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There is a 'Revised' 2nd edition of The J.R.R Tolkien Companion And Guide listed on Amazon for release next year:

malickfan
Gondor

Oct 3 2016, 5:06pm

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/...Guide/dp/0008214549/

Anyone heard anything about a re-release?

I have the original edition and it is an absolutely incredible resource, highly recommended if you can track down a copy (I believe it has been out of print for some years unfortunately), packed with fascinating information and chronology about Tolkien and his writings (though the lack of a contents page and the lengthy index made it a tad confusing for this reader to navigate at times).

- I believe the authors, Wayne G Hammond and Christina Scull post here occasionally?

IIRC the original edition was some 2300 pages long (Amazon lists the above as 2400 pages) but in the decade since its first publication we've had a number of new posthumous releases of Tolkien writings, numerous new works of criticism and The Hobbit trilogy, and Hammond and Scull have kept an extensive Addenda and Corrigenda page on their website.

Assuming the Amazon listing is accurate, I will be very interested to see if there is any new/revised content, and I'm certainly glad that such an fascinating, well put together and detailed resource is going to be reprinted...

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Otaku-sempai
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Oct 3 2016, 9:09pm

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That's good to know about. I use Robert Foster's The Complete Guide to Middle-earth a lot and that could also use another revision, if only to clean up some errors and clarify some material. I wonder if he is still active as a writer?

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Eruvandi
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Oct 3 2016, 9:20pm

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We wants it, preciousss.Cool

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N.E. Brigand
Half-elven


Oct 4 2016, 10:09pm

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They haven't posted anything to their blog about this yet, but presumably there will be more information there soon.

And you are correct: Hammond and Scull post occasionally to TORN (and elsewhere) under the screen name "Findegil".

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Trotter99
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Oct 5 2016, 4:39am

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Announcement

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squire
Half-elven


Oct 5 2016, 12:11pm

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It sounds like they're adding a lot of updated material and information, and also fixing the problems with navigating the first one, like headnotes at tops of the pages to let you know which topic you're reading. Three volumes instead of two.

I'm not sure where the money's coming from but this looks like a must-have.



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malickfan
Gondor

Oct 5 2016, 1:38pm

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Certainly sounds like there will be alot of new information, I'll definitely be purchasing a copy when I can. Smile



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When HarperCollins commissioned this new work, they asked us not to discuss it until they could arrange publicity to be released at an optimal time. But partial information about the book slipped out to Amazon UK and was soon noticed by fans. We asked for permission to announce the new edition formally in this space, and received it this morning.


...I feel a little guilty, it appears I was the first and perhaps only fan to notice the Amazon page, maybe it would have slipped by quietly until the planned announcement...

Many thanks to HarperCollins and Findegil for making a second edition possible Smile








N.E. Brigand
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Oct 5 2016, 4:45pm

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That's on Amazon, not you. [In reply to] Can't Post

But I did notice when replying to you yesterday that Findegil had visited TORN not long before! Authors generally are gratified that people are interested in their work, so you shouldn't feel bad at all.

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N.E. Brigand
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Oct 5 2016, 5:14pm

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"The decade has passed as if in the blink of an eye." [In reply to] Can't Post

That point was lately driven home for me. Scull and Hammond's book appeared almost simultaneously with, and in most ways overshadowed, the J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment, edited by Michael D.C. Drout. A dozen TORN participants were among the 127 authors who contributed articles to that volume. (You can read a good deal more about how that happened via links in squire's footer.) I decided to collect all the contributors' autographs. It was an impossible project, even lugging my copy of the encyclopedia to one Tolkien conference after another, even once to England. Too many people from too many places, and of course, the passing of time has its usual effects. Still, it was a treat this summer in Manhattan when I met at last the book's most prolific contributor (in terms of number of articles), who had proved very elusive. I don't expect many more, and shall have to be content with just over 60 signatures in ten years.

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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Oct 5 2016, 5:46pm

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I would not normally consider purchasing a new edition of something that I already had, particularly one of not insignificant cost. However, I think in this case I might need to make an exception.

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squire
Half-elven


Oct 5 2016, 6:18pm

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Not too elusive for you! Congrats on finally getting that prolific signature. [In reply to] Can't Post

He was lurking in the bauxite mines of Dutch Guiana, no doubt.

I agree that, over the decade, the Hammond & Scull tome seems to have outclassed the Encyclopedia. For one thing, there's no hint of an updated and revised edition for it - which it could certainly have used from the first. But I do still refer to it from time to time.



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grammaboodawg
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Oct 6 2016, 1:25am

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I FINALLY got my copy of the Encyclopedia just a few months ago. I just stood there and held it in combined awe and reflection :) with a helping of geeky giggles!


When I was on a quest for signatures (family gathering of sorts) for my Signlanguage book, I finally had to admit I wouldn't get all the sigs I hoped for. SO... I wrote to about 8 people I really wanted to add to my book and asked for a signature on a slip of paper to slip between the pages with regrets to not being able to meet and moot in person. All 8 happily responded! So humbling and lovely! Maybe an alternative to frequent-flyer miles? ;)




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grammaboodawg
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Oct 6 2016, 1:37am

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*sigh* I'm such a baaaaaad girl ;) So impulsive!! But I have no movies to save for anymore :(

Thank you for this :D *circles calendar*




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Findegil
The Shire

Oct 6 2016, 2:37am

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someone else would have done so before long, so you needn't feel guilty! Indeed, thanks for bringing it up, so that we could let people know what we're working on.

Wayne & Christina


dormouse
Half-elven


Oct 6 2016, 8:16am

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Whereas I don't have the original.... [In reply to] Can't Post

..which makes the new edition all the more enticing (and easy to justify). And we do have almost a year to save the pennies.... Smile

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Aragorn the Elfstone
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Oct 6 2016, 7:59pm

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Heck, I didn't even know this existed in the past! Shocked

This will be the easiest purchase I've made in years. Cool

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entmaiden
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Oct 6 2016, 10:53pm

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I have the first one and it's amazing [In reply to] Can't Post

I can usually resist the statues, environments or other WETA/Sideshow stuff, but I can NOT resist a new book. I will definitely order this!


malickfan
Gondor

Oct 8 2016, 6:26pm

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And thank you (and Haper Collins) for making a second edition possible! [In reply to] Can't Post

I've lost track of the amount of times I've referred to the Companion and Guide over the years...

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Modtheow
Lorien


Oct 17 2016, 2:06am

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Finally! [In reply to] Can't Post

I thought you'd probably get that one this summer in New York!

If you want to complete your list, I can always try to find the other Nova Scotian contributor, but that means you'd have to stop and visit next time you're driving by!


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Oct 17 2016, 4:30am

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I confess I did several double-takes when I saw this post. But, it's definitely you, and you've definitely been missed here.

Just wanted to let you know that, and to say 'hello' and that I hope life is treating you well. Smile


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Modtheow
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Oct 17 2016, 4:52pm

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Hi Altaira! It's so nice to have someone still recognize me and to be welcomed back. I've vowed many times over the last few years to come back regularly; maybe this time I'll do it. And yes, all is fine.


a.s.
Valinor


Oct 17 2016, 11:40pm

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DID recognize you, and DO welcome you back. I myself have been hit or miss the last several years, but it's so nice to see old friend's names on the board.

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Modtheow
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Oct 23 2016, 3:16am

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Thanks, a.s. I've managed to pop into the Reading Room tonight as well. Hopefully, I can make it a habit.

 
 

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