Children of Húrin

Name: Children of Húrin
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J. R. R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Redaktør) Alan Lee (Illustratør)

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‘I hope that its universality and power will grant it a place in English mythology’
Independent on Sunday

‘The darkest of all Tolkien’s tales. Alan Lee’s illustrations complement the writing splendidly’
Times Literary Supplement
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Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of The Children of Hurin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien. Turin is born into a Middle-earth crushed by the recent victory of the Dark Lord, Morgoth, and his monstrous army. The greatest warriors among Elves and Men have perished and Turin's father, Hurin, has been captured. For his defiance, Hurin's entire family is cursed by Morgoth to be brought down into darkness and despair. But, like his father, Turin refuses to be cowed by Morgoth and as he grows so does the legend of the deadly hero. In a land overrun with marauding Orcs, Turin gathers to him a band of outlaws and gradually they begin to turn the tide in the war for supremacy of Middle-earth. Then Morgoth unleashes his greatest weapon: Glaurung, Mightiest of Dragons, and he proves an unstoppable foe.As the Dragon carves a fiery swathe through Middle-earth there remains only one man who can slay him, but to do that he will first have to confront his destiny. 'Children of Hurin' is a tragic tale of adventure, heroism, suffering and forbidden love.

Detaljer

Forlag: HarperCollins
Innbinding: Innbundet
Språk: Engelsk
ISBN: 9780007246229
Utgivelsesår: 2007
Format: 23 x 15 cm
Nr: 2410931

Om forfatteren

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 50 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

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«
‘I hope that its universality and power will grant it a place in English mythology’
Independent on Sunday

‘The darkest of all Tolkien’s tales. Alan Lee’s illustrations complement the writing splendidly’
Times Literary Supplement
»

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Marshesssss – 31.08.2008

– En perle. Samlingen til en Tolkien-fanatiker som meg MÅTTE bare inneholde denne boken. Children of Hurin tar deg tilbake til tiden før bøkene om Lord of the Rings. Vi får innblikk i Morgoth sitt herredømme. Han er den første Dark Lord, som kriger mot alvene og deres hemmelig byer. Vi blir også kjent med Turin og hans søster som vil bekjempe ondskapen som Morgoth øser utover verden. Morgoth har en skapning som kalles Glaurung, som hjelper sin herre i kampen for å gjøre verden mest mulig ond. Boken inneholder flotte beskrivelser av beste Tolkien stil, og boken holder deg fanget til du er ferdig. Anbefales!