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Tales from the Perilous Realm

Tales from the Perilous Realm

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  • Author：J.R.R. Tolkien
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Available for the first time in one volume， this is the definitive collection of Tolkien’s five acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tales in the vein of ‘The Hobbit’， fully corrected and reset for this edition and all beautifully illustrated in pencil by the award-winning artist， Alan Lee。


The five tales are written with the same skill， quality and charm that made The Hobbit a classic。 Largely overlooked because of their short lengths， they are finally together in a volume which reaffirms Tolkien's place as a master storyteller for readers young and old。



Roverandom is a toy dog who， enchanted by a sand sorcerer， gets to explore the world and encounter strange and fabulous creatures。
Farmer Giles of Ham is fat and unheroic， but – having unwittingly managed to scare off a short-sighted giant – is called upon to do battle when a dragon comes to town;
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil tells in verse of Tom's many adventures with hobbits， princesses， dwarves and trolls;
Leaf by Niggle recounts the strange adventures of the painter Niggle who sets out to paint the perfect tree;
Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children。

This new collection is fully illustrated throughout by Oscar-winning artist， Alan Lee， who provides a wealth of pencil drawings to bring the stories to life as he did so memorably for The Hobbit and The Children of Húrin。 Alan also provides an Afterword， in which he opens the door into illustrating Tolkien's world。


Taken together， this rich collection of new and unknown work from the author of The Children of Húrin will provide the reader with a fascinating journey into lands as wild and strange as Middle-earth。

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Reviews

Meakuel ，

Die beiden Geschichten mit den Hunden haben mir wunderbar gefallen。 Die Gedichte kannte ich ja schon und die letzte Geschichte verwirrt mich noch immer。 Insgesamt ein gute Unterhaltung mit einer sehr ausgearbeiteten Welt。

Bookman ，

Roverandom - ☆☆☆Farmer Giles of Ham - ☆☆☆☆The Adventures of Tom Bombadil - ☆☆Smith of Wootton Major - ☆☆Leaf by Niggle - ☆☆

Fen4etoYNWA ，

Така。。。 нека да започна с това， че въпреки името и прекрасната корица - това не е Толкин， който очаквате。。。Във въведението， писано от Том Шипи， са посочени много паралели към света на Средната земя。 За съжаление си мисля， че тези паралели са само в очите на Шипи。。。"Роувърандъм" е разказ за едно куче， което бива омагьосано от вълшебник и това го изпраща на различни пътешествия。 Този "първи фентъзи разказ" е всъщност детска приказка за "лека нощ"。 Признавам си， че с мъка го прочетох。"Фермера Джайл Така。。。 нека да започна с това， че въпреки името и прекрасната корица - това не е Толкин， който очаквате。。。Във въведението， писано от Том Шипи， са посочени много паралели към света на Средната земя。 За съжаление си мисля， че тези паралели са само в очите на Шипи。。。"Роувърандъм" е разказ за едно куче， което бива омагьосано от вълшебник и това го изпраща на различни пътешествия。 Този "първи фентъзи разказ" е всъщност детска приказка за "лека нощ"。 Признавам си， че с мъка го прочетох。"Фермера Джайлс от Емз" вече е фентъзи разказ， в който един фермер повежда борбата срещу дракон （не по своя воля） и се превръща в значим и влиятелен човек。 На мен ми се понрави доста。"Приключенията на Том Бомбадил" всъщност са стохотворения， като само първите две са наистина за Том Бомбадил。 Другите са стихчета и историйки в рима， "писани от" Билбо Бегинс и Самознай Майтапер。 Като изключим първите две， които ни дават нещичко， за обгърнатия в мистерия Том Бомбадил， другите ми бяха безинтересни。"Ковача от Голямо Омайно" е моят фаворит в сборника。 Така очаквах да изглеждат всички разкази в него。。。"Листо от Дребносръчко" разказва за завеян художник и работата на живота му - огромна картина на дърво。 Цялостно - не съжалявам， че прочетох този сборник， но очаквах коренно разлино нещо от него。 。。。more

Alpay Bayraktar ，

A collection of Tolkien's wholesome children stories， the book promises to take you to many places at once （even to the Moon as well）。 You meet a cute puppy named Rover， too。 Not to worry though， he doesn't bite！ A collection of Tolkien's wholesome children stories， the book promises to take you to many places at once （even to the Moon as well）。 You meet a cute puppy named Rover， too。 Not to worry though， he doesn't bite！ 。。。more

