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The unfinished and abandoned sequel to LotR by Tolkien

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Fredius:

--- Zitat von: Melkor Bauglir am  8. Sep 2017, 16:05 ----there isn't really anything left to talk about, because of the inherent structure of evil in ME and the closure the LotR brought.

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Disagreed. Evil is not completely withdrawn from Middle-Earth; let's not forget about the event called the Dagor Dagorath, the final battle that decides the fate of Arda. In the time between that battle and the closure of LotR, a whole lot could happen. Perhaps the goal of the cult that is described in The New Shadow was to free Melkor from his imprisonment, thus staging the events that would lead to the final battle. I'm pretty sure Tolkien would be capable of making a great story about these events ;).

Walküre:
Based on a quite quick read, I have to say that discovering even the least hints about this new menace was enough thrilling for me. Especially, I would be much interested in that mysterious disappearance of ships, which sort of infers that something is indeed at work in the shadows. Just like the beginning of Sauron's poisonous influence on the woods surrounding the ruined fortress. A pivotal prelude to start with. And, apart from scarcity of broader and more detailed information, I found the hints that were provided quite revealing, in that they indicate the seeds of sedition being sowed in the supposedly peaceful Fourth Age.

And I obviously agree, when we refer to the never-ending character of this universe. One might have said that history could be halted just after the banishment of Morgoth from the ways of Arda. There has been, though, plenty to write about the future happenings of the Second and Third Age. Therefore, even at a smaller (lesser) extent, I'm more than sure that something might be written even for the Fourth Age of Arda. Not so much of a challenge for whom boasts a mastery of story-telling.

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