I've always felt like this was one of the more compelling possible stories in the Middle Earth canon, so it might be the first one I seek out since being sorely

I've always felt like this was one of the more compelling possible stories in the Middle Earth canon, so it might be the first one I seek out since being sorely disappointed by the Silmarillion. Done right, it could have all the drama and power of Game of Thrones but in a less depressing world. Unfortunately, since they don't seem to have brought in any outside writers, it's more likely to be yet another academically-dry collection of disconnected anecdotes. I guess we'll find out.