I anticipate that this will just make it easier for people to produce LotR-based things, now.

https://youtu.be/R82kNJjJd5M

I found this hobbit house build inspiring. I've been dreaming of doing a fantastical project like this on my property for a long time.

Busy, but stunning nonetheless. This is something I'd like to have in my study framed, but I am short on wall-space (almost all flat surfaces are covered in shelves). The map itself reminds me of the kind of quality I admire over at the Cartographer's Guild: http://www.cartographersguild.com

I've not been doing well with reading for quite a while, now, but I'm trying to push again on getting my next book finished. The title is Those Who Dwell. I'm going to fail at getting it out this year but I hope to release it before Spring at any rate and move on to the Adventures Series, which is a set of books I started working on back in my teens.

I haven't felt up to any serious reading, lately, but I've started Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George for some light reading and so far I'm enjoying it. It's a fun kids fantasy book about a castle that is more or less sentient and constantly changing.

Museum Replicas might be one of the best places to get functional bladed weapons at decent prices. They are owned by Windlass Steelcrafts.  Also look at https://www.atlantacutlery.com/   Atlanta Cutlery is also owned by Windlass, I believe.

Otherwise, best thing I could do is point you to the Sword Buyers Guide. It should help and guide you to actual decent blades: https://www.sword-buyers-guide.com/

I intend to pick up a copy of Lorna Doone. I haven't read it yet, but my sheep (collectively called the "Doonies") bear the names of Lorna Doone, Maire Doone, and Hector Doone. When/if I introduce a new bloodline to the sheep down the road, I intend for the next family name to be the Poldarks. . .

I've been reading some spiritual works, one on the topic of the baptism of the Holy Spirit by Derek Prince, and I also read Basic Training for the Prophetic Ministry by Kris Vallotton. The latter book was given to me for possible use at church in something I've been asked to be involved in. Both books were beneficial and had a lot of good info. Had some concern over a couple points that I will have to think about more.

Just started Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake. I think it'll take me a bit to get used to his distinctive writing style but I'm too early in to make any calls about enjoyment. I just got to chapter 4 this evening, I believe.

I tend to read one book at a time. I think I have juggled more in the past, but if so they tend to be very different types of reading, such as a history and a novel or something like that. It's not something I do often, though. For the two books I mentioned at the beginning, the Kris Vallotton book was given to me while I was reading the Derek Prince book. I more or less stopped reading the Prince book, read the Vallotton book, and then finished the Prince book.

Welcome.
It appears this is a day for celebration as I believe obe of the original members of the first Lost Pathway forum has reappeared. Hope you stick around!

Serenity (2005)
I'm a fan of the show Firefly and so this is one of the first movies that came to mind. Of course, it is better when contextualized with the series.


Most of my sci-fi enjoyment comes from television series, but there are some good films out there, too.

I'm sure their rare books room is a collector's place, but the 4 story main bookstore is quite open to casual browsers, with a lot of books at around $3.50-12.50 in price, depending on the kind of book.

Today I went to John K. King Used and Rare Books. It's a four story former glove factory in Detroit loaded wall to wall with books, books, books. It's the biggest used bookstore I've ever seen. Check out the website: https://www.rarebooklink.com/

Also, here's a video on Youtube of the store: https://youtu.be/m_QJbPQaAXA

Heheh. I'll take my slap on the wrist, again.

The 1,000th post to me again.
We're now updating this thread by increments of 500. Next will be at 1,500 posts.

Ah, I missed the chronological bit. Sorry, my mistake.
In that case, the list's ordering is far more reasonable, but they're still operating under a pretty broad definition. For example, A Picture of Dorian Grey, yes, I'll give it to them, and it's a good book to boot, but you'd have to make a good argument for me to accept Moby-Dick or Tarzan of the Apes as fitting my current conception of the fantasy genre.
And C.S. Lewis is not on this list. . .

This list is confusing to me. Wuthering Heights is #9 and Lord of the Rings is #76. It's been years since I've read Wuthering Heights  (and I've never read anything by the Bronte sisters that I've liked, and I limited my reading to just two books, as I have a bit of an aversion to those books, now), but it never occurred to me to call it a fantasy book. Additionally, to score it that much higher than Tolkien is mind boggling. So, the definition being used is obviously very broad, the selections have a definite lean towards "literary" selections. I.e., the kinds of books found in your Norton Anthologies and 200 level college English lit classes.