description: The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included on the recording are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.
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: Harpercollins Audio