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The Story of Kullervo

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Verlyn Flieger

Hardcover, 168 pages, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, List Price: $25 |

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Title: The Story of Kullervo
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien and Verlyn Flieger

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The first official publication of a previously unknown work follows the story of a hapless orphan who swears revenge on the dark magician responsible for the death of his father, in a volume complemented by author drafts, notes, and lecture essays.

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Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fiction

Also by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Silmarillion
The Children of Hurin
The Hobbit
The Lord Of The Rings
Beren and Lúthien

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Frodo, Bilbo, Kullervo: Tolkien's Finnish Adventure

April 10, 2016 • While still at university, J.R.R. Tolkien became fascinated by Finnish mythology, abandoning his Classics degree to adapt the epic Story of Kullervo — work that led to the creation of Middle Earth.