The Fireside

  In a few months, there will be a new edition of The Silmarillion  joining the.....I don't know how to call them! Joining the new versions of the 2013 re-issues of The Hobbit , and The Lord of the Rings  (as 3 parts). I am referring to these editions:  What follows is the info. I'm surprised, as I'd thought they were going to put out a boxed set of those editions (now that The Hobbit matches. Remember, with The Hobbit  they reprinted it to match the re-issues (new ISBNs) of The Lord of the Rings ). ISBN:  9780008669140 Special unjacketed hardback edition of the prelude to J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic masterpiece,  The Lord of the Rings . This edition of  The Silmarillion  features the complete work with a unique cover design and black and red endpaper maps. The Silmarillion  is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s World. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in  The Lord of the Rings  look back, and i...

  With the announcement of The History of Middle-earth series, more information has come to light, and I'll share thoughts/opinions afterwards.  Part of HarperCollins' official announcement reads: "B eginning in November, and continuing throughout 2024, a series of four boxed sets of hardbacks will acknowledge Christopher Tolkien’s remarkable literary achievement, with the final set appearing on what would have been his 100 th  birthday in November 2024." So now we know that the fourth and final of the HoM-e (History of Middle-earth) sets will be released then. Once it's been released, I'll showcase the 4 boxed sets here more: between the first and the third, I'll announce them, pass on info, etc; though for my Tolkien Christmas post next  year they'll be featured then, as they'll all be out at that point.  Worthy of note, is that part of the facebook post announcing the sets formally:  These boxed sets will be accompanied by a wealth of exciting n...

The above image was created by Astral_Taurus on reddit on the tolkienbooks reddit, so first: many thanks for your work, and posting that. As such it is fanmade and not real . This post is 'for fun and games' only.  So: the 'illustrated by the author' edition arriving in 2024. This format began in 2021 with The Lord of the Rings , continued in 2022 with The Silmarillion  and will see another release this year with The Hobbit . But ,what about next year? Will The Lord of the Rings  get divided into 3 and get a refreshed 70th Anniversary Edition boxed set? (2024 will be the 70th anniversary). Or, would that instead be saved for 2025? Another approach, could be that the next title (if there were to be a 'next title') would Unfinished Tales , arriving in standard hardback and as a slipcased edition. Many may (rightfully so) decry that there isn't enough artwork for Unfinished Tales  to exist in this format. Perhaps, though what may happen is that Unfinished Ta...