Brad ，

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George Sink ，

This was a fun read。 I went into it thinking I’d be most interested in the Tom Bombadill section， due to it being most relevant to Middle-Earth lore， but I found the other standalone short stories to be more fascinating and enjoyable。 Of those， I’d say my favorite was “Smith of Wootton Major”。 It has the flavor of Middle-Earth but with different style。

Jonathan bartrop ，

a good collections of tales from a master story teller。

Martyna ，

DNF

Kim ，

Definitely worth a read if you're a Tolkien fan :） Definitely worth a read if you're a Tolkien fan :） 。。。more

The Orange Chair ，

I can't even describe how much I enjoyed this book。 I thought it would center more on Middle Earth， but in fact it was a variety of fantasy stories that I didn't want to stop reading。 Each one was unique and engaging in it's own way， and the book even ended with a thought provoking essay on 'Fairy Stories' that I found encouraging as a writer。 Definitely a must read。 I can't wait to read this stories to my kids when they are a bit older。 I can't even describe how much I enjoyed this book。 I thought it would center more on Middle Earth， but in fact it was a variety of fantasy stories that I didn't want to stop reading。 Each one was unique and engaging in it's own way， and the book even ended with a thought provoking essay on 'Fairy Stories' that I found encouraging as a writer。 Definitely a must read。 I can't wait to read this stories to my kids when they are a bit older。 。。。more

Anders Winther ，

A lovely collection of tales in the vein of the Hobbit， lovely for reading aloud to children。 Though Leaf by Niggle is of a more mature kind。I bought it to read the Adventures of Tom Bombadil， to end my reading of the Middle-Earth Legendarium， but have been pleasantly surprised by Tolkiens other original Faery tales。

Shreya Sridharan ，

ok， does this book even need a review// amazing as always。

Brandon ，

An interesting collection of short "fairy stories"。 I also found Tolkien's essay on fairy stories at the end of the book to be very interesting。 An interesting collection of short "fairy stories"。 I also found Tolkien's essay on fairy stories at the end of the book to be very interesting。 。。。more

Jesse ，

This was just a bunch of short stories， so I'll just rank them from best to worst with a few of my thoughts。1。 Farmer Giles of Ham。I don't know why I liked this one so much， but it was so good。 The plot was interesting， the dialogue was funny， and the whole story in general was so cool。 Honestly I have nothing else to say about this except it was a lot of fun。 Farmer vs Dragon？ What more do you want！2。 Leaf by Niggle。This story， although not exactly fun to read， was a very good story and afer li This was just a bunch of short stories， so I'll just rank them from best to worst with a few of my thoughts。1。 Farmer Giles of Ham。I don't know why I liked this one so much， but it was so good。 The plot was interesting， the dialogue was funny， and the whole story in general was so cool。 Honestly I have nothing else to say about this except it was a lot of fun。 Farmer vs Dragon？ What more do you want！2。 Leaf by Niggle。This story， although not exactly fun to read， was a very good story and afer life allegory。 At least， that's what I think it is。 No spoiles， but it was definitely a unique story that gets you thinking， and one I will more than likely come back to in the future。3。 Smith of Wooton Major。I really liked the story with this one， very creative and fun。 The whole diamond thing was so cool。 In terms of my enjoyment I probably liked this more than Niggle， but Niggle was so unique it had to top this one， but only by a little bit。4。 Roverandom。I liked this story， and again was super unique， but boring at times。 I found myself uninterested at times。 But I still liked it none the less。5。 The Adventures of Tom Bombadil。Though an amazing story， couldn't get past the Poetry prose。 I just don't really like Poetry。 I find it boring and hard to keep my attention。Overall， I loved this book。 Tolkien always has the right words to make me smile。 。。。more

