The War of Jewels

In "The War of the Jewels," Christopher Tolkien continues his account of the later history of "The Silmarillion" from where it was left in "Morgoth's Ring." The story returns to Middle-earth and the devastating conflict between the High Elves and their allies, the Men, against the power of the Dark Lord. With the publication of this book, all of J. R. R. Tolkien's later narrative writing concerning the last centuries of the First Age is completed, providing a comprehensive understanding of the long history of "The Silmarillion," which begins in "The Book of Lost Tales." The book includes the full text of the Grey Annals, the primary record of the War of the Jewels, and introduces a major story of Middle-earth for the first time: the tale of the disaster that befell the forest people of Brethil when Hurin the Steadfast arrived among them after his release from years of captivity in Angband, the fortress of Morgoth. "One marvels anew at the depth, breadth, and persistence of J. R. R. Tolkien's labor. No one sympathetic to his aims, the invention of a secondary universe, will want to miss this chance to be present at the creation." - Publishers Weekly.