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The children of Hurin : the tale of the children of Húrin by Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Amazon.com Review The first complete book by J.R.R. Tolkien in three decades--since the publication of The Silmarillion in 1977-- The Children of H?rin reunites fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, Eagles and Orcs. Presented for the first time as a complete, standalone story, this stirring narrative will appeal to casual fans and expert readers alike, returning them to the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien. Adam Tolkien on *The Children of H?rin * How did a lifetime of stories become The Children of H?rin ? In an essay on the making of the book, Adam Tolkien, grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien (and French translator of his History of Middle-earth ), explains that the H?rin legends made up the third ''Great Tale'' of his grandfather's Middle-earth writing, and he describes how his father, Christopher Tolkien, painstakingly collected the pieces of the legend into a complete story told only in the words of J.R.R. Tolkien. ''For anyone who has read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings ,'' he writes, The Children of H?rin ''allows them to take a step back into a larger world, an ancient land of heroes and vagabonds, h

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Author
Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9780618894642
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Thriller, Fiction
Rating
3.97 / 5 (33 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-24

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