Kathy Hale ，

Three short folktales written by Tolkien。 The third one on Tom Bombildill looks like a shortened version of some elements of the Lord of the Rings。 The first one， The Farmer from Giles is a classic fairy tale with ordinary men being heroes and dragons

theia ，

Tales from the Perilous Realm ini adalah kumpulan kisah-kisah dan puisi yang ditulis oleh J。R。R Tolkien yang terdiri dari Roverandom， kisah petualangan si anjing kecil， Petani Penakluk Naga， Petualangan Tom Bombadil， Pandai Besi dari Wotton Major dan Daun Karya Niggle。 Dari semua kisah tersebut， hanya Petualangan Tom Bombadil yang berhubungan dengan Middle Earth。 Beberapa kisah yang saya nikmati diantaranya adalah Petani Penakluk Naga dan Pandai Besi dari Wotton Major。 Sementara untuk Petualanga Tales from the Perilous Realm ini adalah kumpulan kisah-kisah dan puisi yang ditulis oleh J。R。R Tolkien yang terdiri dari Roverandom， kisah petualangan si anjing kecil， Petani Penakluk Naga， Petualangan Tom Bombadil， Pandai Besi dari Wotton Major dan Daun Karya Niggle。 Dari semua kisah tersebut， hanya Petualangan Tom Bombadil yang berhubungan dengan Middle Earth。 Beberapa kisah yang saya nikmati diantaranya adalah Petani Penakluk Naga dan Pandai Besi dari Wotton Major。 Sementara untuk Petualangan Tom Bombadil dinarasikan dalam bentuk 16 puisi dengan kisah yang berbeda-beda。 Mungkin ini karena terjemahannya ya， saya tidak terlalu enjoy dengan gaya bahasa terjemahan puisinya karena bikin pusing。 Namun， dari seluruh tulisan yang ada di buku ini， yang paling menarik menurut saya adalah essay J。R。R Tolkien di bagian lampiran。 Dalam lampiran tersebut Tolkien banyak menulis tentang buah pikirannya berkaitan dengan fairy-tale。 Ditulis dengan gaya akademis， Tolkien mengkritisi （sebagian besar） karya Andrew Lang dan pengaruhnya terhadap pandangan masyarakat masa itu tentang fairytale， yang menurut saya pun masih sangat relevan dengan masyarakat sekarang pada umumnya。 Beliau juga mengkritisi kepada siapa fairytale itu ditulis， mengapa orang dewasa cenderung menganggapnya sebagai kisah untuk anak-anak， bagaimana modernisme menghilangkan sebagian besar nilai-nilai budaya fairytale dan menjelaskan bagaimana fantasy menjadi sebuah escapism orang dewasa。 Menurut saya， bagian-bagian ini sangat penting untuk memahami genre fairytale secara umum dan sekaligus menjadi justifikasi bahwa menikmati dongeng， kisah fantasi atau apapun yang dianggap orang dewasa sebagai sebuah cerita kekanak-kanakan， adalah suatu hal yang alamiah yang tidak bisa dinafikkan dalam kehidupan manusia。 Fantasi adalah aktivitas manusia yang alamiah， dimana mengkonsumsinya tidak akan merusak atau menghina nalar， menumpulkan selera atau menghalangi persepsi kita dari kebenaram ilmiah。 Semakin tajam dan jernih nalar manusia， maka semakin baik fantasi yang akan diciptakan。 。。。more

Johnny ，

This is a collection of Tolkien's short stories rather than one continuous story。 Some of stories were better than others。 I would rank them in this order: Leaf by Niggle - Beautiful autobiographical novella that parallels Lewis' The Great Divorce in several aspects。 Farmer Giles of Ham - Fun， anti-authority story of a farmer rising to power in his conquest of a dragonSmith of Wooten Major - Fantastical story of fairies interceding in human livesRoverandom - Childish story of a dog being cursed This is a collection of Tolkien's short stories rather than one continuous story。 Some of stories were better than others。 I would rank them in this order: Leaf by Niggle - Beautiful autobiographical novella that parallels Lewis' The Great Divorce in several aspects。 Farmer Giles of Ham - Fun， anti-authority story of a farmer rising to power in his conquest of a dragonSmith of Wooten Major - Fantastical story of fairies interceding in human livesRoverandom - Childish story of a dog being cursed by a wizard but also going on journeys on the moon and the bottom of the ocean Adventures of Tom Bombadil - A series of poems that are not very well named as most of them do not have anything to do with the Tom Bombadil from the Fellowship of the Rings 。。。more

