Ian Collier from The Tolkien Society writes: I thought that you’d be interested in the news that the Proceedings of Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On are about to be published! The Proceedings of “Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On” are being published at the end of September. 837 pages, 98 papers, 95 authors, two volumes, one very good conference!
Published in two volumes the proceedings are available to order from Tolkien Society Trading and include papers from David Bratman, Rhona Beare, John Garth, Nancy Martsch, Michael Scott Rohan, Greg Wright, Dimitra Fimi, Lynnette R. Porter, and Tom Shippey. Continue reading “The Tolkien Society Publishes ‘The Ring Goes Ever On’”
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At the recent gaming convention GenCon, Fantasy Flight Games (publisher of the Lord of the Rings and War of the Ring boardgames) released some new details on the forthdoming ‘Middle-earth Quest’ adventure boardgame, as reported on boardgamegeek.com by one G. Purcell (bracketed
remarks are mine):
- It *is* still in development [some feared it had been abandoned]
- The time period is after Bilbo left the Shire, but before the Lord of the Rings book [sic – he presumably means ‘before the Shadow of the Past visit by Gandalf’]
- You won’t play the LotR heroes, but will encounter them (i.e. Aragorn, off looking for Gollum)
- The box size is … about the size of War of the Ring box [not ultra-huge like their StarCraft and World of Warcraft boardgames]
- It contains some exciting new mechanics that they’re not ready to announce yet
- It’s being designed by [FFG founder and sometimes game designer] Christian Petersen himself
- Current estimate of release is Spring 2009
[Fantasy Flight Games Website]
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Mark writes: Just want to say a big thank you to theonering.net for posting the article about John Howe attending the Edinburgh Book Festival. I was lucky enough to attend the event last night, at which Mr. Howe spoke about his work illustrating for various projects, including of course The Trilogy. The interviewer did ask if he was involved in The Hobbit films in any way, but he only said (understandably) that it was too early to discuss it. We saw a slide show of concept art from the Trilogy in which there were pictures yet unseen in even the “Art of…” book series or DVD special features. The talk was fascinating, and Mr. Howe was not only very open and in-depth about his work, but had a great sense of humour too. A few members of the audience had the opportunity to ask questions as well, and there was even time for autographs and photos at the end. Overall, it was just a great night! Any more posts for events happening in Scotland or in the UK are most welcome!
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Musician ‘Asni‘ sends this along: I’ve been working hard promoting my CD launch in the last few weeks. For those interested, below is my media release. I have finally managed to do a little work on my “Travelguide to Middle-earth” section, at least the photos and the info in this press release are online now, and it looks a wee bit nicer.
If you live anywhere near enough Wellington, please do note the date of the launch in your calendar! It is intended to be a bit of a farewell gig, since I plan to focus on things other than performing in the future – it may be quite a while until you get another chance to see and hear me live! So, do come – and don’t say you haven’t been warned. 🙂 Continue reading “New Tolkien Themed CD to Launch in Wellington”
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Sideshow Collectibles has just released their latest addition to the Lord of the Rings Legendary Scale Bust line-up: Aragorn! If the prototype pictures are any indication, this piece promises to be one of the more popular Aragorn collectibles on the market. The bust captures the moment in The Fellowship of the Ring when Aragorn discovers and inspects the Shards of Narsil. If you’ve been collecting this line, he’ll make a great neighbor for your Legolas and Gandalf Legendary Scale Busts. Surf on over to SideshowCollectibles.com for complete details. [Aragorn Legendary Scale Bust] [All LOTR Legendary Scale Busts]
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Every wonder about the process behind those LOTR collectibles put out by Sideshow Collectibles? Well, check out the latest production blog entry from the Sideshow Development Team featuring the Moria Orc Premium Format Figure in the sculpting stage. For a gallery of images, jump on over to the SideshowCollectibles.com website. [Read More] [Production Blog]
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