Why arent there any books on side quests or tales untold for the Lord of the Rings series? I mean Star Wars has a bunch of various stories on it, why doesnt Lord of the Rings? do they have some sort of copyright on the story that others cant write about it? I'm really interested in reading a book on LOTR since i have already read all 4 books.
2007-09-02 06:58:54 · 9 answers · asked by cypherx83 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Only those of Tolkien's family may add to the Lord of the Rings.
Any writings by other people would be considered fan fiction (See Wikipedia on this)
But he didn't only write the Lord of the Rings. All his fictional writings (LOTR):
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
The Unfinished Tales
The History of Middle-Earth--
1. The Book of Lost Tales 1 (1983)
2. The Book of Lost Tales 2 (1984)
3. The Lays of Beleriand (1985)
4. The Shaping of Middle-earth (1986)
5. The Lost Road and Other Writings (1987)
6. The Return of the Shadow (The History of The Lord of the Rings vol. 1) (1988)
7. The Treason of Isengard (The History of The Lord of the Rings vol. 2) (1989)
8. The War of the Ring (The History of The Lord of the Rings vol. 3) (1990)
9. Sauron Defeated (The History of The Lord of the Rings vol. 4, including The Notion Club Papers) (1992)
10. Morgoth's Ring (The Later Silmarillion vol. 1) (1993)
11. The War of the Jewels (The Later Silmarillion vol. 2) (1994)
12. The Peoples of Middle-earth (1996)
The Children of Húrin
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First, read the Silmarillion--it tells of the land of Middle-Earth before Sauron was the Dark Lord and about the history of the Elves. Then you like it you can begin reading his other works.
2007-09-02 13:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by C_G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tolkien died before finishing Simarillion, which told the history of Middle Earth. It ended up being published posthumously. Between it, and his other major books in the saga of Middle Earth he did not have time to create more.(He does however have some other books out, mostly of short stories) As for other authors taking up where he left off, his body of work was so detailed that the languages of the elves have been created so completely that people actually learn and speak them.
Star Wars, on the other hand, has farmed out books to several authors, which is why there is such a proliferation of them.
If you are really hurting for a LOTR fix you might want to check out some of the fan fiction that is available on the internet. Some is good, some indifferent, and some painful to read.
There are also other authors out there who you might enjoy if you like Tolkien- for example
Terry Brooks ~ The Shanarra Series
David Eddings
Terry Goodkind ~ The Sword of Truth
Robert Jordan ~ The Wheel of Time
Guy Gavriel Kay ~ The Fionavar Tapestry
Katherine Kerr ~ The Deverry
Dennis McKiernan ~ The Iron Tower Trilogy
C.S. Lewis - Chronicles of Narnia
Elizabeth Moon ~ The Deeds of the Paksenarrion
Mel Odom ~ Rover series
Tad Williams
Gene Wolfe ~ The Knight/ The Wizard
2007-09-02 07:53:29 · answer #2 · answered by Brhee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Lord of the Rings books were the first major works in the fantasy genre. In fact, they set many of the standards that have carried through. Written by J.R.R. Tolkien, they were first published in 1954. And they are much better than the movies. I can't even watch the films any more, they changed too many things for no reason. Get a copy of the three books and enjoy. Oh, and I'd like to second the idea that reading "The Hobbit" first would be a good idea.
2016-05-19 04:50:46 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOTR was such a massive saga in and of itself that it does not really lend itself to "side quests". Tolkien conceived these works on such a scale that really nothing more can be said. He did, however, right lots of history for Middle Earth, including, as mentioned above, "The Silamarillion", "The Children of Hurin", and "The Book of Lost Tales" books one and two. There was also "The Tolkien Reader", comprised of short stories, some of which take place in Middle Earth.
2007-09-02 08:17:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't think that the silmarillion and the children of hurin amount to 'many' side stories, contrary to the enthusiasm of your other answerers. also they are tomes just like the lotr originals, and not the kind of fast reading side novels of star wars. there probably is a copyright/legal rights issue, yes.
2007-09-02 07:59:07 · answer #5 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Silmarillion is a really good story about the time before the Hobbit took place. There is a new one, Children of Hurin, not sure what it's about though
2007-09-02 07:46:39 · answer #6 · answered by Kevin T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several of them. The Simarillion comes to mind first. He wrote some others, I just saw one in the book store last week.
2007-09-02 07:07:43 · answer #7 · answered by John C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many "side" books by JRR Tolkien. Google the series and you will find them. One that comes to mind is "The Silmarillion".
Go here for more info: http://www.tolkien.co.uk/
2007-09-02 07:07:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Lord of the Rings is a classic trilogy, it doesn't need anything else!
2007-09-02 07:51:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