A New J.R.R. Tolkien CollectionGathers the Author’s Writings on Middle-earth’s Second Age

With Prime Video ’s prequel seriesThe Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Powerarriving in early September , it stands to reason there ’ll be a renewed involvement in J.R.R. Tolkien ’s original writing onMiddle - ground ’s Second Age . So the timing is perfect for The Fall of Númenor , which gathers all of Tolkien ’s works on the subject .

The writings were initially cut by the source ’s son Christopher Tolkien , with this unexampled volume also intercept author and Tolkien expert Brian Sibley as well as acclaimed artist Alan Lee to build on that . “ Since the first publication ofThe Silmarillion45 years ago , I have passionately followed Christopher Tolkien ’s meticulous curation and learnedness in put out a unnerving chronicle of his father ’s writings on Middle - earth , ” Sibley said in a HarperCollins mechanical press discharge . “ I am honor to be adding to that authoritative subroutine library with The Fall of Númenor . I desire that , in drawing together many of the train of thought from the story of the Second Age into a undivided work , reader will identify — or rediscover — the fat tapis of characters and events that are a prelude to the dramatic event of the War of the Ring as is told in The Lord of the Rings . ”

According to the publisher , “ Using ‘ The Tale of Years ’ in The Lord of the Rings as a starting point , Brian Sibley has assembled from the various published texts in a means that tell apart for the very first time in one volume the tale of the 2d Age of Middle - earth , whose events would at long last lead to the Third Age , and the War of the Ring , as told in The Lord of the Rings . ”

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Here ’s a look at the cover for the record book with illustrations from Lee , who gain ground the Best Production Design Academy Award in 2004 for his work on The Lord of the Rings film .

The Fall of Númenor is coif for issue in November 15 . The Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power premiere September 2 on Prime Video .

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