Anyone get it? It came out yesterday. It's pretty good so far it was, for the most part, written by J.R.R. Tolkien and later edited by his son Christopher Tolkien.

is it? i was planning on getting it after this weeks paycheck. If it is by tolkien then it's gotta be good.

I can't see myself reading it, unless I find a free copy.

Not after seeing what Herbert's son has done with his post-humous works.

If you like Tolkien's other works then you wil like this one. The story so far is coming along well. IF you can get around some of the usual Tolkien history i.e; X the son of Y the son of Z, did A in the battle of B. The intro by C. Tolkien has a lot of this. I understood most of it.

I've never been a fan of the extremes to which the Lord of the Rings universe has grown. I've never taken it further than the hobbit, the trilogy, and the silmarillion. I didn't much care for the silmarillion, it's good that the depths exist for the story.

I've simply never seen a reason for them to be published. I assume it's a question of supply and demand, with shades of capitalism. The only real comparison I have for it is the expansive Star Wars literature available; although, some of it is well written and enjoyable.

That being said, I do quite enjoy the hobbit and the lord of the rings trilogy.

Oh yes, definitely, LOTR trilogy and The Hobbit are my favorites also. I agree with you on the silmarillion. I do find the history really interesting, though. It's really interesting, and well put together. There's just so much to it. If you pick up one of the "Middle Earth Encyclopedia" books and just flip to a random page there's a 70% percent chance you'll learn somthing new. And yes there are plenty of good books in the Star Wars EU. I'd recommend reading the episode III novelization and the book that follows that, "Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader." Those to would be really good for people who haven't really gotten into reading any of the SW:EU.

My housemate purchased it as soon as it came out and now I'm waiting very impatiently for her to finish.

Stop writing your essay and read faster girl. Dammit!

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I have high hopes for this. I enjoyed what we were given of the story in the Silmarillion and I love the idea of it being expanded on. Also, C Tolkien has done a fine job organising and editing his father's unfinished works so far.

Christopher Tolkien can be trusted to complete and publish his father's works.

True it can seem tedious but to limit yourself to the 'core' storyline means you miss out on characters such as Tom Bombadil and Farmer Giles of Ham. I'd have to say 'Tales From The Perilous Realm' is equally as enjoyable as The Hobbit and The Silmarillion, more so than the latter if you don't want a ton of history.

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They're both included in the LotR trilogy.

This is basically just the chapter from the Silmarillion about Turin expanded into a book, but since that was just about my favorite chapter, I'm sure as fuck getting my hands on this.