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The Complete History of Middle-Earth: Vol Three (Hardcover)

by Christopher Tolkien (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 1488 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; De Luxe Ed edition (15 Oct 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 000710507X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007105076
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 936,968 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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J.R.R. Tolkien is famous the world over for his unique literary creation, exemplified in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. What is less well known, however, is that he also produced a vast amount of further material that greatly expands upon the mythology and numerous stories of Middle-earth, and which gives added life to the thousand-year war between the Elves and the evil spirit Morgoth, and his terrifying lieutenant, Sauron. It was to this enormous task of literary construction that his Tolkien's youngest son and literary heir, Christopher, applied himself to produce the monumental and endlessly fascinating series of twelve books, The History of Middle-earth. This special collector's edition brings together the second half of Sauron Defeated, comprising the time-travel story 'The Notion Club Papers' and 'The Drowning of Anadune', both linking the myth of Atlantis to Middle-earth, with the final three volumes of The History of Middle-earth - Morgoth's Ring, The War of the Jewels and The Peoples of Middle-earth.

Set in a matching black slipcase, this deluxe edition hardback is limited to just 1,000 copies and has been printed on fine India paper in order to bring the 1,700 pages of material down to a manageable-sized book. Epic in scope and extent, and featuring dozens of rare maps and illustrations drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien, this final deluxe volume of the trilogy will present the reader with a unique opportunity to complement their copies of the deluxe editions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with a once-in-a-lifetime limited collector's hardback.


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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent compilation of three great books, 25 Jan 2003
This is a beautiful book comprising the last three histories of Middle Earth; Morgoth's Ring, The War of the Jewel and the Peoples of Middle Earth. The Histories of Middle Earth are intended as a companion to the Lord of the Rings, and go into great detail about the history, peoples and cultures of this magical land. I would recommend this edition, as opposed to the paperbacks, as it is almost the same total price, but this lovely hardback will last longer and looks better. Highly recommended to the avid fan of Tolkien - but if you found Lord of the Rings hard to get through, then don't bother.
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144 of 148 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars For the serious student and avid lover of Tolkien, 5 Sep 2002
By Mike London "MAC" (Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
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With this mammoth release, we get the literary backstory, so to say, of J. R. R. Tolkien's turmoil and travails of the composition of one of the most complex fantasies every constructed. Gather all twelve previously published volumes into three huge books, these tell the final story of Tolkien's world, in all its grandeur and heart breaking beauty. The hefty price tag that is attached is to be expected, seeing it covers twelve expensive single volumes. The first two volumes deal with the earliest form of THE SILMARILLION, the next are the epic LAYS that were never completed, and showing Tolkien was a poet of very accomplished calibre. THE SHAPING deals with the geography and physical history, while THE LOST ROAD shows us an unfinished novel and several other unearthed treasures. The real meat, to literary historians who are not specialized in Tolkien and to the causal fan, is the volumes VI-IX, which deal with the creation of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, one of the most significant volumes ever released the world, online with Homer, Virgil, and Dante. This is a graduate level look at what goes in the making of a literary masterpiece. The last of the volumes deal with Tolkien's attempt to recast THE SILMARILLION in sometimes radical departures from the accepted structure. The last volume is THE PEOPLES OF MIDDLE-EARTH, which are the appendices of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and several interesting tidbits, included a Numenor story and THE NEW SHADOW, the aborted sequel to THE LORD OF THE RINGS.

This publication is for the serious student and lover of J. R. R. Tolkien's work. The causal fan will find this much too expensive and much too expansive. For those only marginally interested the volumes dealing with THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy novel should be looked at. But those who love Middle-earth and want to marvel at Tolkien's work, this is a must-have purchase. It's a very rare opportunity to see the creation of a work of such massive import to our international societies. Tolkien's commitment to this birthing process of a beautiful work of art truly stands out as one of the great efforts of Man to give homage to his God, as Tolkien saw it (read his essay on Faerie Stories), and I see it as well. Get it and become immersed – though beware this detailing the construction of this elaborate universe, which means these are rough drafts and various other things that didn't make it into publication in Tolkien's time, adding a huge amount of material to Tolkien's fandom to consider. Christopher's editorial notes are a must have. Thanks to the Tolkien family and to Christopher for their support of their father (who died in 1973) and of his son for the publication of this work. A very unique moment in literary history indeed.

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8 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars For fanatics only, 13 Dec 2003
If you are a Tolkein fan/obsessive you will like this book.

If you struggled with Lord of the Rings this is not a book for you. It borders on the academic in its style, not surprising as Christopher Tolkein was an English tutor at Cambridge.

Lots of info but not for the casual reader.

It is a surprisingly small book for the price but this might be due to the thinness of the pages - they are too thin and delicate for a book that will see any degree of handling, no doubt they make it cheaper to produce.

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Cool. Love the details of all the people places and things. If you read this before the Hobbit Or Lord of the rings you are doing yourself a favor. Read more
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