Beren and Lùthien to be published as stand alone 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.