New Tolkien book, The Fall of Númenor, to be published

Re:New Tolkien book, The Fall of Númenor, to be published by em500 on Thursday June 23, 2022 @07:48AM (#31847728)

I liked it a lot, but many people seem to find it a hard slog to get through, especially coming from LOTR/the Hobbit. Especially the first part "Ainulindale", which you can safely skip until you've read the rest.

My tip would be to read it in partially reversed chronological order:

- start with "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age" (which contains an amazing condensed version of LOTR)

- then "Akallabêth"

- then "Quenta Silmarillion"

- finally "Ainulindale"

None of these part depends on knowledge of the preceding parts, and IMO it's much easier to relate to / get a good context if you read them last-part-first.

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Re:New Tolkien book, The Fall of Númenor, to be published by bashmelek on Thursday June 23, 2022 @10:01AM (#31849247)

I’ve heard before of people struggling through the Ainulindale, but to be honest I never could understand why. Maybe it has something to do with me being Catholic? I completely loved the Ainulindale, beginning to end.

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