Randy ，

Tolkien at it again

_och_man_ ，

Początek mojej przygody z Tolkienem （i， hej， recenzjami na Goodreads！）。 Od momentu zakupu książki - a było to dobre parę lat temu - poczyniłam kilka podejść do poznania jej zawartości。 Pomyślałam， że przekroczenie magicznej granicy dwudziestu wiosen to odpowiedni moment （na pewno nie najgorszy）， jednak chyba trochę się pospieszyłam。 Opowiadania， jak to zresztą często bywa， można podzielić na lepsze i gorsze （choć z powodu wspomnianego wyżej obawiam się， że moja opinia nie jest tutaj właściwym wy Początek mojej przygody z Tolkienem （i， hej， recenzjami na Goodreads！）。 Od momentu zakupu książki - a było to dobre parę lat temu - poczyniłam kilka podejść do poznania jej zawartości。 Pomyślałam， że przekroczenie magicznej granicy dwudziestu wiosen to odpowiedni moment （na pewno nie najgorszy）， jednak chyba trochę się pospieszyłam。 Opowiadania， jak to zresztą często bywa， można podzielić na lepsze i gorsze （choć z powodu wspomnianego wyżej obawiam się， że moja opinia nie jest tutaj właściwym wyznacznikiem）。 Moją ulubioną jest historia Łazikantego， którą notabene poznałam najwcześniej。Z kolei dodatek "O baśniach" zafundował mi solidny myślowy nokaut。 Być może książka ta nie była najlepszym wyborem jeśli chodzi o poznanie autora "Hobbita"。 Albo wrota Krainy Czarów nadal nie odpowiadają moim rozmiarom。Zbiorek odkładam z obawą niezrozumienia i lekkim bólem głowy。 Jeśli jeszcze zdarzy mi się sięgnąć po Tolkiena， to zapewne nieprędko。 。。。more

Annette ，

Several reasons why I love this book:1。 It holds a variety of short stories and poetry。 It is a Tolkien buffet。2。 The last chapter on fairy-stories is a gem。3。 I love the illustrations （black and white） throughout the book。 This adds a visual beauty to the book。4。 The story of the little dog named Rover is endearing。 I actually gushed while reading。5。 Farmer Giles is humorous。 I love this little man who puffs up his courage to take on a giant。6。 This volume is an over-all enjoyable-escape read！

Bessie Brooke Brigdet ，

This recopilation of short stories are so sweet and wonderfully described。 Loved every single bit of it。 100% recomend for all audiences ❤

DVP ，

5/5 Everyone needs a little Tolkien in their lifeI picked this up because I'm curious about Tolkien's work and don't want to be overwhelmed by heavy lore yet。 And boy let me tell you， the stories， the poems， and everything is very very good and lovely。 No wonder everyone likes Tolkien。 Now that has been settled， brb gonna buy Lord Of The Rngs。Favorites : Leaf By Niggle， Farmer Giles of Ham， The Sea-Bell， Errantry 5/5 Everyone needs a little Tolkien in their lifeI picked this up because I'm curious about Tolkien's work and don't want to be overwhelmed by heavy lore yet。 And boy let me tell you， the stories， the poems， and everything is very very good and lovely。 No wonder everyone likes Tolkien。 Now that has been settled， brb gonna buy Lord Of The Rngs。Favorites : Leaf By Niggle， Farmer Giles of Ham， The Sea-Bell， Errantry 。。。more

