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The secrets of the factory of nightmares are free for the taking...and Dungeon Lord Edward Wright intends to claim them. War is coming to Starevos, delivered by the navy of the Kingdom of Heiliges. The only hope Edward and his friends have at surviving the wrath of the Light is an ancient Factory whose defenses are as deadly as those seeking to conquer it. However, Ed is not the only Dungeon Lord who seeks the power of the factory. To save the Haunt, Ed must face war-forged Dungeon Lords older and crueler than he is, and everything he has learned shall be tested to its utter limit.

The works of J.R.R. Tolkien are quite possibly the most widely read pieces of literature written in the 20th century. But as Professor Michael Drout illuminates in this engaging course of lectures, Tolkien's writings are built upon a centuries-old literary tradition that developed in Europe and is quite uniquely Western in its outlook and style. Drout explores how that tradition still resonates with us to this day, even if many Modernist critics would argue otherwise. He begins the course with the allegory of a tower....

Wärst du bereit, deine Ideale zu verraten, um das Richtige zu tun? Nandovain, Sohn des verstorbenen Herrschers, steht vor der größten Herausforderung seines Lebens: Um den Thron der Kriegernation Jorna zu beanspruchen, muss er nicht nur seine Heimat verlassen und ins Exil fliehen, sondern auch alte Bündnisse wiederaufleben lassen und sich mit verbotenen magischen Kräften verbünden. Doch die Herrschaft über Jorna ist nicht nur ein Kampf gegen äußere Feinde. Während sich die Dunkelheit über dem Land ausbreitet, sieht sich Nandovain gezwungen, Entscheidungen zu treffen, die seine Seele belasten.