num_pages: 480
description: The legendary precursor to The Lord of the Rings“A creation of singular beauty . . . magnificent in its best moments.”— The Washington PostSet primarily in the First Age of Middle-earth, The Silmarillion contains the legend of the creation of the world and an account of the Elder Days. It is the ancient drama remembered by Elrond and Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings, and the harrowing origin of the adventure that ends ages later with Frodo and the One Ring.At the story’s heart are the three Silmarils, jewels that held within them the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor, and Fëanor, the most gifted of elven artificers. When the Two Trees are destroyed, the Silmarils become coveted, setting into motion events that lead to the rebellion of Fëanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor, and their hopeless war against the greatest enemy Middle-earth has ever Morgoth.
language: English
title: The Silmarillion
titlecomplete: The Silmarillion
characters: Galadriel, Celebrian, Gandalf, Túrin Turambar, Finwë, Húrin Thalion, Fingolfin, Niënor, Beren, Bregor, Glaurung, Saruman, Tuor, Lúthien, Morgoth, Fëanor, Elrond Half-elven
genres: Fiction, Adventure, High Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Epic Fantasy, Literature, Novels, Mythology, Fantasy
ratings_count: 279101
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Ditmar Award
category: Best International Long Fiction, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Gandalf Award
publisher: Turtleback Books