The Silmarillion

Description

This is a beautifully presented revised and reset edition of "The Silmarillion", illustrated by celebrated Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith - designed to match and complement the illustrated "Lord of The Rings". J R R Tolkien's "Silmarillion" is the core work of the Middle-earth canon. It is in this dense and often neglected masterpiece that the entire cosmology for the background for "The Hobbit" and, particularly, "The Lord of The Rings" is documented. This revised and reset volume contains fabulous tales of heroes and monsters, and the history of the Elves and of the Silmarils - the magical jewels produced by the Children of Iluvatar, or Elves (humans being the Younger Children of Iluvatar); it tells of the creation of Middle-earth, and the coming of Men into the world; it chronicles the early battles between good and evil, forces of light and dark, which foreshadow the great conflict with Sauron, the Dark Lord, in "Lord of The Rings". These tales of Middle-earth were published posthumously in 1977.

Reviews

'How, given little over half a century of work, did one man become the creative equivalent of a people?' The Guardian 'Demanding to be compared with English mythologies! at times rises to the greatness of true myth' Financial Times 'A creation of singular beauty! magnificent in its best moments' Washington Post

Author description

J R R Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold many millions of copies world wide. Artist Ted Nasmith has contributed to a range of illustrated works including The Tolkien Calendar, the Complete Guide to Middle-earth, Realms of Tolkien and Tolkien's World.