This week just keeps delivering Middle-earth surprises. TheOneRing.Net is now reporting that Christopher Tolkien stepped down as director of the Tolkien Estate in late August of this year. For over five decades Mr. Tolkien has acted as the curator and guardian of his father's literary legacy, and I can't overstate the debt of gratitude that all Tolkien fans owe to him. Jump past the break for my thoughts on what this means for the future of J.R.R. Tolkien's books, as well as future movies, games, and TV shows (including the new Amazon series).
