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Amazon and Tolkein Estate force author to destroy all copies of his work. Only pirated copies will survive.(variety.com)

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BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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What was this guy thinking? He was clearly violating copyright.

Is he just soft in the head, or is he up to something us not crazy people can’t see?

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Saeculum [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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His motivations are beyond our understanding

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ConstableJelly@kbin.social
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First two books in the series were “Fellowship of the King” and “The Two Trees” so…I’m not entirely convinced they were even very original stories…

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BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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I’m not a Tolkien fan and even I recognized that, haha.

Wtf.

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samus12345@lemmy.world
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So the third must be “Return of the Ring.”

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Telorand@reddthat.com
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Oh, is that the one where Bodo Fraggins goes on a long journey to give back to Soraun the ring he lost?

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