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'''''The Fall of Númenor''''' is a forthcoming book collecting the various stories concerning [[Númenor]] and [[Downfall of Númenor|its downfall]]. The texts were originally written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and are here edited by [[Brian Sibley]] and illustrated by [[Alan Lee]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Shaun Gunner]]|articleurl=http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2022/06/new-tolkien-book-the-fall-of-numenor-to-be-published/|articlename=New Tolkien book: ''The Fall of Númenor'' to be published|dated=22 June 2022|website=TS|accessed=22 June 2022}}</ref>
'''''The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth''''' is a forthcoming book collecting the various stories concerning [[Númenor]] and [[Downfall of Númenor|its downfall]]. The texts were originally written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and are here edited by [[Brian Sibley]] and illustrated by [[Alan Lee]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Shaun Gunner]]|articleurl=http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2022/06/new-tolkien-book-the-fall-of-numenor-to-be-published/|articlename=New Tolkien book: ''The Fall of Númenor'' to be published|dated=22 June 2022|website=TS|accessed=22 June 2022}}</ref>


==From the publisher==
==From the publisher==
{{blockquote|Presenting for the first time in one volume the events of the Second Age as written by J.R.R. Tolkien and originally and masterfully edited for publication by Christopher Tolkien, this new volume will include pencil drawings and colour paintings by Alan Lee, who also illustrated ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and went on to win an Academy Award for his work on ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy.<br><br>
J.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 The Lord of the Rings and its appendices.<br><br>
It was not until Christopher Tolkien presented ''The Silmarillion'' for publication in 1977 that a fuller story could be told for, though much of its 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-kingdom of Númenor, the Forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.<br><br>
Christopher Tolkien provided even greater insight into the Second Age in ''Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth'' in 1980, and expanded upon this in his magisterial 12-volume ''History of Middle-earth'', in which he presented and discussed a wealth of further tales written by his father, many in draft form.<br><br>
Now, using ‘The Tale of Years’ in ''The Lord of the Rings'' as a starting point, Brian Sibley has assembled from the various published texts in a way that tells for the very first time in one volume the tale of the Second Age of Middle-earth, whose events would ultimately lead to the Third Age, and the War of the Ring, as told in ''The Lord of the Rings''.}}


Presenting for the first time in one volume the events of the Second Age as written by J.R.R. Tolkien and originally and masterfully edited for publication by Christopher Tolkien, this new volume will include pencil drawings and colour paintings by Alan Lee, who also illustrated ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and went on to win an Academy Award for his work on ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy.
==Publication history and gallery==
 
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It was not until Christopher Tolkien presented ''The Silmarillion'' for publication in 1977 that a fuller story could be told for, though much of its 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-kingdom of Númenor, the Forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.
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|File:The Fall of Númenor.jpg|2022 hardcover
Christopher Tolkien provided even greater insight into the Second Age in ''Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth'' in 1980, and expanded upon this in his magisterial 12-volume ''History of Middle-earth'', in which he presented and discussed a wealth of further tales written by his father, many in draft form.
|File:The Fall of Númenor deluxe.png|2022 paperback deluxe edition
 
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Now, using ‘The Tale of Years’ in ''The Lord of the Rings'' as a starting point, Brian Sibley has assembled from the various published texts in a way that tells for the very first time in one volume the tale of the Second Age of Middle-earth, whose events would ultimately lead to the Third Age, and the War of the Ring, as told in ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*[[HarperCollins]] hardcover ([[2022]]), pp. 352. ISBN 0008537836
*[[HarperCollins]] hardcover with slipcase ([[2022]]), ISBN 0008537844


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Revision as of 04:19, 9 August 2022

The name Fall of Númenor refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Fall of Númenor.
The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth
The Fall of Númenor.jpg
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
EditorBrian Sibley
IllustratorAlan Lee
PublisherHarperCollins
Released10 November 2022
FormatHardcover; deluxe edition
Pages352
ISBN0008537836

The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth is a forthcoming book collecting the various stories concerning Númenor and its downfall. The texts were originally written by J.R.R. Tolkien, and are here edited by Brian Sibley and illustrated by Alan Lee.[1]

From the publisher

Presenting for the first time in one volume the events of the Second Age as written by J.R.R. Tolkien and originally and masterfully edited for publication by Christopher Tolkien, this new volume will include pencil drawings and colour paintings by Alan Lee, who also illustrated The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and went on to win an Academy Award for his work on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

J.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 The Lord of the Rings and its appendices.

It was not until Christopher Tolkien presented The Silmarillion for publication in 1977 that a fuller story could be told for, though much of its 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-kingdom of Númenor, the Forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.

Christopher Tolkien provided even greater insight into the Second Age in Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth in 1980, and expanded upon this in his magisterial 12-volume History of Middle-earth, in which he presented and discussed a wealth of further tales written by his father, many in draft form.

Now, using ‘The Tale of Years’ in The Lord of the Rings as a starting point, Brian Sibley has assembled from the various published texts in a way that tells for the very first time in one volume the tale of the Second Age of Middle-earth, whose events would ultimately lead to the Third Age, and the War of the Ring, as told in The Lord of the Rings.

Publication history and gallery

2022 hardcover  
2022 paperback deluxe edition  

References

A J.R.R. Tolkien book guide
Books by or mainly by Tolkien
Of Arda Authored by
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit · The Lord of the Rings
(i.The Fellowship of the Ring · ii.The Two Towers · iii.The Return of the King) ·
The Road Goes Ever On · Bilbo's Last Song
Edited by Christopher Tolkien The Silmarillion · Unfinished Tales · The History of Middle-earth series
(i.The Book of Lost Tales: Part One · ii.The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two · iii.The Lays of Beleriand · iv.The Shaping of Middle-earth · v.The Lost Road and Other Writings · vi.The Return of the Shadow · vii.The Treason of Isengard · viii.The War of the Ring · ix.Sauron Defeated · x.Morgoth's Ring · xi.The War of the Jewels · xii.The Peoples of Middle-earth · Index) ·
The Children of Húrin · Beren and Lúthien · The Fall of Gondolin
Edited by others The Annotated Hobbit · The History of The Hobbit · The Nature of Middle-earth ·
The Fall of Númenor · The Maps of Middle-earth
Not of Arda Short stories
and poems
Leaf by Niggle · Farmer Giles of Ham · Smith of Wootton Major · The Adventures of Tom Bombadil ·
Letters from Father Christmas · Mr. Bliss · Roverandom ·
Tree and Leaf (compilation) · Tales from the Perilous Realm (compilation)
Fictional works The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún · The Fall of Arthur · The Story of Kullervo · The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
Translations and academic works Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo · Finn and Hengest ·
The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays · Beowulf and the Critics · Tolkien On Fairy-stories ·
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary · A Secret Vice · The Battle of Maldon
Collected letters and poems The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien · The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien
Edited old texts A Middle English Vocabulary · Sir Gawain and the Green Knight · Ancrene Wisse · The Old English Exodus
Books by other authors
Biographies J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography · The Inklings · Tolkien and the Great War
Reference works The Complete Guide to Middle-earth · The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide
Scholarly studies The Road to Middle-earth · The Keys of Middle-earth · The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion ·
The Ring of Words · A Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien · Tolkien's Lost Chaucer ·
Tolkien's Library · Tolkien on Chaucer, 1913-1959
Scholarly journals Tolkien Studies · (The Chronology)
Other works by Tolkien
Linguistic journals Vinyar Tengwar various issues · Parma Eldalamberon issue 11-22
Collections of artwork
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Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien · J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend · J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator ·
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Tolkien: Treasures · J.R.R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript
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