Beren and Lùthien to be published as stand alone volume

[Mithalwen]

I think what I would most like is an expanded or second volume of letters. There must be a lot of stuff omitted originally because it pertained to then unpublished material....that and whatever Tolkien fils knows about because Tolkien pere told him but hasn't been revealed because he doesn't have it on paper...

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

*whimpers*

Ahem, I'll back down. I don't mean to start a fight, now.


As for what Mith said, I don't have the first volume of letters, but I'd love to get it. Maybe since the Beren and Luthien story that's coming out is going to have notes in it, we could get some letters too in that volume?

[William Cloud Hicklin]

I mean, really. Don't the PR people even read the books they're shilling?

Essential to the story, and never changed, is the fate that shadowed the love of Beren and Lúthien: for Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal Elf.

In the 1916-17 BOLT version, of course, Beren is an Elf.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

I mean, really. Don't the PR people even read the books they're shilling?

Possibly the writer thought she was an earlier version of Arwen? If that's the case though I wonder if we'll see her on the cover in armor with a battle-axe.

[Zigûr]

A "sponsored" post just came up on my Facebook News Feed describing this forthcoming publication as a 'Lord of the Rings spinoff'.

As incorrect as that description is, what was more bizarre were the numerous comments accompanying the post, in which many people didn't realise it was a literary publication and assumed that another film was being made. It's a bit sad that some people can't conceive of the work as anything other than a film franchise now.

People are strange.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Zigûr

A "sponsored" post just came up on my Facebook News Feed describing this forthcoming publication as a 'Lord of the Rings spinoff'.

As incorrect as that description is, what was more bizarre were the numerous comments accompanying the post, in which many people didn't realise it was a literary publication and assumed that another film was being made. It's a bit sad that some people can't conceive of the work as anything other than a film franchise now.

People are strange.

Not actually surprising theywould think it's a film- the term "spinoff" is very strongly associated with film and television and... actually, not at all with the written word. At least, I can't recall seeing it used in that context ever before.