Lorien (Tolkien's fantasy novel collection)

Author: (English) J.R.R. Tolkien, translated by Gong Zhicheng
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: In 1925, while on vacation with his family, little Michael lost his beloved toy dog. To comfort him, his father J.R.R. Tolkien came up with a story: a real dog was transformed into a toy dog by a magician, and later sent to the moon and the sea by the Beach Mage. Without Roof of the World, The Lord of the Rings might not have been born; it was precisely because fantasy stories like Roof of the World were deeply loved by Tolkien himself and his children that they ultimately gave birth to more ambitious works—The Hobbit and even The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. This book includes five fantasy short stories, including Roof of the World: Farmer Giles of Ham is ordered to slay a dragon; Hobbits, a princess, dwarves, giants, and Bombadil embark on an adventure together; Painter Nigel cannot paint the perfect leaf in his lifetime; after his death, he harvests a perfect forest; the son of a blacksmith accidentally eats a magical cake and gains an unexpected visit to the fairyland. The book is accompanied by five illustrations hand-drawn by Tolkien himself, making it a must-have treasure for The Lord of the Rings fans!