As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.

Trouble is brewing in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. For the driven inhabitants of this visionary world, control of Westeros' Iron Throne holds the lure of great power. But in a land where the seasons can last a lifetime, winter is coming...and beyond the Great Wall that protects them, an ancient evil has returned. In Season One, the story centers on three primary areas: the Stark and the Lannister families, whose designs on controlling the throne threaten a tenuous peace; the dragon princess Daenerys, heir to the former dynasty, who waits just over the Narrow Sea with her malevolent brother Viserys; and the Great Wall--a massive barrier of ice where a forgotten danger is stirring.

《精灵宝钻》是托尔金对中洲世界起源的设定，蕴含着他为英语民族塑造创世史诗的雄心，由小儿子克里斯托弗•托尔金在其身后整理出版。16幅全彩插画，译文全新修订，新增托尔金揭秘创作历程长文。
始有一如，“独一之神”，其名在世间称为伊露维塔。
精灵，一如的首生子女，生永世热爱星光，他们的美丽并不凋谢或者消逝。
人类，次生子女，一如赐给了他们决定自己命运的自由，还有一样奇特的礼物——死亡。随着时间流逝，连众神亦会嫉羡。
精灵宝钻，由最有天赋的精灵——费艾诺造出。宝钻蕴藏着曾在双圣树上的维林诺之光，那是尚无任何堕落发生的太初时代的最后孑遗。第一代黑暗魔君、堕落的魔苟斯盗走了它们。费艾诺众子发下亵渎神灵的誓言，执意离开家园，前去向大敌发动战争、复仇到底。他们蛊惑族人违背诸神，渡海出征。
同族相残，堕落由此开始……

公元前52年，罗马共和国正值鼎盛时期，执政官庞贝（里克•沃登 Rick Warden 饰）坐守都城，盟友凯撒（塞伦•希德 Ciarán Hinds 饰）征战高卢。期间，第13军团屡立战功，主将乌里纳斯（凯文•马克德 Kevin McKidd 饰）有勇有谋，手下波罗（雷•史蒂文森 Ray Stevenson 饰）虽嗜酒如命，却忠肝义胆。适逢凯撒得胜，屋大维遵母命赴前线慰问，不想途中遭劫，被经过的乌里纳斯和波罗救下。13军团凯旋，乌里纳斯与阔别8年的妻子相见，却各怀心事。波罗偶然间发现了乌里纳斯妻子红杏出墙的事实，为了保护长官的名誉，波罗在屋大维的帮助下，逼出了真相。凯撒准备独揽大权，一直等待时机。庞贝看出了他的野心，与元老院众人商议，其中以西塞罗为首的贵族势力，坚持认为凯撒为共和国叛徒，应诛杀之。而此时，凯撒的大将安东尼（杰姆斯•鲍弗 James Purefoy 饰）接任了护民官，与庞贝一伙展开周旋……

In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of Lu. Under his inspired leadership, Lu ascends to new heights but becomes a target of conquest for the warlike nation of Qi. Threatened with annihilation by their powerful neighbour, a desperate people turn to their greatest teacher to lead their most powerful army. When Confucius delivers a stunning victory against all odds, a jealous aristocracy sets out to destroy him, but they should never under-estimate a remarkable man whose wisdom is more powerful than the sword.

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.