J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Children of Húrin was published in 2007.
The book appeared on 17 April 2007, edited by Christopher Tolkien and illustrated by Alan Lee. It presents a completed narrative assembled from J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings about Túrin Turambar and his sister Nienor, two central figures in the tragic history of the First Age.
Unlike a newly written sequel, The Children of Húrin is an editorial reconstruction from texts Tolkien developed across many decades. Related versions had already appeared in The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth, but the 2007 edition offered the story as a continuous standalone narrative. Christopher Tolkien explained editorial choices in an introduction and conclusion, while Alan Lee’s illustrations helped establish the book’s visual presentation. Its publication made one of Tolkien’s longest First Age tales accessible in a single volume.