Reputedly, there are ten new Alan Lee paintings (as slides), as well as pencil sketches and his art on the cover. However, according to the publisher’s description (below), it looks like it follows the Chronology of the Westlands, or the Tale of Years, in capturing many of the great stories of the Second Age of Middle-earth. I have not even seen a Table of Contents yet. I do not haunt the digital hallways of Tolkien speculation, and neither am I privileged to have seen an advance copy of the book. The Fall of Númenor, and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth is edited by Brian Sibley, a famous adapter of Tolkien’s works. Given that the Prime Rings of Power show is set in the Second Age, I am not surprised to see that at Second Age book is on its way. Following the 12-volume History of Middle-earth, Christopher Tolkien published a trilogy of First Age Middle-earth tales: HarperCollins is releasing another Middle-earth legendarium book–an event that I always look forward to. Because of the fire and storm digital conversation about the Amazon Prime series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, some may have missed a little bit of good Tolkien news.
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