wellinghall: (Tolkien)
wellinghall ([personal profile] wellinghall) wrote2011-01-12 04:56 pm
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Tolkien slept here

"Mirkwood: A Novel About JRR Tolkien by Steve Hillard tells of Tolkien hiding secret documents that the forces of evil will do anything to obtain, and the young orphan girl, Cadence, who discovers them.

In the opening pages of Hillard's novel, world-renowned author and linguist Tolkien lands in New York City on a mysterious errand. He carries with him a collection of ancient documents, many in an unknown language that hint of a heroine, a halfling named Ara, who lived in the same ancient landscape that inspired Tolkien's Middle-earth. Fearing that possession of the documents will lead to great harm, Tolkien entrusts them to a simple scissor sharpener named Jesse Grande. Almost four decades later, Grande has disappeared and the documents have been found by Grande's orphaned granddaughter, Cadence. As dark forces from the realm of fantasy hunt down the documents and their guardian, Cadence must protect the story of Ara."

http://www.mmdnewswire.com/mirkwood-novel-about-jrr-tolkien-by-steve-hillard-16861.html

Oh well, at least this one admits that it's fictional ...

[identity profile] jane-somebody.livejournal.com 2011-01-26 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Given Tolkien's own fictions about the 'reality' of Middle-Earth, this seems like fair game :-) (Also decidedly like fanfic!) But like other commenters, I'm astonished this got past the Estate. Maybe they just believe it!

[identity profile] jane-somebody.livejournal.com 2011-01-27 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
D'oh, I meant "maybe they just *couldn't* believe it."

[identity profile] wellinghall.livejournal.com 2011-01-27 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
That does sound more likely!

Alternatively, maybe the Estate didn't know about it?