The Green Book of the White Downs: Imladris – Upcoming highlights for Tolkien fandom in 2022

2022 is shaping up to be a very good year for Tolkien fans in terms of releases. Below are some of the expected highlights over the coming months and heading into 2023.

15 March 2022
Friendship in The Lord of the Rings
Cristina Casagrande
https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page/friendship-in-the-lord-of-the-rings

24 June 2022
The Great Tales Never End: Essays in Memory of Christopher Tolkien
Richard Ovenden (Editor) and Catherine McIlwaine (Editor)
https://bodleianshop.co.uk/collections/coming-soon/products/great-tales-never-end

Pre-order soon
Lore-masters and Libraries in Fantasy and Science-fiction: A Gedenkschrift for David Oberhelman
Jason Fisher & Janet Brennan Croft
https://www.mythsoc.org/press.htm

4-5 February 2022
The Inklings and Horror: Fantasy's Dark Corners
Mythopoeic Society Online Midwinter Seminar
https://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/oms-2022.htm

25 March 2022
Tolkien Reading Day
Tolkien Society
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolkien-reading-day-2022/

19 August – 12 December 2022
J. R. R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript
Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, United States
https://www.marquette.edu/haggerty-museum/tolkien.php

1-4 September 2022
Oxonmoot
Tolkien Society, Oxford/Online
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-2022/

The One Ring Roleplaying game
Free League
https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/the-one-ring/

The Kickstarter pledges are reaching people and pre-order will become available soon. The products are gorgeous! Note: There is an issue with the dice, which Free League will be resolving.

Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
Fantasy Flight Games
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game/

FFG have just released a revised core set and a new scenario pack (The Dark of Mirkwood). New starter decks are going to be released too.

War of the Ring Card Game
Ares Games
https://www.facebook.com/AresGames/posts/4736392723074692

Currently in development, expect a late 2022 release.

EXIT: The Lord of the Rings - Shadows Over Middle-Earth
Kosmos
Expected June 2022
https://store.thamesandkosmos.com/collections/exit-the-game/products/exit-the-lord-of-the-rings-shadows-over-middle-earth

Lord of the Rings: Gollum
Daedalic Entertainment
Expected 2022
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1265780/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Gollum/

Lord of the Rings Online – update 32
Standing Stone Games
Expected Mid-February
https://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/letter-producer-raninia-%E2%80%93december-2021

Update 32 will start off the 15 year anniversary of LOTRO with the Hiddenhoard 12-player raid, Erebor player housing, Legendary Item Reward Track and introduce a new area - The Angle of Mitheithel (Levels 40-45).

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond
Expected 2023
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24

Middle-earth meets Magic: The Gathering.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Amazon Prime TV series
Release date: 2 September 2022
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lord-Rings-Power-Season-Reveal/dp/B09QHBQVDW/

The highly anticipated Amazon Season 1 set in the 2nd Age of Middle-earth. The Amazon blurb states:

“Beginning in a time of relative peace, we follow an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.”

Amazon Press release:
https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-adapt-jrr-tolkiens-globally-renowned-fantasy-novels-lord

Title Announcement Press release:
https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/press-release/prime-videos-most-anticipated-new-series-of-2022-r

Title Announcement video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhqGCPMfkNM

Behind the Scenes video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZEpWvQFXqQ