It was edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and contains versions of a tale that became part of The Silmarillion. The book features illustrations by Alan Lee, who won an Academy Award for his ...
completing several books set in the world of Middle-earth using his father's material from 70 boxes of unpublished work. Tolkien Society chairman Shaun Gunner said: "Christopher's commitment to ...
Given Tolkien’s reputation as a supreme storyteller, Kay objected profoundly to this approach, arguing that the book must find its structure in a narrative or not at all. Christopher agreed ...
This new book has been in the works since 2016, when Christopher Tolkien sent editors Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull several folders of his father's unpublished poetry.