Review of the New Tolkien Lore Book - The Fall of Númenor by Brian Sibley - Review & Thoughts

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This is my Review of the new Tolkien and Lord of the Rings related lore book, that released 10./15. November 2022 called: The Fall of Númenor. We look into some details, if it's good, for whom it might be interesting and some special circumstances people should be aware of when reading this.
The full title of the books is The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth edited by Tolkien scholar Brian Sibley, composed out of texts written bei J. R. R. Tolkien. The art works of The Fall of Númenor were drawn by Alan Lee. It has almost 300 pages.
Preview/extract of The Fall of Númenor:
bit.ly/3fYBKzd
amzn.to/3UIsRck
I have permission of the artists to use their art works & I bought the book myself - physcial and digital. It's the English version.
► Artwork and special thanks to:
Kimberly80 - deviantart.com/kimberly80
Ted Nasmith - tednasmith.com
Jenny Dolfen Art - / jennydolfen or goldseven.wordpress.com - etsy.com/de/shop/JennyDolfen
Sara Morello Art - deviantart.com/samo-art
Pete Amachree - artstation.com/summerpudding
Niahti - artstation.com/niahti
BeneF - deviantart.com/benef
Laura Tolton - deviantart.com/lauratolton
Andrés Bertachini Art - / andresbertachiniart
Firat Solhan - www.artstation.com/firatsolhan
► Affiliate Links:
US: amzn.to/3UIsRck
UK: amzn.to/3hHQraw
DE: amzn.to/3Eau8ls (EN) or amzn.to/3UVPr0O (DE)
► Sources:
The Lord of The Rings (1954-1955) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion (1977)
The Hobbit (1937; 1951)
Unfinished Tales (1980)
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien (1981)
The Peoples of Middle-earth (1996)
The Nature of Middle-earth (2021)
The Fall of Numenor (2022)
TolkienGateway.net
Full book preview link I found on buecher.de:
webreader.mytolino.com/reader... )
Preview Link for The Nature of Middle-earth book:
preview.aer.io/The_Nature_of_...
Maps:
Amazon (John Howe)
Edited by: Murdo
Aman & Adar sketch map by ThePhilosophersGames
► Mistakes:
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► Playlists:
If you are interested in Tolkien's legendary fantasy Epic The Lord of the Rings and his related works, here some recommendations:
Recommended Lore Videos - • Who are Tolkien's Wiza...
Book/Film Differences Series - • LotR Prologue Explaine...
► Time Codes:
Intro - 0:00
► Social Media:
The Philosopher's Games / TPhGames / TPhLore aka Chris
RU-vid (Main): / thephilosophersgames
Gaming Channel - / tphgames
Twitch Channel - / thephilosophersgames
Twitter (@PhilosophGames): / philosophgames
Discord Server - / discord
► Of Games and Rings Podcast:
Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/4xQx...
Others see: linktr.ee/TPhGames
#Tolkien #LordOfTheRings #Lore

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@ThePhilosophersGames Год назад

Ok here is my review of The Fall of Númenor book by Biran Sibley. I hope you like the review. I bought the English physical and digital version of it. And now I also linked the affilaite links in the description. Let me know if you are interested in the book or if you have it already, if you like it so far. Big thanks to the artists (links in teh description): Kimberly80 Ted Nasmith Sara Morello Art Pete Amachree and all the others Also ofc Alan Lee as part of the book itself.

@christianefiorito3204 Год назад

I got my copy yesterday. I love it. The art is absolutely fantastic. I am happy we have Tolkiens words about the second age finally.

@ThePhilosophersGames Год назад

haha agreed, I also think it might be a really interesting book for a lot of people.

@arthurwkayalle6213 Год назад

Which illustration was your favorite?

@ecthelionofthefountain8267 Год назад

I'm very much looking forward to reading this book. First of all, I'd like to say Alan Lee's illustrations are absolutely exquisite. Annatar looks as he should look!

@arthurwkayalle6213 Год назад

Indeed, but i miss his other illustrations, he does some fantastic illustrations that are inside imladris, like that one from isildur againts sauron, and the ones from tolkien's ring, by david day, they could have been included😐

@istari0 Год назад

I'm just waiting for my copy to arrive. I may not like every choice Sibley made but a coherent tale of the 2nd Age in one book is something I have been anticipating ever since this book was announced.

@MisterLambda Год назад

I was about to purchase it online before you gave the advice of looking at local book stores, I shall certainly do that! Thanks again for your thoughts and presentation.

