04-17-2007, 03:59 PM
You would think after thirty years or so you could finish abook, especially when the book is in the same mileau as one of the most beloved fantasy classics of all time. You would think you'd at least get the book out in time for the movie tie-in, but no.
Still "Children of Hurin" is number 2 in sales on Amazon. Harry being number 1.
Still "Children of Hurin" is number 2 in sales on Amazon. Harry being number 1.
Quote:How did a lifetime of stories become The Children of Húrin? In an essay on the making of the book, Adam Tolkien, grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien (and French translator of his History of Middle-earth), explains that the Húrin legends made up the third "Great Tale" of his grandfather's Middle-earth writing, and he describes how his father, Christopher Tolkien, painstakingly collected the pieces of the legend into a complete story told only in the words of J.R.R. Tolkien. "For anyone who has read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings," he writes, The Children of Húrin "allows them to take a step back into a larger world, an ancient land of heroes and vagabonds, honour and jeopardy, hope and tragedy."
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit
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