{"id":387,"date":"2020-02-04T13:29:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T13:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/?p=387"},"modified":"2020-05-26T17:07:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T17:07:09","slug":"book-probe-illustratedworldoftolkien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/blog\/2020\/book-probe-illustratedworldoftolkien\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Probe: Illustrated World of Tolkien"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Book Probe reviews sci-fi books so you don’t have to. Buy these. They’re good. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Illustrated World of Tolkien<\/a> by David Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Good to read while enjoying second breakfast.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is a  very cool hardcover where artists talk about Tolkien and how his work inspired their work. 

It’s also a handbook of Tolkien creatures and characters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading the artists’ insights and seeing their interpretations of these legendary figures is a joy, and their creativity is infectious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Gollum and the One Ring, you will need to grab this right away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s also possible that possessing this book will drive you bonkers like Gollum. But don’t throw it into a volcano. It’s too precious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Like the video game, but with words. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is an anthology of fantasy adventure stories, and they are good stuff whether you play the game Dragon Age or not — it’s classic, good ol’ fashioned fantasy action, with elves and magic and monsters and such. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book could get newbies into playing Dragon Age<\/a>, so then it would be doing its job. If you’re already playing the game, this book is tailor-made for you because you already know where Tevinter is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a tiny criticism of the book’s title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book title, “Tevinter Nights,” seems to suggest that these stories will be dark and sexy, but they are not. Well, any more than usual for Dragon Age stories. Maybe I’m thinking of “Baywatch Nights<\/a>” starring the legendary David Hasselhoff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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