TALES FROM THE PERILOUS REALM

For the first time in A-format, the definitive collection of Tolkien's fouracclaimed modern classic 'fairie' tales in the vein of The Hobbit. FarmerGiles of Ham is fat and unheroic, but - having unwittingly managed toscare off a short-sighted giant - is called upon to do battle when thedragon Chrysophylax comes to town The Adventures of Tom Bombadil tells byway of verse of Tom's many adventures with hobbits, princesses, dwarvesand trolls Leaf by Niggle recounts the strange adventures of the painterNiggle who sets out to paint the perfect tree Smith of Wootton Majorjourneys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of theGreat Cake of the Feast of Good Children. The four tales are written withthe same skill, quality and hallmarks that made Tolkien's Hobbit aclassic. Largely overlooked because of their short lengths, they arefinally together in a volume which reaffirms Tolkien's place as a masterstoryteller for readers young and old