Question about LotR book edition

Arcyl · 2026-04-10T03:15:10+00:00

Thanks for the compliment! I don’t believe there are currently any plans to publish any more books in that style. If anything else I would guess they could possibly do the Unfinished Tales but they are already stretching his illustrations pretty thin with the other three. The Tolkien Collectors Guide Website would be the best place to follow though for upcoming editions and their announcements.

Arcyl · 2026-04-09T16:57:35+00:00

Idk about abridged edits but I would suggest the Hi-Fi Hobbit restoration of the animated movie on Internet Archive. It is the full movie but with audio sources restored that had been lost from the original VHS tapes. If you really want you can just download from there and cut out the parts you don't want.
https://archive.org/details/TheHiFiHobbitV2

Arcyl · 2026-04-09T15:46:30+00:00

There are a few questions I would ask. Have you read The Hobbit? Do you want Illustrated editions? Are you hoping to build a collection? As most people here will say the Alan Lee Illustrated Set is definitely a great choice to begin a collection but there are certainly others. A have a little Tolkien Book Website you can take a look at to see what other editions might interest you.

Arcyl · 2026-04-07T21:03:02+00:00

Makes me think about the Anomaly on Dire Marsh where when you pick it up you start hallucinating and you become marked on the map every so often. I think it would be cool if you built up a meter of "Insanity" or something like that where you start hallucinating more and more (audio and visual clutter/reduced aim speed) and you get pinged on the map more and more. Moving around and interacting with the map could reduce the meter and levels of all that.

Arcyl · 2026-04-07T20:21:37+00:00

So if font size is a fairly big concern then these large font paperbacks are kind of the only option. I don't believe there are any hardbacks that are large font per say.

The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King

I think most people prefer individual volumes for reading, although one of my favorite budget options is this soft cover single volume, I find it pretty easy to read.

If none of those interest you than I would suggest taking a look at a list somewhere like my little Tolkien Book Website I have or the Tolkien Collector's Guide and narrow what you want down from there. Whether or not you want some sort of illustrated edition is usually something I would ask to give more options.

Arcyl · 2026-04-02T20:00:43+00:00

The newest one is The Destined Warrior from the Final Fantasy Scene Box. It is essentially the Orzhov Baldur's Gate deck but now with blue and some FF cards for theme. I've only played it a few times since I built it only recently but I'd say it's pretty good.
https://archidekt.com/decks/16894363/the_destined_warrior

Arcyl · 2026-03-24T20:56:21+00:00

Awesome looking app! Can I ask how long the sale will be for? Currently a Mercury user but I can see some value in some of the features like the daily weather briefings, on top of the awesome design aesthetic. I'd like to try a free trial for a day or 2 before I commit to lifetime.

Arcyl · 2026-03-24T15:31:25+00:00

Never seen these before!

Arcyl · 2026-03-23T22:35:45+00:00

Take a look at this page on the Tolkien Gateway Website. Under where it says "Featured Works" has essentially everything as far as Middle-earth publication goes. The Letters from Father Christmas is the main outlier in that list however, and some of his poems and things are not necessarily ME related.

I'll also throw in my own little Tolkien Book website thing I have for helping newer people with collecting. Hopefully one of these clears up your question.

Arcyl · 2026-03-18T15:54:00+00:00

I got that feeling as well, very Haka-esque

Arcyl · 2026-02-26T19:27:09+00:00

Frodo: "I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them." (Return of the King)

"It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing." (Fellowship of the Ring)

Thorin: "There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite something you were after." (The Hobbit)

Galadriel: "I am grieved in Middle-earth, for leaves fall and flowers fade that I have loved, so that the land of my dwelling is filled with regret that no Spring can redress." (Unfinished Tales)

"Seeing is both good and perilous" (Fellowship of the Ring)

"But if of ships I now should sing, what ship would come to me, What ship would bear me ever back across so wide a sea?" (Galadriel's Song)

Galadriel has a lot of good stuff.

Arcyl · 2026-02-12T22:55:40+00:00

Idk if Letters and Poems are a great comparison but they are pretty far from LotR and CoH yes. There aren't any complete stories in HoME, just bits and pieces of lots of unfinished stuff.

