Lost Road and Other Writings by J. R. R. Tolkien (1996, Mass Market)

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PublisherRandom House Worlds
ISBN-100345406850
ISBN-139780345406859
eBay Product ID (ePID)963667

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Book TitleLost Road and Other Writings
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
TopicFantasy / General, Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / General, Fantasy / Epic
GenreFiction
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
Book SeriesThe Histories of Middle-Earth Ser.
FormatMass Market

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Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length6.9 in
Item Width4.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-096573
Dewey Edition19
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number5
Dewey Decimal823/.912
SynopsisThe glorious history of how Middle-earth would change--and become the world readers recognize in The Lord of the Rings As friends and fellow members of the literary circle known as The Inklings, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis embarked on a challenge. Lewis was to write on "space-travel" and Tolkien on "time-travel." Lewis's novel Out of the Silent Planet became the first book of a science fiction trilogy. Tolkien's unfinished story "The Lost Road" chronicles the original destruction of N menor, a pivotal event of the Second Age of Middle-earth. In this intriguing volume, Christopher Tolkien traces the vivid history of Middle-earth, bringing the land--its topography and ever-clashing forces--to the state readers recognize from The Lord of the Rings. Entertaining and informative, The Lost Road and Other Writings shares fresh insights into the evolution of one of the world's most enduring fantasies., The glorious history of how Middle-earth would change--and become the world readers recognize in The Lord of the Rings As friends and fellow members of the literary circle known as The Inklings, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis embarked on a challenge. Lewis was to write on "space-travel" and Tolkien on "time-travel." Lewis's novel Out of the Silent Planet became the first book of a science fiction trilogy. Tolkien's unfinished story "The Lost Road" chronicles the original destruction of Númenor, a pivotal event of the Second Age of Middle-earth. In this intriguing volume, Christopher Tolkien traces the vivid history of Middle-earth, bringing the land--its topography and ever-clashing forces--to the state readers recognize from The Lord of the Rings. Entertaining and informative, The Lost Road and Other Writings shares fresh insights into the evolution of one of the world's most enduring fantasies., The History of Middle-earth 5 Edited by Christopher Tolkien INKLINGS OF GREATNESS . . . J.R.R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis were friends and fellow members of the literary circle known as The Inklings. It is hardly surprising that, at one point, these talented gentlemen embarked on a challenge: Lewis was to write on "space-travel" and Tolkien on "time-travel." Lewis' novel, Out of the Silent Planet, became the first book of a science fiction trilogy. Tolkien's unfinished story, The Lost Road, chronicles the original destruction of Númenor, a pivotal event of the Second Age of Middle-earth. In this fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth, Christopher Tolkien brings Middle-earth to its state at the writing of The Lord of the Rings. Entertaining and informative, THE LOST ROAD AND OTHER WRITINGS offers fresh insights into the evolution of one of the world's most enduring fantasies.

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