{"product_id":"the-lost-road-and-other-writings","title":"The Lost Road and Other Writings","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe glorious history of how Middle-earth would change—and become the world readers recognize in The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs friends and fellow members of the literary circle known as The Inklings, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis embarked on a challenge. Lewis was to write on “space-travel” and Tolkien on “time-travel.” Lewis’s novel \u003ci\u003eOut of the Silent Planet \u003c\/i\u003ebecame the first book of a science fiction trilogy. Tolkien’s unfinished story “The Lost Road” chronicles the original destruction of Númenor, a pivotal event of the Second Age of Middle-earth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this intriguing volume, Christopher Tolkien traces the vivid history of Middle-earth, bringing the land—its topography and ever-clashing forces—to the state readers recognize from The Lord of the Rings. Entertaining and informative, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Road and Other Writings\u003c\/i\u003e shares fresh insights into the evolution of one of the world’s most enduring fantasies.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48155081113855,"sku":"*R0060929*","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/26693693482310.jpg?v=1770826079","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-lost-road-and-other-writings","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}