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Treehouse Point’s collection of Tolkienesque rooms in the firs and pines set along the Raging River in the foothills outside Issaquah is only 22 miles east of Seattle.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023

Leung’s character, Xu Wenwu, is a centuries-old Chinese warlord and the bearer of those legendary 10 rings, Tolkienesque armbands that have made him immortal, invincible and ever lustful for more power.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2021

In the way that Dungeons & Dragons codified Tolkienesque fantasy, Cyberpunk 2077 distills the most recognizable elements from influential fiction like Blade Runner and Neuromancer.

From The Verge • Dec. 7, 2020

He’s probably best known for his Tolkienesque depiction of the Yarra Ranges, in which The Patch looks almost like Hobbiton and the warning “Puffing Billy Roams this Area” appears alongside a depiction of a dragon.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2019

Its ideas about power — for instance, that leaders can be doomed by rigid purity — muddied the moral dichotomies of Tolkienesque fantasy.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2016