The Children Of Húrin
Author | : J.R.R. Tolkien |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 119 |
Release | : 2012-02-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780547952109 |
ISBN-13 | : 0547952104 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Children Of Húrin written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Children of Húrin is one of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days. This paperback edition includes eight color paintings by renowned Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee and a black-and-white map. The Children of Húrin is the first complete book by Tolkien since the 1977 publication of The Silmarillion. Six thousand years before the One Ring is destroyed, Middle-earth lies under the shadow of the Dark Lord Morgoth. The greatest warriors among elves and men have perished, and all is in darkness and despair. But a deadly new leader rises, Túrin, son of Húrin, and with his grim band of outlaws begins to turn the tide in the war for Middle-earth—awaiting the day he confronts his destiny and the deadly curse laid upon him.