Post Tagged with: "Fantasy"

‘The Hobbit’ Rakes In More Treasure Than Two ‘Rings’ Films

‘The Hobbit’ Rakes In More Treasure Than Two ‘Rings’ Films

According to Deadline, as of this past weekend, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey surpassed the worldwide box office take of both The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of [...]

The Real Deal: Interview with Mark Ordesky, Executive Producer of LOTR

The Real Deal: Interview with Mark Ordesky, Executive Producer of LOTR

Authored by Middle-earth Network Founder Mark Ostley. Hollywood. The name evokes images of glitz, stars, red carpets, and jaded studio executives who sit in ivory towers. Meet Mark Ordesky who turns that image upside down [...]

Silver Leaves Journal Issue 4 Release!

Silver Leaves Journal Issue 4 Release!

Tolkien-based journal, “Silver Leaves” Issue 4, is hot off the press. The theme is Dragons and we are very excited about getting it into the hands of Tolkien and fantasy fans. This is another superb [...]

Presenting…Illustrator, Danielle Storey

Presenting…Illustrator, Danielle Storey

While attending Fan Expo Canada, I was fortunate to meet Danielle Storey and view her amazing artwork. After talking with Danielle about her work, I realized how knowledgeable and passionate she was about the fantasy [...]

WARS: The Battle of Phobos Through the Eyes of Knaves

WARS: The Battle of Phobos Through the Eyes of Knaves

Grail Quest Books, a partner publisher of the Middle-earth Network, is thrilled to present the annotated and illustrated special edition of Jim Perry’s WARS: The Battle of Phobos – Mavericks #1 “Firefight at Overwatch Command”, which includes ten original illustrations by Brian Hickey…

Bladesmithing: An Arctic Fire Ignites in Middle-earth!

Bladesmithing: An Arctic Fire Ignites in Middle-earth!

The Middle-earth Network is proud to announce the launch of the ArcticFire2012.com website! John Di Bartolo, Director Special Projects at the Middle-earth Network, is always looking for exclusive and treasured friends to join the Network [...]

Presenting – Ed Beard Jr and CONTEST!

Presenting – Ed Beard Jr and CONTEST!

Written by My Middle-earth member Rifflo. For over 30 years the fantasy art of Ed Beard Jr has been licensed on over a thousand products around the world. He is best known for his works illustrating dragons, wizards [...]

Oloris Publishing Announces the Release of Jef Murray’s ‘Seer: A Wizard’s Journal’

Oloris Publishing Announces the Release of Jef Murray’s ‘Seer: A Wizard’s Journal’

Official Oloris Publishing Press Release: The much-anticipated inaugural book from Oloris Publishing, Seer: A Wizard’s Journal, is now available. Jef Murray’s first full-length title is a collection of essays, poems, and short stories that are richly illustrated with [...]

The Witch Watch Reviewed

The Witch Watch Reviewed

Written by My Middle-earth Member, Ian. As a fan of Shamus Young‘s earlier work, I was looking forward to his new book The Witch Watch, a story set in Victorian-era England with magic.  In this alternate reality, the said [...]

Tolkien Seminar 2012

Tolkien Seminar 2012

Tolkien Seminar 2012 This weekend (April 27-29), the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena will be hosting the 9th Seminar of the Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft (DTG), with this year’s topic being Tolkien’s Influence on Fantasy. Started in 2004, the [...]