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XaviusSabor de Soledad
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Children of Hurin released in April: now-finished Tolkein book http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2007/03/26/tolkien-book.htmlAn unfinished book by J.R.R. Tolkien that was completed by his son will be published April 17 in Canada, New Zealand, the U.S. and the U.K. Christopher Tolkien, son of the man who wrote the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has completed The Children of Hurin, a book his father started in 1918 and later abandoned. J.R.R. Tolkien, shown in a 1967 photo, left notes and an outline for The Children of Hurin, a novel finished by his son and to be published in April. J.R.R. Tolkien, shown in a 1967 photo, left notes and an outline for The Children of Hurin, a novel finished by his son and to be published in April. Publisher HarperCollins is not releasing details of the book, but describes it as "an epic story of adventure, tragedy, fellowship and heroism." The younger Tolkien previously drafted The Silmarillion and History of Middle Earth from drafts of his father's work. The Children of Hurin will be illustrated by artist Alan Lee, who won an Oscar for art direction on Peter Jackson's film The Return of the King. Lee has provided 25 pencil sketches and eight paintings for the book. Parts of the text of The Children of Hurin, which takes place in Middle Earth before the events of Lord of the Rings, have appeared in History of Middle Earth. Tolkien said he has worked on the book for 30 years based on unfinished pieces and outlines done by his father. The Lord of the Rings trilogy has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. __________ Never heard of this, but I'm sure it will sell like crazy. ___________________  I was young and confused and your mom didn't want me around no more. Now pass me dem damn collard greens! |
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Pandas_UNITEPositive Panda
Posts: 18,424 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: I live in your heart ;) |
id buy it. ___________________ 
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KuribooSuper
Posts: 12,190 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: A Galaxy far far away.... |
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FAT2001Lakitu
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count me in |
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Pandas_UNITEPositive Panda
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o you heard dat new Tupac? nah man, but i did read me dat new Tolkien. hellzzzz yeahhh ___________________
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Lich_King87Bullet Bill
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FAT2001Lakitu
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Will this book involve ponys and rainbows? None of the other Tolkein books issued those things in other LotR or LotR based books... I think... |
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LinKami DeschainRIP Yoshito Usui :-(
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i've never read anything tolkein, and i've only seen fellowship of the ring once. ___________________  Wii Code:0141-2992-0310-4549 Brawl Code:0602-5951-1825 |
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Pandas_UNITEPositive Panda
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fag. ___________________
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LinKami DeschainRIP Yoshito Usui :-(
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***. ___________________ Wii Code:0141-2992-0310-4549 Brawl Code:0602-5951-1825 |
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LinKami DeschainRIP Yoshito Usui :-(
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xavius ___________________ Wii Code:0141-2992-0310-4549 Brawl Code:0602-5951-1825 |
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ZGMF-X20AI'm a white Jamaican
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LinKami DeschainRIP Yoshito Usui :-(
Posts: 6,120 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: anywhere the greenville scene is not |
that is what i've heard, same with the books, but even though the trilogy influenced alot of the kind of fantasy i've read, i've just never had any interest to pick up the books. ___________________ Wii Code:0141-2992-0310-4549 Brawl Code:0602-5951-1825 |
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Machine KnightIt's Not Lupus
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The Silmarillion was ok. Never picked up History of Middle Earth. But I did read the LotR and found it a great read. If all you want is action action action don't bother with these books. ___________________  |
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Pelican Samvs. The World
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The Silmarillion is a terrible book. Truely, truely boring. The LotR trilogy is hardly amazing narrative either. No way buying this. (BTW, I love The Hobbit. But the others are detailed histories as much as stories.) ___________________  |
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