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Robert Foster and the Brothers Hildebrandt’s Tolkien’s World From A to Z: The Complete Guide to Middle-earth; and J.E.A. Tyler and Kevin Reilly’s The Tolkien Companion

Tolkien’s mythos is complex enough that having a guide or two to it is something that any reader should consider. There are, I doubt not, given the overwhelming popularity of Tolkien right now, dozens of concordances to the legends, history, … Continue reading

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Christopher Tolkien’s The History of Middle-earth Index

Matthew Scott Winslow wrote this review. With the publication of the final volume of the twelve-volume History of Middle-earth, Tolkien fans and scholars found themselves with a truly wonderful resource. Comprised of much of the unpublished writings and notes of … Continue reading

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John Clute’s The Darkening Garden: A Short Lexicon of Horror

Ahhhh, come in. Let me set aside Catherynne M. Valente’s new novel The Orphan’s Tales: In the Night Garden – lovely take on The Arabian Nights motif with elements of fantasy and horror in it. What’s that on my desk? … Continue reading

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John Clute and John Grant’s The Encyclopedia of Fantasy

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, long rumored, and even longer awaited, has finally been published. The award-winning (1998 Hugo Award, Mythopoeic Award for Scholarship in the field of Myth and Fantasy, Science Fiction Weekly award for Best Related Book, and nominated … Continue reading

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Jo Walton’s An Informal History of the Hugos

Do you like reading what other people have to say about books? I know, silly question, because here you are reading a book review in a blog dedicated to book, music and other reviews. That makes it easy for me … Continue reading

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