13 books in series

The History of Middle-Earth

The History of Middle-Earth is a 13-book series with 13 primary works first released in 1983 with contributions by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien.

The Book of Lost Tales
#1PopularFirst

1983 • 47 Readers • 385 pages 4.3

The Lays of Beleriand
#3

1985 • 17 Readers • 393 pages 4

The Shaping of Middle-earth
#4

1986 • 9 Readers • 380 pages 5

The Lost Road and Other Writings
#5

1987 • 11 Readers • 509 pages 4.5

The Treason of Isengard
#7

1989 • 10 Readers • 465 pages 5

Sauron Defeated
#9

1992 • 7 Readers • 482 pages 4

Morgoth's Ring
#10

1993 • 12 Readers • 478 pages 4

The War of the Jewels
#11

1994 • 9 Readers • 470 pages 5

The Peoples of Middle-earth
#12

1996 • 13 Readers • 438 pages 4