The Children of Hurin

Tolkien, J.R.R.; Illustrated by Alan Lee

ISBN 10: 0618894640 / ISBN 13: 9780618894642

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007

About this Item

Hardcover with dustjacket : fine / like new. Book: slight softness to spine tips, otherwise book is like new. Book club edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 132053

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Children of Hurin
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Publication Date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0618894640
• ISBN 13: 9780618894642
• Binding: Hard Cover with Dustjacket
• Edition: Book Club Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Like New
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror

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Synopsis

One of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Children of Húrin takes place in Middle-earth thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

The Children of Húrin is the first complete book by 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.

About the Authors

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over sixty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Christopher Tolkien (1924-2020) was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. Appointed by Tolkien to be his literary executor, he devoted himself to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth.

ALAN LEE was born in Middlesex in 1947. His illustrated books include Faeries (with Brian Froud), Castles and Merlin Dreams, and the three 'Great Tales' of Middle-earth: The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of Gondolin. He has worked on such prestigious films as Erik the Viking (Terry Gilliam), Legend (Ridley Scott), and the acclaimed NBC miniseries Merlin. He is best known, however, for his work on the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and now the film versions.