It’s great to have this tale from Middle-earth’s history brought together from Tolkien’s notes in a meaningful way. It is a dark and tragic tale, very different than Tolkien’s other work, and I really appreciated that aspect… but unfortunately, it’s not written in the same kind of prose as The Lord of the Rings, nor [...]
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is a slightly older series, from the late 80s, which the author himself describes as a “bloated epic.” (And bloated it is: the third “book” of the trilogy is actually two 700-page paperbacks.) I originally became interested in Tad William’s trilogy after reading his short story “The Burning Man” in the Legends [...]
I’m a big fan of the fantasy genre, and as a kid I loved British fantasy series for children — such as the Prydain Chronicles, the Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and even stuff like the 70s BBC television show The Phoenix and the Carpet. I thought for sure that I would enjoy Harry Potter [...]