Tuesday, June 15, 2004

More New Tolkien Books on the Horizon - Xoanon @ 15:33 PST
David Brawn, Publishing Director for HarperEntertainment writes: I've just seen this report on new books coming this fall and I have to make a couple of corrections.

Though you mention Ted Nasmith's revised Silmarillion (47 paintings rather than the 18 in the previous edition), you missed a new hardcover edition of Letters from Father Christmas coming in October, as well as The Complete Visual Companion by Jude Fisher, a trade paperback omnibus of the three individual hardbacks with additional sections covering the end of the story (which PJ wouldn't let us show in the first edition in case they spoilt the ending). The photographic content has had a complete overhaul, and we have a number of previously unseen photos throughout, including a few from the Return of the King extended edition.

In November we have a similar updated omnibus of the three children's Photo Guides, though I'm afraid, contrary to your report, what we don't have is a biography of Peter Jackson. Not this year, anyhow...