《胡林的儿女》是托尔金动笔最早、构思修改时间最长的故事，被视为托尔金创造的中土世界最重要的三大故事骨干之一。他一生不断修改，留下大量遗稿。本书由他的儿子克里斯托弗整理出版，忠实地以托尔金的文字呈现出一个生动完整的故事。 在 魔戒时代之前遥远的第一纪元，精灵和人类的军队在泪雨之战中惨败，黑暗魔王魔苟斯囚禁了人类领袖胡林，对他的一双儿女——图林和妮诺尔降下毒咒。胡林被迫 透过魔苟斯的眼睛目睹自己骨肉的遭遇：精灵、矮人、兽人、格劳龙等奇幻角色在中土大地纷纷登场，图林这个刚毅的男儿在魔苟斯的邪念作弄下，亦是在自身孤傲 性格的驱使下，一步步走向他人生的宿命。曲折离奇的故事中包含了珍贵的友谊、美丽的爱情和彻骨的悲怆。 Return to Middle Earth..... The Children of Hurin is full of magical Tolkien trademarks you'd expect, elves, eagles, dwarves, rampaging orcs, swords that glow and fire breathing dragons, not to mention epic battles between good and evil, rich landscapes, lifelong friendships and forbidden love, this book will appeal to MiddleEarth fanatics and families alike. Illustrated by Alan Lee, who won an Oscar for his artwork on The Return of the King.

「魔戒作者的遺世之作，魔戒迷必讀。」 等了三十年，享譽全球的奇幻大師托爾金新作終於上市！一部必讀、好看、充滿寓意的中土故事！ 「這個集冒險、悲劇、友情和英雄氣概於一身的史詩故事，再次讓讀者領略托爾金絕佳的說故事技巧！」 已故作家托爾金曾於1918年著手撰寫《胡林的子女》（The Children of Hurin），未能完成，其子克里斯多福．托爾金（Christopher Tolkien）花了三十年的時間，依據父親所寫草稿，終於編整完成整部作品。 在托爾金中土世界的故事創作中，〈貝倫與露西安〉（Beren & Luthien）、〈貢多林的陷落〉（The Fall of Gondolin）與〈胡林的子女〉被視為托爾金創造的中土世界最重要的三大故事骨幹，他一生不斷修改，卻未能出版，而今英文版在費時三十年的苦心整理下，終於上市了！ 這部作品語言文字有想像豐富的瑰麗特點，編者在整理過程中，也完整保留故事骨幹，未添新素材，加上享譽國際的精美插圖，深受讀者好評，希望能將已故大師的最後作品，完整呈現。 此書編者克理斯多福.托爾金，為作者之子。托爾金原就屬意由三子克里斯多福執行他的身後出版事宜。苦心研究父親文稿有成的克里斯多福，成功集結充滿變化的改寫本、未完成篇章和故事梗概，創造出一個完全以作者原始文字構成的獨立且完整的版本。因此對托爾金的研究學者而言，本書儼然已成一個全新的完整文本；而對那些不清楚《魔戒》淵源的托爾金讀者來說，這是部全新的中土故事。 「這個集冒險、悲劇、友情和英雄氣概於一身的史詩故事，再次讓讀者領略托爾金絕佳的說故事技巧，」負責出版的哈潑柯林斯出版社總經理維多莉亞.邦斯雷：「本書擁有和《魔戒》一般充滿戲劇張力的情節，如今終於可以像托爾金原本所預期地被閱讀與欣賞。在全世界上百萬的托迷眼中，不啻為天啟。」 關於插圖：繪圖者Alan Lee，他不僅憑《魔戒三部曲：王者再臨》奪金像獎的美術指導，為本書所繪的33幅寶貴插圖，也是故事一大賣點。 《胡林的子女》引領讀者進入遠早於《魔戒》時空的中土世界。故事講述了黑暗之神消滅了精靈軍隊，並擒獲首領胡林，逼迫他臣服於自己，但偉大的胡林凜然拒絕。於是黑暗之神又對其子女圖林和妮諾爾施咒，讓他們一生難逃黑暗和絕望。而圖林長大後率眾對抗黑暗之神的邪惡勢力，爭奪中土世界的主控權。

Repackaged to feature Tolkien's own painting of the Tree of Amalion, this collection includes his famous essay, 'On Fairy-stories' and the story that exemplifies this, 'Leaf by Niggle', together with the poem 'Mythopoeia' and the verse drama, 'The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth', which tells of the events following the disastrous Battle of Maldon. Fairy-stories are not just for children, as anyone who has read Tolkien will know. In his essay On Fairy-Stories, Tolkien discusses the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy and rescues the genre from those who would relegate it to juvenilia. The haunting short story, Leaf by Niggle, recounts the story of the artist, Niggle, who has 'a long journey to make' and is seen as an allegory of Tolkien's life. The poem Mythopoeia relates an argument between two unforgettable characters as they discuss the making of myths. Lastly, and published for the very first time, we are treated to the translation of Tolkien's account of the Battle of Maldon, known as The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth. Tree and Leaf is an eclectic, amusing, provocative and entertaining collection of works which reveals the diversity of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, the depth of his knowledge of English history, and the breadth of his talent as a creator of fantastic fiction.

