In Middle-earth, the swarming orcs, dwarves hide in the mountains, and the elves again help people to face their destinies, while the shadow of the plane of Evil Middle Earth ... Written on like a Nordic saga, the book primarily describes the fate of Túrin bouncing son of Hurin, hero of Middle Earth. The first third of the book starts slowly, the time to establish the context and characters, then the following two-thirds become downright fascinating. Reading the adventures of Turin during the war against Morgoth men of good, we can see in this character as a kind of "Aragorn the Second Age" brave and virtuous warrior, but struck by a tragic fate and black than "Strider." Captivating.
(A map, glossary and family trees end of the book allow the reader to understand the places and characters in the story)