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This is awesome as a marketing story. But I think everybody is aware that this is not really a Tolkien book but a summary of his notes written down by his son.
by erikb 9y ago
This is awesome as a marketing story. But I think everybody is aware that this is not really a Tolkien book but a summary of his notes written down by his son. I don't know if it's good to really present this in such an unrealistic way.
- toxican 9y agoTechnically it is a Tolkien book. Just not the right Tolkien ;)
- Iv 9y agoIIRC this is also a way to reset the timer to entry in the public domain in some jurisdiction. They should be ashamed of using such a dirty trick.
- tephra 9y agoGiven that much of this content has already been published I'm not sure this is the reason. Also the complete draft in this book is different from the one published in the Silmarillion so not sure that it would reset the copyright then?
- tephra 9y agoIf I understand it correctly it does include an early complete version of the story and a bunch of drafts and commentary of later drafts. So it is not simply a bunch of summary notes but gives the story of how this story was developed. Perhaps not something that you would read directly after Lord of The Rings but exciting for those that are interested in learning more about his work and how it developed. I'm guessing most of the content in this book (except for the Alan Lee illustrations) can be found in the History of Middle-Earth series.
- erikb 9y agoThe content is probably something to be exciting about. Just wanted to complain about the marketing choice containing something that is very very likely a lie. A true fan will buy it anyways, and after the LotR movie trilogy and some great computer games at least there should be enough fans to buy it independently of marketing.