Today, fans of fantasy writer JRR Tolkien will have cause to rejoice...or fear.
A new saga, "The Children of Hurin," hits the store shelves. A prequel of sorts to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Children of Hurin" was begun by Tolkien in 1918, and when he died in 1973, the work was still unfinished. His son, Christopher Tolkien, has taken up his father's pen and completed the task.
But how good a job did Christopher Tolkien do and how is "The Children of Hurin" as a read?
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Comments: 3
The new publication "The Children of Hurin" I've already bought at Barnes&Noble. I am already half way through. For those who have read The Silmarillion and know it well can read through and understand quicker. This book simply puts Hurin's son, Turin, in a more descriptive light. I am not finished reading yet but I can guess it ends in The Fall of Gondolin, of how the grief of Morgoths designed curse brings Hurin's children to ultimate ruin, and how Hurin in his utter despair cries out for Turgon's help, showing Morgoth the way towards Gondolin.
No suprises in reading this new publication. And I dont expect any. But I am thoroughly enjoying it thus far.
If any are interested in starting a book club, I am pretty new to his, please email me: noblehaven@gmail.com
I would love to fead off the understandings and clarifactions off my fellow Tolkien devotee's.