Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Tom Shippey
Born: September 9, 1943 (age 82)
Bio: Thomas Alan Shippey is a British scholar of medievalism, of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction. In particular he is widely considered one of the world's leading academic scholars on the works of J. R. R.
Known for:
- The Road to Middle-Earth (1982)
- J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (2000)
- The Hammer and the Cross (1993)
- King and Emperor (1996)
- The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (1992)







