Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11172 in Books
• Published on: 1998-04-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 592 pages

Synopsis
A collection of fantasy short stories from the author of LORD OF THE RINGS, which are set in Middle Earth, from the time of the Elder Days to the end of the War of the Ring. Includes stories which feature Gandalf, the Riders of Rohan, the Five Wizards, the Palantiri, the legend of Amroth, and the halycon days of Numenor.

Customer Reviews

A must-have for Tolkien fans
I have to say I loved this book! It filled in a lot more gaps in LOTR and Middle Earth and went through from The Silmarilion to beyond LOTR. It's amazing the amount of detail Tolkien went in to with these books. The histories, lineages and languages are so detailed and fascinating.

A must for any Tolkien fan.

Depth and imagination
J.R.R. Tolkien was a man with the utmost respect for the genre in which he reigned as king. This stunning book simply adds to the incredible tapestry that he has woven so expertly, allowing for a greater understanding of the fantastic tales of Middle-earth. The stories span from a very in depth view of the meeting Galadriel and Celeborn in Doriath to an extended version of the Children of Hurin, which was covered in brief in the Silmarillion and which has now been expanded even further to comprise a whole book of it's own, something the story certainly merits. Further chapters of interest are those concerning the Istari (Wizards) and the history of the Palantiri.

This is a book that adds to the history of Middle-earth, a must have for any budding Tolkienist.

Utterly brilliant
Best included as an element in a complete read of all Tolkien's Middle-earth writings but if nothing else is worth the money simply for the tale of 'The Faithful Stone' which is perhaps the lovliest and most moving piece JRRT ever wrote.