Daniel A。 Penagos Betancur ，

Si existe una faceta que el lector promedio desconozca de Tolkien por encima de la de académico es su faceta de cuentista。 No es culpa de nadie， hasta él mismo lamentó un poco que su obra magna haya opacado en cierta medida sus trabajos académicos y sus “obras menores” pues para él no existían distinciones y todas hacían parte de un mismo árbol。Cuentos desde el Reino Peligroso recoge cinco cuentos que no tienen ninguna relación directa entre sí y que son una muestra de las diferentes aproximacio Si existe una faceta que el lector promedio desconozca de Tolkien por encima de la de académico es su faceta de cuentista。 No es culpa de nadie， hasta él mismo lamentó un poco que su obra magna haya opacado en cierta medida sus trabajos académicos y sus “obras menores” pues para él no existían distinciones y todas hacían parte de un mismo árbol。Cuentos desde el Reino Peligroso recoge cinco cuentos que no tienen ninguna relación directa entre sí y que son una muestra de las diferentes aproximaciones que se puede hacer al Reino Peligroso。 Esta edición， la más actual de todas， incluye también una introducción bastante nutrida de Tom Shippey， el ensayo Sobre los cuentos de hadas， que fue originalmente una conferencia dada por Tolkien en 1939 en la Universidad de St。 Andrews， Escocia en la que expone los elementos más importantes para él sobre los cuentos de hadas y las ilustraciones de Alan Lee que acompañan el inicio de cada cuento。De forma general， en todos los cuentos se reconoce un fuerte carácter mítico que enmarca de forma maravillosa el contexto en el cual se desarrolla cada una de las historias。 A veces resulta increíble como en tan pocas páginas Tolkien logra detallar en la justa medida el lugar por donde viajaremos y establecer las reglas propias de cada mundo secundario。 Sin duda ¡Un talento enorme！Como suelo hacer cuando reseñe libros de cuentos， no entraré en muchos detalles particulares de cada uno de ellos pues la idea es que cada uno lo descubra por ojos propios y solo mencionaré los cuentos que están dentro del texto y una corta apreciación que a lo mejor parezca fuera de contexto o en clave， así que es doble invitación a que los lean si no lo han hecho:•tRoverandom， （1925）: Una epopeya canina desde la playa a la luna que le mostrará a Rover lo grande que es el mundo y su lugar en él。 Con ciertos dejes de Kortirion， un ambiente surrealista y con enseñanzas explicitas•tEgidio， el granjero de Ham， （1949）: Comedia satírica con ciertos tintes de novela pastoril， una historia llena de contrastes enmarcada en un pasado remoto de Inglaterra —¿De dónde me suena esto？— O， una sátira a las novelas de caballería•tLas aventuras de Tom Bombadil， （1962）: Una compilación de folclor hobbit。 Acá hay más referencias a ESDLA de las que se cree a primera vista。 Esos bastardos nos mintieron y Tom solo aparece en los dos primeros poemas•tEl herrero de Wootton Mayor， （1967）: El ejemplo por excelencia de todas las cosas expuestas por Tolkien en Sobre los cuentos de hadas， de juegos temporales geniales y un viaje de tallaje alto por Fantasía•tHoja de Niggle， （1939）: Una bella metáfora sobre la vida de un contador de historias。 No es una alegoría， así lo parezca; nada en Tolkien es alegórico， dejen ese tema ya。 Es el más onírico de los cuentos que hay en el libroTodos los escritos datan de fechas y circunstancias muy diferentes: Algunos de ellos fueron escritos solo con el fin de ser un cuento infantil， casi íntimo， para sus hijos， otros fueron escritos a modo de catarsis y otros en respuesta a una u otra posición contrariada de otros escritores。 Sin embargo， en todos se logra percibir la posición de Tolkien entre el destino y el azar， un deje melancólico y de preocupación al final de sus días por la obra inacabada e incluso el desborde creativo que tenía cada vez que se sentaba a escribir。En todo ellos se combinan sus cualidades de cuentista， su capacidad inventiva y la técnica narrativa original。 Todos llevan el monograma Tolkien de cabo a rabo y muestran， a mi parecer， que Tolkien tenía clara la naturaleza de Fantasía y los cuentos de hadas。 Él entendía su propósito y la forma en la que estaban hechos los buenos cuentos de hadas。Decir que los cuentos que están dentro de este libro son “obras menores” no les hace ninguna justicia a lo que son。 Obvio si uno los pone al lado del tomo de ESDLA se verán como algo menores tanto en extensión como en complejidad; pero si se miran todos como iguales y se toma como referencia el citado ensayo de Sobre los cuentos de hadas， se lograrán ver como lo que son: magnificas percepciones del Reino Peligroso， todas ellas a su manera。Léanlos， si no han leído nada de Tolkien antes， mejor; creo que lograrán captar mejor la esencia de lo que son。 Si ya han leído a Tolkien antes， también léanlos， se van a encontrar con una cantidad nada despreciable de guiños y de puntos en común entre las obras。 。。。more

