Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth by J. R. R. Tolkien (2014, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100544337999
ISBN-139780544337992
eBay Product ID (ePID)177730356

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Book TitleUnfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fantasy / Epic
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight15.3 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition19
Reviews"The nature and state of this material gives us a rare glimpse of how Tolkien developed his fantasy world over the years." Publishers Weekly "Another monument to the incredible imagination of Tolkien" -- Sunday Telegraph, "The nature and state of this material gives us a rare glimpse of how Tolkien developed his fantasy world over the years." Publishers Weekly "Another monument to the incredible imagination of Tolkien" -- Sunday Telegraph --
Dewey Decimal823/.912
SynopsisThe New York Times Bestseller J.R.R. Tolkien's Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth is a definitive collection of stories and essays ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and further relates events as told in The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings . The collection of Tolkien's classic "fairie" tales is edited and with an introduction, commentary, index, and maps by the author's son and literary executor, Christopher Tolkien. "The tone is heroic, both the heroes and the villains greater than life-size."-- The New York Times Book Review "An indispensable volume illuminating many unknown stories and details of Middle-earth unavailable elsewhere."--Douglas A. Anderson, author of The Annotated Hobbit Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the story of the emergence of the sea god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan and the journey of the Black Riders during the hunt for the Ring. It also contains the only surviving story about the long ages of Númenor before its downfall, and all that is known about the Five Wizards sent to Middle-earth as emissaries of the Valar, about the Seeing Stones known as palantíri , and about the legend of Amroth., A New York Times bestseller for twenty-one weeks upon publication, UNFINISHED TALES is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and further relates events as told in THE SILMARILLION and THE LORD OF THE RINGS., The New York Times Bestseller J.R.R. Tolkien's Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth is a definitive collection of stories and essays ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and further relates events as told in The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings. The collection of Tolkien's classic "fairie" tales is edited and with an introduction, commentary, index, and maps by the author's son and literary executor, Christopher Tolkien. Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the story of the emergence of the sea god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan and the journey of the Black Riders during the hunt for the Ring. It also contains the only surviving story about the long ages of Númenor before its downfall, and all that is known about the Five Wizards sent to Middle-earth as emissaries of the Valar, about the Seeing Stones known as palantíri, and about the legend of Amroth. "The tone is heroic, both the heroes and the villains greater than life-size."--The New York Times Book Review "An indispensable volume illuminating many unknown stories and details of Middle-earth unavailable elsewhere."--Douglas A. Anderson, author of The Annotated Hobbit, "The tone is heroic, both the heroes and the villains greater than life-size." -- New York Times Book Review Unfinished Tales of N menor and Middle-earth concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises Gandalf's lively account of how he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the story of the emergence of the sea god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan and the journey of the Black Riders during the hunt for the Ring. It also contains the only surviving story about the long ages of N menor before its downfall, and all that is known about the Five Wizards sent to Middle-earth as emissaries of the Valar, about the Seeing Stones known as palant ri , and about the legend of Amroth. Edited and with an introduction, commentary, index, and maps by Christopher Tolkien. "An indispensable volume illuminating many unknown stories and details of Middle-earth unavailable elsewhere." -- Douglas A. Anderson, author of The Annotated Hobbit

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