The Fireside

We finally have a look at what the deluxe edition of the forthcoming Beren and Luthien  deluxe edition will look like! It is a dark green. The Children of Hurin  was blue. So, if I am correct to assume, that should The Fall of Gondolin  be published in a similar style, that the deluxe edition will be coloured dark red, almost maroon. Appropriately enough, this was revealed on 'Tolkien Reading Day', one of the dates celebrated by Tolkien fans. the others include Tolkien's Birthday, ad well as Sept. 22 [Bilbo 's & Frodo's Birthdays, as well as the publication of the The Hobbit , the first book to be published that is set in Middle-earth.] Apparently, it features a nightingale motif, which is appropriate considering the fact that "Tinuviel", Luthien's last name, is Elvish for "nightingale." This motif is most likely designed by Alan Lee, who also provided similar motifs for the deluxe editions of The Children of Hurin  and Tales From th...

We now have cover art! Oct. 20 , as of now, marks the publication date of the (long-awaited) deluxe edition of The Story of Kullervo . Why it was not published closer to the original hardback as per usual is beyond me, but here we have it! Looks like Harper Collins is going with a red/orange colour scheme, and an embossment of Tolkien's design. Aside from the fact the book is quarter-bound, slipcased and superior paper quality, I'm fully expecting the page s/ contents of the book to be the exact same as the standard hardback. Since it's not out yet, and no site list the 'features' of the deluxe, I can't list them off here. The rest of the post is official publisher info, so I'll close here by saying if you want to brush up on related knowledge to this book, check out The Kalevala (as far as I know the only 'readily available edition' is the paperback offered by Oxford.) Here are the specs: Pages: 192 ...