Paperback
The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth
By J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited by Brian Sibley
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume.
Guided by the Dark Lord Sauron, the Elves of Eregion forge the Rings of Power. Yet in secret he has begun building the Barad-dûr in Mordor, and here, in the fires of Mount Doom, he makes the One Ring. Seeking to rule Middle-earth, Sauron begins to wage terrible war upon them.
On the island-kingdom of Númenor, the Men of the West become mighty, building great ships to increase their influence throughout Middle-earth. But as their power grows, the seed of their downfall is sown. Only by uniting in alliance with the Elves can they hope to overcome Sauron.
Adhering to ‘The Tale of Years’ timeline in The Lord of the Rings, Brian Sibley assembles a new chronicle of Middle-earth, a tragic tale of pride, envy and downfall told substantially in the words of J.R.R. Tolkien from the various published texts originally edited by Christopher Tolkien, and illustrated with pencil drawings by Alan Lee.
‘Physically beautiful and sometimes overwhelming in its power, this book is a grand compendium of all Tolkien said about the period when the foundations of The Lord of the Rings are laid’ -
John Garth, THE GUARDIAN -
‘It brings a Biblical grandeur to Tolkien’s fictional history’ -
WINTER IS COMING -
‘A trove of source material about one of Middle-earth’s most intriguing and central back stories. The book is beautifully illustrated by Alan Lee and nimbly edited by Brian Sibley’ -
WASHINGTON POST -
‘For those wishing to expand their understanding of Middle-earth and the incredible legend crafted by Tolkien, this is an essential piece to complete that puzzle’ -
BOOK REPORTER -
‘How, given little over half a century of work, did one man become the creative equivalent of a people?’ -
THE GUARDIAN -
‘Demanding to be compared with English mythologies… at times rises to the greatness of true myth’ -
FINANCIAL TIMES -
‘A creation of singular beauty… magnificent in its best moments’ -
WASHINGTON POST -
‘With this most recent volume, The Fall of Númenor, Sibley has beautifully and brilliantly done for Tolkien’s Second Age what Christopher Tolkien did for the First Age’ -
NATIONAL REVIEW -