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Names: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Looking Back, Looking Forward
John Otter lists his top ten speculative fiction-type things he enjoyed the previous year.
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John Otte
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 12: Inside Information
Two hundred pages into the story, Bilbo Baggins finally âburglarizesâ the lair of Smaug the Terrible.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 11: On The Doorstep
âStop dragging and get to the dragon,â silly critics may cry; but Tolkien takes his time as his heroes finally reach the Lonely Mountain.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 10: A Warm Welcome
Tolkien tests his modified genreâs limits when The Hobbit’s road trip turns into political intrigue and even archetype parody.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 9: Barrels Out Of Bond
Youâll see Bilbo and the Dwarves escape in the new film version, yet Tolkienâs escape is much less visible.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 8: Flies and Spiders
In which the Dwarvesâ company enters a fantasy forest corrupted by evil.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 7: Queer Lodgings
Tolkien introduces Beorn the non-âwere-bear,â a creature of vague loyalties and mixed methods.
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E. Stephen Burnett
More Middle-earth, and Even More Narnia?
âThe Hobbitâ part 2 gets another trailer, and the Narnia film series gets a new producer.
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E. Stephen Burnett