The Fall of Gondolin
by Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien
The Fall of Gondolin is a 2018 J. R. R. Tolkien book edited by Christopher Tolkien and illustrated by Alan Lee, published by HarperCollins in the UK and Houghton Mifflin in the US. It gathers versions of an early tale of a secret Elvish city and its fall through treachery.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- HarperCollins, 2018
- First published
- HarperCollins, 2018
The first edition of The Fall of Gondolin by Christopher Tolkien was published in London, UK by HarperCollins in 2018. We track 1 edition.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Gondolin
- Genre
- tale
Read next
- Comes after
- Beren and Lúthien
In print
- Editions recorded
- 26 on Open Library, 9 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 20 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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More by Christopher Tolkien
- A Middle English Vocabulary1922 · 1 edition
- Sir Gawain & the Green Knight1925 · 1 edition
- Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary1936 · 1 edition
- The Hobbit1937 · 3 editions
- The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun1945 · 1 edition
- Tolkien On Fairy-stories1947 · 2 editions
- Farmer Giles of Ham1949 · 1 edition
- The Fellowship of the Ring1954 · 1 edition
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Who published the first edition of The Fall of Gondolin?
The first edition of The Fall of Gondolin by Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien was published in London, UK by HarperCollins in 2018.
How many editions of The Fall of Gondolin are there?
We track 1 edition of The Fall of Gondolin, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
What should I read after The Fall of Gondolin?
In order, it follows Beren and Lúthien, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Fall of Gondolin, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Fall of Gondolin (2018), Tolkien Books (tolkienbooks.us)
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