My Entry into Fantasy and Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™

The Mana Forge Digest

A personal look at the author's love for reading and how it influenced their work on Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit card previews.

Key points

• Author shares their passion for reading from a young age
• Favorite topics included mythology, space exploration, and science fiction
• They didn't read fantasy as a child but were fascinated by its themes

What you get

• An insight into the author's personal journey with literature
• Preview of a new Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit card
• Discussion on how reading influenced their work in creating card art and lore

Why it matters

To provide readers with an inside look at the creative process behind a unique Magic set, while also sharing the author's personal story.

Details

The author discusses their love for reading from childhood

They mention how they would read everything on a chosen topic and then move to another

Their favorite topics included mythology, space exploration, and science fiction

Good to know

• No specific dates or eligibility criteria mentioned in the text provided

Read the original on Wizards (https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/my-entry-into-fantasy-and-the-hobbit) • Source: Wizards of the Coast