The Silmarillion - BookWyrm

458 pages

English language

Published March 7, 1979 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-345-27255-3
OCLC Number:: 33075234

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.

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ju reviewed The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien

Amazing—obviously

5 stars

I wasn't sure that I would appreciate the style here, as it's so different from the Hobbit and LOTR, but it was oddly addictive, and finally reading the whole story since the beginning of the world feels incredible.