The book, whose contents are being jealously guarded by publisher HarperCollins - is described as "an epic story of adventure, tragedy, fellowship and heroism."...
The author's son Christopher, using his late father's voluminous notes, has painstakingly completed the book, left unfinished by the author when he died in 1971. The work has taken the best part of three decades, and will signify the first "new" Tolkien book since The Silmarillion was published posthumously in 1977."
Neat! I hadn't heard anything but rumors about this project, so I had no idea it was actually in the works, much less nearing publication. (My former LOTR students would be so very disappointed in me!) This should prove a truly interesting read.
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I'm missing your posts! Are you reading anything new these days?
(I can't say much, I haven't blogged much over the last month either)
Thought you might like this. It's a really neat cover of a Joana Newsom song that has a real sweet and thoughtful video with it.
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