Myth maker jrr tolkien biography

From New York Times bestselling, award-winning creator John Hendrix comes The Mythmakers, a graphic novel biography of two literary lions—C.S.

Lewis and J.R.R.

As a boy, he created original languages in his spare time.

As a boy, he created original languages in his spare time.

Refreshing biography of Tolkien.

This biography tells of tolkien's childhood, his journey from a penniless orphon to becoming an oxford student, then a professor, a famous writer, a father and.

Follows the life and work of the renowned fantasy writer, creator of hobbits and Middle Earth, and "The Lord of the Rings." Includes.

A philologist of world renown, a professor at Oxford, and the author of academic treatises, J. R. R. Tolkien was far more than a fantasy book writer.

Tolkien—following the remarkable story of their friendship and creative fellowship, and how each came to write their masterworks

"Masterful. . . Effortlessly blending fantasy and reality." (BCCB, starred review)

Through narrative and comic panels, Hendrix chronicles Lewis and Tolkien’s near-idyllic childhoods, then moves on to both men’s horrific tour of the trenches of World War I to their first meeting at Oxford in 1929, and then the foreshadowing, action, and aftermath of World War II.

He reveals the shared story of their friendship, in all its ups and downs, that gave them confidence to venture beyond academic concerns (fantasy wasn’t considered suitable for adult reading, but the domain of children), shaped major story/theme ideas, and shifted their