The Silmarillion

Cover of The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien
Year: 2024
Language: en
Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780008669140
Dimensions:
Height: 6 mm
Length: 222 mm
Width: 222 mm
Weight: 240 g
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The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien is a special unjacketed hardback edition published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited in 2024, featuring 384 pages in English. This edition presents the complete work, serving as a prelude to Tolkien’s renowned epic, The Lord of the Rings, and includes a unique cover design along with black and red endpaper maps.

Readers will find an account of the Elder Days and the First Age of Tolkien’s World, exploring the ancient drama that precedes the events of The Lord of the Rings. The tales delve into the conflicts involving Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, and the High Elves’ quest for the Silmarils, jewels that embody the pure light of Valinor. This edition’s cover art illustrates significant elements such as Telperion and Laurelin, the Two Trees of Valinor, enhancing the thematic depth of the narrative.


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Special unjacketed hardback edition of the prelude to J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. This edition of The Silmarillion features the complete work with a unique cover design and black and red endpaper maps.

The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s World. It 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 tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.

This special ‘collectors hardback’ edition of the work includes a unique cover design that illustrates Telperion and Laurelin, the Two Trees of Valinor, and the three Silmarils.

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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Year: 2024.
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ISBN-13: 9780008669140.
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Language: en. Pages: 384.

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