Beren -- There is indeed much that is new here, mostly stemming from CT's close reading of all the manuscripts. New sentences, new passages, new story points, even -- and a slightly different organization of the story structure. I'm completely satisfied with virtually every single decision CT made, except two (the resolution of the story of Nellas, which is buried within a paragraph, and the lack of follow-through on a directional change CT made in the scene of the approach to Cabed-en-Aras). I translated both parts in such a way as to minimize the damage, i.e. make the first point read poignantly enough, and the second one vague enough (it involves seeing some smoke against the last light in the west, although the characters are looking at it against the southeastern sky, after the CT-introduced change as described in Appendix 2) while staying faithful to the original text. It required much creative thinking, but I'm happy with the results. Also, there's no trace of The Wanderings of Húrin in the book, for good or bad.
