The Silmarillion Deluxe Illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien

For the first time ever, a beautiful deluxe stamped clothbound hardcover edition of the forerunner toThe Lord of the Ringshoused in a custom-built clothbound slipcase, and illustrated throughout in color by J.R.R. Tolkien himself, with the complete text printed in two colors and with many bonus features unique to this edition.

The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Fanor, 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.

The Silmarillionis the history of the rebellion of Fanor 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 inThe Lord of the Ringslook back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part.

The book also includes several shorter works: theAinulindal, a myth of the Creation, and theValaquenta, in which the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. TheAkallabthrecounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Nmenor at the end of the Second Age, andOf the Rings of Powertells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated inThe Lord of the Rings.

Exclusive features to this deluxe edition include:

• A color reproduction of Christopher Tolkiens A Brief Account of the Silmarillion and its Making
• A printed art card reproduction of Taniquetil
• A blue ribbon marker
• Silver gilt page edges
• A die-cut slipcase
• Blue leather and black cloth binding with raised spine ribs

Plus:

• Two poster-size, fold-out maps of the Silmarillion, the Beleriand and the Lands to the North by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
• Fifty illustrations, paintings, and designs