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Lord of the ruins
J.R.R. Tolkien's son Christopher spent more than 30 years piecing together fragments his father left behind. Now readers can learn what happened 6,000 years before Bilbo Baggins found the One Ring.
By Andrew O'Hehir [2007-04-17]

  • I can't wait to read this!

    I have read the trilogy at least 30 times. I have read The Silmarillion three times. I got up and walked out on the first movie, at the point where Gandalf was made out to be a complete and utter fool, unlike Tolkien's portrayal. I have only seen a few cringe-worthy scenes from the second movie.

    (Yes, I understand that many LotR fans love the movies. But I am a Tolkien fan, and the movies were not, in my not-so-humble opinion, faithful to Tolkien's vision.)

    Yes, I am quite the Tolkien geek.

    This book seems very cool, and I will be on the lookout for it.

    -- farnsworth
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    Tuesday, April 17, 2007 07:31 AM
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