In the 1340th year by the Shire’s reckoning, twelve months before the famed quest to reclaim Erebor, the Grey Wizard had not yet set foot in Hobbiton. Far to the west, the Dwarven King still labored over blades within the forges of the Blue Mountains, and deep beneath the Lonely Mountain, the...

Liam feels increasingly suffocated by debt, paralyzing shyness, and the monotony of everyday life. However, everything falls apart when he is falsely accused of a crime and is on the verge of being expelled from university. But as he's wandering hopelessly back home, a strange voice echoes in his...