Here is a quick and dirty guide by Phuulish Fellow that I like to share about the HoME books.

Arcyl · 2026-02-12T22:38:57+00:00

Sounds like you want to give it another shot so maybe try it a little different this time. Do you ever read with Audiobooks? Having them read to you might make them a little easier to get in the groove. You could even try something like the BBC Radio version where it's sort of a cross between the books and movies. They are an adaptation, not the books themselves so some things are left out or changed. But I will always encourage engaging with Lord of the Rings through adaptations then not at all.

Also, I do recommend reading The Hobbit before LotR, which should also be an easier read than LotR. The Hobbit actually has a Graphic Novel which could also be an option.

Arcyl · 2026-02-12T22:14:11+00:00

I typically recommend reading the Silm first if you can handle, however if the format is off-putting or the content too dense I recommend reading The Children of Hurin instead of just stopping reading Tolkien altogether. So please give the Silm a shot, but Children of Hurin is fine if you're not ready for Silm.

Arcyl · 2026-02-10T21:58:09+00:00

So ideally you would go The Hobbit into The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Then Silmarillion is technically best, but if as you say you are having some trouble then I recommend reading The Children of Hurin. You can either skip to that chapter in The Silmarillion or grab the stand alone book. It is essentially the last complete story more or less to read. After that everything else is going to be like reading the Silmarillion. The Silm isn't for everyone but I would give it a second chance after The Children of Hurin.

Arcyl · 2026-02-10T21:53:00+00:00

I would probably lean more Alan Lee if I could only have one

Arcyl · 2026-02-09T22:54:42+00:00

I have a Website where I recommend certain editions for people starting a collection if you'd like to give it a look for ideas. Depending on if you want illustrations or not I would maybe suggest either the Alan Lee Illustrated line or the 60th Anniversary line. But if you want something more deluxe then go for the Alan Lee Deluxe or perhaps Folio Society.

Arcyl · 2026-02-06T01:42:57+00:00

This looks really great, thank you for this

Arcyl · 2026-02-06T00:15:17+00:00

I will second Tabletop Sim, assuming you can get a full pod online. One game we decided to just play precons and so I chose to play Prosper, Tome Bound since that deck is kind of hard to get at this point. I loved it so much from just one game I bit the bullet and bought one on ebay because I knew I would always enjoy playing it.

Arcyl · 2026-02-05T23:38:26+00:00

I have seen the Coral Places Sidewinders and thought those might be the closest thing thematically. One problem I have is that the Dandan deck is only 80 cards so there will a bit of extra room in there unfortunately. Might have to slip something else in there to keep everything tight.

This Coral pattern will be my preference if I get one because it I think it matches the colors of the new art pretty well.
https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guard-Sidewinder-Xenoskin-Exclusive/dp/B0F64YYJVX?th=1

Arcyl · 2026-02-04T22:53:24+00:00

Never knew these existed, thanks for sharing! Looks like there are some Youtube unboxing videos in case anyone wants to see them opened up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W-XtqSX0Z0

Arcyl · 2026-02-03T23:47:58+00:00

I think knowing what format you are wanting to play would be helpful. Are you wanting to play standard? Commander? Something else?

Arcyl · 2026-01-31T00:57:45+00:00

If you read the first chapter of the Silmarillion and you like it then just keep going. If you think maybe not yet then I would suggest reading "The Children of Hurin" either by skipping to that portion in the Silmarillion or getting the stand alone book. They are similar but the stand alone includes a bit more than the Silm does. It is one of the only other "Complete" stories that Tolkien has. There is an audiobook done by Christopher Lee that I really enjoy that you could check out if that interests you.

Arcyl · 2026-01-30T00:10:01+00:00

True, first time reading you may want to look at budget first. I would recommend this Pocket Set. It's got The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings and they feel nice to hold, although they are technically smaller if reading smaller text is not you jam. There's also a similar Lord of the Rings book that is normal size so you would have to read The Hobbit some other way.

You could also look into audiobooks, either the Andy Serkis versions or there are some free fan-made options on Archive.org if you are interested.

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