Why read Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth?

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A New York Times bestseller for twenty-one weeks upon publication, J.R.R. Tolkien's Unfinished Tales is a collection of short stories ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and further relates events as told in The Silmarillion and The Lord…

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1 author picked Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Peter Grybauskas

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I love this book for its gloriously unfinished glimpses into three Ages of Tolkien’s sub-creation. It taught me just how important Túrin Turambar was to his author, took me to parts of Númenor I’d not dreamt of, and showed me Gandalf blowing smoke rings in Saruman’s face.

It also showed me Christopher Tolkien’s care as an editor and served as a first step towards the rich and unabashedly scholarly studies of The History of Middle-earth.

From Peter's list on fantastic depths beyond The Lord of the Rings.