Unfinished Tales
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- Author：J.R.R. Tolkien
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Summary
To celebrate its 40th anniversary， the first ever illustrated edition of this collection of tales which takes readers further into the stories told in The Hobbit， The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion， featuring 18 full-colour paintings depicting scenes from the First， Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth。
Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring， and provides those who have read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories。
The book concentrates on the realm of Middle-earth and comprises such elements as The Quest of Erebor， Gandalf’s lively account of how it was that he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End; the emergence of the sea-god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand; and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan。
Unfinished Tales also contains the only story about the long ages of Númenor before its downfall， and all that is known about such matters as the Five Wizards， the Palantíri and the legend of Amroth。 The tales were edited by Christopher Tolkien， who provides a short commentary on each story， helping the reader to fill in the gaps and put each story into the context of the rest of his father’s writings。
In celebration of its 40th anniversary， this new edition features 18 stunning paintings from critically acclaimed Tolkien artists， Alan Lee， John Howe Ted Nasmith， which reveal the three Ages of Middle-earth like never before。
Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring， and provides those who have read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories。
The book concentrates on the realm of Middle-earth and comprises such elements as The Quest of Erebor， Gandalf’s lively account of how it was that he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End; the emergence of the sea-god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand; and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan。
Unfinished Tales also contains the only story about the long ages of Númenor before its downfall， and all that is known about such matters as the Five Wizards， the Palantíri and the legend of Amroth。 The tales were edited by Christopher Tolkien， who provides a short commentary on each story， helping the reader to fill in the gaps and put each story into the context of the rest of his father’s writings。
In celebration of its 40th anniversary， this new edition features 18 stunning paintings from critically acclaimed Tolkien artists， Alan Lee， John Howe Ted Nasmith， which reveal the three Ages of Middle-earth like never before。
Reviews
Olusik
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Moja ocena nie jest obiektywna bo kocham Tolkiena。Jedyne co mi przeszkadza to ta czcionka， trudno się przez nią czytało。
Patryk Kaczmarek
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Daje bardzo ciekawe pogląd na tło wydarzeń z Władcy Pierścieni。
Graham
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Interesting and helpful reference to fill in various gaps in the Middle Earth history
JACKSON MACIEL
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Ótimo complemento para as obras principais。
Mary Kay Aronson
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This is for diehard Tolkien fans。 There is more commentary than there are stories。 I would have liked more stories。
Agata
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4 starsReading this was quite interesting， even though it was not as good as Silmarillion。 It gave us a bigger insight into the world of Middle Earth， maybe a bit confusing since the stories were unfinished （hence why it's called Unfinished Tales） but I didn't mind at all。 I really liked the fact that it included all three ages of the world and some of the stories were new， some already had a glimpse in Silmarillion。 Otherwise， I loved getting to know more about this world， even though I still m 4 starsReading this was quite interesting， even though it was not as good as Silmarillion。 It gave us a bigger insight into the world of Middle Earth， maybe a bit confusing since the stories were unfinished （hence why it's called Unfinished Tales） but I didn't mind at all。 I really liked the fact that it included all three ages of the world and some of the stories were new， some already had a glimpse in Silmarillion。 Otherwise， I loved getting to know more about this world， even though I still miss the origin of the Hobbits。 。。。more
Wister Hitt
