The Fireside

  At this point in the year, we have a pretty good idea on what Tolkien books will be published. In this post, though, I'll go through a few titles that don't exist - yet - in particular style, whether or not more will exist in said style. PAPERBACK VERSIONS OF HARDBACKS What this style is, is how a new book typically debuts in hardback and eBook (and sometimes as a slipcased edition), then the paperback comes out about 1-2 years afterwards. - Unfinished Tales (illustrated edition). This is a gamble as to whether or not it will come out. We have not yet had a re-publication of older titles as illustrated paperbacks. Given that it has come out somewhat recently, we'll see if this will exist as a paperback. 'ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR' EDITIONS This style is somewhat recent, featuring Tolkien's own artwork. The format began in 2021 with The Lord of the Rings , as a hardback, slipcased edition, and an eBook. Later this year, there will be a similar edition of The S...

  The above image was created by Astral_Taurus on reddit on the tolkienbooks reddit, so first: many thanks for your work, and posting that. This is essentially how I would see an edition of The Hobbit to fit in with the new 'illustrated by the author' series by HarperCollins. This began last year with The Lord of the Rings , and continued this year with The Silmarillion . So, next year would be The Hobbit ....? Going by how the other two titles looked, here's how I envision The Hobbit appearing, and having: - the colour of the foil on the spine, the cover, and page-edging would be bronze, or copper. - the 'main' colour of the book would be a nice, dark, emerald (much like in the photo above). This would also used for the coloured ink inside the book, as well as the ribbon-marker. - the same booklet about The Hobbit that came with the Facsimile Gift Set a few years ago (though perhaps with a different cover image to best suit this release.) - large posters of Thro...

  The time has come for me to issue my annual gift ideas relating to Tolkien. It should be noted that most of these don't change - primarily due to some of them being....everlasting, I suppose you could say.  There are some new items! But first, the 'classics' (meaning ones I've been on about for a few years in a row now!) Starter Paperbacks/Extra Copies: THE HOBBIT ISBN 9780007458424 Size-wise matches up with all other Tolkien paperbacks. Fantastic 'starter edition' to get someone new to Tolkien, or if you need another paperback copy. THE LORD OF THE RINGS Part 1: ISBN: 9780008376062 Part 2: ISBN: 9780008376079 Part 3: ISBN: 9780008376086 These are great paperback editions of The Lord of the Rings . Nothing special or fancy, but a good 'template' paperback set. The covers uses 'landscape style', which works with these editions, as the story is also about the physical world that the story is set in. Great 'starter' editions. Nice Ed...

  As I wait for TV seasons to be finished before watching them, this post took a bit of time. Also, had other things in life going on. Things are well, though less time to sit down at the PC and write. I also wanted to let my thoughts about The Rings of Power simmer for a bit (and remain untouched by internet trolls) before making my statement. Fantasy is seeing a resurgence right now, mostly on TV. There was The Wheel of Time , also on Prime Video. Netflix has The Witcher (along with a 4-episode mini-series prequel coming out next month called Blood Origin ) along with Narnia (which they don't seem to be doing too much with.) HBO has House of the Dragon , which is based off Fire & Blood - I'm currently watching that one. And, now we have The Rings of Power . Most watchers may have been anticipating this one greatly, thanks to immense love to Tolkien's novel (as well as other Middle-earth entries), a huge following and love to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings...