The Fireside

  Don't they look great together?! All four History of Middle-earth Boxed Sets are now out.  For those waiting until all the boxed sets are out, this post is for you. Here are their ISBN's: ~ I:  9780008663162 ~ II:  9780008669232  ~ III:  9780008669294 ~ IV:  9780008669393 WORTHY OF NOTE Matching Hobbit + Lord of the Rings  Boxed Set:  9780008376109 Other Notable Titles: ~ The History of The Hobbit:  9780007440825 ~ The Nature of Middle-earth :  9780008387921 All of those titles above get you pretty much all the major Middle-earth related titles - with little to no duplication. 

I may be a bit late to the game (meant to do this post a few days ago) though the info for The History of Middle-earth: Boxed Sets III & IV have recently come out, seemingly at the same time.  Arriving June 6 (that's the scheduled date as of this post) with an ISBN of  9780008669294, is Box III.  Box III contains: The Return of the the Shadow, The Treason of Isengard, The War of the Ring  and (spoiler alert! Kidding) Sauron Defeated . All of those are immediately associated with Tolkien writing The Lord of the Rings .  Next, and lastly for these History of Middle-earth Boxed Sets, is Boxed Set IV. Arriving on August 15 (again, that date is as of this post) with an ISBN of  9780008669393, is Boxed Set IV. It contains Morgoth's Ring, The War of the Jewels, The  Peoples of Middle-earth  and the very handy Index  to the entire series.  Once History of Middle-earth: Box IV is out, I'll do a post with all their ISBNs collected into one pos...

  The History of Middle-earth: Boxed Set II will be published on March 28. It's ISBN is  9780008669232 .  The contents, as you may be able to see from the photo, will be:  ~ The Lays of Beleriand ~ The Shaping of Middle-earth ~ The Lost Road With regards to these sets, I'll post again once the info for Boxed Set III is revealed. That post will follow with the fourth and final set. Possibly, in the same post as Boxed Set IV, I may recap the previous 3, or dedicate a post to all 4.  While not History of Middle-earth related, I'll be sure to post about anything else that comes along or is announced in 2024. 

  With the announcement of The History of Middle-earth series, more information has come to light, and I'll share thoughts/opinions afterwards.  Part of HarperCollins' official announcement reads: "B eginning in November, and continuing throughout 2024, a series of four boxed sets of hardbacks will acknowledge Christopher Tolkien’s remarkable literary achievement, with the final set appearing on what would have been his 100 th  birthday in November 2024." So now we know that the fourth and final of the HoM-e (History of Middle-earth) sets will be released then. Once it's been released, I'll showcase the 4 boxed sets here more: between the first and the third, I'll announce them, pass on info, etc; though for my Tolkien Christmas post next  year they'll be featured then, as they'll all be out at that point.  Worthy of note, is that part of the facebook post announcing the sets formally:  These boxed sets will be accompanied by a wealth of exciting n...

  Recently, it was announced that The History of Middle-earth 12-book series (13, which includes Index ) will be getting new hardback editions.  Thanks to various posters and users on the TCG (Tolkien Collector Guide) forums and Reddit, I have further info to pass along as well.  This is the first of four boxed sets coming out. What follows is the official description (and ISBN) for set 1 of 4: First in a series of hardback boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dustjackets. Set 1 contains special editions of THE SILMARILLION and UNFINISHED TALES reproducing the first edition text, together with the two volumes of THE BOOK OF LOST TALES. The Silmarillion  is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s World. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in  The Lord of the Rings  look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The tales of  T...