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Unfinished Tales

By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien - editor
Narrated by: Timothy West, Samuel West
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About this listen

 JRR Tolkien’s legacy of short stories which inhabit the realm of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, on audio for the first time.

Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those who have read The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories from the twentieth century’s most acclaimed popular author.

The book concentrates on the realm of Middle-earth and comprises such elements as Gandalf’s lively account of how it was that he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the emergence of the sea-god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan.

Unfinished Tales also contains the only story about the long ages of Numenor before its downfall, and all that is known about such matters as the Five Wizards, the Palantiri and the legend of Amroth. The tales were collated and edited by JRR Tolkien’s son and literary heir, Christopher Tolkien, who provides a short commentary on each story, helping the reader to fill in the gaps and put each story into the context of the rest of his father’s writings.

©1980 The Tolkien Estate Limited and C.R. Tolkien (P)1980 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Military War & Military Feel-Good

Critic reviews

"Another monument to the incredible imagination of Tolkien." (Sunday Telegraph)

"Moments of mythic grandeur." (Sunday Times)

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Expands&explains details in the Hobbit, LOTR and Silmarilion. Loved it and will read it again.

Awesome Tolkien

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loved it! will now go and actually read the book as I was struggling with it

wonderful performance

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Massive lord of the rings fan and had somehow never heard this or the Silmarillion 😅😅

Loved both

Never heard before and loved it

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The West's made for great listening. It's a double act that give the lore a worthy gravitas.
My favourite parts are those that relate to the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The story of how Gandalf meets Thorin Oakenshield and convinced him to take Bilbo along on the venture to the Lonely Mountain is essential listening. The chapters on the Pukelmen, Istari and Palantir expanded the lore.
Equally I really enjoy the story of Aldarion and his unhappy marriage from the Second Age.

A Wonderful Expansion to Middle Earth

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Great to listen to it you want an education in the world of Middle Earth

Informative

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