The Children of Hurin

Only Tolkien can create such epic worlds and weave such complex but intriguing narratives. The amount of detail and interlinked characters are mind boggling. All praise to Christopher Tolkien for such wonderful job of editing his fathers works and bringing to us this epic tale. Must read for all fantasy readers and hope to see movie adaptation in the future

It's a fantastic book which gives deep insights into the first age. The Children of Hurin along with Beren and Luthien and The Fall of Gondolin let's us know as to how it all started. Christopher Tolkien has done a great job in completing his father's life's work. In fact it's also his life's work too. Saddened by the news of his demise. May his soul RIP. The middle earth will be always indebted to them.

I received the book in a pretty decent condition. The overall condition of the book is good but the dust jacket is a bit old and crumpled. Otherwise , I really got this book in decent condition especially considering the price point I got the book.

Simply put, this book is an elaboration of Chapter XXI of The Silmarillion (Of Túrin Turambar). You'll experience the woes and lamentations of Turin son of Hurin as never stated before. Personally, I can say that J.R.R.Tolkien is among the greatest authors of all time! Cheerio!

Its little sad and tragic...but never lose the beauty of JRRT's world of magic

Darkest of all Tolkein tales...And yes..It's my favorite

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An epic fantasy from the master of fantasies, J.R.R. Tolkien. If you are intrested to know what happened before the land of shire gave us bilbo and frodo baggins this is definitely for you.

I didn't read the book yet, but as you can see Amazon delivered this book in perfect state: - a beautiful matt slipcover without damage - fits perfectly with the other Harper Collins collection of Tolkien - nice pictures on special paper and some black/white sketches of Alan Lee in the book - foldable map at the end of the book So according to me a perfect book for any Tolkienlover! Thanks Amazon!

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Je suis loin d'être une fan de Tolkien, je n'ai jamais réussi à lire le Seigneur des Anneaux en entier tellement je m'y ennuie, et le Hobbit, si je l'ai plutôt apprécié, m'a semblé quand même bien enfantin. Mais là j'ai pris une claque. Quelle splendeur! Dire que j'ai découvert ce roman par hasard! C'est beau, c'est terriblement sombre et tragique. Je retrouve les mêmes sensations qu'en lisant des sagas islandaises. Le style est sobre et va droit au but, les dialogues sont percutants, acérés comme une lame d'épée, les personnages taillés dans le roc et pourtant tellement humains. Une violence sauvage, une malédiction qui s'acharne jusqu'au bout contre les deux héros, des forêts profondes, des gouffres, un dragon à faire pâlir Smaug... On en sort en ayant l'impression d'avoir vécu une vie entière. Lisez ce livre, même si comme moi vous vous fichez des Seigneurs des Ténèbres, orcs, sorciers et autres tolkieneries. Vous ne le regretterez pas.

First read this in middle school. Have read it several times since. Highly recommend.

Great collation of history from a masterful fantasy writer.