Throughout its various renditions, the heart of the story always remains the same: Beren, a mortal man, falls madly in love with Lúthien, an Elven princess. Her father, a powerful Elven King, disapproves of Beren and sets him an impossible task to complete before he will give his blessing to wed his daughter. Together, Beren and Lúthien set out upon a task to steal away a Silmaril from Morgoth, the greatest evil the world has ever known

Tolkien’s son, Christopher Tolkien, has edited his father’s writings of this epic tale and compiled them as one continues story for the first time. Illustrated by Alan Lee, who also worked as a concept artist on The Lord of the Rings films, directed by Peter Jackson, this volume is a beautiful work of one of Tolkien’s most memorable and heartbreaking stories.

Beren and Lúthien will be released on June 1, 2017.