Raquel ，

Picking up this book， I was hoping to discover a lot more about the mysterious character of Tom Bombadil， who had seriously sparked my interest in the Lord of the Rings trilogy。 However， I soon realised that the title of this book - “The Adventures of Tom Bombadil; Smith of Wootton Major; Farmer Giles of Ham; Leaf， by Niggle” （in the edition that I read） - was completely misleading， and only two of the first poems were actually about Tom。 These were still a good and fun read， and it was a refres Picking up this book， I was hoping to discover a lot more about the mysterious character of Tom Bombadil， who had seriously sparked my interest in the Lord of the Rings trilogy。 However， I soon realised that the title of this book - “The Adventures of Tom Bombadil; Smith of Wootton Major; Farmer Giles of Ham; Leaf， by Niggle” （in the edition that I read） - was completely misleading， and only two of the first poems were actually about Tom。 These were still a good and fun read， and it was a refreshment to get to know some more of Tolkien’s poetry， but I felt somewhat disappointed by the lack of depth about the character that I was counting on。The other three short stories were not related to Middle Earth， but they were nonetheless a pleasant read， filled with tales of bravery， magic and fantasy， that appeal both to young and adult readers。 Of the three stories， “Leaf， by Niggle” was the one who surprised me the most， and by far my favourite。I would still recommend this book to anyone who enjoys some fantasy literature， as it is a heartwarming collection of imaginative tales that take us back to our childhood， but perhaps it might be more likely to appeal to those who enjoy Tolkien’s writing and his fictional world。 。。。more

Abby Jones ，

This book was an absolute delight to my soul。 Three short stories found in it are familiar to any Tolkien reader， but I've always been slightly befuddled by them: Farmer Giles of Ham， Smith by Wootton Major， and Leaf by Niggle。 Reading the introduction helped。 It points you towards what you're supposed to notice and explains the deeper meaning behind the stories。 With this tool in hand， I was able to richly enjoy all three for the first time。 In fact， Smith of Wootton Major and Leaf by Niggle ar This book was an absolute delight to my soul。 Three short stories found in it are familiar to any Tolkien reader， but I've always been slightly befuddled by them: Farmer Giles of Ham， Smith by Wootton Major， and Leaf by Niggle。 Reading the introduction helped。 It points you towards what you're supposed to notice and explains the deeper meaning behind the stories。 With this tool in hand， I was able to richly enjoy all three for the first time。 In fact， Smith of Wootton Major and Leaf by Niggle are now two of my favorite short stories。 They're simply beautiful。On Fairy-Stories rounds out the book， making it my 3rd time to read this article， twice this year。 It brought me to tears， almost ugly crying。 The more I study Tolkien， the richer his work becomes。 I'm thankful to live at time in history where I can enjoy him。 。。。more

Rachael Belt ，

I liked the poetry and stories from Tolkien but the extra I didn't want to read， it was rather long winded I liked the poetry and stories from Tolkien but the extra I didn't want to read， it was rather long winded 。。。more

Nasya ，

A bit bored， but okay

Jenise Pettis ，

The writing style is fluid and conversational， with a solid background。

Nessa [October Tune] ，

I thought the stories were really nice， though I wasn't a huge fan of the Tom Bombadil parts because I'm just not a fan of poetry at all。 Also the synopsis here on GR talks about a story called Roverandom which wasn't in my copy so that was a bit of a shame。。。 I thought the stories were really nice， though I wasn't a huge fan of the Tom Bombadil parts because I'm just not a fan of poetry at all。 Also the synopsis here on GR talks about a story called Roverandom which wasn't in my copy so that was a bit of a shame。。。 。。。more

