Actually J.R.R. Tolkien's son, Christopher Tolkien, is the executor of his estate and was editor who released both of those works [1]. But, yes, he wants to pr

Actually J.R.R. Tolkien's son, Christopher Tolkien, is the executor of his estate and was editor who released both of those works [1]. But, yes, he wants to preserve his legacy, and unlike the recent films, he thinks the published books (even recent) do just that. [1] http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/my-father-039-s-quot-eviscerated-quot-work-son-of-hobbit-scribe-j.r.r.-tolkien-finally-speaks-out/hobbit-silmarillion-lord-of-rings/c3s10299/#.Us2yxGRDulr http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/my-father-039-s-q...