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by J R Tolkien (Author)
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The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic, operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth, essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Tolkien's work sets the standard for fantasy, and this audio version of the "Bible of Middle-Earth" does The Silmarillion justice. Martin Shaw's reading is grave and resonant, conveying all the powerful events and emotions that shaped elven and human history long before Bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf and all the rest embarked on their quests. Beginning with the Music of the Ainur, The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days, when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils, pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth, but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings. This is epic fantasy at its finest, thrillingly read and gloriously unabridged. (Running time: 14 hours, 6 CDs) --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.


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The action of this volume predates even the above History titles as it relates the creation of Middle-earth, its beings and the coming of evil. Tolkien's Paradise Lost.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not only a book, but a Piece of Art, Feb 28 2005
By Gonzalo Morán (Havana City, Cuba) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Silmarillion (Hardcover)
It is quite difficult to write something about "The Silmarillion" when there are already so many people that have read it. But to write something about this new illustrated edition is completely different.

The whole book is a work mayor fantasy, created by J.R.R. Tolkien and it has been for all of us possible to read it, thanks to his son Christopher. The book should be read after having been read "The Hobbit" and The Lord of the Rings in that order, because if not its reading it could a bit difficult. Doing it this way you can feel as if you live each one of the histories like something that was made for us to know, but somehow didn't fitted in the previous books.

Now let's take this classic book and let's add it illustrations... Can someone request for more? This edition overcomes the previous by arriving to 45 marvelously painted illustrations, made by Ted Nasmith. Some of the paintings are awesomely real. They caught my eyes from the very beginning. It's a pity that some paintings made by Nasmtih, like the ones entitled "Eärendil Searches Tirion" and "Luthien Escapes the Treehouse" haven't been included in the final edition. On the other hand it was a big surprise to see the high-scaled map of this one. Not even the illustrated edition of LOTR has such a big and wonderful map.

To tell the truth it's a privilege to have this book in my bookcase beside the illustrated editions of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings".

Once again thanks Tolkien for give us such a wonderful world to live in, and thanks Mr Nasmith for put it into images.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gives us amazing scope and depth to our beloved middle-earth, Jan 8 2009
There have been complaints about this book being boring, dull, hard-to-get-through, etc. This book is obviously not for everyone, but no book ever is. To all who love 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings', be forwarned that this doesn't resemble them, meaning hobbits are entirely absent, which does take away from the story. However, we finally get to read those legend and tales which were so teasing and tantalizing to us in 'The Lord of the Rings'. We learn where Aragorn came from, the Witch-King, Sauron, Morgoth, Elrond, and many others. It is well worth the read! I for one, LOVED this book, and have read it over again, though not as many times as 'The Lord of the Rings'. I would say the most difficult part I found was the beginning, where the earth is created. For some reason I couldn't get into that, but as soon as it moves past that, the books becomes more alive. Oh, and another thing was all the names. There are a lot of Elvish names that begin with 'F', all related of course, and for me it was a bit hard to keep track of who was related to whom. Names such as 'Feanor', 'Fingolfin', 'Finarfin', 'Finwe'...etc. In the end I made a rough and hasty family tree, just to make sure I knew who actually was where in the universe! But all in all, this is a satisfying and wholesome work. I just wish Tolkien had more time to complete it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great background and stories, not enough time to create them, Jul 9 2007
By sheila bezeredi "bez" (surrey, bc, canada) - See all my reviews
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I found this like reading out of an encyclopedia, a little bland and with limited detail. The material for some of the best fantasy novels is there but alas for Mr. Tolkein as nobody lives forever. But seeing as he didn't have the time to create a narrated novel out of any of these (exception of LOTR, Hobbit, and Children of Hurin-all fabulous by the way) the book was very intricate and masterfully created. Its almost as if he was god to his own little world. Almost as if he himself was Illuvitar.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Shining silmarils
It's more than slightly staggering to consider: the epic fantasy "Lord of the Rings" to be the tail end of Tolkien's invented history. Read more
Published on Mar 4 2007 by E. A Solinas

5.0 out of 5 stars The Middle-Earth Bible
It's more than slightly staggering to consider: the epic fantasy "Lord of the Rings" to be the tail end of Tolkien's invented history. Read more
Published on Feb 25 2007 by E. A Solinas

5.0 out of 5 stars The Middle-Earth Bible
It's more than slightly staggering to consider: the epic fantasy "Lord of the Rings" to be the tail end of Tolkien's invented history. Read more
Published on Feb 25 2007 by E. A Solinas

4.0 out of 5 stars Requires repeated reading
This collection of lose knit tales of the history of Middle Earth and those that live there. We learn many things as what different names of beings and places mean. Read more
Published on Dec 9 2006 by bernie

4.0 out of 5 stars Requires repeated reading
This collection of lose knit tales of the history of Middle Earth and those that live there. We learn many things as what different names of beings and places mean. Read more
Published on Sep 24 2006 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars The birth of middle earth
The Silmarillion gives the reader a more complete background of the world of The Lord of the Rings. It is more of a history and less of a story, but it is nevertheless excellent,... Read more
Published on Sep 16 2006 by Brian A.

4.0 out of 5 stars Requires repeated reading
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Published on Aug 18 2006 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!!
this book is simply amazing!!! if you have never read it, go to the bookstore and buy it or go to the library! Read more
Published on Aug 11 2006 by atanali

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for Tolkien fans
This book is a good read.But If you enjoyed Lotr's just as a story (and/or just a work of fiction), and didn't bother going into deeper depts you will probably not enjoy this... Read more
Published on April 11 2006 by Jason Guillemette

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best!
This is definitely one of the best books in my posession. The Silmarillion is astonishing in its philosophical and theological depth. Read more
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