The War of the Jewels: The Later Silmarillion, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 11) - Hardcover

Tolkien, J. R. R

3.94

3,721 ratings by Goodreads

9780261103146: The War of the Jewels: The Later Silmarillion, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 11)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0261103148 ISBN 13: 9780261103146

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1994

View all copies of this ISBN edition:

The story returns to Middle-earth and the ruinous wars of Elves and Men against Morgoth. With this book, all of J.R.R. Tolkien's later writing concerned with the last years of the First Age, the story of "Silmarillion", from its beginnings in "The Book of Lost Tales", is completed.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

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 30 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide

From Publishers Weekly:

J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Silmarillion (1977), published four years after his death, continued the saga of the mythological kingdom of Middle-Earth, begun in his epic trilogy Lord of the Rings. Christopher Tolkien, son of the English novelist and medievalist, here reconstructs the evolution of The Silmarillion using his father's manuscripts and notes and adding his own extensive commentaries and annotations. Picking up where this massive study left off, he reprints the entire text of the unfinished Grey Annals (begun around 1930, reworked in the 1950s, and largely incorporated in The Silmarillion). Amid momentous battles and heroic deeds, we learn how Hurin the Steadfast, released after 28 years of captivity in Morgoth's fortress, journeys among the forest people of Brethril, spreading disaster, and follow the exploits of his son Turin Turambar and daughter Nienor. Included also are J.R.R. Tolkien's discussion of his characters' motives, his detailed maps of imaginary realism, and his essays on the origins and meanings of elvish words and the Dwarves' elaborate gestural language. For hard-core Tolkien devotees and scholars.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.