The silmarillion is the history of the war of the exiled elves against the. The silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by english writer j. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, christopher tolkien, in 1977, with assistance from guy gavriel kay. Tolkien s other works, forms an extensive, though incomplete, narrative that describes the universe of ea in which are found.
A numberone new york times bestseller when it was originally published, the silmarillion is the core of j. The silmarillion by tolkien abebooks shop for books. Tolkien died before he finished revising the various legends, christopher gathered material from his fathers older writings to fill out the book. The silmarillion is actually tolkiens first book and also his last. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, christopher tolkien, in 1977 with assistance from guy gavriel kay. The silmarillion tells the story of the rebellion by feanors allies against the gods, their exile from valinor and return. Tolkien considered the silmarillion his most important work, and, though it was published last and posthumously, this great collection of tales and legends clearly sets the stage for all his other writing. The silmarillion, the book tolkien spent all of his adult life writing, was, sadly, incomplete when tolkien died at the age of eighty one in 1973. The book is a smaller format than the george allen and unwin and the bca editions from 1977. Silmarillion s book was published on 15 september 1977. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The free books online the silmarillion,update the latest books every day the silmarillion,online free book the silmarillion,j. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the rings look.
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