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	• The Silmarillion J.R.R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004 - 416 pages average customer review:based on 686 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Silmarillion

I used this book for a college class and it served me well. I got it in great shape for a good price too!

Great version of Silmarillion!

though I've already have a paperback version of this book, I can't resist purchasing again this hardcover version with Nasimth' great illustrations! Really a joy to read accompanyed by those pictures!

Amazing

I bought this book with the illustrated edition of Lord of the Rings (box set). The covers are a bit the same so they go together really well.

I just love this edition of "The Silmarillion". There are many bright illustrations (by Ted Nasmith) and they are very beautiful. It's difficult to illustrate a book like "The Silmarillion", but Ted Nasmith has done a great job.
Under the dust cover there is a blue fabric cover, it makes the book very sturdy.

I recommend anyone this book. It's a great addition to any bookcase, and it comes for a great price!

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A fascinating, rich history of Middle-earth

For those who have read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and want more information and backstory from the earlier Ages of Middle-earth, this is where to look.

Tolkien's first foray into Middle-earth was actually one of the stories in The Silmarillion, which he began during his service in World War I. Later, after completing both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, he went back and added in more and more history for the world he'd created - too much, in fact, to finish. The Silmarillion was first published in 1977, 4 years after Tolkien's death, and even then it did not include all that he hoped to write about his world. Fortunately, some of his most beautiful and tragic tales are contained in it, including:
-The creation of Middle-earth by Illuvatar and the fall of Melkor
-Tales of the Vala and the Firstborn (Elves)
-The Tale of Beren and Luthien, the love story to end all love stories
-The Children of Hurin, the dark and tragic tale of Turin Turumbar and his sister Nienor Niniel
-The fall of Numenor

It's also worth buying this particular edition, especially if you're a Tolkien enthusiast, because Ted Nasmith's gorgeous paintings pop off the page and bring the story to life. What more could you ask for?

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the silmarillion ON CD!

i absolutely love the book, so i figured why not try the audiobook for my holidays. Martin Shaw reads the book brilliantly. And it really helps you focus on the imagination of the book because he does the hardwork for you.
I would strongly recommend knowing the book before listening to this collection though, as if you don't know the names and maps etc, you just wont keep up with martin (not that he's too fast, but rather Tolkien constantly creates new characters and locations chapter after chapter).
The only downside to the CD collection is that it is in a great box, but has 13 normal-sized CD cases in there, each with no sleeve.
It would be better if either the cases had sleeves or they came in slimmer cases or sleeves, thus reducing the size of the box.

all in all. a great buy

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