The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Nmenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age
'A love letter to stories - and to everyone silenced or forgotten in their retelling
Richard: Malcolm Cousins has spent years in the single-minded pursuit of a priceless letter
Our reluctant gentleman sleuth will need to resurrect all of his dormant powers of detection if he is to unmask the traitor
has lost his faith
Shantaram Charles Palliser The Akallabeth recounts the downfall'In the early 80s, Gregory David Roberts, an armed robber and heroin addict, escaped from an Australian prison to India, where he lived in a Bombay slum. There, he established a free health clinic and also joined the mafia, working as a money launderer, forger and street soldier. He found time to learn Hindi and Marathi, fall in love, and spend time being worked over in an Indian jail. Then, in case anyone thought he was slacking, he acted in