The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien
Cold Spring Press is pleased to announce its new book "The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien." This book of essays fills
the void between the release of the second and third Lord of the Rings movies. Passionate, ardent, well-informed, and
unlike any other book on the subject, this is an indispensable handbook for people who consider themselves experts -- or
who wish to become experts -- on the lore of Middle-earth and the man who made the myths.
The People's Guide is written by five contributing writers of TheOneRing.net -- the leading fan website devoted to
Tolkien, his books, his lore, the New Line Cinema movies, and the fan community that centers on Middle-earth.
TheOneRing.net has always been distinguished by the quality of the original articles appearing on its Green Books and
Tehanu's Notes pages. This book adapts some of the most popular articles on the TheOneRing.net as well as offering
readers completely new articles that are not available online.
Readers will find essays ranging from a spirited defense of fantasy as a genre, discussions of Tolkien's views of good
and evil, an examination of the cultural norms we bring to the understanding of the themes and characters in
Middle-earth and much more. There are insightful reviews and critiques of the two Peter Jackson films released to date,
and a Q section answering both classic and obscure questions from fans the world over.
The foreword is written by Tom Shippey, the world's foremost Tolkien scholar, and author of "The Road to Middle-earth"
and "J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century," who says: "The Internet, the experience of continually answering
questions and receiving comments ... give the organizers of TheOneRing.net a perspective which is uniquely broad, and
uniquely full of surprises, some of which would have pleased Tolkien very much, but which he could not have expected."
The book is available for pre-order on Amazon.