Sauron Defeated

Bought as a gift but it looks to be as described.

A scholarly masterpiece

i am a fan and this is a biased review. if you are into tolkien's mythology, this series will come handy to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the history of the middle-earth - from silmarillion to the lord of the rings, and much more. a must have for any hardcore tolkien fan!

Into the fantastic world that Tolkien built

Great book

A massive 13 volume work of Tolkein's work by his son Christopher. It's heavy reading but nice to dip into it from time to time especially if you have Tolkien's most famous works, you are a fan of Middle Earth and want to know more. Volumes 1 to 5 and 10 to 11 relate to "The Silmarillion", volumes 6 to 9 to "Lord of the Rings", volume 12 is an appendix and volume 13 an index. There is a shorter version of volume 9 "Sauron Defeated" called "End of the third age". They are available in hardcover which make a fine collection but not so easy to find and would cost nearly £300. I got them all as paperbacks for about £60 which is not a bad buy as you get plenty of insight into Tolkien's mind and how thorough his research was when he wrote "Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings". There are numerous essays, quotes and different versions of his published works so you can see how involved he was with his creation and the meticulous care he took to fill in every detail.

Part of a series now numberin 12 or 13. Very good.

Thank you so much

This book shows the progression in the writing of the Lord of the Rings and includes passages which were deleted from the book. a must for LotR fans.

As allways, Tolkien books are exellent.

Nicht nur eine Sammlung von unveröffentlichten Geschichten: HISTORY OF MIDDLE-EARTH ist die Chronik einer jahrzehntelangen literarischen Sisyphos-Arbeit. Im Zentrum steht die Evolution der Themen und Geschichten durch viele verschiedene, z.T. widersprüchliche oder schwer zu entziffernde Texte und Textfragmente. Wer sich darauf einlässt, wird mit einem tiefgehenden Verständnis für Tolkiens Lebenswerk belohnt. Anspruchsvolle Lektüre, ungeeignet für Leser, die nur neue Geschichten aus dem HdR-Universum suchen.

Come gli altri 12 volumi della serie, ho preso anche questo per collezione e l'ho solo sfogliato per ora. Si tratta della pubblicazione degli appunti di Tolkien da parte del figlio. La monumentale opera dell'autore previde storie parallele, modifiche, tagli, prima di arrivare alla pubblicazione dei più noti Silmarillon, Lo Hobbit e Il Signore degli Anelli nella forma che troviamo nelle librerie. E' affascinante, per chi è appassionato, poter leggere le tracce originali ed anche qualche aneddoto poco noto e relativo alle ere precedenti della Terra di Mezzo. Il commeno è lo stesso per gli altri volumi che ho comprato.

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