@W1ndF4lc0n Год назад

Excellent video Chris. Glad to see you talk about the books again. I'm sure you talk about them a lot in the Rings of Power videos as well, but I have successfully excised everything regarding that show from my life, so apologies for not watching those despite me enjoying your content so much, and for so many years now. Thanks for all the work you do.

@ThePhilosophersGames Год назад

Thank you ^^ Glad you (and I hope others as well) are back.

@margaridasousa4093 Год назад

Hi, nice review and channel. I stumbled upon it a couple of weeks ago as I am revisiting Tolkien books. This time I started by the Silmarillion (the last illustrated edition). I read LOTR for the first time 25 years ago and I am very glad that we have access to so much of Tolkien's universe now. Really like your books' reviews and lore videos. Thank you!

@otaku-sempai2197 Год назад

I haven't received my copy yet (pre-ordered through Barnes & Noble). From what I've heard from other sites, Sibley also retains the confusing and contradictory idea that the Elf-king Amroth is a son of Galadriel and Celeborn, a notion that I would have thought to be reduced to a footnote.

@ThePhilosophersGames Год назад

agreed (I mentioned it in teh video as well). Really an unusual choice, but I guess it's hard to make sense out of it only using Tolkien's text without having to fill some gaps yourself or simply not mentioning what happened in Lórien in the meantime.

@aresaurelian Год назад

I have ordered my copy of the book. It looks amazing. Good review Chris, thank you for your thoughts.🙂

@ThePhilosophersGames Год назад

Thank you!

@KingGayCockroach Год назад

As always an absolutely excellent video

@ThePhilosophersGames Год назад

Thank you ^^

@terrystewart1973 Год назад

This is a great addition to my Tolkien library. Hope someone does something similar for the First and Third Ages one day.

@robertherring9277 Год назад

Thanks man! Wish I could have read over Thanksgiving break, but will over winter break! Perks of being a teacher!

@alonsogabriel9336 Год назад

Yep, all my doubts about the book, it being similar or maybe exactly like Beren and Luthien (a non linear work and more of a story of how the story was made than the story itself expanded, a documentary of sorts) are gone. My pre order was worth it, thank god I didnt cancel it. Thanks for laying this vid out here, really helped clarify some stuff. All in all, Fall of Numenor seems to be best for those whom have read or have the silmarillion and the hobbit and lotr books and dont have the other books that tackle the 2nd age.

@arthurwkayalle6213 Год назад

The fall of númenor is similar to the children of hurin, it's a linear story, but It dosen't add much as the children of hurin. Fantastic book nonetheless

@jamesmc04 Год назад

It’s shorter than I thought it would be, at just under 300 pages (including the index). But I am glad I got it.

@iplaypocketfjords Год назад

You should do a video on the concept of ‘the flame imperishable’ If the Ring makes any bearer ‘a servant’ or a extension of Sauron bound by his will while losing their own (example: the nine are bound in this subservient manner) is the 🔥 supposed to be consciousness of people & Gandalf for instance a being that is guarding this ability of making choices that enables sub-creations like The Shire; a place with a culture as much as any elf-realm like Rivendel. Gandalf does assert to the Balrog that he is a protector of ‘the secret fire’ - as in protecting against the zombification that Sauron desires…lol yea confirmed I have a helluva bag of hash. I am not even sure if any of this makes any sense.

@ThePhilosophersGames Год назад

😅

@TheDarkWizard666 Год назад

Truly a work of art, fantastic book!

@Aurora2097 Год назад

So it is all texts i already have read.Thought so.But i am curious for the german translation as i believe most ao far have only been available in english...

@ThePhilosophersGames Год назад

Yes, there are some texts it, that have not been translated so far (e.g. from Peoples of Middle-earth).

@Aurora2097 Год назад

A bit sad there wasn't more katerial from the notion club papers, the lost road and the early 2nd age outline.Tal-Elmar would have been fun too...

@mathuasher9184 Год назад

Positive comment

@ThePhilosophersGames Год назад

thank you for your positivity 😄

@imacarrot6570 11 месяцев назад

As long as this book is just a sort of compilation of already published material by a Tolkien then that is not bad. Without specifically Christopher to go through the material .. .. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN UNPUBLISHED WORK OF TOLKIEN ANYMORE!! No one else is to be trusted. Ever. Period. Anything else is simply Melkor's song polluting Eru's creation.