The Silmarillion Âspecial Collector S Editionã

The contents of the book is really great. You would be able to learn a great deal of the history of middle earth and aman that is all of arda, as it tells the story from the begining. You would be able to understand the origins of a lot of your favourite lotr characters such as galdriel, elrond, gandalf and many more. But the book is very concise and as a result its pace is really fast. You may have a bit of a problem to keep up as a lot happens within just a few pages. (Now about the product, the book came in good condition, but could have been better, as the prints on each page is almost near the margins.)

I for one am fond of the dated, courtly prose that graces the pages of "The Lord of the Rings", the three books of which I read in a week flat. Coming across online discussions by fans of Tolkien's works, I gathered that "The Silmarillion" was a tough read, or at least not so thrilling in its prose as "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". Allured by such prose as I am, I bought this book and commenced reading it in order to challenge my comprehension; not so much to learn about the history of Arda. And I found myself reading six chapters daily (the first day involved reading Ainulindalë, Valaquenta and following six chapters). In this way, I finished the book in five days (24 chapters and subsequent additions). It would be an understatement to say that I was enthralled. The prose was to me delightful beyond measure, but the story itself is so gripping and descriptions therein so vivid, that I found myself liking the book more than the Lord of the Rings. I would recommend that this be read by every Tolkien fan. This book is but one of the many testimonies to the tall stature of J.R.R. Tolkien in the literary sphere, but given how vital to his universe it is, I would regard it as more important in terms of content than The Lord of the Rings.

Good wone page quality is not up to the mark but 5 stars for the content loved it and almost did not want to finfish it gifted it to few others as well well written I would recommend to others as its a page turner

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I wanted to get a copy of the Silmarillion in the "illustrated by the author edition" to compliment my LOTR edition, but I had put it on the back burner for quite a while given the price range. However I have managed to find a copy of it for a relatively cheap price (2,200 rupees) I honestly did not expect it to be legitimate as I've seen the same edition being sold by a different seller for about 6,000 rupees, but I was wrong. The book comes with two maps, and many illustrations penned by the genius of it's author, J.R.R Tolkien. It also is a hardback as I'm sure you all can tell and it has a dust jacket of quite decent quality, in fact I found it more durable than the one for LOTR. This is definitely a great purchase which I recommend to any other book collecter.

This is a Slipcased Illustrated De Luxe Edition of the Silmarillion by Christopher Tolkien based on JRR Tolkien’s writings and illustrations. Beginners to Middle Earth should start with this book. This edition is an absolute beauty and very classy. It’s a must own for any avid book reader looking to dive into the fantastical mythology of Middle Earth. I must also say that no adaptation of a book can ever be done justice. The book always will be the original textual source that fuels our imagination and keeps us awake at night.

Little need to be said about the book as those who searched for it, know what it is for. I absolutely love the cover, pages are decent quality as well. Good grab for the price of 600 INR.

If you are a Tolkien fan and you haven't read The Silmarillion yet then you need to do so right away. Reading this book is almost a religious experience and I am not particularly religious to begin with. I will admit that this is not an easy read, I think that's because people try to read it like they read the Lord of the Rings trilogy or even the Hobbit but you can't read it that way. If you try to then you will give up on reading it. I should know. I did that twice. The third time was the lucky charm for me, though. I don't need to give you guys the rundown of how Tolkien works. He gave us an entire universe to work with in the truest sense possible. The level of detail he put in, the sheer amount of work he did on the legendarium is absolutely astonishing. In the Silmarillion, he gives us the things that were before all the things in LOTR and The Hobbit happened. He gave us everything that happened, from the very start to the point where it properly coincides with the events in the trilogy. If you finish this book then you would have a better understanding of a lot things that seemed odd in the other books of Arda. Why elves were the way they were towards the dwarrows and why Sauron ended up the way he did. It's absolutely fascinating and almost enchanting. His magic with the language and his mastery of details is what makes this book an absolute 'must-have'.