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The Fall of Gondolin
Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a standalone work, the epic tale of The Fall of Gondolin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Balrogs, Dragons and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth. In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwë, chief of the Valar.Central to this enmity of the gods is the city of Gondolin, beautiful but undiscoverable. It was built and peopled by Noldorin Elves who, when they dwelt in Valinor, the land of the gods, rebelled against their rule and fled to Middle-earth. Turgon King of Gondolin is hated and feared above all his enemies by Morgoth, who seeks in vain to discover the marvellously hidden city, while the gods in Valinor in heated debate largely refuse to intervene in support of Ulmo's desires and designs.Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Túrin, the instrument of Ulmo's designs. Guided unseen by him Tuor sets out from the land of his birth on the fearful journey to Gondolin, and in one of the most arresting moments in the history of Middle-earth the sea-god himself appears to him, rising out of the ocean in the midst of a storm. In Gondolin he becomes great; he is wedded to Idril, Turgon's daughter, and their son is Eärendel, whose birth and profound importance in days to come is foreseen by Ulmo.At last comes the terrible ending. Morgoth learns through an act of supreme treachery all that he needs to mount a devastating attack on the city, with Balrogs and dragons and numberless Orcs. After a minutely observed account of the fall of Gondolin, the tale ends with the escape of Tuor and Idril, with the child Eärendel, looking back from a cleft in the mountains as they flee southward, at the blazing wreckage of their city. They were journeying into a new story, the Tale of Eärendel, which Tolkien never wrote, but which is sketched out in this book from other sources.Following his presentation of Beren and Lúthien Christopher Tolkien has used the same 'history in sequence' mode in the writing of this edition of The Fall of Gondolin. In the words of J.R.R. Tolkien, it was 'the first real story of this imaginary world' and, together with Beren and Lúthien and The Children of Húrin, he regarded it as one of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days.- Shop: buecher
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Live from the Universe
Joe Clopton was destined to create music ever since he was a willful, melody humming, rock n' roll loving five-year-old. Joe purchased his first guitar, a black, electric, flea market special in a small Northern California town named Sebastopol when he was ten. He bought it with a hundred dollar bill he found on the street while riding his bike. He immediately began exploring the workings of his new friend by learning to play his favorite songs by ear. The next several years were spent nurturing his sounds into coherence. While attending Catholic high school and playing the role of party guy, Joe's life turned 180 degrees when his father developed the terminal illness, Lou Gehrig's disease. After high school Joe ventured southward to Santa Barbara where he half-heartedly went to school as a pre-med student at UCSB and joined friends to pursue his true calling in the making and performing of music. Joe's talent for singing, songwriting and playing guitar naturally led him onto a path to fully explore and develop his art form. After living in San Francisco and Los Angeles and playing regularly at premier venues like The Viper Room, The Mint, Tangier and The Derby, Joe returned to his native Santa Rosa to focus on recording and quality of life. He has just released "Live From The Universe," an honestly raw, melodic, flavorful salad of music. With his intelligent, entertaining, heart-on-his-sleeve lyrics and easygoing, people loving stage presence, Joe Clopton will please music lovers everywhere. Some of Joes' influences include Nirvana, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Bob Marley, Modest Mouse, Jeff Buckley, Jack Johnson and Sublime.- Shop: odax
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