I was particularly interested in the amazing story of how the Middle Earth books became such big “hits.” It turns out to be a far more complex story than I would have guessed. Not at all how I suppose a series like Rowling’s Harry Potter series is achieved these days. Without Tolkien though, I wonder how the fantasy market would look today.

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