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|caption = '''Bolg''' in the ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''.
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|caption = '''Bolg''' in [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy
 
|name = Bolg
 
|name = Bolg
|title = Captain of the Gundabad Orcs, Ruler of Mount Gundabad, Bolg of the North
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}}'''Bolg''' was an [[Orcs|Orc]] leader of the [[Northern Orcs]] of the [[Misty Mountains]] in the late [[Third Age]], and the son of [[Azog]].
[[Lawrence Makoare]] (TDOS)}}
 
   
 
== Biography ==
'''Bolg''' was an Orc leader of the [[Misty Mountains]] during the late [[Third Age]], after his father [[Azog]] was killed at [[Moria]].
 
   
 
In ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bolg had succeeded [[Azog]] after the latter's death in the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]] (the last battle of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]]) in [[TA 2799]] by [[Dáin II Ironfoot]], and had resettled in the old refuge of [[Mount Gundabad]]. There he would rule over the goblins of the [[Misty Mountains]].
==Biography==
 
[[File:IMG_0260.png|thumb|left|334px|Azog calling Bolg in Dol Guldur]]
 
   
 
After about 150 years, he led an army of goblins, [[Warg|wargs]], and [[Bat|bats]] in the [[Battle of the Five Armies]], into which he took his [[Bolg's Bodyguards|bodyguards]] with him as well. In that battle he was crushed by the mighty [[Beorn]], who in the act avenged [[Thorin II Oakenshield]], who had been fatally wounded.<ref name="clouds">''[[The Hobbit]]'', Chapter XVII: "[[The Clouds Burst]]"</ref>
In ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bolg was the son of [[Azog]] of Moria, succeeding him after his death in the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]] (the last battle of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]]) in [[TA 2799]] by Dáin who became [[Dáin Ironfoot]]. He had resettled in the old refuge of [[Mount Gundabad]] after the kingdom of [[Angmar]] was abandoned, and apparently ruled Goblins of the Misty Mountains from their capital at Mount Gundabad during the [[Battle of the Five Armies]].
 
   
 
== Etymology ==
[[File:IMG_0215.png|thumb|332px|Bolg and his father]]
 
   
 
The meaning of the name ''Bolg ''is uncertain. As discussed in the book ''[[The History of The Hobbit: Mr Baggins and Return to Bag-End|The History of The Hobbit]]''<ref>''[[The History of The Hobbit: Mr Baggins and Return to Bag-End]]'' is a two-volume work containing Tolkien's unpublished drafts of the novel, accompanied by commentary written by John D. Rateliff.</ref>, the word ''bolg'' is listed as meaning "strong" in the vocabulary list for [http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/M%C3%A1gol Mágol], one of the [[Wikipedia:Languages constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien|languages constructed by Tolkien]]. Mágol seems to have been based on Hungarian, and Tolkien seems to have worked on it in the years he was writing ''[[The Hobbit]]'', or even earlier. ''The History of The Hobbit'' also cites ''Bolg'' as being a word of unknown meaning in the language of the [[Wikipedia:Iverni|Iverni]], a people of early Ireland mentioned in [[Wikipedia:Geography (Ptolemy)|Ptolemy's 2nd century ''Geography'']]. This would be supported by Celtic legends about the Fir Bolg; one of the enemies of the Tuatha de Danan.
Bolg ruled the northern goblins for about 150 years and led the army of goblins, [[Warg]]s, and [[Bat]]in the [[Battle of the Five Armies]], in which he took his [[Bolg's Bodyguards|bodyguards]] with him. In that battle he was crushed by the mighty [[Beorn]], avenging [[Thorin Oakenshield]] who had just been fatally wounded.<ref>''[[The Hobbit]]: [[The Clouds Burst]]''</ref>
 
   
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== In adaptations ==
==Etymology==
 
 
=== ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy ===
The meaning of the name ''Bolg'' is uncertain. As discussed in the book [[Wikipedia:The History of The Hobbit|''The History of The Hobbit'']],<ref>''The History of The Hobbit'' is a two-volume work containing Tolkien’s unpublished drafts of the novel, accompanied by commentary written by John D. Rateliff.</ref> the word ''bolg'' is listed as meaning "strong" in the vocabulary list for [http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/M%C3%A1gol Mágol], one of the [[Wikipedia:Languages constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien|languages constructed by Tolkien]]. Mágol seems to have been based on Hungarian, and Tolkien seems to have worked on in the years he was writing ''[[The Hobbit]],'' or even earlier. ''The History of The Hobbit'' also cites ''bolg'' as being a word of unknown meaning in the language of the [[Wikipedia:Iverni|Iverni]], a people of early Ireland mentioned in [[Wikipedia:Geography (Ptolemy)|Ptolemy's 2nd century ''Geography'']].
 
