Heart Felt Epic in a Long Lost History

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	• The Children of Húrin J.R.R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin, 2007 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 263 reviews view larger image
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Read "The Silmarillion" first...

This book is very good, and is a lot easier to read than picking the story out of "Unfinished Tales" or "The Silmarillion". But I would not have understood much of the background details and geography if I had not read "The Silmarillion" first. Very fascinating and gives a good perspective of First Age Middle Earth. Highly recommended for true Middle Earth fans.

Heart Felt Epic in a Long Lost History

A complete and fluid epic has finally arrived from the history of Middle Earth. Strong and sad characters pitted against a bitter fate. Just, another heart breaking lay as only the elves could write. The story of Hurin's children is put together in a flowing narrative form that traces over many of the other great stories of the early ages of Middle Earth.

My only negative is that the story left me wanting to know more about the times prior to and leading up to the war of the Ring. I guess that most of that history is lost in a fantastically imagined realm we will never fully comprehend.

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Excellent Prequel!

The only book of Tolkien's that I've read previously was The Hobbit (and that was at least 8 years prior). The LOTOR trilogy was a great story in itself and I was looking to branch out from other reading areas. This story reminded me of the tragedy's of Ancient Greece. Without trying to give anything away, the main character, Turin, has a great deal going for him and at the same time a great deal against him. It was tough to see Turin's life unfold and the events that led up to the end of the story...which culminated in -- nevermind, I don't want to spoil it. This tale does not hinge on the LOTOR story, but there are some familiar characters and it does tell some of how Middle Earth became the way it was.

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