Christopher Tolkien to finish lost Middle Earth novel - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bêthberry · 04-17-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Child of the 7th Age

Actually, there are two signed books on e-bay now, and I expect there will be others. The second dealer is such a doofus that he has advertised it as being signed by J.R.R. Tolkien himself along with Lee! (Quite a trick if JRRT could do that...)

Perhaps, just perhaps, Margaret Atwood's remote book signing machine has more remote capability than ever imagined!

(Actually, I heard the machine failed its first attempted signings.

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davem · 04-17-2007, 02:36 PM

And Time thinks

http://www.time.com/time/arts/articl...611448,00.html

Sauron the White · 04-17-2007, 02:40 PM

Ebay now has one with a Buyitnow feature of $169.99 signed by both men.

davem · 04-17-2007, 03:02 PM

Star-Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/384/story/1126832.html

littlemanpoet · 04-17-2007, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by davem

And Time thinks

http://www.time.com/time/arts/articl...611448,00.html

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[i]Children is written in Tolkien's full-on high heroic style, which is light on the characterization and sometimes hilariously dorky.

That means I'll like it lots.

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...and there's no shortage of elves and dwarves and mighty smiting for the casual fan.

Mighty smiting.

Child of the 7th Age · 04-17-2007, 04:50 PM

$169.99 for a copy with both sigs....a veritable bargain!

The only buy-it-now on e-bay with both sigs goes for $249.99.

Where's that signing machine when I need it? Or at least a good counterfeiter.

Maglor · 04-17-2007, 05:35 PM

Just picked it up!

It'd be great to hear everybody's perspectives after they/we finish reading.

Initial pre-read impression:

The artwork is gorgeous, but the book is so much smaller than I expected!

Oh, and many thanks to davem for the continuous influx of articles/reviews.

Sardy · 04-17-2007, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Maglor

The artwork is gorgeous, but the book is so much smaller than I expected!

Smaller as in content... or smaller as in the actual physical size of the book...?

Maglor · 04-17-2007, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sardy

Smaller as in content... or smaller as in the actual physical size of the book...?

Smaller in size. I actually haven't started reading yet (just the Preface and Introduction). But the book itself is slimmer and slightly shorter than I would have expected.

04-17-2007, 02:36 PM	#2
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	And Time thinks http://www.time.com/time/arts/articl...611448,00.html __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

04-17-2007, 03:02 PM	#4
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Star-Tribune http://www.startribune.com/384/story/1126832.html __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

04-17-2007, 04:50 PM	#6
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	$169.99 for a copy with both sigs....a veritable bargain! The only buy-it-now on e-bay with both sigs goes for $249.99. Where's that signing machine when I need it? Or at least a good counterfeiter. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

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04-17-2007, 02:40 PM	#3
Sauron the White Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 903	Ebay now has one with a Buyitnow feature of $169.99 signed by both men.

04-17-2007, 05:35 PM	#7
Maglor Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 25	Just picked it up! It'd be great to hear everybody's perspectives after they/we finish reading. Initial pre-read impression: The artwork is gorgeous, but the book is so much smaller than I expected! Oh, and many thanks to davem for the continuous influx of articles/reviews.