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Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, this illustrated paperback of the epic tale of The Children of Hurin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves, dragons, Dwarves and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien. It is a legendary time long before The Lord of the Rings, and Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwells in the vast fortress of Angband in the North; and within the shadow of the fear of Angband, and the war waged by Morgoth against the Elves, the fates of Turin and his sister Nienor will be tragically entwined. Their brief and passionate lives are dominated by the elemental hatred that Morgoth bears them as the children of Hurin, the man who dared to defy him to his face. Against them Morgoth sends his most formidable servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a huge wingless dragon of fire, in an attempt to fulfil the curse of Morgoth, and destroy the children of Hurin. Begun by J.R.R. Tolkien at the end of the First World War, The Children of Hurin became the dominant story in his later work on Middle-earth. But he could not bring it to a final and finished form. In this book Christopher Tolkien has constructed, after long study of the manuscripts, a coherent narrative without any editorial invention.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780007252268
eBay Product ID (ePID)92112575
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Children of Hurin
IllustratorAlan Lee
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
GenreFantasy, Fairy Tale
Number of Pages320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight300 g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJ. R. R. Tolkien
EditorChristopher Tolkien
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 20 Jan, 2018
Tolkien
Beautiful illustrations wonderful book compelling exciting but no way re hash of Lord of The Rings thankyou jill copelandVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Oct, 2019
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Apart from Lord of the rings and The Hobbit this is th best Tolkien book i have readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Nov, 2022
Filled out
If you have read the Silmarilion then this book tells part of the story in much greater detail and fills in lots of bits and piecesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Mar, 2021
Brilliant book
Well pleased with my purchase,i am an avid Tolkien reader and this book is just as compelling....definitely worth a readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 May, 2018
Book
Good readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Jan, 2025
Quality product thank you ...
Quality product thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Sep, 2020
A masterpiece
As with everything from Tolkien its outstandingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Jun, 2023
Great
Excellent, thank you :)Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 May, 2016
Good background to Lord of The Rings
Excellent book. Adds to understanding of Middle Earth and The Ring of Power. Well worth reading.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