魔戒中文论坛：http://www.lotr.cn 同人本官方博客：http://lotrcn.blogbus.com 还记得吗？ Hobbiton嬉戏玩闹的孩子， Rivendell藤蔓缠绕的小径， Lóthlorien落叶金黄的树厅。 还记得吗？ Moria幽深空旷的遗迹， Gondor傲然挺拔的白塔， Rohan辽阔雄浑的草原。 可还记得，中州深黑色夜空中璀璨的繁星？ 我们记得，因为我们不曾离去。 所以请允许我们拨响竖琴，唱一曲旅途上的风景。 Arda大地，让我们且行且吟。 ―――――――――――――――――――― [巡游艺人的帐篷] 旅人之忆 [献艺内容] 小说、单幅绘画和插图 [音调/色调] 原著向正常向 [帐篷尺寸] B5, 145-155p [观众席] 根据预订情况入席 [票价] 70RMB [Encore] 前25名预定者赠送全彩特典别册："The Three Hunters' Club (by evenlong)" (13cm×18cm, 12p) [Cast] [吟游诗人] 列奥诺拉、evagreen、fenrir、紫云英、夏时、Elrond、variola、Ecthelion、Aquarius、proudnoldo、Elsie、Thomas Chien [流浪画家] Tyche、VigShane、ilxwing、Lavender、压缩饼干、Yuxi、Lavir、Tristan Wang、漂泊、幽草 [幕后苦力] 雅典娜、Nimloth、Jill、firemourne [特别嘉宾] 花袭人、Darkmage、上邪、悠奇薰、evenlong [售票时间] 2008年10月14日 [购票方式] 宣传blog处专贴留言 [公演日期] 2009年1月17日 [承办者] 魔戒中文论坛 (www.lotr.cn) 这是一个有着神奇色彩的巡游艺人班子。 他们之中有着会编织最美妙故事的吟游诗人，也有着能描绘最灿烂画卷的流浪画家。他们的作品风格各异，有的温暖、有的冷峻，有的清雅、有的绮丽。但他们却也有着一个共通点——他们都被托尔金教授笔下那个称为Arda的世界所吸引着，所以日复一日地，在那片叫做Middle-earth的大陆上旅行着，用出色的歌喉和灵巧的双手描摹着她的美好。 我们这一次为您奉上的演出，荣幸地邀请到了这些往日里不会轻易聚集到一处的艺人们。这些漂泊在Arda世界各处的旅人们，将在同一个舞台上以不同的方式为您讲述他们在旅行中的珍贵回忆。那些美丽的风景和传奇的故事，我们诚挚地邀请您一起来分享。

The Fellowship of the Ring, part one of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterpiece, and#64257;rst reached these shores on October 21, 1954, arriving, as C. S. Lewis proclaimed, "like lightning from a clear sky." Fifty years and nearly one hundred million American readers later comes a beautiful new one-volume collector's edition beand#64257;tting the stature of this crown jewel of our list. With a text fully corrected under the supervision of Christopher Tolkien to meet the author's exacting wishes, two large-format fold-out maps, a ribbon placemarker, gilded page edges, a color insert depicting Tolkien's own paintings of the Book of Mazarbul and exceptionally elegant and sturdy overall packaging housed within an attractive slipcase, this edition is the and#64257;nest we've ever produced.

A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, THE SILMARILLION is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before THE HOBBIT. Tolkien considered THE SILMARILLION his most important work, and, though it was published last and posthumously, this great collection of tales and legends clearly sets the stage for all his other writing. The story of the creation of the world and of the the First Age, this 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 three Silmarils were jewels created by Feanor, most gifted of the Elves. Within them was imprisoned the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. Thereafter, the unsullied Light of Valinor lived on only in the Silmarils, but they were seized by Morgoth and set in his crown, which was guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. THE SILMARILLION is the history of the rebellion of Feanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all their heroism, against the great Enemy. This second edition features a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien describing his intentions for the book, which serves as a brilliant exposition of his conception of the earlier Ages of Middle-earth.