An edition of The Silmarillion (1977)

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An edition of The Silmarillion (1977)

The Silmarillion

by

  • ★★★ ★ 4.0 (109 ratings) ·
  • 721 Want to read
  • 47 Currently reading
  • 166 Have read

A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit.

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Publisher
Book Club Associates
Language
English
Pages
414

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Subjects

Fantasy fiction, Short stories, Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Elves, Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, fantasy, epic, Middle earth (imaginary place), fiction, English Fantasy fiction, English literature, Engelse fiksie, fantasy, Bilbo Baggins (Fictitious character), silmaril, Fiction, fairy tales, folk tales, legends & mythology, Fiction, fantasy, dragons & mythical creatures, Fiction, fantasy, action & adventure, English fiction

People

Maglor, Maedhros, Fëanor, Eru, Morgoth, Fingolfin, Lúthien, Eärendil, Túrin

Places

Middle Earth, Valinor, Númenor, Fictional pre-historical world, Middle Earth (Imaginary place)

Times

The First Age, Fictional pre-history, First Age

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Edition Availability
Cover of: El Silmarillion
El Silmarillion
2022, Minotauro
mass market paperback in Spanish
Cover of: De Silmarillion
De Silmarillion
2021, Boekerij
in Dutch - Vijftiende druk.
Cover of: 精灵宝钻
精灵宝钻
2004, Yilin Press
in Chinese
Cover of: Сильмариллион
Сильмариллион
2003, AST - Terra Fantastica
Hardcover in Russian
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1999, HarperCollins
in English - New ed. / edited by Christopher Tolkien.
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1999, Houghton Mifflin Company
in English
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1979, Ballantine Books
in English
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1978, Book Club Associates
in English
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1977, Houghton Mifflin Company
in English
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1977, Book Club Associates
in English

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OL43139725M
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B0085J1R9G
Better World Books
BWB38442138

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OL27495W

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