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Set 1 contains special editions of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnfinished Tales \u003c\/em\u003ereproducing the first edition text, together with the two volumes of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Lost Tales\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's World. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The tales of \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnfinished Tales\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth and the rise of Númenor in the Second Age to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those who have read \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e with a whole collection of background and new stories from the twentieth century's most acclaimed popular author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Lost Tales\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor for the \u003cem\u003eTales\u003c\/em\u003e were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e. Embedded in English legend and English association, they are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol to the lonely Isle where the Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the two volumes of the \u003cem\u003eTales\u003c\/em\u003e are found the earliest accounts of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs and Orcs; of the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; of the geography and cosmology of Tolkien's invented world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished together for the first time, these four books collect the beginning of Christopher Tolkien's forty-year career devoted to presenting his father J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on Middle-earth, a unique accomplishment that celebrates the greatest invented world in all of fantasy literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 6.30w x 5.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063379848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTolkien, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Tolkien \u003c\/strong\u003e(1924-2020) was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. Appointed by Tolkien to be his literary executor, he devoted himself to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe History of Middle-earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTolkien, J. R. R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien\u003c\/strong\u003e (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e, plus other stories and essays. 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