The Children of Húrin – C.Lee & C.Tolkien Free Audiobook

Written by C.Lee & C.Tolkien

Children of Húrin (English The Children of Húrin) – reconstruction of the unfinished novel by cult author JRR Tolkien, which is performed by his son Christopher. This book Tolkien started writing in 1918, when he was 26 years old, and throughout his life he returned to it, but have not had time to finish. Christopher Tolkien rewrote numerous drafts, and with its own styling has prepared a book for publication.

• A description of the book in English (information from Wikipedia):
The Children of Húrin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien. He wrote the original version of the story in the late 1910s, revised it several times later, but did not complete it before his death in 1973. His son, Christopher Tolkien, edited the manuscripts to form a consistent narrative, and published it in 2007 as an independent work.

• Description of the audio books in English (information from the Tolkien Gateway: Book and Audiobook)
An unabridged audio recording of The Children of Húrin read by Christopher Lee was released in November 2007. Lee spent five days in the studio recording the book for HarperCollins. The audiobook also features Christopher Tolkien reading his preface and introduction to the story.

The Children of Húrin Audiobook is the retelling of the tragedy of Húrin and his family, first by Christopher Tolkien with the preface and the introduction, followed by the complete story itself, read by actor Christopher Lee. In all, the story is told on 8 CDs, with the total time being 128 tracks, all lasting eight hours and twenty-four minutes. Christopher Lee spent five days in a recording studio for this project.