Title: The Silmarillion
First published: June 1984
Description: A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction, Short stories, Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Elves, Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, fantasy, epic, Middle earth (imaginary place), fiction, English Fantasy fiction, English literature, Engelse fiksie, fantasy, Bilbo Baggins (Fictitious character), silmaril, Fiction, fairy tales, folk tales, legends & mythology, Fiction, fantasy, dragons & mythical creatures, Fiction, fantasy, action & adventure, English fiction
Places: Middle Earth, Valinor, Númenor, Fictional pre-historical world, Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
People: Maglor, Maedhros, Fëanor, Eru, Morgoth, Fingolfin, Lúthien, Eärendil, Túrin
Time periods: The First Age, Fictional pre-history, First Age