J. R. R. Tolkien · posthumous editorial series
The History of Middle-earth books in order
Christopher Tolkien's twelve-volume editorial history of the development of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium from early drafts through later writings.
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Publication order
- 1
The Book of Lost Tales: Part OneAmazon ↗Book 1 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1983
- 2 The Book of Lost Tales: Part TwoAmazon ↗
Book 2 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1984
- 3
The Lays of BeleriandAmazon ↗Book 3 · posthumous_poetry_collection · 1985
- 4
The Shaping of Middle-earthAmazon ↗Book 4 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1986
- 5
The Lost Road and Other WritingsAmazon ↗Book 5 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1987
- 6 The Return of the ShadowAmazon ↗
Book 6 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1988
- 7
The Treason of IsengardAmazon ↗Book 7 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1989
- 8
The War of the RingAmazon ↗Book 8 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1990
- 9
Sauron DefeatedAmazon ↗Book 9 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1992
- 10
Morgoth's RingAmazon ↗Book 10 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1993
- 11
The War of the JewelsAmazon ↗Book 11 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1994
- 12
The Peoples of Middle-earthAmazon ↗Book 12 · posthumous_prose_collection · 1996