Can you believe it? 34 years after his death J.R.R. Tolkien has published another book. Actually his son Christopher has spent the last 30 years or so editing together the material his father had written. The story takes place 6,000 years before the tale of the Ring and is decidedly darker in tone and tenor.

 

According to the news reports aside from a small transitional phrase here and there the book is entirely the words of Tolkien. Early reports suggest it is very good.

 

For those of you who have read The Silmarillian (my favorite Tolkien book) you will recognize the title because a much shorter version of the tale is encapsulated within that work.

 

If you buy it let me know what you think.