
The Children of Hurin
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Narrated by:
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Christopher Lee
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J. R. R. Tolkien
Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of The Children of Húrin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkie
There are tales of Middle-earth from times long before The Lord of the Rings, and the story told in this book is set in the great country that lay beyond the Grey Havens in the West: lands where Treebeard once walked, but which were drowned in the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World.
In that remote time Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in the vast fortress of Angband, the Hells of Iron, in the North; and the tragedy of Túrin and his sister Nienor unfolded within the shadow of the fear of Angband and the war waged by Morgoth against the lands and secret cities of the Elves.
Their brief and passionate lives were dominated by the elemental hatred that Morgoth bore them as the children of Húrin, the man who had dared to defy and to scorn him to his face. Against them he sent his most formidable servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a huge wingless dragon of fire. Into this story of brutal conquest and flight, of forest hiding-places and pursuit, of resistance with lessening hope, the Dark Lord and the Dragon enter in direly articulate form. Sardonic and mocking, Glaurung manipulated the fates of Túrin and Nienor by lies of diabolic cunning and guile, and the curse of Morgoth was fulfilled.
The earliest versions of this story by J.R.R. Tolkien go back to the end of the First World War and the years that followed; but long afterwards, when The Lord of the Rings was finished, he wrote it anew and greatly enlarged it in complexities of motive and character: it became the dominant story in his later work on Middle-earth. But he could not bring it to a final and finished form. In this book Christopher Tolkien has constructed, after long study of the manuscripts, a coherent narrative without any editorial invention.
©2007 J. R. R. Tolkien Copyright Trust and Christopher Reuel Tolkien (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London, UKListeners also enjoyed...




















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Persistance Pays Off
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Loved it
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Christopher Lee is great
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Another great story of Middle Earth History
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fabulous trip back to Middle Earth
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1 star off for story as the character is not the most likeable protagonist paired with a lot of tragedy. It's a 5 for me, but people should really know this is not a happy tale. It is also not the easiest read/listen, but is well worth the effort for any fan of Tolkien.
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great book, really enjoyed it
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Also, be warned that the story is a tragedy in every sense of the word.
Incredible Story Telling
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Where does The Children of Hurin rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Definitely one of the best. My favorites are often humorous titles, but I'm a big Tolkien fan, and this one didnlt disappoint. Christopher Lee was the perfect narrator.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Children of Hurin?
I fond the ending very powerful and moving. Much the darkest Tolkien tale I have read.Have you listened to any of Christopher Lee’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No. I'd love to listen to him reading more Tolkien though.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, I listened over three sessions. It grew on me as it went on. It was pretty short and didn't overstay its welcome.Any additional comments?
Highly recommended for the Tolkien fan. If you have read the Hobbit and Lord of The Rings, you should then try the Silmarillion, which is much harder going, especially the first few chapters. I tried reading it when I was younger and couldn't manage it. I tried again a few years ago and absolutely loved it - oce you get past the beginning it really picks up. Anyway, if you enjoyed the Silmarillion you will love this one too, with it's more detailed tale of the exploits of Hurin's son Turin and his confrontation with the dragon Glaurung.Great Book, Great Narration
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