The Life And Opinions of Andrew Rilstone

ANDOR Disney + Everyone agrees that the first Season of the Mandalorian is marvellous, but thereafter the Star Wars Television Universe seem...

  Hi, I'm Andrew. For the last month my lovely Patreon subscribers have been getting early access to my essays on the Rings of Power and...

 https://www.patreon.com/posts/rings-of-power-73404984 Hi, I'm Andrew. I am trying very hard to be a semi-professional writer and have t...

 https://www.patreon.com/posts/rings-of-power-8-73380435 Hi, I'm Andrew. I am trying very hard to be a semi-professional writer and have...

This week, Private Eye dusted off a hoary old joke that was first used, to my certain knowledge, in 1977. A fictional academic, Dr Euydice P...

 https://www.patreon.com/posts/73050558 Hi, I'm Andrew. I am trying very hard to be a semi-professional writer and have taken the leap o...

  https://www.patreon.com/posts/rings-of-power-6-73038659 Hi, I'm Andrew. I am trying very hard to be a semi-professional writer and hav...

This weeks Quite Interesting discussion on the Twitter was "What is the difference between science fiction and fantasy." My answer...

https://www.patreon.com/posts/rings-of-power-72447052 Hi, I'm Andrew. I am trying very hard to be a semi-professional writer and have ta...

  https://www.patreon.com/posts/rings-of-power-4-72354196 Hi, I'm Andrew. I am trying very hard to be a semi-professional writer and hav...

  Rings of Power Episode Three Hi, I'm Andrew. I am trying very hard to be a semi-professional writer and have taken the leap of faith o...

  Rings of Power Episode Two Hi, I'm Andrew. I am trying very hard to be a semi-professional writer and have taken the leap of faith of ...

Hi, I'm Andrew. I am trying very hard to be a semi-professional writer and have taken the leap of faith of down-sizing my day job. If yo...

Tolkien is not a writer. Tolkien is a brand. Tolkien is a cultural phenomenon. Tolkien is short-hand for a type of literature which many of ...