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Middle Earth (Imaginary place) - Fiction
The first complete book by J.R.R. Tolkien in three decades -- since the publication of The Silmarillion in 1977 -- The Children of Hurin reunites fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, Eagles and Orcs. Presented for the first time as a complete, standalone story, this stirring narrative will appeal to casual fans and expert readers alike, returning them to the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien. The Children of Hurin, begun in 1918, was one of three 'Great Tales' J.R.R. Tolkien worked on throughout his life, though he never realized his ambition to see it published. Though familiar to many fans from extracts and references within other Tolkien books, it has long been assumed that the story would forever remain an unfinished tale. Now reconstructed by Christopher Tolkien, painstakingly editing together the complete work from his father's many drafts, this book is the culmination of a tireless thirty-year endeavor by him to bring J.R.R.Tolkien's vast body of unpublished work to a wide audience. Having drawn the distinctive maps for the original The Lord of the Rings more than 50 years ago, Christopher has also created a detailed new map for this book. In addition, it will include a jacket and color paintings by Alan Lee, illustrator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Centenary Edition and Academy Award-winning designer of the film trilogy.
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SFBC Review:
J.R.R. Tolkien worked on three “Great Tales” his entire life, but never quite finished any of them. Fragments of these great sagas of the First Age have appeared in The Silmarillion and other books, but never as complete stories. Now, Christopher Tolkien—editor, scholar, linguist, and his father’s foremost fan—has edited together the greatest of those stories from his father’s many versions into that most unlikely of things: a new, complete J.R.R. Tolkien story.
In the early days of Middle-earth, in Beleriand long before it was drowned by the sea, the Dark Lord Morgoth cursed Húrin, a lord of men. The curse passed to his son Túrin and daughter Niënor, who would have many harrowing adventures, and fall victim to the stratagems of Glaurung, Father of Dragons.
J.R.R. Tolkien never stopped working on his tales of Middle-earth, and now, finally, we can return there with him and The Children of Húrin.
J.R.R. Tolkien worked on three “Great Tales” his entire life, but never quite finished any of them. Fragments of these great sagas of the First Age have appeared in The Silmarillion and other books, but never as complete stories. Now, Christopher Tolkien—editor, scholar, linguist, and his father’s foremost fan—has edited together the greatest of those stories from his father’s many versions into that most unlikely of things: a new, complete J.R.R. Tolkien story.
In the early days of Middle-earth, in Beleriand long before it was drowned by the sea, the Dark Lord Morgoth cursed Húrin, a lord of men. The curse passed to his son Túrin and daughter Niënor, who would have many harrowing adventures, and fall victim to the stratagems of Glaurung, Father of Dragons.
J.R.R. Tolkien never stopped working on his tales of Middle-earth, and now, finally, we can return there with him and The Children of Húrin.