The Silmarillion
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About The Silmarillion
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.
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- Audience
- Adult/general
- Commitment
- Standalone or self-contained
- Estimated reading time
- 11.0 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Standard-length read
- Best for
- Readers seeking fantasy, j.r.r. tolkien middle-earth books
Why readers are finding The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 2002, is a 442-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien Middle-earth Books.
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- Print ISBN
- 978-0-345-32581-5
- Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 442
