The Children of Húrin

Tolkien, J.R.R.; J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien, CBE (Author); Christopher Tolkien (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 0547086059 / ISBN 13: 9780547086057

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 2008

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313 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially and virtually flawless copy with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and very light shelf wear. Seller Inventory # 4iCc0033

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Children of Húrin

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Trade Paperback

Illustrator: Alan Lee (Illustrations)

Condition: Like New

Edition: 1st Houghton Mifflin Paperback Edition:

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Synopsis:

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Children of Húrin is one of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days. This paperback edition includes eight color paintings by renowned Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee and a black-and-white map.

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:

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 Appointed by Tolkien to be his literary executor, he devoted himself to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth.

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.