The Recurring Cast
Middle-earth book 6 · 1980

Unfinished Tales

Stories and histories of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien from his father’s papers.

Spoiler-free summary written for The Recurring Cast.

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Book facts

Author
J. R. R. Tolkien
Series
Middle-earth, book 6 of 7
Published
1980
Setting
Set in Middle-earth
Story order
Book 3 by the story’s timeline
Characters charted
4
Chart confidence
High

In story order: after The Children of Húrin and before The Hobbit.

Who is in Unfinished Tales

4 recurring or key characters from J. R. R. Tolkien’s chart.

Major 1

Minor and cameo 3

Also featuring these characters

Other J. R. R. Tolkien books that share the most characters with Unfinished Tales.