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Ithilwen · 02-10-2002, 03:13 PM

If you enjoyed the Silmarillion, then Unfinished Tales is a "must-read", in my opinion. The version of the tale of Turin resented in UT is superior to that given in the Silmarillion, and you'll also get lots of info on the Second and Third Ages that appears nowhere else. Really, the book's only drawback is that most of the tales and essays are (as you would expect from the title) unfinished - would that Tolkien had had the longevity of one of his Elves, so that he could have finished more of his material!

02-10-2002, 03:13 PM	#7
Ithilwen Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: western Arda Posts: 41	If you enjoyed the Silmarillion, then Unfinished Tales is a "must-read", in my opinion. The version of the tale of Turin resented in UT is superior to that given in the Silmarillion, and you'll also get lots of info on the Second and Third Ages that appears nowhere else. Really, the book's only drawback is that most of the tales and essays are (as you would expect from the title) unfinished - would that Tolkien had had the longevity of one of his Elves, so that he could have finished more of his material! __________________ And thus it came to pass that the Silmarils found their long homes: one in the airs of heaven, and one in the fires of the heart of the world, and one in the deep waters.