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Unfinished Tales
- Narrated by: Timothy West, Samuel West
- Length: 21 hrs and 53 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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 20th 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 organisation 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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"Another monument to the incredible imagination of Tolkien." (Sunday Telegraph)
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- William C. Watson
- 05-15-21
Editorial roadblocks
All the information one who loves to live in Middle Earth desires to fill in many gaps however, in The History of Galadriel and Celeborn, I wish C.Tolkien would have simply placed all the editorial comments and embellishments at the end as they are hard to mentally smooth into the story as one listens because they just seem to be interruptions like a car horn or siren when one is trying to nap. The puzzling thing is that there are extensive appendices to this segment already!! One does soldier on however when one loves something so.
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- E. Munoz
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An Unexpected Surprise, but a Welcomed One
The fact that this audiobook exists is a testament to the classical quality of Tolkien’s genius and the beautiful depth of his work.
Timothy West and Samuel West both perform exquisitely as Christopher Tolkien and J.R.R. Tolkien respectively, and this adds to the experience as a whole.
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- Ross
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I've read a lot of Tolkien. Like, "The History of Middle-Earth," a lot. Maybe too much. But he helped me escape from many a bad thing in my younger days. Visiting the Council of Elrond or sitting in front of a fire with Frodo and Gandalf was particularly nice during silent reading after... recess (A scary musical sting should probably go right here). So, I'm biased. And some find Tolkien... Let's be kind and say, "dry." But I'm writing this because I've read the other reviews and if you're at all undecided; I think you should, too.
I was disappointed not to have been one of the first reviewers, enjoying him as I do. But I've come to realize that these reviews are all very good and really represent the many different views on this man's writings all while discussing the pros and cons of the recording, etc... So, maybe you're like me and you know what this is and that you'll love it, buuuut maybe you loved The Hobbit and The Trilogy proper (no disrespect, Star Wars fans. I love that, too! But it's more than a Trilogy now whether we like it or not (and I like it!)) but couldn't stand, "The Silmarillion," Perhaps you saw that the first part was the, "Ainulindale," and went, "Nope." Completely understandable! So did I, at first. I have quite a few friends who still agree with that completely! And if that happens to be the case with you, then you could easily skip this and not miss a thing. An opinion well represented here. And as we know: there are no incorrect opinions. Well... when it comes to Tolkien, anyway.
I hope this wasn't too long and I hope it helps. And honestly: Read the other reviews.
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- Sam Caldemeyer
- 05-11-21
Really good
As a long time listener of the old school Erin Jones narrated version (a cassette version from the early 80s) I was sceptical. But I am pleased with this new version, narrated excellently by Timothy and Samuel West. The content speaks for itself, so I won't rate that here, just the narration. If you make through the genealogy of the Numenorian kings, bravo!
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-02-21
PLEASE DO THE HISTORY OF MIDDLE EARTH!!!
Timothy and Samuel West give outstanding performances with this reading. The roles they take in presenting the narrative and the editor's notes make it very easy to follow.
I deeply hope they consider repeating what they have done here with "The History of Middle Earth" volumes. None of these books have an existing audiobook on the market and I believe the Wests would do justice to the text.
I've heard it suggested on the Texas Tolkien Podcast that making a review such as this might garner a demand for having these texts done in audiobook format, so I'm simply here to lend my voice and say that there is definitely an audience for such a project. So please to whomever it may concern, take heed and consider bringing the rest of Tolkien's works to this format.
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- Joel
- 06-15-21
They did the best they could with what they had
Hard to push through this one as it largely is more of a reference book than actual tales. this effect may be increased in the audio format as what stories there are get broken into constantly, and often at length, by footnotes. That said they didn't really have a better option for the footnotes as the explanations are often needed and they'd make no sense if saved for the end. This one is almost certainly better in print.
The mariner's wife is pretty good though, as far as it goes, and the parts with Gandalf speaking on his meeting Thorin and the Nazgul hunting the ring are also ok. the stories in part 1 (fall of gondolin and Children of Hurin) are better in their own separate books, also available on audible.
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- Jessica
- 08-31-21
What stories!
Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien’s son and literary executor, has spent years compiling the history of Middle Earth from his father’s pages and pages of manuscripts. With academic precision, Christopher has assembled the stories in this book that complement the Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings, and the Silmarillion. And Samuel West as the stories’ narrator is superb, as sensitive a reader as Tolkien pater was a story teller. The producer, to amuse us, has Samuel’s father Timothy reading Christopher’s editorial notes, making this audio production a double father/son affair.
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-27-21
Despatch for More Middle Earth
None of the ancillary Middle Earth material written by J.R.R. Tolkein and published posthumously compares to his most popular a r works, "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." They are somewhat stale, lacking the compelling characters and themes of the aforementioned classics. These "Unfinished Tales" might be suitable for and enjoyed by readers who are truly desperate for more of Tolkien's world, but they are not nearly as entertaining as the stories for which he is best known. This audiobook is well-produced, however, and I have no complaints about the narration. Two narrators are used: one as the voice of J.R.R. Tolkein himself, and another for Christopher Tolkien—his son—who edited and published his late father's notes in this book and inserts his commentary at certain points.
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- Jordan Magnolia
- 07-31-21
For those who want/need to know more.
Highly recommend any and all who want or need to know more about the Middle Earth story. This and the Silmarillion are must reads for Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings fans. If your reading this then you’ve likely read other books by Tolkien so prepare yourself for some dry chapters but brace yourself for all the very interesting lore you will learn. Be patient because some of the best info came towards the end with Gandalf’s extra lore & the palantir, and naturally the chapter of Galadriel & Celeborn was a joy as well.
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not for casual Tolkien fan.
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FIX THE CHAPTERS
Other Audible audiobooks consisting of short stories manage named chapters in the app to allow easy navigation so why can’t an important book by a major publisher?
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- Cagri Gurkanli
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Excellent Narrative Duo
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Great pair of narrators!
Some minor mispronounciations my only complaint. I want them to do all the other books!
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- Adam
- 01-29-22
Deleted scenes and outakes
Reading or listening to this is akin to working your way through a reel of deleted scenes and out-takes from a favourite movie. Individually these are interesting pieces, and of course they are suffused with genius artistry and world building of Tolkien, but they make an unsatisfactory whole, and for me did not work as an audio book. The Wests do their usual incredible job of narration. West Jr tells the tales with sympathetic gravitas. His Dad interjects with scholarly footnotes (reading Christopher Tolkien's comments on his Dad's work). Tales include the first phase of the Fall of Gondolin, much of the Children of Hurin, some tales from the history of Numenor, the Rohirrm and Gondor, Stewards, Wizards and Palantir.
It's for those already baptised in the lore of Middle Earth and able to swim confidently in its waters. It is not a jumping in point.
An amazing work, but not the best material for an audio book. Some of the tales don't have many hooks, and the scholarly interjections can be frustrating if you are getting into a particular tale.
But nevertheless this is Middle Earth, and expertly narrated.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-21-21
Awesome Tolkien
Expands&explains details in the Hobbit, LOTR and Silmarilion. Loved it and will read it again.
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- Alan T Butcher
- 08-16-21
A Brilliant Format for an Audiobook.
Presenting this father and son team to deliver this audiobook of a father’s work edited by his son is a work of genius. It would be wonderful for the whole of The History of Middle-Earth series to be presented in this way. It was also wonderful to be reminded in listening to this that some of JRR Tolkien’s most beautiful writing is here in this book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-06-21
spoilt by Christopher Tolkien
some interesting stories but why did Christopher Tolkien have to keep going on and on explaining things ruining the story threads. I had to give up...
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- Harrison Louca
- 07-29-22
Never heard before and loved it
Massive lord of the rings fan and had somehow never heard this or the Silmarillion 😅😅
Loved both
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- Anonymous User
- 05-24-22
unable to follow
Would have been great if it wasn't for the constant abrupt Christopher Tolkien remarks.
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- Debí
- 01-22-22
amazing background
it's like a walk through a limitless mind on the journey of the beginning of a creation as the ideas and figures become a reality & turn into an awesome story. there are so many characters & each has a story , a history & a role that enchants deviates charms repulses scares amaze
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- Anonymous User
- 07-20-21
Many Stories of Middle Earth
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.