New York Times Bestseller “A good introduction to LOTR fans nervous about taking on The Silmarillion, and also gives longtime fans a fascinating look at the Tolkiens’ myth-making process.”—EntertainmentWeekly.com “A beautiful book.”—San Antonio Express-News “With eloquence and diligence and care, the son reconstructs and retraces the father’s journey, pursuing the tale through draft after draft … father’s journey, pursuing the tale through draft after draft as Tolkien pursued his vision of Middle-earth.”—NPR.org
The epic tale of Beren and Lúthien became an essential element in the evolution of The Silmarillion, the myths and legends of J.R.R. Tolkien’s First Age of the World. Always key to the story is the fate that shadowed their love: Beren was a mortal man, Lúthien an immortal Elf. Her father, a great Elvish lord, imposed on Beren an impossible task before he might wed Lúthien: to rob the greatest of all evil beings, Melkor, of a Silmaril.
Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, Beren and Lúthien reunites fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, along with the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Christopher Tolkien tells the story in his father’s own words by giving its original form as well as prose and verse passages from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed.
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Good characters and adds a bit of depth to the larger story.
Difficult to get into
very bad
Very hard to read, kept telling the same story over and ovrr
just ok
Not so much a retelling of the story found in The Silmarillion as it is a fleshing out of the background and details of how Tolkien came to create the remarkable world of the Middle Earth. If you are a LOTR fanatic this along with The Lost Tales is a must read.
I was expecting more of a story and it is mostly history of why the books were written and the parts of the story I already New. I didn’t like it at all. If someone wanted more of the history of things they would enjoy it.
I have found it hard to read and get interested in.
One more opportunity to read J. R. R Tolkien,s writings collected by Christopher Tolkien. Thank you for this book Mr. C Tolkien
Retelling of story with commentary by Son
Hard to beat JRR Tolkien. These tales take place before LOTR when Sauron first practices his evil ways but the Elves and Men are strong in magic too. I think a movie would be great.
Always love a great Tolkien.