The Silmarillion
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The Silmarillion
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Narrated by:
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Martin Shaw
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By:
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J. R. R. Tolkien
About this listen
The complete unabridged audiobook of J.R.R Tolkien's The Silmarillion.
The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. 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 in the book 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 Númenor 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.
©1977 The Tolkien Estate Limited and C.R. Tolkien (P)1977 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic Reviews
"Demanding to be compared with English mythologies...at times rises to the greatness of true myth." ( Financial Times)
"A creation of singular beauty...magnificent in its best moments." ( Washington Post)
"A grim, tragic, brooding and beautiful book, shot through with heroism and hope... its power is almost that of mysticism." ( Toronto Globe & Mail)
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- Rory Pearson
- 03-09-2020
The best of Tolkien
An amazing experience. The performance of the narrator makes an otherwise dense book really digestible and a pleasure the read.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-10-2021
If you like LOTR, then give it a go
So, this is hard to get into. I think, for myself anyway, that if it didn't have the Tolkien connection I wouldn't have paid it any attention and I don't think it would have got anywhere. The names of places and elves, dwarves and men are exhaustive and you probably need to be a genius to remember them all. These are given to tedium, and I was getting frustrated that I wasn't picking up the names etc at first. But don't worry, because you will eventually find your feet and them it all starts to fit together. If you continue with it then it actually becomes exciting. Without giving anything away, the chapters with Melkor/Morgoth are the best because he's one evil being and it has that LOTR feel to the struggle. The performance was excellent and I don't envy the reader with all the name pronunciations! Overall, I would recommend; really great to get insight into how the LOTR came about.
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- Darrin
- 17-02-2019
Tolkien's finest.
A beautiful story, beautifully read. The audio book version perhaps makes things a little more accessible for those who find the text a little daunting.
A great title.
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- Kindle Customer
- 04-12-2021
Brilliant!
Absolutely fantastic, Tolkien is amazing & masterful and Martin Shaw's voice is timeless and grand. Excellent!
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- sheehan foote
- 09-05-2024
deep lore for the highly engaged
this isn't really for anyone looking at a LOTR type epic, though it is a great means to learn the deep lore of LOTR, it serves as a great way to engage with LOTR on a deep level and connects a lott of the dots for someone reading it
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- Anonymous User
- 21-07-2021
Good!
It was very good except for th fact that because I am not very old I did not know a lot of it’s words
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-11-2021
More intruiging than originally anticipated
The Silmarillion left we wanting more. excellent lore from Tolkien otherwise unknown to mortal men.
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- Kindle Customer
- 16-11-2021
Perfect
Martin Shawns reading of this account is perfect, it is deep and hard to understand at times but Shawns excellent flow and easy to listen to voice makes the understanding easier. This book is not for the faint hearted.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-02-2022
Must Read for LOTR Fans
Compelling history of the Lord of the Rings world. so many interesting characters and storylines.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-09-2022
Amazing audiobook
Really great story, probobly have to be invested in this kind of thing though.
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