Posts Tagged ‘hobbits’
Friday Reads: The Hobbit
Gollancz Team: Gillian - January 18th, 2013
Fantasy, Friday Reads
Well it was inevitable that one of the Gollancz Friday Reads would be for The Hobbit. I’ve seen the film twice (once 2D once 3D, I preferred the 2D version), and after the second viewing I found myself picking the book up again.
I think most folks know the story. Bilbo Baggins finds himself, a little unwillingly, embarking upon an unexpected adventure with a collection of dwarves bent upon reclaiming their ancestral home from the mighty dragon Smaug. For … More
Tags: Bilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, hobbits, Ian McKellan, JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Martin Freeman, Peter Jackson, Robert E. Howard, The Hobbit
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The Soddit – Chapter 3
Gollancz Team: Jon - December 13th, 2012
Adam Roberts, Extract, Fantasy
It’s time for your daily part-serialization of The Soddit, running all this week. Last night saw the premiere of The Hobbit film in London, and one or two lucky members of team Gollancz managed to catch a glimpse of the red carpet – consider our Hobbit-watching appetites officially whetted.
Chapter three of The Soddit is available to read here. (PDF)
Tags: Adam Roberts, Bilbo Baggins, hobbits, JRR Tolkien, Middle earth, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, The Soddit
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