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J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Story of Kullervo

Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother and tried three times to kill him when he was still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and the magical powers of the black dog Musti, who guards him. When Kullervo is sold into slavery, he swears revenge on the magician. But he will learn that even at the point of vengeance, there is no escape from the cruelest of fates. Published here for the first time with J.R.R.

Week of August 7, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of August 7th include A LIFE IN PARTS, a poignant, funny and inspiring memoir --- both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on creativity, devotion and craft --- from Bryan Cranston, the beloved star of "Breaking Bad"; THE STORY OF KULLERVO, the first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien; and CRUEL BEAUTIFUL WORLD by Caroline Leavitt, which finds a 16-year-old girl about to run away with a much older man to live off the grid in rural Pennsylvania, a rash act that will have vicious repercussions for both her and her older sister.