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You don't need the help, you're doing just fine...Originally posted by Prolixic
If I remember correctly its like a companion piece to LOTR. The Silmarillion takes place in the Middle Earth of LOTR but way before the Hobbit. Help me out here lies --its like the Genesis of Middle Earth, bookwise, right? Sauron's master is fought and destroyed in it and some other great historical issues in Middle Earth are described. I think it also sets up the romance between Aragorn and Arwen in LOTR. Its a great read like all of Tolkien's stuff AND if you like LOTRyou will probably likeThe Silmarillion. It would fit right in with any discussion of the Lord of the Rings, to be sure.
Tolkien's epic legendary precursor to The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Fëanor, most gifted of the Elves. When the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, stole the jewels for his own ends, Fänor and his kindred took up arms and waged a long and terrible war to recover them. This is the story of their rebellion against the gods and the history of the heroic Fist Age of Middle-Earth
Ooh, I'd like that. The only problem I see is that maybe not all the members like fantasy all that much. I know there are a lot of fantasy-lovers on this board, but still... Can't just ignore those that like other genres better, can we? (well, if we do a poll, we'll probably end up doing just that anyway)Originally posted by Marie
After the LOTR series, we could read Stephen King's Dark Tower series, I've been meaning to read them for a while...
That would be real long-term planning I suppose that way everybody would have time to get hold of their copies
The only problem I see is that maybe not all the members like fantasy all that much. I know there are a lot of fantasy-lovers on this board, but still... Can't just ignore those that like other genres better, can we? (well, if we do a poll, we'll probably end up doing just that anyway)
The three volumes of LOTR in the same month? It's going to be a very busy month