The Fireside

  Recently, HarperCollins has been re-issuing most of the Tolkien titles in a new paperback style. Since that a vast majority of these share ISBNs with other covers, eventually the older covers will be replaced with the new. I wanted to provide head's up for that. If ordered via Amazon UK, Blackwell's, or Waterstones, you'll very likely have the newer/Signature cover. If possible, it may be best to actually visit  the bookstore so you can see which one they actually have on their shelves.   This post is a Master Post, collecting ISBNs of the titles released in this style. I have made them into 'groups' or 'sets' for ease of reference, as well as possibly assist in purchasing them, if one were to get more than one book at once. Over the course of time, this post will get updated. Once a new title comes to this format, I'll do a separate blog post focusing on that title; and provide it's ISBN, cover art, and description. Enough of these have come out t...

  While this was announced initially a few months ago, when I post about Tolkien books, I prefer to do it with all  (or as much as possible) info. Since that today the product image was released, now I'll post about it! Arriving in September, is a 3-book boxed set of poems by Tolkien. Before I relay the info about this release below, I wanted to point something out: if we look at a larger version of the image of this post (I shrink my images down so they'll fit within the confines of the blog template) we can see what of the books has on their spines, which offers insight to the contents. We have: Book 1: 1910-1919 , Book 2: 1919-1931 , and Book 3: 1931-1967 .  The ISBN is  9780008628826 Here follows the press release, and then the official description: Press Release COLLECTED POEMS OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN TO BE PUBLISHED FOR FIRST TIME London, Tuesday 12 March HarperCollins has announced it is to publish The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christina Scull ...

  I've stated before that I'm a fan of Prime's Rings of Power  series, though it's been a bit since I've mentioned it; due to when the previous season finished.  Before I continue, I wish to address my verdict (as of now): I like it more than The Hobbit  films, but nowhere near as much as The Lord of the Rings  films. I am able to compartmentalize books and their adaptations. There's more things that I do  like about this series than things I don't . I like it enough to watch each season, wondering what will happen next, and what will happen to the characters. While I like both, I recognize that House of the Dragon  is the superior show.   So Season 2 is set to debut on August 29. It will be 8 episodes (like Season 1), so going on that, we can expect the season finale to be October 17 - on the assumption that we get one episode per week, each week, non-stop. With essentially all the TV shows I watch, no matter how much I'm interested in them,...

Tree and Leaf. The Tolkien Reader. Poems and Stories. Tales From the Perilous Realm. Much of this content has appeared in various titles over the years, with no single title containing EVERYTHING. So, I have pieced together possibly the best order (opinion only, that is) to read all of the various material, and to get the fullest experience possible: ~ Roverandom (Tolkien Treasury edition) ~ The Battle of Maldon ~ Farmer Giles of Ham (Tolkien Treasury edition) ~ The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Tolkien Treasury edition) ~ Leaf by Niggle (from whatever source you have this title as: Tree and Leaf, Tales From the Perilous Realm .…For a 'fuller' experience, I'd say the Tales From the Perilous Realm version, due to the artwork, and it's the 'newest' title in which the text has appeared.) ~ Smith of Wootton Major (Extended Edition. Tolkien Treasury edition) ~ On Fairy-Stories (Expanded Edition) If you have the edition of  Tree and Leaf book that includes Mytho...

  Arriving in August, with the ISBN of  9780008655679 is the paperback edition of The Fall of Numenor : J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume. Guided by the Dark Lord Sauron, the Elves of Eregion forge the Rings of Power. Yet in secret he has begun building the Barad-dûr in Mordor, and here, in the fires of Mount Doom, he makes the One Ring. Seeking to rule Middle-earth, Sauron begins to wage terrible war upon them. On the island-kingdom of Númenor, the Men of the West become mighty, building great ships to increase their influence throughout Middle-earth. But as their power grows, the seed of their downfall is sown. Only by uniting in alliance with the Elves can they hope to overcome Sauron. Adhering to ‘The Tale of Years’ timeline in The Lord of the Rings, Brian Sibley assembles a new chronicle of Middle-earth, a tragic tale of pride, envy and downfall told substantially in the words of J.R.R. Tolkien from the...

  Well, this is certainly a surprise! Via the Tolkien Newsletter from HarperCollins, they've announced that later this year there will be a 70th Anniversary Edition of The Lord of the Rings !  Sometimes, the time window can vary for when a book release is announced to when it's going to be published. I had thought that that 'window' has closed for future editions of The Lord of the Rings , especially considering how packed HarperCollins' Tolkien publishing schedule is.  I had also thought that should there be another edition of The Lord of the Rings , that it would essentially be the Author Illustrated 1-book standard hardback, divided into 3. I was wrong! It is refreshing to see HarperCollins offer a deluxe release of The Lord of the Rings  as 3 books as opposed to 1.  For those who don't subscribe to the newsletter, here's the portion pertaining to the new edition: We're thrilled to share an exclusive first look at this deluxe, three-volume slipcased h...