{"product_id":"the-heroes-of-tolkien-9781684120956","title":"The Heroes of Tolkien","description":"J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth is filled with great heroes who rose in the face of crisis to shape the course of that world's history. This volume examines the complexities surrounding Tolkien's portrayal of good and evil, analyzing the most celebrated heroes from the earliest days of Arda to the end of the War of the Ring. Men, elves, dwarves, and their allies are covered in detail, and each hero's role in the battle against the forces of evil is discussed at length. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Day\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a dozen books on the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, beginning with \u003ci\u003eA Tolkien Bestiary, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first illustrated guide to Middle-earth. Together with \u003ci\u003eTolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTolkien's Ring, \u003c\/i\u003e his books have been translated into twenty languages and have sold in excess of 3 million copies. A Canadian living in Victoria, British Columbia, Day has also published more than thirty other books of mythology, history, fantasy, fiction, and poetry, for both adults and children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thunder Bay Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199229067538,"sku":"9781684120956","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b6a24c0-bc48-4228-8459-0ad6afe74ca7.jpg?v=1744873460","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-heroes-of-tolkien-9781684120956","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}