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==Appearances in the Books and Films==
 
[[File:M2780255a_99801462028_Bolg03_873x627.jpg|thumb|Miniature by Games Workshop (N.B. This miniature was initially released under the name "Bolg," but after Bolg's appearance was re-vamped for ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'', the miniature's name was changed to "[[Gundabad]] Orc General").]]
 
===In the books===
 
*''[[The Hobbit]]'' (first appearance)
 
   
 
In [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Hobbit film trilogy|The Hobbit]]'' film trilogy, Bolg was played by [[Lawrence Makoare]] in ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'' and [[John Tui]] in ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''. He is portrayed as a huge, pale Orc clad in armor and bones.
===In the films===
 
*''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''
 
*''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Hobbit: The&nbsp;Battle of the Five Armies]] ''
 
===The Hobbit film trilogy===
 
   
[[File:Bolg1.jpg|thumb|left|An early design for Bolg in the Hobbit franchise.]]
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[[File:IMG_0215.png|thumb|240px|Bolg and his father Azog consulting with each other in Dol Guldur.]]
   
 
Bolg appears extensively in ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''. He bears a strong resemblance to his father, Azog the Defiler (who survives the War of the Dwarves and Orcs in the films). Azog is summoned to [[Dol Guldur]] to become the commander of Sauron's Orc armies. While there, Azog dispatches his son Bolg to take his place in hunting Thorin and his company. With his pack of Orcs, Bolg tracks Thorin and Company through [[Mirkwood]], where he and his pack of Orcs attack the [[Silvan Elves|Wood-elves]] as the Dwarves escape in barrels. Bolg and his pack continued to track down the Dwarves, which eventually lead them to [[Lake-town]].
In [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Hobbit (films)|The Hobbit]]'' film trilogy, Bolg was played by [[Conan Stevens]] in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' and [[Lawrence Makoare]] in [[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|the sequel]]. He is portrayed as a huge, pale, orc clad in armour and bones. Bolg's father [[Azog]] has a greatly expanded role in the ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]],'' the first film of the trilogy. Bolg has an extended role as well in [[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]].
 
   
 
Around nightfall, Bolg and his Orcs arrive at Lake-town where they attack [[Bard the Bowman|Bard]]'s family in search of the Dwarves, but they only found four. When they attack, they are in turn attacked by [[Legolas]] and [[Tauriel]] who were tracking the Orcs down. He goes after Legolas, and the two begin a duel (in which Legolas uses Orcrist, the weapon that Thorin held during his quest to Erebor). Bolg gains the upper hand and then has a bodyguard deal with him. While Legolas is distracted by other Orcs, Bolg rides away on his Warg down a dock. He is then pursued by Legolas, who is now on a horse and chasing after him.
Bolg appears extensively in ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]].'' In the new film he bears a strong resemblance to his father, Azog the Defiler. Azog (who survives the War of the Dwarves and Orcs in the films) is summoned to Dol Guldur to become the commander of Sauron's orc armies. While there, Azog dispatches his son Bolg to take his place in hunting Thorin and his company. With his pack of Orcs, Bolg tracks Thorin and Company through [[Mirkwood]], where he and his pack of orcs attack the [[Wood-elves]] as the dwarves escape in barrels. Bolg and his pack continued to track down the dwarves and followed their trail which lead them to [[Lake-town]].
 
