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Luciel, a Crystal Fairy skilled in crafting jewels from her emotions, returns to the past after a life cut short by betrayal. Armed with the knowledge of a grim future, she proposes a contract marriage to the empire's most villainous family.

When Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice: Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming Hobbit dwelling in peaceful Hobbiton. Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. But as they journey from the wonders of Rivendell to the terrors of Mirkwood and beyond, Bilbo will find that there is more to him than anyone—himself included—ever dreamed. Unexpected qualities of courage and cunning, and a love of adventure, propel Bilbo toward his great destiny . . . a destiny that waits in the dark caverns beneath the Misty Mountains, where a twisted creature known as Gollum jealously guards a precious magic ring.

Kang Jihyuk was the eldest grandson of Taesung, South Korea’s largest conglomerate. He should have inherited everything Taesung had to offer, but due to someone’s conspiracy, he lost his parents and was abandoned in an orphanage. 20 years later, he returns to Taesung under the name 'Seo Jihyuk'... and his revenge begins.

The book is about an unnamed former Shaolin monk who wanders the land with a talking mule named Lord Evelyn Dunkirk Winniferd Esq. the Third. Having been "asked" to leave the Shaolin temple, he has since had a bounty placed on his head, which many are eager to collect. Given the Shaolin Cowboy's prowess in martial arts, however, this will be very difficult.