The Children of H rin is the first complete book by J.R.R.Tolkien since the 1977 publication of The Silmarillion. Six thousand years before the One Ring is destroyed, Middle-earth lies under the shadow of the Dark Lord Morgoth. The greatest warriors among elves and men have perished, and all is in darkness and despair. But a deadly new leader rises, T rin, son of H rin, and with his grim band of … of outlaws begins to turn the tide in the war for Middle-earth — awaiting the day he confronts his destiny and the deadly curse laid upon him.
The paperback edition of The Children of H rin includes eight color paintings by Alan Lee and a black-and-white map.more
As much as I adore the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I also equally adore all the back stories. This book is one of them.
I admit it – I am a History Buff. That is why I really liked this book. It’s a welcome addition to all the other Tolkien books in my collection – a book to be treasured and read again and again.
This is my absolute favorite Tolkien work.
Although the writing is sometimes dry, The Children of Hurin is nonetheless a fascinating exploration of middle earth. Set six thousand years before J,R.R. Tolkien’s seminal trilogy, The Children of Hurin was published decades after the author’s death.
In true Tolkien fashion, the novel is an epic exploration of the fight between good and evil. …
The Children of Hurin focus on his son Turin and Neinor. However, about 70 percent of the book is presented as a history book. This happened, this happened, this happened, and then that happened. There is more dialogue than in The Silmarillion, but it is mostly toward the end of the book. I advise reading right after The Silmarillion as the …
Need to be a fan of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy or J.R.R. Tolkien, to really appreciate it.
otherwordly…as with many tolkien writings, i didn’t want to come back from this alternate world
Ever wanted to see what a grimdark version of Middle-earth would look like? Look no further–Children of Hurin is it. A bit difficult to get into with the plethora of names of people and places thrown at the reader with little reference (unless you care to delve into the appendices and footnotes, which I didn’t). Once it gets going I found it …
Spectacular and tragic story of a man captured by evil king and his children all doomed to die.
This book is a real challenge to get through. It’s not The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings.
Great book if you love the mythology of Middle Earth
found it dull
Great read for all Tolkien fans. Fills in interesting background.
The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien is a tragic story of The Children of Húrin, one of the unfinished tales in The Silmarillion.
Though The Children of Húrin was a great read, it was a tragic one, but I loved learning of what happened fully to Hurin’s children, Túrin and Niënor. It has been years since I’ve read The Silmarillion, so this was …
Typically wonderful Tolkien story telling
A interesting but not essential contribution to the Tolkien mythos
Wonderful. Added to my knowledge of Middle Earth. Enjoyable read.
A master of his craft. Epic in scope and narration, Tolkien has created a body of work that stands amongst Giants of mythic proportion…the Hobit and The Lord of the Rings scratches only the surface
I have read the normal Tolkein books but you have to be a fanatic to appreciate this book. It was very slow getting started and I gave up about 10% of the way through.
A must For the dedicated Tolkien reader, this pieces in another episode of the recurrent hope among endless tragedy of the ancient histories that lay simmering beneath the song and legends of middle earth. Love and heroism and bitter rivalry and hopeless loss in the darkest days .. this is no happy adventure.
Must Read for Middle Earth buffs!