num_pages: 442
description: The Silmarillion is Tolkien's first book and his last. Long preceding in its origins The Lord of the Rings, it is the story of the First Age of Tolkien's world, the ancient drama to which characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in which some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The Silmarillion was begun in 1917, and Tolkien worked on it, changed it, and enlarged it throughout his life. Edited by his son, Christopher Tolkien, the book finally appeared four years after the author's death.
language: English
title: The Silmarillion
titlecomplete: The Silmarillion
characters: Celebrian, Morgoth, Fëanor, Túrin Turambar, Fingolfin, Saruman, Lúthien, Húrin Thalion, Glaurung, Finwë, Galadriel, Bregor, Beren, Niënor, Tuor, Gandalf, Elrond Half-elven
genres: Mythology, High Fantasy, Novels, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
ratings_count: 279070
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: Del Rey Books