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John Carswell

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John Carswell is the co-host and producer of The Tolkien Road podcast (TolkienRoad.com), which is dedicated to the in-depth exploration of JRR Tolkien’s works from The Silmarillion to The Lord of the Rings.

He joined the Catholic Church in 2010.

John's first book, Tolkien’s Requiem: Concerning Beren and Lúthien, has received widespread acclaim. ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 116 ratings · 18 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tolkien's Requiem: Concerning Beren and Lúthien 4.14 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tolkien's Overture: Concerning the Music of the Ainur 4.39 avg rating — 28 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Getting Started on the Silmarillion liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Story of English

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Taliesin (The Pendragon Cycle #1)

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Highway 61 Revisited

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Enjoyed it, an epic vision, dragged a bit at various parts I think the universe Howey created is ripe for more stories, esp of the short variety, like the three at the end of the collection. Hope to see more from the Silo-verse at some point.
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John Carswell rated a book really liked it The Apostles by Pope Benedict XVI	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Short and to the point. Definitely some solid insight on the Apostles and other New Testament / early Church figures. These were homilies I guess, so they are fairly light, but it’s BXVI, so still very solid.
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