New Tolkien book
CBC Arts report that The Children of Hurin, is due for publication next spring. The Children of Hurin was initially started by JRR Tolkien in 1918 but then abandoned although some excerpts have been published.
For the last 30 years his son, Christopher Tolkien has been working on completing the book and has said, “It has seemed to me for a long time that there was a good case for presenting my father’s long version of the legend of The Children of Hurin as an independent work, between its own covers”.
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Holy crap. As if life couldn’t get any better… NEW TOLKIEN BOOK!
It may be epic, but I am not so sure about the “public’s appetite”. well, the die-hard’s like me will be in line to get a crack at the first copy.
OMG!!!!!!!!!! I can not wait until this book is out. I am like ready to fight for this book!!!! 😉
…*jaw drops* YEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!
oh my gosh! I never thought it could be possible … a new Tolkien book?! yesssss! *dances around little circles*
For sure I would stand it line for this one. Wow, a new Tolkien book. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Oh my. This is so awesome. When a friend of mine told this at school, I was like “Wow, I can’t wait it! This is so amazing, new Tolkien book!”
And yes, I will be in line waiting for this. No doubt.
PLEH OMG HS GUNNA LMM JC AAAAAHHH!!! (ok calm down grandad)
O…MY…COD…*ok ok BREATHE BREATHE BREATHE in out in out* HOLY SHIP!!!!!!!!! HOKIE DOODLE A NEW TOLKIEN BOOK!!!!! we never thot it wuz possible did we preciousss we wants it!!!!!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!
hmm i hate to put a damper on all the ecstasies pronounced above, and to be honest i’m surprised at my lack of enthusiasm for The Children of Húrin, but i just can’t see what the difference will be between this “new” book and the stories of Húrin, Túrin et al. in the HoME and Silmarillion….
That would be so cool if it was something new. Actually my first thought was “Whoa, Children of Hurin, as in the line of the Stewards?” and was thinking it would be about Faramir. Then I remembered Hurin from the Sil and UT. Oh well, still interesting.