Christopher Tolkien
9 workspublishing since 2000
Christopher Tolkien (21 November 1924 - 16 January 2020) was an English academic and editor, the third son of J. R. R. Tolkien and the literary executor of his estate. He served in the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War, then read English at Trinity College, Oxford, and lectured in English language at New College until 1975, when he resigned to devote himself entirely to his father's manuscripts. He assembled The Silmarillion (1977) and Unfinished Tales (1980), edited the twelve volumes of The History of Middle-earth between 1983 and 1996, and later published The Children of Hurin, Beren and Luthien and The Fall of Gondolin.
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Christopher Tolkien (21 November 1924 - 16 January 2020) was an English academic and editor, the third son of J. R. R. Tolkien and the literary executor of his estate. He served in the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War, then read English at Trinity College, Oxford, and lectured in English language at New College until 1975, when he resigned to devote himself entirely to his father's manuscripts. He assembled The Silmarillion (1977) and Unfinished Tales (1980), edited the twelve volumes of The History of Middle-earth between 1983 and 1996, and later published The Children of Hurin, Beren and Luthien and The Fall of Gondolin.
Series
1 seriesThe History of Middle-earth9 volumesFollow the series so nothing slips by
Published
9 works · 2000–20232023
- ReleasedJun 13The War of the JewelsPaperback
2022
- The Peoples of Middle-earthPaperback
2021
- The War of the RingPaperback
- Sauron DefeatedPaperback
2019
- The Return of the ShadowPaperback
- The Lost Road and Other WritingsPaperback
- The Shaping of Middle-earthPaperback
2011
- Morgoth's RingPaperback
2000
- ReleasedSep 1The Treason of IsengardPaperback