The Rings of Power: A Reforging of Tolkien’s Epic

Tony Peak
9 min readOct 17, 2022
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When Amazon announced it was creating a television show based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth saga, I was skeptical. How could a television production do such a grand, rich setting justice? I am happy to say that Amazon stepped up to that task in every single way. Not only in the scope of its awesome production, cinematography, and effects; I also liked each and every character the first time I saw them…

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Tony Peak

Science Fiction & Fantasy author, member of SFWA, HWA, & Planetary Society; represented by Ethan Ellenberg