The History Of Middle-Earth (8) The War Of The Ring: Book 8 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0261102230 ISBN 13: 9780261102231

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2025

Riassunto

La terza parte di The History of The Lord of the Rings, un avvincente resoconto della scrittura del Book of the Century che contiene molte scene aggiuntive e include l'Epilogo inedito nella sua interezza. The War of the Ring riprende la storia di The Lord of the Rings con la Battaglia del Fosso di Helm e l'annegamento di Isengard da parte degli Ent, continua con il viaggio di Frodo, Sam e Gollum al Passo di Cirith Ungol, descrive la guerra a Gondor e termina con il colloquio tra Gandalf e l'ambasciatore del Signore Oscuro davanti alla Porta Nera di Mordor. Il libro è illustrato con progetti e disegni delle mutevoli concezioni di Orthanc, Dunclivo, Minas Tirith e i tunnel della Tana di Shelob. Questa serie di libri affascinanti è stata ora riconfezionata per completare lo stile distintivo e classico dei tascabili in formato A con copertina nera di Lo Hobbit, Il Signore degli Anelli, Il Silmarillion e Racconti incompiuti.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Christopher Tolkien, born on 24 November 1924, was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. As his father’s literary executor, he devoted over forty years to the publication of his father’s unpublished works, from The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin, and within 'The History of Middle-earth' series, and was awarded the Bodley Medal for his services to literature in 2016. He died in January 2020 at the age of 95.

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

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'The War of the Ring' takes up the story of 'The Lord of the Rings' with the Battle of Helm’s Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents, continues with the journey of Frodo, Sam and Gollum to the Pass of Cirith Ungol, describes the war in Gondor, and ends with the parley between Gandalf and the ambassador of the Dark Lord before the Black Gate of Mordor. Unforeseen developments that would become central to the narrative are seen at the moment of their emergence: the palantir bursting into fragments on the stairs of Orthanc, its nature as unknown to the author as to those who saw it fall, or the entry of Faramir into the story (‘I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though I like him, but there he came walking through the woods of Ithilien’).

The book is illustrated with plans and drawings of the changing conceptions of Orthanc, Dunharrow, Minas Tirith and the tunnels of Shelob’s Lair.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• ISBN 10: 0261102230
• ISBN 13: 9780261102231
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 496
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile