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Title: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TOLKIEN ISBN: 0-345-32581-8 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 January, 1985 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 (481 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Silmarillion as entrancing as the Silmarils!
Comment: Welcome to the wondrous universe of JRR Tolkien. A universe of epic proportions, expanding over ages of time. Welcome to a new world, where elves dance in the light of the Two Trees and where dwarves create brilliant works of intense beauty. Welcome to Middle-Earth!
The Silmarillion is a great masterpiece, woven by the spellbounding skill of JRR Tolkien. The enchanting words traps one in its vivid imagery.It was very well-written and one would be frozen in awe at the beauty.
Middle-Earth, the world created by who Richard Adams calls "O Mighty Tolkien! Prince of Fantasists!" And after reading the Silmarillion and his other works, Lord of the Rings, I agree. Middle-Earth is a place populated by tall elves who never sleep, short dwarves ever-digilent and noble men fighting gloriously. The Silmarillion tells the history of the creation and the stories of Middle-Earth. I am amazed with JRR Tolkien's ability to delve so deeply into his land whereas other authors would write a book and leave it as that. He tells of the good and the bad times of Middle-Earth and you cheer with the defeat of MElkor-Morgoth and mope with Dagor Bragollach.
I heard about the Silmarillion after I read the LOTR. I was hooked on the first few pages and kept gorging it down until I was done. This is an excellent book. But I must warn, there are plenty of names, places and events that you must remember to keep along with the fantastic rhythm of the book.
Read this book, and you also will be hoping to be in Valinor!
Rating: 3
Summary: for Elve freaks
Comment: As profoundly beautiful as the creation of the world through the eyes of Tolkien really is, this book is for those who *have* to know *more* about Tolkien's elves, or for those who have a passionate love (and attention span) for myths and ancient legends.
Where as the Hobbit was a children's story compared to the breath and scope of the Lord of the Rings, the Silmarillion is another step up in the complexity ladder of Tolkien's fictional history books. Interweaving characters and situations together, creating a complicated tapestry of Middle Earth, pre-War of the Rings, this is not light reading - but it's just as fanciful and enjoyable as Tolkien's other Middle Earth works. Brave it only *after* you've read the Lord of the Rings, if you so desire to know more about the origins of many characters and places such as Galadriel, Elrond, and Rivendell.
Sorry, the Sil *still* doesn't explain that whacked out Tom Bombadill character though!
Rating: 5
Summary: Of Elves
Comment: This book is so close to Shakespeare. It has some of the most beautiful language I've ever read. It's different then the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, but in a really good way.
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Title: Unfinished Tales: The Lost Lore of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien ISBN: 0345357116 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 August, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien ISBN: 0345340426 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 September, 1986 List Price(USD): $29.96 |
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Title: The Hobbit (Leatherette Collector's Edition) by J. R. R. Tolkien ISBN: 0395177111 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 24 October, 1973 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Book of Lost Tales 1 (The History of Middle-Earth - Volume 1) by J.R.R. Tolkien ISBN: 0345375211 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 22 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Histories of Middle Earth, Volumes 1-5 by J.R.R. Tolkien ISBN: 0345466454 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $32.97 |
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