{"product_id":"the-silmarillion-illustrated-by-the-author-illustrated-by-j-r-r-tolkien-hardcover","title":"The Silmarillion Illustrated by the Author: Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. R. R. Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExperience Middle-earth like never before in this special edition of the forerunner to \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated throughout in color by J.R.R. Tolkien himself. \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e is a doorway to the history, mythology, key characters, and defining tales of the early ages of Middle-earth--an essential volume for any Tolkien reader eager for a deeper journey.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Fëanor, most gifted of the Elves, and within them was imprisoned the last Light of the Two Trees of Valinor. But the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, stole the jewels and set them within his iron crown, guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e is the history of the rebellion of Fëanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all the heroism, against the great Enemy. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also includes several shorter works: the \u003cem\u003eAinulindalë\u003c\/em\u003e, a myth of the Creation, and the \u003cem\u003eValaquenta\u003c\/em\u003e, in which the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The \u003cem\u003eAkallabêth\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age, and \u003cem\u003eOf the Rings of Power\u003c\/em\u003e tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTolkien could not publish \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e in his lifetime, as it grew with him, so he would leave it to his son, Christopher Tolkien, to edit the work from many manuscripts and bring his father's great vision to publishable form, so completing the literary achievement of a lifetime. This special edition presents anew this seminal first step towards mapping out the posthumous publishing of Middle-earth, and the beginning of an illustrious forty years and more than twenty books celebrating his father's legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive new edition includes, by way of an introduction, a letter written by Tolkien in 1951 which provides a brilliant exposition of the earlier Ages, and for the first time in its history is presented with Tolkien's own paintings and drawings, which reveal the breathtaking grandeur and beauty of his vision of the First Age of Middle-earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.3 x 8.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987632554285,"sku":"9780063280779","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZFhha2FESjBBWEtmZUQ4bjQwSHF4QT09.webp?v=1776183130","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-silmarillion-illustrated-by-the-author-illustrated-by-j-r-r-tolkien-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}