The Hobbit (Middle Earth, #0)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Chapter I

As a fan of the Lord of the Rings books, I’m excited to share my notes on The Hobbit with all of you ahead of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power release. I’m looking forward to reading your thoughts on these passages as well. Let's get this out of the way: They couldn't use the eagles to fly to Mordor because SAURON'S GIANT EVIL EYE was on a tower watching everything and he had Nazgul on flying Fellbeasts to intercept any arial intrusion (not to mention a bajillion orcish archers). The Fellowship was a stealthy commando mission, not a frontal assault. Okay, so are we done with that? Good. I'm Andy Weir and I'll be giving you some of my thoughts on this book. I'm a sci-fi writer, but I still enjoy a good fantasy. And this is the canonical definition of good fantasy. I could spend page after page extolling why Tolkien is a genius, but that would be boring. So instead, let's read something far more interesting than my ramblings about Tolkien. Let's read "The Hobbit".