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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.

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Critic Reviews

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

"Moments of mythic grandeur." (Sunday Times)

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Unfinished Tales is filled with gems for any lover of Middle Earth. These stories will take you deep into M.E. and Numenor and bring you closer to Arda.

An indispensable book

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This was a great tale of stories compiled into one book, this helps understand his thought process behind many off his books.
I would definitely recommend for anyone who loves the tales of middle earth.

Many Stories of Middle Earth

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The mix of story narration (representing J.R.R. Tolkein) with commentary (from Christopher Tolkein’s perspective) was done incredibly well by the narrators - Timothy and Samuel West - which made the entire experience incredibly immersive and informative. This is great to enjoy after the main Trilogy/Hobbit and others (particularly The Silmarillion and related stories) as it provides further context for the backstories or interim events not covered in other texts. Highly recommend for Middle-Earth fans!

Interesting and well done

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A great read/listen. Very fascinating and insightful to the great variety of work from JRR Tolkien and amazing as always.

Adventurous

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