Latest review of FoN by Bradley Birzer.
The Latest Installment of Tolkien's Legendarium is a Worthwhile Elaboration on the Fall of Numenor
The Latest Installment of Tolkien's Legendarium is a Worthwhile Elaboration on the Fall of Numenor
I just finished my read-through of this book today and LOVED it. I noticed a few things though
1. One of the geographical sections of Numenor in the beginning of the book is missing. Hyarrostar is in unfinished tales, but completely missing in Fall of Numenor. (all other map section descriptions are there.)
2. The punctuation and spelling errors are surprisingly common. I've noticed multiple places where periods are missing (sentence would end with a space and the following word would be capitalized, commas are missing, words are swapped for similar words like his instead of him, or an for and, etc.
Anyone know who I can keep track of updates to the book? Is there a website that tracks impressions somewhere? I noticed places like Blackwells and even HC's own site doesn't list impression information.
1. One of the geographical sections of Numenor in the beginning of the book is missing. Hyarrostar is in unfinished tales, but completely missing in Fall of Numenor. (all other map section descriptions are there.)
2. The punctuation and spelling errors are surprisingly common. I've noticed multiple places where periods are missing (sentence would end with a space and the following word would be capitalized, commas are missing, words are swapped for similar words like his instead of him, or an for and, etc.
Anyone know who I can keep track of updates to the book? Is there a website that tracks impressions somewhere? I noticed places like Blackwells and even HC's own site doesn't list impression information.
Halbarad wrote:
Anyone know who I can keep track of updates to the book? Is there a website that tracks impressions somewhere? I noticed places like Blackwells and even HC's own site doesn't list impression information.
This website/community does here, as best we can. We all learned a long time ago, the publisher wasn't going to do it for us.
Mr. Underhill wrote:
This website/community does here, as best we can. We all learned a long time ago, the publisher wasn't going to do it for us.
Cool.
After looking online I found another interesting error. Brian Sibley also references Bilbo and Frodo as being "uncle and nephew" in the introduction when they are in fact cousins. It would be interesting if someone could ask Brian about these things, and whether he's already begun working with HC to get them corrected in future impressions.
Alan and KnewBetta roll out the red carpet — and put away the Hawaiian shirts — for Brian Sibley’s return to the Common Room! A prolific and talented writer, Brian is the force behind some of the most beloved adaptations of Tolkien’s work, including the BBC radio adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and Tales from the Perilous Realm, but we’re here to talk with him today about his Tolkien Society-award winning book, The Fall of Númenor. Bronze dragons, dancing bears, book destruction, and Pauline Baynes’ owls all make an appearance, along with Alan’s alleged sartorial brilliance.
https://theprancingponypodcast.com/202 ... erview-with-brian-sibley/
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