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Child of the 7th Age · 10-11-2006, 01:34 PM

Lal,

You must have been reading my mind long distance regarding contacting the estate. I had been thinking about raising these questions for some time. When I first saw the estate's new website, I filled out the form with a polite inquiry about the status of the Beowulf material in terms of current access and the possibility of future publication. I also wrote the Bodleian, Harper Collins UK, Harper Collins US, and Houghton Mifflin.

I am more interested in the question of editing and publication than anything else. I don't have the background in Anglo-Saxon to make sense of unedited papers. Plus, one of my offspring has just started college so there is little chance of squeezing out spare pennies for a trip to the UK. (I lived in England for a few years when I was younger and doing research/studying but then I was footloose and fancy free.) If I receive any pertinent answers or even just a "thank you for sharing", I'll mention it on this thread. I would be surprised to learn anything substantial, not because of any cover-up or something silly like that, but because the system doesn't work that way. Still, you can't be sure until you ask.

davem · 01-27-2007, 05:42 AM

Y'all might be interested in this, much info on CoH & other Tolkien related stuff...

http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/...-Interview.htm

&

http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/...endar-2008.htm

davem · 01-30-2007, 04:44 PM

slightly different version of the cover we've already seen here

Could this be true the one?

Lalwendë · 02-05-2007, 10:06 AM

I've just been having a look on Amazon and they've now changed the release date of Children to Monday 16th April. Personally it was irritating me that it had said 17th as that's a Tuesday, and I wanted to be sure so I can be at the shops nice 'n' early.

Lalwendë · 02-08-2007, 03:42 PM

Hurrah!

The cover art for Children of Hurin has been revealed! Here

Hyarion · 02-08-2007, 05:28 PM

I saw that too, looks great! For those who can't even wait for the link to load here it is, plus a stamp which will be gold foiled on the Deluxe edition:

Aiwendil · 02-08-2007, 08:59 PM

Nice cover. I'm starting to get a little bit excited about this in spite of myself.

Not quite the way I'd pictured the Dragon-helm, but not bad looking either. And the ornamental design strikes me as being rather like something JRRT himself might have drawn.

10-11-2006, 01:34 PM	#1
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Lal, You must have been reading my mind long distance regarding contacting the estate. I had been thinking about raising these questions for some time. When I first saw the estate's new website, I filled out the form with a polite inquiry about the status of the Beowulf material in terms of current access and the possibility of future publication. I also wrote the Bodleian, Harper Collins UK, Harper Collins US, and Houghton Mifflin. I am more interested in the question of editing and publication than anything else. I don't have the background in Anglo-Saxon to make sense of unedited papers. Plus, one of my offspring has just started college so there is little chance of squeezing out spare pennies for a trip to the UK. (I lived in England for a few years when I was younger and doing research/studying but then I was footloose and fancy free.) If I receive any pertinent answers or even just a "thank you for sharing", I'll mention it on this thread. I would be surprised to learn anything substantial, not because of any cover-up or something silly like that, but because the system doesn't work that way. Still, you can't be sure until you ask. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

01-27-2007, 05:42 AM	#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	Y'all might be interested in this, much info on CoH & other Tolkien related stuff... http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/...-Interview.htm & http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/...endar-2008.htm __________________ “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." Last edited by davem; 01-27-2007 at 05:47 AM.

01-30-2007, 04:44 PM	#3
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	slightly different version of the cover we've already seen here Could this be true the one? __________________ “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."

02-05-2007, 10:06 AM	#4
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	I've just been having a look on Amazon and they've now changed the release date of Children to Monday 16th April. Personally it was irritating me that it had said 17th as that's a Tuesday, and I wanted to be sure so I can be at the shops nice 'n' early. __________________ Gordon's alive!

02-08-2007, 03:42 PM	#5
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Hurrah! The cover art for Children of Hurin has been revealed! Here __________________ Gordon's alive!

02-08-2007, 05:28 PM	#6
Hyarion Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16	I saw that too, looks great! For those who can't even wait for the link to load here it is, plus a stamp which will be gold foiled on the Deluxe edition: __________________ Tolkien Encyclopedia / Wiki TolkienNews.net Last edited by Hyarion; 02-08-2007 at 05:33 PM.

02-08-2007, 08:59 PM	#7
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	Nice cover. I'm starting to get a little bit excited about this in spite of myself. Not quite the way I'd pictured the Dragon-helm, but not bad looking either. And the ornamental design strikes me as being rather like something JRRT himself might have drawn.