I myself would love to read those books, Akhtene. (By the way - Welcome to the Downs!) I see in your profile you listed your location as "Rus", so I assume that it was a Russian author that wrote this alternative history of the Silm and the three-volume book of life in the Fourth Age. I suppose that because of copyright laws, these books would never be translated and published in England or America.
In America Nicholas Meyer wrote "A 7 Percent Solution" which was a continuation of the story of Sherlock Holmes, dealing with his cocaine abuse. And Gregory MaGuire wrote "Wicked", an alternative history of the Oz stories, told from the point of view of the Wicked Witch of the West.
Both are wonderful books, and are very popular with fans and non-fans of the original works. But nobody on this side of the ocean has tried it with Tolkien, (aside from Fan Fictions), and I doubt that it would ever happen.
[ May 30, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]
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