Writing convincing fantasy fiction is harder than it looks, argued J.R.R. Tolkien in an essay in 1947. Any old writer, he said, could describe a “green sun”. Many of them could even imagine it. But ...

How did J.R.R. Tolkien create The Lord of the Rings? The simple answer is that he wrote it. He sat down in a chair in 1937 and spent more than a dozen years working on what remains a masterwork of ...

Two related images from The Book of Ishness, a sketchbook of abstract paintings that Tolkien began while he was an undergraduate at Exeter College, Oxford. The images date from early 1914 when Tolkien ...

As part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit, never seen before sketches and drawings from the author have been released. As part of the process of writing the ...

J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), “The Shores of Faery, 10 May 1915,” watercolor, black ink, pencil (Tolkien Trust, MS,Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 22r., © The ...

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GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. In addition to writing the epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings ...

The author’s artwork is published alongside his text in new edition of the classic fantasy novel A series of paintings and sketches created by JRR Tolkien while he was writing The Lord of the Rings ...

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth is an exhibition on the life and art of one of the most celebrated Catholic authors of the 20th century, now (through May 12) at the Morgan Library and Museum in New ...

The Hobbit is getting a brand new illustrated edition that incorporates artwork from J.R.R. Tolkien for the first time ever. In addition to being a talented wordsmith, Tolkien also created many ...

A new illustrated edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit has been announced, and it is packed with enough new material to convince fans to buy yet another copy of the classic fantasy book. As revealed ...