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Category Archives: the hobbit
Of the Rings of Power
By now you’ll both have gathered that I have a passing interest in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, so I hope you won’t mind that I attempt a review of the first two episodes of The Rings of … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in bear mccreary, celebrimbor, Cinema, feanor, finrod, galadriel, gericault, gil-galad, goblins, harry potter, howard shore, j k rowling, lenny henry, leonard cohen, middle earth, morgoth, numenoreans, orcs, outlander, peter jackson, Sauron, Science-fiction, the hobbit, the lord of the rings, the raft of the medusa, the rings of power, the silimarillion, tolkien, valinor, Writing & Reading, xena warrior princess
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Alumnicious
You know the feeling – no sooner have you graduated from some hallowed hall of learning or another than one’s alma mater sends you a begging letter. It’s rare for one to receive such a missive from an institution of … Continue reading
Posted in a night at the opera, alma mater, alumni, bohemian rhapsody, deep purple, deep purple in rock, idi amin, peter jackson, queen, sevenoaks school, the hobbit, zack chaudhury
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The Desolation of Smaug – A Review
I have recently returned from the Cromer Enormoplex from my second viewing of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, a magic lantern production directed by Peter Jackson. As you’ll know, unless you’ve spent the past two years in Gollum’s cave, … Continue reading
Posted in peter jackson, Science-fiction, the desolation of smaug, the hobbit, the lord of the readings, the lord of the rings, tolkien, Writing & Reading
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Writings
It’s just occurred to me that I have the manuscripts of three different books at three different publishers, in three different genres, at once, all together, simultaneously, and at the same time. This has never happened before. The Beowulf Effect: … Continue reading
Posted in chthonic, data entry at the OK corral, eldritch, erumpent, reanimus press, science of middle-earth, Science-fiction, sex, the beowulf effect, the hobbit, the science of middle earth, the sigil, tolkien, Writing, Writing & Reading
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