{"product_id":"the-fall-of-numenor-and-other-tales-from-the-second-age-of-middle-earth-hardcover","title":"The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. R. R. Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien's writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume complete with new illustrations in watercolor and pencil by renowned artist Alan Lee.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a \"dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told.\" And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was not until Christopher Tolkien published \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e after his father's death that a fuller story could be told. Although much of the book's content concerned the First Age of Middle-earth, there were at its close two key works that revealed the tumultuous events concerning the rise and fall of the island of Númenor. Raised out of the Great Sea and gifted to the Men of Middle-earth as a reward for aiding the angelic Valar and the Elves in the defeat and capture of the Dark Lord Morgoth, the kingdom became a seat of influence and wealth; but as the Númenóreans' power increased, the seed of their downfall would inevitably be sown, culminating in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven greater insight into the Second Age would be revealed in subsequent publications, first in \u003cem\u003eUnfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth\u003c\/em\u003e, then expanded upon in Christopher Tolkien's magisterial twelve-volume \u003cem\u003eThe History of Middle-earth\u003c\/em\u003e, in which he presented and discussed a wealth of further tales written by his father, many in draft form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, adhering to the timeline of \"The Tale of Years\" in the appendices to \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, editor Brian Sibley has assembled into one comprehensive volume a new chronicle of the Second Age of Middle-earth, told substantially in the words of Tolkien from the various published texts, with new illustrations in watercolor and pencil by the doyen of Tolkien art, Alan Lee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.82 x 5.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52010371842349,"sku":"9780063280687","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-fall-of-numenor-and-other-tales-from-the-second-age-of-middle-earth-hardcover-8082558.webp?v=1777444387","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-fall-of-numenor-and-other-tales-from-the-second-age-of-middle-earth-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}