{"product_id":"the-lost-road-and-other-writings-9780345406859","title":"The Lost Road and Other Writings by Tolkien, J. R. R.","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe glorious history of how Middle-earth would change--and become the world readers recognize in The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs friends and fellow members of the literary circle known as The Inklings, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis embarked on a challenge. Lewis was to write on \"space-travel\" and Tolkien on \"time-travel.\" Lewis's novel \u003ci\u003eOut of the Silent Planet \u003c\/i\u003ebecame the first book of a science fiction trilogy. Tolkien's unfinished story \"The Lost Road\" chronicles the original destruction of Númenor, a pivotal event of the Second Age of Middle-earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this intriguing volume, Christopher Tolkien traces the vivid history of Middle-earth, bringing the land--its topography and ever-clashing forces--to the state readers recognize from The Lord of the Rings. Entertaining and informative, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Road and Other Writings\u003c\/i\u003e shares fresh insights into the evolution of one of the world's most enduring fantasies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. R. R. Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.86h x 4.22w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345406859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50533102551193,"sku":"9780345406859","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9780345406859.jpg?v=1790284862","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-lost-road-and-other-writings-9780345406859","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}