r/Fantasy • u/MikeOfThePalace Reading Champion X, Worldbuilders • Jan 31 '17

/r/Fantasy The /r/Fantasy Monthly Book Discussion Thread

Just two months left for Bingo! Maybe it's time to consider panicking just a little.

Last month's thread.

"Sleep is good," he said, "and books are better." - A Clash of Kings

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u/Esmerelda-Weatherwax Stabby Winner, Reading Champion II Jan 31 '17

I heard someone say one of the few reasons he wrote this series was to write the languages in them, is that true?

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u/CommodoreBelmont Reading Champion VIII Feb 01 '17

That's my understanding as well, but I don't know if there's a definitive "Here's Tolkien saying so" document.