内容简介
Thepopularpaperbackeditionofthisfascinatingcollectionofstories,whichcontinuethetalesofTheLordoftheRingsandTheSilmarillionandcontainsanalternativeversionofTheChildrenofHurin.UnfinishedTalesisacollectionofnarrativesrangingintimefromtheElderDaysofMiddle-earthtotheendoftheWaroftheRing,andprovidesthosewhohavereadTheLordoftheRingswithawholecollectionofbackgroundandnewstoriesfromthetwentiethcentury’smostacclaimedpopularauthor.ThebookconcentratesontherealmofMiddle-earthandcomprisessuchelementsasGandalf’slivelyaccountofhowitwasthathecametosendtheDwarvestothecelebratedpartyatBag-End,theemergenceofthesea-godUlmobeforetheeyesofTuoronthecoastofBeleriand,andanexactdescriptionofthemilitaryorganizationoftheRidersofRohan.UnfinishedTalesalsocontainstheonlystoryaboutthelongagesofNumenorbeforeitsdownfall,andallthatisknownaboutsuchmattersastheFiveWizards,thePalantiriandthelegendofAmroth.ThetaleswerecollatedandeditedbyJRRTolkien’ssonandliteraryheir,ChristopherTolkien,whoprovidesashortcommentaryoneachstory,helpingthereadertofillinthegapsandputeachstoryintothecontextoftherestofhisfather’swritings.