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The Children of Hurin
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Product Description
Return to Middle Earth.....
The Children of Hurin is full of magical Tolkien trademarks you'd expect,
elves, eagles, dwarves, rampaging orcs, swords that glow and fire breathing
dragons, not to mention epic battles between good and evil, rich
landscapes, lifelong friendships and forbidden love, this book will appeal
to MiddleEarth fanatics and families alike.
Illustrated by Alan Lee, who won an Oscar for his artwork on The Return of
the King.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #795 in Books
- Published on: 2008-04-01
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
Editorial Reviews
The Times
"Deserves to eclipse all his other posthumous writings, and stand as a worthy memorial to the imagination of Tolkien"
Independent on Sunday
"I hope that its universality and power will grant it a place in English mythology"
Times Literary Supplement
"The darkest of all Tolkien's tales. Alan Lee's illustrations complement the writing splendidly"
Customer Reviews
Not Tolkien's more memorable piece of works......
Yes Tolkien's son has done a good job of presenting the book and explaining as much as he can. Furthermore Alan Lee's drawings are, as always, top drawer. However I thought the story was depressing and the number of names/characters used started to annoy me. I never ended up caring about any of the characters. Overall average.
im sorry but it is a disgusting concept - utterly dissapointed!!!!
i was just about to but the book when i actually read the synopsis from encarta and was shocked to know that turin and his sister end up unintentionally marrying each other - thats incest!!!!! ewwwwww i physically felt sick honestly....
the story is not really related to the LOTR and it was soooo hamlet like tragedy which put me off as im a big fan of the hobbit and LOTR....
anyways i didnt wish to buy the book anymore... im gonna wait till the silmarillion comes out as that is more related to the forging of the rings!
I'll keep it simple
If like me you love The Lord of The Rings but couldn't get to grips with the Silmarilion then give this a go, but be warned there's some pretty dark material but well worth a read.