   
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Bolg later reports to his father that he was attacked by Legolas and Azog yells at him because the Elf Prince survived and would now send an army after the Orcs. He then tells Bolg to travel to [[Mount Gundabad]] and prepare a second Orc army for war along with swarms of [[Bats]]. Legolas and Tauriel follow Bolg to Gundabad and leave to warn the others. Bolg later appears at [[Ravenhill]] with his second army to aid Azog. Bolg knocks [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] out with his mace before finding Tauriel and badly injuring her in combat. Before he can finish her, Kíli arrives and briefly duels the Orc but Bolg proves to be stronger and he impales Kíli through the chest with his mace's hilt resulting in the Dwarf's death. In anger, Tauriel throws Bolg off the mountain and is dragged down with him. He is then spotted by Legolas and the two engage in a fierce duel. Bolg gains the upper hand, but Legolas ultimately kills Bolg in the end by stabbing a dagger through his head. The giant Gundabad Orc then falls down to a large rock below, and was crushed by a giant boulder.
At around nightfall, Bolg and his Orcs arrive to Lake-town where they attack [[Bard the Bowman|Bard]]'s family in search of the Dwarves, but they only found four. When they attack, they are in turn attacked by and [[Legolas]] and [[Tauriel]] who were tracking the orcs down. He goes after Legolas, and the two begin a duel (in which Legolas uses Orcrist, the weapon that Thorin held during his quest). While Legolas is distracted by other Orcs, Bolg withdraws from the duel and rides away on his Warg down a dock. He is then pursued by Legolas, who was now on a horse and chased after him. After that it is unknown what happens to him from there.
 
   
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==== Personality ====
Bolg is sold as an action figure in a two-pack with [[Gandalf the Grey]]. From the size of the figure compared to Gandalf, it appears that Bolg, like his father, is massive for an orc. 
 
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[[File:IMG_0260.png|thumb|250px|Bolg summoned by his father in [[Dol Guldur]]]]
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Hardly any different from Azog, Bolg is a murderous, callous, idealistic, merciless and cruel warrior. He is extremely sadistic, showing no qualms about massacring the Men of the Lake-town and even relishing Kíli's death. He is also psychopathic and remorseless, shown by how he pitilessly orders the attack on Lake-town. But he is highly intelligent, an excellent leader and tactician. Bolg is enigmatic and powerful, possessing immense strength of will and superb tactical ability. He shows himself to be just as pitiless as his warrior father and is extremely determined and ferocious. Despite this, he has a strong relationship with Azog as Bolg displays fierce loyalty to his father and a great desire to make him proud.
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==== Abilities ====
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Bolg is a skilful leader, which is likely why he was Azog's second-in-command of the Gundabad Orc pack. He is highly skilful in hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship. His fighting style, (unlike Azog's preferred Warg-riding style that emphasized blows with heavy momentum) is emphasized with lightning speed and agility, as well as martial arts techniques and using the environment against his opponent. His skill as a fighter is later shown by how he is put in charge of the Orc packs whilst Azog stays to fight Gandalf. Bolg has an astonishingly high tolerance of pain, shown by the fact that he refuses to show pain or even bleed when Legolas plunges his knife into his hand nearing the end of their battle. Though his preferred fighting style is surely not Warg-riding, he is highly skilled at it.
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=== Models and toys ===
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[[File:M2780255a_99801462028_Bolg03_873x627.jpg|thumb|Miniature by Games Workshop (N.B. This miniature was initially released under the name "Bolg," but after Bolg's appearance was re-vamped for ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'', the miniature's name was changed to "[[Gundabad]] Orc General").]]
   
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A model of Bolg was done as a miniature by the [[Game Workshop|Games Workshop]], though the title became obsolete following the decision to change the identity of the character and create a new appearance for Bolg in ''The'' ''Desolation of Smaug''.
Bolg is shown in the film to be, indeed massive for an orc, matching his father in terms of height. His appearance differs from that in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]], ''missing his beard and hair also shown in the promo images and figures. He is shown to be just as, if not more cunning than his father, not only able to identify weak points in the wood elves' defenses for his forces to strike at, but also directing a pair of his orcs to ambush Legolas in their fight, giving him the initial upper hand and proving himself very tough for Legolas to kill. He is also the first known character to ever make Legolas bleed.
 
   
===Personality===
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== Video games ==
Hardly any different from Azog, Bolg is a murderous, callous, idealistic, merciless and cruel warrior. He is extremely sadistic, showing no qualms about massacring the Men of the Laketown. He is also psychopathic and remorseless, shown by how he pitilessly orders the attack on Laketown. But he is highly intelligent, an excellent leader and tactician. Bolg is enigmatic and powerful, possessing immense strength of will and superb tactical ability. He shows himself to be just as pitiless as his warrior father and is almost unimaginably determined and ferocious. Despite this, he has a strong relationship with Azog as Bolg displays fierce loyalty to his father.
 
