The Silmarillion - Illustrated Edition

Informationen zum Autor 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 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. Klappentext Including brand-new paintings, this is a fully illustrated new edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, telling the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron. Zusammenfassung Including brand-new paintings, this is a fully illustrated new edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, telling the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron.

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'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
'A grim, tragic, brooding and beautiful book, shot through with heroism and hope... its power is almost that of mysticism'
Toronto Globe & Mail

Product details

• Authors: John R R Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Assisted by: Ted Nasmith (Illustration), Nasmith Ted (Illustration), Christopher Tolkien (Editor), Tolkien Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780008433949
• ISBN: 978-0-00-843394-9
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 228 mm x 44 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fantasy, FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Fantasy / Military, War & combat fiction, Historical fantasy, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction