The Children of Húrin
J. R. R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien
Language: English
1892-1973 English Science Fiction And Fantasy Epic Fantasy Fantasy - Epic Fantasy Fiction Fiction Fiction - Fantasy General J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) Middle Earth (Imaginary Place) Non-Classifiable Tolkien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: Oct 15, 2008
Description:
SUMMARY: The Children of Húrin is the first complete book by J.R.R.Tolkien since the 1977 publication of The Silmarillion. Six thousand years before the One Ring is destroyed, Middle-earth lies under the shadow of the Dark Lord Morgoth. The greatest warriors among elves and men have perished, and all is in darkness and despair. But a deadly new leader rises, Túrin, son of Húrin, and with his grim band of outlaws begins to turn the tide in the war for Middle-earth -- awaiting the day he confronts his destiny and the deadly curse laid upon him.The paperback edition of The Children of Húrin includes eight color paintings by Alan Lee and a black-and-white map.