
The Silmarillion
Author: J.R.R. TolkienPublisher: Mariner Books
Publication Date: 2014-10-07
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
9780544338012
Editorial Reviews
"Majestic! . . . Readers of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings will find in The Silmarillion a cosmology to call their own, medieval romances, fierce fairy tales, and fiercer wars that ring with heraldic fury . . . It overwhelms the reader." - Time
"A creation of singular beauty . . . magnificent in its best moments." - Washington Post
"Heart-lifting . . . a work of power, eloquence and noble vision . . . Superb!" - Wall Street Journal
J. R. R. Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. Tolkien was a very devout Roman Catholic and is credited with influencing C.S. Lewis's conversion from atheism to Christianity, although Tolkien was disappointed that C.S. Lewis had joined the Church of England rather than Roman Catholicism. Tolkien was quite dismayed by some of the liturgical reforms and changes implemented after the Second Vatican Council, so much so that he would continue to make all his responses loudly in Latin while the rest of the congregation would respond in English.