Favorite
fantasy book: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Amazon.com book description:
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 story of the creation of
the world and of the the First Age, this is the ancient drama to which the
characters in THE LORD OF THE RINGS look back and in whose events some of them,
such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The three Silmarils were jewels
created by Feanor, most gifted of the Elves. Within them was imprisoned the
Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by
Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. Thereafter, the unsullied Light of Valinor lived
on only in the Silmarils, but they were seized by Morgoth and set in his crown,
which was guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of
Middle-earth. THE SILMARILLION is the history of the rebellion of Feanor and
his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to
Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all their heroism, against the
great Enemy.
I know I may get some hate emails for this, but I like this better than the other books. lol I loved reading about the history of Middle-earth and the collection of legends that led to The Lord of the Rings. Highly recommended! I need to get the Kindle version.
Kelley Heckart, Historical fantasy romance author
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