Follow Tuor into the hidden paths of the city of Gondolin, built by the Elves to escape the god Morgoth, as their prideful blindness and Meglin's betrayal threaten to destroy it. When Morgoth launches his armies led by dragons and Balrogs, the last hope may lie with the child born of Tuor and the Elf Idril. Illustrated by Alan Lee, this book contains successive versions of the story of Gondolin presented by Christopher Tolkien: discover the world of Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, with a richness that The Silmarillion only gives us a glimpse of. This volume contains 8 original color illustrations by Alan Lee, an artist acclaimed for his depictions of The Lord of the Rings and the Children of Hurin.