I Got The Children of Hurin

Yay, I finally got Tolkein's latest posthumous work, The Children of Hurin. Having read The Silmarilion as well as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy several times, I'm totally excited to rip into this one. As an extra treat, the book is beautifully illustrated by Alan Lee, whose Tolkein calendars I have several of.

I'm gonna like this.

Tolkein Returns: The Children of Hurin

Anybody who knows me knows I'm a huge Tolkein fan. I can't admit reading every single work of his, but I've read Lord of the Rings several times, the Hobbit several times, the Silmarillion at least twice, and half a dozen references and essay books about Tolkein and his works.

So I'm especially pleased that there is a new book from the master himself. The Children of Hurin will detail the life and journeys the the principal characters in one chapter of the Silmarillion. The story is especially sad and tragic, but exquisite in its language and intricate plot. This is definitely a book I want in my library.

Comes out in April. Read all about it.