Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) [Box set] [Paperback]

Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)

Now for the first time ever, J.K. Rowlings seven bestselling Harry Potter books are obtainable in a stunning paperback boxed set! The Harry Potter series has been hailed as one for the ages by Stephen King and a spellbinding saga by USA Today. And most recently, The New York Times called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the fastest selling book in history. This is the final Harry Potter collection for Harry Potter fans of all ages!

Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's quest to overcome the evil dark wizard Lord Voldemort, whose aim is to subjugate non-magical people, conquer the wizarding world, and damage all those who stand in his way, Harry Potter. Since the 30 June 1997 release of the first novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide. The series has also had some share of criticism, including concern for the increasingly dark tone.

Review
'J.K.Rowling has woken up a whole generation to reading' The Times 'The Harry Potter books are that rare thing, a series of tales adored by parents and children alike' Every day Telegraph 'The most outstanding publishing sensation for a generation \. the story is told with such momentum, imagination and irrepressible humour that it can captivate both adults and children' Sunday Express 'Hooray for Harry Potter . [Harry's] adventures are as comic as Roald Dahl's tales and as vivid as Narnia books - and adults appear to enjoy them as much as their children' Every day Mail --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

Three-volume boxed set edition lavishly illustrated in full color by Alan Lee

 Ring to rule all of them, Ring to find them, Ring to bring all of them & in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, & Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the Ring, filling it together with his own power so that they could rule all others. But the Ring was taken from him, & though they sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. After plenty of ages it fell, by chance, in to the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.

From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far & wide. They gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever they searched far & wide for the Ring that would complete his dominion.

On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo dissapeared bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, as well as a dangerous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep in to the shadow of the Dark Lord & destroy the Ring by casting it in to the Cracks of Doom.

The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo & the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, the hobbits Merry, Pippin & Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, as well as a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.

by Sandi S(Ind)

The format of this edition is larger than most books tend to be making it hard to read in any position other than sitting upright holding the book on your lap or on a table. Each of the volumes features a pretty shiny dust jacket & is filled with a dozen or so full color illustrations by the famous Alan Lee.

This is a pretty edition of The Lord of the Rings (ISBN: 0618260587 ), & is probably best suited for anyone who is already a fan of the book, than for anyone who is reading the book for the first time.

In the event you are a fan of Alan Lee's artwork, & don't necessarily intend on READING this edition, though, this is a great piece to select up & will most likely be the type of book you finish up treasuring for years to come even if it is not the you give your children to read.

My main issue with this edition, besides the weight & size of the books, is that the pages containing text are shiny paper. The glare caused by this type of shiny paper make it a tiny irritating on the eyes when reading for long stretches of time. It would have been much nicer had they published this edition with matte paper for the text & saved the shiny solely for the illustrations.