The Shaping of Middle-earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta, and The Annals  by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Shaping of Middle-earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta, and The Annals

The History of Middle-Earth #4

J.R.R. Tolkien

480 pages first pub 1986 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy adventurous slow-paced

Description

This fourth volume of The History of Middle-earth presents early versions of those first tales, from the creation myth to the fall of Morgoth. Writings include a chronology of the events in Beleriand, the first Silmarillion map, and the only known...

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Moods

informative 100%
challenging 66%
adventurous 33%
reflective 33%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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Flaws of characters a main focus?

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