The Inheritance (short story collection)

[Mervi]

Sorry Farseer, I had missed your question! I don't know the details about how the publication of "Mother of Fey" came to be (Sini could probably help if she happens to see this?) but it was published in "Legolas" which is the fanzine of the Finnish Tolkien Society - it was around the time that Robin was here as the guest of honor of Finncon 2004. I might guess that the editors simply contacted her and asked if there was a story they could translate and publish and she said yes. And probably there just hasn't been a suitable time and place to publish the original until (hopefully!) now. This is ALL speculation, mind you, even the fact that it might appear in the anthology. But it was among the requested stories fans listed when a long time ago Robin asked what the anthology should contain. Oh, and the fanzine that asked to reprint it isn't the same one as the original, so maybe that has something to do with it.


Actually my reason to come to this topic was this: amazon.co.uk now lists the Inheritance as a hardcover and a paperback, both set to be published in March 31st 2011. I just posted a news item about this and updated the wiki page. It's a long way to go, but it feels good to have a date (even if it might change later).