Jonathan Koan ，

This is going to be a difficult book to review。 On the one hand， Tolkien wrote some fine pieces of literature。 On the other hand， some of the stories don't seem to belong。 This book doesn't feel focused like any of Tolkien's other books， and therefore it feels like the publishers mixed and matched different writings of Tolkien together to try to get a large enough book to appeal to modern audiences of fantasy， who don't read as short books as they used to。One very helpful aspect of this book is This is going to be a difficult book to review。 On the one hand， Tolkien wrote some fine pieces of literature。 On the other hand， some of the stories don't seem to belong。 This book doesn't feel focused like any of Tolkien's other books， and therefore it feels like the publishers mixed and matched different writings of Tolkien together to try to get a large enough book to appeal to modern audiences of fantasy， who don't read as short books as they used to。One very helpful aspect of this book is it's introduction。 Tom Shippey does an excellent job of providing the context and history of each story， and even discusses it's themes and meanings， as best he can。 When I read it at the beginning of the book， I found it mildly interesting。 However， I went back after reading each story and found it tremendously helpful to read as a companion explanation。 If you want a full reading experience， I suggest rereading each part of the introduction dealing with a particular story right after you read the story。My bigget gripe with the book is that I thought all the stories were going to take place in Middle Earth。 However， many of the stories do not。 Many of the stories take place on earth。 Some of the stories take place elsewhere， neither earth nor middle earth， and I don't understand where the setting was。 Maybe it's just the title， but when I saw "Tales from the Perilous Realm"， I expected it all to be in the world of The Lord of the Rings。Since the stories in here are so different， I will discuss them each individually and rate them， and then rate the book as a whole。1。 Roverandom: This is the longest story in the book， reaching almost 100 pages。 However， it definitely reads like a children's story。 Great children's stories appeal to all ages， and there were elements here that I thoroughly enjoyed。 However， I had such a hard time understanding the placement of the story that it wasn't too appealing。 Nonetheless， there are several sweet and heartwarming moments， such as Roverandom and the little boy， and the boy's grandmother， and the dream moments that made the story worth reading。 It was so outlandish at times that it seemed to strain even Tolkienian credulity， but was still a fun read。 7 out of 10。2。 Farmer Giles of Ham: This is by far my favorite story in the book。 I found it the funniest story， as Farmer Giles just wants to be a normal farmer， but his dog spreads word of his "heroics"（which are almost entirely fabricated）， and he is roped into going out to fight a dragon。。。and other funny things happen later（I don't want to reveal much here for spoilers， but the dragon was utterly hilarious and made me Laugh out Loud several times。 This story， while appearing to be set in England， is the closest thing to what I was expecting to read in the book。 10 out of 10。3。 Tales of Tom Bombadil: Ok， anyone who has talked to me about Tolkien or has heard my podcasts knows that I detest（detest I say！） the inclusion of Tom Bombadil in Fellowship of the Ring。 I cannot reveal how much hatred I have for that character and sequence in the book。 But I am nothing if not fair， and so I went into this story with an open mind。。。and I was suprised。 This entire story is told in poem format， containing 16 poems of various lengths。 Some of these are as short as 1-2 pages and some as long as 9-10 pages， but most of them are 4-6 pages。 There were some really entertaining ones， such as the titular "Tales of Tom Bombadil"， "Perry the Winkle"， and "Oliphaunt"。 Most of the rest were mediocre and the language was so archaic that I barely understood them。 I loved Tolkien's use of Poetry in "Beren and Luthien"， but it simply doesn't work as well here as it should。 I tried， I really did， but it's not good。 At least I liked Bombadil better here than in Fellowship of the Ring。 4 out of 10。4。 Smith of Wotton Major: This story is also a bit bizzare， much like the first story "Roverandom"。 However， this story is more succinct and felt like a story that Hobbits might tell in LOTR。 I thought this one was entertaining， if a bit bland in it's overall delievery。 Thankfully， it's only 35 pages， so it really passes quickly。 6 out of 10。5。 Leaf by Niggle: This story was by far the saddest and deepest story in the book， and also the shortest。 Tolkien has continuously claimed that he doesn't like alegory in his books， but you CANNOT deny that there is some here。 Niggle very obviously seems to resemble Tolkien and the anxiety he has to complete his work before he dies。 When Niggle gets coerced into helping with the recovery effort by the voices， it is meant to resemble pergatory， but， as I was reading it， it reminded me of how people were forced to donate their resources to the war effort in World War 2。 It's confirmed for me when I went back and read that he wrote this story between 1939-1942， the height of the war in Britain。 Tolkien's pergatory was both joyous and sad， and had such a bitter sweet ending that serves as a lesson about not forgetting history and artists， but also about treating your neighbors with respect。 Excellent story。 9 out of 10！*6。 On Fairy Stories: This final piece of writing is an essay by Tolkien， which analyzes the history of Fairy stories in great detail， and also explains the importance and value of Fairy stories。 There were some interesting points in this article， but almost the entire thing was too academic and high brow for even me to read， and thus I felt like skimming it。 If I'm to do research on Tolkien， I will refer back to this essay， but it doesn't hold a particular place in my heart。 I will rate it here， but since it is technically part of the appendix， I will not include it in my full rating of the whole book。 But this essay gets a 6 out of 10 for interest and a 8 out of 10 for scholarship。Overall， I think these are interesting stories that don't need to matched up together。 They all have elements of Tolkien's "Faery"， but really don't belong in a contained volume。 I think that editor would have done better to match up all of Tolkien's middle earth stories， or his earth stories， or his other stories， but not all together。 Nonetheless， there were some real gems in here， so it was definitely worth reading。 If you are a Tolkien superfan， I recommend this book。 If you are mildly interested in Tolkien's tertiary stories， let me guide you to Beren and Luthien， which I think is a superior book。 Overall， this one gets a 7。2 out of 10。 。。。more

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