The Fireside

Today is a big day! Not only is The Return of the King  out on vinyl, CD+blu-ray audio and pretty much every streaming and download source, but this also means that the soundtrack for the entire trilogy is now available across all these mediums! Hopefully, if interested you managed to get all three vinyl releases, as they are limited edition. However, what can happen in the future on vinyl? Will we get non-limited black LPs of the complete recordings? Will they release the standard editions on vinyl as well, and not limit them? All three are now out on CD+blu-ray audio. Some of them might be sold out....but worry not, they're not discontinued. The Fellowship of the Ring: .   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079PTDW74/?coliid=I2P63DUPFOP6IV&colid=1VVT2K024WG3H&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it The Two Towers: . https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D515631/?coliid=I3DZ5T70FPHRR9&colid=1VVT2K024WG3H&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it The Return of the King : . https://www...

The image I've selected above is Didier Graffet's artwork used on a few editions of The Children of Hurin . It also happens to be one of my favourite pieces of Tolkien-related artwork. Last week, The Fall of Gondolin was published in hardback, ebook, large print and deluxe formats (for those that prefer paperbacks (or collect them, as well) expect it to come out July - September of 2019.) and that title essentially marks the end of new Middle-earth books, as well as possibly new Tolkien books. Whenever a new Tolkien book (especially if it's Middle-earth related) I usually think: "What will be next? Is this it?" Sure, there will be anniversary editions of existing titles ( The Lord of the Rings 70th anniversary edition will likely happen) as well as editions illustrated by artists, but what about the content itself? have we reached the end? Whether or not there will be new stuff coming on the horizon, my Tolkien book-buying seems to be coming to a close. ...