内容简介
InthisvolumeChristopherTolkiencompleteshisaccountofthewritingofTheLordoftheRings,beginningwithSam'srescueofFrodofromtheTowerofCirithUngolandendingwithanunpublishedEpilogueinwhichyearsafterthetaleends,Samattemptstoanswerhischildren'squestions.ThebookalsoincludesTheNotionClubPapers,asemi-fictionaldiscussionbetweenagroupofOxfordDonsofthepossibilitiesoftravelinspaceandtimeandthelegendofAtlantis.ThethirdpartofthebookisdevotedtoanewversionoftheNumenoreanlegend-TheDrowningofAnadune.