Now ringed in by the Rohirrim, the Orcs wait for reinforcements, all the while continuing their civilized parliamentary deliberations. On the committee agenda: 1. You’re a maggot. 2. That guy’s an ape. 3. Consideration of a motion for a vote of no confidence in Uglúk. Grishnákh seizes an opportunity — and the prisoners — but Pippin thinks quickly and devises a Tookish (and very, very dangerous) ruse to take advantage of the Mordor Orc’s secret plot. Who’s a fool now, Gandalf? All this, plus a Tolkien Christmas surprise, in our last episode of 2020!
Recommended Reading:
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings (Mariner Books, paperback) “The Urak-Hai”, pp. 444-49
Tolkien, J. R. R. (Christopher Tolkien, ed.) The Silmarillion (Mariner Books, paperback)
Tolkien, J. R. R. and Douglas A. Anderson, ed. The Annotated Hobbit (HarperCollins, hardcover)
Carpenter, Humphrey. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography (Houghton Mifflin, paperback)
Garth, John. Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth (Mariner Books, hardcover)
Garth, John. Tolkien at Exeter College (Exeter College, paperback)
Edwards, Raymond. Tolkien (Robert Hale, hardcover)
Shippey, Tom. J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (Mariner Books, paperback)
Question, what difference is there between the Centenary Edition and previous editions of Letters from Father Christmas? Is there enough additional content to justify purchasing yet again another version of this book? Thanks.
Our friend Urulókë at the Tolkien Collector’s Guide website has compiled a comparison matrix of all the available editions! Have a look, and I’m sure the folks at that site will be able to answer all your questions and steer you right. https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=Letters+From+Father+Christmas