Mariner The Great Tales of Middle-Earth: The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and the Fall of Gondolin

The quality of the book, the cover and illustrations are excellent. The dimension of the book is OK and size of writing big enough. The box is a real hardcover box, not a tiny paper made box or plastic one.On top of that, it arrived well protected in perfect condition. Thank you Book Depository to care of the product you deliver.I recommend.

Out of the three books the children of hurin is especially bad quality so much that I would recommend just order the single books. The pages are uneven and the bind quality itself is glued incorrectly. The ribbon isn't even centered on the binding and shifted more towards one side. That book alone is paper to start a fire on. The other ones are alright. The publisher for this boxed set is not harper collins unlike what the picture shows. Read the text below and make your decisions based on that, this should be discounted to under 50€.

Los tres libros son los últimos escritos literarios de Tolkien editados postumamente por su hijo, expanden el imaginario del autor y por ello representan una entretenida lectura para sus fans."Los Hijos de Húrin", la primera de dichas obras es la más elaborada debido a que Tolkien sí la concluyó en vida, aunque nunca la publicó. Las otras dos, "Beren y Luthien" y "La Caída de Gondolin" están atestiguadas en fragmentos que el editor recopiló y contextualizó para que el lector tenga idea de lo que el autor tenía en mente pero no concluyó.Respecto a la calidad de la edición, es buena, de pasta dura con cubrepolvos. El papel no es tan fino como el de otras ediciones en boxset de pasta dura como la de "Historia de la Tierra Media", pero sigue siendo buena y cumple con su objetivo. Además tienen bonitas ilustraciones impresas en papel fotográfico, y mapas que son muy útiles para el lector. Los tres volúmenes vienen en una caja de cartón duro con acabado en mate, estéticamente se ve bien.Por último, el boxset llegó muy rápido y en perfectas condiciones. Lo recomiendo ampliamente para los fans de Tolkien, y de la fantasía épica en general. Fue una buena compra.

All three books are hardcover with sleeves plus the books have a very solid slip. I personally dislike sleeves so after removing they have a very well done gilding with the titles of each. My bookshelf of Tolkein is looking very sharp with this addition.

Everything were as it supposed to be. I won’t write anything about to books or show more here, but that it’s all correct. Every detail. Why I won’t write or show much is because I won’t spoil. But yes, it’s ALL correct. All! I’ve been Tolkien-nerd for 22 years now. Which is still not much cause there are super-nerds who were that for decades before me. Either way: you won’t be disappointed in ANY way. Quality it’s perfect and also that new-bought book-smell. The books were by the way VERY good packed. Cudos to the packing-master.SO! If you really WANT to know what exactly happened in Middle Earth before that Amazon Prime-launch, I suggest you start with “The Silmarilion” and these three. Before the launch. Some questions will be answered, and I mean those questions that MIGHT pop up later on Prime. Just saying…

So this review won't be delving into the content of the books or Tolkiens writing. I figure if you're here you are well versed in Middle Earth and a lover of the works of one of the greatest writers ever. So I will focus on the books presentation, artwork and overall quality. Short review : buy this. 10 outta 10 fully recommend.Longer review : these books are beautifully done. The art within is gorgeous and very fitting to Tolkiens writing style, while not trying to replicate the authors personal art that he originally made for his work. The dust covers are beautiful as you can see in the pictures I provided. Each depicts a scene that portrays to the literature inside. They feel about as good quality as you could hope for with a dust cover. We keep ours in the box they came with and have had no issues with them being damaged. The box itself is also very aesthetically pleasing. It's cardboard so don't be expecting a wooden frame of some sort but if you keep your books inside and in a place they won't be hurt it'll hold up just fine. Under the dust covers the books look very classic for hard backed books, not too much to say about that I believe we all have standard hard back books in our collections. I love these books, I gifted them to my husband as he is also a die hard Tolkien lover and he was ecstatic to receive them, especially The Fall of Gondolin as we have been looking for that particular tale for awhile. If you or someone you love can't get enough Tolkien, this set is perfect.