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Happy （Good） Friday。 In the book world， few literary endeavors remain unfinished。 Even fewer allow for such an extensive history and lore that the reader can continue to imagine beyond the final pages of the last book。 The scarcity of such works speaks to the difficulty it requires to create a rich enough environment between creator and consumer。 If the past five Fridays of discussing and arguing the necessity of reading J。R。R。 Tolkien remain insufficient， consider this my final submission to yo Happy （Good） Friday。 In the book world， few literary endeavors remain unfinished。 Even fewer allow for such an extensive history and lore that the reader can continue to imagine beyond the final pages of the last book。 The scarcity of such works speaks to the difficulty it requires to create a rich enough environment between creator and consumer。 If the past five Fridays of discussing and arguing the necessity of reading J。R。R。 Tolkien remain insufficient， consider this my final submission to you， dear reader， as a testament to the persisting and prodigious talent you must experience for yourself。Without Tolkien， fantasy would not be in the shape it is today。 We fail to adequately admire and appreciate Tolkien's contributions， which are directly responsible for the current successes of numerous science-fiction and fantasy literary series and cinematic properties。 He popularized unique character archetypes and created multiple forms of language。 Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth is a collection of stories and alternate narratives by Tolkien published in 1980。 Unlike The Silmarillion， in which narrative fragments were modified to form a consistent and coherent work， the Unfinished Tales are presented as Tolkien left them。 Each tale is followed by a long series of Christopher's notes explaining inconsistencies and obscure points。 In some tales， Tolkien reaches back to rationalize certain facets of his world that were initially different or mysterious。Unfinished Tales also provides detailed information about characters， events， and places mentioned briefly in previous works。 Tales include alternate accounts of the origins of Gandalf and the wizards， the death of Isildur， the loss of the One Ring in the Gladden Fields， and the founding of the kingdom of Rohan。 The collection， which saw commercial success， demonstrated continued demand for Tolkien's stories。 Consequently， Christopher embarked upon the much more ambitious twelve-volume work entitled The History of Middle-earth， which encompasses nearly the entire history of Middle-earth （fear not， I will not be reviewing that next Friday）。As you make your way through Unfinished Tales， you will find a book divided into four sections。 The first three are dedicated to a specific age—a historical timeline that gives the reader supplemental information to what is found in other works。 The fourth section contains specific tales that do not pertain to the other three sections but do offer insight into the world of Middle Earth。In the First Age， we are introduced to Tuor and Turin。 Though they are cousins， they never actually meet。 Their lives and destinies are nonetheless intertwined。 Tales such as this give the reader their first taste of just exactly how the format of this book reads。 Tuor's story cuts off just as you begin to fall into a rhythm and quickly moves along。The Second Age takes you to Numenor， where Tolkien provides a detailed history of its people and thorough accounting of the geography。 Aldarion and Erendis tell the tale of Tar Aldarion's longing for the sea and the consequences of following one’s heart over staying pragmatic to the convictions of the mind。 Elros， king of Numenor， provides the genealogy of Numenor， including a timeline against which other events can be compared elsewhere in Tolkien’s mythos。 The final tale of this section returns to Middle-earth， where the reader gets a better understanding of Galadriel and Celeborn。 However， this tale elicits more questions and answers with its variations and inconsistencies。Into the Third Age， where history and insight into the events of The Lord of the Rings are greatly expanded， we are given a look into the event referred to as “the disaster of Gladden Fields” in Isildur。 Tolkien also provides greater insight into the events that lead to the alliance between Rohan and Gondor。 The following two stories deal with the Ring of Power。 A fan favorite， Gandalf， returns to the scene where a story detailing his strategy and motivation in "The Quest of Erebor" appears， while "The Hunt for the Ring" shows a rare look into the mind of Sauron himself。 These tales open up new information about the search for the Ring of Power that the reader is not privileged to anywhere else。Finally， there is Part Four of the anthology， in which the reader is introduced to a small yet hardy race of beings known as the Druedain。 Though they seem similar to Hobbits， the Druedain are much more closely akin to Dwarfs。 In "The Istari，" the reader can see much more about the wizards of Middle-earth and from where they came。 They are not merely wise older men but a separate race entirely sent to Middle-earth by the Valar。 Finally， the tale of "The Palantiri" explains the history and significance of the seeing stones found in Minas Tirith and Isengard。 In the end， following through this collection of tales will give the reader a great insight into the bulk of Tolkien's work that cannot be found anywhere else。 。。。more
Σταύρος Παυλίδης
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Διάβασες τον Άρχοντα αλλά θέλεις κι άλλο; Τότε σίγουρα θα σου αρέσει。
Jammy Johnston
