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| Original Title: | The Book of Lost Tales. Part I |
| ISBN: | 0345375211 (ISBN13: 9780345375216) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The History of Middle-Earth #1, Unfinished Tales #I, Middle-earth Universe , more |
| Characters: | Eriol, Rúmil |
| Literary Awards: | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee (1985) |
J.R.R. Tolkien
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 367 pages Rating: 3.84 | 12598 Users | 312 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Book of Lost Tales, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth #1) |
| Author | : | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Ballantine Books Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 367 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 1992 by Del Rey/Ballantine Books (first published 1984) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Classics. High Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy. Short Stories. Literature |
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The Book of Lost Tales 1 stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Embedded in English legend and English association, they were set in the narratve frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol (or Ælfwine) to Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Isle, where Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true story, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts and original ideas of Gods and Elves; Dwarves and Orcs; the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; Nargothrond and Gondolin; and the geography and cosmology of the invented world.Rating Based On Books The Book of Lost Tales, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth #1)
Ratings: 3.84 From 12598 Users | 312 ReviewsWeigh Up Based On Books The Book of Lost Tales, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth #1)
In one sentence - I'm fascinated. This book is real gem and beacon to all blurred and unclear parts in the final version of The Silmarillion. This book is missing link to onset of Tolkien's creation of his own mythology. It's all about Valar and their deeds in creation of Arda. Also, Valar and their traits are much more developed than in The Silmarillion (but many details from The Silmarillion are unmentioned or were unknown then). Special part is devoted to Sun and Moon creation, afterDon't pick this up unless you were very bummed about finishing the Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings, the Silmarillion, and other greats -- and are craving more. So much that you're willing to essentially sit back in a college-level literary analysis course.The stories are magical, and definitely "Tolkienesque", but at times it can be a tough read.That's primarily because most of what Christopher Tolkien (J.R.R.'s son) used to put this -- not to mention the rest of the History of Middle-Earth series
People who have enjoyed The Lord of the Rings often stumble when they turn to The Silmarillion, since the two works are so different in tone and perspective. The books in The History of Middle-Earth series are different again. They contain sixty years of stories we've never seen before because Tolkien abandoned them completely, as well as abandoned, early versions of the stories we have met elsewhere. These books are the archaeology of Tolkien's subcreation of Middle-Earth. Through alternating
I had thought that this book was a bunch of stories in the Tolkien mythology that had never been published. It was only after picking this book up at the library that I discovered what it actually is. After his father died, Christopher Tolkien first compiled, edited, and published The Silmarillion and then later made this twelve volume (yes, twelve!) set of what is essentially all of his father's unpublished and generally unfinished writings. This first book is what eventually was rewritten as
BoLTp1 is the first half of an early attempt at what would eventually become The Silmarillian, supplied with notes and commentary by Christopher Tolkien, the author's son. Compiled from notes and drafts from a number of hand-written notebooks, BoLTp1 follows the vein of Unfinished Tales and kicks off the twelve-volume history of Middle-Earth in which Tolkien the younger explores his fathers vast and slowly-developing legendarium.I actually liked this a lot better than Unfinished Tales. It's
Ever since I started reading J.R.R. Tolkiens books this month I had this strong urge to read the short stories and learn more about the "middle-earth." Now, I haven't officially read all of his books or the different series he has written that are set in the middle-earth but I still found these stories highly entertaining. I really liked how Christopher took his dads work and made it into the book of lost tales. And now after reading these I'm even more pumped to read the rest of J.R.R's books.
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