I have, and am in the long, laborious process of tunnelling through my special edition (writing prize!) whilst at the same time reading many other books for pleasure and school.
I have, and am in the long, laborious process of tunnelling through my special edition (writing prize!) whilst at the same time reading many other books for pleasure and school.
Now just doing Battle Reports.
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191378 for the Red Guards
http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196677 for my Imperial Guard.)
"this is the best 40k stuff I have ever read." (Carltmc)
I've read it so often when i was younger, it isn't even funny
A number of times.
Plenty enough times to know that there is no such thing as an Isengard troll
People who think there's no good way to die have obviously never heard the phrase 'Drug-fuelled-sex-heart attack'.
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Hive Fleet Colossus (zoats!)
Not once.
Suprising to many, as I own two copies of the books.
The first time was a present when I was about 12, and the second was given to GW staff for Christmas in 2001 since we should all know the books and this way we would have no excuse.
My problem is, I'm rubbish at sitting down and enjoying a book. I like pictures far too much and haven't got the attention span for novels, yet like creative writing and designing things for roleplay.
Weird hey.
My WOTR Fallen Realms Review - http://warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=192217
My WOTR Fortunes & Fates Review - http://warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197321
Read them a couple of times, shortly before the release of the films. Although for entertainment purposes, i far prefer reading the Hobbit.
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Ready it a couple of times. One of the greatest books I have ever read.
New Lizards: 23/1/3
Only Gobos: 12/1/8
Tau: 14/2/3
Lurtz, and his merry band of Uruk-Hai scouts: 10/4/1
Why does no one play the Lotr skirmish game anymore?
War of the Ring sucks!
Comming Soon: Mordians: 0/0/0
I've read them twice, once when I was younger, another time several years later to remind myself of some things. Honestly.....they're not that amazing as a read. The world Tolkien creates, and the story itself it awesome, but I can think of other books that I enjoyed reading a lot more.
Children of the Emperor, death to His foes!
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First read it when I was eleven, luckily before the release of the films. Not if the films are bad, but I like the book more.
Probably read them half a dozen times. Maybe more.
They will be bright stars in the firmament of battle. Angels of Death whose shining wings bring swift annihilation to the enemies of Man. So it shall be for a thousand times a thousand years, unto the very end of eternity and the extinction of mortal flesh.
Read the hobbit when I was 9, lord of the rings between ten and eleven and have read them at least once a year since then (I'm now 24) It might sound strange but I am a quick reader and get through at least one book a week so I do tend to re-read books alot.
My father read it to me when I was six. It took a year. I read it when I was eight and have read it many times since. I grew up where Tolkien did and went to the same school so that helped keep me interested Lol.
As a result of my knowledge of the books I only see the films as a visual aid! Damn good visual aid but I always find myself shouting at the screen when Haldir turns up at Helm's Deep, then dies. "He's not supposed to be there!" Best not get started on that though, ha ha.
I have three copies of LOTR around my home so I'm never more than 10 metres away from Elves at any one time. lol.
Edit; oh yeah, I have read all the others too! In fact The Silmarillion is my favourite.
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Hmm, I've read Lord of the Rings, the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales several times. (The Hobbit as well).
I liked the later parts of Unfinished Tales the most I think. (The Second Age and Third Age parts)
Yes, twas a riot.
It starts with love of foliage and ends in camouflage... Something wicked this way comes
Yes, have read it all. LotR was the father of all fantasy, Dune was the father of Sci-Fi as we know it today.
CSM 4th edition: 7/1/4 (W/T/L)
New DE Webway Portal: 2/1/0
Hordes of Chaos: 14/2/7
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LotR twice (complete, and of course some 40 times a single chapter), Sil once, Hobbit three times, Children of Hurin twice. Or something along those lines.
Read them a few times, as well as the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales of Middle-Earth and the Hobbit
Worship the Gods with a fearful heart, for they are our masters and direct us according to their great plan. We are the iron gauntlet, the blazing sword. All praises, all praises to the Ruinous Powers! Khorne, Tzeentch, Nurgle and Slaanesh! The Word Bearers march, and the galaxy will burn.
What right have you to call me heretic, he who has not heard the whisper of dark gods in his ear?
There is no peace among the stars, only an eternity of slaughter and the laughter of thirsting gods
More than I can count. So much so, I've paid out for the illustrated Alan Lee edition as well as The Hobbit.
And yes, the Isengard Troll annoys me but not as much as Gothmog being a chewed up orc who seems to have suffered a stroke. He's a chuffing Nazgul for goodness sake!!!!!!
I've read the books quite a few times and thoroughly enjoy them
Tolkien never mentions what race Gothmog is but he is certainly not a Nazgul.
Tolkein doesn't mention a lot of things in texts but he does state that Gothmog is the Witch King's second in command and the leader of his army. In later writings he corrects that statement by saying Kahmul was the second in command but that only relegates him to third which you could argue makes him higher than seven of the nine or one one of the nine himself.... I could argue this very point all day as my Tolkein and literature scholars have done in the past but either way, Gothmog was not a mortal, nor was he just a common crippled orc. He was something much more preternatural.
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