Anneliese van der Pol had an early career in improv theater.
The Children of Hurin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien .. J. R. R. Tolkien. J. R. R. Tolkien. epic fantasy. epic fantasy. He wrote the original version of the story in the late 1910s , revised it several times later , but did not complete it before his death in 1973 .. His son , Christopher Tolkien , edited the manuscripts to form a consistent narrative , and published it in 2007 as an independent work .. Christopher Tolkien. Christopher Tolkien. The book contains 33 illustrations by Alan Lee , eight of which are full-page and in colour .. Alan Lee. Alan Lee ( illustrator )