[Fantasy] The Tale of the Children of Húrin

I suppose that the first thing I had to do is introduce myself, you could call me Viajero, I'll be in charge of Fantasy, but I would also write about science fiction and other things. I'm not very good writing introductions so I'll leave a link to my blog and that's all...

Title: The Tale of the Children of Húrin
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Date of Publication: 2007
Genre: Fantasy
Nº of Pages: 313

Long before the One Ring was forged in the fires of Mount Doom, one man—Húrin—dared to defy Morgoth, the first and greatest of the dark lords to plague Middle-earth. Thus did he and his children, Túrin and Niënor, earn the enmity of a merciless foe that would shape the destiny of all the ages to come.

Only J.R.R. Tolkien, the undisputed master of the fantastic, could have conceived this magical tale of Elves and Men united against a brutal foe. And only Christopher Tolkien, the master’s son and literary heir, could have fit the pieces of his father’s unfinished work together with such deep understanding and consummate artistry. With an introduction and appendiCes by Christopher Tolkien, who has also contributed maps and genealogy tables, and eight stunning paintings and twenty-five pencil drawings by Oscar-winning artist Alan Lee, The Children of Húrin at last takes its proper place as the very cornerstone of J.R.R. Tolkien’s immortal achievement.




I think Tolkien does not need much presentation because you may already have read The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit. This book published by his son Christopher Tolkien narrates the story of the children of Húrin as the title of the book says.
Some of you may say 'Ohhh this is wonderfull, another book at the level of the Hobbit, the Silmarillion or The Lord of the Rings'. No, this is not a book at the level of those great novels. With this i'm not saying that the book is bad, because it is quite good, what I mean is that if you begin reading the book with that craving of reading more masterworks written by Tolkien you are going to have a letdown.

As in other Tolkien's books characters are very well developed and the plot is carried in an excelent way, but I feel that this novel lacks the epicity and the charisma of his already mentioned works.
The prose is light, with a little ornate style, it is also full of details and is very complete, so it would be helpful for adding information to what we read in his other works.

For ending i'll add that even though this novel is not, as I have already said, of other works of Tolkien, reading it is no waste and every Tolkien fan will enjoy it a lot.