{"product_id":"the-children-of-hurin","title":"The Children of Húrin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePainstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, this paperback of the epic tale of The Children of Húrin will reunite fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e The Lord of the Rings \u003c\/em\u003ewith Elves, dragons, Dwarves and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is a legendary time long before \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, and Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwells in the vast fortress of Angband in the North; and within the shadow of the fear of Angband, and the war waged by Morgoth against the Elves, the fates of Túrin and his sister Niënor will be tragically entwined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir brief and passionate lives are dominated by the elemental hatred that Morgoth bears them as the children of Húrin, the man who dared to defy him to his face. Against them Morgoth sends his most formidable servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a huge wingless dragon of fire, in an attempt to fulfil the curse of Morgoth, and destroy the children of Húrin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBegun by J.R.R. Tolkien at the end of the First World War, \u003cem\u003eThe Children of Húrin \u003c\/em\u003ebecame the dominant story in his later work on Middle-earth. But he could not bring it to a final and finished form. In this book Christopher Tolkien has constructed, after long study of the manuscripts, a coherent narrative without any editorial invention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eTolkien, J R R\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien\u003c\/strong\u003e (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over sixty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eTolkien, Christopher\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Tolkien \u003c\/strong\u003e(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 \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe History of Middle-earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eLee, Alan\u003cbr\u003e ALAN LEE was born in Middlesex in 1947. His illustrated books include \u003cem\u003eFaeries\u003c\/em\u003e (with Brian Froud), \u003cem\u003eCastles and Merlin Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e, and the three 'Great Tales' of Middle-earth: \u003cem\u003eThe Children of Húrin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeren\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLúthien\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Gondolin\u003c\/em\u003e. He has worked on such prestigious films as \u003cem\u003eErik the Viking\u003c\/em\u003e (Terry Gilliam), \u003cem\u003eLegend\u003c\/em\u003e (Ridley Scott), and the acclaimed NBC miniseries \u003cem\u003eMerlin\u003c\/em\u003e. He is best known, however, for his work on the books \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, and now the film versions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67573919121634,"sku":"9780063379725","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9780063379725.jpg?v=1790810533","url":"https:\/\/www.mangadeal.com\/products\/the-children-of-hurin","provider":"Manga Deal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}