Stunning 40th anniversary collectors edition of this collection of tales which takes readers further into stories told in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, featuring 18 fullcolour paintings, housed in a matching illustrated slipcase with two removable fullcolour posters unique to this edition.Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middleearth to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those who have read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories.The book concentrates on the realm of Middleearth and comprises such elements as The Quest of Erebor, Gandalfs lively account of how it was that he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at BagEnd the emergence of the seagod Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan.Unfinished Tales also contains the only story about the long ages of Numenor before its downfall, and all that is known about such matters as the Five Wizards, the Palantiri and the legend of Amroth. The tales were edited by Christopher Tolkien, who provides a short commentary on each story, helping the reader to fill in the gaps and put each story into the context of the rest of his fathers writings.In celebration of its 40th anniversary, this new edition features 18 stunning paintings from critically acclaimed Tolkien artists, Alan Lee, John Howe...

Binding: Hardback;528 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; Classification: FC; Weight: 1732 g; Dimensions: 163 x 287 x 69

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