The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien
So far I’m highly skeptical that a man long dead can produce a book, except by black arts. According to Christopher Tolkien, the author proper, his father painstakingly collected the pieces of the legend into a complete story told only in the words of J.R.R. Tolkien. I don’t buy it; it seems like just another publicity stunt to milk his inheritance. However, if you want to buy this book, Amazon will definitely sell you a copy:
I do love this Amazon review, though: “In Children of Hurin we are again drilled with endless, boring lists of places and names (all of which rhyme of course: Joe, son of Bloe, cousin of Schmoe, sister of Doe, father of Moe, Foe, and Hoe). In the meantime, those of us that purchased a FICTION book to read an actual STORY are left snoozing in our chairs after having to sift through endless page upon page of descriptions of boring people and boring things that mostly have no relevance to the story.”
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