For decades, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion held a unique and somewhat intimidating place on the bookshelf. Sandwiched between the cozy familiarity of The Hobbit and the monumental epic of The Lord of the Rings , it was the book that many fans bought, started, and—whisper it—sometimes put down. Its density, its archaic language, its cast of hundreds with names that shifted like sand dunes (Curufinwë? Fëanor? Wait, they’re the same person?), and its lack of a single, central human protagonist made it a challenge unique in fantasy literature.
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After you finish The Silmarillion , immediately read The Children of Húrin (also available as an ebook). You’ll thank me. Or curse me. Probably both. Its density, its archaic language, its cast of
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