   
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Bolg appears as the final boss in ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|The Hobbit]]'' GBA game.
===Abilities===
 
Bolg is a skillful leader, possibly Azog's second-in-command of the Gundabad Orc pack. He is a highly skillful hand-to-hand combatant and swordsman, showing excellent skill during his climactic fight against Legolas. His fighting style, unlike Azog's prefered Warg-riding style that emphasized blows with heavy momentum, is emphasized with lightning speed and agility, as well as martial arts techniques and using the enviroment against his opponent. His skill as a fighter is later shown by how he is put in charge of the Orc packs whilst Azog stays to fight Gandalf. Bolg has an astonishingly high tolerance of pain, shown by the fact that he refuses to be knocked out or even bleed when Legolas slams his head against the wall repeatedly. He is also a highly skilled Warg-rider.
 
   
==References==
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
<references />
 
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File:Bolgnewmovie.jpg|Bolg as he appears in Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit Trilogy''
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File:Bolg1.jpg|Bolg's appearance from Games Workshop, before it was changed.
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File:Bolg - LOTR The Card Game.JPG|Bolg in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game]], The Hobbit: On the Doorstep expansion''
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File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Bolg.jpg|Bolg in ''The Lord of the Rings Online''
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==Translations==
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Latest revision as of 22:41, 9 March 2024

Bolg was an Orc leader of the Northern Orcs of the Misty Mountains in the late Third Age, and the son of Azog.

Biography

In The Hobbit, Bolg had succeeded Azog after the latter's death in the Battle of Azanulbizar (the last battle of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs) in TA 2799 by Dáin II Ironfoot, and had resettled in the old refuge of Mount Gundabad. There he would rule over the goblins of the Misty Mountains.

After about 150 years, he led an army of goblins, wargs, and bats in the Battle of the Five Armies, into which he took his bodyguards with him as well. In that battle he was crushed by the mighty Beorn, who in the act avenged Thorin II Oakenshield, who had been fatally wounded.[1]

Etymology

The meaning of the name Bolg is uncertain. As discussed in the book The History of The Hobbit[2], the word bolg is listed as meaning "strong" in the vocabulary list for Mágol, one of the languages constructed by Tolkien. Mágol seems to have been based on Hungarian, and Tolkien seems to have worked on it in the years he was writing The Hobbit, or even earlier. The History of The Hobbit also cites Bolg as being a word of unknown meaning in the language of the Iverni, a people of early Ireland mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century Geography. This would be supported by Celtic legends about the Fir Bolg; one of the enemies of the Tuatha de Danan.

In adaptations

The Hobbit film trilogy

In Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, Bolg was played by Lawrence Makoare in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and John Tui in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. He is portrayed as a huge, pale Orc clad in armor and bones.

IMG 0215

Bolg and his father Azog consulting with each other in Dol Guldur.

Bolg appears extensively in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He bears a strong resemblance to his father, Azog the Defiler (who survives the War of the Dwarves and Orcs in the films). Azog is summoned to Dol Guldur to become the commander of Sauron's Orc armies. While there, Azog dispatches his son Bolg to take his place in hunting Thorin and his company. With his pack of Orcs, Bolg tracks Thorin and Company through Mirkwood, where he and his pack of Orcs attack the Wood-elves as the Dwarves escape in barrels. Bolg and his pack continued to track down the Dwarves, which eventually lead them to Lake-town.

Around nightfall, Bolg and his Orcs arrive at Lake-town where they attack Bard's family in search of the Dwarves, but they only found four. When they attack, they are in turn attacked by Legolas and Tauriel who were tracking the Orcs down. He goes after Legolas, and the two begin a duel (in which Legolas uses Orcrist, the weapon that Thorin held during his quest to Erebor). Bolg gains the upper hand and then has a bodyguard deal with him. While Legolas is distracted by other Orcs, Bolg rides away on his Warg down a dock. He is then pursued by Legolas, who is now on a horse and chasing after him.

