Book Series Guide

Author guide

Christopher Tolkien

Editor and author of the History of Middle-earth books.

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Books by series

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The History of Middle-earth

A scholarly series assembling Tolkien's drafts, notes, and other Middle-earth material.

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  1. 1
    The Shaping of Middle-earth

    Book 4 · nonfiction · 1986

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  2. 2
    The Return of the Shadow

    Book 6 · nonfiction · 1984

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  3. 3
    Sauron Defeated

    Book 9 · nonfiction · 1992

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The History of the Lord of the Rings

A subseries tracing the composition of The Lord of the Rings.

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  1. 1
    The Return of the Shadow

    Book 1 · nonfiction · 1984

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  2. 2
    Sauron Defeated

    Book 4 · nonfiction · 1992

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Outside the series

Standalone and other books

  1. The History of Middle-earth

    omnibus · 1991

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  2. Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien

    collection · 2021

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  3. The Complete History Of Middle Earth

    omnibus · 2001

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