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Summary: A MUST HAVE FOR ANY TOLKIEN FAN
Review: In this "follow-up" to The Silmarillion and LOTR you find a literal treasure chest of knowledge concerning tales of Middle Earth. The Tale of the Children of Hurin is one of the best stories I have ever read, the essays on the Istari and the Druidain reveal two of the mysteries in LOTR, and The Battle of the Fords of Isen and Cirion and Eorl will give you good insight on the troubles of Gondor and Rohan in the Third Age. It also contains two rarely mentioned parts of LOTR; one being Aldarion and Erendis, a tale concerning a King of Numenor, and the other tells of the entire hunt for the Ring as seen by the enemy. I recommend this book to any Tolkien fan. You will read this book time and time again and simply revel in the quantity of information it gives you.
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Summary: The book is good.
Review: I have read the Hobbit and I really loved that book. When I started reading the Unfinished Tales I couldn't stop reading until I ended the book. For the people who have never read the works of Tolkien, this might be a good start.
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Summary: The greatest book of all time.
Review: why do I say this. because it is. After reading the Lord of the rings I thought their was nothing left of tolkien. no more than hobbits and many characters without any real histories. I was wrong , when I found this book I found what I wanted in a science fiction series. It is nore romanceful or whatever and covers quite a bit more time than his other stories but man. You just get locked in this book and before long like me you may find your self reading it 10 times, and then you'll want to read the lotr's again.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: This is an amazing set of stories. I could hardly put it down, and I learned some new stuff about Middle Earth in the process!
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Summary: YOU LIKE TOLKIEN? YOU'LL LOVE THIS!
Review: This is one of those books that knaws at your mind tell you finish it it just wont let you STOP! It tells of all Three Ages of Middle-Earth Of Turin the Dragonhelm and Blacksward(one of my favorite)And the Istari which is where Gandalf and Saruman and Radagast came from (along with two others) BUT I DON'T WANA GIVE IT AWAY that is why i say IF YOU LIKE TOLKIE, YOU'LL LOVE THIS!!!
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Summary: A MUST HAVE FOR ANY TOLKIEN FAN
Review: In this "follow-up" to The Silmarillion and LOTR you find a literal treasure chest of knowledge concerning tales of Middle Earth. The Tale of the Children of Hurin is one of the best stories I have ever read, the essays on the Istari and the Druidain reveal two of the mysteries in LOTR, and The Battle of the Fords of Isen and Cirion and Eorl will give you good insight on the troubles of Gondor and Rohan in the Third Age. It also contains two rarely mentioned parts of LOTR; one being Aldarion and Erendis, a tale concerning a King of Numenor, and the other tells of the entire hunt for the Ring as seen by the enemy. I recommend this book to any Tolkien fan. You will read this book time and time again and simply revel in the quantity of information it gives you.
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Summary: Amazing!!!!!
Review: The details of the story... how well each story complements each other (for example Tuor and Turin's stories)... I'm out of words... there are few words I know that could expressed how this book mesmerized me! A definite MUST for any Tolkien fan.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: Tolkien is an amazing writer. I enjoyed reading his books, especially The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings, and the Silmarillion. If you are a Tolkien fan, then, you should read this at least once. Even though it does not flow and hold your interest like The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, it still is a good read. This book is a collection of short stories as well as some of Tolkien's notes from the Battle of Unnumbered Tears until the destruction of the Ring. True this book is not like his previous novels, but you will certainly love it. You will want to read it more than once.Also recommended: THE USURPER AND OTHER STORIES, THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, THE END OF THE THIRD AGE.
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Summary: Best blend of stories!
Review: Christopher Tolkien, JRR Tolkien's son, took over after his father died. When Tolkien died he'd left behind all these background stories or things left out from Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit. So Christopher went and made them into a series of books. This is just on of them, but it's one of my favorites. It really helps you see Lord of the Rings in a new light. Why Saurman acted the way he did toward Gandalf, the Rings themselves, and even though it's more like reading short stories, which can be boring at times, this will keep you interested, and you'll never want to put the book down!
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Summary: Unfinshed Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth
Review: Anyone who claims to be a Tolkien buff should read this once. Twice would really be a test. It certainly does not flow and hold your interest like The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings -- it was not meant to. You have to remember that this is a book of mostly haphazard, disconnected notes with a few interesting stories found here and there, so it's kind of like hunting for treasure on the Dagorlad Plain. The treasure's there, but there is also lots of bracken and scraps to wade through to find it.
I happily read The Hobbit and the Rings Trilogy once every two or three years (and have for the past 35 years), but once is enough for this book. Again the Tolkien buff -- especially the true Tolkien trivia buff with lots of reading time -- will appreciate this one. All others will probably not finish it.
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