<b>The glorious history of how Middle-earth would change--and become the world readers recognize in The Lord of the Rings</b> <p/>As friends and fellow members of the literary circle known as The Inklings, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis embarked on a challenge. Lewis was to write on "space-travel" and Tolkien on "time-travel." Lewis's novel <i>Out of the Silent Planet </i>became the first book of a science fiction trilogy. Tolkien's unfinished story "The Lost Road" chronicles the original destruction of N menor, a pivotal event of the Second Age of Middle-earth. <p/>In this intriguing volume, Christopher Tolkien traces the vivid history of Middle-earth, bringing the land--its topography and ever-clashing forces--to the state readers recognize from The Lord of the Rings. Entertaining and informative, <i>The Lost Road and Other Writings</i> shares fresh insights into the evolution of one of the world's most enduring fantasies.<br><br><b>Author:</b> J. R. R. Tolkien<br><b>Publisher:</b> Del Rey Books<br><b>Published:</b> 09/30/1996<br><b>Pages:</b> 512<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.56lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.86h x 4.22w x 1.05d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780345406859<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>John Ronald Reuel Tolkien</b> was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Sax