Lords of Middle-Earth, Vol. 3

Hobbits, Dwarves, Ents, Orcs, & Trolls (MERP/Middle Earth Role Playing) Lords of Middle-Earth, #3

by J. R. R. Tolkien, Terry K. Amthor, Jessica Ney-Grimm, Peter C. Fenlon, John D. Ruemmler, R. Mark Colburn

Paperback, 112 pages

English language

Published Jan. 1, 1989 by Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE).

ISBN:: 978-1-55806-052-4

(18 reviews)

This volume describes Hobbits, the Little People often ignored in the histories; Dwarves, the Children of Aulë; Ents, the Guardians of the Forests; and Orcs and Trolls, creatures perverted by Morgoth to serve his evil ends. Each is described by appearance, motivation, characteristics, and background. Game statistics for the MERP and Rolemaster game systems are included. These stats can be easily converted to most major FRP systems.

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flashy_dragon reviewed Lords of Middle-Earth, Vol. 3 by J. R. R. Tolkien (Lords of Middle-Earth, #3)

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3 stars

The tale that grew in the telling also presents so many "And suddenly!" that it gets tiresome. I don't think I realized it as a child. As an adult, it's nearly as bad as when a writer insists on "he said" or "she said" after every single piece of dialog (although that's much worse).

Did Bilbo and the dwarves actually accomplish what they set out to do? Or was it a series of very fortunate events that happened to them, with very little action on their part to save their own skins?

Deus ex machina is strong with this one. It makes me a little sad to realize that.