In Defence of Christopher Tolkien
In a recent interview with French newspaper Le Monde, Christopher Tolkien discussed his father’s work and reputation with candour we don’t normally expect from the Tolkien estate. In addition, however,...
View ArticleJRR Tolkien’s grandson collaborates with Charles Dickens descendant
Thames River Press, an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company, have announced the publication of two narrative fantasy books for children, Rainbow and Wish. Michael Tolkien is a British poet and the...
View ArticleFBR Cast: 016 – HobbitShmobbit
In our first regular episode of the year we talk about the Hobbit and wish for a better movie. You can subscribe to our podcast through our RSS Feed or via iTunes. If you have any questions for Joe you...
View ArticleNews round-up, June 2013
Amazon licenses fan fiction ebooks George RR Martin hates fan fiction, Anne Rice has banned it, Ursula K Le Guin calls it "an invasion". But a host of authors have signed up to a new programme from...
View ArticleMovie review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Review by Joshua S Hill Living in Australia I was already unlucky enough to have to wait until Boxing Day for the national release of the ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’, but thanks to a stroke...
View ArticleBest selling fantasy books, May 2014
A look at the 20 most popular fantasy books this month, based on Amazon UK sales figures. At a glance: 16/20 of the books listed are Kindle Editions 10/20 are from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice...
View ArticleMovie review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey BluRay – Part 1
When I walked out of the theatre on Boxing Day, 2012, I was livid! I had almost walked out before the end of the movie – which would have been a first, for me – but I had held on, hoping that my...
View ArticleThe Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Chronicles
When I first encountered the ‘Chronicles’ collection of books published in conjunction with The Hobbit films, it was the last movie and I had no expectation that I would ever come across any that had...
View ArticleThe Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Chronicles Creatures & Characters
When I first encountered the ‘Chronicles’ collection of books published in conjunction with The Hobbit films, it was the last movie and I had no expectation that I would ever come across any that had...
View ArticleThe Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Chronicles
When I first encountered the ‘Chronicles’ collection of books published in conjunction with The Hobbit films, it was the last movie and I had no expectation that I would ever come across any that had...
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