Bolg later reports to his father that he was attacked by Legolas and Azog yells at him because the Elf Prince survived and would now send an army after the Orcs. He then tells Bolg to travel to Mount Gundabad and prepare a second Orc army for war along with swarms of Bats. Legolas and Tauriel follow Bolg to Gundabad and leave to warn the others. Bolg later appears at Ravenhill with his second army to aid Azog. Bolg knocks Bilbo out with his mace before finding Tauriel and badly injuring her in combat. Before he can finish her, Kíli arrives and briefly duels the Orc but Bolg proves to be stronger and he impales Kíli through the chest with his mace's hilt resulting in the Dwarf's death. In anger, Tauriel throws Bolg off the mountain and is dragged down with him. He is then spotted by Legolas and the two engage in a fierce duel. Bolg gains the upper hand, but Legolas ultimately kills Bolg in the end by stabbing a dagger through his head. The giant Gundabad Orc then falls down to a large rock below, and was crushed by a giant boulder.

Personality

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Bolg summoned by his father in Dol Guldur

Hardly any different from Azog, Bolg is a murderous, callous, idealistic, merciless and cruel warrior. He is extremely sadistic, showing no qualms about massacring the Men of the Lake-town and even relishing Kíli's death. He is also psychopathic and remorseless, shown by how he pitilessly orders the attack on Lake-town. But he is highly intelligent, an excellent leader and tactician. Bolg is enigmatic and powerful, possessing immense strength of will and superb tactical ability. He shows himself to be just as pitiless as his warrior father and is extremely determined and ferocious. Despite this, he has a strong relationship with Azog as Bolg displays fierce loyalty to his father and a great desire to make him proud.

Abilities

Bolg is a skilful leader, which is likely why he was Azog's second-in-command of the Gundabad Orc pack. He is highly skilful in hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship. His fighting style, (unlike Azog's preferred Warg-riding style that emphasized blows with heavy momentum) is emphasized with lightning speed and agility, as well as martial arts techniques and using the environment against his opponent. His skill as a fighter is later shown by how he is put in charge of the Orc packs whilst Azog stays to fight Gandalf. Bolg has an astonishingly high tolerance of pain, shown by the fact that he refuses to show pain or even bleed when Legolas plunges his knife into his hand nearing the end of their battle. Though his preferred fighting style is surely not Warg-riding, he is highly skilled at it.

Models and toys

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Miniature by Games Workshop (N.B. This miniature was initially released under the name "Bolg," but after Bolg's appearance was re-vamped for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the miniature's name was changed to "Gundabad Orc General").

A model of Bolg was done as a miniature by the Games Workshop, though the title became obsolete following the decision to change the identity of the character and create a new appearance for Bolg in The Desolation of Smaug.

Video games

Bolg appears as the final boss in The Hobbit GBA game.

Gallery

Translations

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ቦልግ
Arabic بولج
Armenian Բոլգ
Belarusian Cyrillic Болг
Bengali বল্গ
Bulgarian Cyrillic Болг
Chinese (Hong Kong) 波格
Georgian ბოლგი
Greek Μπόλγκ
Gujarati બોલ્ગ
Hebrew בולג
Hindi बोल्ग
Japanese ボルグ
Kannada ಬೊಲ್ಗ್
Kazakh Болг (Cyrillic) Bolg (Latin)
Korean 볼그
Kurdish بۆڵگ (Sorani)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Болг
Macedonian Cyrillic Болг
Malayalam ബോൾഗ്
Marathi बोल्ग
Mongolian Cyrillic Болг
Nepalese बोल्ग
Pashto بولګ
Persian بولگ
Russian Больг
Sanskrit बोल्ग्
Sinhalese බොල්ග්
Serbian Болг (Cyrillic) Bolg (Latin)
Spanish Bolgo
Tajik Cyrillic Болг
Tamil பொல்க்
Tatar Болг
Telugu బొల్గ
Thai บอล์ก
Tigrinya ቦልግ
Ukrainian Cyrillic Болґ
Urdu باولگ
Uzbek Болг (Cyrillic) Bolg (Latin)
Yiddish באָלג

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Hobbit, Chapter XVII: "The Clouds Burst"
  2. The History of The Hobbit: Mr Baggins and Return to Bag-End is a two-volume work containing Tolkien's unpublished drafts of the novel, accompanied by commentary written by John D. Rateliff.