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February 06:
My LotR post for the week

See what movie hype can do... before Tolkien became a household name, his books floated around bargain bins in the city.

I got my copy of Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham at a book sale for a measly P16 (30¢) in the early '90s. Bookstores have started carrying it again and are selling it now for P300.

Even the Bakshi LotR cartoon was reissued. Tsk tsk, cashing in, eh?

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Expect this to be the next Warhammer:

Games Workshops has created detailed miniatures to transform the timeless
magic of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" into a unique
3-D tabletop gaming experience.