Tor.com is delighted to present Kate Nepveu’s reread of the entirety of The Lord of the Rings. In addition to re-reading the books themselves, Ms. Nepveu also sometimes examines critical essays on the subject of Tolkien, which appear at certain points in the reread. For reference, here is an index of all of her posts and their accompanying conversations.
The Lord of the Rings Reread
This series was completed on April 25, 2011
The Fellowship of the Ring
I.1, “A Long-expected Party”
December 8 2008
I.2, “The Shadow of the Past”
December 16 2008
I.3, “Three Is Company”
December 22 2008
I.4, “A Short Cut to Mushrooms”
January 5 2009
I.5, “A Conspiracy Unmasked”
January 15 2009
I.6, “The Old Forest”
January 20 2009
I.7, “In the House of Tom Bombadil”
January 26 2009
I.8, “Fog on the Barrow-downs”
February 2 2009
I.9, “At the Sign of The Prancing Pony”
February 10 2009
I.10, “Strider”
February 20 2009
I.11, “A Knife in the Dark”
February 24 2009
I.12, “Flight to the Ford”
March 12 2009
II.1, “Many Meetings”
March 19 2009
II.2, “The Council of Elrond”
March 27 2009
II.3, “The Ring Goes South”
April 3 2009
II.4, “A Journey in the Dark”
April 10 2009
II.5, “The Bridge of Khazad-dûm”
April 17 2009
II.6, “Lothlórien”
April 23 2009
II.7, “The Mirror of Galadriel”
May 1 2009
II.8, “Farewell to Lórien”
May 8 2009
II.9, “The Great River”
May 18 2009
II.10, “The Breaking of the Fellowship”
May 26 2009
The Two Towers
III.1, “The Departure of Boromir”
June 12 2009
III.2, “The Riders of Rohan”
June 22 2009
III.3, “The Uruk-hai”
June 26 2009
III.4, “Treebeard”
July 3 2009
III.5, “The White Rider”
July 9 2009
III.6, “The King of the Golden Hall”
July 21 2009
III.7, “Helm’s Deep”
July 30 2009
III.8, “The Road to Isengard”
August 14 2009
III.9, “Flotsam and Jetsam”
August 24 2009
III.10, “The Voice of Saruman”
September 4 2009
III.11, “The Palantír”
September 11 2009
IV.1, “The Taming of Sméagol”
September 18 2009
IV.2, “The Passage of The Marshes”
September 29 2009
IV.3, “The Black Gate Is Closed”
October 6 2009
IV.4, “Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit”
October 16 2009
IV.5, “The Window on the West”
October 30 2009
IV.6, “The Forbidden Pool”
November 6 2009
IV.7, “Journey to the Cross-roads”
December 4 2009
IV.8, “The Stairs of Cirith Ungol”
December 16 2009
IV.9, “Shelob’s Lair”
December 29 2009
IV.10, “The Choices of Master Samwise”
January 11 2010
The Return of the King
V.I, “Minas Tirith”
February 8 2010
V.2, “The Passing of the Grey Company”
March 8 2010
V.3, “The Muster of Rohan”
March 19 2010
V.4, “The Siege of Gondor”
April 28 2010
V.5, “The Ride of the Rohirrim”
May 7 2010
V.6, “The Battle of the Pelennor Fields”
June 4 2010
V.7, “The Pyre of Denethor”
June 14 2010
V.8, “The Houses of Healing”
June 28 2010
V.9, “The Last Debate”
July 19 2010
V.10, “The Black Gate Opens”
July 30 2010
VI.1, “The Tower of Cirith Ungol”
August 19 2010
VI.2, “The Land of Shadow”
September 6 2010
VI.3, “Mount Doom”
October 5 2010
VI.4, “The Field of Cormallen”
October 18 2010
VI.5, “The Steward and the King”
November 1 2010
VI.6, “Many Partings”
December 9 2010
VI.7, “Homeward Bound”
December 20 2010
VI.8, “The Scouring of the Shire”
December 27 2010
VI.9, “The Grey Havens”
January 13 2011
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