Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site gatech.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!floyd!whuxlb!pyuxll!eisx!npoiv!npois!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!we13!otuxa!ll1!sb1!sb6!emory!gatech!roy From: roy@gatech.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Tolkien, etc. Message-ID: <332@gatech.UUCP> Date: Wed, 27-Jul-83 14:24:09 EDT Article-I.D.: gatech.332 Posted: Wed Jul 27 14:24:09 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 29-Jul-83 05:51:19 EDT Organization: Georgia Tech, School of ICS Lines: 24 I seem to remember some part of Tolkien's "Unfinished Tales" talking about the development of the Lord of the Rings. I believe that even as far into the book as Bree, when the Hobbits meet Aragorn, Tolkien had no idea where the story was going, that Aragorn was the king to be, that he had to become king to wed the woman (elf) he loved, etc. All that developed later, but because the publisher was in a hurry to get more stuff from the creator of "The Hobbit" out, there wasn't a chance to rewrite the first book to be a part of the more grandious mythos he eventually evolved. Oh well, as they say, Money Talks. By the way, I have noticed that although there is at least one REAL science fiction author (Mr. Pournelle) on the net, we loyal SF book purchasers never receive the benefit of their experience. Maybe it is asking too much of the author's highly paid fingers to expect to read something from them in this news group, but.... ;-) Roy J. Mongiovi roy.gatech@Udel-Relay (ARPANET) roy@gatech (CSNET) ...!allegra!gatech!roy (UUCP/mail) ...!decvax!duke!mcnc!msdc!gatech!roy (UUCP/mail/news)