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En esta segunda edicio¿n espan~ola se proporcionan nuevos datos que nos permiten profundizar au¿n ma¿s en Francis Morgan y la influencia que ejercio¿ sobre su protegido J.R.R. Tolkien, y tambie¿n se presenta nuevo material gra¿fico que nos ayuda a ser parti¿cipes de un fascinante viaje al pasado.Este libro es una biografi¿a, pero no so¿lo es una biografi¿a. Reconstruye la poco conocida trayectoria de Francis Morgan Osborne (1857-1935), un sacerdote cato¿lico nacido en El Puerto de Santa Mari¿a (Ca¿diz), tutor y "segundo padre" de J.R.R. Tolkien, uno de los autores contempora¿neos ma¿s conocidos.Nos encontramos ante el resultado de una investigacio¿n exhaustiva llevada a cabo entre Espan~a e Inglaterra que ha contado, entre otros, con el apoyo de Priscilla Tolkien, hija del autor, cuyo testimonio ha permitido conocer informaciones nunca antes publicadas sobre el vi¿nculo del autor con Espan~a a trave¿s de la figura de su tutor.

This book is a biography, but also more than that. It reconstructs the little known personal journey of Francis Morgan Osborne (1857-1935), a Catholic priest born in Port St Mary's (Spain), guardian and "second father" of J.R.R. Tolkien, one of the most celebrated authors of our time.This is the result of a thorough investigation, carried out between Spain and England, with the support, among others, of Priscilla Tolkien, daughter of the author, whose testimony provided previously unpublished insight into the connection between her father and Spain, through his guardian.

Nominated for the BSFA Awards 2017!';One day I will be too old for the shadows. What kind of monster will I be then?'One minute Andrew Pryde is in a library, reading; the next, hes staring at the body of a young girl lying between the bookshelves, with a policewoman standing over him. In the blink of an eye, his world has unravelled.In his desperate quest to clear his name, he'll have to suspend all disbelief. And who exactly is Ronald Gibbs, the nerdy youth with a dark twist, who seems to hold so many answers to the mystery? Could this strange man, who spends his days on Internet chatrooms trying to prove the existence of magic and other worlds, somehow be involved in the girl's death?All the while, Andrew is plagued by disturbing visions and nightmares. As the police close in, the two men are forced to band together to seek the truth about strange disappearances, portals, and the occult. Can they find the murderer and rescue a girl who's already dead?An engrossing fantasy mystery, bursting with magic and intrigue. Edward Cox';Stroud has a rare way with words that really engages and disarms the reader.' SFBook

Illuminate your darkest dreams with vibrant hues as you open the … Necronomicute!Get ready to sharpen your pencils and steel your sanity as you colour your way through this new bestiary of the most adorable aberrations from distant alien planets, forgotten places and realms of pure madness.

"The most enjoyable work on Tolkien I have read in many years" Christina ScullAragorn. Strider. King. Ranger. He is one of the most famous and celebrated characters in the history of popular literature. But how much do you really know about the man?This book is a biographical study of Aragorn, covering his ancestry, pre-birth prophecies, the various stages of his life, and his death early in the Fourth Age. There is particular emphasis on the struggles he faced, both physical and mental, and on his crucial role (easily overlooked or underestimated) in bringing about the destruction of the One Ring and the downfall of Sauron. There are also discussions on his appearance and on his many names and titles. Additionally, it is a detailed examination of his interactions and relationships with his contemporaries in Middle-earth, both with individuals and races. It also considers the influence of some of his ancestors on his character and attitude.

2 of the papers have been nominated for the BSFA Awards 2017: Kim Lakin-Smith and Juliet McKenna.JULIET MCKENNA'S PAPER SHORTLISTED FOR THE BSFA AWARDS 2017!"Gender identity and sexuality in Current Fantasy and Science Fiction" is the first Call for Papers of Academia Lunare, the non-fiction arm of Luna Press Publishing.The papers explore how society, as reflected in real life, literature, movies, TV, games and cosplay, is currently dealing with gender identity and sexuality in speculative fiction, asking an important question: do we have a problem?Featuring papers from Juliet E McKenna, Kim Lakin-Smith, Cheryl Morgan, A J Dalton, Jyrki Korpua, Hazel Butler, Lorianne Reuser, Anna Milon, Rostislav Kürka and Alina Hadîmbu.

