Tolkien's work are epic! Although I haven't gotten myself the original LoTR storyline yet but I can't wait to! I'm so tempted to get the 7 books edition ones So far I've got an old copy of The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, Children of Hurin, and Unfinished Tales

wow...you've got quite a handful of gems there mind sharing where you bought them?i bought mine in Taiwan...and i gave it to my Brazilian friends as gifts...hope to get them again...especialy LOTR the blue coloured book, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.
ive read all 3 of them except unfinished tales...i heard inside there are tales of the Dwarves?

wow...to me, Tolkien's book is a bit tough for me...
i suppose i need to sharpen my language 1st...
tried to read up but too many names n vocabs...arghh..

hahaha...take your time...when you have the interest...everything is possible

How many have read non middle earth books by Tolkien? I happened to pick up a collection of Tolkien shorts titled 'Tales from the Perilous Realm' a long time ago. I wanted it for the Bombadil stories it had, but found those to actually be poems and fairly dry and boring.

Luckily, the book also happened to contain several other stories: Farmer Giles of Ham, Smith of Wootton Major, and Leaf by Nigel. These were great stories. Farmer Giles and his blunderbuss going after giants and dragons, Smith with his faery star, and Nigel's lifelike leaf painting all tend to get overlooked as people focus on LOTR, which is a shame really.

If you can find these books, you should pick them up for some light reading and see what Tolkien is like beyond middle earth.

btw...where did you get those books from...Borders?i have no time to go scout for them yet,if you know the exact location of where i could get them i might go next week to get em

That was a long time ago, more then 10 years back. Nowadays bookstores are only interested in selling Tolkien's LOTR and Middle Earth books.

darn...i was hoping to get more...do you think i should buy online?is it pricey?

The Hobbit is the only old one in the collection given by my uncle lol...almost falling into rags. The rest are new books though, the common black cover one bought in MPH...if i'm not mistaken i think there IS the tale of the dwarves...btw anyone saw the 7 volume lotr for sale anywhere in any bookstore around KL?

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=870094&hl=
this forumer selling some titles...but none that i was hunting for...other than Unfinished Tales...

Yes he pmed me asking me to have a look at his thread. He didn't have the set i wanted though

his selection of tolkien books is too small...but i bought 3 books from him...for reading in the bus

lol yeah...i saw the set of tolkien i wanted at my hometown but since im in shah alam studying i didnt buy it cause it would be a hassle to bring...kinda regretting not buying it now though

heh...nvm...there is always a next time...will keep this thread updated on where i get my books...wish me luck in hunting them

Try MPH for Unfinished Tales...they should have it Do inform me if you see any 7 volume boxed set LoTR...hehe

Read and own LOTR series and finished The Hobbit awhile ago. I thought The Hobbit were a bit short to my liking. Bilbo's adventure is a walk in the park compared to Frodo's. Lol!

yeah...i felt that its written for children to read as a bedtime storybook...well...Sauron was still a void at that time right? he cant send ring wriaths out to catch bilbo yet

Tolkien wrote the Hobbit as bed time stories for his children, so yes, the Hobbit is a bedtime story.

Oic, at least filling in some of the blanks about LOTR series, like the infamous sword "Sting".

This post has been edited by rickylaw86: Feb 6 2009, 04:31 PM

Guys , just want to say something.
Do you know that C.S. Lewis , the writer of The Chronicles of Narnia and J.R.R Tolkien were really good friends?