Christopher Tolkien to finish lost Middle Earth novel - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

William Cloud Hicklin · 03-22-2007, 06:31 PM

"to publish the version he probably wishes went in the Silmarillion proper."

No, he doesn't. He has always wished to publish it as a standalone book; but the Sil. proper was always viewed (by JRRT and CT both) as a compendium, a rather compressed history, and this is precisely what JRRT produced when he wrote a deliberately abridged version of the later Narn into the Grey Annals.

davem · 03-25-2007, 02:43 AM

Well, ok, not quite. But three copies of the Deluxe ed. signed by Christopher Tolkien & Alan Lee:

More here:

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_...n_Release_Party

& the entry form here

http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/form.html
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davem · 03-25-2007, 02:53 AM

BTW I note from a post by one of the organisers of the contest over on the LotR Fanatics Plaza that the 'code' is 'Hurin' & the 'answer' is 'signed'.

Hyarion · 03-25-2007, 02:45 PM

Dang, davem beat me to it

Not sure about you but the first link doesn't work for me:
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_C..._Release_Party

davem · 03-25-2007, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hyarion

Dang, davem beat me to it

Not sure about you but the first link doesn't work for me:
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_C..._Release_Party

No- it doesn't work for me now, either. Thanks for the updated link.

Sardy · 03-26-2007, 08:10 AM

From: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070325...ainmentbritain

Quote:

New Tolkien book to be published next month: report

LONDON (AFP) - An unfinished book by "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien, which was completed by his son, will go on sale on next month, a newspaper said.

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"The Children of Hurin", which Tolkien began in 1918, will be in bookshops on April 17, the Independent on Sunday added. The author's son, Christopher, spent 30 years completing the story from the many drafts produced by his father.

Publisher HarperCollins is keeping exact details of the story under close wraps but its description as "an epic story of adventure, tragedy, fellowship and heroism" will be familiar to the legions of Tolkien fans.

Artist Alan Lee has provided 25 pencil sketches and eight paintings for the book.

Lee won an Oscar for art direction on Peter Jackson's "The Return of the King", the third blockbuster film based on the "Lord of Rings" trilogy that brought the stories to a worldwide audience.

"The Children of Hurin" is the first "new" Tolkien book since a collection of his works -- "The Silmarillion" -- was published posthumously in 1977, four years after the writer's death. It was also edited by Christopher Tolkien.

The chairman of the Tolkien Society, Chris Crawshaw, was quoted by the Independent on Sunday as saying: "It ('The Children of Hurin') would probably make a very good movie, if anyone can secure the film rights."

William Cloud Hicklin · 03-26-2007, 06:01 PM

Quote:

"The Children of Hurin", which Tolkien began in 1918, will be in bookshops on April 17, the Independent on Sunday added. The author's son, Christopher, spent 30 years completing the story from the many drafts produced by his father.

Publisher HarperCollins is keeping exact details of the story under close wraps...

Don't you love the press?

(Just in case there are any newbies reading this, JRRT worked on the Narn i*Chin Hurin between about 1955 and 1959, although the earliest version of Turin's story was written as part of The Book of Lost Tales during or just after WWI. Christopher Tolkien has only been working on this particular book for about 2 years, although he has been editing his father's papers generally for over 30. And of course "details of the story" have been well-known since 1980, if not 1977).

03-25-2007, 02:43 AM	#2
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Presents for all Well, ok, not quite. But three copies of the Deluxe ed. signed by Christopher Tolkien & Alan Lee: More here: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_...n_Release_Party & the entry form here http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/form.html __________________ __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

03-25-2007, 02:53 AM	#3
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	BTW I note from a post by one of the organisers of the contest over on the LotR Fanatics Plaza that the 'code' is 'Hurin' & the 'answer' is 'signed'. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

03-25-2007, 02:45 PM	#4
Hyarion Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16	Dang, davem beat me to it Not sure about you but the first link doesn't work for me: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_C..._Release_Party __________________ Tolkien Encyclopedia / Wiki TolkienNews.net

03-22-2007, 06:31 PM	#1
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	"to publish the version he probably wishes went in the Silmarillion proper." No, he doesn't. He has always wished to publish it as a standalone book; but the Sil. proper was always viewed (by JRRT and CT both) as a compendium, a rather compressed history, and this is precisely what JRRT produced when he wrote a deliberately abridged version of the later Narn into the Grey Annals.