Nominated for the BSFA Awards 2017 and the Gemmell Morningstar Awards 2017!Bellina Ressa, daughter of the Lord Chancellor, has lived a sheltered life. Shunned by the rest of the nobility due to her Cognopathic abilities, she has become strong willed and independent. But in the blink of an eye, she finds herself betrothed to the arrogant Elvgren Lovitz and on a diplomatic mission to save the Estrian empire.Joined on this perilous quest by her fiance and the resolute Major Cirona Bouchard, Bellina is about to discover that intrigue lurks just beneath the surface and danger lies in wait around every corner.One Cog Turning is a rip-roaring new Steampunk adventure, featuring a cast of foul-mouthed, irreverent and memorable oddballs.

Downriver to the sea (the black sea) the blood stream flows. The sun gone cold. No dawn beyond the void. In all this I see, a darkness in mind.'I never did buy the whole angels and demons thing,' I say. 'No way it's as simple as that.''It never is. But …' He leans forward, as if he's about to let me in on a secret: '… there are demons, John, though they're not what you'd expect. And the thing is, you can't run from them, much as you try. They're always there, deep inside your soul. And you want to set them free.'John Andras has debts to pay, whittling his life away as a prison guard. But a fateful encounter with one of the inmates is about to change all that ...Because the warden has a special assignment for him, and he's not the kind of man to take no for an answer. Now John needs a key, and the only one who knows where to find it is a shackled prisoner in a cell that shouldn't be there.As his dreams grow darker, each step seems to be pulling him closer to the precipice.

Poetry and Song in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien: proceedings of the Tolkien Society Seminar 2017.J.R.R. Tolkien regarded himself 'chiefly as a poet' (Carpenter, The Inklings, p. 29) and the importance of poetic diction and its most potent form, song, provides a powerful leitmotif to his mythological universe. Following the publication of Tolkien's two verse works: The Lay of Atrou and Itroun (2016) and Beren and Luthien (2017), the Tolkien Society called for papers re-examining the importance of poetry and song in Tolkien's writing. A series of presentations both on the author's poems and on verse incorporated into his worldbuilding were given in Leeds on the 2nd of July 2017. Published under the auspices of the Society's Peter Roe Memorial Fund, this book features a collection of four papers delivered on the day by aspiring and established Tolkien scholars alike.

Hollywood icon Apollo Calloway has woken up in the unlikeliest of places - rural Ayrshire. A leader of the estate or a scapegoat of fate, Apollo prepares for his ultimate performance...Praise for Chris Kelso:';Someday soon people are going to be naming him as one of their own influences. He's worth checking out.' INTERZONE magazine';His writing is transgressive, erudite, shocking.' Mary Turzillo, NEBULA winner';Will Self meets Chuck Palahniuk' Former People magazinePraise for Jim Agpalza:Jim Agpalzas art is 100% pure concentrated aggro. Disturbingly terrific. - Seb Doubinsky, author of The Babylonian Trilogy';Agpalza's art and Kelso's writing come together for a definitive weird experience. Genuine underground magic.' Garrett Cook, author of A God of Hungry Walls

Nominated for the BSFA Awards 2017!In the port city of Searcy, murder is no longer a common occurrence, despite its history of violence. But when a senior psychiatrist is found with his head quite literally emptied out, it seems things might be about to take a dark turn. For DI Shaymie Sjaemusson, it marks the beginning of an investigation unlike any before, even as he's forced to confront a deep trauma from his childhood.As if things couldn't get any stranger, all evidence points to a perpetrator that may not be human. And then, a myth from the dawn of human sentience appears from the shadows.

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 mythology. The second volume is much more diverse, covering themes from medievalism and romanticism through to fantasy and modernity. With contributions from the likes of John Garth, Colin Duriez, Ronald Hutton, and Janet Brennan Croft, The Return of the Ring is essential for scholars and casual readers alike.About Return of the Ring"Return of the Ring: Celebrating Tolkien in 2012" was a five-day conference organised by the Tolkien Society to mark the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit. Held at Loughborough University 16-20 August 2012, it brought together a unique mixture of fun, fandom and scholarship. In addition to the excellent selection of scholars featured in these proceedings, there were singers, re-enactors, artists, performers, figures from fandom and Tolkien's grandson. With around 500 delegates from across the globe, Return of the Ring was one of the largest Tolkien-specific events ever held and followed on from the Tolkien Society's earlier conferences in 1992 and 2005, which respectively marked the centenary of Tolkien's birth and the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings.