The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien Paperback $17.70 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ Amazon AU

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The Silmarillion is a collection of myths and stories in varying styles by the writer J.R.R. Tolkien.
It was edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977, assisted by the fantasy author Guy Gavriel Kay.

The Silmarillion has five parts. The first, Ainulindalë, tells in mythic style of the creation of Eä, the "world that is." The second part, Valaquenta, gives a description of the Valar and Maiar, supernatural powers of Eä. The next section, Quenta Silmarillion, which forms the bulk of the collection, chronicles the history of the events before and during the First Age, including the wars over three jewels, the Silmarils, that gave the book its title. The fourth part, Akallabêth, relates the history of the Downfall of Númenor and its people, which takes place in the Second Age. The final part, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, is a brief summary of the events of The Lord of the Rings and those that led to them.

Basically this is the book Amazon based their Rings of Power show on, but they didn't actually have the rights to the book which is why the show wasn't very cannon.

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  Jimbuscus on 21/06/2023 - 21:21

  The best historical price was $11.03 over a year ago.

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  novicenow on 21/06/2023 - 21:38

  +4

  I liked your little bit of explanation at the end:

  Basically this is the book Amazon based their Rings of Power show on, but they didn't actually have the rights to the book which is why the show wasn't very cannon.

  😀

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  captdavo on 21/06/2023 - 22:29

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  Loved reading Lord of the Rings. Everything else he wrote not nearly in the same league.

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    perfectlydark on 22/06/2023 - 08:13

    as a narrative, agree, but i really love the mythology he built around the first/second age, unfortunately not fully realised in his life

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  Seaman Jones on 21/06/2023 - 22:34

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  Rings of power is set in the second age of Tolkien's universe while silmarillion is set in the first age. Amazon still made a mess of rings of power but it was not due to that reason.

  I always found silmarillion a confused mess, difficult to follow and while some of the characters and stories were very appealing it never felt finished to me.

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    CJ31 on 22/06/2023 - 05:56

    I wasn't finished. It was put together after he died from versions of stories he was working on by his son. It's hard work but my favourite.

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  Jonty766 on 22/06/2023 - 20:18

  Book description
  Review Praise for Dr. Seuss: “[Dr. Seuss] has…instilled a lifelong love of books, learning and reading [in children]” The Telegraph “Dr. Seuss ignites a child’s imagination with his mischievous characters and zany verses” The Express “The magic of Dr. Seuss, with his hilarious rhymes, belongs on the family bookshelf” Sunday Times Magazine….