Although the Brothers Hildebrandt are best known to the public as the illustrators of J.R.R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth, they have created an array of unique paintings for the work many science fiction and fantasy writers. Here in forty color reproductions and numerous black and white illustrations, is the best of their work.

Gathers the Lord of the Rings paintings by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt while offering a glimpse of the artists' creative processes.

Two journalists discuss the shocking truth behind the deaths and mutilations of more than ten thousand horses, cattle, and other animals that occurred throughout the Western States

Aliens - Astronauts - Symbolism - Fantasy - Barbarians - Spacecraft - Futuropolis - Other worlds - Supernatural - Robots - Humour - Back to Earth.

A magical glimpse into the legendary age of Arthurian chivalry. Lynett, unwilling bride of the Round Table Knight, Gaheris, who leaves her husband and the true love of her life, his brother Gareth, to become the King's messenger. Knightly chivalry is beset by Dark Age barbarity in this richly woven tapestry of heroes and heroines, monsters and saints, temptresses and magicians.

A quest for the source of power threatened to doom the land of Xanth As a ruler of a country steeped in enchantment, King Trent was naturally curious about the source of its magic. It made sense to order Bink, the only one of his subjects immune to supernatural harm, to undertake a quest to discover the wellspring of Xanth’s uniqueness. From the beginning, Bink and his companions, Chester the centaur and Crombie, the soldier transformed into a griffin, were harried by an unseen enemy determined to thwart them. Even the power of Good Magician Humfrey, together with Bink’s protective talent, scarcely saved their lives. Then when Humfrey and Crombie turned against him, all seemed lost. But Bink's ingenuity and luck prevailed, and he reached his goal. The King’s orders had been carried out . . . But the King had not expected Bink’s next act—to destroy utterly the magic of Xanth!