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If it were not for the fact that it is a pure behemoth to get through at times， this is a brilliant read and adds so much more to the stories we all love - especially that if The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings （with some bits added to The Hobbit as well， but not nearly as much as the two previously mentioned）。 The last two story sections， ‘The Istari’ （the order of the wizards） and on ‘The Palantíri’ （the seeing stones）， were some of my favourites in the book and gives so much new knowle If it were not for the fact that it is a pure behemoth to get through at times， this is a brilliant read and adds so much more to the stories we all love - especially that if The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings （with some bits added to The Hobbit as well， but not nearly as much as the two previously mentioned）。 The last two story sections， ‘The Istari’ （the order of the wizards） and on ‘The Palantíri’ （the seeing stones）， were some of my favourites in the book and gives so much new knowledge and background to the world of Middle Earth and the characters within it。 I expected to love the section ‘History of Galadriel and Celeborn’， but it didn’t go as in-depth as I expected - but then again， learning that there is little to go on for their histories it is hardly surprising。 Another instance where I wish an author had lived longer to give more information on a part of their fantastic fantasy world。 The story of Aldarion and Erendis is another section I think to be one of the best in the book， giving a clear and emotional insight into when the men of Númenor first started to drift away before the eventual fall。 As this is the longest I have taken to read a book this year， as sections of this were exceptionally heavy and taxing for a reader， anyone else would have given it 3 stars。 But as such an avid Tolkien fan I can’t give this and all the new stories in it less than a 4。 This is right next to ‘The Tales of Húrin’ for books to read for Lord of the Rings and Tolkien fans。 。。。more
Marie-Josee Larouche
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Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth is a collection of stories and essays that range from the beginning of the creation of Middle-earth from the Elder days and the Valar to the end of the war of the ring in The Return of the King。I've read the Silmarillion， and I loved getting to read Unfinished Tales which goes into more depth and expands on the characters in that book。 I loved the imagery and seeing more of my favorite characters。 There are so many characters and stories that I wish t Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth is a collection of stories and essays that range from the beginning of the creation of Middle-earth from the Elder days and the Valar to the end of the war of the ring in The Return of the King。I've read the Silmarillion， and I loved getting to read Unfinished Tales which goes into more depth and expands on the characters in that book。 I loved the imagery and seeing more of my favorite characters。 There are so many characters and stories that I wish to remember， and I've tabbed and kept noted of all my favorite parts！The tale of Turin and Nienor， what happened with Glaurung the dragon， and the story of Aldarion and Erendis were my favorite！ I was so excited to read more about the Dunedain， and getting to know more about Galdalf's background was a special treat！I really enjoyed reading this and learning so much more about the world of Middle-earth！！ 。。。more
Sloany Medeiros
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Informative
James
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Some really interesting tidbits of lore and short stories， complementing the Lord Of The Rings and The Silmarillion。
Thomas May
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I loved every bit of this。 It’s like a cross between wiki entries and fan-fiction written by the man himself。 A lot of the stories within are really dang close to complete and have a lot to offer。 My favorites were Narn I Hîn Húrin， The Mariner’s Wife， The Hunt for the Ring， and of course， The Istari。 Ever wondered what Gandalf did in all his free time or why Denethor loves cherry tomatoes so much？ Read this！ You’ll still be hazy on the cherry tomato thing though。
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Yannis
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Great read。
Heikki
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Mielenkiintoisia tarinanpätkiä Tolkienin tosifaneille。
Olga
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Best chapters were about Tuor and Voronwë， Thorin， and the Palantíri。 I skipped the entirety of anything pertaining to Húrin because I cannot stand this tale。 This is not to say that this tale is bad per se， I just never liked it in the Silmarillion and thus don’t care about any additional info here or anywhere else。 Stuff about Erebor and Rohan was pretty cool。 I also forgot Celeborn’s name in Quenya was Teleporno… which absolutely hilarious stuff to hear in an audiobook read by a very serious Best chapters were about Tuor and Voronwë， Thorin， and the Palantíri。 I skipped the entirety of anything pertaining to Húrin because I cannot stand this tale。 This is not to say that this tale is bad per se， I just never liked it in the Silmarillion and thus don’t care about any additional info here or anywhere else。 Stuff about Erebor and Rohan was pretty cool。 I also forgot Celeborn’s name in Quenya was Teleporno… which absolutely hilarious stuff to hear in an audiobook read by a very serious voice。 That and also the sentence saying that Bilbo became increasingly more queer as he got older。 Absolutely he did， absolutely。 All in all， a very good read， right after the Silmarillion especially。 But good memory of LOTR and the Hobbit will also help。 And it’s a nice touch with two voices for the writing of the author and comments by Christopher Tolkien， respectively！ 。。。more
Swat_petter
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En fantastisk värld。 Mycket referenser att slå upp， ofta med bra förklaringar/fördjupningar。
Johannes
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Ob der Natur einer Sammlung zumeist unvollendeter & von Tolkiens Sohn editierter & kommentierter Schriften durchaus etwas klobig - aber bei Iluvatar！ was für ein reicher Schatz an fantastischen Geschichten！
Bridger Hibbert
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So rich in lore。 Long read， but worth the time。I really liked "The Mariner's Wife"; Tolkien sure understood how to write tragedies。Amazing how intricately connected or referenced these stories are in the books！ So rich in lore。 Long read， but worth the time。I really liked "The Mariner's Wife"; Tolkien sure understood how to write tragedies。Amazing how intricately connected or referenced these stories are in the books！ 。。。more
Shanna
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"It is said that he was the first of men to reach the Great Sea， and that none， save the Eldar， have ever felt more deeply the longing that it brings。" "It is said that he was the first of men to reach the Great Sea， and that none， save the Eldar， have ever felt more deeply the longing that it brings。" 。。。more
cami
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Quería primero agradecer a mi amiga que me regaló este libro tan especial para mi uwu Me demoré un poco más de dos meses en terminarlo y la verdad valió cada segundo de lectura， cada una de las historias son envolventes y fascinantes， lo amé desde el principio hasta el final。 También agregar la cantidad de ilustraciones hermosas que tiene， hacen que la lectura sea aún más entretenida！❤️
Ruan
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Caramba mais coisa？
Bartłomiej Falkowski
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Oh， definetely for hard Tolkien's fans。 It was great and magical to be back in the Middle-Earth and Numeror。 However， the magnitude of the details， etimology and side-plots is terrifying - I was lost many times。 The biggest drawback is obvious - tales are unfinished。。。 Some stories are almost completed， some are just the short blink。 In the end， it's more about the process of creating and explanation of some unclear points rather than introducing new plots to the LOTR/Silmarillion works。The larg Oh， definetely for hard Tolkien's fans。 It was great and magical to be back in the Middle-Earth and Numeror。 However， the magnitude of the details， etimology and side-plots is terrifying - I was lost many times。 The biggest drawback is obvious - tales are unfinished。。。 Some stories are almost completed， some are just the short blink。 In the end， it's more about the process of creating and explanation of some unclear points rather than introducing new plots to the LOTR/Silmarillion works。The largest reflection I had after reading was to be impressed with J。R。R Tolkiens' mind again。 It's unbelievable - the world he made is so deep and logical。 This book showed me that it was a continuous work for a lifetime - with dozens / hundreds of modifications and improvements。 Imagine what we （humans） could create if we lived as as long as the Numeror people！ （hundreds of years）To sum up - hard read but certainly satisfying for fans of Tolkien's genius。 。。。more
Kemp
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This book left me with an unfinished feeling。 Partly because I jumped around reading sections of interest then tried to finish the other sections which prevented me from seeing the whole。 But I think the book is partly to blame too。 It’s really a history book of a fantasy world and， for those whose Tolkien experience is the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings little is known of the First and Second Age。 That’s me。So， I enjoyed the sections filling in the blanks in the Third Age like how Isildur lost th This book left me with an unfinished feeling。 Partly because I jumped around reading sections of interest then tried to finish the other sections which prevented me from seeing the whole。 But I think the book is partly to blame too。 It’s really a history book of a fantasy world and， for those whose Tolkien experience is the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings little is known of the First and Second Age。 That’s me。So， I enjoyed the sections filling in the blanks in the Third Age like how Isildur lost the ring or the backstory of Sauron’s search for the ring but not so much the stories of the previous ages。 Those most definitely read as history books lacking story arcs that grabbed me。Christopher Tolkien does a nice job providing multiple versions when his father’s notes reflected different， or evolving， histories。 Each of the sections are footnoted to Tolkien’s letter so I guess I do come out of the book with a greater appreciation of all the background developed by Tolkien。Three stars based on the Third Age stories and an addition half to reflect the vastness of Tolkien’s world。 。。。more
