The Silmarillion
by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Jrr Tolkien, Tolkien, and Fantasy.
A numberone New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, THE SILMARILLION is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before THE HOBBIT.Tolkien considered THE SILMARILLION his most important work, and, though it was published last and posthumously, this great collection of ta...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Jrr Tolkien, Tolkien, and Fantasy.
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Ed Morrissey
“@crousselle You really still need to read the books, though. Start with the Hobbit, go through the trilogy, and then read The Silmarillion. You can start with the Silmarillion, but it may not work as well unless you've read the trilogy.”
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