The Children of Húrin

LongbeforetheOneRingwasforgedinthefiresofMountDoom,oneman—Húrin—daredtodefyMorgoth,thefirstandgreatestofthedarklordstoplagueMiddle-earth.Thusdidheandhischildren,TúrinandNi?nor,earntheenmityofamercilessfoethatwouldshapethedestinyofalltheagestocome.OnlyJ.R.R.Tolkien,theundisputedmasterofthefantastic,couldhaveconceivedthismagicaltaleofElvesandMenunitedagainstabrutalfoe.AndonlyChristopherTolkien,themaster’ssonandliteraryheir,couldhavefitthepiecesofhisfather’sunfinishedworktogetherwithsuchdeepunderstandingandconsummateartistry.WithanintroductionandappendiCesbyChristopherTolkien,whohasalsocontributedmapsandgenealogytables,andeightstunningpaintingsandtwenty-fivepencildrawingsbyOscar-winningartistAlanLee,TheChildrenofHúrinatlasttakesitsproperplaceastheverycornerstoneofJ.R.R.Tolkien’simmortalachievement.,