Children of Hurin, The: Complete & Unabridged

The first complete book by J.R.R. Tolkien in three decades--since the publication of <i>The Silmarillion</i> in 1977--<i>The Children of Húrin</i> reunites fans of <i>The Hobbit</i> and <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, Eagles and Orcs. Presented for the first time as a complete, standalone story, this stirring narrative will appeal to casual fans and expert readers alike, returning them to the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien. <p> <p align=left> <strong>Adam Tolkien on <i>The Children of Húrin</i></strong> <p> How did a lifetime of stories become <i>The Children of Húrin</i>? In an essay on the making of the book, Adam Tolkien, grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien (and French translator of his <i>History of Middle-earth</i>), explains that the Húrin legends made up the third "Great Tale" of his grandfather's Middle-earth writing, and he describes how his father, Christopher Tolkien, painstakingly collected the pieces of the legend into a complete story told only in the words of J.R.R. Tolkien. "For anyone who has read <i>The Hobbit</i> and <i>The Lord of the Rings</i>," he writes, <i>The Children of Húrin</i> "allows them to take a step back into a larger world, an ancient land of heroes and vagabonds, honour and jeopardy, hope and tragedy." <p> <p align=left> <strong>A Look Inside the Book</strong> <p> This first edition of <i>The Children of Húrin</i> is illustrated by Alan Lee, who was already well-known for his Tolkien illustrations in previous editions (see our Tolkien Store for more) as well as his classic collaboration with Brian Froud, <I>Faeries</I>, and his Kate Greenaway Medal-winning <I>Black Ships Before Troy</I>, before his Oscar-winning work as conceptual designer for Peter Jackson's <I>Lord of the Rings</i> film trilogy brought h