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The Children of Húrin

The Children of Húrin

by J. R. R. TolkienChristopher Tolkien and Alan Lee
Paperback
Publication Date: 25/05/2010

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Long before the One Ring was forged in the fires of Mount Doom, one man--H rin--dared to defy Morgoth, the first and greatest of the dark lords to plague Middle-earth. Thus did he and his children, T rin and Ni nor, earn the enmity of a merciless foe that would shape the destiny of all the ages to come.

Only J.R.R. Tolkien, the undisputed master of the fantastic, could have conceived this magical tale of Elves and Men united against a brutal foe. And only Christopher Tolkien, the master's son and literary heir, could have fit the pieces of his father's unfinished work together with such deep understanding and consummate artistry. With an introduction and appendiCes by Christopher Tolkien, who has also contributed maps and genealogy tables, and eight stunning paintings and twenty-five pencil drawings by Oscar-winning artist Alan Lee, The Children of H rin at last takes its proper place as the very cornerstone of J.R.R. Tolkien's immortal achievement.

ISBN:
9780345518842
9780345518842
Category:
Fantasy
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
25-05-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Random House Worlds
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
175.26x104.14x20.32mm
Weight:
0.17kg
Christopher Tolkien

Christopher Tolkien, born on 21 November 1924, is the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm as a pilot.

At the end of the war he returned to Oxford University, and became a fellow of New College and tutor in English in 1964, lecturing in the University on early English and northern literature.

Appointed by J.R.R. Tolkien to be his literary executor, he has devoted himself since his father's death in 1973 to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion and the collections entitled Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth. Since 1975 he has live in France with his wife Baillie.

Alan Lee

Alan Lee is the racing correspondent of The Times. A critically acclaimed sports journalist, he also spent 12 years as that paper’s cricket correspondent and has written books with former England captains Tony Greig, David Gower, Keith Fletcher, Bob Willis and Graham Gooch, and ex-England coach David Lloyd. Horse racing, however, is his first love.

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