Description
One of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Children of Húrin takes place in Middle-earth thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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.
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 04/17/2007
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.81w x 1.05d
ISBN: 9780618894642
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.9
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 114630 / Children of Hurin
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2006 pg. 92
Entertainment Weekly 05/04/2007 pg. 142
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2007 pg. 426
Booklist 05/15/2007 pg. 4
Kirkus Best Books 07/01/2007 pg. 8
School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 229
Christian Century 10/16/2007 pg. 42
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2007 pg. 76
About the Author
Tolkien, Christopher: - CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN (1924-2020) was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. Appointed by Tolkien to be his literary executor, he devoted himself to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth.Tolkien, J. R. R.: - J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.