Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien 

The book is Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally published in 1955 by George Allen & Unwin. I read the 2020 Harper Collins illustrated  hardback edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. I read it in December of 2023.   The title refers to Aragorn. He finally returns to Gondor to take his rightful place as king.  ... Continue Reading →

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien 

The book is The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally published in 1954 by George Allen & Unwin. I read the 2020 Harper Collins illustrated hardback edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. I read it in December of 2023.    According to Tolkien's own illustration for the cover the two towers are depicted to be Minas Morgul... Continue Reading →

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 

The book is The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally published in 1937 by Allen and Unwin. It was first published in America in 1938 by Houghton Mifflin. I read the 2020 Harper Collins Hardcover edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. I read it in October of 2023  The title refers to the main character Bilbo... Continue Reading →

Red Rising by Pierce Brown 

The book is Red Rising by Pierce Brown. It was originally published in 2014 by Del Rey books. I read the paperback edition. I read this in October of 2023.   The title refers to the main character Darrow a "red" in the dystopian future where all people are categorized by color coded classes. Darrow is a red which is... Continue Reading →

Rubicon by Tom Holland 

The book is Rubicon by Tom Holland. It was originally published in 2003 by Little Brown books. I read the Anchor Books paperback edition. I read it in October of 2023  The title refers to the Rubicon river that acted as the border between Italy and Gaul (France). Julius Caesar in 49 BC crossed the Rubicon with his... Continue Reading →

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