Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a standalone work, the epic tale of The Fall of Gondolin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
「魔戒作者的遺世之作，魔戒迷必讀。」這是一部充滿寓意的中土故事：一個受詛咒的悲劇英雄，該如何掙脫這詛咒的枷鎖。等了三十年，J.R.R 托爾金新作終於問世！由已故作家托爾金1918年著手撰寫、未能完成的中土故事，其子克里斯多福．托爾金費了三十年的時間，終於編整完成。▍附圖由《魔戒三部曲：王者再臨》奪金像獎的美術指導Alan Lee所繪。 已故作家托爾金曾於1918年著手撰寫《胡林的子女》（The Children of Húrin），未能完成，其子克里斯多福．托爾金（Christopher Tolkien）花了三十年的時間，依據父親所寫草稿，終於編整完成整部作品。 在托爾金中土世界的故事創作中，《貝倫與露西恩》（Beren & Luthien）、《剛多林的陷落》（The Fall of Gondolin）與《胡林的子女》被視為托爾金創造的中土世界最重要的三大故事骨幹，他一生不斷修改，卻未能出版，而今在費時三十年的苦心整理下，終於上市了！ 這部作品語言文字有想像豐富的瑰麗特點，編者在整理過程中，也完整保留故事骨幹，未添新素材，加上享譽國際的精美插圖，深受讀者好評，希望能將已故大師的最後作品，完整呈現。此書編者克里斯多福．托爾金，為作者之子；托爾金原就屬意由三子克里斯多福執行他的身後出版事宜。苦心研究父親文稿有成的克里斯多福，成功集結充滿變化的改寫本、未完成篇章和故事梗概，創造出一個完全以作者原始文字構成的獨立且完整的版本。因此對托爾金的研究學者而言，本書儼然已成一個全新的完整文本；而對那些不清楚《魔戒》淵源的托爾金讀者來說，這是部全新的中土故事。 「這個集冒險、悲劇、友情和英雄氣概於一身的史詩故事，再次讓讀者領略托爾金絕佳的說故事技巧，」負責出版的哈潑柯林斯出版社總經理維多莉亞．邦斯雷：「本書擁有和《魔戒》一般充滿戲劇張力的情節，如今終於可以像托爾金原本所預期地被閱讀與欣賞。在全世界上百萬的托迷眼中，不啻為天啟。」 插圖繪者Alan Lee，他不僅憑《魔戒三部曲：王者再臨》奪金像獎的美術指導，為本書所繪的33幅寶貴插圖，也是故事一大賣點。 《胡林的子女》引領讀者進入遠早於《魔戒》時空的中土世界。故事講述了黑暗之神消滅了精靈軍隊，並擒獲首領胡林，逼迫他臣服於自己，但偉大的胡林凜然拒絕。於是黑暗之神又對其子女圖林和妮諾爾施咒，讓他們一生難逃黑暗和絕望。而
In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of
In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of
In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of
In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of
Just in time for holiday gift-giving, The Great Tales of Middle-earth is a beautiful boxed set of the final novels of Middle-earth: Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of Gondolin, pack
This second part of THE BOOK OF LOST TALES includes the tale of Beneren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, Necklace of the Dwarves, and the Fall of Gondolin. Each tale is followed by a commentary in t
This second part of The Book of Lost Tales includes the tale of Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, and the only full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin. Each tale
