The Peoples of Middle-earth: Book 12 (The History of Middle-earth)

Worth buying if only to get the dozen plus pages of the sequel to The Lord Of The Rings that Tolkien started to write but then abandoned. Set some hundred years or so after the death of Aragorn. Is trouble stirring anew in Gondor?

A scholarly masterpiece

i am a fan and this is a biased review. if you are into tolkien's mythology, this series will come handy to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the history of the middle-earth - from silmarillion to the lord of the rings, and much more. a must have for any hardcore tolkien fan!

Thank you so much

another addition to my Tolkien library

Another great book in the Tolkien series

A massive 13 volume work of Tolkein's work by his son Christopher. It's heavy reading but nice to dip into it from time to time especially if you have Tolkien's most famous works, you are a fan of Middle Earth and want to know more. Volumes 1 to 5 and 10 to 11 relate to "The Silmarillion", volumes 6 to 9 to "Lord of the Rings", volume 12 is an appendix and volume 13 an index. There is a shorter version of volume 9 "Sauron Defeated" called "End of the third age". They are available in hardcover which make a fine collection but not so easy to find and would cost nearly £300. I got them all as paperbacks for about £60 which is not a bad buy as you get plenty of insight into Tolkien's mind and how thorough his research was when he wrote "Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings". There are numerous essays, quotes and different versions of his published works so you can see how involved he was with his creation and the meticulous care he took to fill in every detail.

Amazing detail.

Awesome

Well, ahem, how would I describe the plot of this book? Err, um... heh. I can't! But that doesn't matter. If you love the characters of Middle-earth, this book reveals so much of the rich history that Tolkien created. I absolutely love it for referring to his languages, character names, and background character stories. I also find it very interesting to read Tolkien's early drafts. I appreciate the commentary by Christopher Tolkien that clarifies it.

大変だけど星５つです。 アムラス、アムラスの話なんかシルマリル収録バージョンより説得力あり、迫力あり。暗くて不吉で魅力的！ じめじめくねくねきじゅつしてないのがまたトールキンらしいところ。 視点を今までのSilやAkとは移してみたり、教授のヌメノールの血がもはやそこまでの寿命を与えていなかったのがくやまれる。あるいは西に帰るのが早すぎた！ アメリカ版のほうが安いけど、HMシリーズはあえて装丁も美しいことを条件にしなければなりません。 変な絵、気に入らない色だと冒涜だと思うほど、なんというか、まぁ、”いとしい”？物語です。 断片だけど味わえます。 こういう風に書き直してある、他に似たようなこんな原稿がある、いつ頃書いていた、鉛筆かペンか、など詳細な注が嬉しい。

Nicht nur eine Sammlung von unveröffentlichten Geschichten: HISTORY OF MIDDLE-EARTH ist die Chronik einer jahrzehntelangen literarischen Sisyphos-Arbeit. Im Zentrum steht die Evolution der Themen und Geschichten durch viele verschiedene, z.T. widersprüchliche oder schwer zu entziffernde Texte und Textfragmente. Wer sich darauf einlässt, wird mit einem tiefgehenden Verständnis für Tolkiens Lebenswerk belohnt. Anspruchsvolle Lektüre, ungeeignet für Leser, die nur neue Geschichten aus dem HdR-Universum suchen.

Non può mancare nella libreria di un appassionato di Tolkien, insieme agli altri volumi de "The History of Middle-Earth"