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The History of Middle-earth Boxed Set 3 (4冊合售)

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內容簡介 精裝盒裝套書系列第三輯——向克里斯托弗．托爾金的文學成就致敬，特色為雙面書衣設計本套第三輯收錄了《魔影歸來》（The Return of the Shadow）、《艾辛格的背叛》（The Treason of Isengard）、《魔戒之戰》（The War of the Ring）及《索倫的敗亡》（Sauron Defeated），即《中土世界的歷史》（The History of Middle-earth）第6至9冊。《魔影歸來》（The Return of the Shadow）《魔影歸來》記述了《魔戒》（The Lord of the Rings）創作歷史的第一部分，詳述托爾金這部偉大鉅作從構想到《魔戒首部曲：魔戒現身》（The Fellowship of the Ring）完成之間的精彩歷程，是對托爾金大師之作的深度研究。《艾辛格的背叛》（The Treason of Isengard）此卷延續前冊對《魔戒》創作歷史的記述，追蹤故事在迷霧山脈以南與以東地區的重大擴展，介紹了洛絲洛瑞恩（Lothlórien）的出現、樹人（Ents）的誕生、洛汗騎士（Riders of Rohan）與艾辛格白袍薩魯曼（Saruman the White）的要塞。《魔戒之戰》（The War of the Ring）本書接續描述聖盔谷之戰（Battle of Helm’s Deep）與樹人淹沒艾辛格的情節，接著敘述佛羅多（Frodo）、山姆（Sam）與咕魯（Gollum）前往西力斯昂哥隘口（Pass of Cirith Ungol）的旅程，並詳述剛鐸（Gondor）之戰，最後以甘道夫（Gandalf）與黑門（Black Gate）前黑暗魔君使者的會談作結。《索倫的敗亡》（Sauron Defeated）此卷完成了克里斯托弗．托爾金對《魔戒》創作歷史的精彩研究，開篇描述山姆從西力斯昂哥塔（Tower of Cirith Ungol）救出佛羅多，並呈現了與最終出版版極為不同的「夏爾清掃」（Scouring of the Shire）故事，包含大量新增場景及完整未發表的結局篇章。這四冊書首次集結出版，呈現了克里斯托弗．托爾金40年間致力於整理與發表其父J.R.R. 托爾金中土世界作品的珍貴時期，這是一項獨特的成就，向奇幻文學史上最偉大的虛構世界致敬。Third in a series of hardcover boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dustjackets. Set 3 contains The Return of the Shadow, The Treason of Isengard, The War of the Ring, and Sauron Defeated (Books 6-9 of The History of Middle-earth).The Return of the Shadow is the story of the first part of the history of the creation of The Lord of the Rings, a fascinating study of Tolkien’s great masterpiece, from its inception to the end of the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring.The Treason of Isengard continues the account of the creation of The Lord of the Rings started in the earlier volume, tracing the great expansion of the tale into new lands and peoples south and east of the Misty Mountains: the emergence of Lothlorien, of Ents, of the Riders of Rohan, and of Saruman the White in the fortress of Isengard.The War of the Ringtakes up the story with the Battle of Helm’s Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents, continues with the journey of Frodo, Sam and Gollum to the Pass of Cirith Ungol, describes the war in Gondor, and ends with the parley between Gandalf and the ambassador of the Dark Lord before the Black Gate of Mordor.Sauron Defeated completes Christopher Tolkien's fascinating study of The Lord of the Rings, beginning with Sam’s rescue of Frodo from the Tower of Cirith Ungol, and giving a very different account of the Scouring of the Shire, with many additional scenes and the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.Published together for the first time, these four books collect a fascinating period of Christopher Tolkien’s forty-year career devoted to presenting his father J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on Middle-earth, a unique accomplishment that celebrates the greatest invented world in all of fantasy literature.

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各界推薦 評論「J.R.R. 托爾金純粹的想像力熠熠生輝……這是創意想像力運作的絕佳範例。」——《巴爾的摩太陽報》「佛羅多、甘道夫與其他角色將不再展開新的冒險——這讓全球無數讀者感到遺憾……但中土世界的歷史仍在展開。任何熱愛原著的人都會想研讀這本書。」——《每日郵報》「克里斯托弗．托爾金的嚴謹學術研究持續令人印象深刻。」——《柯克斯評論》「這是一個難得的機會，讓讀者能夠一窺創作過程的全貌。」——《哈特福德報》Review‘The pure imaginative power of J.R.R. Tolkien shines through … an excellent example of the creative imagination at work.’ Baltimore Sun‘Frodo, Gandalf and the rest will never ride out to new adventures – saddening legions of us around the world… But the history of Middle-earth is still unfolding. Anyone loving the original books will want to study this.’ Daily Mail‘Christopher Tolkien’s painstaking scholarship continues to impress.’ Kirkus Reviews‘An opportunity, rarely granted readers, to see the creative process at work.’ Hartford Courant

作者介紹

作者介紹 克里斯托弗．托爾金（Christopher Tolkien，1924年11月24日—2020年1月）是J.R.R. 托爾金的第三子，作為其父的文學遺作執行人，他將超過四十年的時間奉獻於發表其父未出版的作品，包括《精靈寶鑽》（The Silmarillion）、《未完成的故事》（Unfinished Tales）、《貝倫與露西安》（Beren and Lúthien）、《剛多林的陷落》（The Fall of Gondolin）及《中土世界的歷史》（The History of Middle-earth）系列。他憑藉對文學的傑出貢獻於2016年榮獲博德利獎章（Bodley Medal）。克里斯托弗於2020年1月辭世，享年95歲。J.R.R. 托爾金（J.R.R. Tolkien，1892年—1973年）是一位卓越的學者，但他最為人知的身份是《哈比人歷險記》（The Hobbit）、《魔戒》（The Lord of the Rings）與《精靈寶鑽》（The Silmarillion）的作者，此外他還創作了多部短篇故事與論文。他的作品已被翻譯成超過80種語言，並在全球售出數千萬冊，成為經典中的經典。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.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.

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