Sublime

Further reading from *The God of the Garden*: I met @matthewtdickerson at Laity Lodge a few years back, and I loved his lectures on Tolkien. This book is an academic work, so don't expect a breezy read, but it was a convicting and enlightening exploration of the way Tolkien's love for Creation and his understanding of its proper stewardship shines... See more

I am (slowly) re-reading the Tolkien legendarium (of which Lord of the Rings is a small part). The whole body of work is so incredible and there's nothing else like it... it dilutes other worlds of fiction. Wait - your story doesn't have a comprehensive history/mythology spanning multiple ages all the way back to a creation myth as detailed in... See more