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The Silmarillion (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Turtleback (1990-11-01)
ISBN: 0808521403
EAN: 9780808521402
Binding/Media: School & Library Binding - 480 pages
SKU: 59789
Condition: Collectable Like New
Comments: 1977. 1st AMERICAN EDITION, EARLY PRINT. Houghton Mifflin. A RARE TO FIND WITH A DUST JACKET. NOT A LIBRARY BOOK. NOT A TURTLE BACK. HAS THE FOLDED MAPS. HARDBACK BOOK, DUST JACKET AND PAGES ARE IN FINE CONDITION, CLEAN AND TIGHT. SHIPS RAPIDLY BY EXPEDITED. PRIORITY MAIL.
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Product Description
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Tales and legends chronicling the world's beginnings and the happenings of the First Age set the stage for Tolkien's other classic works and focus on the theft of the Elves' jewels by Morgoth, first dark Lord of Middle-Earth.
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Amazon.com Review
The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic, operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth, essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Tolkien's work sets the standard for fantasy, and this audio version of the "Bible of Middle-Earth" does The Silmarillion justice. Martin Shaw's reading is grave and resonant, conveying all the powerful events and emotions that shaped elven and human history long before Bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf and all the rest embarked on their quests. Beginning with the Music of the Ainur, The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days, when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils, pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth, but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings. This is epic fantasy at its finest, thrillingly read and gloriously unabridged. (Running time: 14 hours, 6 CDs)
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