George's huge shadow always gets in the way and alienates him from his friends until, with the help of his shadow, he performs an act of bravery that wins his friends back forever.

For an unexplained reason, George the mouse always has a giant shadow. The other mice leave him out of their games and raids on the kitchen, in case his shadow gives them away.

From two of the greatest imaginations of our time comes a magnificent novel of adventure and magic...SHADOW MOON: First in the Chronicles of the Shadow War. The genius of Star Wars(r) creator George Lucas and the vision of Chris Claremont, the author of the phenomenally bestselling The Uncanny X-Men adventures, merge in what must be the fantasy event of the year. In Shadow Moon, war and chaos have gripped the land of Tir Asleen. An ancient prophecy reveals one hope: a savior princess who will ascend to the throne when the time is right. But first, a Nelwyn wanderer must face forces of unimaginable malevolence and dangerous, forbidden rites of necromancy that could bring back a powerful warrior from soulless sleep. George Lucas reshaped filmmaking in the '70s and '80s with his Star Wars and Indiana Jones films. When Bantam Books asked Lucas if he had any stories he would like to develop as novels rather than as films, Lucas turned to his 1988 fantasy film, Willow. "When I wrote the story for Willow, I began with the pre-story," Lucas said, "but the full story was yet to be told." Now, Lucas's vision is being fulfilled with the talented help of Chris Claremont. Having previously taken the reins of what was for a decade the bestselling comic in the western hemisphere (The Uncanny X-Men) Claremont assumes the reponsibility of foster parent to Lucas's creation. On sale in hardcover now, and available on BDD Audio Cassette as well, SHADOW MOON is a momentous new adventure for readers looking to spend part of this summer in a fantastic world. SHADOW MOON is one of Bantam Spectra's most exciting publishing events in 1995, the year we celebrate our 10th Anniversary as the premiere publishing imprint of books of speculative fiction.

In A FLIGHT OF FANCY you ́ll discover that trees do have needs and feelings, and if you listen really closely you might hear them communicating in the wind. Learn what happens when trees, a major element of nature, gives the town or Arbordon the slip. Follow the friction they create in the desert. Discover the danger they create in the water. See how a reluctant Weeping Willow and two determined eleven-year olds, haunted by a dream, go on a harrowing adventure searching for the lost trees. A FLIGHT OF FANCY lies between a riff on Cyndi Lauper ́s [TREES] JUST WANNA HAVE FU-UN and an homage to Joyce Kilmer ́s classic poem TREES. It ́s a humorous, thought provoking, fantasy that exceeds the fun and adventure of the BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER. This special book is sure to captivate young minds and will help them make the important connection between their lives and the lives of trees. Click on this link to hear chapter One. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPz2kyeupWA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL.

Giant in the Shadows is the definitive biography of Robert T. Lincoln (1843-1926), the oldest son of Abraham and Mary Lincoln and their only child to live past age eighteen. Emerson, after nearly ten years of research, draws upon previously unavailable materials to cover Robert Lincoln's entire life in detail.

George Eastwood is a fifty-two year old, middle-aged man, husband and proud father of two grown children. George has been brought up within the old traditional values of working hard for a living and getting on with life, no matter what it may throw at you. The problem is life is not being very kind to him at the moment: he is getting older, out of work and the demands of family life are pushing him to the edge of despair. He feels anxious and depressed and cant seem to look forward to anything that can make him feel better. Then, one day, he finds himself on his way to a job interview with a promise that it could be just what he needs to turn his life around. As he rushes to cross the busy road to catch his train, he is helplessly hacked down by a speeding car driven by a seventeen year old drop-out. Georges story continues as he wakes up in strange surroundings: an old Library containing the knowledge of the universe. It is within this place of no time but all time that he looks around believing he is dead but yet not dead . . . and then the strangest of occurrences takes place. He is confronted by a voice that speaks to him of his true destiny; a voice that gives reason to a world that has become confused and lost within the false identity that has created it. He is astounded as a friendship is pulled together, and the big fundamental questions of who we truly are and our purpose upon the earth are revealed to him in a series of conversations and reflections that lead him towards peace, forgiveness, the relinquishment of fear and finally to know that life can be happy on the earth plane, when the false self that has held us tightly in its grip for thousands of years is finally released. George is fascinated by the voice that holds all the answers to a freedom that has been long lost, but, even more astonished to know that the voice is his own . . . . . his own true self.

In the world of good and evil, Cane St.George found many distractions—the man in black sought out Matt Lawrence, a novice adventurer to accompany him on a mission to Africa, on the way encounters with the lovely Carla Deberow, an innocent Ingrid Bauer and the precious child of Africa—Sannie. Led to the gravesite of Cane St. George's father, Matt is awaken to the magic of Africa, of those who love it and despise losing it to a Black majority. A rogue bull elephant decides all and Matt comes face to face with the crushing blow of destiny. The Wise and the Lovely is for those who seek adventure along the lovely road of fate.

George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. This volume brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination". The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dreamworlds. Within this familiar imaginative landscape, his children's stories were profoundly experimental, questioning the association of childhood with purity and innocence, and the need to separate fairy tale wonder from adult scepticism and disbelief.

A gift set containing four books which document each of the Beatles' solo career and life after the iconic rock group disbanded.