Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth by J. R. R. Tolkien, Edited by Christopher Tolkien

Begin your journey into Middle-earth.

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the first ever illustrated hardback edition of this collection of tales which takes readers further into the stories told in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, featuring 18 full-colour paintings depicting scenes from the First, Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth.

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 provides those who have read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories.

The book concentrates on the realm of Middle-earth and comprises such elements as The Quest of Erebor, Gandalf’s lively account of how it was that he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End; 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.

Unfinished Tales also contains the only story about the long ages of Númenor before its downfall, and all that is known about such matters as the Five Wizards, the Palantíri and the legend of Amroth. The tales were edited by Christopher Tolkien, who provides a short commentary on each story, helping the reader to fill in the gaps and put each story into the context of the rest of his father’s writings.

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, this new edition features 18 stunning paintings from critically acclaimed Tolkien artists, Alan Lee, John Howe & Ted Nasmith, which reveal the three Ages of Middle-earth like never before.

‘The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.’ - Sunday Times

‘Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron.’ - C.S. Lewis

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Hardback - Illustrated Edition 2020

Language: English
Extent: 528
Publication Date: 1 October 2020
ISBN-13: 9780008387952

Paperback

Language: English
Extent: 496
Publication Date: 29 March 1993
ISBN-13: 9780261102163
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperCollins