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Haunting Spirit
Join Date: Apr 2002
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I was reading an interesting article about a book that Tolkien started but didn't finish. It was based after Lord of the Rings, in the fourth age. It talked a lot about cults that were Morgothian, and purging them from the city of Minas Tirith. No elves. Just the humans.
Well, I wondered what would have happened if he had completed the book? Would you have read it? -Manelwen
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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I probably would have. I mean, I like the elves and dwarves and everything. And for one, I adore the hobbits. But the actual Men in The Lord of the Rings were really cool. Without them the story would have been a little empty. I havn't read that story yet, but it sounds interesting.
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Desultory Dwimmerlaik
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Can you share the source for this article you read?
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The actual beginning of this 'new book' is in Peoples of Middle-Earth HoME 12, entitled The New Shadow.
It is very boring, and anyone that reads it can see why he abandonned it. |
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Haunting Spirit
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I guess it all depends on how you look at it, Durelen. I know when I read what little I did about it, I wanted to know more. I found my sources here. The person who wrote it, Michael Martinez, has some other really interesting articles as well.
-Manelwen
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I also have read the story, and I found it to have that same feel of nameless evil terror that Tolkien was so good at depicting. The old man who was the protagonist was interesting, probably a little bit of Tolkien in him, and the plot looked like it was going to go somewhere interesting. But it would have been as Tolkien himself lamented, a mere thriller - a darn good one, I'd bet, but it would have pulled him away from the myths he loved. Still, I wish he would have written it. So put me down as having really enjoyed it.
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I just love how MM makes so many assumptions with nothing to stand on.
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I would've read it, but not enjoyed it. Personally, I liked the non-human races a lot better. After all, Men in ME are nearly the same as all of us. I'm more interested in elves, hobbits, & dwarves than men. Just how I view fantasy.
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jan 2002
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Oh I wanna read that!!!! Sounds intriguing! Thanx for the info! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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