ThepaperbackeditionofJ.R.R.Tolkien’sfinalwritingsonthelands,inhabitants,andmetaphysicsofMiddle-earth,perfectforthosewhohavereadandenjoyedTheSilmarillion,TheLordoftheRings,UnfinishedTales,andTheHistoryofMiddle-earth,andwanttolearnmoreaboutTolkien’smagnificentworld.ItiswellknownthatJ.R.R.TolkienpublishedTheHobbitin1937andTheLordoftheRingsin1954-5.WhatmaybelessknownisthathecontinuedtowriteaboutMiddle-earthinthedecadesthatfollowed,rightupuntiltheyearsbeforehisdeathin1973.Forhim,Middle-earthwaspartofanentireworldtobeexplored,andthewritingsinTheNatureofMiddle-earthrevealthejourneysthathetookashesoughttobetterunderstandhisuniquecreation.FromsweepingthemesasprofoundasElvishimmortalityandreincarnation,andthePowersoftheValar,tothemoreearthboundsubjectsofthelandsandbeastsofN繳menor,thegeographyoftheRiversandBeacon-hillsofGondor,andevenwhohadbeards!Thisnewcollection--editedbyCarlF.Hostetter,oneoftheworld’sleadingTolkienexperts--isaveritabletreasure-troveofferingreadersachancetopeeroverProfessorTolkien’sshoulderattheverymomentofdiscovery:andoneverypage,Middle-earthisonceagainbroughttoextraordinarylife.
