre. Utilizing nearly
- Author: Mendlesohn, Farah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0819568686
- Language: English
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Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
$35.00 Add to cartDiscover who’s who and what’s what in the Star Wars universe with this beautifully illustrated guide-now in full color for the first time.
When it comes to extraterrestrial life-forms, there’s more to … [more below]- Series: Star Wars: Essential Guides
- Author: Lewis, Ann Margaret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 31 2006
- ISBN10: 034547760X
- Language: English
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I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey Into the Mind of Philip K. Dick
$24.00 Add to cartFor his many devoted readers, Philip K. Dick is not only one of the one of the most valiant psychological explorers of the 20th century (The New York Times) but a source of divine revelation. In the r… [more below]
- Author: Carrere, Emmanuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0312424515
- Language: English
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C.S. Lewis for Beginners
$15.95 Read moreC.S. Lewis For Beginners is a thorough examination of C. S. Lewis, the greatest Christian apologist of the twentieth century, throughout his career as an author and as a professor at Oxford University… [more below]
- Series: For Beginners (For Beginners)
- Author: Markos, Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 175
- Publish Date: June 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1939994802
- Language: English
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The Plants of Middle Earth: Botany and Sub-Creation
$22.95 Add to cartBeautifully illustrated with dozens of original full-color and black-and-white drawings, The Plants of Middle-earth connects readers visually to the world of Middle-earth, its cultures and characters
- Author: Hazell, Dinah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: January 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1606352652
- Language: English
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Stephen King’s the Dark Tower Concordance
$32.00 Add to cartThe Complete Concordance is an entertaining and incredibly useful guide to Stephen King’s epic Dark Tower series by Robin Furth and features a foreword by Stephen King himself.
The Dark Tower series- Series: Dark Tower
- Author: Furth, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: November 06 2012
- ISBN10: 1451694873
- Language: English
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Science Fiction
$18.95 Read moreHow science fiction has been a tool for understanding and living through rapid technological change.
The world today seems to be slipping into a science fiction future. We have phones that speak to us- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Vint, Sherryl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0262539993
- Language: English
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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
$35.00 Add to cartThe Road to Middle-earth, Tom Shippey’s classic work, now revised in paperback, explores J.R.R. Tolkien’s creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien’s professio
- Author: Shippey, Tom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 24 2003
- ISBN10: 0544311817
- Language: English
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Switzerland in Tolkien’s Middle-Earth: In the footsteps of his adventurous summer journey in 1911-with hiking suggestions
$36.00 Add to cartA journey in search of Middle-earth
In 1911, at the age of nineteen, J. R. R. Tolkien embarked on an adventurous journey through the Swiss Alps; with a heavy pack, he hiked over many high passes. More
- Author: Monsch, Martin S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: July 29 2021
- ISBN10: 3907323025
- Language: English
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The Wisdom of Hobbits: Unearthing Our Humanity at 3 Bagshot Row
$19.99 Add to cart“Thought provoking and engaging.” – Amanda Drake, The Tolkien Society
The works of J.R.R. Tolkien are some of literature’s most beloved. For decades, scholars, fans, and critics alike have been discuss
- Author: DiStefano, Matthew J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1957007389
- Language: English
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The Road to Middle-Earth
$24.99 Add to cartThe Road to Middle-earth, Tom Shippey’s classic work, now revised in paperback, explores J.R.R. Tolkien’s creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien’s professio
- Author: Shippey, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 24 2003
- ISBN10: 0618257608
- Language: English
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Origins of the Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies That Inspired Robert Jordan
$20.99 Add to cart“Jordan has come to dominate the world Tolkien began to reveal.” —The New York Times on The Wheel of Time(R) series
Explore never-before-seen insights into the Wheel of Time, including:
– A brand-new,- Series: Wheel of Time
- Author: Livingston, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1250860539
- Language: English
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The War of the Ring: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Three
$19.99 Add to cartThe third part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The War Of The Ring is an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century, which contains many additional scenes
- Series: History of Middle-Earth #8
- Author: Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0618083596
- Language: English
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Twilight and History
$19.99 Add to cartThe first look at the history behind Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling Twilight series, timed to release with the third movie, Eclipse
The characters of the Twilight Saga carry a rich history that shapes t
- Series: Wiley Pop Culture and History
- Author: Reagin, Nancy R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0470581786
- Language: English
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The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-Earth
$29.95 Add to cart“Fascinating, gorgeously illustrated and thought-provoking. . . . [A] masterful book.”–Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post
A lavishly illustrated look at the locales familiar to J. R. R. Tolkien, the cre- Author: Garth, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 069119694X
- Language: English
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The World of All Souls: The Complete Guide to a Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and the Book of Life
$44.00 Add to cartFrom the author of The Black Bird Oracle comes a fully illustrated guide to the #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls series–“an irresistible . . . wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy” (People… [more below]
- Series: All Souls Trilogy
- Author: Harkness, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 08 2018
- ISBN10: 0735220743
- Language: English
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A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages
$17.99 Read moreFirst ever critical study of Tolkien’s little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R R Martin’s Game of Thrones.
J.R.R. Tolkien’
- Author: Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0008591768
- Language: English
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Afrofuturism
$16.95 Add to cart2014 Locus Awards Finalist, Nonfiction Category
In this hip, accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism, author Ytasha Womack introduces readers to the burgeoning community o
- Author: Womack, Ytasha L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1613747969
- Language: English
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Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
$24.95 Add to cartAn inside look at the Inklings and their creative process
C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the other Inklings met each week to read and discuss each other’s works-in-progress, offering both encoura
- Author: Glyer, Diana Pavlac
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 01, 2016
- ISBN10: 1606352768
- Language: English
