Unfinished tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
- Författare
- Ted Nasmith Alan Lee John Howe Christopher Tolkien J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien
- (J.R.R. Tolkien edited with introduction, commentary, index and maps by Christopher Tolkien illustrated by John Howe, Alan Lee and Ted Nasmith., "To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its first publication, this illustrated edition features 18 full-colour paintings by John Howe, Alan Lee and Ted Nasmith. It present anew Christopher Tolkien's pivotal step toards mapping out the posthumous publishing of Middle-earth, and the beigging of an illustrious forty years and more than twenty books devoted to celebrating his father's legacy" --Dust jacket flap, "Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth through the Second Age and the rise of Sauron, to the end of the War of the Ring, which further relate events as told in The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings. The book concentrates on the lands of Middle-earth and comprises such elements as 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, 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. Unfinished Tales also contains the only surviving story about the long ages of Númenor before its downfall, and all that is known about the five wizards, the palantíri and the legend of Amroth. The collection is edited by Christopher Tolkien, who provides a commentary on each of the 'tales'. He has also redrawn his original map accompanying the Lord of the Rings with the addition of new features and names, and reproduces the only map of Númenor that J.R.R. Tolkien ever made" -- ǂc Dust jacket., Originally published: London: Allen & Unwin, 1980)
- Genre
- Noveller, Novell, Fantasy
- Språk
- Engelska
| Förlag | År | Ort | Om boken | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariner Books | 2020 | , Boston | 490 sidor illustrationer | 978-0-358-44892-1 |