The Fireside

Pictured above is the backcover from the forthcoming Beren and Luthien . Before I get into this post, I will say a big thanks to "Tolkien Italia" for providing this info on The Tolkien Society's Facebook group page. What follows is what they've posted to the group: News about "Beren and Luthien" with extracts from Christopher's Preface. Here's the table of contents: CONTENTS - List of plates (p.8) - Preface (p.9) - Beren and Lúthien (p. 27) - Appendix: Revisions to “The Lay of Leithian” (p.257) - List of Names (p.274) - Cat3 (p. 286) ------------------------------------------ In addition, some extracts from the preface of Christopher Tolkien. «After the publication of The Silmarillion in 1977 I spent several years investigating the earlier history of the work, and writing a book which I called “The History of The Silmarillion”. Later this because the (somewhat shortened) basis of the earlier volumes of “The History of Middle-earth”. In 1981 I wrote...

Well, this is definitely unexpected! May 2017 will see the publication of Beren and Luthien ; the first new Middle-earth Tolkien book since The Children of Hurin . Much like The Children of Hurin , the story already exists in various Tolkien books. Also, like The children of Hurin , this will be illustrated by Alan Lee, and features the complete tale between its own covers. The book will be published in both hardback and deluxe edition. A paperback will follow, at the earliest, in 2018, for those that like that format. So know here comes the official word, as well as ISBNs. Please note that the deluxe edition artwork has yet to be revealed. "Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth. ...