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Original Title:	The Children of Húrin
ISBN:	0007246226 (ISBN13: 9780007246229)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Middle-earth Universe, Tales of Middle Earth
Characters:	Túrin Turambar, Húrin Thalion, Niënor, Glaurung, Morgoth
Setting:	Middle-earth
Literary Awards:	Tähtifantasia Award Nominee (2008)

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Tolkien fans are sure to treasure this tale of Middle-earth's First Age, which appeared in incomplete forms in the posthumously published The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales. Those earlier books, also edited by Tolkien's son, Christopher, only hinted at the depth and power of the tragic story of Túrin and Niënor, the children of Húrin, the lord of Dor-lómin, who achieved renown for having confronted Morgoth, who was the master of Sauron, the manifestation of evil in the Lord of the Rings.

Six thousand years before the One Ring is destroyed, Middle-earth lies under the shadow of the Dark Lord Morgoth. The greatest warriors among elves and men have perished, and all is in darkness and despair. But a deadly new leader rises, Túrin, son of Húrin, and with his grim band of outlaws begins to turn the tide in the war for Middle-earth -- awaiting the day he confronts his destiny and the deadly curse laid upon him.

Deftly balancing thrilling battles with moments of introspection, Tolkien's vivid and gripping narrative reaffirms his primacy in fantasy literature.

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Title	:	The Children of Húrin (Middle-earth Universe)
Author	:	J.R.R. Tolkien
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 313 pages
Published	:	April 16th 2007 by HarperCollins
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Classics

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This a much darker tale than Lord of the Rings or the Hobbit. Curses, deceit and never ending woe seem to make up this tome. This being a reread I found that I was having a much easier time of keeping the characters names straight. His world and history building really helped me understand the two more popular books which I already love. I'm just sorry I didn't reread The Silmarillion first as it has the history for this book. Call George R.R. Martin a world builder if you like but I'm pretty

The Children of Hurin is not a for people who saw the Lord of the Rings movies and then read the book. It's for hardcore fans. The people who remember all the names from the The Silmarillion. Or for the few people out there who reread Beowulf a lot. The Children of Hurin reads like a Nordic Saga.As a self proclaimed Tolkien Fanatic I enjoyed The Children or Hurin. The Heroic, epic and ultimately tragic life of Turin and his sisters. It's not more The Lord of the Rings but it continues to paint a

It has been said that all good things must come to an end. In this case, the end of Children of Hurin also marks the end of my quest to read a book by each of my five favorite authors. It seems like a fitting way to end this journey, in that Tolkien is the oldest of my favorites, and if there was ever a modern author suited to end-of-quest tales, it was Tolkien. He was also the author on my list that gave me the greatest concernnot only has he passed away, but his body of published work is

I cant deny that Tolkien was master of his craft. However, this book missed the drive and compactness that his other books possessed and I didnt like it as much as I hoped I would. Was it because this book consists of small parts (scenes) of bigger picture put together after Tolkiens death by someone else than master himself? Most probably. Either way, this is a must-read for all true fans of Middle-earth!

I couldve read this book in one sitting if I had the luxury of time. Like everything Ive read of Tolkien so far (The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings), I found it engrossing and hard to put down. But dont expect to have an experience similar to that of reading LOTR. Just as The Hobbit should not be compared in merit with LOTR, so shouldnt this one, for though they come from the same world (Middle Earth), theyre entirely of different species (much like Elves, Dwarves and Men).I knew even before I



The Children of Hurin is a tragic tale of love and loss, of remorseful earth-shattering revelations; consequently, it is also one of the most moving stories Tolkien ever devised. The execution never fully delivered it though, only because Tolkien never finished editing it. It just needs a little bit of polishing to remove a couple of tarnishes, and then it would be perfection. The Ancient Greeks understood exactly how to evoke sorrow, pity and despair all in one powerful moment within their