After promoting out earlier this week, The Full Historical past of Center-earth: Collector’s Field Set is again in inventory at Amazon with an enormous low cost. The 5,440-page, three-book collector’s set is on sale for $80.65 (was $250) in Amazon’s Prime Huge Deal Days e-book promotion. The 68% drop–nearly $170 off–is the steepest value minimize supplied by Amazon since William Morrow revealed the collector’s set in 2020. Since Amazon has already offered out of this deal a number of instances this week, you most likely should not wait too lengthy to snag this one. Like many different J.R.R. Tolkien and Lord of the Rings e-book offers Amazon is providing this weekend, it’s essential be a Prime member to get The Full Historical past of Center-earth for this low value.
Alternatively, all 4 of the 2024 hardcover field units gathering The Historical past of Center-earth and The Silmarillion are on sale for as much as 66% off.
$80.65 (was $250) | Restocked on October 4
Printed in 2020 with an MSRP of $250, The Full Historical past of Center-earth is a splendidly designed and constructed field set. Every e-book is heavy, however even the two,000-plus web page second quantity affords a nice studying expertise. Every e-book comes with a mud jacket and could be saved and displayed in a premium, custom-built case emblazoned with J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic brand.
Primarily based on Tolkien’s Legendarium–a huge assortment of backstories, lore, and notes overlaying Center-earth all through hundreds of years–The Historical past of Center-earth was initially revealed from 1983-1996. Christopher Tolkien, the creator’s son and literary executor, compiled, edited, and added to the legendarium to create 12 distinct books.
The Full Historical past of Center-earth accommodates all 12 volumes of their unique publication chronology:
- E book of Misplaced Tales, Half I
- E book of Misplaced Tales, Half II
- The Lays of Beleriand
- The Shaping of Center-earth
- The Misplaced Street and Different Writings
- The Return of the Shadow
- The Treason of Isengard
- The Conflict of the Ring
- Sauron Defeated
- Morgoth’s Ring
- The Conflict of the Jewels
- The Peoples of Center-earth
At 5,440 pages throughout three books, it is most likely secure to say that these could be the most important books on most followers’ bookshelves. Every of the three volumes was additionally revealed individually on the identical day because the field set, however at present costs, you’d spend extra for 2 of them than you’d for the field set.
The Historical past of Center-earth Field Units (2024)
Although The Full Historical past of Center-earth is essentially the most economical technique to learn all 12 volumes in bodily format, the 2024 field units are definitely value a glance, too. These beautiful units embody splashy, totally illustrated mud jackets and show circumstances. For those who desire a extra conventional look, the opposite facet of the reversible mud jackets characteristic the unique graphics with solid-color backgrounds.
All 12 volumes are included as particular person books throughout the 4 units, however if you happen to go this route, you will additionally get a number of additional books. Writer William Morrow determined to incorporate The Silmarillion as the primary e-book in Field Set 1. The Silmarillion, Tolkien’s best-known work moreover The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, is commonly lumped in with The Historical past of Center-earth these days–and it is smart why. Early drafts and elements of the 1977 traditional are literally within the 12-volume collection. Field Set 1 additionally contains Unfinished Tales, whereas the ultimate set has a book-length index.
William Morrow continued its collection of ornamental Tolkien hardcover field units this summer season with Tolkien Myths and Legends, a four-book field set that is on sale for $53.70 (was $125), and The Nice Tales of Center-earth, which accommodates Tolkien’s remaining three novels and is on sale for $75 (was $125).
Prime Huge Deal Days: The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion
Amazon’s early Prime Huge Deal Days e-book sale is crammed with Tolkien books, together with a number of collectible editions of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion.
The Lord of the Rings Collector’s Editions (2024)
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The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien Illustrated Editions
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