Beren and Lúthien (Audio book)

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.

About the author

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Christopher Tolkien, born on 24 November 1924, was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. As his father’s literary executor, he devoted over forty years to the publication of his father’s unpublished works, from The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin, and within 'The History of Middle-earth' series, and was awarded the Bodley Medal for his services to literature in 2016. He died in January 2020 at the age of 95.

Summary

Presented for the first time on audio, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves, Men and Orcs and the rich landscape unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth in this unabridged recording read by critically acclaimed father and son, Timothy and Samuel West.

Product details

• Authors: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Assisted by: Alan Lee (Illustration), Samuel West (Reader / Narrator), Timothy West (Reader / Narrator), West Samuel (Reader / Narrator), Christopher Tolkien (Editor), Tolkien Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: CD-Audio (Playing time: 8h 32min)
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9780008214241
• ISBN: 978-0-00-821424-1
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 142 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 190 g
• Illustrations: 20 b/w illus, 8 col plates
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fantasy, Sagas, FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, Historical fantasy, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Myth & legend told as fiction, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Classic fiction: general and literary