Caleb Hutchinson
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Incredible stuff。 May not sound that appealing in name but it's totally engaging。 The first age stories are obviously incredible， Aldarion and Erendis is an engaging short story （if perhaps a little apologetic toward deadbeat dads）， the history of Galadriel and Celeborn is fascinating if not a little frustrating because of just how "unfinished" it is。 The Third Age stuff is so good， and enhances so much of the events of LotR。 Beautifully written accounts of Isildur's death and the search for his Incredible stuff。 May not sound that appealing in name but it's totally engaging。 The first age stories are obviously incredible， Aldarion and Erendis is an engaging short story （if perhaps a little apologetic toward deadbeat dads）， the history of Galadriel and Celeborn is fascinating if not a little frustrating because of just how "unfinished" it is。 The Third Age stuff is so good， and enhances so much of the events of LotR。 Beautifully written accounts of Isildur's death and the search for his body， the founding of Rohan at Elendil's grave， Gandalf's grand strategic reason for helping the Dwarves take back Erebor。 All amazing little chunks of stuff， if you haven't tackled the first and second ages， reading the 100 pages of Third Age content will be of extreme value to you alone。 。。。more
Vinícius
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Very sparse and not that appealing。Having already read everything else Middle-earth I didn't think I'd struggle with this one but the way the stories were laid out was just a bit too all over the place and ended up taking away from the content itself - Christopher Tolkien did a much better job managing and presenting multiple versions of a story in the later separate publications of the three great tales of the first age。 Very sparse and not that appealing。Having already read everything else Middle-earth I didn't think I'd struggle with this one but the way the stories were laid out was just a bit too all over the place and ended up taking away from the content itself - Christopher Tolkien did a much better job managing and presenting multiple versions of a story in the later separate publications of the three great tales of the first age。 。。。more
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Jenni （jenni_t_reads）
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Another huge accomplishment in addition to Silmarillion！ Well done me！This took me 2。5 months to read， but it was mainly because I buddy-read it and thus I had a schedule。 But it was a slow book to read since the writing style was almost as complicated as it was in Silmarillion。 Some stories were easier though。I liked Silmarillion more， since Unfinished Tales is， obviously， a collection of unfinished stories and stories that have many different versions， whereas Silmarillion is more of a complet Another huge accomplishment in addition to Silmarillion！ Well done me！This took me 2。5 months to read， but it was mainly because I buddy-read it and thus I had a schedule。 But it was a slow book to read since the writing style was almost as complicated as it was in Silmarillion。 Some stories were easier though。I liked Silmarillion more， since Unfinished Tales is， obviously， a collection of unfinished stories and stories that have many different versions， whereas Silmarillion is more of a complete book。 So the unfinishedness and differing versions were a bit frustrating at times。You should definitely read Silmarillion before this。 Unfinished Tales has a lot of references to Silmarillion and if you don't read Silmarillion first some of the stories in Unfinished Tales can feel disconnected。 If you want to be fully prepared for The Rings of Power tv-show， you should consider reading both Unfinished Tales and Silmarillion。My favourire stories in Unfinished Tales were The Children of Húrin （that is one of the saddest stories I've ever read）， The Quest of Erebor （how Gandalf convinced Thorin Oakenshield to take Bilbo with them） and The Istari （about Gandalf and other wizards）。 。。。more
Aaron Zavala
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Tolkien's world of Middle-earth is one of the most beautiful works of sub-creation I've ever read。 He writes as if he has walked the grounds of Middle-earth himself and is just reporting on what he discovered。 This book， like The Silmarillion， proves that the world of The Lord of the Rings really is every bit as rich with history， culture， peoples， languages， and beauty as it seems。 Tolkien's world of Middle-earth is one of the most beautiful works of sub-creation I've ever read。 He writes as if he has walked the grounds of Middle-earth himself and is just reporting on what he discovered。 This book， like The Silmarillion， proves that the world of The Lord of the Rings really is every bit as rich with history， culture， peoples， languages， and beauty as it seems。 。。。more
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