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FFB: Hildebrant Brothers’ The Tolkien Years
The Hildebrandt Brothers: The Tolkien Years, Expanded Edition, Watson-Guptill, 2002 oversized trade paper, with fold-out poster this is the 50th in my review series of “forgotten” books It seems to be Lord of the Rings week, what with my New Arrivals … Continue reading
Posted in books, fantasy, Friday Forgotten Book, Personal Opinion, Review
Tagged Brothers Hildebrandt, Hildebrandt, Tolkein, Tolkein calendars
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The Joy of Discovery
Note: This post constitutes the 20th in a series of Friday Forgotten Books, this time in the form of a brief memoir about discovering books. For more Friday Forgotten Books, see Patti Abbott’s blog. There are few things more pleasing to readers … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Forgotten Book, Humor, mystery, Personal Opinion, science fiction
Tagged Agatha Christie, Allingham, Arthur C. Clarke, Asimov, Astounding Science Fiction, Chandler, fantasy, Friday Forgotten Book #21, Fritz Leiber, Hammett, hard-boiled, Heinlein, Joy of discovery, Kelly Freas, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Marple, Poirot, reading genre fiction, Scalzi, science fiction, The Simple Art of Murder, Tolkein, Winston Science Fiction
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